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Rochdale Hornets, Home Shirt front

The 2014 Rochdale Hornets shirt will carry the logo of Joining Jack, the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy fighting charity set up by ex Wigan player Andy Johnson.

Andy's son Jack suffers from DMD and launched the Joining Jack charity to raise awareness and much needed funds to help find a cure for the fatal genetic disorder.

Rochdale Hornets will be working closely with Joining Jack over the 2014 season to raise awareness and funds for the charity.

Pictured with the 2014 home shirt is Hornets Community Manager Terri alongside Amy of Joining Jack.

To find out more information on Joining Jack, please visit www.joiningjack.org

2014 Charity Calender

Featuring "tastefully naked" Hornets players and the 2014 fixtures

Proceeds to Action for Alports and Rochdale Hornets are now in stock.

2014 Squad Numbers Announced

The club has announced the 2014 player squad numbers.

Last years regular centres Dave Hull (23) and Danny Davies (16) step into number 3 and 4 respectively, with Alex Trumper (14) handed the number 12 jersey.

New signing James Dandy takes 23, at his request, with fellow new boys Sean Casey at 14 and Casey Mayberry at 19.

Ryan Bradley, chief executive, commented: "Squad numbers always cause a stir when they are announced, but at this early stage they don't mean a lot. They haven't been picked by Tol, so have no bearing on performance.

"We are still on the look out for a couple of extra players anyway. We offered terms to a few of the Fijians. Peni Botiki was one we were really interested in and offered terms to, along with Eloni, who has good links with Rochdale from his trip here a few years ago with Australia Fiji, but they both have young families and the move was too much for them. We are still in talks with three others, as well as a few other oversees players, so hopefully one of them will bear fruit.

"We won't and can't break the bank for players, we have a good offer and a good reputation with players and I'm sure we will be attractive for the right type of player.

"I spoke to Tol at training on Tuesday and he said that if the season started tommorow, he would have confidence the squad he has assembled would give any team a game. Add to that a few quality dual registration players and confidence rises again.

"It's going to be tough, but we aren't in it to just survive, we want to push on and cause a few shocks along the way, and I'm sure Tol and the boys want that as well."

Squad number in full are below. A player sponsorship costs £250 +VAT and includes your name on the website, programme and team sheet as well as tannoy announcements. You will also get one of the players jerseys at the end of the season.

1 Wayne English
2 Gareth Langley
3 Dave Hull
4 Danny Davies
5 Ryan King
6 Paul Crook
7 Steven Roper
8 John Cookson
9 Alex McClurg
10 Warren Thompson
11 Chris Baines
12 Alex Trumper
13 Jordan Case
14 Sean Casey
15 Benji Lloyd
16 Liam Gilchrist
17 Martin Waring
18 Matty Crow
19 Casey Mayberry
20 Joe Bate
21 Chris Tyrer
22 Mike Ratu
23 James Dandy
24 Tony Suffolk
25 Ste Marsh
26 Adam Bowman
27 Andrew Ball
28 Matt Cooper

2014 Away Shirt

Hornets fans can now pre-order there 2014 away shirt.

The shirt is a platinum, gold, silver and bronze quartered design with black sleeves, and will be worn with black socks and shorts, sponsored by Safeguard, The Colour Copier Company and SportStat.

Each quarter contains the names of the 2013 membership that made promotion possible. The shirt also features the Wheatsheaf Centre as the club's main front of shirt sponsor, Develop UK and Enspec power on the rear as a major sponsor, with The Business Depot, Howarth's Building and Timber Supplies, GTM Electrical and Joining Jack as secondary sponsors on the sleeves.

Megan Elise Tann, John McCormack and Hornets Ladies, all winners of the 'Kit Builder' draw, feature on the collar.

A lot has been said about the hard work of the players, coaches and staff in 2013, but, as a members owned club, we owe as much to all of the 200 plus members who helped fund the club and steer us in the right direction", commented Ryan Bradley.

"The shirt fetaures the names of all of the corporate, platinum, gold, silver and bronze members in the quarters on the front, with the standard members featured on the back. It's only fitting that when the players run out onto the field next year they will bear the names of the membership they represent."

The shirt will be available to collect early in the New Year, with pre-orders being taken now.

You can take advantage of a buy two, save £10 offer if you buy two shirts before 20 December.

Junior sizes are available.

Christmas Opening

Please note that the club us open 10.00am-4.00pm, Monday-Friday in the lead up to Christmas. 

Early Bird season tickets (priced at £125 adults, £85 concession and £25 juniors) are available until 5.00pm on Friday 20 December, with replica shirts also due for delivery on this date.

The club will be  open until 6.30pm on Monday 23 December, but closed from 24 December until Monday 6 January.