Category Archives: Under 16s
U16s show strength in depth
Hoppers U16s 41 Sedgley Park U16s 7 The U16s won at home 41-7 against Sedgley Park, a true testament to the growing strength of the squad with 9 players unavailable due to Lancashire commitments and injury etc It was a game of two halves, although the scoring doesn’t reflect this!! In the first half Hoppers […]
U16s see off Ormskirk
Hoppers U16s 36 Ormskirk U16s 26 Blacksticks Blue Cup – Round 2 A full-blooded second round cup tie saw Hoppers safely home at 36-26 against a spirited Ormskirk side. Hoppers started brightly, with the pack looking comfortable and fluency and power coursing through the whole back line as they set to with a series […]
U16s visit Rochdale
Rochdale U16s 7 Hoppers U16s 38 Sunday 12th October Hoppers arrived at Rochdale to find that Bury U16s had folded and all their players had defected on mass and thus the home team had a squad of 30 and in order to allow time for all players 3 periods were agreed upon. Hoppers were keen […]
U16s away at Waterloo
Waterloo U16s 17 Hoppers U16 17 Blacksticks Blue Challenge Cup Round 1 Sunday 5th October Judging by the supporter’s cheers and player’s celebrations the home team from Merseyside were clearly more delighted to escape with a draw after a largely one sided game dominated by Hoppers, played on a postage stamp of a pitch. This […]
PGRFC U16s vs Fylde
Hoppers U16s 23 Fylde U16s 17 Blacksticks Blue Challenge Cup Final Preston Grasshopper Under 16’s successfully brought their season to an end, against their closets rivals Fylde in the Lancashire Cup final. The game, played at the Lytham home of Fylde brought together the best two teams in the competition. Grasshoppers the winner of […]