MARTYN SADLER, the editor of League Express, pays tribute to a club that has enjoyed some remarkable ups and downs throughout its history. Sheffield Eagles have had some tough times since that glorious day in 1998 when they defeated Wigan 17-8 at the old Wembley Stadium. I can remember their skipper that day, Paul Broadbent, still walking around the stadium…
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GARETH WALKER of League Express looks at the remarkable start to the season by Championship side Sheffield Eagles. JUST three rounds into the new Championship season and only two of the 14 clubs are undefeated – with one of those being Sheffield Eagles. After a disappointing 2018 campaign which coach Mark Aston refused to shy away from, the Eagles have…
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Sheffield Eagles have signed experienced Featherstone halfback Anthony Thackeray on a two-year contract. Eagles coach Mark Aston had been looking for a proven playmaker to lead his new look-side around the field in 2019 and believes he has got the right man in Thackeray. Aston said: “To be able to attract a player of Anthony’s stature to the club is…
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A joint bid to bring Rugby League World Cup fixtures to Sheffield in 2021 has been made by Sheffield City Council, Sheffield United, SIV and Sheffield Eagles, and it has passed the first stage of the selection process. It means some of the world’s top teams could be playing at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane stadium when the tournament comes to England…
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Sheffield Eagles suffered a nine-try beating today by Toulouse Olympique at the State Ernest Argelès in Blagnac, despite going six points ahead with a try from Cory Aston converted by Oscar Thomas after eight minutes. In a tight first half, Toulouse fought back with two unconverted tries by Paul Marcon and Mourad Kriouache, with the latter giving them the lead…
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Sheffield Eagles have announced the capture of Garry Lo and Cory Aston on loan from Castleford Tigers. Both join from the Betfred Super League side on an initial one-month deal with an option to extend. Lo made several strong performances for Papua New Guinea at the recent Rugby League World Cup but he will start the 2018 season back at…
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Sheffield coach Mark Aston has thrown forward his idea for a restructure of rugby league – which involves increasing the size of the Championship and leaving League 1 to become a “development league”. The Eagles are not in danger of relegation to the third tier this year, and instead are heading for the semi-finals of the Championship Shield despite another…
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Championship Shield: Swinton Lions 16-30 Bradford Bulls Sheffield Eagles 28-35 Dewsbury Rams Batley Bulldogs 22-22 Oldham Toulouse Olympique 50-12 Rochdale Hornets Full coverage of all the weekend’s Championship Shield matches will feature in Monday’s issue of League Express, available in the shops and online from Sunday evening.
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Sheffield Eagles have held discussions with key figures from Sheffield’s Legacy Park Ltd as the club continues to work towards playing at a proposed stadium on the complex. Eagles’ chairman Chris Noble MBE held discussions with Legacy Park Project lead Richard Caborn, which followed a recent board meeting held by Legacy Park Ltd, the organisation created to deliver the Olympic…
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More details from all of today’s games, alongside the rest of the weekend’s action, will feature in Monday’s League Express. Widnes Vikings picked up their first win of the 2017 Qualifiers as Corey Thompson’s brace helped them to a 36-12 victory at Halifax. Despite Fax’s red-hot winger Ben Heaton making it six tries in two appearances, they barely threatened a…
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