Tuesday 20 December 2016

2017 STARTS HERE

It's that exciting time of the year when we can begin to collate pre-season friendlies with league
games with Challenge Cup rounds, so we can start to tell our significant others where we're going to be for 30-odd weekends of 2017.  It's especially exciting to be collating a fixture list that includes one or two frankly huge fallen Rugby League giants, knowing that Rochdale Hornets is able to challenge at the same level.

As last year, we are unable to bring you the dates of the Super 8s/Championship Shield just yet - but what we have is the definitive fixture list until the end of round 23. Get it on the fridge!

Pre-season

SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Salford Red Devils

SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY 2017- LAW CUP
15:00
Oldham RLFC v  Rochdale Hornets

SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Warrington Wolves

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Kingstone Press Championship 
   
SUNDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Dewsbury Rams



SUNDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2017
15:00
Bradford Bulls v Rochdale Hornets



SUNDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Hull Kingston Rovers



SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Halifax RLFC



SUNDAY 5TH MARCH 2017
15:00
Featherstone Rovers v Rochdale Hornets


SUNDAY 12TH MARCH 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham RLFC

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CHALLENGE CUP Round 4
18–19 MARCH 2017
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SUNDAY 26TH MARCH 2017
15:00
London Broncos v Rochdale Hornets

SUNDAY 2ND APRIL 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Toulouse Olympique XIII

SUNDAY 9TH APRIL 2017
15:00
Batley Bulldogs v Rochdale Hornets

GOOD FRIDAY 14TH APRIL 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets V Sheffield Eagles

EASTER MONDAY 17TH APRIL 2017
15:00
Swinton Lions V Rochdale Hornets

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CHALLENGE CUP Round 5
22–23 APRIL 2017
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SUNDAY 30TH APRIL 2017
15:00
Hull Kingston Rovers V Rochdale Hornets


SUNDAY 7TH MAY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets V Featherstone Rovers

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CHALLENGE CUP Round 6
13–14 MAY 2017
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SUNDAY 21ST MAY 2017
15:00
Halifax RLFC V Rochdale Hornets

SATURDAY 27TH MAY 2017 (TV/Summer bash)
KO TBC
Oldham RLFC V Rochdale Hornets

SUNDAY 4TH JUNE 2017
15:00
Sheffield Eagles V Rochdale Hornets

SATURDAY 10TH JUNE 2017
18:3
Toulouse Olympique XIII v Rochdale Hornets

SUNDAY 18TH JUNE 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Bradford Bulls

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CHALLENGE CUP Quarter Finals
17–18 JUNE 2017
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SUNDAY 25TH JUNE 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Batley Bulldogs

SUNDAY 2ND JULY 2017
15:00
Dewsbury Rams v Rochdale Hornets

SUNDAY 9TH JULY 2017
15:00
Rochdale Hornets v Swinton Lions

SUNDAY 23RD JULY 2017
15:00
Oldham RLFC v Rochdale Hornets

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CHALLENGE CUP Semi Finals
28–29 JULY 2017
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CHALLENGE CUP Final
26 AUGUST 2017
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Super 8s/Championship Shield - TBC

As clubs are joining from two competitions, the Qualifiers will have all their points from the regular season wiped to form a new mini-league.

Clubs who finished ninth and 10th in Super League and first and second in the Championship will play four home games and 11th and 12th and third and fourth will play three home games.

After seven rounds, the top three in the Qualifiers will be automatically promoted to Super League for 2016 whilst clubs finishing fourth and fifth will go on to play in the ‘£1M Game’ at the home of the fourth-placed team, to determine the final promotion place.

The eight clubs in the Championship Shield will carry over their points from the regular season to play seven Super 8s matches: after seven rounds the top four clubs will compete in the Championship Shield play-offs.