By ANDREW SMITH

Sheffield Tigers....49 Hull Ionians.............. 5 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first home win of the campaign in style with a six-try demolition of a shellshocked Hull Ionians. An imperious kicking display from Mark Ireland provided the solid bedrock from which the hosts prospered all afternoon. Strong in the tackle and dominant in the set-piece, Tigers established an 18-point advantage by half-time and never looked back. Ireland stroked an early penalty before the I’s claimed their only points of the game through Scott Westwood, who emerged from a ...