 The 2006 season opened on 1 May 2006 with the Sheffield IMBRL 7's, a tag competition organised by Sheffield Forgers.The group stages saw the Griffins drawn with St Thomas, Halifax B, Hull B and Sheffield A.

St Thomas were beaten 3 tries to 1 and Sheffield A by 7 tries to 1 in a game that featured a hat-trick from Craig Johnson.The first big test came against Hull FC Irregulars and the London side romped home by 5 tries to 1 including another hat-trick this time from King.