Beavers Finish Season On a High

April 19, 2011

Beverley RUFC under-14s beat Moortown 24-21 in a superb example of free-flowing rugby at Beaver Park on Sunday. In a hard-fought clash played in good spirit, both teams put their bodies on the line as the home side’s quality eventually won through. It was an upbeat end to the season for Beverley, who have shown a great amount of endeavour over the past eight months. Final Score: Beverley RUFC 24…

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Fine Away Win Eases Beavers Relegation Fears

April 18, 2011

Another excellent victory over fellow strugglers took Beverley RUFC to relative safety from relegation. But not quite.  One more win from their last two games would be enough to ensure survival although this will not be necessary if Waterloo are defeated at Middlesbrough next week.  Otherwise even now it could still be a very tight finish. With so much at stake this was always going to be a dog-eats-dog encounter. …

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Beavers 2nd XV Cruise Through to Play Off Final

April 16, 2011

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…

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Atiola & Morris Return for the Battle With Waterloo

April 14, 2011

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…

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Massive Weekend For All At Beverley RUFC

April 13, 2011

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…

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Sinkler Scores Two Tries as Beverley Beat Driffield

April 12, 2011

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…

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Excellent Beavers Win Easily at Middlesbrough

April 10, 2011

An excellent day for Beverley RUFC.  Not only did they soundly defeat one of their fellow relegation strugglers but they picked up a four try bonus point and did it all in some style.  Middlesbrough are a tough side to beat at Acklam Park and with three wins and a draw in their last four matches they probably fancied their chances here.  But Beverley RUFC imposed themselves from the outset…

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Beverley Travel to Middlesbrough as they Fight For Survival

April 7, 2011

Beverley RUFC continue their Rugby safari on Saturday with a visit to fellow relegation strugglers Middlesbrough for their National League 3 (North) encounter. With 4 consecutive away fixtures the Beavers are really facing a tough run in in their efforts to escape the relegation trap door. After this weekend they visit Waterloo, also relegation candidates, then Rossendale on Easter Saturday, before finishing on May 7th with a welcome home fixture,…

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Beavers Young Guns No Match For Skillful Hull

April 7, 2011

Beverley RUFC were well beaten in this Yorkshire Cup quarter final game and Hull RUFC now go on to meet Cleckheaton in the semi-final. Neither club sent out its strongest side and Beverley RUFC with their minds concentrated on their league relegation battle fielded a side almost entirely made up of second team juniors.  On the whole the young players acquitted themselves well but they were really no match for…

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Champions Beat Beavers with Last Gasp Try

April 3, 2011

So near and yet so far.  This was a heartbreaking result for Beverley RUFC who had played superbly throughout and were just five minutes away from inflicting only a second defeat of the season on the League Champions.  It was a pulsating match from start to finish.  Neither side ever got more than one score ahead and the afternoon was full of thrilling rugby in the spring sunshine.  This was…

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Grammar School Beat Longcroft in Schools Rugby

March 31, 2011

Beverley Grammar School beat Longcroft School in the annual rugby competition and, judging by the reaction of the players, it meant a lot to them. Beverley Grammar School won three of the four games yesterday as their Year 7, 8 and 9 teams all beat their Longcroft counterparts. Longcroft did win one of their matches, the Year 10 lads beating Beverley Grammar Year 10 51-6. Beverley Grammar are 3 –…

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Beverley To Host Hull RUFC in the Yorkshire Cup

March 30, 2011

Beverley RUFC have been drawn to play local rivals Hull RUFC in the second round of the Yorkshire Cup . The match will take place on Wednesday 6 April with a kick-off time of 6 p.m. and is sponsored jointly by Smailes Goldie & Co and Moduflow Plumbing Systems Ltd Selection of the squad for the game cannot be made until after the league fixture against Stockport this weekend but…

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Linda Fowler’s 40th @ Beverley Rugby Club

March 29, 2011

Friends and family came together to make it a special night recently for Beverley woman Linda Fowler. Linda was the star of the show as she celebrated her 40th birthday in style at Beverley RUFC. Her big night was made even more special when she was presented with a fabulous birthday cake, bespoke for the occasion. The popular Beaver Park, Norwood, clubhouse provided the perfect setting for the night, and…

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Beavers See Off Goole With Two Converted Tries

March 28, 2011

Beverley RUFC juniors showed their class scoring two converted tries to defeat Goole at Beaver Park this Sunday. Ollie Bennett opened the scoring for the Beavers with Hazel adding a second try. Joey Franklin converted both the kicks. Goole also scored two tries, although a missed conversion proved to be costly and the difference between the sides. Final Score: Beverley RUFC 14 Goole 12 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…

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Braves Running Game Too Strong for Wyke

March 28, 2011

James McGahey set the tone for a fantastic 54-18 victory for Beverley Braves under-13s over an outclassed but battling Hull Wyke side. But it was a real team performance, with Joe Wardill on hand at the right time to help himself to a quartet of tries and everyone on the pitch playing at the top of their form. The match started with a minute’s silence for Councillor Brenda Petch, who…

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Blue & Golds Are Utterly Outclassed

March 27, 2011

As the massive 80-0 scoreline suggests, this game was one-way traffic with Beverley being totally outclassed by a powerful Duke of York side. The runaway leaders of the division, whose side contained several ex professionals, were far too strong for Beverley. The Blue and Golds had only 14 fit players for the game due to injuries, work commitments and a myriad of other reasons. And to add insult to injury,…

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Beavers Seconds Claim Top Spot With Good Home Win

March 19, 2011

Beverley RUFC 2nd XV beat Malton & Norton at Beaver Park claiming top spot in the Merit League. The visitors arrived in Beverley having lost just one match all season. The Beavers wasted no time in getting stuck in and were soon in front. Such was their performance and the importance was evident with the number of people watching from the sidelines. Beverley in the end were just too good…

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