Match Preview

Tynedale v Sheffield Tigers
Saturday 13th April 2024 (KO 3pm)

WELCOME
This Saturday we extend the warmest of welcomes to the players, officials and supporters of Sheffield Tigers RUFC on their seventh visit to Tynedale Park. The match at Sheffield earlier this season, in December, was played in horrendous conditions. We trust Saturday's weather will be a bit kinder.
We also offer a very warm welcome to the day's three match officials and hope they enjoy their day out at Tynedale Park.

SHEFFIELD TIGERS IN RECENT YEARS
2010-2011
Sheffield Tigers were transferred from National League Three North to the parallel Midlands division.
They achieved second place behind Bromsgrove, and with home advantage in the play-off beat Chester 16-14 to edge into National 2 North.
2015-16
After suffering relegation in 2014 and narrowly missing out on promotion in 2015 with 107 points, behind Sale (113 points) and Sandal (110 points) the Tigers roared back in 2016 to regain their position in level 4 with 109 points.

PREVIOUS TIGERS V TYNE RESULTS

2016-2017 Sheffield Tigers 12 Tynedale 34
2016-2017 Tynedale 41 Sheffield Tigers 40
2017-2018 Sheffield Tigers 10 Tynedale 29
2017-2018 Tynedale 71 Sheffield Tigers 20
2018-2019 Sheffield Tigers 11 Tynedale 17
2018-2019 Tynedale 39 Sheffield Tigers 19
2019-2020 Tynedale 19 Sheffield Tigers 18
(29th Feb 2020 Sheffield Tigers v Tynedale, cancelled - Covid)
2021-2022 Tynedale 24 Sheffield Tigers 18
2021-2022 Sheffield Tigers 22 Tynedale 24
2022-2023 Tynedale 41 Sheffield Tigers 34
2022-2023 Sheffield Tigers 26 Tynedale 7
2023-2024 Sheffield Tigers 0 Tynedale 10

12 Matches so far; 11 wins for Tynedale, 1 for Sheffield Tigers

MATCH EARLIER THIS SEASON - 9TH DEC 2023
SHEFFIELD TIGERS 0 TYNEDALE 10

(Report by Chris Leslie.)
Tynedale braved the Arctic conditions to come away with a well deserved win.
On a saturated pitch, with surface water lying, and in a freezing gale force wind with driving rain/hail this match was never going to be a classic and there was never going to be a load of points.

Tynedale played with the tree-bending wind in their favour in the opening half but couldn't capitalise and unusually for a rugby match these days the score was 0-0 at the interval.

A couple of players(backs) even took the opportunity at half-time to take a hot shower in full kit in an attempt to thaw out!!

With Tynedale facing the elements in the second half there were a few die-hard supporters who perhaps doubted our chances. However the visitors showed true character and grit and the crucial, and only, try came early in the second half with Ralph Johnston getting the touchdown following some dominant forward driving play, Josh Leslie converting for a 7-0 lead.

The momentum now seemed with Tynedale and an impressive defence coupled with disciplined driving play denied a strong Sheffield Tigers any opportunity to get back into the game. The Tynedale pack's dominance denied Sheffield's scrum half any respite, and a converted penalty from Jake Rodgers sealed the win with five minutes to spare.

Henry Wainwright, who is making a habit of "worrying" the opposition, was relentless in carrying across the gain line, ably supported by the rest of the Corbridge express.

The Tynedale squad that day was:-
FORWARDS: Rewcastle, Johnston, Caudle, Wearmouth, Dunn, Cousin, Wainwright, Vassallo
BACKS: Telford, Leslie, Dryden, Miller, Cramb, Beaty, Parker
REPLACEMENTS: Carmichael, Haigh, Nankivell, Hanning, Rodgers

SHEFFIELD TIGERS THIS SEASON
Sheffield Tigers currently sit immediately below Tynedale in the league, in seventh place, on only 3 fewer points and with a game in hand.
Sheffield Tigers have actually won one more match than Tynedale but Tyne have secured 21 bonus points, compared with 14 for Sheffield Tigers which has made the difference.
All very close – another close, competitive game is expected.

Sheffield Tigers’ league results to date:-
Fylde 26 Sheffield Tigers 26
Sheffield Tigers 28 Sheffield 32
Otley 24 Sheffield Tigers 31
Sheffield Tigers 49 Hull Ionians 5
Hull 24 Sheffield Tigers 18
Sheffield Tigers 29 Leeds Tykes 50
Huddersfield 25 Sheffield Tigers 44
Preston Grasshoppers 39 Sheffield Tigers 41
Sheffield Tigers 35 Billingham 25
Wharfedale 31 Sheffield Tigers 17
Sheffield Tigers 47 Lymm 35
Sheffield Tigers 0 Tynedale 10
Sheffield 33 Sheffield Tigers 24
Rotherham 35 Sheffield Tigers 17
Sheffield Tigers 24 Otley 16
Sheffield Tigers 36 Hull 17
Hull Ionians 25 Sheffield Tigers 26
Leeds Tykes 49 Sheffield Tigers 6
Sheffield Tigers 34 Huddersfield 32
Sheffield Tigers 32 Preston Grasshoppers 26
Billingham 30 Sheffield Tigers 19
Sheffield Tigers 20 Wharfedale 18
Lymm 43 Sheffield Tigers 24

SHEFFIELD TIGERS WEBSITE
https://www.sheffieldtigers.co.uk/

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Charlton
AR1: Paul Fincken
AR2: Fraser Gill

BALL BOYS
Tynedale Under 14’s

WEATHER FORECAST
Possible light rain, gusty west winds, 14 degrees

SELECTED SQUAD
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