Workington 12 Sheffield 42: Fozzard leads Eagles to opening day victory
Mark Aston’s side – who have gone full-time in readiness for the 2016 Championship season – were too dominant for the Cumbrians.
Ex-Hull KR hooker Keal Carlile, Papuan centre Menzie Yere, Adam Neal, Cory Aston and Rob Worrincy were Sheffield’s other try-scorers.
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Hide AdMicheal Knowles impressively converted all seven of the visitors’ scores.
Jamie Doran and Jack Murphy responded for Workington, Carl Forber improving both.
Workington: J. Murphy, Forrester, Hulme, Mossop, Carter, Forber, Doran, Coward, C. Phillips, Scholey, Whiteley, Olstrum, McAvoy. Substitutes: Mattinson, Verlinden, Gordon, Rooney.
Sheffield: Q. Laulu-Togagae, Q. Laulu-Togagae, Worrincy, Yere, Tyson, Blackmore, Aston, Hewitt, Wheeldon, Carlile, Neal, Knowles, Straughier, M. Stringer. Substitutes: Fozard, Thorpe, James, Mexico.