Roughyeds take back the Law Cup

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Oldham Roughyeds took back the Law Cup with a hard-fought 18-14 victory thanks to two late tries.

 

The Law cup has been  100 years since the first Law Cup was contested as a pre-season warm-up match between Oldham and neighbours Rochdale Hornets, 

The original trohpy was called the Infirmaries Cup, The Law Cup dates back to 1921 and is named after Rochdale MP A J Law who organised the event  to raise money for hospitals in Oldham and Rochdale. In  69 meetings Oldham nave won 46 to Rochdale’s 21.

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