putting him 4th in the N2(N) ranking. Other mainstays of the squad include veteran lock Dominic Parsons, formerly with Championship experience at Doncaster Knights, frequently partnering Dave Clayden in the row. Props include Jake Hicklin and Ben Whitney, and Archie Crapper and Matt Adcock in the backrow. Amongst the Sheffield three quarters, wing Christian Hooper has had a very productive campaign with 13 tries to date. Photos from Sheffield v Fylde in Nov 2022 courtesy of Sheffield’s Colin Fisher. Going back into the Archives, here are team sheets from 1989 & 1994. The 1989 game at the Woodlands was particularly important as Sheffield’s 9-24 victory saved them from relegation.
scrum-half Ian Wright, now sadly no longer with us. Sheffield’s Head Coach since late 2021 is the very experienced former fly-half Anthony Posa whose son has succeeded him as number 10 in the current squad. New Zealand-born Posa, with a Croatian family background, has been a mainstay of the Croatian National squad and earned more than 50 international caps. He is also director of rugby at the University of Sheffield, previously set up the Doncaster Knights Academy and earned four promotions in four years while in charge of Beverley. Their most high profile signing ahead of the 2022-23 season was the accomplished and powerful backrower, Ryan Burrows, who has very senior experience at Rotherham Titans, Leeds Tykes, Newcastle Falcons (including Premiership appearances) and Coventry. Fylde match reporter Simon Taylor highlighted his outstanding performance against Fylde last November. Top points scorer is scrum-half Elliot Fisher who is having a tremendous season, notching 15 tries and, with kicking duties too, a total of 169 points in all
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