Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
Beverley ARLC return to action this weekend with the skipper, Lewis Poskitt saying he is looking forward to getting back to playing after being side-lined for two weeks.
Scrum Half Poskitt comments come ahead of the Blue & Golds match on Saturday when they entertain an unbeaten Batley side in the 2.30PM kick off.
Next Sunday will see the Beverley 10K take place, an event that brings hundreds of runners from around the region into the town.
This year there is a new sponsor as Pittaway, a family business, take on the responsibility for sponsoring the event.
Beverley Racecourse has teamed up with rugby league club Hull FC for a week-long series of fun activities featuring an afternoon of racing and a big match at the KCOM stadium.
While the grown-ups enjoy an exciting afternoon of racing on Wednesday, May 31, younger fans can meet the squad, take a selfie with the Challenge Cup and try for a prize in Hull FC’s popular “Boot It” kicking competition.
Stew Scott says it was amazing to score 160 for Beverley Town Cricket Club in their win at the weekend over Hessle.
Scott who made a shock move from Cherry Burton to Beverley Town Cricket Club in winter as he looks to try and improve and play at higher standard.
Beverley Town Cricket Club were unlucky this weekend as they lost by one wicket to Sessay in the Hunters York & District Senior League Premier.
After losing the toss Beverley were put into bat at the Norwood Recreation Ground on a surface that was difficult to score on.
The blue and golds clinched their first league points of the season in a penalty riddled encounter at the Leisure Centre last Saturday. Almost every technical offence appeared to prompt a blow of the whistle.
It was an important day off the field with club entertaining sponsors and Beverley did manage some well worked tries in between the stoppages to at least put on something of a show. Injuries to Billy Riby, Lewis and Josh Poskitt and the late withdrawal due to work of Ryan Anson forced Howdle to juggle the starting lineup. Lewis Campion started at full back, Ben Naylor on the wing, and Jack Humphries slotted into the halfs.
Ruth Carr will attempt to put the gloss on a memorable few days when golden oldie Dubai Dynamo runs at Beverley on Bank Holiday Monday.
The North Yorkshire handler is still on a high after Sovereign Debt provided Carr with a first Group-race winner from as many runners at Sandown on Friday.
Beverley ARLC could be missing Jake Hart-Fisher for their first home league game of the season as the player battles to recover from a toe infection.
Hart-Fisher says the infection was caused by an injury he sustained while playing though insists its on the mend and he is better now.
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.