Roughyeds kick off with home derby clash Date published: 15 February 2021 Former Oldham favourites Richard Lepori and Will Hope will be looking forward to returning to Bower Fold in the colours of Swinton who, like Matt Diskin's men, have recruited heavily for this year With the last two weekends in March accommodating the first two rounds of the Betfred Challenge Cup, the 2021 Betfred Championship campaign starts on Good Friday, April 2 and Oldham kick off with a cracker against derby rivals Swinton Lions at Bower Fold, kick-off 3pm. Depending on first-round Challenge Cup results, there is a possibility that the Lions could entertain Roughyeds at Heywood Road in the cup the previous weekend, but even without that potential tit-bit they don't come much better for Oldham than a home game against derby rivals on the opening day of a new league season.