Hornets hat-trick

Ryan Millard - Rochdale Hornets

Rochdale Hornets scrum-half Ryan Millard has been named Kingstone Press Player of the Week, with prop forward Warren Thompson named in the team of the week and to complete the hat trick, the team was proclaimed as team of the week.

Millard scored one try and helped make several others as Rochdale secured a shock victory over Featherstone Rovers.

Every week each coach in both Kingstone Press Championship competitions is contacted to help produce the awards.

Kingstone Press Championship Player of the Week – Ryan Millard (Rochdale Hornets)

Rochdale Hornets’ Fijian international scrum-half Ryan Millard played a key role in his side’s shock 38-34 win over Featherstone Rovers.

Millard scored a first-half try and had a hand in several others as Rochdale ended an eight-match losing run.

Hornets coach Ian Talbot said: “Everything Ryan tried seemed to come off.

“He scored a fantastic try when he chipped over the top, re-gathered, passed to Lewis Sheridan and took the return pass to score under the sticks.

“He was the leader that we signed and the leader who started the season for us.

“He’d been a bit off the boil individually, as we had been as a team, but he was back to his best on Sunday.”

Kingstone Press Performance of the Week – Rochdale Hornets

Rochdale Hornets ended an eight-match losing streak with a dramatic 38-34 win over second-placed Featherstone Rovers.

Rochdale had played their previous six matches away from home while work was carried out on the pitch at Spotland Stadium.

Hornets coach Ian Talbot said: “The main thing was the way that result turned around our recent performances.

“We’d been looking forward to coming back home and playing on our own meadow, so to put such a spirited and complete performance together over 80 minutes was very pleasing.

“Even last week at Keighley we’d been good for 40 minutes and then terrible.

“To turn that around completely and perform against a really good Featherstone team was great for us.”

Kingstone Press Championship Team of the Week

1 Ryan Fieldhouse (Halifax)
2 Scott Turner (Sheffield Eagles)
3 Tom Armstrong (Leigh Centurions)
4 Shane Grady (Dewsbury Rams)
5 Craig Calvert (Whitehaven)
6 Peter Lupton (Workington Town)
7 Ryan Millard (Rochdale Hornets)
8 Luke Ambler (Halifax)
9 Nathan Mossop (Barrow Raiders)
10 Warren Thompson (Rochdale Hornets)
11 Scott McAvoy (Whitehaven)
12 Jarrad Stack (Workington Town)
13 Steve Snitch (Doncaster)