Category Archives: Club News

This coming Saturday we are delighted to welcome FDC Holdings to Lightfoot Green as our main match sponsor for the 1st XV game with Sale FC. Established in 1997 F.D.C Holdings Ltd is a well-established family run business specialising in palletised freight distribution, warehousing, fulfilment and third party logistics; operating as the Northern hub for […]

Hoppers Chairman of Rugby, Bill Bailey, is trying to field a Vets team to play this Saturday 3rd Dec, 12.30pm against a combined Clitheroe, Burnley & Rossendale vets team (majority over 45). He is keen to open this invite out to other local clubs and their members to play as much or as little of the game […]

Saturday’s Match Sponsors for the 1st XV game with Leicester Lions are Haleys Business Advisers who are also our main shirt sponsors. http://www.haleysba.co.uk Managing Director Tim Haley, a long-time club member, former player and treasurer said: ‘We are delighted to sponsor today’s game against Leicester Lions. We chose the end of November hoping that the 3G/4G […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of former President and long time member Laurie Holland who passed away this morning. Laurie was a great supporter of the club and will be remembered fondly by many throughout Preston Grasshoppers. Our thoughts are with Laurie’s family and friends at this difficult time. The […]

On Saturday we will be delighted to welcome Harrison Drury to Preston Grasshoppers as the Main Match Sponsor for the 1st XV game with Sheffield Tigers. Harrison Drury are long time supporters of the club and we are pleased they have continued this support into the 2016/17 as a Main Match Sponsor. Ahead of the game […]

The club has applied to the Aviva Community Fund in the hope of securing funds to enable the club to become a hub for the northern part of the Guild Wheel. The Aviva Community Fund allocates funding based on votes from the community so we need your help to get the Hoppers BikeHub project funded! […]

Club members, supporters and friends will be saddened to hear of the death of Richard Halsall who passed away on Saturday. Richard was a former Chairman of the Club’s Management Committee as well as a long time member and supporter of the club. He was also a very accomplished squash player and played league and […]

“Rugby is a game created by boys, but perfected by girls” I once heard said and to be honest, as a proud father of one little Hoppers Girl, why couldn’t they? I first heard about Hoppers girls just under a year ago when the club, supported by the RFU, set about to help grow the […]

On Saturday we are pleased to welcome Begbies Traynor to Lightfoot Green as the main match sponsors for the 1st XV game with South Leicester. Ahead of the game we spoke with Business Development Consultant Ben Swindlehurst to find out more about the business “Begbies Traynor is the UK’s leading Corporate Rescue and recovery practice. […]

This Sunday sees the dedication of the Preston Grasshoppers Ladies league match against Birkenhead Park Ladies being played in memory of treasured team mate and friend, Sally Watson, whose fight with cancer sadly ended last Friday. The ladies would like to welcome anyone who would like to attend to join them in a minutes applause […]