Knights downed by soaring Eagles

Sunday 24th March - Betfred Championship

Sheffield Eagles produced a gutsy performance to inflict York City Knights second defeat of the season at a blustery Bootham Crescent today. Both teams were in good form ahead of the match each having won five of their opening six Betfred Championship games – sitting third and fourth on the ladder respectively – and it was the visitors who came away with the spoils here, inspired by veteran half back Anthony Thackeray. Knights Head Coach James Ford had made four changes to the team that beat Halifax last week, bringing in wing Perry Whiteley who had recovered from a migrane... ...Read The Article