Liam Higgins : Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:07 am  

Very sorry to see him go - one our best props of recent times and help our two championships without a doubt. Hope everything works out well for you Liam

Re: Liam Higgins : Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:42 am  

Yeah - he'll be missed.

Re: Liam Higgins : Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:16 pm  

Sad to see him retire great player for us, All the best for the future Liam

Re: Liam Higgins : Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:27 pm  

Eagles lose front-row duo

SAM VILLER 14 Jan 2014

Sheffield have lost prop forwards Liam Higgins and Leigh Sanders ahead of the 2014 season.

Higgins, 30, has been forced to end his 12-year career due to a serious knee injury.

Speaking of his retirement, Higgins said, "I was really looking forward to the 2014 season with the new start at Owlerton.

"My injury however would leave me out for most, if not all of the 2014 so I decided it’s time to hang up my boots."

Sanders, 22, is also suffering with a serious injury, although his is not career-ending.

The former Hoyland Vikings and North Derbyshire Chargers man could miss up to two seasons due to a shoulder injury.

Head coach Mark Aston had this to say on Sanders:

"It's sad that Leigh won't feature for us this year, he's a great individual and is a credit to the club.

"He is a prime example of the great work our youth development team is undertaking and our performance pathway."

Re: Liam Higgins : Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:40 pm  

Looking like another relatively small squad again this season. Worked last season though. Just hope we are lucky with injuries.

Re: Liam Higgins : Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:09 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

Looking like another relatively small squad again this season. Worked last season though. Just hope we are lucky with injuries.

Could do with a spare prop or two.