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Club start 40th Year Anniversary celebrations

15/03/2024

Starting with our first home game of the season against Toulouse Olympique this evening, this will mark the start of our 40th Year anniversary celebrations which will go on throughout the year.

The Heritage Project is working with the Club to celebrate the 40th anniversary throughout this season with a range of events and activities that will take place.

A special logo has been created to remember the anniversary, which will be used by the club, starting with this evening’s game against Toulouse.

A list of events and activities can be found below with just some of the things that will be happening during the club’s anniversary celebrations:

40 from 40 Years - celebrating 40 players, one from each season, see below for more details of how the players have been chosen.

Badges - like the badge we produced for the 25th anniversary of the Challenge Cup last year, we'll be producing a badge to mark the 40th anniversary that will be for sale later in the year.

Heritage Game - this year's heritage game (the home game closest to the first ever game on 2nd September 1984) will be on Sunday 8th September, against Bradford. We'll be organising a series of guests and activities for the day, to be announced closer to the match. 

Celebration dinner - the Heritage Project is supporting the Club in organising a celebration dinner in September to mark the 40th anniversary. This will be similar to the Challenge Cup celebration meal with a three-course meal, special guests and videos to mark the 40 years.

40 years of shirts - we're still in the process of pulling together details of every shirt the Club has ever played in before we photograph them. The photos will then form part of the Heritage Project website as well as being used as a key part of the 40th anniversary celebration. 

Commemorative brochure - we're putting together a 24-page booklet celebrating the 40 years of the Sheffield Eagles. We'll cover the highs and lows, the achievements, and the memories. Read below as to how you can get involved. 

Children's booklet - in addition to the commemorative brochure, we're also putting together another special booklet, aimed at children. More details of that soon. 

Heritage numbers - we're in the process of producing the final batches of heritage certificates for the men's, women’s, and wheelchair teams so that we can hand them out to players throughout the season. 

As we mark this memorable celebration at the Sheffield Eagles, we hope that you all enjoy this year with us as we remember the club’s 40th Year Anniversary. Hopefully we can continue to make great memories and moments for this club as we look forward to future years both on-and-off the field.