Youthful Harrogate take heart in loss

By WILLIAM BARRACK

Harrogate.................. 7
Sheffield Tigers....27
AN horror injury list forced Harrogate to field inexperienced players, all of whom showed great promise.
Having played against the wind in the first half, a 7-0 half-time lead looked promising, but they had lost playmaker Sam Fox to a groin injury and the Tigers’ greater experience led to increasing dominance after the interval
Harrogate’s set-piece play won a plentiful supply of ball and their driving mauls tested the Tigers’ defence fully. As half-time approached, debutant flanker Will Seymo...

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