Beverley RUFC

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Beverley
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Full nameBeverley Rugby Union Football Club
UnionYorkshire RFU
Nickname(s)The Beavers
Founded1959; 63 years ago (1959)
LocationBeverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)Beaver Park
ChairmanBrian “the chairman” Gilbert
PresidentMalcolm Herbert
Coach(es)Ian Spence
Captain(s)Rob Gilbert Smith
League(s)Yorkshire 1
2019–203rd
Team kit
Official website
www.beverleyrufc.co.uk

Beverley Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. The club runs two senior sides and a full set of junior teams. [1] The first XV currently plays in Yorkshire 1.

History[]

Beverley RUFC was founded in 1959 as Longcroft Old Boys before assuming the club's current name in 1965.[2] The club has played in both the North East and Yorkshire divisions of the club rugby union hierarchy. During the mid-2000s the club won four consecutive promotions, moving from Yorkshire 2 to the national level when the club spent the 2007-08 season in the old National 3 North when that division was at the fourth level of club rugby. However, Beverley has suffered two relegations since then, but after one season in North 1 East, they were promoted as champions and spent two seasons in National League 3 North before being relegated back into North 1 East and the following season into Yorkshire 1.

Honours[]

  • Yorkshire Silver Trophy winners: 1974–75
  • Humberside Cup winners (2): 1983–84, 1986–87
  • Yorkshire Shield winners (3): 1985–86, 1996–97, 2003–04
  • North East 2 Champions: 1996–97
  • Yorkshire Division Two champions: 2003–04[3]
  • Yorkshire Division One champions: 2004–05[4]
  • North 2 (east v west) promotion playoff winners: 2005-06[5]
  • North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion playoff winners: 2006–07[6]
  • North 1 East champions: 2012–13[7]

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Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Club website home page
  2. ^ a b Club website About Us page
  3. ^ "2003–2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ^ "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ^ "2005-06 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 29 April 2006.
  6. ^ "North Play Offs 2006–2007". England Rugby. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ^ "2012-13 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.


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