The Blue and Golds will take to the field this weekend as they welcome Thatto Heath to the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Beverley’s manager Tony Spence should not have too many selection worries for the BARLA National Cup Quarter tie.
The Blue and Golds snatched the spoils with a Sam Coleman try just 15 minutes from the end of this quality pre-season friendly, played at a breakneck pace with both sides making light of the blustery conditions.
In this game with unlimited substitutions, Tony Spence gave workouts to 21 players and will take many positives especially the standard of defending close to the line.
A Lewis Poskitt drop-goal in the 80th minute separated the two sides in this tense arm-wrestle.
Even then Beverley had to endure an agonising 6 minutes of stoppage time in which the visitors hit back with a converted try which thankfully was the cue for the full-time whistle to be sounded.
Beverley ARLFC sent the league leaders packing in this hard-fought encounter on a showery and chilly afternoon at the Leisure Centre.
Bradford Dudley Hill brought a physical and more experienced side to town. However, Beverley side was undeterred.
Beverley ARLFC did show glimpses of what they are capable of in this fixture but never managed to build sufficient momentum.
West Bowling crossed for tries at crucial stages of the game when it seemed Beverley were at their most dangerous.
Beverley ARLFC will be back in action this weekend following their week off during the Easter break.
Scott Taylor and his side will hit the road as they head off to West Yorkshire to face West Bowling. In recent years the sides have met with Beverley managing just one win.
The blue and golds got back to winning ways in this encounter which saw a strong first-half setting them up for victory.
With Jack and Bobby Howdle on duty for Hull FC reserves and Lewis Poskitt away on holiday some re-shuffling was forced upon Scott Taylor.
The blue and golds came up against a determined Cumbrian outfit and had to admit that they were second best on the day.
Barrow Island, who head a cluster of clubs looking to secure the second automatic promotion spot to NCL Division 2 and had clearly done their homework for this top of the table clash.
A Sam Brown try in the dying minutes of this top of the table clash rescued a point for the blue and golds as they could only manage a draw against Clock Face Miners in the NCL.
The weather, in the former mining village on the outskirts of St Helens, was about as hot for playing as anyone at the club can remember.
Beverley ARLC managed to salvage a point from a tense and stormy affair at Wakefield in a match that saw the blue & golds perfect start come to an end with 22-22 draw against Eastmoor Dragons.
Beverley now sit five points clear of Clock Face who won last Thursday and seven points ahead of third placed Barrow Island who slipped to a shock 42-16 defeat to Gateshead Storm.
The blue and golds were given a fright in this one as the home side made light of their lowly league position.
Trailing 14-12 at the break the Beverley recovered in the second half which was for the most part played in a torrential downpour.
The blue and golds will hit the road this Saturday, to face Salford City Roosters, in search of an eleventh win on the trot.
The corresponding fixture at the Leisure Centre earlier in the year saw Beverley defeat the Eccles based outfit 68-8.
The blue and golds just fell at the final hurdle in their bid for Grand Final glory at the home of Batley Bulldogs on Saturday. They had to admit that the best team on the day won.
Beverley came into the final expecting a different type of game to the previous week’s war of attrition in the semi-final and their opponents expansive attacking machine proved to be just a little too much to handle.
The blue and golds will look to get back to winning ways this Saturday when they make their second trip of the season to Nottingham.
The game has been brought forward from it’s original July 29th date to avoid a clash with the Challenge Cup semi-final.
The blue and golds are looking to get back to winning ways this Saturday when they entertain Bentley at the Beverley Leisure Centre in the 2.30PM kick off.
Beverley are looking to avenge their earlier 30-16 defeat to the South Yorkshire outfit but the contest is expected to be a tight one.
The blue and golds slipped to defeat in this clash of these two local rivals but can be proud of the passion shown in defeat.
An extraordinary set of circumstances left Beverley unable to call on the services of 32 squad members.
The blue and golds will take on North Hull Knights at the Beverley Leisure Centre this Saturday kick off 2,30pm.
Scott Taylor will have to make do without the services of Sam Coleman, Bobby Howdle and Ryan Watkin who are representing the British Army at the Armed Forces Festival at Crossfields ARLFC, Warrington.
The blue and golds chalked up two more league points as they dispatched a depleted but very spirited Sharlston outfit.
The men from the former West Riding mining village have a long tradition in the game but are in something of a rebuilding phase. Sharlston were among the title favourites in 2016.