Category Archives: Club News

On Saturday we welcome Thomas Consulting and Approved Inspectors as our joint Main Match Sponsors for the 1st XV game with Ampthill & District. Ahead of the game we caught up with Director Chris Vaughan and posed him some questions about the business. Who are Thomas Consulting/Approved Inspectors and what services do you offer? Thomas […]

Hoppers 250 Club – September Winners 1st Prize £60 – John Chesworth 2nd Prize £30 – HJ & MM Gigg 3rd Prize £15 – John Leigh 4th Prize £10 – John Leigh These are the lucky winners of the September draw which was made at the last Lunch Club event. All funds raised will continue […]

The ’1869′ Club are running a coach to the 1st XV away game at Sedgley Park on Saturday 11th October 2014. It will leave Hoppers car park at 11am. The cost is £15. Lunch will be taken at a suitable hostelry en-route. The coach will leave Sedgley approximately 1 hour after the final whistle. Why […]

Preston Grasshoppers RFC has to date helped The Dean Puplett Appeal by raising £2,478.65. The latest addition was money from the collection pots in the Bar areas. Dean’s family thanks everyone who has made donations and appreciates all the amounts given at www.justgiving.com/DeanPuplettAppeal.

On Saturday we welcome Harrison Drury to Lightfoot Green as our main match sponsor for the 1st XV game with Broadstreet. ”Harrison Drury are award-winning solicitors with a unique approach that centres on making it possible for our clients. We look at every situation with a client hat on. We listen, we understand and we […]

The video below was shot and edited by club member John Potter. John is a cameraman and video editor by profession and kindly offered to put the following video together. Themed around the phrase ‘Once a Hopper, Always a Hopper’ we believe that John has beautifully captured the soul of our club and what makes it […]

Hoppers 250 Club – August Winners 1st Prize £60 – Paul Carroll 2nd Prize £30 – Les Harrison 3rd Prize £15 – Mike Bailey 4th Prize £10 – Catherine Forshaw These are the lucky winners of the July Draw which was made at the last Lunch Club event. All funds raised will continue to be […]

The club has now received its allocation of tickets for the Twickenham fixtures listed at the bottom of this post. Applications for tickets are now invited from all club members for the six Nations home internationals. Applications should be received by 30th September 2014 together with full payment. In the event of over subscription Vice […]

The 2014-15 season represents the 145th anniversary of Preston Grasshoppers being formed. To celebrate the club has put together a bumper weekend of rugby to mark the occasion. Starting on Friday 24th October the 2nd XV will host Fylde under floodlights in the Bateman BMW Premier League. Entry to the game is free, there will […]

A shortage in tall rugby players has prompted Preston Grasshoppers to launch a recruitment drive to attract potential team members that will be 6ft 4ins or over. The initiative called ‘When I’m 6ft 4ins, aims to bring in potential players to compete for second row forward position with club’s first and second teams. Gareth Dyer, […]