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My fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison

15 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T……..32pts Billingham…….. 12pts A RUTHLESS second-half display […]

Tykes sneak home to top the table

8 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes……….. 12 Sheffield Tigers…..11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to bring themselves level with […]

It’s party time for Tigers’ duo after convincing win

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By JOSH THOMAS Sheffield Tigers….29 Hull………………………. 15 JAMES LONG marked his Tigers debut with his first-ever try and birthday boy Dom Santamaria also got […]

Norman’s happy with his life as a Tiger

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By CHRIS COLLYER WITH last week’s home game postponed due to Storm Bert, energetic Sheffield Tigers winger James Norman put the spare time to […]

Star man Norman unlucky not to conquer hosts

17 November 2024 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield Tigers….24 SHEFFIELD Tigers got their ninth bonus point after the Yorkshire derby ended in a draw, with the visitors’ James […]

A Christmas cracker on the cards as derby approaches

17 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK SHEFFIELD are set to be in the National Two North title mix this season, but homegrown second-row Archie Crapper says his side […]

Richards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Tynedale……………..29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the campaign in a bottom-of-the-table […]

Tigers at long last find their killer bite

27 October 2024 0 comments

By TIM THORLEY A much-anticipated bottom-of-the-table clash saw both sides score five tries, but it was Sheffield Tigers who emerged with their first win of […]

Key cogs yet to return will make us click – Davidson

27 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Hopeful: Wharfedale’s Robbie Davidson WHARFEDALE have endured an injury nightmare across their backline and despite coming into this weekend in fifth, No.10 […]

Pocklington has the Ionians power

20 October 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………33 Sheffield Tigers…. 20 HULL Ionians deserved their bonus-point win with their creative play creating space, while Tigers took the route […]

In-form Fylde flanker Toby has Tykes in his sights

20 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Aiming high: Fylde flanker Toby Harrison AFTER derailing their title pursuit last season, in-form Fylde are chomping at the bit ahead of […]

Terrific Turner is difference for Fylde

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……..26pts Fylde……………….33pts FYLDE head coach Chris Briers paid tribute to the grit and determination of his side as they hung on […]

Williams sparks rout for Chester as Tigers caged

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By MO SHER Chester…………………59 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ tough start to the season continued at Hare Lane, Chester running in eight tries in a […]

Sorry, Geoff, but let’s not de-power scrums

6 October 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EVERY week I can’t wait for Sunday to come around so that I can read The […]

Lymm hold on by narrowest margin

29 September 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….27 Lymm……………………28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in a thriller at Tigers’ […]

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

22 September 2024 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Preston G……………..27 Sheffield Tigers….26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After dramatic late losses to […]

Tigers tamed by familiar adversaries

15 September 2024 1 comment

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 13 Sheffield………………22 SHEFFIELD maintained their unbeaten start, edging their way to a three-try victory in a fiercely contested encounter at […]

Dominant Dale pass Tigers test

8 September 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Titans time their run to perfection and finish with the lion’s share

12 May 2024 0 comments

Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Team […]

Townsend is just terrific for Tigers

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers… 21 Fylde……………………. 15 REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Louis Townsend was hero of the hour as Sheffield Tigers ended their season on a […]

‘The most improved in the National Leagues’

28 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Sheffield head coach Anthony Posa has awarded his team “the most improved in all the National Leagues” following a record-breaking season for […]

Titans go top with one game to play

21 April 2024 0 comments

National 2 North By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield T……..14pts Rotherham T….36pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans overcame a strong challenge from neighbours Sheffield Tigers to move to […]

Rotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title race as rivals Leeds […]

Tigers left licking their wounds

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..36 Sheffield Tigers….27 A CRACKING game was in the balance until the closing stages when Tynedale finally overcame a stiff Sheffield Tigers […]

Tigers out on a Lymm as hosts bounce back

24 March 2024 0 comments

Lymm……………………43 Sheffield Tigers….24 By JOE SANTAMARIA LYMM managed to recover from their humbling at the hands of Leeds Tykes last week to put on an […]

Dale so close to sharing the spoils

17 March 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA Sheffield Tigers….20 Wharfedale………… 18 THERE was drama at the death as Sheffield Tigers triumphed in the Yorkshire derby after Wharfedale missed a […]

Whinn starts fightback as Tigers are finally tamed

10 March 2024 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham………….. 30 Sheffield Tigers…. 19 BILLINGHAM came from behind and survived a late onslaught to tame Tigers. Billingham started brightly but it […]

Hawksworth helps to hand Tigers another triumph

25 February 2024 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield Tigers….32 Preston G……………..26 SHEFFIELD Tigers made it five wins from their last six games with a bonus-point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. […]

Baker’s late blow sinks the plucky strugglers

18 February 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T…… 34 Huddersfield…32 ALATE Will Baker penalty deep into added time gave 14-man Sheffield Tigers an unlikely win against a much-improved […]

In-form Fisher aiming to net a big catch for steel city club

18 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have enjoyed a miraculous improvement from last season, helped along the way by scrum-half Elliot Fisher, who is a prime contender […]

Delighted Dixon is leaders’ hero

11 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..49 Sheffield Tigers…… 6 LEADERS Leeds Tykes produced a clinical second-half display, romping home to a commanding victory over Sheffield Tigers. […]

Very close for Ionians but there’s no cigar!

4 February 2024 0 comments

National 2N By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……25pts Sheffield T……..26pts Touching down: Oliver Butterworth scores for Sheffield Tigers, and right, James Sanderson scores Ionians’ third try […]

Tigers on the prowl as first 40 sets tone

28 January 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER Sheffield T……..36pts Hull…………………. 17pts FOR those doubting the motivation and desire of the two sides at Dore More, there was the strongest […]

Baker cooks up demise of Otley

14 January 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Otley…………………….. 16 WILL Baker’s impeccable kicking display brought an end to Sheffield Tigers’ losing run in a tight all-Yorkshire contest […]

Posa’s Tigers on right side of thriller

14 January 2024 0 comments

By TOM GREENWOOD On the rampage: Sheffield’s Alex Fawdry, and below, Ryan Burrows goes in for a try PICTURES: Mike Inkley Preston G………. 24pts Sheffield…………26pts […]

Tigers are Dunne for as Titans hit form after break

7 January 2024 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS National 2North Rotherham T……….35 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 ROTHERHAM turned in another storming second-half display to take the local bragging rights against Sheffield […]

Steel City seeing switch in power

24 December 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Sheffield have long played second fiddle to their city rivals, Sheffield Tigers, but the balance of power in the Steel City could […]

Sheffield savour Steel City honours

17 December 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Sheffield…………33pts Sheffield T……. 24pts THE Steel City bragging rights were once again claimed by Sheffield, the hosts taming the Tigers in […]

Holmes on hand to seal a success

26 November 2023 0 comments

By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Sheffield T…………..47 Lymm……………………35 SHEFFIELD Tigers put up a spirited second-half perfor mance to secure a bonus-point win over Lymm. Lymm made their […]

Ruthless Dale’s joy as Tigers are caged

19 November 2023 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…… 31pts Sheffield T…….. 17pts THE two teams in third and fourth swapped places again as Wharfedale won the match and gained […]

Green shoots appearing as Byron lays a foundation

19 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Sheffield Tigers and their director of rugby Jack Howieson faced an early setback four weeks into pre-season when head coach Mark Luffman […]

Evans’ landmark moment is in vain

12 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers….35 Billingham…………..25 BILLINGHAM left Dore Moor with little but pride to show for their efforts – and a landmark achievement for […]

Jubilant Jukes on song in Tykes win

8 October 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T…………..29 Leeds Tykes……….. 50 A HAT-TRICK of tries for Leeds Tykes wingman Harry Jukes put the seal on another convincing bonus-point […]

Beech’s brace sees off prowling Tigers

1 October 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………….. 24 Sheffield T……. 18 HULL edged out the visiting Sheffield Tigers in a dramatic finale after Sheffield were adjudged to have […]

Try scoring spree marks Super Sam’s injury return

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Taylor is benefitting from a change of playing style at Otley, touching down for four tries in four games coming into […]

Tigers run wild as I’s hunted down

24 September 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Seabourne tasked with steadying falling Tykes

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The 32-year journey of Leeds Tykes has been nothing short of tumultuous. It’s a story marked by name changes, yo-yoing between leagues, […]

Hayes switches on the style for Titans

30 April 2023 0 comments

By SCOTT EVANS Sheffield Tigers……………….10 Rotherham Titans …………….40 Fly-half Richard Hayes put in a stylish display, pulling the Rotherham strings behind a dominant forward pack […]

Park clinch promotion with top showing

16 April 2023 0 comments

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park…80pts Sheffield T……..14pts Sedgley Park secured promotion to National 1 with a trouncing of Sheffield Tigers on a glorious day in […]

Park close in on promotion with crucial victory

2 April 2023 0 comments

By FRANK REYNOLDS Sheffield……………… 17 Sedgley Park………38 SEDGLEY Park took a major step towards securing promotion with a bonus-point triumph at Sheffield. With Fylde winning […]

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