Kendal Rugby Union Football Club has confirmed nine further playing changes and two board appointments as it continues preparing for the 2026/27 campaign. Four players are returning, four new arrivals have been named and the identity of a fifth signing is still being withheld.
The club has also appointed Abby Alexander and Dan Stephens to its board, signalling changes both on the field and within the organisation before the new season begins. Further squad information is expected, so supporters do not yet have the complete line-up that will start the campaign.
Four players agree to return
Andy Rogers, Joe Anderson, Dev Coyle and Dini Noyo have all agreed to re-sign for Kendal. Rogers is recovering from an operation, with the club hoping he can return to the team in the New Year.
The four renewals add to 13 players whose re-signings had already been confirmed: Aaron Stephens, Alfie Bradshaw, Barney Coxon, Ben Dixon, Ben O’Halloran, Dan Shorrock, Dane Blenkharn, Glenn Chesher, Luke Atkinson, Matty Houghton, Ollie Rose, Oscar Coxon and Patrick Wolstenholme.
Ben Dixon will captain Kendal for a third season. His continued presence gives the club leadership as it assembles its squad for the next campaign.
Four new arrivals named
The latest announcement identifies four of the five incoming players. Prop Finn Kennedy joins after making 35 appearances for Carlisle during the past two seasons.
Hooker Angus Knight is returning to Kendal after previously playing junior rugby for the club and representing Kirkby Lonsdale. The update also links Knight with Syston, Thanet Wanderers, Loughborough and Kirtstall, although available records differ over parts of his recent playing history.
Front-row player Arran Sulivan arrives from Aspatria. Zane Butler is returning from New Zealand, having previously played for Kendal.
Butler made his Kendal debut during the 2008/09 season and has scored 36 tries in 92 appearances. His earlier spell included the club’s promotion-winning 2015/16 side, although he missed the final match of that season after breaking his leg against Leigh.
Fifth signing still undisclosed
Kendal Rugby Union Football Club has not yet completed its announcement of the 2026/27 squad. The fifth new arrival has not been identified, and the club is expected to publish further player names as details are confirmed.
For supporters, the final shape of Kendal’s team remains incomplete. The confirmed returnees, new signings and board appointments are the latest developments in the club’s preparations for the new campaign.