Plenty of endeavour and spirit but it all got rather bogged down in the wet and heavy going. Both these high scoring sides are in fine form at the moment and on a dry day this would probably have been a cracker.
The Christmas break in fixtures gives Beverley RUFC the opportunity to reflect on the season so far.
Beverley began the second half of their league programme with a comfortable win in damp and murky conditions at Penrith. There were periodic bursts of good rugby but generally this was a pretty low key affair.
Injury hit Beverley are preparing for their longest away fixture on Saturday against Penrith in Cumbria.
A useful two league points for Beverley RUFC but it could have been better. They had by far the greater share of the game and played the slicker rugby.
This was more like it. After several disappointing performances in which they have not done themselves justice Beverley had a comfortable win here and looked to be back at their best.
The Beavers will welcome Westoe to Beaver Park for what will be an extremely difficult fixture against one of the most intimidating teams in the league.
Beverley RUFC head across the Pennines this weekend as they take on Waterloo in the National League North 3.
Beverley RUFC face another big test this weekend when they travel to promotion favourites Sandal at their Standbridge Lane ground in Wakefield.
A curiously flat affair which was rather strange given that Beverley ran in eleven tries, some of them in thrilling fashion. With Darlington’s main pitch unavailable the game was moved to a side pitch
Normal service resumed. After last week’s blip at Cleckheaton Beverley RUFC got back to form in fine style and recorded an emphatic win to go thirteen points clear at the top. It was tough on Durham.
Some good rugby but overall a rather strange game. The outcome was settled in a devastating quarter of an hour spell at the end of the first half during which Beverley RUFC ran in five unanswered tries.
Seven tries, seven conversions. Beverley RUFC comfortably continued their good run and they now stand fourteen points clear of their nearest rivals at the top of North One East.
Beverley RUFC opened the second half of their league season in fine style. Morpeth for the second time this season were unlucky to come up against them when they were in rampant mood.
Back to League action on Saturday for Beverley RUFC. Keighley are the visitors and the Beavers will be looking to maintain their winning run against a side which is struggling towards the bottom of the table.
Some good tries but on the whole not an afternoon of high entertainment value. The Yorkshire Cup in recent years has lost much of its gravitas and clubs now often use it to give their fringe and young players a run out.
It was almost bound to happen. In all the years these sides have been playing each other it is hard to remember Beverley RUFC ever visiting Scatcherd Lane without making a pig’s ear of it. Today they did it big time.
This week Beverley RUFC embarks on the second leg of back to back away fixtures. Having returned from Middlesbrough with a win and a try scoring bonus last Saturday, Anthony Posa’s men are again on their travels, to Leeds this time to play fellow ex National League side Morley.