Category Archives: Club News

Saturday sees the Hoppers Rollers celebrate the end of the cycling season with a morning ride prior to enjoying lunch and then watching the 1st XV play Hinckley. Hoppers Rollers are the social arm of the cycling club. Riders meet at the rugby club for regular club rides at 6.30pm on Wednesday evenings and 8.30am, […]

This coming Saturday we are delighted to welcome Approved Inspectors Ltd to Lightfoot Green as the Man of the Match sponsors for the 1st XV game with Hinckley. Managing Director Chris Vaughan had the following to say about the business. “Approved Inspectors Ltd was established in 2009 with the aim of providing an alternative to […]

This Saturday, 24th September, we are delighted to welcome Bailey Financial Services and Blue Wren to Lightfoot Green as joint sponsors of the 1st XV game with Caldy. Both companies are long standing sponsors of the club and it will be great to have their staff, clients and guests at Lightfoot Green on Saturday. Ahead […]

Haleys Business Advisers are to continue their involvement with Preston Grasshoppers RFC as main shirt sponsors for a second season. Following a successful year for both parties, on and off the pitch, Haleys has committed to continue with the sponsorship. Based at Whitestake, Haleys provide financial, taxation and commercial expertise primarily to owner managed SMEs. […]

Grasshoppers gets state-of-the-art Artificial Grass Pitch Preston Grasshoppers RFC is set to benefit from a Rugby Football Union (RFU) £50 million national initiative which aims to grow participation in rugby. In December 2015, the RFU announced it will invest in 100 new artificial grass pitches (AGP), over a four-year period, with Grasshoppers being one of […]

The 29th AGM of the ‘1869’ Club (Hoppers Supporters) was held on Monday 22nd Aug 2016. The following were elected as the Committee for next 12 months. Chairman : John Dewhurst Vice Chairman : Mike Forshaw Treasurer : Hadyn Gigg Secretary : Les Harrison Committee Member : Dave Smith Thanks to all those who attended. […]

We want the medical facilities at Preston Grasshoppers to be the best around. Building on already very generous donations (thank you) which are being put to good use, we are having one last push to help us put in place equipment which can make a huge difference in the event of a medical emergency at […]

The 29th Annual General Meeting of the ‘1869’ Club (Hoppers Supporters Club) will be held on Monday 22nd Aug 2016 at 7.30pm in the Wiseman Room. The Committee hopes all members will make a special effort to attend. If there are any nominations for the Committee or items for the agenda, please let the Secretary have them […]

Preston Grasshoppers is very pleased to announce prop forward John Peterson as the new 1st XV captain for the coming 2016/17 season. John joined the club as a Mini at the age of 6 and went on to make his 1st XV debut in 2004 against Longton, aged just 18. During his time at Hoppers […]

Preston Grasshoppers RFC is looking to establish a 7th XV to play monthly friendly fixtures against other clubs in the local area. The 7th XV is aimed at players who cannot or don’t want to commit to weekly rugby and fixtures will be arranged on a casual basis with the matches being played as friendly […]