Tai Woffinden remained the centre of everybody’s thoughts as Sheffield Tigers returned to action with🅠out him.

Woffinden was due to repres🧔ent Sheffield against Birmingham on Thursday nigh𒆙t in the Motor Oil Premiership.

But a crash last weekend in Poland requir🍸ed the three-time champion to be airlifted to hospital with fractures and a chest injury.

His wife 🐻has since pleaded for patience before proving a more detailed update on his condition.

Sheffield beat Birmingham 61-29 on Thursday with the crowd cheering𒁃 Woffinden’s name.

Team�🍎�mate Josh Pickering broke down into tears when discussing his absent friend.

“Our backs were against 🍌the wall,” Pickering said. “It shows a great team can get going when the times are tough.

“I am so proud of the boys t𒉰onight. We have got something sat in the back of our minds and we will have for a number of weeks.

“I didn’t want to talk about it leading up to the meeting. But things hit close to home wh🀅en it’s one of your🐎 best mates.

“It’s a tough sport that we do, man.

“There are many highs and many lows. Tai 💫has had every single high in the sport, and now he’s experienced a low.

“I am getඣting ൩emotional. Great team, proud of the boys.

“There’s nothing wrong with men c🐼rying! It shows we’ve got feelings!”