Beverley ARLFC

The Blue and Golds breathed hope into their season and threw themselves a lifeline in the NCL Division 2 relegation battle. On a very warm afternoon, a somewhat patched-up lineup, as has been so often the case in an injury-ravaged campaign, looked to be going down tamely to defeat. Trailing 20-4 at the break, there seemed very little urgency or invention to their play. They then staged a terrific second-half Read more

The relegation battle resumes this Saturday for the Blue and Golds when Wigan St Judes are the visitors to the Potting Shed for a 2.30 pm kick-off. The stakes are high for these 2 close rivals, with Beverley occupying 11th place on 6 points as against the visitors 9th place on 9 points. Beverley were edged out by 14-10 in the corresponding fixture at Wigan back in May. On the Read more

The Blue and Golds made this short West Yorkshire trip more in hope than expectation, with an injury list too long to mention. Beverley had to dig deep into their playing staff and handed NCL debuts to Will Turnbull, Joe Dobson, Sam Beardshaw and Macca Cromack. It turned out to be a brave effort against a far bulkier and more experienced home outfit. They had to defend numerous sets close Read more

The Blue and Golds will see this as another missed opportunity to pull away from the relegation zone. Having fallen 12-0 behind after only 10 minutes, they responded fantastically with 4 well-worked tries to lead 18-12 at the break. The second half proved to be a disappointment as they had to do far too much defending and struggled to create chances in attack. Reflecting upon another narrow defeat, Sam French Read more

The Blue and Golds will return to action this Saturday after a 17-day lay-off in a key clash for both sides. Their opponents Dewsbury Moor, who defeated Beverley by 36-20 in the corresponding fixture back in March, lie 7th on 9 points as against Beverley's 6 points in 11th place. NCL 2 has now at the halfway stage split into a top half of 6 teams fighting for promotion and Read more

The Blue and Golds came up against a very strong and well-drilled York outfit on Wednesday evening at the Leisure Center. It was to their credit that they were never over-awed against a side hell-bent on the division 2 title. The early evening sunshine attracted a good-sized crowd and added to the holiday atmosphere. In summing up, Sam French said "I couldn't be more prouder of the players. They put Read more

The Blue and Golds will rue missing their chance to pull away from the relegation zone in this scrappy but entertaining clash in Wigan. In a game which was not allowed to flow the visitors conceded too many penalties, committed too many handling errors and simply had to do too much defending. To add to their difficulties, they had to play 20 minutes of the second half down to 12 Read more

The Blue and Golds will head off on their travels this Saturday to face Wigan St Judes (kick-off 2.30 pm at Parsons Meadow). The match could be pivotal in terms of the relegation battle. The home side lie bottom whilst Beverley are third from bottom. Both sides are on 6 points as are all of the bottom five sides in a tight battle to escape the drop to division 3. Read more

The Blue and Golds earned 2 points which will prove invaluable in a very tight relegation scrap in which the bottom 5 sides in division 2 now all sit on 6 points. On a warm afternoon at the Potting Shed, the home side overcame a far bulkier Bradford outfit who clearly came with the intent of using that bulk to steamroller their opponents. Enthused by the performance, Sam French commented Read more