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Beverley Town Reserves suffered a 4 -1 defeat at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Manager Phil Mosses was less then impressed with his keeper, David Butt who let ‘Two slip through his fingers’ the gaffer said: “Butt has done a Gomez, TWICE!” “It is fair to say he is having a bad day, I have never seen anything like it.” Final Score: Beverley Town Reserves 1 Wawne Ferry 4 HU17.net Picture…
Beverley RUFC 2nd XV eased past the Scarborough Vikings at Beaver Park beating the visitors 53 – 7. Stand in Captain Ian Archibald who scored a try himself was full of praise for the team who will now face either Bridlington or Morton in next Sunday’s final at Driffield. Archibald said: “I am delighted with the result though the job is only half done, no one remembers the runner up…
Molescroft Rangers took a massive step towards promotion by winning their game at the Beverley Leisure Centre 4 – 1. Sam Dixon opened the scoring inside 10 minutes after breaking the offside trap to coolly place the ball past the on rushing keeper. Despite dominating the game Rangers were soon pinned back after Billy Pardoe ‘punched the ball’ in his own box resulting in a penalty that was converted. Rangers…
Beverley Leisure Complex will be running a series of women’s ‘Back to Netball’ sessions from May. The informal sessions are ideal for anyone who enjoyed playing netball at school, stopped playing and would like to start again or for those looking for a fun, new activity. Run in partnership with England Netball, the ‘Back to Netball’ sessions provide a gentle introduction to the sport for female players and cover basic…
Last week (April 12th) saw nearly 200 pupils from 29 primary schools come together at Burton Constable Hall near Sproatley for the final of this year’s East Riding Schools Orienteering Championships . The event was the culmination of a joint project between the two School Sport Partnerships that cover all the East Riding schools and the local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers). Over 500 pupils from 45 schools,…
Lucas Meagor of Beverley Athletic Club completed the first of his series of four marathons in four weeks last weekend in Paris. Running in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Meagor completed the 26.1 mile course in 3 hours 53 minutes and 9 seconds. With the temperature around 25 Celsius conditions were amongst the hottest he had experienced in a race and he was grateful for the shade around the course. He…
Punters enjoyed an afternoon at Beverley Racecourse with a card that featured champion Jockey Paul Hanagan, Silvester De Sousa and Julie Burke who is was awarded this Kyne-Wilson Scholarship. Burk picked up a credible second in the 3.10 Get Married At Beverley Racecourse Handicap on Red Kestral. Racing returns to Beverley Racecourse on the 4th May 2011, the Mayday Raceday Meeting. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Hull College Centre of Excellence hosted a Northampton who are currently on a mini tour. The visitors presented the Hull College Girls with a signed Northampton FC shirt as gesture of good will. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1389] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Beverley RUFC are off on their travels across the Pennines once again on Saturday for their crucial encounter with fellow relegation strugglers Waterloo. They certainly did themselves a power of good last week with a very impressive performance at Middlesbrough where they eased their problems with a 27 – 11 victory. Welcome as this performance and result was, a look at the relative statistics for Waterloo and Middlesbrough suggests that…
Beverley RUFC face a massive weekend with fixtures that will go a long way to deciding the fate of their two senior teams. The first XV achieved a hugely positive result last weekend at Middlesbrough, digging deep and playing some positive rugby to beat the hosts 27-17. But they need to build on this when they travel to Waterloo at the weekend in a game that, should they win, will…
Members of Beverley Athletic Club made their annual trip to Coniston in the Lake District last weekend to run one of the most scenic road races in the country. The Coniston 14 follows the 13.875 miles of road which circle Coniston Water and runners are rewarded with stunning views of the lake and the surrounding mountains. The route was extended to 16.7 miles last year to avoid a bridge on…
A team of six ladies from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Sutton Park near Birmingham last weekend to take part in the National 6 Stage Road Relay Championships. After qualifying at the Northern Championships at Catterick Garrison last month Beverley was the only club from East Yorkshire to field a team in the Nationals. Competing against some of the best road runners in the country, they finished in a commendable…
Beverley RUFC U14s were beaten by touring side Oadly Wyggs from Leicester 12 – 22. In an entertaining match from start to finish, the home side never gave up against a team that had three players from the Leicester Tigers Academy. Final Score: Beverley RUFC 12 Oadly Wyggs 22 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1386] HU17.net Picture Gallery:…
A strong contingent of local players couldn’t stop the East Riding County League representative losing in the final of the British Legion Cup recently. Six players – five from champions-elect Hodgsons and one from Beverley Town – were in the ERCL team that narrowly lost 2-0 to a Hull Mens Sunday League Select XI. The team was managed by Hodgsons FC inspirational boss Lee Hastings, along with Forum FC’s Jamie…
Beverley RUFC Under 13’s hosted Driffield at Beaver Park on a sunny April Sunday morning. After a heavy defeat by Market Rasen the previous week the young Beavers were looking for a better result. Beverley learned from the previous week and started with the correct intensity from minute one. An early pick up from the back of the scrum by number 8 Ruairi Sinkler resulted in the first try for…
On Thursday night Molescroft progressed to the final of the Junior Country Cup and a tie against Dunnington out of the York Premier league with a hard fought victory against Bridlington Sports club Old Boys. Moley were under the cosh for long periods of the game but a monumental defensive display by the whole team, after nicking a one goal lead 30 mins in was enough to see the County…
Beverley Town Cricket Club found the going tough on another sun-baked day at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Sunday’s friendly opponents were another team from the Central Yorkshire League in Castleford CC, who fielded a strong side against a slightly weakened home team. Batting first, Cas piled on the runs, reaching 233 from their 40 overs, a total that always looked to be beyond Beverley. Facing a new ball attack that…
The Eager Beaver secured promotion to Wyke 4 in their first season with a fine home win against FC Rosedale. Manager Andy Rawlings knew the importance of the game and played his best side from the off with Danny Bone once again being left on the bench. The Eager Beaver did not start well and found themselves a goal behind, but two goals from their talisman, Rob West, and one…