Great team effort

Led by stand in captain, Damian Broadhurst, Harrogate powered to an impressive win against Sheffield Tigers in what was a fast flowing game enjoyed by a sizeable crowd at Claro Road.

Both teams were playing below strength teams, with Harrogate missing 6 players to the North Yorkshire squad and Sheffield missing 5 players to the South Yorkshire squad. This didn't hold the teams back though and in an impressive performance out wide, Bruno Horacio sealed a hat trick in only his third game for Harrogate and loose head Tom Hay matched that in the forwards in spite of playing with a badly injured foot.

Harrogate had an all round excellent performance by every player on the pitch against a spirited and forwards-led Sheffield team who put up stiff resistance to no avail. No chance today to pick out a man of the match as each player was outstanding in his position. Congratulations to Sheffield too for providing a good game, but today was not to be theirs as the Harrogate players were in a determined mood, possibly with distant dreams of a tasty Cozens pie in the future.

Statto:

3 T Hay, T (5-0)
4 C Finney (7-0)
7 T Horacio (12-0)
8 C Finney (14-0)
10 T Sheffield (14-5)
11 C Sheffield (14-7)
12 T Hay, T (19-7)
13 C Finney (21-7)
15 T Horacio (26-7)
16 C Finney (28-7)
19 T Sheffield (28-12)
23 T Sheffield (28-17)
25 T Cowley (33-17)
29 Pen Finney (36-17)
32 T Igoe (41-17)
33 C Finney (43-17)
38 T Hay, T (48-17)
45 T Horacio (53-17)