Sheffield Tigers RUFC
Encyclopedia
Sheffield Tigers Rugby Football Club are a rugby union
team based in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
. They currently play in the North 1
in the English league system.
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.
'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
They are based at Dore Moor, Hathersage Road
, Sheffield
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team based in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
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. They currently play in the North 1
North 1
National 3 North is one of the level 5 leagues of English rugby. Before 2009 the league was known as North 1....
in the English league system.
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
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
scrum half David Holmes
David Holmes
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spearheaded a new era and the club reached the final of the Tetley Bitter Vase at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
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.
'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
They are based at Dore Moor, Hathersage Road
Hathersage Road (Sheffield)
Hathersage Road is a road in Sheffield South Yorkshire, England. It leads south-west from the suburb of Whirlow to the border between Hathersage and Sheffield, before becoming Sheffield Road at the point called Surprise View. The road begins at a bridge on the Limb Brook, the former boundary...
, Sheffield
Cup Winners
- 1999-2000:
- RFU Tetley Bitter Vase
- 2000-2001:
- Yorkshire RFU Shield
- 2004-2005:
- RFU PowerGen Vase
- Yorkshire RFU Shield
- 2005-2006:
- Winners of Yorkshire 1
- 2006-7:
- Promoted from North 2 East to North 1 in a play off