Winners.

The results from the awards presentation were as follows.

Player of the season

Third place..........Ed Wilkinson

Second place........Ash Rout

Winner........Calvin Edmond

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Man of steel

Simon Lattimore.

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Supporters club player of the year

Calvin Edmond

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Most improved player

Lewis Pinkney

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Well done boys and also well done to everyone for a realy good effort this season.

End of season awards night.

The annual end of season team awards night will be held at the Cricket club on Norwood, Beverley, On sunday 13th may. at 6pm.
Lets all make the effort to get there, this is the last thing we can do this season and lets finish it off in style.

Well thats that then

There has been a bit of a lull in the posting of items on here lately, this has been due to a bit of a quiet period in games, however there have been 2 games this week, on tuesday night the lads went away to Featherstone where they played a friendly against a good Featherstone lions side and were beaten 28-16, they gave a very good account of themselves and this was a good work out for the important game which was to come today (21 4 07)
We played against Myton warriors in the group cup and a lot hinged on this game, if we won we went through to the final against East Hull, however things didnt quite go to plan and we were beaten 40 points to nil, there was a nasty injury to Ash (R) in the first half and he received treatment for a good 5 minutes or so before having to go off. The good news was it was a bang to the head so it shouldnt do any damage (where there is no sense there is no feeling)............only joking ash, i hope you feel better soon.
This defeat signals the end of the season and to be honest i dont think the season could end soon enough for a very depleted and injury ravaged bunch of lads.
You have all done very well this year boys and lets hope when next season starts we might be a little bit better and a little more equipped in the way of a few more signings to give a little bit of back up for when the injuries come.

A big thank you should be said to Carol who today informed the boys that she will be leaving us as coach (the worst kept secret in rugby league) after doing a sterling job for so long, she will be handing over the reigns to Lee from next season.
I think all the team and parents owe carol a big debt of thanks for the hard work she has done on behalf of the team and i personally didnt appreciate how much she does actually do until i got a little more involved, she might now have a little more time to spend with her family.
Lets all get behind Lee and give him our support, and im sure we will still see carol around the place so she wont be leaving us all together but she might be able to enjoy the games in a different way as "just" a parent of a player. (hands up all those who think she will be able to stand quiet on the touchline and just watch the game quietly) not many hands up there then!!!!

Well done boys.

I have just heard that 4 members of our team were selected for trials for the Hull under12s service area. KIERAN (B) ASH (R) SIMON and CALVIN. Two of the boys, kieran and calvin were actually picked to go forward so to all the 4 boys well done, its nice when people recognise the boys efforts and i would just like to say that these boys may have been chosen but i think all the boys in the team should take credit because without them playing their part then they would not have had the platform to show what they could do, dont forget boys it is a team game and whatever you go on to do in this game without a team you have got nothing, so never criticise anyone for not being the best player in the world, as long as they try their best they are not letting you down. Once again lads well done.

Absolutely fantastic.

I turned up at yesterdays game to be told that we only had 11 players this week! the injury jinx has struck yet again this week with another suspected broken bone, Dom has gone to the hospital to have his arm looked at as it looks like it is broken after a trampolining accident yesterday, Anyway on the pitch it didnt look good, we were playing skirlaugh who can be a very good side and we had 2 players less than them, plus all the substitutes they could bring on the field to give players rests. The game started disaterously after an error in our own 25 yard area gave skirlaugh a walk in and then the goal made it 6-0 after about 2 minutes, the writing seemed to be on the wall at this point.
Some shuddering tackles by the mighty Ed brought beverley back into the game and this was really shaking skirlaugh.
All the boys were getting stuck in and it was only justice when Calvin went three quarters of the pitch to score with joe kicking the goal to make it 6-6.
A skirlaugh try just before half time made it 10-6.
The boys came off at half time to be told that despite the 2 man shortage this was a game that was there for the taking.
Ash (R) took a knock to the foot just before half time but had to play on because there was no one to replace him.
The second half was unbelievable, the lads tackled hard, ran hard and a special mention needs to be made to Ash, he played through the pain barrier, going down a few times in agony with his injury, but he kept getting up again and played a sort of full back cum half back cum loose forward role (god knows what it was but it worked) all the boys tried their hearts out and even when skirlaugh scored again to make the score 16-6 they never gave in, the 11 men of beverley looked the better team for long spells and i must admit they didnt get alot of help from the stand in referee (skirlaughs coach) some high shots seemed to go unpunished and a few beverley players were feeling the effects of these.
One thing that must be commented on and i was as proud as punch about this was again Ash, he is known to be a hothead and sometimes this spoils his game a little bit, well yesterday he was starting to get wound up and i must admit i did fear the worst when the skirlaugh number 3 seemed to square up to him but Ash showed great control in just turning around and walking away, this alone was one of the best bits of the game for me, keep it up mate we need you on the pitch not sent off and watching it from the side.
Anyway back to the game, beverley kept pressing and were rewarded by a great try from winger Ben who has took to the game big style and is a good acquisition to the team, Ed hit the post with the kick and the game finally ended with a 16-10 scoreline in skirlaughs favour, but the moral victory was with beverley.
the next game is a play off game on the 15th and hopefully we might have 2 or 3 of the boys back by then, and lets hope a team of 13 plays as well as this team of 11 heros did.




Tries: Calvin
Ben



goal: Joe







Man of the match: Ed

Unlucky lads.

Today Beverley played against East Hull, the recent injury jinx which has robbed us of numerous players struck again this week as Ash (H) was injured in an accident involving a badminton raquet at school so joined the list of players unable to play, we were therefore only able to raise 12 players for this game which always promised to be a tough fixture against the team that we arguably put up our best performance of the season against a few weeks ago.
We were beaten 12-4 but under the circumstances this looks like a very good performance and im sure without the growing band of wounded we might well have recorded a double over a strong East Hull outfit.
with no substitutes to call upon we can only praise all the players for keeping going until the last and surely this shows some promise for the future.


Try: Calvin

summer rugby my a**e

Super league is now 6 weeks into the season, and the game is now supposed to be a summer game.
Beverley went to Norland today to play the game which has been postponed twice previously because of an unfit pitch.
you are in for a treat here, I'm going to commentate on the game in its entirety.
Norland kick off and Beverley advance down the pitch before a nice passing move sends Calvin in for a nice try just to the left of the sticks.
Ash (H) was given the kicking duties because of the injury to Kieran (B), Ellis had to eventually hold the ball for him so he could kick it because of the howling wind, the kick was unsuccessful.
Norland tried to restart but the weather was that bad with hailstone sweeping into their faces that the referee took the players off for a few minutes to allow the conditions to improve.
The game restarted after about 10 minutes, Norland kicked off and Beverley took the ball forward, With a couple more minutes on the clock, the weather was that bad that the referee took the players off again and the game was abandoned.
Maybe we just are not destined to play Norland this season.
Just one thing to mention.................there is no training on tuesday and the weekend session is at longcroft on SATURDAY this week.

Next match

Norland (again) Lets hope it gets going this time! 10:15 kick off at sydney smith school.
Come on lads lets make it two wins from two.
We have a few injuries now and are beginning to struggle a little, we have liam still out with his arm injury although the pot is now off, he just needs to build the strength back up and has been told he still has to rest it for a further 5 to 6 weeks, chris has injured his neck in an accident at school and is out for the season, james has been told to not do anything for another month at least as his knee is very badly bruised and the tendon damaged. and on tuesday in a freak accident at the end of training kieran broke his ankle so that is his season finished. Good luck to all the long term injured and lets hope the lads left can pull together and see off the teams put in front of us and end the season with a playoff trophy.

Back to winning ways.

Beverley put up a fairly good performance against a heavier and bigger side in isberg this morning, they raced into a 14-0 lead before isberg came back into the game a little.
There were some good performances from people who had to be moved into positions they dont usually play.
Special praise needs to be given to the two wingers, Harry and Ben, who both ran well and always looked a threat with the ball.
Lewis played well at scrum half, and Ash (H) did well at loose forward, scoring the first try after spotting a gap well.
Good runs were put in by the forwards and as usual Calvin was strong in defence, All in all a decent performance but there is still room for improvement, as we were still trying to play one man rugby near the oppositions line instead of spreading the ball, when we did it towards the end we got another good try.
Final score was Ideal isberg 10 Beverley Braves 26

Man of the match:
Lewis and Harry

Tries:
Kieran(B)
Ash (H)
Lewis (2)
Ed
Calvin

goal :
Kieran (B)

Next game

The next game for beverley is Sunday 11th march against Isberg, At Brooklands (Reckitts) on chamberlain road. 10;15 kick off.
lets hope that this is a carry on from last weeks good performance and the lads can stop their losing run and grab a victory.

Another long term injury.

Another player has just played his last game for the season, James came off injured today after his knee collapsed under him early on in the game.
He has been to casualty tonight and has been told he has damaged the main ligament which joins his knee cap to his tibia, the ligament has been ripped off and has chipped away a piece of bone with it, Therefore he wont play for some time.

They might have lost, but........................

What a brilliant performance from Beverley, The game was there for the taking and it was only the first 10 minutes which lost them this one.
I think the lads started off a little scared from the previous game but then they srated to perform. And from a deficit of 14-0 the gradually began to boss the game in all departments.
There were strong games from many players and all deserve praise, I dont think any of the players shirked any responsibility today and in the end they had Myton rattled.
There wasnt any of the antics from the last game and this made for a very good hard game, there wasnt one bad tackle or bad incident in the game and it made for a super spectacle.
The final score was Myton 20 Beverley 14. And this against the team that are nailed on to finish runners up in the league to the mighty West Hull.

Tries:

Dom

Ellis

Lewis

Goal:

Kieran (B)

Man of the match:

Calvin

OOPS

Sorry, Myton play at Marist RUFC which is on Cranbrook avenue, and not Oak Road. we all make mistakes sometimes you know!!!!!

Come on lads lets do a bit of work

Right boys this season has nearly finished and you will be having a little bit of a rest through the summer, but like all rugby clubs we must think about next year, Im sure all of you must have mates!! Well, why not see if any of them want to come down and play for us? We have got a good little group of players down at this team, But the word there was LITTLE, The likes of West Hull, Myton etc etc Have a good squad of players to pick from which is why they are at the top of the league.
What we really need is a little bit of size and aggression in the forwards, This doesnt mean that the players we have got now arent any good, It means that we need a few more to improve the squad we have, we lost liam earlier and we now only have 1 recognised hooker, what happens if he gets injured? so come on lads lets all get to work and drag some mates down. If any lads at school already play for a team but arent happy drag them along here, tell them they will enjoy it here, and if they train well they will get a game, this might even improve your game, the more competition there is the better you will train and play.
Its your team boys and im sure you would all love to give West Hull and Myton a good run for their money

Norland off again, Next up Myton

The game against Norland was called off again at the weekend because the pitch was unfit.
The next game is against Myton warriors at Oak Road on sunday usual kick off time of 10:15.
Lets hope after the last game against these that we have a proper referee as the last time we played it was a little hectic to say the least.

Norland take 2

We again try to play the postponed game from a fortnight ago against Norland at Sydney Smith school (10 15).
If their pitch is unplayable, i have heard a rumour we may try and play them at longcroft.
This is a game we should be able to win comfortably and lets hope the team can put recent results behind them and finish the season off strongly.

Welcome to the new recruit.

Welcome to the ranks, Ben, He played his first game at the weekend against Skirlaugh, must have wanted to grab back his registration form and change teams straight away!!!!
Not the best of performances from the team to mark his debut. but good luck anyway and just try your best, but the main thing is to enjoy yourself.

Lets move on

Oh dear! Shall we just forget this performance?. Score was Beverley 0 Skirlaugh 14.
This has got to go down as one of our worst performances of the season, possibly the only good point to come out of the game was the fact that the boys actually remembered what they were told to do on tuesday at training in the fact that they actually slowed down Skirlaugh at the play the ball. If we can play so badly and still only lose by 14 points then there must be hope.



No Scorers to report.

No man of the match to announce.

Next game

This week Beverley are playing hosts to Skirlaugh in a cup game at Longcroft school, (Kick off as usual 10:15)
This is a chance for the lads to get back to winning ways after last weekends postponement.
Try and remember all you learnt on tuesday at training and put it into practise, this will be a hard game as it was skirlaugh that ended the yorkshire cup trail this year, but it is a game we can win if we apply ourselves properly, good luck boys

Norland game off.

The norland game was postponed yesterday because of an unfit pitch.
Training as usual on tuesday night.

Norland next

This week we are entertained by Norland at sydney smith school (kick off 10:15) weather permitting.
This should be a chance for the lads to get back on track with a win that hopefully will kick start the end of season run in, and hopefully will set us up for a good play offs at the end of the campaign.
we will of course be without the unlucky liam who suffered a broken arm in the last game against Bilton sullys, lets hope the lads can give him something to cheer him up in the form of a good performance.

Another week another loss!!

On a very hard frosty pitch, which did thaw as the game went on Beverley were beaten by a Bilton sullys side that are having a very good season.
The final score was Bilton 16 Beverley 10.
As in the last game there wasnt a great deal in the score and this game could have gone either way.
Beverley were again changed for this game but it was for disciplinary reasons rather than injuries or purely positional changes, some players missed out on a start after some attrocious behaviour in training, come on lads get your heads in gear, lets have a good week in training!!

The point scorers for Beverley were:

Tries: Kieran (B), Dom



Goal: Kieran (B)


Man of the match: Ellis.

Next Game

Sunday Morning at the Bilton Memorial ground 10:15 kick off.

Bilton sullys v Beverley Braves

Last time these two teams met Beverley won by 2 points, we are 4th in the league, Bilton are 3rd, 2 points ahead, so this is going to be a tight game.

Ah well, they tried.

West Hull 26 Beverley Braves 6

Straight from the kick off Beverley put themselves under pressure by knocking the ball on, then from the resulting scrum Wests broke away and scored, the kick was successful and the score was 6-0.For the rest of the first half it was a good defensive performance from the lads and they managed to score a try and only conceded another one to go in at half time 10-6 down.
The second half saw the introduction of Calvin who had to sit out the first half after taking a knock in the pre game warm up, he added some steel to the defence in the middle.
As time went on, Wests gradually took control and were just too fast and strong for the Braves.
This result however is another stride forward, as we have now managed to keep Wests to a score below 30, next game lets see if we can get them below 20!
Well done lads for a good gutsy performance, One down side was an injury to Liam, who looks like he has injured a knee ligament.
Again Ed took the game to Wests and was aided by the other forwards, Simon was a Revelation in the tackle department and Ash (R) never stopped trying. Wests never, in my opinion, scored a good try all game, all the tries they got were long range tries where people backed off and allowed them to run, if the lads could get over this fear of West Hull, and actually tackle the big lads when they run at them from deep we might be able to spring a shock.


Try: Kieran (B) Goal: Ed



Man of the match Ash (R)

Stern test.

This sunday sees a very hard test for the newly arranged team formation that worked so well last week, Beverley Braves play the unbeaten West Hull team on their home pitch at Beverley Longcroft school (k.o 10:15).
The lads were buzzing after last weeks performance, and im sure that if they can repeat that performance then they will give Wests a good game.
Carol has set them the target of winning the first half to start with, last week they were like greyhounds out of the traps, the speed was awesome in the first half, lets see how they do against the best defence in the league, although East Hull were no slouches, we just totally out powered them.
All we need to do is make sure all the team do their jobs to the best of their ability, a big ask here is for everyone to listen in training and not mess as a couple of people were doing last week, everyone needs to be fully focussed and know the size of the ask. We can push these all the way we just need to believe in ourselves, the forwards need to hunt as a pack, and the backs need to tackle like demons, just as they proved they can last week, we need to follow the man with the ball and always give him the options to offload, keep in a line when defending and keep the tackles down.......it may be an old saying but it is still true...................THEY CANT GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT THEIR LEGS. discipline needs to be tip top, and we need to hold onto the ball, dont give wests more ball than they deserve, give them respect but dont be scared of them.
good luck lads.

What a difference a week makes.

WOW!! What a performance today, We looked a totally different side to the last few games. In the first half the lads scored 5 unanswered tries to lead by 22 points to nil at half time.
The second half was a little more even with East Hull coming back strongly and the final score was 26-4 to a very good Beverley side.
This was expected to be a tough game and i must admit I was half expecting another defeat as East Hull are a side that can give a good hammering on their day. But Beverley totally blitzed them in the first half, At half time the team had made a total of 16 tackles!! this shows their superiority and how much of the ball they had had.
All the lads that had moved positions played really well and looked like they had played there for years. Kieran added speed to the middle and did really well.
Lewis fitted in at full back like a veteran, Ashley (h) did well when he came on, but as a whole everyone did really well.
The resurgance of East Hull in the second half coincided with the period of time Ed was off the pitch and once again he led the forwards like a man possessed, ably assisted by the other forwards. Lee has got them believing that they are the best pack in the league, and they looked it today. good performances again from Calvin, always probing, solid in defence, and the wingers also tackled well . they might not have got a lot of ball but the defence was as important as the attacking threat.
WELL DONE LADS.



Tries. Kieran (B) 2
joe
Calvin
Lewis
ed


goal. Kieran (B)


Man of the match. Lewis.

Some match photos

I was looking at the hull daily mail archive site and came up with some photos from the holderness vikings v beverley game earlier in the season, sorry about the stamp that is on them but these are hull daily mail copyright pictures and they do this so you cant print them off and you have to buy direct from them.

Calvin with a good tackle

Ellis getting in on the act

here, james believed he had scored his first ever try for the club, only to have it disallowed by the referee.

Ash (R) tries to offload.

harry, chris and ellis get stuck in.

More tough tacling from Beverley

Welcome back Lee

Was nice to see Lee back at training last night,( along with Liam), after his spell of injury and holidays, Maybe now we will see the forwards starting to fire again, after a few weeks of indecision, if last night was anything to go by he had them fired up again.

This weekends game will be a tough one against East Hull, and will be played at Beverley Longcroft School, Sunday morning, 10:15 Kick off,

Carol is looking at a couple of positional changes, lets see if this injects new life into the team and hopefully we can kick on with a good end to the season

Heres a little insight into the players.

just a little look at each player, if ive missed anyone out, im sorry let me know and ill put it right.

Kieran(b), full back.

This lad is lightening fast, a solid tackler, good goal kicker and a very popular lad. When you need a try out of nothing, kierans your lad

Harry, winger

A tough tackling strong running lad, who defies his build, there is nothing on him but he is a solid kid.

Jack, centre

Reliable strong tough boy, does his job effectively but quietly, doesn’t do anything flashy but is a very good player

Lewis, centre

Another lad that is built slightly, but don’t let that fool you, he is as strong as an ox in defence and attack, another lad who goes about his work quietly but very effectively.

Joe, winger

Coming on in leaps and bounds, a very reliable lad to have on the wing, won’t ever let you down.

Calvin, off half

Calvin is the man that makes things tick, he is the captain and is a born organiser, he makes a lot of ground every time he gets the balls, is always looking for the off load and is strong in defence.

Ash (h), scrum half

Gets things moving at the base of the scrum, a quiet lad who will always give you 100%

Ed, prop

The baby of the team, you wouldn’t believe to look at him that he is a year younger than all the other lads, he is a giant of a player who has a big future, will never take a backward step.

Simon, hooker

Simon can go a long way in this game, although I’m not convinced it will be at hooker, he is a good hooker but I think he will eventually move to the half backs where his speed and distribution skills will be more appreciated.

Craig, prop

Will run all day, never gives in, always there with the drive and is always looking to offload in the tackle

Dieter, second row

Just a solid hard working forward, nothing flashy about dieter, what you see is what you get, and a smashing lad.

Dom, second row

For dom read dieter, again another hard working lad who will never let you down, if I have one criticism of dom and dieter it might be that they are too nice, but they are good strong forwards.

Ash ( r), loose forward

If dom and dieter are too nice then ash is mr nasty! A great lad under it all, a smashing player, will tackle all day, will take the ball in all day and wont let anyone get the better of him.

James, prop

Has just moved into the forwards from the wing, quite a switch but he is learning all the time, a strong runner and a reliable lad.

Ellis, winger

Another player with no meat on him but as solid as a rock, wont ever let you down.

Liam, second row

Very strong running forward, good in defence, can also play at hooker as well as second row.

Kieran (h), second row

When I first saw Kieran was in the forwards I was shocked, this kid is 2 stone ringing wet but he punches well above his weight, wont let anyone down and does everything asked of him.


Callum, centre/winger

A quiet lad, no trouble at all, a dependable able lad both in attack and defence, another to do evrything simply and without fuss


The coach, Carol

She might be a woman, but dont let that fool you, she takes no messing off the lads and has a very good knowledge of the game, she is doing a great job and the players seem to listen if not always putting things into practise on the pitch.

Assistant coach, Lee

again like carol, he has a good knowledge of the game, he has a way of getting things across to the lads in a way that they seem to like, he can make them see things they are missing, a very good defensive coach.

3rd loss!!!

In a match against a much bigger set of lads on a very boggy cropton road pitch, Beverley lost by 10 points to 4.
The first half was a very even affair with beverley just about deserving their 4-0 lead, the defence was a big improvement from last week although towards the end of the game we had started to slip back into old ways, there were some good performances with perhaps the pick being calvin and ed, although everyone tried really hard.
we need to cut out little things from our game, things like kicking on the third tackle and controlling tempers a little better, although this was 100% better than last week.


try Calvin.

Man of the match Ed

Count your kids!!!!!!

Will all parents please check that your kids returned from training last night, the wind was that bloody strong at bishop burton we cant vouch for the fact none got blown away and are at this moment flying high above the north sea.

Next game

The next game for the braves takes place this coming sunday at cropton road on the bricknell estate,
The game is against Hull wyke and should prove a tough encounter, but im sure the lads will be up to the challenge.
The braves are still sitting in second place in the league having only lost two games so far this season.
Kick off against wyke is at 10:15

Another good win.

Todays result was a good win to the braves, the score was Sutton trust Lambwath 0 Beverley Braves 20, this was another good team performance but perhaps the score flatters beverley a little.
Sutton trust were a very good strong running hard tackling side who were let down a little in the final part of the pitch, and had they had alittle more finishing skill could have troubled the braves a little more.


Try scorers for the braves were:
Kieran (B)
Calvin
Simon
Dom

Goals: Kieran (B) 2

Man of the match: Jack

Well done lads everyone played well, special note to Ash (R) keep it going but channel the aggression!!!!

Next match

The boys return to action on sunday, When they play Sutton trust Lambwath. Game kicks off at 10:15 at Shelly avenue on the sutton trust estate.

Was nice to see the popular figure of Ed back at training tonight, lets hope all the issues can be sorted out and this can be a permanent return.
Heres hoping for a successful outcome all round, with all parties coming to an amicable conclusion to this matter, lets not forget what this is all about.........11 and 12 year old lads enjoying themselves.

The boys played a game against the u 13s tonight at the end of training, i must admit they looked a little out of their depth, but this team is a very strong well drilled set of lads and in the end they were beginning to get stuck in a little.

good luck for sunday boys, im sure you will do it and keep up the title challenge on West Hull.