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Frequent spells of swirling rain and a fierce wind blowing diagonally from corner to corner; it might have been expected that this would be an afternoon of uninspiring rugby for supporters and those attending the ex-players reunion.
But surprisingly both sides made light of the conditions and produced an enthralling game with plenty of running rugby and end to end action.
A youthful Beverley outfit took to the field in this encounter and came up short but must take some credit for their efforts.
A bulky more experienced Hunslet outfit clearly was on top in this opening fixture but a number of factors hampered the visitors.
The sun was out to greet the capacity entry for the first running of the East Riding Stages Rally, the first closed road rally in Yorkshire.
From the start at Bishops Burton College, it was a short drive to the opening stage at Wawne Common.
The Blue and Golds will commence their 2022 league campaign this Saturday, with a trip to South Leeds to face Hunslet Warriors kicking off at 2.30pm.
What seemed an uncertain situation just before the Christmas break, with the club seeking a new head coach, has seen the club probably enjoy one of the most positive pre-seasons in many a year.
A grassroots stalwart has received a national Football Association award for 50 years of dedication to volunteering in East Yorkshire.
Jimmy Traynor, 83, was recognised for his “relentless” service to football in a surprise ceremony at Beverley Leisure Centre.
Beverley ARLFC will play their final pre-season friendly fixture this Saturday, ahead of the commencement of the new season the following week.
NCL Division 1 outfit Skirlaugh will be the visitors to the Beverley Leisure Centre for the 2.30pm kick-off.
Beverley Town Football Club’s dream of gaining promotion to the Northern Counties East League took a huge step forward this week thanks to significant investment from local company Cranswick PLC.
The club has been raising funds to enable them to apply for a grant from The Football Foundation, which in turn will allow them to install floodlights and make improvements at their Norwood ground.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is supporting a closed road motor rally heading for East Yorkshire when Beverley & District Motor Club host the East Riding Stages at the end of February.
The event, running on 27 February 2022, follows in the footsteps of the successful Clacton Rally which first ran in 2018 after Motorsport UK gave the green light for competitive events to take place on closed public roads.
This was a very encouraging performance in anticipation of the 2022 season for the Blue and Golds.
A new look Beverley lineup, probably in the final analysis out enthused their higher-ranked opponents to give themselves a pre-season boost. 6 new faces lined up in the 20 man squad and impressed new Head Coach Trevor Penrose.
After having to suspend the Darts league when the covid pandemic hit us all and then being forced to abandon the season that was in progress, it was with trepidation that the league was relaunched our league in September 2021.
However, with the support of pub landlords and players alike those behind the league have been able to run a very successful season with players returning to enjoy their Monday and Tuesday nights out.
The Blue and Golds are in action for the first time in 2022 this Saturday when they face Myton Warriors away at in the 2pm kick-off at Marist.
It will be the club’s first pre-season workout ahead of the start of the campaign on 5 March.
A highly entertaining afternoon at Beaver park with ten tries, 5 yellow cards plenty of flowing rugby but Beverley ended up on the wrong end of a 24 -34 scoreline.
It was clear from the off that both teams’ intent and ability to attack was greater than the organisation of their defences. Within two minutes a sweeping move to the left with slick handling by Rob Smith and Dan Lee allowed Luke Hazell the luxury of time to slip recover and run over from 30 metres out. 5-0 Beverley.
The NCL fixtures for 2022 have been released. In a tricky looking opening month in division 2, Beverley will open up with a trip to Hunslet Warriors.
The following week, they will entertain Normanton Knights, in what will be their only home fixture in March, before hitting the road to Dewsbury Moor and Woolston Rovers.
After a bruising encounter last week at top of the table Middlesbrough, where Beverley represented themselves well but didn’t bring back any points, an away trip to the bottom of the table Bradford Salem looked an easier fixture, but there are no easy fixtures in Yorkshire one when you’re going through a transitional phase with the team and under a new head coach.
That head coach, Craig Hancock, was very pleased by the end of the afternoon having had a hard-fought battle with the home team who were looking for their third consecutive victory at home.
Beverley Town Football Club is delighted to announce a significant sponsorship agreement with JUMP INC of Flemingate.
The agreement sees Jump Inc provide several discounts and incentives to players at the club as well as a significant financial contribution towards the club development fund. Jump inc has also provided winter Jackets to Beverley Town Saints under 11s, which provide the team with fantastic looking winter wear.
Against a team heading the table with only two previous defeats this season and having amassed nearly 500 points this was always going to be a tough afternoon for Beverley, especially at a ground where in the past they have seldom enjoyed much success.
Nonetheless, it was a hard-fought and entertaining game played in a fine spirit. Up to halftime, there was very little in it but as the game wore on the superior physicality and powerful running of the home side eventually told.
The supporters and guests at Beaver Park were treated to one more early Christmas present with another thrilling game of rugby between top of the table Old Crossleyans and Beverley.
Both teams battled to the end and delivered a very entertaining game of rugby, very well refereed by Simon Franks who allowed a fierce competition to ensue without too much incident and saw the home team give the top team only their second defeat of the season, Beverley 25 – 15 Old Crossleyans.
Not one of Beverley’s better days. They were unlucky in that the rub of the green throughout seemed to go against them but they were nonetheless well beaten here by a more determined and better-organised side.
Had Beverley played with the same finesse and vigour as they did in the thrilling victory against Huddersfield YMCA they would almost certainly have won this game comfortably.