2026 Betfred Championship

Rochdale Hornets - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: Gary Thornton
Captains: Ross Whitmore (23); Junior Sa'u (2)
Biggest home crowd: 4,248 (vs. Wigan in round 3)
Average home crowd: 859
Top pointscorer: League: Max Flanagan (118); All Matches: Max Flanagan (154)
Top tryscorer: League: TJ Boyd (10); All Matches: TJ Boyd (13)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Jan 18	Sun 3:00pm	Round 1	A	Swinton	W	12	-	8	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Morson	822	2nd	>
25	Sun 1:30pm	CC (2)	A *	Waterhead	W	60	-	6	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Manor Park			>
Feb 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 2	H	Workington	W	20	-	14	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	693	9th	>
8	Sun 3:00pm	CC (3)	H	Wigan	L	0	-	83	J Sa'u	G Thornton	Crown Oil	4,248		>
15	Sun 3:00pm	Round 3	H	Keighley	W	24	-	10	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	844	4th	>
22	Sun 3:00pm	Round 4	H	Hunslet	L	6	-	42	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	687	2nd	>
Mar 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 5	A	Whitehaven	L	0	-	20	J Sa'u	G Thornton	Ortus REC	460	6th	>
8	Sun 3:00pm	Round 6	H	Sheffield	L	20	-	44	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	359	8th	>
22	Sun 3:00pm	Round 7	H	Midlands	L	22	-	28	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	362	10th	>
29	Sun 3:00pm	Round 8	H	Goole	W	35	-	10		G Thornton	Crown Oil	324	10th	>
Apr 3	Fri 3:45pm	Round 9	A	Oldham	L	10	-	36	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Bower Fold	1,376	10th	>
12	Sun 3:00pm	Round 10	H	Barrow	L	12	-	46	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	370	10th	>
19	Sun 3:00pm	1C (1)	H	Sheffield	W	32	-	18	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	245		>
26	Sun 3:00pm	Round 11	H	Dewsbury	L	18	-	54	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	370	11th	>
		Round 12		[bye]			-						13th
May 9	Sat 1:00pm	Round 13	H	Newcastle	L	6	-	54	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil		13th	>
17	Sun 3:00pm	1C (QF)	H *	Goole	W	24	-	6	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	395		>
24	Sun 3:00pm	Round 14	H	Swinton	W	36	-	32	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	507	13th	>
Jun 7	Sun 3:00pm	Round 15	A	Keighley	W	34	-	22	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Cougar	928	12th	>
14	Sun 3:00pm	1C (SF)	A	Widnes	L	0	-	52	R Whitmore	G Thornton	DCBL	2,190		>
21	Sun 3:00pm	Round 17	A	Newcastle	L	0	-	66	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crow Trees		11th	>
27	Sat 3:00pm	Round 18	A	Goole	L	14	-	20	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Victoria Grounds		12th	>
		Round 19		[bye]			-						12th
Jul 19	Sun 2:00pm	Round 20	A	Midlands	L	4	-	42	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Avery	200	13th	>
26	Sun 3:00pm	Round 21	A	Sheffield	L	6	-	56	R Whitmore	G Thornton	MEPS Intl	547	13th	>
Aug 1	Sat 6:00pm	Round 22	A	Barrow	L	14	-	24		G Thornton	Speed Comps	1,579	14th	>
9	Sun 3:00pm	Round 23	H	Whitehaven	L	22	-	24	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Crown Oil	1,296	15th	>
16	Sun 3:00pm	Round 24	A	Workington	W	22	-	20	R Whitmore	G Thornton	Fibrus		16th	>
19	Wed 7:00pm	Round 16	A	Dewsbury	W	34	-	22	R Whitmore	G Thornton	FLAIR		12th	>
23	Sun 3:00pm	Round 25	A	Hunslet			-				South Leeds			>Head To Head
30	Sun 3:00pm	Round 26	H	Oldham			-				Crown Oil			>Head To Head

29 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
1	FLANAGAN, Max	25			19	-	19	9	41	-	118	-	-	5	-	5	2	14	-	36	-	-	24	-	24	11	55	-	154	-	-	List
2	NIXON, Dan	24			17	-	17	7	-	-	28	-	-	5	-	5	3	-	-	12	-	-	22	-	22	10	-	-	40	-	-	List
3	ASHTON, Tom	34			13	-	13	2	-	-	8	-	-	4	-	4	2	-	-	8	-	-	17	-	17	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
4	SA'U, Junior	39	Otahuhu		22	-	22	-	-	-	-	1	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	27	-	27	1	-	-	4	1	-	List
5	WILL, Ben	21			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	DALLIMORE, Jamie	37			18	-	18	8	14	1	61	1	1	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	22	8	14	1	61	1	1	List
7	PAGA, Jordan	25			7	4	11	2	-	-	8	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	4	13	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
8	DAYES, Jaden	32			15	6	21	3	-	-	12	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	7	25	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
9	WHITMORE, Ross	26			19	2	21	2	-	-	8	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	2	26	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
10	HATTON, Lewis	29			2	18	20	6	-	-	24	-	-	-	4	4	1	-	-	4	-	-	2	22	24	7	-	-	28	-	-	List
11	UNSWORTH, Matt	30			5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
12	WOOD, Ethan	21			21	-	21	5	-	-	20	1	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	26	-	26	6	-	-	24	1	-	List
13	SYME, Jordan	29			15	1	16	1	-	-	4	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	1	21	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
14	PUNCHARD, Morgan	27			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
14	ROBY, George	24			4	9	13	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	13	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
16	ANDRADE, Jordan	34	Huddersfield		-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	10	10	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
17	KELLY-DUFFY, Dylan	20			9	2	11	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	1	4	3	-	-	12	-	-	12	3	15	3	-	-	12	1	-	List
18	LYNCH, Danny	28			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
19	WATERWORTH, Luke	30			9	10	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	14	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
20	HICKEY, Joe	-			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	HOLMES, Jack	32			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	BOYD, TJ	-			20	-	20	10	-	-	40	-	-	5	-	5	3	-	-	12	-	-	25	-	25	13	-	-	52	-	-	List
23	BARRATT, Chris	33			12	-	12	1	-	-	4	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
23	GREEN, Marcus	23			-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
23	PYE, Jamie	24			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24	METCALFE, Ben	-			7	4	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	9	5	14	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
25	HANSEN, Jack	29			19	-	19	3	-	-	12	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	8	-	-	22	-	22	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
26	SHERIDAN, Harry	-			1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
27	BUTTERWORTH, Reiss	27			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	CONNOLLY, Deacon	-			1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
27	DUFFY, James	20			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
28	TAYLOR, Kieran	25			5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
28	BRADDISH, Harvey	-			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	McKLER, Charlie	20			2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	VAUGHAN, Jonny	22			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	MASON, Lukas	20			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	PEMBERTON, Bailey	-			-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
31	SCRIVEN, Jay	-			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
33	HOUGHTON, Jack	29			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
34	IOANE, Mark	35	Auckland		5	2	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
34	COLEMAN, Isaac	-			-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
35	REID, Isaac	20			1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
35	CHIPPENDALE, Alex	-			6	-	6	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
36	HACKNEY, Dan	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	44 players	27.56		1 cur. / 8 tot.	22 matches			65	55	1	371	4	1	5 matches			21	14	0	112	0	0	27 matches			86	69	1	483	4	1

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 19 Aug 2026. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash

Sources:News Reports

2026 Betfred Championship

Rochdale Hornets - Season Summary

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