David Allen is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Rochdale Hornets in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for the Wigan Warriors, Oldham, Barrow Raiders, Widnes Vikings and Whitehaven.
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. 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.
Spotland Stadium, known as the Crown Oil Arena for sponsorship reasons, in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.F.L.C. and has a capacity of 10,000.
Darren Abram is a rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at club level for the Warrington, making one appearance in 1987, Swinton (1987–88), Springfield Borough (1988–90), the Rochdale Hornets (1990–91), Oldham (1993–97), Lancashire Lynx (1998), as a centre, and coached at club level for Chorley Lynx, the Leigh Centurions (2003–05), and the Rochdale Hornets (2006–07).
Robert Dennis "Bobbie" Goulding, also known by the nickname of "Bobbie Dazzler", is an English former professional rugby league footballer, and coach, who played in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and has coached in the 2000s and 2010s.
Chev Walker is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. He played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. A Great Britain and England international representative centre, Walker played in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers and the Bradford Bulls. Walker has been an assistant coach since retiring in 2015. Firstly with the Bradford Bulls. Assistant coach to James Lowes and Rohan Smith then returning to Leeds Rhinos as assistant to Brian McDermott & David Furner in November 2019 Walker became head coach of Leeds Rhinos Academy. Chev is also the current coaching assistant to the Jamaica Rugby League National team and will be involved in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
The Athletic Grounds was a stadium in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Football Club for over 90 years until 1988. It has also been used for speedway, BriSCA F1 Stock Cars and greyhound racing.
Manase Manuokafoa is a former Tongan international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for RC Albi XIII in the Elite One Championship.
Thomas Kelvin Coslett is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached rugby league in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a goal-kicking full-back, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for St. Helens (captain), and Rochdale Hornets, as a toe-end kicking style goal-kicking fullback, prop, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 1, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Wigan and St. Helens.
Lee Doran is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Oldham, the Rochdale Hornets, in National League One for the Widnes Vikings, for the Leigh Centurions and Whitehaven, as a centre, second-row or loose forward.
Michael Ratu is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Swinton Lions in the Betfred Championship.
Terence "Terry" H. Fogerty was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Lancashire, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Halifax, Wigan and Rochdale Hornets, as a prop or second-row, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets. Fogerty is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.
Tommy Woods was an English dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Somersetshire, and at club level for Bridgwater & Albion RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a forward, during the era of contested scrums.
The 1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 27th season of rugby league football.
Thomas "Tommy" H. Harris was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Cornwall, and at club level for Redruth R.F.C., as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Michael James Kuiti is a New Zealand rugby league player who played professionally in England and represented New Zealand, including in test matches that counted towards the 1992 World Cup. Currently living in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
Rob Massam AKA The Thing on The Wing, is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the North Wales Crusaders in Betfred League 1.
Matthew Hadden is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Longhorn RL in the Ireland National League.
Gavin Bennion is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second row forward for the Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1, and Wales at international level.
Richard Lepori is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Swinton Lions in the Betfred Championship.
