Tigers set for re-run of first ever match

THE build-up to Sheffield Tigers' biggest season continues tomorrow as the club looks back before a great leap forward.

By The Newsroom

Published 31st Aug 2007, 11:23 BST

Scunthorpe are the visitors to Tigers tomorrow in a re-run of the Sheffield club's first ever fixture back in 1932.

After that it will be all systems go as Tigers celebrate their 75th anniversary by playing at their highest-ever level. Three consecutive promotions have elevated Tigers to the North One league.

First league opponents are Huddersfield in West Yorkshire a week tomorrow.

Tigers have brought together a blend of youth and experience for the testing time ahead and their 24-19 victory in last Saturday's pre-season friendly at Beverley was a significant result against the National Div Three North newcomers.

The next anniversary event for the Dore Moor club is a dinner dance at the Mercure St Pauls Hotel on October 13. Tickets are available from the clubhouse.