The blue and golds had to concede that they were second best on the night in this final at Heworth. A good following of supporters made the short trip to York last Friday
This one was a difficult performance to comment upon. It could not be described as a poor performance but maybe an average one.
The blue and golds went into this fixture with a whole host of regulars missing.
A drop goal by Jack Humphries just three minutes from time clinched both league points for Beverley ARLC in this titanic battle at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
The blue and golds kick-started their season with this win in a high-scoring encounter at Sirius Academy last Saturday.
This performance was a real let down after Wednesday evenings near flawless one against the Army which built up such a wave of optimism.
The blue and golds gave a tremendous exhibition of rugby to a big crowd under floodlights on this history-making day.
This trip to the defending Yorkshire champions was always going to be a tough ask on the opening day of the league campaign.
The blue and golds were at their clinical best on Saturday afternoon with the ball given plenty of air at regular intervals and travelling through numerous pairs of hands.
As the scoreline suggests this was a convincing win for the blue and golds on their travels to Pudsey last Saturday.
In the end the blue and golds will be pleased to get their first win in the 40/20 and when leading 40-8 after 65 minutes, it appeared very much job done.
The blue and golds will play their next game in the 40/20 cup this Saturday at home to Doncaster outfit Bentley.
The blue and golds will be disappointed with this result having clawed their back from a 12-0 deficit to lead 16-12 with just 15 minutes to go.
Beverley ARLC will play their first competitive fixture in the 40/20 cup this Saturday away to Norland Sharks.
This was a very pleasing afternoons work for the blue and golds in this pre-season friendly, which was the clubs first outing since early September 2015 as they hosted the Scarborough Pirates.
The league structures for the 2016 Yorkshire League have handed out to clubs, and Beverley has been placed in the Premier Division.
This was the blue and golds most disappointing performance of the season so far. Beverley never really found any rhythm at all until they rallied in the last 15 minutes to make the score a little more
The blue and golds were edged out in this thrilling see-saw encounter in Hull last Saturday which saw the lead change hands on six occasions.