In a contest against a determined Leodiensian side, Beverley RUFC regained their early season form with a hard-earned 36-14 victory.
As opposed to recent weeks, Beverley looked much more switched on and dangerous right from the start.
Beverley suffered a defeat in the local derby as they were beaten 50-36 by Hullensians. The Beavers had hoped for better ahead of the game but crashed to their third consecutive defeat.
It was not all doom and gloom for head coach Craig Hancock and his side. When they did get the ball they showed they can. However, it was Hullensians who opened the scoring early on.
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.
Beverley Braves under 13s put Hull Dockers to the sword with a thrilling 12 try display at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Don’t be fooled by this score line as the young Braves gave the much bigger Bulls a real scare before a 10-minute spell immediately after the break when Beverley never touched the ball finally broke them.
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.
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.
For the second week running Beverley just came up short, but despite the loss can take many positives out of the game and look forward to the rest of the season with confidence and belief.
Beverley Braves got their season off to a solid start with a hard fought win at Keyingham.
After some good performances in the opening matches of the new season, the first home fixtures of saw the Beverley RUFC under 11s squad hosting Goole and Malton.