25 years ago today, Sheffield Eagles played our first game following the rebirth of the club. After the proposed Huddersfield-Sheffield merger in 1999, Rugby League in South Yorkshire looked bleak, but Mark Aston led a race to get a new Sheffield Eagles club up and running in time to start the new season with the deadline only weeks away. The club’s application was initially knocked back but, in the “replay”, Eagles were admitted to the league and began their new existence at Chorley on 28th December 1999. To mark this occasion, click below to see the tries from that day, as we ran out 20-33 winners against Lancashire Lynx Tries from Jonny Bruce, Ian Brown, John Strange, Gavin Brown, Chris Robinson and Micky Johnson helped secure the win that day in Lancashire. You can also watch the full game over on the Sheffield Eagles Heritage Project YouTube channel https://lnkd.in/eDfU86za #OneClub
Sadly some people chose their pocket and not their club. Luckily for the Eagles, Mark Aston and others battled on to save the club that they had created.
Nice memories Gav. Even the refs could run in them days🤣
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2dGav brown carving up in this game!