Rochdale Hornets fell to a 20-0 defeat up in Cumbria as a twenty-minute salvo from Whitehaven took the game away from Gary Thornton’s men as they tasted defeat for the second time in the Betfred Championship.
Rochdale fell to their first league defeat of the Betfred Championship season as a Bureta Faraimo-inspired Hunslet ran in eight tries in a comprehensive 42-6 victory.
Rochdale Hornets had to come from behind to ensure their 100% winning start to the new Betfred Championship season continued with a 24-10 victory over Keighley Cougars.