2nd September: Happy birthday, Eagles

   02/09/2013
Richard de la Riviere looks back at what happened in Rugby League over the years on this day: 2nd September Sheffield Eagles celebrate their 29th birthday today, having played their first match on this day in 1984. The seeds were sewn a in 1982 when Gary Hetherington, now the chief executive at Leeds, missed out on the coach's job at York. With

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