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Cliff Beverley

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Cliff Beverley
Personal information
Full nameClifford Beverley
Born (1977-03-25) 25 March 1977 (age 47)
New Zealand
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
PositionFullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Waitakere City 4 0 0 0 0
1999–01 Auckland Warriors 44 8 0 0 32
2002 Barrow Raiders
2003–05 Salford City Reds 73 34 1 0 138
Total 121 42 1 0 170
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.

Background

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Beverley was born in New Zealand.

Early years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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