Hillsborough Hawks
After three seasons without a base the club found a permanent home in the disused athletics stadium in Hillsborough Park.After a difficult start the team got going and by 1998/9 they lost only one game in winning the League title under coaches and Eagles legends Mark Aston and Paul Broadbent.In 1997 the Club changed its name to Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks to avoid confusion with the professional club in the media and with the public and in the following year its new facilities were opened at Hillsborough Sports Arena following a £750,000 Lottery grant and a total investment of a million pounds.After a shaky start, Hawks finished third in Division 4, and lost in the final of the South West Yorkshire Cup, and at the end of the season it was announced that the Hawks were switching back to summer, to play in the new RFL Yorkshire Summer League.A 'dual registration' deal with Hemel Stags was entered into, forcing a number of the local players out of contention.