Of the fixtures played on March 8th in N2N only two were Yorkshire county derbies and only one a Roses clash. On a day when two of the bottom four posted unexpected victories and Sheffield Tigers earning two bonus points at Tynedale the relegation battle has become more intense. Sheffield RUFC travelled to Wharfedale and received… Continue reading National 2 North Weekly Round-Up
Memory Lane With Stephen Hodgson
Club Historian Stephen Hodgson takes us on a trip down memory lane every week of the season. With rugby cancelled 5 years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic Stephen has delved further into the club records to pick out matches played on this week from 10, 15 and 20 years ago. It continues to be… Continue reading Memory Lane With Stephen Hodgson
Ali Heard On Becoming The Club’s Record Appearance Holder
For years, Guy Martinson's record of 242 appearances for the club stood. However, as each season has passed, his grip on the milestone got looser and looser. In our pre-Christmas win at Hull Ionians, the record finally fell to current first-team captain Ali Heard. Heard admitted surpassing a legend of the club like Martinson was… Continue reading Ali Heard On Becoming The Club’s Record Appearance Holder
Hull Unable To Build On Impressive First Half Against Chester
Hull started the game so well but despite scoring three tries in the first period, they fell behind on the stroke of half-time and failed to score a point in the second half which Chester dominated to run out comfortable victors. Hull were quick to make their mark when their forwards drove the ball well from a… Continue reading Hull Unable To Build On Impressive First Half Against Chester
Weekly National 2 North Round-Up
Of the fixtures played on March 1st in N2N only one was a Roses clash and only two were County derbies. League leaders Leeds Tykes travelled to Preston Grasshoppers where they posted a 45-10 victory after leading 14-3 at the break. They scored seven tries to the Hoppers one with five of them being converted. The… Continue reading Weekly National 2 North Round-Up
