The genesis of the club dates back to summer 2004, when a group of Sheffield Eagles supporters decided to try their hand at playing rather than just watching.

A heavy loss against the Hull FC Irregulars at The Boulevard was followed by a lesson in tag rugby at the annual IMBRL tournament.

Despite these setbacks on the field, the concept had worked and was allowing new players to play rugby league as well as watching it, at a standard suitable for beginners.

The club hosted a Tag 7s tournament at Hillsborough in May in which Aston and a number of other ex- and current Eagles players guested.

Towards the end of the season the team won its first full contact game against the Chesterfield Spires and were semi-finalists at the IMBRL tournament in Hull.

The venue chosen, All Saints Sports College, suited both these requirements as it was located in a school in the south east of the city.

The first age group for the new Junior Forgers was a U13 team, who played and won their first-ever game against the Peterlee Pumas in January 2006.

The Open Age team, meanwhile, entered the newly formed Midlands Merit League and warmed up with a win over the Heavy Woollen Donkeys.

They participated in the first-ever game in the league on 8 April 2006, beating their old rivals the Chesterfield Spires by 58 points to 8, with Greg Pursehouse scoring the Forgers first competitive try.

In their division after a long hard season against the likes of Westgate Redoubt, New Earswick All-Blacks, Garforth Tigers and Wetherby Bulldogs amongst others (effectively very experienced sides that had been around 30+ years), the Forgers began to adapt to the Pennine leagues intensity with several encouraging performances and eventually recorded their first win on 30 November with a convincing 54–14 victory over Cowling Harlequins.

Coupled with that the departure of key personnel both on and off the field at the end of the season, the club suffered as a result and eventually folded.

New experienced additions brought in to the club and a fresh wave of enthusiastic newcomers to the sport along with the appointment of more backroom staff has resulted in a much more rounded squad, and one that on the face of things this season looks to be competitive.