SADDLEWORTH Rangers may be two players down for training at the start of March, with good reason. For Ben Marsden and Robert Froggatt will be…
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Joy as prop Andy joins Warriors from rivals
ANDY Joy has left Saddleworth Rangers to join rivals Waterhead Warriors where he will be reunited with his brother Phil. The prop forward, who has…
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Fundraising for Spanish trip hits £14,500
SADDLEWORTH Rangers’ Under-14s are making inroads into the £24,000 target they need to raise to fund their tour of Spain in May. A 25-mile sponsored…
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Relegation threatened Roughyeds rapidly approaching point of no return
FIGHTING to avoid relegation from the Betfred Championship, second-bottom Oldham made three signings before transfer deadline headed by play-anywhere back Lloyd Roby from Widnes Vikings.…
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Saddleworth Rangers’ rugby ground renamed in Shane’s honour
SADDLEWORTH Rangers’ Shaw Hall Bank Road ground is to be renamed after club chairman Shane Wilson in a tribute to honour his memory after he…
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Rangers appoint new coaches
SEAN Whitehead has spoken of his excitement after he and Paul Ashton, both former Saddleworth Rangers’ players, have been appointed joint first-team coaches at Shaw…
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Joy for injured Andy as he completes running challenge with help from friends
FORMER Saddleworth Rangers player Andy Joy completed his month-long challenge ‘Run for Jocky’ thanks to a little help from his friends. The 27-year-old prop, who…
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Grant helps Rangers to improve facilities
SADDLEWORTH Rangers are among more than 30 rugby league clubs, schools and community organisations across England to be awarded grants from the RLWC2021 CreatedBy programme.…
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Remembering Shane, a rugby giant
SADDLEWORTH Rangers and the wider rugby family are mourning the death of Shane ‘Jocky’ Wilson at the age of 50. Rangers’ chairman, who had been…
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This Flash can be long lasting
IT was 249 and out for rugby league star Mark Flanagan – but his effect could be felt for some time to come. The former…
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Wembley awaits for Saddleworth rugby league stars
AND the winner of rugby league’s Challenge Cup in 2020 is… Saddleworth! Sorry to end the dreams of anyone associated with Saddleworth Rangers, but there…
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Enjoy the silence? It makes no difference to ref Robert
SADDLEWORTH-RAISED Super League referee Robert Hicks admits taking charge of Super League matches behind closed doors makes little difference. Even if it means he does…
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Rangers pitch in with ground works
SADDLEWORTH Rangers are taking advantage of the enforced break from rugby to lengthen their pitch at Shaw Hall Bank Road. Rangers has one of the…
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Coronation Street star Tanisha is a Warrior
CORONATION Street actress Tanisha Gorey recently revealed to the nation her love for Waterhead Warriors. The 18-year-old’s surprise disclosure came in a national newspaper article…
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Saddleworth players get England call
TWO teenagers from Saddleworth have been named in the England Under-18 rugby league academy performance squad. Josh Thewlis, who has already played first-team rugby for…
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Waterhead Warriors celebrate centenary
RUGBY royalty was present as Waterhead Warriors celebrated their 100th birthday with a lavish centenary dinner at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Former players present included…
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Players awarded at presentation night
AT Saddleworth Rangers’ annual presentation night, Sam Hart was named Man of Steel, Josh Bradbury was coach’s player of the year and Gareth Morgan players’…
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Rangers appoint Aussie Ken as new coach
SADDLEWORTH Rangers have appointed Australian Ken Kerr as their new rugby coach. And the 50-year-old, currently in charge of Wakefield Trinity’s Super League ladies’ team,…
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Right said Fred – let’s get some of this super fan prize money spent
FRED Halliwell ensured Oldham finished with a second end of season honour following the Roughyeds’ League One promotion win over Newcastle Thunder. As thousands of…
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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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Rangers search for new coach
SADDLEWORTH Rangers have admitted Wes Rogers’ shoes will be hard to fill as they begin a search for a new coach.Rogers has stood down after…
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Roughyeds roar into Promotion Final
By Roger Halstead Revved-up Roughyeds roared into the Promotion Final on Sunday, October 6 with a high-octane performance in Sunday’s play-off semi-final against Doncaster at…
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Promotion would be fitting tribute to lifelong fan Jim
TRIBUTES have been paid to lifelong Oldham Roughyeds fan and brass band enthusiast Jim Hallas. Jim passed away at Royal Oldham Hospital on Sunday, August…
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Waterhead hoping to clinch promotion
WATERHEAD Warriors are looking to maintain their strong finish and to snatch a promotion play-off place in division three of the National Conference League. Warriors,…
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Super League referee Robert Hicks speaks out after death threat
SUPER League referee Robert Hicks has relived the moment he came face to face with a rugby fan who made a death threat against him.…
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Saddleworth School congratulated for success in rugby league
THE congratulations of everyone at Oldham RLFC go to Saddleworth School on their magnificent achievements at two senior levels in the schools’ rugby league season…
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Josh to star at Summer Bash
SADDLEWORTH lad Josh Thewlis will step out at the seaside after the next stage of his rugby league career saw him called up to represent…
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Newly-promoted Rangers held to draw after promising start at Myton
NEWLY-PROMOTED Saddleworth Rangers were left kicking themselves after being held to a 24-24 draw at Myton Warriors in their opening National Conference League, division one…
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Joe’s living the dream
JOE GREENWOOD is living the stuff of childhood dreams after his Wigan experience turned out to be as good as he was told. And he…
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You can bet on being a winner with Betfred
BOOKMAKERS Betfred, title sponsors of Super League, Championship and League One, have launched a search for rugby league’s super fan. And there’s a £10,000 cash…
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Are you a rugby league super fan? You can bet on being a winner at Betfred
BOOKMAKERS Betfred, title sponsors of Super League, Championship and League One, have launched a search for rugby league’s super fan. And there’s a £10,000 cash…
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Rugby teams ease to cup success
SADDLEWORTH School’s year 11 rugby league team won 22-0 at Bridgewater School, Warrington, to reach the semi-finals of the North West Counties Schools’ competition and…
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Rangers celebrate first promotion in almost 10 years
WES Rogers is staying on as coach at newly-promoted Saddleworth Rangers for their 2019 campaign in National Conference League, division one. It is great news…
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Cup joy for young Rangers
A FINE performance saw Saddleworth Rangers Under 15s team lift the Oldham League Cup with a 44-16 win against Rochdale Mayfield. However, there was no…
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