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Club information | |||
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Full name | Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | Hornets | ||
Colours | |||
Founded | 1871[1] | ||
Website | hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk | ||
Current details | |||
Ground(s) |
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CEO | Matt Rigby | ||
Chairman | Andy Mazey | ||
Coach | Gary Thornton | ||
Captain | Duane Straugheir | ||
Competition | League 1 | ||
2023 season | 7th | ||
Current season | |||
Uniforms | |||
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Records | |||
Minor premierships | 2 (2013 2016) | ||
Challenge Cups | 1 (1922) |
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the League 1, the third tier of European rugby league.[2][3] The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league clubs. Their main local rivals are Oldham, Salford Red Devils, Swinton Lions, Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants.