A TEENAGE rugby union player is looking forward to lighting up the Twickenham turf when he turns out for Lancashire. Zac Baker, from Grasscroft, is…
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Exploring Scotland’s best performances in the history of the Rugby World Cup
JOINING the exclusive club of Rugby World Cup winners remains a tough challenge for many nations. Ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, only four…
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‘Phenomenal’ Kevin Sinfield will help England after landing top rugby union job
KEVIN Sinfield has been tipped to help England’s rugby union team after he was recruited to their coaching staff because he is a ‘phenomenal human.’…
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Tigers crowned champions on painful final appearance for Ford
GEORGE Ford’s farewell appearance for Leicester Tigers in the biggest match of the domestic season proved a bitter-sweet experience. The 29-year-old fly half from Diggle…
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Oldham RUFC unable to dent league leaders
DIDSBURY TOC H 37, OLDHAM RUFC 10 OLDHAM RUFC gave a spirited display but were unable to dent the 100 per cent record of ADM…
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Lowly Oldham RUFC give high-flying West Park a fright
OLDHAM RUFC 13, WEST PARK (ST HELENS) 33 The form book ran true as Oldham RUFC were beaten at home by West Park (St…
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Joe returns to his roots to put on kicking masterclass
FORMER Saddleworth Rangers’ junior Joe Ford returned to the club to put on a kicking masterclass. The retired fly-half, now a coach at RFU Championship…
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Oldham RUFC ease relegation worries with huge win in basement battle
OLDHAM RUFC 5, WIGAN 0 OLDHAM RUFC ended an eight-match losing run with what could turn out to be a vital victory in their battle…
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Oldham RUFC remain the nearly team after another narrow defeat
ORMSKIRK 15, OLDHAM RUFC 12 OLDHAM RUFC suffered further agony as they slipped to a seventh straight defeat in the ADM Premier Division. After losing…
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Controversy over Oldham RUFC’s sixth straight league loss
LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE 13, OLDHAM RUFC 12 OLDHAM RUFC suffered a sixth straight defeat in the ADM Premier Division following the narrowest of losses at Liverpool…
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Oldham RUFC suffer fifth straight defeat in ADM Premier Division
OLDHAM RUFC 19, LIVERPOOL ST HELENS 26 OLDHAM RUFC scored three tries and picked up a losing bonus point, but it was insufficient to stave…
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Rugby legend to undertake new Motor Neurone Disease charity run
RUGBY legend Kevin Sinfield is preparing for his most ambitious charity run yet to raise money for research into Motor Neurone Disease. Last year’s seven…
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Oldham RUFC back to winning ways
WIGAN 8, OLDHAM RUFC 19 AFTER back-to-back defeats, Oldham RUFC returned to winning ways in the ADM Premier Division with victory at Wigan which lifted…
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Oldham RUFC triumphing over adversity
OLDHAM RUFC 15, ORMSKIRK 8 OLDHAM RUFC made it three home league wins out of three with victory against Ormskirk which lifted them to fifth…
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Oldham RUFC survive late collapse but hold on to beat Liverpool Collegiate
OLDHAM RUFC 34, LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE 29 OLDHAM RUFC edged a high-scoring ADM Premiership fixture against Liverpool Collegiate at Manor Park where they almost threw away…
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Unforced errors and bad decision making prove costly for Oldham RUFC
LIVERPOOL ST HELENS 15, OLDHAM RUFC 5 COACH Jimmy Forster pinpointed Oldham RUFC’s failings after they lost at Liverpool St Helens in their opening away…
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Forster off to winning start at Oldham RUFC
OLDHAM RUFC 15, FLEETWOOD 14 NEW coach Jimmy Forster made a winning start as Oldham RUFC snatched a dramatic 15-14 home win against Fleetwood on…
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Sinfield swaps Rhinos for new challenge with Tigers
RUGBY league legend Kevin Sinfield has swapped codes to the 15-man game after being appointed to Leicester Tigers’ coaching staff. The 40-year-old from Grasscroft, who…
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Diggle pair looking for European glory
LIFTING the European Rugby Challenge Cup later this month would be special for Diggle father-and-son Mike and George Ford. George will be playing for Leicester…
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Kyle high on ‘honesty’ for rugby league return
SADDLEWORTH’S Super League contingent has grown by one after Delph’s Kyle Eastmond returned to rugby league after 10 years. The Oldham-born and raised star spent…
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Inspiring one-arm rugby player Frank Jenkinson died aged 80
OLDHAM Rugby Union Club was saddened to hear of the death of former player Frank Jenkinson aged 80. Frank, who died in hospital in Canada…
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George Ford named England’s most impactful player
GEORGE Ford is England’s overall most impactful rugby player in the history of the game, new research has discovered. The 27-year-old from Saddleworth has an…
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He’s one of our own, England World Cup star George Ford, he’s one of our own!
THERE will be no one prouder than Alan Bolton if Saddleworth raised George Ford helps England to victory over South Africa in the rugby union…
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Greatness beckons for George in World Cup final with England
WHO would have ever imagined this young boy pictured playing rugby in the back garden of his home in Saddleworth could this weekend become a…
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It’s a family affair for the Ford’s
JOE and Jacob Ford have joined father Mike to create a rugby union coaching dynasty. It is highly unusual – maybe unique – for three…
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Ford on a mission in Germany
SADDLEWORTH’S Mike Ford is on a mission to help Germany qualify for next summer’s rugby World Cup. The 52-year-old accepted the challenge after his other…
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Former Roughyeds winger ace Quinlan dies, aged 83
OLDHAM RL Club’s older supporters will be saddened to learn of the death of former Roughyeds winger Sean Quinlan, who was part of the Watersheddings scene…
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New book captures career of rugby legend Kevin Sinfield
NOBODY NEEDS reminding that recently retired Rugby League legend Kevin Sinfield was one of the sport’s most decorated players…but what about the parts of his…
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Rugby legend Kevin Sinfield to retire at end of season
RUGBY LEGEND Kevin Sinfield has announced he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current Greene King IPA Championship Rugby Union season.…
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Grand Slam glory for local rugby ace George Ford
LOCAL LAD George Ford put World Cup heartbreak behind him to become a key member of the England Rugby Union team that won the Grand…
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Rugby ace Kevin Sinfield’s remarkable career captured in new book
KEVIN SINFIELD’S remarkable career in Rugby League – the former Waterhead Warriors’ junior will be remembered as one of the sport’s greats – is charted…
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Rugby ace Kevin Sinfield delighted to crown unforgettable year as BBC Sports Personality runner-up
WHAT A brilliant end to an unforgettable year for local rugby legend Kevin Sinfield. If bowing out of Rugby League by winning the rarely-achieved treble…
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