Onward Hornets Onward Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Club

Welcome to an archive of nearly 10 years of Rochdale Hornets

Yes, Hornets have an official site now which can be found at http://www.hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk/

Before that we had various incarnations, it all started on Compuserve!

Here today we have the following

Stories from April 2001 to September 2008 are found at http://www.onwardhornetsonward.co.uk/display1.shtml

Then on the site you are now viewing we had stories from September 2008 until January 2009

Then somehow it became “official” from February 2009 until January 2010, and then new stories ceased to be found here and the stories started to appear at http://www.hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk/

Enjoy!

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The Hornets website has now moved, it can be found at

http://www.hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk/

Please log on for all the latest news from Spotland Stadium, Home of Hornets Rugby League!!

Phil Collinson, the head groundsman at Spotland Stadium, has requested help from fans in shovelling snow from the pitch on Saturday and Sunday. In order to get the pitch playable for the fixtures next weekend, the snow needs to be removed from the covers. Supporters are asked to bring their own shovels and wheelbarrows if possible, as the equipment is broken and there are none available in stores. Anyone who can help is asked to go to the entrance between the Main Stand and the TDS stand from 9am on both Saturday and Sunday. All help is really appreciated.

Due to adverse weather conditions and supporters having difficulty travelling to the stadium, the Club has decided to extend the Early Bird season ticket offer until the first home game of the season, the Northern Rail Cup match against York City Knights on 31st January. Tickets can be bought up to and including this date, with the prices frozen at the Early Bird cost until the 31st.

Tickets can be bought during office hours, Monday – Friday 9.30am til 4.30pm, and at the Hunslet friendly and Oldham Law Cup matches. Further details on ticket costs can be found here

Hornets next game is scheduled for Sunday 17th January (depending on the weather of course!).

Please note that for this game the Club is experimenting with an earlier than usual kick off of 1pm to see whether this would be ideal for future matches.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, the Law Cup match with Oldham, due to be rearranged for Wednesday evening (6th January) has been postponed. It is hoped that the fixture will be played before the start of the season on Sunday 31st January. Keep checking this website for further information.

Sundays Law Cup game against Oldham has been postponed due to the adverse weather.

It has been rearranged for 7.30pm Kick Off at Spotland for this coming Wednesday the 6th of January.

The Police contacted the Soccer Club  to instruct them that todays Soccer fixture shouldnt go ahead on safety grounds, even before the state of the was taken into account.

The Hornets contacted Oldham who agreed to the new date, with Wednesday being the best option to give the pitch as much time as possible to thaw.

Coach John Stankevitch though obviously disappointed will work with the squad to ensure the team is ready for the Wednesday night match.

We will ensure fans will be updated as much as possible on the state of the pitch and preparations for Wednesday.

Hornets would like to thank Chris Hamilton for his assistance and co-operation in facilitating the new date at such short notice.

Members Notice

Members should keep an eye on their email inboxes as the latest edition of the Members eNewsletter has just gone out with news of Stankys starting line up for the Law Cup clash, the new Development Officer roles, our new Kit Manager, the reasoning behind the £2 bar charge, our office re-vamp plus loads more!

If you are a member and you not on the email list please contact the club with your email address so we can add it to it.

Everybody at Hornets Rugby League would like to wish our fans and all rugby league supporters a Happy New Year and wish you all the best for 2010. Hopefully we will see lots of you at Spotland this Sunday for traditional festive fixture against Oldham for the AJ Law Cup. Kick Off is at 3pm and what better way to see in the new year than to watch a full blooded sporting encounter.

Once again all the best everybody