Beverley 2nds made the trip across the Humber Bridge to take on Scunthorpe IVs at short notice after original opponents Marist called off late on Thursday evening. Even with this late change of fixture the Beavers were still able to travel with a squad of 18 to take on side they had narrowly beat at Beaver Park 12-7 less than a month ago.
Last week Beverley were 17 nil behind before they started to play and things looked ominous as, the massive Scunthorpe inside centre bounced of defenders at will before the home side scored a try with their first real attack after only 2 minutes.
However Beverley were determined not to be bullied out of the game and started to take their larger opponents on through their dangerous looking back line of Ben Sherwood, James Graham and after several years studying and working away Richard Wynne, who would produce a man of the match three try performance at outside centre on his return to Beverley colours.
The forwards were also more than holding their own up front with Robert Todd and Matt Brown turning over ball and the pack as a whole rucking with more commitment than had been seen recently. They began to provide quick ball for the backs to test the home side defence and Josh Roe was only just tackled into touch after a nice move through the three quarters.
Beverley by now were playing most of the rugby in the Scunthorpe half with only the odd mistake allowing the home side to clear their lines.
From a barnstorming break by number 8 Dave Brant the ball was fed wide to winger John Newton who was held up 5 metres short. The forwards took the ball to the line before it was released to Fly half Sherwood whose wide pass found Wynne who fed Captain Charlton before Graham was sent clear for an unconverted try.
An almost identical move ten minutes later brought Beverley their 2nd try and this time it was Wynne who was on the end of some slick passing to score his first try of the afternoon.
The Forwards were now totally on top and Scunthorpe pack resorted to spoiling tactics, which the referee soon put a stop too. From one quick tap penalty on the Scunthorpe 22, Todd fed Sherwood who ran unopposed to the line for a try he converted himself.
Some silly mistakes and needless penalties allowed Scunthorpe back into the Beverley 22 and from their own quickly taken penalty their full back slipped through some poor tackling to reduce the deficit to 19-12 at half time with an unconverted try.
Now playing with the slope and slight breeze Beverley were looking to play the game in the Scunthorpe half but it was from a well executed move on their own ten metre line that Wynne sliced through the home sides defence and streaked away for a fantastic try, which Sherwood duly converted.
The Beverley three quarters were now simply unstoppable as Graham steamed over after good inter passing with Wynne, before Wynne himself completed his hat-trick with a another fine try started in the Beverley 22, following more good back play.
Not to be denied Josh Roe who ran well all afternoon was on the end of another break from the Beverley half and went over from fully 70 yards for a converted try. Either side of Roes try, Dave Brant who made ground all afternoon with some powerful surges crossed for two tries (one converted) as the Scunthorpe defence simply couldn’t cope with his power close to the line.
One lapse of concentration late in the game allowed the Scunthorpe fly half to cross for a converted try to make the final score 55-19 to Beverley.
All in all it was a very good all round team performance with 9 tries showing what the team is capable of if they play with quick ball. Matt Brown was singled out for praise for stepping into the second row and got through a tremendous amount of work alongside Todd and the Jenney brothers Gavin, Mark and Shaun, but Richard Wynne was awarded Man of the Match for a fantastic performance on his Beverley RUFC return.
The only down side was a nasty looking back injury to young full back Jack Courtney who left the field in some discomfort but we are pleased to say he has fully recovered.
Final Score Scunthorpe IVs 19 Beverley 2nds 55