MATCH PREVIEW: VS CORNWALL RLFC – LEAGUE 1

Rochdale Hornets will be aiming to win their third consecutive match on Sunday when Cornwall visit the Crown Oil Arena.

Overview

Fixture: Rochdale Hornets v Cornwall
Competition: Betfred League One
Date: Sunday 19 May
Kick-off: 13:00
Venue: Crown Oil Arena

Rochdale Hornets

Hornets have changed their season around in recent weeks, having won back-to-back matches against North Wales Crusaders and London Skolars.

Gary Thornton's side won their first home league match of the season with a 32-18 victory over Crusaders, before following it up with a 28-24 win in the capital last weekend. 

Hornets sit sixth in the table, but only two points behind Workington Town and Hunslet. 

Cornwall RLFC 

Mike Abbot's side have won one match so far this season, which came in a 35-10 victory over London Skolars on home soil. 

Cornwall have since lost to Doncaster, Dewsbury Rams, Oldham and most recently Hunslet, who won 54-10 last Saturday. 

Cameron Brown has scored seven tries already this campaign, which is the joint-third highest in the division. 

Head to Head

Hornets will be aiming to maintain their perfect record over Cornwall, having won the only two matches previously between the club's. 

Rochdale won 50-0 in the first ever meeting with the Cornish opposition on the road, before they followed up the result with a 34-14 victory on home soil. 

Cian Tyrer and Dan Nixon will be looking to continue their perfect record against Cornwall, with both wingers scoring three tries across the two matches.

Team News

The club extended the loan of Umyla Hanley for a further two-weeks from Leigh Leopards on Thursday, and the centre will be aiming to add to his four tries already scored in a Hornets shirt. 

Thornton also brought in hooker Aaron Smith, who played for St Helens in their 2019 Grand Final victory over Salford Red Devils, from Leopards on a two-week loan deal. 

Hornets 21-man-squad: Jack Arnold, Cameron Berry, Toby Brannan, Dan Brewin, Will Cooke, Lewis Else, Luke Forber, Ben Forster, Jack Gatcliffe, Umyla Hanley, Dave Hewitt, Sion Jones, Dan Nixon, Ethan O’Hanlon, Ben O'Keefe, Lewis Peachey, Joe Purcell, Connor Ratcliffe, Aaron Smith, Dan Spencer-Tonks and Cian Tyrer.

Ticketing Information

Tickets for the visit of Cornwall are available to purchase both online and from the main reception on matchday, with cash and card accepted.

In order to avoid queues, we advise tickets to be bought in advance via our website here!

If you cannot attend, live updates will be tweeted out via our Twitter account here!