A Friday afternoon pitch inspection has ruled that the Spotland pitch is too frozen for the Dale v Leyton Orient game to go ahead.

The game was ruled off following an inspection by a local referee, and a RFL official, and both of them decided that there was no chance of the pitch thawing in time for this weekend's game to take place.

The RFL official was there as Hornets had a game scheduled for Spotland on Sunday, but that has also been called off.

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