Sheffield Tigers RUFC

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Sheffield Tigers
Full name Sheffield Tigers Rugby Union Football Club
Union RFU
Founded 1932 (1932)
Ground(s) Dore Moor
Chairman Andy Crosbee
President Nigel Dakin
Captain(s) Andy Barnes
League(s) National League 2 North
2012–13 6th
Team kit
Official website
www.sheffieldtigers.co.uk

Sheffield Tigers Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They currently play in National League 2 North and are based at Dore Moor, Hathersage Road, Sheffield. The club runs three senior teams, a veterans side and under 14, under 16 and under 17 teams.[2]

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 English Rugby system.

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 in the Final and despite finishing second in the League, a restructure meant that they remained in Yorkshire 2 as all 10 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 2 seasons before a disastrous campaign in 2002-3 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 2004-5 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 2005-6 with the Yorkshire 1 title captured, and at their first attempt Tigers made it three promotions in a row in 2006-7 with a play off win over North 2 West rivals Lymm to book their place in North 1 for 2007-8. Three seasons later the club gained promotion from this league, now known as National 3 North, via a play-off victory over Chester.[3]

Current standings

2013–14 National League 2 North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Darlington Mowden Park 22 20 0 2 833 273 560 17 1 98
2 Stourbridge 22 20 0 2 745 238 507 14 1 95
3 Macclesfield 21 19 0 2 752 346 406 16 1 93
4 Sedgley Park 22 15 0 7 725 442 283 12 4 76
5 Chester 22 14 0 8 450 380 70 9 2 67
6 Birmingham & Solihull 20 11 0 9 481 427 54 7 4 55
7 Harrogate 21 10 0 11 539 521 18 6 5 51
8 Leicester Lions 22 9 0 13 481 496 -15 6 6 48
9 Caldy 21 9 0 12 438 552 -114 7 4 47
10 Luctonians 20 9 0 11 408 509 -101 6 4 46
11 Preston Grasshoppers 22 9 0 13 401 529 -128 6 4 46
12 Otley 21 8 0 13 466 513 -47 6 4 37[n 1]
13 Hull 21 7 0 14 442 569 -127 5 4 37
14 Sheffield Tigers 20 5 0 15 307 485 -178 1 5 26
15 Bromsgrove 21 5 0 16 366 689 -323 3 1 24
16 Dudley Kingswinford 22 0 0 22 258 1123 -865 2 4 6
  • 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
  1. ↑ Otley were deducted 5 competition points for fielding an ineligible player in their match against Harrogate on 21 December 2013.[1]
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 10 February 2014
Source: NCA Rugby

Honours

  • RFU Tetley Bitter Vase Winners 1999/2000
  • Yorkshire RFU Shield Winners 2000/01, 2004/05
  • RFU PowerGen Vase Winners 2004/05
  • Yorkshire 1: Champions 2005/06
  • North 2 East play-off winners: 2006/07
  • National 3 North promotion play-off winners: 2010/11

References

  1. ↑ Discipline "Club Discipline". National Clubs Association. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014. 
  2. ↑ Club website
  3. ↑ Club website history page

External links

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