Category Archives: Club News

Preston Grasshoppers RFC has to date helped The Dean Puplett Appeal by raising £2,674.64. The latest addition to the total is money collected by the two boys at the recent ‘Brasshoppers’ event and the collection pots in the Bar areas. Dean’s family thanks everyone who has made donations, the ‘Collectors’ and appreciates all the amounts given at www.justgiving.com/DeanPuplettAppeal.

With 2014 drawing to a close we thought we’d take this opportunity to look back at the year on the website and bring you the most popular stories from the year. 5. Hull Preview (991 views) – 1st September At number 5 is the preview of the opening game of the 2014/15 season which saw […]

The Wainwright Bar opening times over Christmas and New Year are as follows. Wed 24th Christmas Eve Noon – 11.30pm Thu 25th Christmas Day Noon – 3pm Friday 26th Boxing Day Noon – Midnight Sat 27th Noon – 12.30am Sun 28th Noon – 10.30pm Mon 29th 4pm – 11pm Tue 30th 4pm – 11pm Wed […]

Ahead of his testimonial on Boxing Day we have asked Malcolm to put together an ‘Ultimate XV’ of players he has played with and coached in his time at Preston Grasshoppers. The words below are written by Malcolm. 1) Brent Horton – Around 5’8″ (in real money) whichever way one viewed him. An unmovable limpet, […]

‘Preston Brasshoppers’ return by popular demand on Saturday and will be performing Christmas Carols in the bar following the 1st XV game with Otley. The ‘Brasshoppers’ are made up of Hoppers members and it’s reported that they have met in secret to rehearse ahead of Saturday but this has yet to be confirmed. They will be […]

Sale Sharks visited Saracens on Saturday and with an hour on the clock Sale introduced 19 year old flanker Andrew Hughes from the bench to replace All Black Dan Braid for what was his fifth 1st XV appearance at Sale. An impressive achievement for such a young player plying his trade in the pack alongside […]

Hoppers TV has been granted behind the scenes access to the Strength & Conditioning Team at Hoppers in recent weeks. Dave Perry and his team of Alex Zavallis-Roebuck and James Mawdsley have been in place since the start of pre-season. The video features interviews and footage of what goes on in a typical week at […]

The UCALN Under 16’s Floodlit Cup reaches its climax on Wednesday evening when Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Wirral Grammar School face off against each in the final. Lancaster reached the final with a win over Manchester Grammar whilst Wirral saw off Stonyhurst to book their place. Kick off is at 7pm at Lightfoot Green. […]

It is with deep regret that we report the death of Hoppers’ member BRIAN YOUNG last Saturday, 29th November after a short battle with cancer. Brian was a squash player and a great supporter of the Club. The funeral is at Preston Crematorium next Monday, 8th December at 12 noon. Family flowers only, please, donations if desired to Cancer Research UK […]

This Saturday sees the 1st XV host Huddersfield, kick off 2.30PM. We’re delighted to be welcoming Leonard Curtis Business Solutions as main match sponsors for the game. Ahead of the game we managed to speak with them and ask some questions about the business. Who are Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group and what services do you offer? […]