Early kick offs on presentation night

ROCHDALE RUFC’s last game of the season is away from home at Burnage.

Dale lost narrowly at home on the opening day of this season and will be hoping to better than that today. A win would put them above Burnage, rounding off a splendid second half of the campaign.

Rochdale have won seven of their nine wins since Christmas.

Rob Wadsworth has got his opportunity back in the second row and Richard West along with Dom Macklin return.

T Callaghan, R Ward, Harry Hill, R

Wadsworth, Gui DeSousa, T Hindle, R Hartley, C Hodgkinson, D Joesbury, J Duffy, R West, D Macklin, J Schofield, O Coldman, J Flitcroft, J Bradley, A Foster, R Willetts..

The second team take on Preston Grasshoppers 3rd XV away on their all-weather pitch in a game kicking off at 1pm (meet 11am at the club). Hoppers need to win this one to gain promotion.

D Murphy, C Timlin, D Flynn, R

Clegg, A Riddell, G Hornby, J Webb, J Woolfenden, S Humphries,J Willetts,J Holt, A Burleigh, A Tweedale, TBC, A Howorth, A Derbyshire, M Candler, T Porter..

The third team travel to in-form Penrith, meet 10.45am at the club. Another early kick off, the coach goes at 11am. This is another early kick off to enable the players to get back for presentation night. Team is as carded, anyone unsure contact G Smith asap.

The fourth team take on Broughton Park at home, meet 1.45pm at the club.

Kick off for this match, the only home game, is at 3pm. Team as carded.

Tonight is players’ presentation night at the club, everyone welcome from 7pm.