Wharfedale............22 Sheffield Tigers...... 8
■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS

WHARFEDALE grabbed a bonus-point win to start their campaign, while a plucky Tigers side went back down the M1 without a point.
Dale dominated possession and territory in the first half, but too many mistakes stopped them scoring more than twice. Dale opened the second half with some more fluent play and established a 22-8 lead.
Sheffield played more positive rugby with 15 minutes to go and threatened to close the gap on the home side, but mistakes close to the line cost them.
Sam Dickinson opened the scor...