Silloth
tigers
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Silloth Tigers
RFC
F
Founded in 1880, Silloth Tigers Rugby Club is based at the Jim Brough Rugby Park, Wigton in Cumbria and they
currently compete in the Northern Division of the Cumbrian League. They are led by President Geoff Bland and have
been progressing well under his guidance.
This is a club that is fully committed
to providing players from their local
community with the opportunity to
play the game and are always keen to
welcome new players of any standard.
They state on their official website that
their aim is, “enjoyment, involvement in
a sporting day out, a game of rugby and
a bit of friendly banter.”
This approach has led to the club
producing some talented players in
the past, including Jim Brough who
represented England (1924/25) and also
played professional Rugby League for
Leeds. He was a true Silloth legend.
So far this season they have been in
superb form, having won 15 drawn 1
and lost 1 of their 17 league matches.
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This sees them sitting proudly at the top
of the table with 76 points on the board.
This should provide them with the
perfect platform from which to go on
and achieve success in 2015. As long
as they are able to keep up their recent
level of performance it will be difficult
to see any of the other sides in the league
preventing them from claiming the title.
This would be a just reward for all of
the hard work that has been put into the
club in recent times.
One of the highlights of their
performances so far this season has been
the attacking style of rugby that they
have been producing. This is reflected
by the fact that they have racked up
an impressive 691 points in the league
alone, making them the top scorers in
the competition.
This will certainly have meant that any
supporters attending their matches will
have been well entertained and should
encourage more of the local community
to get behind them in the future which
in turn has the potential to provide them
with a valuable source of additional
revenue.
Silloth Tigers Rugby Club has a superb
set-up behind the scenes and this is
what is allowing them to be successful
on the pitch. Hopefully they will be
able to keep up the good work for many
years to come and everyone at Rugby
Club Magazine would like to wish them
the best of luck.