Beverley RUFC
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| Full name | Beverley Rugby Union Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Yorkshire RFU |
| Nickname(s) | The Beavers |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Location | Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Ground(s) | Beaver Park |
| Chairman | Brian Gilbert |
| President | Malcolm Herbert |
| Coach(es) | William Turnbull |
| Captain(s) | Phil Duboulay |
| League(s) | Yorkshire 1 |
| 2019–20 | 3rd |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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
- Yorkshire Division Two champions: 2003-04[3]
- Yorkshire Division One champions: 2004-05[4]
- North East 2 Champions: 1996-97
- 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]
Notes
References
- ^ Club website home page
- ^ a b Club website About Us page
- ^ "2003–2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2005-06 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 29 April 2006.
- ^ "North Play Offs 2006–2007". England Rugby. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "2012-13 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
