Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
Ed Dunlop will try to remain unbeaten at Beverley this season when he saddles Weloof in the feature race on Thursday (April 27).
The Newmarket handler enjoyed a fine start to the 2017 campaign at the East Yorkshire circuit when he secured a double at the opening fixture last Wednesday.
Beverley’s leading amateur rugby team has scored a big win for the season – successfully converting a sponsorship deal with the Potting Shed bar and gardens.
The Potting Shed bar and gardens has signed up to support next door neighbours Beverley ARLC, whose community ground adjoins the bar’s beer garden.
After a bumper senior Pock 7s on Good Friday, the youngsters got in on the seven-a-side act at Percy Road on Sunday.
24 teams produced another six hour try feast in the Pocklington Junior Charity Sevens, sponsored by Agriyork 400, with Beverley coming through at the end of the day to finish Under 14 runners up.
Beverley Town Cricket Club players and supporters sometimes have to wait well in to the season before anyone reaches the magical three-figure mark but the 2017 season got off to a real bang over the weekend when two of their popular players made big hundreds. The 1st and 4th teams won their games but it was 2nd team player Brad Dobson who was the top run-maker when he registered his…
Beverley rounded off the season in rampant mood as they demolished a very determined Acklam side by 67 points to 10.
From the kick-off Beverley put pressure on the Acklam line but were unable to break through. This was largely due to the number of infringements by the Acklam forwards which resulted in four penalties and a yellow card for them within the first 5 minutes.
Beverley RUFC signed off their campaign with a comprehensive victory as they smashed bottom club Acklam 67-10 at Beaver Park.
The victory caps off what has been a highly successful first season for player coach Will Turnball which has seen his side finish fifth in the table.
Beverley Town Cricket Club got their new season off to a perfect start as they beat newly promoted Whitkirk by nine wickets at the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Olly Grantham won the toss for Beverley and elected to field, a decision that proved to be a decisive one as his bowlers dispatched Whitkirk for just 130 runs inside 36 overs.
This was a disappointing result against a hefty South Yorkshire outfit last Saturday.
The blue and golds failed to take advantage of what attacking opportunities they had and at the same time conceded penalties and committed errors at crucial stages of the game.
The blue and golds will make the trip to face Bentley near Doncaster this Saturday in their second YML Premier Division fixture of the season.
The coaching team of Scott Taylor, Pat Howdle and Duncan O’Connor have been busy keeping the first team squad fit during a 3 week lay-off.
Racing returns to Beverley today as Beverley Racecourse get their new season underway with the ‘White Rabbit’ in Easterland Raceday.
This morning HU17.net took a closer look at the course which looked stunning and perfectly manicured from skies above.
Trainer Rune Haugen has a first Flat runner on the turf since relocating to England from his native Norway when Baltic Eagle lines up at Beverley’s opening meeting of the season on Wednesday (April 19).
The Group Two-winning handler is now based in Newmarket and will be making his Beverley debut after his three-year-old gelding was one of six declarations for the Westwood Handicap (5.10).
The blue and golds first team will return to action after what will have been a three week lay-off this Saturday.
Beverley ARLC will hit the road as they make the trip to South Yorkshire where they will take on Bentley near Doncaster.
Beverley Racecourse is reported in supreme condition ahead of the track’s first meeting of the season on Wednesday (April 19).
Chief executive Sally Iggulden “couldn’t be happier” as the picturesque East Yorkshire circuit stages its curtain-raising fixture, the White Rabbit in Easterland Raceday.
The Hornsea & District Hospital War Memorial Challenge Cup, more popularly known as the Tanton Cup, after P.C. Tanton Esq who donated the trophy, is one of the oldest football cup competitions in the East Riding, and this will be its 94th anniversary year.
It is competed for by local football clubs from North Holderness and still remains a popular competition among local players and spectators. Hornsea Town are the current cup holders.
Local hero Alpha Delphini is in the frame to once again set the sprinting world alight at Beverley Racecourse this season.
Bryan Smart’s six-year-old was a stunning winner of the totepool Beverley Bullet last year when he claimed glory by a neck in a thrilling finish to the Listed heat.
Not for the 1st time this season Beverley braves were by far the better rugby league team but ended up on the losing side against much bigger Myton Warriors side.
Short on numbers but big on courage the braves took it to Myton early with Charlie Gay setting the tone with the first tackle of the match.
Beverley RUFC travelled to Leeds on Saturday and were able to record their 11 th victory in their last 13 matches, this despite the disruption of arriving half an hour late due to the team coach breaking down on the journey.
This meant that the pre match warm up needed to be curtailed but nevertheless they started brightly and after 8 minutes Jack Garvin raced in for an excellent try on the right wing which Phil Duboulay converted to give them a 7 point lead.
The blue and golds were without a first-team game last Saturday but managed to arrange an ‘A’ team friendly against a side who will ply their trade much lower down the divisions of the Yorkshire Mens League.
Director of Rugby Pat Howdle took the opportunity to give some game time to some players who were returning from injury but there were some notable returns to the club in the shape of Joe Wileman Jamie Cadwellander and Harry Gibbins.