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Dale in Last Gasp Thriller

In Under 15s by Rochdale Rugby

The U15s first proper Quarter Final day, and we were to host Wigan. Unfortunately they had lost a number of players and could only field a squad of 10, so we were grateful to Andy, Hari G, James, Finn and Will for volunteering to play for them and allow the game to go ahead. The game got underway, and with …

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Back to best at Blackburn

In Under 15s by Rochdale Rugby

In the first Cup game of the new season, we met at Blackburn under pleasant weather conditions, the usual “wind tunnel” uncharacteristically less blowy than normal! After a respectfully observed one minute silence to remember the passing of the Queen, play got underway and despite appearing to be fired up and ready, the team spent the first 7 minutes finding …

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Sedgley Subdued

In Under 15s by Rochdale Rugby

A lovely sunny morning at home saw us welcome Sedgley to the Hill Pitch. Our last game away at theirs saw the loss of Alex to a back injury and Charlie to whiplash, so we were hoping for a more positive outcome, coupled with the raised expectations set by our impressive performance at Bolton the previous week. Both sides came …

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Back to Best at Bolton

In Under 15s by Rochdale Rugby

On a very pleasant morning in Bolton, our first fixture of the season was against a team we previously have had limited success with. All the lads were fired up and ready to launch the season with a bang, hopefully drawing on the extensive work we had put in over the summer working on positional play and speed of delivery. …