Match Preview | Whitehaven travel to OLP this Sunday!
24/07/2024
By Mia Newton
This Sunday, the Eagles are back at Olympic Legacy Park where they'll face Whitehaven and look to make a return to winning ways in the Betfred Championship.
The Eagles are working hard to snatch a win after suffering back-to-back defeats against Swinton and Barrow over the last fortnight.
It will be a tough test this Sunday for Mark Aston's side as they come up against a Whitehaven side, who will be looking for another league win after their close 20-22 victory against Swinton last weekend.
Find below all the information ahead of Sunday's game.
Tickets
Tickets remain on sale for the game and you can purchase yours now by clicking HERE. We ask that you purchase your tickets in advance of the game online ahead of Sunday.
Turnstiles will open at 1:15pm.
Inside the stadium, please refrain from standing on the grass banking.
The Olympic Legacy Park is a No Smoking or Vaping Stadium
Abusive language will not be tolerated.
Breaking of any of these rules will lead to ejection from Olympic Legacy Park.
Prices for the game are as follows:
Seating
Adult: £20
Concession: £15
U16: £7
Standing
Adult: £18
Concession: £12
U16: £5
Prices for both Seating and Standing increase on a matchday.
Parking
We’re pleased to announce we have on-site parking for gamedays at Olympic Legacy Park for the 2024 season. Worksop Road car park is available to use for supporters on a first-come, first-served basis. Car park spaces cost £5 and will be available to buy with CASH ONLY.
Pre/Post Match Drinks Venue
We recommend that people use the Don Valley Hotel as their choice of pub before and after the game.
Only a short walk away from Olympic Legacy Park, people who go in and show their tickets for the game, will be offered Member’s Discount for all drink purchases.
The Don Valley Hotel are this year’s proud Corporate Sponsor of Sheffield Eagles captain, Anthony Thackeray.
Pre-match entertainment
We are delighted to welcome our partners from Colostomy UK and Team Colostomy to Olympic Legacy Park for their ‘Big Day Out’ event – where the Eagles and Team Colostomy’s inclusive rugby league teams will go head-to-head to raise awareness of stoma care and inclusive rugby league.
Over the course of today, the two teams will battle it out in exhibition matches of Wheelchair Rugby League at the English Institute of Sport; Touch and PDRL at Olympic Legacy Park before the Eagles’ Men’s game against Whitehaven, and Walking Touch at half time.
Head-to-Head
The Eagles have only won one of our last three matches against Whitehaven, which came during the early stages of this season as a 16-42 victory in April.
The last home win for our Eagles against Whitehaven was back in 2022 with an incredible 36-28 victory.
Bayley Liu has scored three tries in the Eagles' last three meetings with Whitehaven, so he’ll be hoping to carry on this form this weekend.
Last ten meetings:
Whitehaven 16, Sheffield 42 (ChR3, 7/4/24)
Whitehaven 32, Sheffield 20 (ChR21, 6/8/23)
Sheffield 26, Whitehaven 40 (ChR13, 4/6/23)
Sheffield 38, Whitehaven 26 (ChR22, 7/8/22)
Sheffield 40, Whitehaven 6 (1895C-PO, 9/4/22)
(at Millennium Stadium, Featherstone)
Whitehaven 6, Sheffield 44 (ChR6, 20/3/22)
Sheffield 25, Whitehaven 25 (ChR8, 30/5/21)
(at Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster)
Sheffield 48, Whitehaven 16 (CSR2, 14/8/16)
(at Hallam University Sports Park)
Whitehaven 14, Sheffield 32 (ChR23, 23/7/16)
Sheffield 24, Whitehaven 26 (ChR6, 12/3/16)
(at Hallam University Sports Park)
