TIGERS PICK PICKERING

SHEFFIELD have handed all-action Australian Josh Pickering their club captaincy for the new season.

Pickering takes over from Kyle Howarth, who has left the Tigers to join Leicester, and he has already firmly stated he wants to lead the Owlerton side to ROWE Motor Oil Premiership title glory.

Said Pickering: “I love Sheffield, I love the track, the fans, the promotion – everything that makes up Sheffield as a whole. It’s just effortless, and it’s cool and nice to say that I am the captain of such a great, prestigious team.

“The last couple of seasons I’ve been vocal in the pits anyway, so that’s not going to change and it’s not going to change my direction in the pits at all.

“I’m really hoping that we can collect some more silverware this year – and once it says that Sheffield Tigers are the 2025 Premiership Champions, then that’s when being the captain will feel even better!”