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