Category Archives: Club News

Hoppers 250 Club – April Winners 1st Prize £60 – John Leigh 2nd Prize £30 – Dorothy Fletcher 3rd Prize £15 – Jim Moore 4th Prize £10 – Les Harrison The Monthly Draw was made at the recent April Lunch Club. All funds raised will continue to be utilised on refurbishment and maintenance of both […]

Would you like to join the hospitality team at Preston Grasshoppers? We have vacancies in both the bar and kitchen for the following positions. Full time Sous Chef We are preferably looking for a candidate with previous experience in the catering industry and qualified to at least NVQ level 2 catering. You will be involved […]

Preston Grasshoppers RFC came into the May Bank Holiday weekend with a chance of some serious silverware but nobody at the club could have predicted quite how successful the weekend would turn out to be. On Saturday the 2nd and 3rd XV’s headed for Sandbach to play Vale of Lune and Leigh respectively in the […]

Members will be saddened to hear that long time club member and Stroller Alex Whiteside passed away this morning peacefully at St. Catherine’s Hospice. Our condolences go to Alex’s friends and family at this difficult time. Alex’s funeral will take place at Preston Crematorium on Friday 15th May at 4pm. Alex’s wife Maggie and family then […]

With the league campaign now completed and National League rugby confirmed for another season at Lightfoot Green, as has been known around the club for a while, Director of Rugby Gareth Dyer has decided to step down from the role after six seasons as part of the club’s Rugby Management. He will be succeeded by […]

Hull vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 3.00pm Team News Hoppers Head Coach Garth Dew gives a massive vote of confidence to his charges by naming the same starting line up from last weeks terrific performance against Caldy for the crucial game at Hull this Saturday. Meanwhile the bench has just one change from last […]

The ‘1869’ Club are hoping to run a coach to the last 1st XV game of the season away at Hull this Saturday 25th April. The coach will depart from Lightfoot Green at 9.45am with the cost being £15. Lunch will be taken en route. For this coach to run a good turnout will be […]

On Saturday we are delighted to be welcoming new Match Sponsors, Chase Templeton. Chase Templeton is one of the UK’s leading health insurance and employee benefits specialists. They have an outstanding reputation for providing whole of market advice to clients from across the UK. Based in Lancashire, with an office in Preston, Chase Templeton is a local […]

In light of the recent decision to stay at Lightfoot Green, the PGRFC Management Committee are now keen to produce a 3-5 year vision for the rugby club and would welcome the views of the membership regarding the focus of investment in the future. Preston Grasshoppers was founded 146 years ago and has a proud […]

This Sunday, 12th April, will see two of the founding members of Preston Grasshoppers Ladies pull on the blue and white hooped jersey for the last time. The Ladies host Northwich at Lightfoot Green in the final game of their season with kick off at 2.00pm. It will be an emotional game for Shirley Faragher […]