Tigers are one of the favourites for promotion this season but have lost two out of their four games. Penrith beat them at Dore on the first day of the season and they went down narrowly at leaders Stockport. Wins at Rochdale and at home to Rossendale redressed the balance.
They'll no doubt be looking at our record of one win - three defeats and expecting to get their season back on track.
But we have not been embarassed in any of the defeats against fancied opposition - despite not playing particularly well against any of them. The opportunities were there to beat both Chester and Mowden, and the hard work is being put in on the training field to mould the young squad into an effective unit.
This week we will be without the Dan Boatman, who sprained his ankle last week, while niggles and a virus mean that selection will be left to the last minute. But Adam Howard is likely to make his debut while Peter Hodgson and Colin Chjeslin are bioth fit again.
Firsts away to Sheffield Tigers meet 10.45: From: Colin Cheslin, Andrew Cheslin, Peter Hodgson, Jamie Connolly, Gareth Kerr,Paul Moss Tom Wilson, Harry Readhead, Anth Carr [capt], Tim Sawyer, Jon Norris, Adam Howard, Chris Stewart, John Greenwell, Tom Dixon, Andrew Davies, Jon Boatman, Paul Rudd, Dave Garside, Steve Smart, Liam Bailey.