Beverley RUFC U18’s Colts returned to action this weekend with their first game since February 2020 due to the Covid pandemic with a difficult away fixture against Scunthorpe.
With Beverley receiving from the KO it was clear that Scunthorpe were looking to attack the Beverley line and had the lions share of possession in the first encounters.
Beverley Under 15s travelled to Yarnbury and were greeted by some very wet conditions, but showed true grit and determination in a ferocious game of rugby which the home team eventually won 14-0.
Beverley played some excellent rugby in a first half with most of the play was in the Yarnbury half, birthday boy Harrison Petrie was excellent and a constant menace at the breakdown.
Beverley RUFC Under 15s travelled to West Yorkshire West Yorkshire to face Moortown, puting in another solid performance to come away with a good strong victory.
Beverley were on the front foot from the first whistle and some excellent interlinking ensured the visitors got their match off to god start.
Beverley RUFC Under 15s produced a dominant and destructive performance away at Grimsby and secured a 57 – 0 victory.
Having made some enforced significant changes in key positions, due to injuries, illness and availability, the players responded exceptionally well and cruised to a convincing win.
This weekend saw Beverley RUFC under 15s end a six-match losing streak with a very convincing victory over Driffield.
The Scoring started early for Beverley with Tom Barnard making a typical catch and side stepping run, to score under the posts inside the first 5 minutes, a try that he converted.
Beverley Under 15s travelled to Dinnington RUFC against one of the stronger sides in Yorkshire knowing that this would be a tough encounter.
Beverley gave a first start to second row Oliver Waites, and due to bare minimum numbers the versatile Cameron Lawley slotted into hooker, Tom Barnard returning to 10 and Alex Nuttall covering full back position.
Beverley U15s lost a tightly contested match against Leeds-based Roundhegians, but will hopefully learn some important lessons from the defeat.
With their regular fly-half absent the Beverley backs were forced to reshuffle but, with developing strength-in-depth within the squad, this can’t be used as an excuse for losing a match that could have been won.
Beverley Under 15s played a ferocious end to end against Yarnbury (Leeds) in the 2nd round preliminary of the Yorkshire Cup this weekend.
The two sides had met for the first time last season and as expected this would be another close game.
Beverley U15s welcomed Goole to Beaver Park for a first-round Yorkshire Cup tie just two weeks after losing to them in an early-season friendly.
Coming back to near full-strength after injury lay-offs over recent weeks presented the u15s with a chance to redress the balance, and a strong and intelligent display from the full squad saw them contain and dismantle a capable and expansive Goole team.
Beverley Under 15s travelled to Goole for match which will be repeated in the Yorkshire Cup in two weeks time.
Goole claimed advantage this time round with a good win in what turned out to be a very competitive game from the kick off.
Beverley RUFC U14s ruthlessly disposed of Hull Ionians at Beaver Park on Sunday, coming away with a 38-5 victory in their final home game of the season.
The victory demonstrated the progress the team has made over the season, playing 28 matches, 16 wins, 11 losses and a draw, including an appearance in the Yorkshire Plate Final.
Beverley Under 14s had a convincing 29-12 win away at Malton on Sunday, having beaten the Malton team 69-0 at home earlier in the season they knew this would be a very different game, Malton would be stronger and the referee was likely to favour the home team and the pre match assumptions proved to be correct.
That said so long as Beverley played structured rugby and were disciplined in response to decisions they would come through and win the game.
Beverley RUFC Under 14s travelled to Yarnbury knowing that another tough test was waiting for them, Yarnbury have lost only two games all season.
Beverley knew they would need to be at their very best to come away with a result, and with key and influential players in captain Ben Wilkinson and Nathan Cullen out through injury, the task was made even more difficult.
Shaking off their Yorkshire Plate final disappointment of last week, Beverley survived a bruising encounter with a feisty Wath side, finally building to a convincing 24-10 victory.
Playing without their regular fly-half, Beverley had to reshuffle their backs with Sam Acaster taking over at fly-half, Tom Barnard at outside centre, Adam Skeates at full-back, and Jasper Law at scrum-half.
Beverley Under 14s travelled to West Park Leeds for their long awaited Yorkshire Plate Final on Sunday against a strong Ripon team.
Although full of confidence, Beverley knew it would be a difficult task to overturn Ripon, but played the full game with the spirit and determination that had previously ensured they fully deserved a place in the final, but unfortunately came across a very clinical opposition.
Beverley RUFC returned to action this weekend with an enthralling end to end victory away at Driffield.
Beverley had beaten Driffield for the first time earlier in the season and the home team were determined to try and level the score this season.
With Beverley Under 14s Yorkshire Plate Final match against Ripon postponed, they accepted an invitation for a training match against Hullensians, probably one of the best teams in Yorkshire.
With the game split in three segments, both teams started with arguably their strongest 15 players, unlike in previous seasons the match was a very close contest showing the huge improvements the Beverley have made over the past season.
Beverley RUFC Under 14s warmed up to next weeks Yorkshire Plate Final with a nervy performance against a strong Doncaster team.
Doncaster started very well and attacked Beverley from the kick off and what followed was a very one sided half of rugby