Game 1
Blackpool Panthers 26 lost to Rochdale Hornets 36
Team Info
Blackpool
- Previous Game:
- National League Cup 2005 - Game 1 vs. Swinton
- Next Game:
- National League Cup 2005 - Round 1 vs. Rochdale
- Out:
- Steve Ormesher (wing), Martin Roden (hooker), John Hill (front row), Matthew Leigh (second row), Martin Gambles (bench), Steve Molloy (bench)
- In:
- Michael Watts (fullback), Danny Arnold (wing), Willie Swann (five-eighth), Gus Martin (front row), Mike Callan (bench), Gary Rourke (bench)
- Changes:
- Liam Bretherton (fullback to centre), Mick Redford (centre to second row), Chris Hough (five-eighth to halfback), Liam McGovern (halfback to hooker)
Rochdale
- Previous Game:
- National League Cup 2005 - Game 1 vs. Swinton
- Next Game:
- National League Cup 2005 - Round 1 vs. Blackpool
- Out:
- Lee Birdseye (five-eighth), Andy Leathem (front row), Tommy Hodgkinson (bench)
- In:
- Lee Hansen (front row), Rob Ball (bench), David Cunliffe (bench)
- Changes:
- Dave McConnell (hooker to bench), Sam Butterworth (bench to five-eighth), Phil Cantillon (bench to hooker)