Braves Learn Harsh Lesson Against West Hull
Beverley Braves heartbreakingly beaten by West Hull in a full-blooded encounter up at a cold and windy Longcroft School.
Beverley Braves heartbreakingly beaten by West Hull in a full-blooded encounter up at a cold and windy Longcroft School.
The Braves started the first match of their Yorkshire campaign with only 13 players due to injuries and illness. The start was aggressive from Farnley who had a wealth of players to choose from.
Beverley played host to the strong Bradford side and were hungry for a place in the quarter finals of the National Cup.
Beverley Braves and Hull Wyke under 12s served up an exciting game of rugby league that showed little evidence of the fact both teams have not played much competitive rugby for some time.
Game day for Beverley Braves and this was probably the biggest game of their careers to date. A large crowd had come to support the youngsters against a top division one Yorkshire side.
Conditions were poor for this tense quarter final as the winds swirled round the pitch. Beverley Braves were up against a Yorkshire Division 2 side that had narrowly missed out on promotion this season.
Beverley’s first official game as an U16 was against Eastmoor Dragons from the Yorkshire League Division 4 in the first round of the Yorkshire Cup.
In appalling conditions with swirling wind and rain the Beverley Braves who are the undefeated side of the Hull and district league played host to top side West Hull currently in Division 1 of the Yorkshire league in a friendly fixture.
The Beverley Braves enjoyed a morning training session with Hull FC’s Mark O’Meley. The Australian who joined Hull FC back in 2010 from the Sydney Roosters took the young players through a series of training drills.
Beverley Braves under 11s rounded off their Hull and District season with a strong performance against East Hull. Both teams made several mistakes with the ball in hand, but this did not take away from an exciting game with lots of good skill on show.
Beverley Braves under tens ended a successful season with a very good performance at Saltend losing on goal kicks only after sharing ten tries with Skirlaugh.
This was the Beverley Braves last league match of the season and they did not disappoint their spectators when they showed their powerful presence from the moment the whistle blew.
After an eventful weekend last week taking on the best the West side of the River Hull could provide the Beverley Braves were brought down to earth with a bump by one of the best sides to the east of the river, Holderness Vikings.
The under 11’s west of Hull festival took place at West Hull and provided mixed fortunes for Beverley Braves.
Some outstanding goal-line defence towards the end saw the young Braves thwart all Wyke’s attempts to snatch the game at the death and emerge triumphant from this entertaining seesaw encounter.
Beverley Braves under 11s matched West Hull point for point in the first half of this entertaining game but could not repeat this effort in the second half going down by 16-32.
Beverley Braves under 11s returned after an eight-week break from playing rugby league due to players not being available during the summer holidays with a convincing win over a battling Hull Victoria side.