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Hornets sign former Halifax and Sheffield winger Rob Worrincy

Winger Rob Worrincy has come out of retirement to join Rochdale Hornets for the remainder of the 2022 Betfred League 1 season.
The prolific try-scorer had called time on his 18-year career back in September, but was won over by the chance to work under head coach Matt Calland for a second time.

Date Published 13/05/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield Preview

Mayfield make the journey to St Helens this weekend to take on Thatto Heath in the NCL Premier Division this Saturday 14 May.

Date Published 13/05/2022

Boxing: Leevan Fong Jnr prepares for England’s biggest Olympic style boxing tournament

Littleborough ABC’s Leevan Fong Junior is preparing for the biggest England recognised amateur tournament in July.

Date Published 12/05/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

There was a good turnout of boats at the Lake on Sunday 8 May to enjoy racing in the sunshine and a south westerly breeze.

Date Published 11/05/2022

Hornets sign Jy Hitchcox on two-week loan

Rochdale Hornets is proud to announce the signing of Jy Hitchcox from Leigh Centurions, on an initial two-week loan deal.
The signing is Hornets’ second in just five days after...

Date Published 11/05/2022

Whitworth High students become Muay Thai British Champions

Two students from Whitworth Community High School are now Muay Thai British Champions after they won their fights at a tournament in Barnsley.
Finley Hudson and Alfie Hayes, both...

Date Published 10/05/2022

Football: Rochdale AFC confirms released players

Rochdale AFC has named its out of contract players leaving the club now the 2021/22 season has ended.

Date Published 09/05/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield 19 - 18 Siddal

This game was another Mayfield game of two halves with a Jekyll and Hyde performance from the Rochdale side.

Date Published 09/05/2022

Newport 0 - 2 Rochdale

Rochdale’s final game of the 2021/22 campaign ended in victory, with Dale recording a 2-0 victory over Newport County in South Wales.

Date Published 09/05/2022

Rochdale Hornets 44 - 24 Midlands Hurricanes

Rochdale Hornets registered six second half tries to pull away from a purposeful Midlands Hurricanes side, and register their sixth win in a row.

Date Published 09/05/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Mayfield have another tough game this weekend. The visitors, Siddal, like Mayfield have not delivered this season. They have had some good results but have not had the degree of...

Date Published 05/05/2022

Boxing: Hamer's Alfie McKay wins in Liverpool

Alfie McKay travelled to Liverpool on Tuesday 26 April to face Ethan Corness from local club Salisbury ABC.
It was a last-minute call up for the 14-year-old and it wasn't until...

Date Published 04/05/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

A number of the club’s sailors had a busy bank holiday weekend with events away from home.

Date Published 04/05/2022

Rugby league: Leigh Miners 26 - 22 Mayfield

Coaches Sam Butterworth and Steve Wood must have been kicking themselves on Friday night as they named their team for this clash at Leigh miners. Just as the side was coming good...

Date Published 04/05/2022

Cornwall 0 - 50 Rochdale Hornets

Rochdale Hornets strengthened their promotion hopes with a 50-0 win over Cornwall on Sunday 1 May – in the first ever meeting between the two sides.

Date Published 03/05/2022

Rochdalians Juniors U7s teams land four league wins in Manchester Youth Super League

The under-sevens sides at junior grassroots football club Rochdalians Juniors walked away with four league wins on Saturday (23 April) after winning their divisions in the...

Date Published 03/05/2022

Rochdale 3 - 4 Bristol Rovers

Rochdale fell to defeat in their final home game of the 2021/22 season, following a 4-3 defeat to promotion chasing Bristol Rovers.
The Gas scored four second half goals to come...

Date Published 02/05/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

The strong easterly wind from previous days had moderated for Sunday 24 April. Being now north easterly, it was cold but the racing organised at Hollingworth Lake for the annual...

Date Published 29/04/2022

Rugby union: Rochdale Junior Colts crowned Lancashire Cup champions

Rochdale Junior Colts took on Preston Grasshoppers at Fleetwood RUFC on Sunday 24 April in the long-awaited conclusion of the Lancashire Cup.

Date Published 29/04/2022

Lacrosse: Rochdale win David Beesley Cup after unbeaten season

Following an outstanding season for Rochdale’s Men’s Lacrosse 1st team in which they won every game, the pressure was on to make it a perfect season in the David Beesley Cup...

Date Published 28/04/2022

Traditional Fijian ‘100 nights’ celebration in memory of former Rochdale Hornets player Michael Ratu

A traditional Fijian ‘100 nights’ celebration in memory of former Rochdale Hornets player Michael Ratu, one of the original Fijian pioneers who signed for Hornets in the 1960s, is...

Date Published 26/04/2022

Rochdale Hornets 56 - 22 London Skolars

Rochdale Hornets kept their early season momentum going with a 56 - 22 victory, away at London Skolars.

Date Published 26/04/2022

Exeter City 2 - 0 Rochdale

Rochdale fell to defeat on the road on Saturday 23 April, losing 2-0 to promotion chasing Exeter City at St James Park.
Goals in either half from Timothee Dieng and Matt Jay...

Date Published 25/04/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Saturday will be a busy day at the Mayfield Sports Centre with three games of rugby league taking place. What a way to spend your Saturday, up at Mayfield with a veritable feast...

Date Published 22/04/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Easter Sunday at the lake offered a good breeze for sailors to enjoy racing. It did lead to quite a few capsizes and kept the safety boat team busy.

Date Published 22/04/2022

Rochdale Hornets 34 - 18 Oldham Roughyeds

Rochdale Hornets ran out as comprehensive winners over rivals Oldham, in the first league meeting between the sides in almost five years.

Date Published 19/04/2022

Boxing: Hamer’s Aeron Maddocks competes in national quarter finals

On Friday 8 April Aeron “The Viking” Maddocks of Hamer Amateur Boxing Club travelled down to the University of East London Sports Dock in London to participate in the national...

Date Published 14/04/2022

Rugby league: Rochdale Hornets 44 - 20 Hunslet

Rochdale Hornets scored nine tries for the second week in a row, en route to a 44-20 victory over Hunslet on Sunday 10 April.

Date Published 12/04/2022

Rochdale 1 - 0 Walsall

Rochdale secured a deserved three points with a comfortable 1-0 win over Walsall on Saturday.

Date Published 12/04/2022

Squash: Rochdale junior first team reach North West Counties final

Rochdale Squash Academy junior first team made the final of the North West Counties Squash League 2022 in their second full year of competition against the top junior teams in the...

Date Published 08/04/2022

Nets bought for Roach Dynamos Pink U9s by sponsor

A local girls’ football team has been sponsored by a Heywood business.

Date Published 08/04/2022

Hockey: Brooklands Men's 5ths 4 - 2 Rochdale Men's 2nds

This Saturday (2 April) was the final game of a character forming season for Rochdale men’s second team. Barely managing to get eleven players it was always going to be a...

Date Published 08/04/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Mayfield coaches Sam Butterworth and Steve Wood take a strong squad with them for this weekend's game at Lock Lane and after last weeks outing against Hunslet Club Parkside, make...

Date Published 08/04/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

There was plenty of sailing activity over the weekend (2 & 3 April) as the daylight increases and warmer weather comes with sunshine. Despite this there was a cold blustery wind...

Date Published 07/04/2022

Roach Dynamos FC awarded £500k funding to revamp football facilities

A football club based in Heywood - Roach Dynamos FC - has received a grant to improve its ground’s facilities.

Date Published 06/04/2022

West Wales Raiders 12 - 52 Rochdale Hornets

Rochdale Hornets recorded their first win of the 2022 Betfred League 1 season, with a 52-12 victory at West Wales Raiders on Saturday 2 April.

Date Published 05/04/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield 18 - 22 Hunslet Club Parkside

With four changes from their last outing, Mayfield were looking for a dramatic improvement on Saturday 2 April and that's what they got in a belting game of rugby league - played...

Date Published 04/04/2022

Skiing: Daisi Daniels wins bronze at GB Alpine Championships

Local skiing champion Daisi Daniels has landed a bronze medal for placing third during the GB Alpine Championships in Tignes, France.

Date Published 04/04/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Sam Butterworth and Steve Wood are looking to field a much stronger squad this week as they entertain Hunslet Club Parkside at the Mayfield Sports Centre on Saturday 2 April.

Date Published 01/04/2022

Search begins for new track racing stars as karting competition launched

Young aspiring racing stars are being offered the chance to take their first step into the world of motorsport thanks to the launch of a new talent finding competition.

Date Published 01/04/2022

Boxing: Hamer’s Aeron Maddocks takes NW senior championship title

Aeron ‘The Viking’ Maddocks of Hamer Amateur Boxing Club turned the form book upside down last Friday (25 March) when he beat the former national champion, Kai Morley of Clayton...

Date Published 30/03/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Martin Brennan, in his Solo, was the clear winner on Sunday (27 March) at the lake. This also meant that he won the Frostbite Series during the month.

Date Published 30/03/2022

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 2nds 0 - 7 Didsbury Men's 5ths

This Saturday (26 March) was Rochdale Men's 2nds' last home game of the season, which was against Didsbury Men's 5ths. It was a bright sunny Saturday morning and Rochdale were...

Date Published 29/03/2022

Rugby league: Wath Brow 48 - 0 Mayfield

Sam Butterworth and Steve Wood knew they under the cosh before they set off for the three hour trip to Wath Brow on Saturday (26 March).

Date Published 28/03/2022

Boxing: triple gold victory for BTK Boxing Academy

Three young boxers from Rochdale’s BTK Boxing Academy returned from Aston Masonic Hall with three gold trophies on 23 March 2022.

Date Published 28/03/2022

Rochdale Hornets 34 - 36 North Wales Crusaders

Rochdale Hornets suffered a narrow 34-36 loss to North Wales Crusaders in their opening game of the League 1 season at the Crown Oil Arena on Sunday 27 March.

Date Published 28/03/2022

Crawley Town 1 - 0 Rochdale

Rochdale fell to defeat on the road on Saturday, losing 1-0 away at Crawley Town.
Ashley Nadesdan’s first half goal proved to be the difference between the two sides at the...

Date Published 29/03/2022

Boxing: Aeron Maddocks reaches final of North West senior contest

Hamer’s Aeron ‘The Viking’ Maddocks, 19, rocked the boat when he entered the ring at Tameside Gym in Stalybridge on Sunday (20 March) where he took on Casey Griffith, 30, of Metro...

Date Published 25/03/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Mayfield are on the road this weekend (Saturday 26 March), with a 300 mile round trip through Cumbria to Whitehaven where they face Wath Brow Hornets.

Date Published 25/03/2022

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Despite the bright sunshine on Sunday 20 March, the cold easterly breeze, which shifted direction, brought only a few sailors out to race. This gave Solo sailors a chance to pick...

Date Published 24/03/2022

Rugby union: Rochdale Junior Colts clinch league title, despite defeat

Rochdale travelled to Liverpool St Helens (LSH) for the return fixture from the previous week but this time it was Rochdale who were below full strength due to injuries and...

Date Published 24/03/2022

Rochdale 0 - 1 Mansfield

Rochdale fell to defeat for the first time at home since October on Tuesday night, following a 1-0 loss to play-off chasing Mansfield Town.

Date Published 23/03/2022

Hockey: Stockport Bramhall Men's 2nds 3 - 1 Rochdale Men's 2nds

This Saturday saw Rochdale take on Bramhall away as the season draws to a close in the next two weeks. It looked like it would be a difficult fixture going into the match with...

Date Published 22/03/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield 36 - 26 Egremont

A depleted Mayfield took to the field on Saturday (19 March) to face Egremont Rangers; coaches Sam Butterworth and Steve Woods resolve had been put to the test in the days leading...

Date Published 22/03/2022

Leyton Orient 3 - 1 Rochdale

Rochdale fell to defeat on the road on Saturday (19 March), as Leyton Orient came from behind to win 3-1 at the Breyer Group Stadium.

Date Published 21/03/2022

First cup success for Avenue FC in county competition

Heywood based Avenue FC claimed their first cup win in the prestigious Manchester Football Association Sunday Trophy with a 7-1 victory in the final.

Date Published 21/03/2022

Autistic racing driver, 14, stars in CBBC documentary

An inspiring fourteen-year-old racing driver from Rochdale is the star in a documentary following his journey from kart racing to cars.

Date Published 20/03/2022

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Rochdale Mayfield are looking to get back to form this afternoon as they entertain Egremont Rangers at the Mayfield sports centre.

Date Published 19/03/2022

Rugby league: first outings for Mayfield girls' U12s and U14s

Two newly formed Mayfield girls’ teams recently had their very first outings on Sunday 13 March – with mixed results.

Date Published 18/03/2022

Rugby union: Rochdale Junior Colts 36 - 0 Liverpool St Helens Junior Colts

The league season is slowly coming to a protracted conclusion after various rearranged fixtures to cover recent cancellations.

Date Published 17/03/2022

Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 3 - 5 City of Manchester Ladies 2nds

This weekend (Saturday 12 March) Rochdale were hosting City of Manchester 2nds, and hoping for it to remain dry as they pushed to make progress after their well deserved win the...

Date Published 17/03/2022

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