League Express Championship correspondent GARETH WALKER hears about the efforts of one club to reverse its financial troubles. OLDHAM Chairman Chris Hamilton has seen more than most in terms of what it takes to run a Rugby League club outside the top flight. In almost 22 years in charge of the Roughyeds, Hamilton has fought the club’s own day-to-day battle…
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The Total Rugby League Show returns this week with a look back at all the results from a superb opening weekend of the Super League season. On this week’s show, Ben Hughes is joined by League Express Editor Martyn Sadler, Rugby League Journalist Doug Thomson, and by Rugby League World Editor Matthew Shaw. Plus we talk the London Broncos with…
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Oldham have resigned Wakefield Trinity winger Lee Kershaw on a season-long loan, after impressing with Scott Naylor’s side last season when he scored 11 tries in 20 games. The Bradford born winger had his first taste of first-team rugby with Oldham last season, and the club are hoping he can take the opportunity to further his career and hopefully break…
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Oldham have signed former Bradford Bulls, Gloucester All Golds, and Keighley Cougars forward Emmerson Whittel. The 24-year-old, who has penned a one-year deal with the club, arrives at the Vestacare Stadium having departed the Cougars in a bid to revive his injury-struck career. Whittel becomes the third Cougars player to sign for the Roughyeds, following the recent arrivals of former…
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Oldham have moved swiftly to continue their extensive recruitment drive, after securing the services of promising hooker Jamie Greenwood from Huddersfield Giants. The Roughyeds fought off a number of interested parties to complete the deal, and the 20-year-old has become the 16th player to sign on the dotted line at the Vestacare Stadium during the off-season. “I know [Roughyeds centre]…
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League 1 side Oldham have confirmed that the RFL has granted the club dispensation to use their Vestacare Stadium home for games in 2018 – despite it not meeting the required criteria. The club said in a statement on Wednesday that they acknowledged the fact the ground does not meet the minimum requirement of 500 seats to host League 1…
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Oldham have completed the signing of Danny Rasool. The 21-year-old has signed a new two-year deal with the club after playing in League 1 last season for Workington Town. Rasool previously played for the club as a teenager and he said: “I was doing okay at Whitebank, but I was very young so it was agreed that I should go…
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Oldham head coach Scott Naylor believes his side has the guts and desire to escape relegation. The Roughyeds salvaged a point at Batley despite falling 22-0 down inside just 21 minutes. It was a pivotal point for Naylor’s men, who moved level on points with Swinton, who occupy the final safe spot in the Championship. Despite admitting his side’s consistently…
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Championship Shield: Swinton Lions 16-30 Bradford Bulls Sheffield Eagles 28-35 Dewsbury Rams Batley Bulldogs 22-22 Oldham Toulouse Olympique 50-12 Rochdale Hornets Full coverage of all the weekend’s Championship Shield matches will feature in Monday’s issue of League Express, available in the shops and online from Sunday evening.
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More details from all of today’s games, alongside the rest of the weekend’s action, will feature in Monday’s League Express. Widnes Vikings picked up their first win of the 2017 Qualifiers as Corey Thompson’s brace helped them to a 36-12 victory at Halifax. Despite Fax’s red-hot winger Ben Heaton making it six tries in two appearances, they barely threatened a…
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