Cliff Beverley
Personal information
Full name	Clifford Beverley
Born	25 March 1977
Height	183 cm
Weight	86 kg
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2001	Auckland	44	8	0	0	32
2002	Barrow
2003–2005	Salford	48	13	0	0	52
	Total	92	21	0	0	84
As of 1 November, 2008
Source: RLP

Cliff Beverley is a former New Zealand rugby league player. His preferred position was Five Eighth, although he was somewhat of a utility and spent considerable time at fullback.

Contents 1 Early years 2 England 3 Later years 4 References

[edit] Early years

A junior from the Glenora club, his child hood hero was Wally Lewis.^[1] Beverley signed for the then Auckland Warriors in 1999. He made his debut in round four, replacing an injured Matthew Ridge.^[2] He played 44 National Rugby League games for the club, half of them from the bench.

[edit] England

In 2001 Cliff moved to England to play for the Barrow Raiders in the National League. 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.^[3] After receiving interest from several bigger Super League clubs including Hull FC and St. Helens he decided to remain at Salford to help them succeed in the top division.^[4] He remained with the club for two more years, playing 48 Super League games.

[edit] Later years

He returned to New Zealand at the end of the 2005 season citing home sickness.^[5] He then joined the new Waitakere Rangers franchise in the Bartercard Cup before retiring at the end of 2007.^[6]

[edit] References

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