Not for the 1st time this season Beverley braves were by far the better rugby league team but ended up on the losing side against much bigger Myton Warriors side.
Short on numbers but big on courage the braves took it to Myton early with Charlie Gay setting the tone with the first tackle of the match.
A much improved Myton Warriors side made this a real competition at the Beverley leisure centre, matching the Beverley Braves for effort for the full hour, but the Braves had the upper hand with regards to skill levels and this showed throughout.
MOTM Ollie Gresswell led from the front as in recent weeks and was the pick of the forwards, just edging a fine supporting cast of Jack Dixon, Alex Nuttall and Owen Lightfoot with Dixon powering over for a early brace of tries in typical fashion, Owen Miller adding the conversions.
A tough morning for all involved in blue & gold – players, coaches and parents alike as the physical dominance of East Hull U15s overwhelmed the much smaller but skillful Braves side.
With some boys giving away as much as 23 months in age, the task was gargantuan from the start with the kick off delayed for over an hour not helping.
Photos from the Beverley Leisure Centre featuring local side the Beverley Braves who faced Hull All Blacks.
Beverley’s coach Craig Collins should be delighted with his side who showed great heart and courage as they took on a side who had the edge given a age advantage the All Blacks had.
Beverley Braves were blown away in the first half of this predominantly one-sided affair against East Hull with some lacklustre defence and not so smart rugby league.
Beverley Braves under 13s put Hull Dockers to the sword with a thrilling 12 try display at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Beverley Braves under 13s got their season up and running with a fine team performance to defeat Hull Wyke by two points at the Leisure centre despite being behind by two scores in the first half.
Beverley Braves 2015 under 12s entered the Yorkshire Cup again this year hoping to at least progress to the second round, so when the draw served up the Yorkshire Division
After a cagey opening quarter when Myton Warriors gave as good as they got, the Beverley Braves got into their groove and eventually ran away with the game romping home 38 to nothing, the second clean sheet in a fortnight.
After a heavy opening defeat to the season and then a fine rare win over last year’s double winners East Hull, Beverley Braves under 12s continued their progress
Beverley Braves U12s suffered a second home defeat in successive weeks despite putting in decent performances on each occasion.
Despite having six players unavailable due to work commitments and holidays Beverley Braves under 12s did a thoroughly efficient job disposing
Beverley Braves under 11s put their disappointing cup final loss well and truly behind them with this comprehensive victory at the leisure centre over their nearest rivals Cottingham Tigers.
The game following a semi-final victory is always a tough one but Beverley Braves under 11s sidestepped this potential banana skin with a thoroughly efficient performance
A Joe McCabe hat trick ensured the Braves grabbed the spoils out at Keyingham but even that wasn’t enough for him to earn the man of the match award as work horse Josh Hamlyn took that accolade after a tireless performance from the second row.
The young Beverley Braves fell short against a very enthusiastic Cottingham Tigers side despite leading 10-0 early in the proceedings thanks to tries from Joe McCabe
Beverley Braves under 11s bounced back from an indifferent performance last week to beat Dockers by two tries to nil, a figure which could have easily been more.
Beverley Braves made it four away wins on the bounce with a very hard fought win against Wyke in what was a decent game of Rugby league.