Category Archives: Club News

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.

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 […]

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 , […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hoppers 250 Club – June Winners 1st Prize £50 – W. J. A. Ascroft Leigh 2nd Prize £25 –  J. G. Chesworth 3rd Prize £15 – M. W. Forshaw These are the lucky winners of the May Draw which was made after the AGM. All funds raised will continue to be utilised on refurbishment and maintenance of […]

Christian Leali’ifano’s late conversion for Australia ensured that the Lions Test Match Series will come down to Saturday’s game in Sydney. Kick off for the game is at 11am and we will be showing the game in the clubhouse. In addition we will be serving a cooked breakfast from 10am at a cost of £5. To give […]

On Thursday 20th June the Hoppers Business Network hosted an event to launch the 2013/14 rugby season to the local business community.  The event was attended by more than 60 people from a wide variety of local businesses who had the opportunity to network with each other as well as hear about the sponsorship opportunities available […]

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT 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. To mark the occasion it is […]

Last weekend great progress was made with the cleaning and painting of the changing rooms by a group of volunteers. All the changing rooms were cleaned and prepared for painting. There is still some painting to be done so if you are able to give up a couple of hours this Saturday after the 1st […]