Cliff Beverley is a former professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player. His preferred position was Five Eighth, although he was somewhat of a utility and spent considerable time at fullback.

Early years

A junior from the Glenora club

Glenora Bears

The Glenora Bears are a rugby league football club based in Glen Eden, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition. The club was established in 1931...

, his childhood hero was Wally Lewis

Wally Lewis

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. Beverley played in the 1995 Lion Red Cup for the Waitakere City Raiders

Waitakere City Raiders

The Waitakere City Raiders were a New Zealand rugby league club that represented Waitakere City in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996.-Notable players:...

. He also represented Auckland

Auckland rugby league team

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 in the 1998 domestic season

1998 New Zealand rugby league season

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 and Auckland North in 1999.

Warriors

Beverley signed for the then Auckland Warriors in 1999. He made his debut in round four, replacing an injured Matthew Ridge

Matthew Ridge

Matthew John Ridge is a New Zealand television presenter as well as a former All Black, and rugby league captain for the Manly Sea Eagles, New Zealand Warriors and Kiwis....

. He played 44 National Rugby League

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

 games for the club, half of them from the bench.

England

In 2001 Beverley moved to England to play for the Barrow Raiders

Barrow Raiders

Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....

 in the National League

Rugby League National Leagues

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. He then transferred to the Salford City Reds

Salford City Reds

Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...

 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

Super League

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. After receiving interest from several bigger Super League clubs including Hull and St. Helens he decided to remain at Salford to help them succeed in the top division. 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. He then joined the new Waitakere Rangers

Waitakere Rangers

The Waitakere Rangers were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented five clubs based in Waitakere City including the Glenora Bears who previously represented the City in the Bartercard Cup. The other four clubs were the Waitemata...

 franchise in the Bartercard Cup

Bartercard Cup

The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...

before retiring at the end of 2007.