Heysham Atoms' 2024 league fixtures announced 

Rugby league club Heysham Atoms now know their men's team’s fixtures for the upcoming 2024 season.

The league season gets under way on March 9 with a trip to Ashton Bears. 

The Atoms' first two games are away from home, which means they will have to wait a little while longer to get their first taste of competitive rugby league at their new ground King George’s Playing Fields.

That game is on April 13, when Latchford Albion will pay them a visit.

The club will play in the North West Men’s Premier Division, made up of nine teams, in which they finished second from bottom last season. 

The team have a new head coach in Steve Woodburn, who has years of experience coaching in both rugby codes. 

In rugby league, Woodburn has had spells at Blackpool Scorpions, Blackpool Sea Eagles, Millom, England Students and England Lionhearts, with whom he won the Four Nations Championship.

In rugby union, he has coached Millom, Fleetwood and Thornton, his previous role before joining ‘the Atoms’ in December.  

The full list of fixtures are below:

All kick off times are 2.30pm

March 9: Ashton Bears (A)

March 23: Halton Farnworth Hornets (A)

April 13: Latchford Albion (H)

April 20: Shevington Sharks (A)

April 27: Blackbrook (A)

May 11: Orrell St James (H)

May 18: Folly Lane (A)

June 1: Haresfinch (A)

June 22: Blackbrook (H)

June 29: Ashton Bears (H)

July 6: Latchford Albion (A)

July 20: Halton Farnworth Hornets (H)

July 27: Orrell St James (A)

August 3: Shevington Sharks (H)

August 10: Folly Lane (H)

September 7: Haresfinch (H)

Any alterations to these fixtures nearer to the time, and full details for them, will be published on the relevant week’s Local Sport What's On Guide on the Beyond Radio website.

Heysham Atoms have already played one friendly this year, away to Dalton last Saturday (February 10). 

They face Chorley Panthers in another pre-season runout this weekend at Chisnall Lane in Chorley.

Kick off is 2pm on Saturday (February 17).