Oldham Roughyeds in race to find new ground

The Roughyeds' ground-sharing deal at Boundary Park expired last year

Oldham Roughyeds have four days to find a new ground so they can start their 2010 home campaign.

The Championship One side moved out of Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park home at the end of last season after their ground-sharing agreement expired.

But they have now been told that they cannot postpone Sunday's home Northern Rail Cup match against Rochdale.

Chairman Chris Hamilton said: "We will be working hard to try and find somewhere else to play the game."

The Hornets had agreed to re-arrange the tie for a new date in March, but the Rugby Football League rejected the idea.

Hamilton, who is currently the RFL's president added: "I am absolutely devastated because we thought we had put a good case but the RFL said it was the club's responsibility to have a ground available on the scheduled date.

"We had hoped to be able to make a formal announcement about the ground before now but unfortunately time has beaten us.

"Fans can rest assured that we are continuing to work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that the next scheduled home game against Sheffield Eagles on 21 February will take place at our new home venue."