Category Archives: Club News
Allan Sayle Visit
Many of you will know and remember Allan Sayle who first played at Lightfoot Green in the 1979/80 season before leaving for Australia in 1985. Allan was in the first Hoppers team to reach a Lancashire Cup Final in 1984 against Liverpool. He played on the wing during his time at Lightfoot Green and had […]
Rugby Membership Due
As the season approaches it’s time to renew your rugby membership! The cost if signed up before 1st October is £88 Full Male, £50 Full Female, £45 Male Students and £28 Female Students. This season we are hoping to make renewing or signing up as easy as possible by introducing a simple online setup where you can […]
Gumshield Offer
The Club Dental Surgeon, Dr Austin Hughes of Camden Place Dental Practice, has once again offered all Hoppers rugby club members and mini-junior players a discounted price of £25 for a high quality custom made mouth guard. To have your fitting, you will need to book an appointment at the practice, telephone 01772 556 050.
Marriott Gym Offer
Preston Marriott is offering an exclusive gym membership offer exclusively to PGRFC members. You can view the offer below. This is just another great benefit to being a member at Preston Grasshoppers. You can view a full list of membership benefits here.
German Rugby Camp
1st XV members Sean Taylor and Ally Murray returned from Germany at the weekend after delivering a very successful rugby camp to the children at Paderborn Garrison. The club received the following email this morning from Germany. ”Thank you so much for what can only be described as an absolute success. Both Sean and Ally […]
Gareth Dyer Interview – Pre Season
On Tuesday night Hoppers TV caught up with Director of Rugby Gareth Dyer to discuss the coming season and how preparations are going. You can see part 1 of the interview below. Part 2 will follow at a later date.
250 Club – July Winners
Hoppers 250 Club – July Winners 1st Prize £50 – Stephanie Wilson 2nd Prize £25 – John Peterson 3rd Prize £15 – Audrey Ashworth These are the lucky winners of the July Draw which was made at the latest Monthly Lunch Club. All funds raised will continue to be utilised on refurbishment and maintenance of […]
Jack Martindale
It is with regret that we announce the death of Jack Martindale on 27 July 2013. Jack was a stalwart of the club in the 70’s and did a spell as Chairman of Selectors. This was despite his playing as a prop for Fylde in his younger days. Condolences go to his son John , […]
1973/74 Playing Record
This Autumn sees the 40th anniversary of our move to Lightfoot Green from Lea. In that time probably getting on for 2000 players have appeared in one team or another and we still have a significant number of members who appeared at Lea. In this article we take a look back at the playing record […]
1869 Club AGM
The 26th Annual General Meeting of the ‘1869’ Club (Hoppers Supporters Club) will be held on Thursday 8th Aug 2013 in the Wiseman Room. The Committee hope 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 on 01772 863774 or […]