Sheffield Tigers RUFC

Sheffield Tigers
Full name Sheffield Tigers Rugby Union Football Club
Union Yorkshire RFU
Founded 1932 (1932)
Location Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Ground(s) Dore Moor
Chairman Paul Walker
President Ian Wragg
Coach(es) Thiu Barnard
Captain(s) Tom Outram
League(s) National League 2 North
2017−18 10th
Team kit
Official website
www.sheffieldtigers.co.uk

Sheffield Tigers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, National League 2 North, and are based at Dore Moor, Hathersage Road, Sheffield. The club run three senior teams and a veterans side, the junior section starts at under-7's up to a colts XV.[1]

History

Formed in 1932 they celebrate their 75th season of rugby in 2007. Since league rugby began they were long standing members of Yorkshire 2, managing to avoid either promotion or relegation for the first dozen or so years of the leagues.

The arrival of former England and Halifax RLFC scrum half David Holmes spearheaded a new era and the club reached the final of the Tetley Bitter Vase at Twickenham in 2000, securing a 20–11 win over favourites Bank of England RUFC. Despite finishing second, a restructure of the leagues meant that they remained in Yorkshire 2; as all ten clubs below them were relegated! Promotion the following year was accompanied by the club's first Yorkshire Shield win over Scarborough and the 'Tigers' stayed in Yorkshire 1 for two seasons before a disastrous campaign in 2002–03 saw them relegated back to Yorkshire 2.

The arrival of Coach Richard Selkirk and a host of new players saw Tigers promoted at the second time of asking in 2004–05 a year that also saw a second Vase win at Twickenham, this time over Solihull after a tumultuous semi-final win at Sidmouth.

Further success followed in 2005–06 with the Yorkshire 1 title captured, and at their first attempt Tigers made it three promotions in a row in 2006–07 with a play-off win over North 2 West rivals Lymm to book their place in North 1 for 2007–08. Three seasons later the club gained promotion from this league, now known as National 3 North, via a play-off victory over Chester.[2]

Honours

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Current standings

2018–19 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Hull Ionians8701246169777035
2Hinckley8701252165875033
3Huddersfield8602207149585231
4Sedgley Park8503251191605227
5Chester7502173119543225
6Stourbridge8503257219385025
7Fylde8404217178395223
8Wharfedale8404203184195122
9Otley8404154191-373019
10South Leicester8314234269-354018
11Sheffield Tigers8305197217-203318
12Preston Grasshoppers8206203231-286418
13Leicester Lions8305191201-103217
14Tynedale7214210215-55217
15Macclesfield8107141277-136206
16Peterborough Lions8107117278-161116
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 20 October 2018
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

References

  1. ↑ Club website Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Club website history page Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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