Club News

Join us for great food, great company, and great rugby this month! Saturday 11th – vs Leek Saturday 25th – vs Bowden 📞 To book your place, contact Greg on 07770 957823Don’t miss out, spaces go quickly! 🏉#upthedale #rochdale #prematchlunch

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All clubs welcome and multiple teams per age group can be entered Touring sides always welcome – and we are happy to help you with any support you need with organising your tour Wide range of food and drink will be available as well as car and coach parking facilities Participation medals for all players For all enquiries and bookings, …

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August 2025 from 12pm Free entry, great selection of beers, ciders as well as all the usual bar favourites and alcohol-free options, rugby games on both days and LIVE MUSIC from talented local bands – where else would you want to be this bank holiday? 🍺 The Beer List is in for Bamford Beer Fest! …

Pre-match tables are available to book for all home games. 2 course lunch and free entry to the game. More details on how to book here

Please make sure you are paid up! Further information for all memberships and how to pay is available here

The wait is over. Our first pre-season fixture is around the corner as we take on Heath in our first game of the 25/26 Season. 3pm KICK OFF – see you there!

Funeral Announcement – A service will be held at Middleton Crematorium at 11:50am on Friday 5th September, with everyone invited to the rugby club afterwards. All welcome. It is with great sadness that we have to tell you of the passing of our former steward and “Wasps” Captain, John Fowles. He died peacefully in Fairfield Hospital on 4th August 2025 …

Further to the previous notification of our father’s passing, his funeral took place in his beloved Bratton Clovelly on the 8th May. The family did not expect his friends and colleagues from the north of the country to travel all the way to Devon. Instead, we have arranged an informal get together at Rochdale Rugby Union Football Club on the …

All of us at Rochdale RUFC are heartbroken to share that our M&J Chairman Duncan Ogilvie very sadly passed away yesterday. As you know Duncan was our lead for our U17’s Junior colts, having managed and coached them from U6’s, and was a passionate supporter of grassroots rugby. He was a driving force at our club and will be greatly …