Beverley Rugby Football Club is an English

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Beverley Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had ...

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. The club runs two senior men's sides, Colts, Ladies and a full set of junior teams. The first XV currently plays in

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History

Beverley RUFC was originally founded in 1883, had a stint a Longcroft Old Boys before reassuming the club's current name in 1965.Club website About Us page
/ref> 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

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, 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

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. The Beavers won the 2024 final of the

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Counties 1 North shield, beating Peterborough Lions 58-33.

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 *

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Champions: 1996–97 * Yorkshire Division Two champions: 2003–04 * Yorkshire Division One champions: 2004–05 * North 2 (east v west) promotion playoff winners: 2005-06 * North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion playoff winners: 2006–07 *

champions: 2012–13 *

Counties 1 North Shield 2024 Winners

References

External links

* {{National League 2 North Rugby union teams in England Rugby clubs established in 1883 Sport in the East Riding of Yorkshire Beverley 1883 establishments in England Rugby union in Yorkshire