At halftime this match looked as good as all over. By the end it had become a hard-fought rousing contest. Despite wet conditions underfoot and a near gale both sides played with bags of adventure producing an afternoon of nine tries and plenty of excitement.
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.
Beverley RUFC cannot afford much more like this. They have enough quality to be a top six side yet they have now lost five matches, at least four of them games they should have won.
Not much joy here for Beverley. They handed Stockport two converted tries on a plate, struggled to make much impression, and generally
Three times this season Beverley RUFC has seen victory slip away. However, not this time
A fine day, a lovely ground, superb conditions; all that was needed here was an afternoon of good rugby. Plenty of good rugby there was but unfortunately most of it came from Percy Park. Beverley had an afternoon to forget.
Better. Much better. After a disappointing defeat in their opening game Beverley RUFC gave notice that they are back in town in front of their own fans at Beaver Park.
Beverley RUFC will be missing the big man Goran Jelencic for their first home game of the new National League Three season after he sustained a chipped elbow at Morley.
Beverley RUFC start the new season in National League Division 3 (North) on Saturday with a visit to Morley in West Yorkshire.
Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI earned a losing draw against Whitkirk 1st XI in the York & District Senior Cricket League – 1st Division.
Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI lost to Heworth in the York Senior League Division 1 at a sun kissed Norwood Recreation Ground.
Beverley rounded off their league campaign in fine style to end the season twenty points clear at the top of North One East. In the twenty six games played they suffered only two defeats and scored 1229 points at an average of 47 points per game.
You will not see rugby much better than this. Beverley already had the league title wrapped up but Sheffield were still battling for a play-off place. And they set their stall out here to go for it.
You couldn’t ask for much better than this. Beverley RUFC have played some tremendous rugby in the course of this season but not much that has surpassed this for quality. It was not so much the number of tries they scored but the sheer quality of them that was so impressive.
Job done. Beverley RUFC needed just two points to be certain of finishing as champions of North One East and they duly got them here. They were far from their best for most of this match but who cares.
Well that’s it then. This victory and defeat for their two closest rivals as good as ensures that Beverley will now be champions of North One East. Strictly it is not over till
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.