By ANDREW SMITH
Sheffield Tigers....49
Hull Ionians.............. 5
SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first home win of the campaign in style with a six-try demolition of a shellshocked Hull Ionians.
An imperious kicking display from Mark Ireland provided the solid bedrock from which the hosts prospered all afternoon.
Strong in the tackle and dominant in the set-piece, Tigers established an 18-point advantage by half-time and never looked back.
Ireland stroked an early penalty before the I’s claimed their only points of the game through Scott Westwood, who emerged from a ...
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