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| Full name | Clifford Beverley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1977 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Beverley (born 25 March 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. His preferred position was five-eighth, although he was somewhat of a utility and spent considerable time at fullback.
Beverley was born in New Zealand.
A junior from the Glenora club, his childhood hero was Wally Lewis. [2] Beverley played in the 1995 Lion Red Cup for the Waitakere City Raiders. [3] He also represented Auckland in the 1998 domestic season and Auckland North in 1999. [4] [5]
Beverley signed for the then Auckland Warriors in 1999. He made his début in round four, replacing an injured Matthew Ridge. [6] He played 44 National Rugby League games for the club, half of them from the bench.[ citation needed ]
In 2001 Beverley moved to England to play for the Barrow Raiders in the National Leagues. He then transferred to the Salford City Reds in 2002. Here he topped the try-scoring list, scoring 38 tries, and helped the club win the National League One Grand Final and promotion to the Super League. [7] After receiving interest from several Super League clubs including Hull F.C. and St. Helens he decided to remain at Salford City Reds to help them succeed in the top division. [8] He remained with the club for two more years, playing 48 Super League games.
Beverley returned to New Zealand at the end of the 2005 season citing home sickness. [9] He then joined the new Waitakere Rangers franchise in the Bartercard Cup before retiring at the end of 2007. [10]