Hornets V Oldham fast approaches!

Hercules the Hornet - Hornets Rugby League Mascot

Hornets V Oldham fast approaches!

The much anticipated Good Friday Clash is nearly upon us and preparations are in full swing!

With the bargain offer of only £25 for a family of 4 if booked in advance the game is superb family value!

• Pre match entertainment with local junior sides Milnrow Cobras and the Mayfield Mustangs taking on junior sides from Oldham
• Half time defuse the bomb catching competition
• The return of Hercules the Hornet
• Free Easter egg for all kids who come along, music, cheerleaders plus loads more

All this plus a cracking local derby game between two sides with impressive records, Hornets yet to taste defeat at Home and Oldham undefeated in all League games, it promises to be a fantastic event!

Our Rugby League Development Manager, Terri Davey has been making a whirlwind tour of local schools and Amateur clubs to promote the clash, this along with a poster campaign centred on our main Sponsors the Wheatsheaf Centre plus other promotions should see a bumper attendance for Friday!

For those who want to make the Good Friday clash even more special, there is the return of our popular "Come Dine With Us" Carvery!

Our "Come Dine With Us" Carvery Offer for this game is:

• 2 course carvery meal in sponsors lounge
• Pre-match and post match analysis by Head Coach
• Player visits and interviews
• Man of the match presentation
• Pay bar facilities
• Raffle and auction
• Match day tickets

All for £25 per person £240 per table of 10
(Season Ticket and box holders will be at a reduced price of £13)

To book call Nicola on 01706 648004 or e-mail nicola.webster@hornetsrugbyleague.com  

Events: Some quick reminders about forthcoming events and fundraisers

Quiz Night: We have the return of Wendys popular quiz nights!The first of which is on Thursday the 8th of April with an 8.30pm start at the Tanners Arms at the bottom of Whitworth Road.
These are always great fun and at only £2 per team member (max 4 members per team) they wont break the bank. So get swotting!

Hornets Race Night: With us being knocked out of the Challenge Cup by French Champions Lezignan it frees up the weekend when the 4th round ties are to be played.
So as to raise much needed funds for the club and to have a great time while we do it, Hornets have arranged a Fun Race Night at the Radcliffe Arms on Friday 16 April with an 8.00pm start. The Hornets squad and coaching Staff will be there. It promises to be a great night with all the usual activities of a Race Night plus a few Hornets additions to make for a fun and hopefully profitable night for the club.

Supporters can sign up as Owners (£5), Trainers (£3) and Jockeys (£2) or Race Sponsors (£50) today! If you can take a Race Sheet into your work place, Church Group, School etc and sell that would be fantastic. Sheets are available from the office, or see a member of staff or board member for more details.

This Race Night can, with your support, make a sizable amount of money for Hornets, so please support this event.

Hornets "A Question of Sport" Night: We are just waiting final confirmation of the date of this new and exciting Hornets event.
But you can be assured of a night of fun and entertainment!

Hornets Gala Dinner: We are having a total revamping of what was the end of season function. After consultation with Head Coach John Stankevitch the Hornets Gala Dinner will now be on Friday September 10 during the play off series, which we are sure to be part of.

The dinner will celebrate what we have already achieved and what we hope we will achieve during 2010. Full details will be released throughout the season. 

Development Work One of the objectives we at Hornets have embraced is to increase Rugby League activity in the Town and surrounding areas.

There are several exciting projects on going or in the pipeline at present.

Hornets supporters are activly encouraged to get involved and promote the game to a new wider audience.

We have the new Spotland Whistlers Group, which is an Easter Holidays Rugby League Referees Camp for young match officials.

Enterants will get the chance to qualify as a Touch/Tag referee, play the game and interview a current referee.

The camp is for 12-18 year olds and is on the 7 & 14 of April from 9.30am till 3.30pm at Spotland Stadium, with a cost of only £5 per day.

All attendees will receive a discounted Hornets RL Ticket.

For more details or to sign up contact Ryan Bradley on 07807 510 350 or email ryan.bradley@rfl.uk.com  

Full 13 a-side Match Officials` Course: For those who fancy a run at the Full 13 a-side Match Officials` Course that takes place on Saturday 10 of April 9.30am to 4.30pm on Firgrove playing fields.

The course is run in conjunction with Milnrow Cobras and the Oldham Referees Society.

The cost is £25 for Adults and £12.50 for Juniors MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT 12 years old.

For more details contact peter.brooke@rfl.uk.com

Tag, Touch and Masters Rugby: At Hornets we are already aware of the success of our supporters team, The Rochdale Swarm and Tag Rugby League.

The RFL have a major push on both Tag,Touch and Masters. In Rochdale we will benefit from the opportunity to play Tag,Touch and Masters and be involved with major Festivals in the Summer.

The Swarm are Hosting their International Mixed Tag Rugby League Event at the end of May, full details can be found on the Swarms website http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/rochdaleswarmtagrugbyleagueclub

The Swarm are also acting as focal point for a Rochdale XIII Masters side who will take on a Mayfield Masters on the 8 of May.

Touch Rugby is hosting the Greater Manchester Pride Games LGBT Friendly Touch Rugby League Festival at Mayfields Castleton Sports Centre on Saturday the 12th of June.

For details of the above events contact paul.scanlon-wells@rfl.uk.com  

Community Objectives: When setting out our community development plans it is important we have clear measurable targets which success can be measured against. These objectives are listed on
http://rugbyleaguerochdale.tripod.com/2009-10-objectives.html  

Stop Press - Adam Wayne
Hornets Head Coach has issued this statement about our young winger Adam Wayne.

We are all very disappointed to hear that one of the younger members of the Hornets squad for 2010, pacey winger, Adam Wayne, suffered a double leg fracture playing for his local team on Saturday afternoon.

It was agreed 2 weeks ago that as well as being a member of the squad, it would be beneficial for Adam's development, to continue to play regular rugby in order to put the skills that he is learning at training with Hornets, to the test as often as possible.

Unfortunately, the freak injury has more than likely ended his season.

On a positive note, the progress that has been made by Adam and our younger members of the squad, including Andy Hore and Andy Taylor has been excellent, and if they continue to improve and show the same attitude as they have for the past 5 months then I expect them to be involved with the Hornets for a long time.

As a club, we send our best wishes to Adam for a speedy recovery.

Stanky