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Oldham RLFC target title-winning party after sealing glory

Gary Carter August 19, 2024 championshipleague oneMike FordnewsOldhamoldham rilfcRoughyedsrugby leaguesportsuper league

MIKE Ford admits Oldham’s League One rugby league title win is beyond even what he thought may happen. The Diggle-based former player, now managing director,…

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Roughyeds report: Owen named captain for fourth season

Tony Bugby January 11, 2020 captainchampionshipgareth owenmatt diskinOldham RLFCRoughyedsrugby league

MOORSIDE-BORN Gareth Owen will continue to captain Oldham RLFC under the tutelage of new head coach Matt Diskin. Hooker Owen, 27, who often says how…

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Oldham face Whitehaven away for starters in 2018 season

Tony Bugby November 21, 2017 2018championshipChris Hamiltonfixturesnew seasonOldhamRoughyedsrugbyrugby leaguescott naylor

OLDHAM Rugby League Club’s League 1 campaign in 2018 begins on Sunday, February 18 with a tough test in Cumbria against last season’s beaten promotion…

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Will the ‘real’ Roughyeds stand up please?

Tony Bugby September 15, 2017 bower foldchampionshipdewsbury ramsOldham RugbyOldham Rugby League ClubRoughyedsrugby league

OLDHAM, already relegated, will drop the curtain on the 2017 season by taking on Dewsbury Rams at Bower Fold on Sunday (3pm) with a squad…

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Pain for hockey ace at missing European championships

Tony Bugby September 12, 2017 championshipDelphEnglandGreat BritainhockeyNicola WhiteOlympics

NICOLA White has revealed the pain of missing the European Hockey Championships through injury. And the 29-year-old former Saddleworth Hockey Club member couldn’t even get…

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Chris Kendall to referee as Oldham face Swinton in relegation clash

Tony Bugby September 7, 2017 championshiplionsOldhamRoughyedsrugbysuper leagueswinton

FULL-TIME Super League referee Chris Kendall will handle the Swinton-Oldham relegation battle, which the Lions have named ‘the £100,000 game’. The winner-takes-all contest will be played this…

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Delph Band overwhelmed with support to get to National Championships

Aimee Belmore September 3, 2017 Brass Bandchampionshipcheltenhamconcertdelph bandmusicNational Brass Band Championships

DELPH BAND are on their way to the National Brass Band Championships thanks to the support of local businesses. The band has had a very…

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Oldham fight for Championship survival

Tony Bugby July 24, 2017 championshipOldham Rugbyrelegationrugby leaguescott naylorsurvival

OLDHAM are locked in a massive fight for Championship survival after going down to Rochdale at Bower Fold and dropping back into the bottom two. At the…

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Saints youngster joins Oldham on loan

Tony Bugby July 23, 2017 championshipOldhamrugbyrugby leaguesaintsscott naylorSt Helens

OLDHAM beat the 5pm signing deadline to capture Ben Morris from St Helens, a young Welsh international, on loan to the end of the season. A…

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Young Giant Simpson joins Oldham on loan

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OLDHAM have followed up the capture of Luke Hooley from Wakefield Trinity by signing another ‘back three’ youngster in Jared Simpson from Huddersfield Giants. Like Hooley (19),…

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Injured players to be assessed ahead of Oldham RL derby game

Tony Bugby July 18, 2017 championshipOldhamOldham RugbyRoughyedsrugbyrugby league

OLDHAM RL Club’s medical team will be working overtime at training tonight to assess the fitness of several key players ahead of Sunday’s final game of the…

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Palfrey doubt for derby clash with old mates

Tony Bugby July 11, 2017 bower foldchampionshiplewis palfreymiles greenwoodOldhamOldham Rugbyrochdale hornetsRoughyedsrugbyrugby league

LEWIS Palfrey, who captained Oldham for four seasons before joining derby rivals Rochdale Hornets, is set to miss the crucial KP Championship clash at Bower Fold on…

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Oldham’s senior players could return for clash with top French side Toulouse Olympique

Tony Bugby June 28, 2017 bower foldbradford bullschampionshipOldhamOldham RugbyRoughyedsrugbytoulouse olympique

SCOTT Naylor hopes to recall several senior players for Oldham’s clash with top-four French side Toulouse Olympique at Bower Fold on Sunday, July 2. Having dropped…

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Naylor urges fans to stick with club after run of six defeats

Tony Bugby June 20, 2017 championshipdefeatsOldham Rugbyrugbyrugby leaguescott naylor

SCOTT Naylor is urging the town’s rugby league fans to nail their colours to the Roughyeds’ mast while he and his squad find a way to…

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Onwards and upwards for Roughyeds in Championship

Tony Bugby May 2, 2017 championshipOldham RugbyRoughyedsrugby leaguescott naylor

SCOTT Naylor is looking for more consistency as Oldham prepare for the second half of the regular KP Championship season in a respectable eighth place.…

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All went according to plan for Oldham

Tony Bugby April 3, 2017 bradford bullschampionshipOldhamOldham RugbyRoughyedsrugby league

ASSUMING it was going to be a tight game, Oldham planned to stick with the Bulls for 70 minutes – and then snatch it late…

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Leatherbarrow’s Batley return

Tony Bugby March 21, 2017 batleychampionshipking stone press championshipOldhamrugbyrugby leaguescott leatherbarrow

BATLEY’S notorious slope will hold no fears for Oldham when they return to Kingstone Press Championship action at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium (Mount Pleasant) on…

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Giants injuries hit Roughyeds

Tony Bugby February 24, 2017 championshipHull KROldhamRoughyedsrugbyrugby league

IF Oldham’s game at Championship leaders Hull KR wasn’t tough enough, they go to KCOM Craven Park on Sunday (3pm) without any dual-reg support for…

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Oldham RL players and mascot Roary in Spindles meet and greet session

Tony Bugby January 26, 2017 championshipmascotoldham rlroaryRoughyedsspindles shopping centretown centre

ROARY, Oldham RL Club’s popular mascot, will again be at the centre of the club’s continued partnership with Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre in the…

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Mixed emotions for Naylor after draw at Barrow

Tony Bugby January 16, 2017 barrowchampionshipOldham RugbyRoughyedsrugby leaguescott naylor

SCOTT Naylor didn’t mince his words after what he perceived to be another poor Oldham RLFC performance in a 22-22 draw at Barrow. He was…

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Oldham RLFC keeps links with Giants for 2017 KP Championship season

Tony Bugby November 19, 2016 championshiphuddersfield giantsOldham RugbyOldham Rugby League Clubrugby league

OLDHAM RL Club has confirmed they will again be dual-registration partners with Huddersfield Giants in the 2017 KP Championship season. It will be the third…

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Hard work starts here for Oldham Rugby League Club

Tony Bugby November 16, 2016 championshipOldham Rugby League Clubrugby

THE CHAIRMAN and head coach sent out upbeat messages to fans as Oldham RL players reported back for pre-season training after a break of only…

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Roughyeds Round Up: So close yet so far for Oldham play off hopes

Tony Bugby September 7, 2016 championshipleagueOldham Rugbyplay-offsRoughyedsrugbyscott naylor

UNPREDICTABLE OLDHAM RLFC got to within touching distance of Championship survival at Halifax on the first Sunday in September – and then let it slip…

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Hulme Grammar School netballers come second in the country

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HULME GRAMMAR had no complaints and were positively deighted about being second best as their under-16 netball team finished runners-up in the national schools’ championships…

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Championship fixtures announced for new cricket Pennine League

Tony Bugby March 25, 2016 championshipCricketfixturespennine league

Here are the Championship fixtures for the new J W Lees Pennine League that has been created following a merger of the Saddleworth and District…

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Canoe champion Etienne Stott ready for World Championships challenge

Aimee Belmore September 16, 2015 canoechampionshipEtienne Stott

By Trevor Baxter WHEN OLYMPIC champion Etienne Stott takes to the water at the Canoe Slalom World Championships the cheers in Saddleworth will be as…

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