Preparations for the first season
On Sunday the 18th of September 1977 Rotherham Rangers amateur rugby league club played its first ever West Yorkshire Sunday League game against local rivals Sheffield Concord at Thomas Rotherham College.
Rangers won the game by 33 points to 25
Rotherham's scorers were:
Tries: Stuart Sheard 3, Dave Lidster 2, Jim Abrahams, Kevin Ceaser, John Essex, Dave Henshaw
Goals: Paul Mortimer 3
Following that first game and after a few seasons of struggling to raise a team and win games, Rangers finally began to recruit better players, achieve success in the local cup competitions and progress through the league structures.
The club had several changes of name from Rangers to Roosters and then to Giants. The Rotherham club also played at eight different grounds before going out of existence in 2012.
The story of rugby league in Rotherham is told in:
The Other Rugby
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