Tag: Sheffield

Sam’s the man to play Hoppers hero

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….27 Preston G……………..34 HOPPERS’ debut hero Sam Freeman snatched a dramatic late win in a nine-try thriller at Dore Moor. […]

Goatley celebrates landmark with try

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 19 Chester………………… 14 A SECOND-HALF try from Barney Goatley was enough to give a resurgent Sheffield Tigers their third home […]

Parsons pinches it at the death

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield……………… 31 SHEFFIELD were made to work hard for their five points by the hosts, but a late try by Dominic […]

Lymm keep alive their title ambition

By JOE SANTAMARIA Lymm…………………… 30 Sheffield Tigers….26 LYMM kept up their push for promotion, but were made to work for their victory by a spirited […]

Saracens fight

Blues have the edge in Steel City derby

By WILLIAM BULL Sheffield………… 17pts Sheffield T…….. 12pts LAST season Sheffield achieved the derby double over their near neighbours the Tigers for the first time, […]

Blues have

Blues have the edge in Steel City derby

By WILLIAM BULL Sheffield………… 17pts Sheffield T…….. 12pts LAST season Sheffield achieved the derby double over their near neighbours the Tigers for the first time, […]

Blues have

Blues have the edge in Steel City derby

By WILLIAM BULL Sheffield………… 17pts Sheffield T…….. 12pts LAST season Sheffield achieved the derby double over their near neighbours the Tigers for the first time, […]

Sharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight

By MO SHER Lymm……………………52 Chester…………………26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with Lymm responding to Leeds’s […]

Sharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight

By MO SHER Lymm……………………52 Chester…………………26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with Lymm responding to Leeds’s […]

Sharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight

By MO SHER Lymm……………………52 Chester…………………26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with Lymm responding to Leeds’s […]

My fierce

My fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison

By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T……..32pts Billingham…….. 12pts A RUTHLESS second-half display […]

Chester crumple as pack play it hard

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 31 Sheffield………………43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an enthralling encounter. The home […]

Posa has

Posa has class to down the leaders

By RICHARD GORE Sheffield……….. 24pts Lymm……………….. 5pts In the clear: Archie Crapper extends Sheffield’s lead and, below, Jack Dawson scores for Sheffield PICTURES: Mike Inkley […]

Tykes sneak home to top the table

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes……….. 12 Sheffield Tigers…..11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to bring themselves level with […]

Rhodri rules roost for Steel City side

By TOM KELLY Preston G…………….. 17 Sheffield………………25 A HAT-TRICK from Rhodri Campbell helped a tough Sheffield overcome Preston Grasshoppers After 20 minutes, Hoppers’ Scott Richardson […]

Hedgley brings

Hedgley brings delight for Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale……40pts Preston……………14pts A COMMANDING performance helped Wharfedale wrap up this clash between fifth and sixth in the table. At the heart of […]

Three-try burst is decisive for hosts

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield………………40 Hull Ionians…………33 HIGH-FLYING Sheffield were made to work hard for their ninth win of the season in a high-tempo game. In […]

Richards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Tynedale……………..29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the campaign in a bottom-of-the-table […]

High-flying hosts see off Dale threat

■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield………………43 Wharfedale………… 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in the second period. The […]

In-form Fisher nets considerable tally

By MIKE BROWN Billingham………….. 10 Sheffield………………45 A WOUNDED Sheffield made up for last week’s loss to Leeds Tykes. It was clear their intent from the […]

Pocklington has the Ionians power

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………33 Sheffield Tigers…. 20 HULL Ionians deserved their bonus-point win with their creative play creating space, while Tigers took the route […]

Visitors leave it late to keep on winning

■By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….36 Sheffield ……………..38 SHEFFIELD secured the narrowest of victories to extend their winning streak to six games while Hull earned two bonus […]

Six-try Sheffield cut down Otley

■By DAVID WILSON Sheffield………………38 Otley…………………….. 15 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive form with a six-try victory over Otley yesterday. Sheffield started the game excellently, but a […]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………………. 7 Sheffield………………38 A HAT-TRICK from Will Smith helped Sheffield maintain their 100 per cent winning start to the season. They outgunned […]

Lymm hold on by narrowest margin

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….27 Lymm……………………28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in a thriller at Tigers’ […]