Beverley RUFC

Rugby team

Beverley

Full name| Beverley Rugby Union Football Club
Union| Yorkshire RFU
Nickname(s)| Beavers
Founded| 1883; 142 years ago (1883)
Location| Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)| Beaver Park
Chairman| Brian Gilbert
President| Carol Innes
Coach(es)| Rob Smith
Captain(s)| Rob Smith
League(s)| Counties 1 Yorkshire
2023–24| 8th

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 men's sides, Colts, Ladies and a full set of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently plays in Counties 1 Yorkshire.

## History

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Beverley RUFC was originally founded in 1883, had a stint a Longcroft Old Boys before reassuming 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. The Beavers won the 2024 final of the Papa Johns Counties 1 North shield, beating Peterborough Lions 58-33.

## Honours

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* 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]
* Papa Johns Counties 1 North Shield 2024 Winners

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## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official website

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National League 2 North

2025–26 teams|

* Billingham
* Darlington Mowden Park
* Fylde
* Hull
* Hull Ionians
* Macclesfield
* Otley
* Preston Grasshoppers
* Rossendale
* Scunthorpe
* Sheffield
* Sheffield Tigers
* Tynedale
* Wharfedale

Former clubs|

* Ampthill
* Aspatria
* Barkers Butts
* Bedford Athletic
* Beverley
* Birkenhead Park
* Birmingham & Solihull
* Blaydon
* Bournville
* Bradford & Bingley
* Broadstreet
* Bromsgrove
* Broughton Park
* Caldy
* Chester
* Cleckheaton
* Darlington
* Derby
* Doncaster
* Dudley Kingswinford
* Durham City
* Halifax
* Harrogate
* Hereford
* Hinckley
* Huddersfield
* Kendal
* Leeds Tykes
* Leicester Lions
* Lichfield
* Liverpool St Helens
* Longton
* Loughborough Students
* Luctonians
* Lymm
* Macclesfield
* Manchester
* Morley
* New Brighton
* Northern
* Nuneaton
* Orrell
* Peterborough Lions
* Rotherham Titans
* Roundhay
* Rugby Lions
* Sale FC
* Sandal
* Sedgley Park
* Solihull
* South Leicester
* Stockport
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Stourbridge
* Towcestrians
* Vale of Lune
* Walsall
* Waterloo
* West Hartlepool
* Westoe
* West Park
* Whitchurch
* Winnington Park
* Worcester

Seasons|

| Area League North|

* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90

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National 4 North|

* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93

National Division 4|

* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96

National Division 4 North|

* 1996–97

National Division 2 North|

* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00

National Division 3 North|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09

National League 2 North|

* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* ~~2020–21~~
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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