Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
Beverley RUFC are keeping their fingers crossed that the threatened return of the arctic weather does not materialise this weekend. They are scheduled to travel to Sheffield to face Sheffield Tigers in the National League 3 North fixture and should the game go ahead it will be their first taste of competitive rugby for 6 weeks. Beverley RUFC are just 7 points behind the Tigers, and have a game in…
Previously unseen match photo’s and a Full match report by Beverley United Manager Danny Williams > Sunday Premier League Result Beverley United 0 Newland Rangers 0 In their first game for almost a month, Beverley were slow to get going as Newland fielded a much stronger side than when the sides last met in which Beverley won 3-0. United were without skipper Jon Ricardo so Monaghan and Evans were the…
The Humber Colts hope to build on a superb start to their debut season when they finally get back to action after their enforced winter break this weekend. The Colts only played their first game in August following a long battle from founder Rob Hunter, MP Graham Stuart and local councillors to secure a pitch on Swinemoor Estate. Work with the local authorities has been on going and this week…
Bishop Burton College hosted a British Showing Jumping event which included the talented youngster Pippa Allen who was voted British Showjumping Show Jumper of the month for September 2009. Pippa Allen competing in a British Showjumping event at Bishop Burton College’s Equestrian Centre HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=380] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Beverley United manager Danny Williams is still unhappy with the tackling his players were subjected too in yesterdays clash with bitter rivals Newland Rangers. Speaking after the game he told HU17.net; “Obviously I am bitterly disappointed not to win as showed we are a far more accomplished club than Newland Rangers. Look at the history – what have they won? The last kick of the game should have been a…
With nearly all the fixtures called off this weekend due to water logged pitches the only place to get any action was at Longcroft School and their 3G pitch. The final game of the day featured the Ricketts Veterans and these are a few pictures from that game. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=377] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…
Beverley United finally got back into action as they faced a tough game with Hull side Newlands Rangers. All the talk before the game was about the return of former Beverley United player Daniel Moore though the striker was given little room or clear sights of goal by a solid Beverley United defence. Beverley United had the best chances with Michael O’connell coming close in the first half though his…
Longcroft School 3G was used by an out of town club though who skipper and key player is from Beverley. Suey Smith pulled a lot of strings on the pitch during the game and on the stroke of half time scored with a fantastic header. Suey Smith heads on from a corner as Hessle Town Women & Girls crush Hull University HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Pictures form the local derby match featuring the Walkington Barrel playing Skidby Millers AFC at Longcroft School on the 3G pitch, Walkington were never in any trouble and came away easy winners scoring a hatful of goals. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=374] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…
Beverley Town have the opportunity to got top of the Humber premier League at the expense of their closest rivals on Saturday as Beverley Town face Hornsea Town as first and second in the league go head to head. Last time the sides met in the league Beverley Town failed to capitalise on chances and came away with just a point. Beverley Town midfielder Michael O’connell is keen to see…
Hodgsons FC were back in training with it being the first time many players in the squad had set foot on football pitch in close to a month. Hodgsons FC are hopeful their pitch will pass a late inspection and that their local derby against Beverley Town Reserves will go ahead. Manager of Hodgsons FC Andrew Blekinsop had a keen on his players as club captain Paul Silvester led the…
Danny Williams’s manager of Beverley United has hit back at former player Daniel Moore who parted company with Beverley United after playing just 8 games. Moore who left Beverley United due to lack of first team starts is due to return to and face his former club on Sunday as Newland Rangers visit Beverley United. Danny Williams told HU17.net: “Obviously losing a player of Danny Moore’s calibre was a huge…
Beverley’s residents are being encouraged to keep their 2010 New Year’s resolutions to get fit and healthy by joining Swimathon 2010, the world’s biggest swim, on 25th April. The Beverley Leisure Complex pool is one of 100 top swimathon pools across the UK to host a gala event, with money raised earmarked to help terminally ill patients through donations to Marie Curie Cancer Care. Swimathon 2010 is open to everyone…
Daniel Moore will face his old team mates of Beverley United this weekend when the player returns to the home of his former club with his new side Newland Rangers, Moore who played just eight times for Beverley United and managed three goals in his spell at the club is ‘looking forward’ to the game. Moore who quit Beverley United in favour of Newland Rangers mid season is relishing the…
This weekend’s visitors to Beaver Park for Beverley RUFC’s scheduled National League 3 fixture are Darlington Mowden Park. In the corresponding fixture at Darlington last October, the Beavers lost 21-36, but felt that the 15 point margin did not reflect the game. Only a 10 minute first half blast whilst Beverley regrouped after the loss of Goran Jelencic, allowed Darlington to score 14 points without reply. Beverley RUFC will be…
With a weekend that saw all the field sports cancelled HU17.net spoke with Chairman of Hodgsons FC, Lee Hastings asking how he feels the break from playing may effect his sides performance when they finally return to action. Hastings said “I don’t see this lay off as a problem. The team are taking a well deserved break at the moment after a hectic start to the campaign. With a fully…
Mark Ratford was out on the Beverley Westwood this afternoon Kitesurfing, Mark explained; “I’ve been flying kites for around 7 years now and belong to a club known as Fraisthorpe Flyers based at Fraisthorpe near Bridlington. The activity is know as Snowkiting, it basically involves using a kite to pull yourself around, in this case on the snow. You can use a wheeled Landboard ,Buggy,Ski’s or even go out Kitesurfing…
On the final day of 2009 it seems fitting to create a ‘Team of the Decade’ well based on the past six months or for which HU17.net has been covering the football in Beverley. The players come from the teams that play locally, Beverley Town, Beverley United, Mill Lane United, Hodgsons FC and the Humber Colts. The ‘Team of the Decade’ that has been selected is Adam Nicholson, Mark Monaghan,…