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Gender:Male

Est:2000

Players:6

Sheffield Eagles

Also known as: Sheffield

📍 Sheffield, England•English RFL Championship

ID: team_137397

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About

The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their former ground. The original club was formed in 1984 and formerly competed in the Super League. The new, current club was formed in 2000 following a merger of the old club with Huddersfield Giants. The old club's biggest achievement was winning the Challenge Cup in 1998. The Eagles are the current holders of the 1895 Cup, after they beat Widnes Vikings at Wembley Stadium on 24 August.

City:Sheffield

Country:England

Stadium:Olympic Legacy Park,

Capacity:1,998

Home Venue

Olympic Legacy Park,

Capacity:1,998

Location:Sheffield

Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, in Sheffield, England, is a 2012 Olympic Legacy hub for health and wellbeing collaborative research and learning. Since 2018, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park has served as the home ground for the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League club.