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The Blue and Golds breathed hope into their season and threw themselves a lifeline in the NCL Division 2 relegation battle with a 22-20 win over Wigan St Judes.
On a very warm afternoon, a somewhat patched-up lineup, as has been so often the case in an injury-ravaged campaign, looked to be going down tamely to defeat.
The relegation battle resumes this Saturday for the Blue and Golds when Wigan St Judes are the visitors to The Potting Shed for a 2.30pm kick-off.
For both sides, the stakes are high for these two close rivals, with Beverley occupying 11th place on 6 points as against the visitors 9th place on 9 points.
The Blue and Golds made this short West Yorkshire trip more in hope than expectation, with an injury list too long to mention.
Beverley had to dig deep into their playing staff and handed NCL debuts to Will Turnbull, Joe Dobson, Sam Beardshaw and Macca Cromack. It turned out to be a brave effort against a far bulkier and more experienced home outfit.
Calculus, who produced one of the most extraordinary Beverley performances in recent times, returns to action on the Westwood this Friday evening.
The gelded son of Frankel was sent off a 50-1 chance for a mile-and-a-half handicap at the track on June 21, having shown very little promise in five previous starts for trainer Sara Ender.
Beverley & East Riding Golf Club have donated over £3,000 to a local NHJS trust. Funds were raised by members of the club which is located on Beverley Westwood.
The club says the charity was chosen as many members at the club hold The Queens Oncology Unit at Castle Hill Hospital in high regard.
In-form syndicate Middleham Park Racing bid for more Beverley glory with three live chances on the Westwood this Tuesday.
Middleham savoured an evening to remember last week when their distinctive blue and orange silks returned to the Beverley winner’s enclosure three times.
The Blue and Golds will see this as another missed opportunity to pull away from the relegation zone. Having fallen 12-0 behind after only
10 minutes, they responded fantastically with 4 well-worked tries to lead 18-12 at the break. The second half proved to be a disappointment as they had to do far too much defending and struggled to create chances in attack.
The Blue and Golds will rue missing their chance to pull away from the relegation zone in this scrappy but entertaining clash in Wigan.
In a game which was not allowed to flow the visitors conceded too many penalties, committed too many handling errors and simply had to do too much defending.
Over the course of the next 18 months, England will have the opportunity to become world champions in both rugby league and rugby union with the respective World Cups drawing ever nearer.
First up, England’s finest rugby league players will be given the chance to set the tone with their World Cup kicking off on the 15 of October 2022 before the rugby union World Cup takes place in the autumn of 2023.
A grassroots football team from Beverley sealed a memorable season with a dramatic penalty shootout win to lift the Under-12 Jubilee Cup.
AFC Tickton Wolves showed nerves of steel to beat Hessle Sporting Meteorites 4-3 on penalties after an absorbing 2-2 draw at the Roy West Centre, in Inglemire Lane, Hull.
The Blue and Golds earned 2 points which will prove invaluable in a very tight relegation scrap in which the bottom 5 sides in division 2 now all sit on 6 points.
On a warm afternoon at the Potting Shed, the home side overcame a far bulkier Bradford outfit who clearly came with the intent of using that bulk to steamroller their opponents.
Photos from the Beverley 10K that made a welcome return to the town. Hundreds of runners took local roads as they tackled the gruelling course.
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The Blue and Golds came up against a strong Barrow Island outfit at the Leisure Center on Saturday as they were beaten 18 – 40 by Barrow Island.
The Cumbrians were an efficient unit with bulk across the park. They built up a 32-6 half-time lead and Beverley will at least take heart from an improved second-half showing.
Rookie trainer Gemma Tutty is optimistic about claiming the first winner of her fledgling career when Little Jo runs at Beverley on Bank Holiday Monday.
Tutty is still waiting to get off the mark after taking over from her mother, Karen, at Trenholme House Farm in Northallerton.
Not necessarily the sort of last game Director of Rugby John Harris would have wished for before retiring after his long and devoted stint with the club.
What promised to be an open encounter with plenty of running rugby in fine conditions with nothing at stake for either side sadly descended into a farcical finish.
The Blue and Golds produced their best performance of the season beating Clock Face Miners 18-12 at the Beverley Leisure Center. The victory sees Beverley ARLFC climb off the foot of the table.
Indeed, the first 40 minutes were near flawless as they led 18-0 at the break. They then had enough tenacity and spirit to survive a second-half revival by the Merseyside outfit and claim 2 more valuable league points.
Trainer George Boughey believes Evocative Spark can go one place better than at Beverley last week when he returns to the Westwood this Thursday.
The three-year-old son of Frankel looked destined to win the seven-and-a-half-furlong handicap at the first meeting of the season but was collared late on by Foden.
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