ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF 2024 , SEMI-FINAL, 2ND LEG . Sheffield Tigers v Belle Vue Aces

PLAY-OFF, SEMI-FINAL, 2ND LEG.THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 7:30 PM

OWLERTON STADIUM

SHEFFIELD will bid to reach a third successive top-flight Grand Final when they go head-to-head with rivals Belle Vue at Owlerton on Thursday (September 19, 7.30pm).

Following their 51-39 defeat in the first leg of their ROWE Motor Oil Premiership play-off semi-final in Manchester on Monday, the Tru7 Group Tigers will need to overturn a 12 point deficit to achieve that feat - something which has only ever been done once at this stage since the induction of the play-off system.

But the reigning champions have been growing in confidence on home shale in recent weeks, winning by at least 20 points on each of their last three Owlerton outings.

They also created history last October by successfully coming from 18 points down on aggregate against Ipswich in the Grand Final to lift the league title.