Back to back wins for Park sees daylight from bottom side Sheffield, but Horden and Rovers both win making the relegation issue a dog fight which will probably go to the last game of the season.

One disgruntled home supporter commented after the game, "Sheffield were lucky to get nil", and although harsh, the home side rarely looked like scoring, as Percy Park completed the double over the South Yorkshire side.

If proof were needed that global warming has not yet reached North Shields, last nights game in Artic conditions, could provide the answers. Some supporters at least, braved the conditions for the first half before retreating to the warmth of the clubhouse.

If it aint over 'til the fat lady sings, she must be practicing her scales in the wings, as relegation looms following defeat at the hands of Sheffield Tigers. Although the conditions were dry and the surface good for running rugby, the gale force wind was always going to cause problems for both sides, and it was Park who faced the elements in the first half.