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Championship stalwart Ryan Millar has completed switch across the division from Sheffield Eagles to Rochdale Hornets for 2027, inking a one-year deal. Veteran Millar – who turned 32 in May – has 186 professional appearances on his CV, and over 150 of those have been made in th…
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Australia -born Ireland international Lachlan Lanskey has joined Rochdale Hornets on a one-year deal ahead of 2027 following his departure from fellow Championship outfit Keighley Cougars. Lanskey, who represented Queensland from under-16s to under-20s, is a product of NRL out…
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Former Super League man Samy Kibula has joined Rochdale Hornets from fellow Championship outfit Swinton Lions ahead of 2027. Now 27, the prop has also featured in Super League for both Warrington Wolves and Castleford Tigers over the course of a career which has seen him make …
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Rochdale Hornets have swooped to sign Championship stalwart Ben White following the half-back’s departure from Batley Bulldogs. 31-year-old White is a product of Leeds’ youth system and featured once for the Rhinos at first-team level back in August 2014, making a sole Super L…
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Former Leeds Rhinos youngster Dylan Proud has sealed a move from Keighley Cougars to fellow Championship outfit Rochdale for 2027, penning a one-year deal with the Hornets. A rugby union convert, Proud played the 15-a-side code for Bradford Salem in his youth before joining co…
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Rochdale Hornets ’ Jordan Andrade and Tom Ashton have both retired alongside Workington Town duo Callum Phillips and Steve Scholey following the conclusion of their 2026 campaigns. Nine-time Jamaica international Andrade and outside-back Ashton racked up over 100 Hornets appea…
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Championship outfit Rochdale Hornets have signed former Warrington Wolves youngster Dan Hackney on a deal until the end of the season following his short stint at Leigh Leopards. Forward Hackney formed part of Wire’s academy side which went through the entirety of last season …
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Former NRL and Super League star Junior Sa’u has agreed a one-year extension to his stay at Championship outfit Rochdale Hornets for 2027, with his 40th birthday on the horizon! Nine-time New Zealand international Sa’u also has two caps to his name for Samoa on the internation…
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A Leigh Leopards icon came out of retirement this weekend, playing for the club’s reserve side against Bradford Bulls. Gregg McNally hung up the boots at the end of last season after playing for Rochdale, but returned to the field on Saturday to help out his former side. McNal…
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Championship rugby league club Dewsbury Rams have confirmed that their upcoming league game against Rochdale Hornets on June 14th will not be held that day, with the Hornets’ 1895 Cup semi-final set to take precedence. It means that Dewsbury and Rochdale will have to contest t…
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London Broncos will play Midlands Hurricanes away in the 1895 Cup semi-finals with Widnes Vikings set to host Rochdale Hornets in the other clash, due to ground availability. The capital side were one of four teams to progress from the quarter-finals this weekend with their up…
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The team were traveling to their Women’s Challenge Shield fixture against Rochdale Hornets on Sunday morning when they witnessed a serious car accident unfold in front of them on the M62, close to Howden.
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On Sunday 29 March, the Hull FC Women’s team were travelling to compete in the second round of the Women’s Challenge Shield competition against Rochdale Hornets when they witnessed a vehicle leaving the road on the M62 en route to their fixture.
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Championship club Whitehaven have handed James Newton their head coach reins on an interim basis following Anthony Murray’s decision to walk away. Murray officially stepped down over the weekend, with a statement landing on social media just hours after his side beat Rochdale …
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Rochdale Hornets have confirmed the early retirement of former Salford Red Devils man Jamie Pye. The forward only joined the Hornets from Salford in the off-season as the Red Devils slipped towards liquidation. The hope will have been that Pye could take the next step in his c…
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A second former Halifax Panthers player has signed terms elsewhere following the club’s liquidation earlier this week. It was confirmed on Friday afternoon that half-back Jack Hansen had joined Rochdale Hornets after the Panthers were removed from the Championship and another …
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Championship outfit Rochdale Hornets have swooped to sign up Jack Hansen following Halifax Panthers’ liquidation earlier this week. Hansen was at the start of his second season with the Panthers and he made two appearances this season before the club collapsed, with the RFL wi…
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Wigan Warriors made rugby league history as they won 83-0 to progress to round four of the Challenge Cup. That win over Rochdale Hornets is the first time that a scoreline of 83-0 has been recorded in the professional game and it was all possible due to Bevan French’s cheeky d…
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Matt Peet has previewed Sunday's trip to face Rochdale Hornets
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Matt Peet’s side take on Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena, who beat Waterhead Warriors in the Second Round before winning their opening two matches in the revised Championship competition.
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🏆 **🏁 FULL TIME** **Rochdale Hornets** 20 - 14 **Workington Town** 📍 Championship
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Warrington Wolves have allowed young forward Isaac Reid to join Championship outfit Rochdale Hornets on loan. Reid hasn’t made a senior appearance for the Wolves just yet, but he has been a regular in the youth and reserves set ups. However, he did spend time on loan with the …
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Isaac Reid in action for Rochdale Hornets in 2025 - Image credit: Rochdale Hornets
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Ex-Hull FC and St Helens winger, Matty Dawson-Jones, has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 35. The Pontefract-born talent made his senior debut with Huddersfield in 2012, and went on to make five appearances for the club. After short-term spells at Doncaster…
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Wigan Warriors will travel to Rochdale Hornets in the Third Round of this year’s Challenge Cup, after all the professional sides came through their ties with amateur opposition without any real upsets.
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🏆 **🏁 FULL TIME** **Waterhead Warriors** 6 - 60 **Rochdale Hornets** 📍 Challenge Cup
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A former rugby league top points scorer – whose brother is among Super League’s biggest names – has broken through into darts’ elite level. Ex-Rochdale Hornets and Swinton Lions back Carl Sneyd will play on the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) ProTour for the…
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