Challenge Cup: Hornets host Widnes

Date published: 23 March 2016


Rochdale Hornets will play hosts to Super League leaders, Widnes Vikings in the fith round of The Ladbrokes Challenge Cup.

It is the first time since 2009 that Hornets have reached the fifth round where they fell at the hands of Huddersfield Giants.

Hornets head coach Alan Kilshaw say's he is looking forward to welcoming the current Super League leaders to Spotland.

"They have gone well so far this year, and these are the games the players and supporters look to so we're made up that we will be welcoming them to Spotland and that we can test ourselves against them".

The match will take place on Sunday 17 April - 3pm TBC.

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