Hodgsons FC pulled off a cup shock at the weekend as they thrashed Howden 4-0 to reach the semi final of the East Riding County FA Senior Cup.
Goals from Robbie Whiting, Keith McCubbin and a second half brace from Jordan Dexter ensures it was the Tanners who progressed and are no just one match away from a cup final.
These two sides staged a quality pre-season friendly in the pleasant Wintry sunshine at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Eastmoor Dragons managed to steal the spoils with a try right on the stroke of full time, but both sides will take much from the game.
The blue and golds will continue their pre-season this Saturday with a fixture at home to Eastmoor Dragons in the 2PM kick off at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
The Wakefield based outfit, who ply their trade in National Conference Division 3, are one of the oldest and longest established amateur rugby league clubs in the game and should provide the hosts with the ideal test. They are effectively just one division above Beverley.
Beverley ARLC were on the wrong end of a big defeat as they were turned over 42-0 in their pre season friendly with Myton Warriors.
This match away to Myton, a National Conference Premier outfit demonstrated that there is significant gap between the three divisions that separate the two sides but still proved to be a useful pre-season workout.
Beverley ARLC will get their pre-season under way this Saturday with a trip into Hull as the club confirm their first friendlies ahead of the 2017 season.
With training now in full swing for the blue and golds in preparation for the fourth-coming 2017 campaign the club will start to look to get game time under their belts so they can hit the ground running.
Beverley ARLC’s Lee Stevens says he thinks the Blue and Golds have what it takes to not only challenge for the title but to win it.
Stevens made the comments ahead of the clubs pre season fixture this Saturday against Myton Warriors, a match that will be a massive test for the Blue and Golds.
Eight-year-old Millie Mumby-Pyke made her family’s festive time extra special by claiming the big prize in Flemingate’s Christmas Trail.
Millie turned super sleuth to solve a series of clues placed in store and restaurant windows around the Beverley shopping centre to take the Christmas Trail first prize of a giant teddy bear from Wilko and a bumper hamper from Deli No. 1.
Preparations for the 2017 season for the blue and golds are now well and truly underway.
Beverley ARLC has just held its Annual General Meeting and has announced some re-structuring. Pat Howdle will assume a new roll as Director of Rugby
The East Yorkshire Judo Academy took four players to this year’s British Championships in Sheffield.
First to compete was Logan Campbell who performed superbly in winning three contests in his first venture into the Cadet category before finally bowing out.
Hodgsons FC eased past local rivals Beverley Town Academy to go top of the East Riding County League.
Around four years ago MP Graham Stuart along with local councillors, Cllr David Elvidge , Cllr Dominic Peacock and Cllr Elaine Aird met with a number of football teams
The blue and golds final league fixture of the season away to York Acorn ‘A’ was conceded by the home side who were already bottom of the Yorkshire Premier Division.
Solid performances by Mark Richardson and new signing Nicky Moody ensured Hodgsons FC ended their pre season on a high as they beat Howden.
This performance from the blue and golds will rank alongside the finest since they joined the Yorkshire League as they beat the league leaders at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
East Riding Leisure are celebrating this year’s National Fitness Day on Wednesday, 7 September, by offering a free gym, swim or class at any East Riding Leisure Centre.
The blue and golds will take on Doncaster Toll Bar this Saturday at the Beverley Leisure Centre in the kick off 2,30pm.
Chris Johnson dived over in the corner to snatch a point for the blue and golds in a game in which they will consider themselves unlucky to not have taken both points.
The blue and golds were without a first-team fixture last Saturday. However, they had an ‘A’ team fixture against Bentley ‘A’ and many players took the opportunity to get some game time in.