Ben Heaton

Sponsored by Willscaff

Full-back, centre or second-row. Born 12-3-90. Squad number 1. Sponsored by Willscaff. Product of the club’s youth system, having joined the reserves from Rochdale amateur club Mayfield and working his way up to become a fully-fledged member of the first-team squad.

Played three senior games in 2009 and 27 out of a possible 28 in 2010, operating at centre, second-row and loose-forward before establishing himself early this season as first-choice full-back.