Cliff Beverley

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Cliff Beverley
Personal information
Full nameClifford Beverley
Born (1977-03-25) 25 March 1977 (age 46)
New Zealand
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Position Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995 Waitakere City 40000
1999–01 Auckland Warriors 4480032
2002 Barrow Raiders
2003–05 Salford City Reds 733410138
Total1214210170
Source: [1]

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.

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Background

Beverley was born in New Zealand.

Early years

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]

Warriors

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 ]

England

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.

Later years

He 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]

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References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. It's kids' stuff for Beverley Manchester Evening New, 27 April 2004
  3. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.106
  4. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.125
  5. Jessup, Peter (16 March 1999). "Rugby League: Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  6. Cliff Beverley rugbyleague.co.nz
  7. Leading Scorers in Britain after Round 27 Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today rleague.com, 17 Sep 2003
  8. Bev's ready for a 2 year deal Salford Advertiser, 17/7/2003
  9. Beverley poised for Salford exit BBC Sport, 21 July 2005
  10. Bartercard Cup - Round 14 team lists Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine NZRL Media Release, 19 July 2007