Sheffield Tigers
Full nameSheffield Tigers Rugby Union Football Club
UnionYorkshire RFU
Founded1932 (1932)
LocationDore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)Dore Moor
ChairmanPaul Walker
PresidentIan Wragg
Coach(es)Jamie Broadley
Captain(s)Ed Simmonds
League(s)National League 2 North
2022–239th
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 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

[3]

Current standings

2023–24 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Leeds Tykes15150061228033214074
2Rotherham Titans15140153526726811168
3Sheffield15101450137412711255
4Fylde1581647636411212450
5Wharfedale13904323281427043
6Sheffield Tigers15717430410208240
7Tynedale14617342331118539
8Hull15717376418-425136
9Lymm15519420490-707332
10Preston Grasshoppers154110400510-1108329
11Otley144010366448-827528
12Billingham14419277395-1183122
13Hull Ionians153012346532-1864622
14Huddersfield142012300604-3045013
  • 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. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 13 January 2024
Source: National League 2 North RFU [4]

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. ↑ "History - Sheffield Tigers RUFC". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "National League 2 North". England Rugby.
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