Beverley's second team (green shirts) put boot to ball in a bid to break through the Hullensians defence during the Beaver Park encounter. msh1009x175.

Hullensians 2nd XV 20pts

THE second meeting of these two sides in five weeks was much closer than the first, with the outcome only being settled in the closing stages.

In recent weeks Beverley have made things difficult for themselves and only start playing once they are several scores behind.

Saturday was no different and it was only when they found themselves 17-0 down after 20 minutes that they started to play with any sort of vigour.

Hullensians started brightly and wasted no time in getting points on the board when their stand-off cleverly slotted a drop goal from their first foray into the Beverley 22.

This was by no means …