Category Archives: Events

Preston Grasshoppers’ highly successful Mini/Junior rugby camps will be running again this summer! This is a great opportunity for children to get their rugby fix before the season starts again in September. Both camps run during the summer holidays with the first one taking place on from 30th July – 1st August and the second […]

This Sunday see’s the Lancashire County Senior XV play Cornwall in the Bill Beaumont Cup Final at Twickenham at 3.15pm, as well as England playing the Barbarians at 1pm. By using the voucher attached at the bottom of this article you can buy one ticket and get another free! All you need to do is […]

Preston Grasshoppers is taking part in NatWest RugbyForce and is calling on the support of volunteers and the local community to get involved in a weekend of DIY on 15th &16th June. Natwest RugbyForce is a nationwide programme developed in partnership with the RFU, which helps community rugby clubs to improve their facilities with the […]

With the regular rugby season now finished it’s time for summer touch rugby! Following  the success of Touch Rugby on Moor Park last summer, which saw up to 80 people playing, the club has been awarded an O2 Touch Rugby franchise for Summer 2013. Touch Rugby is a non-contact sport which can be played by […]

The annual Players Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday 11th May at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £15 with Colts paying £10. Please contact your team captain to confirm your attendance.

Wednesday evening, 17th April, sees the final of the UCLAN Under 16’s Floodlit Cup taking place at Lightfoot Green. AKS (the school formed between the merger of Arnold and King Edward’s) take on Manchester Grammar School. Kick off is at 7pm and entry is free.

Saturday 23rd March 2013 saw Richard Ellis and his dance partner Sue Peacock crowned as ‘Hoppers Come Dancing’ champions for 2013. The couple performed a Viennese Waltz and received a score of 36 out of 40 from the judging panel despite their dance containing not 1 but 2 illegal lifts! You can see a video […]

As part of the continuing fundraising efforts for the Dean Puplett Appeal, Preston Grasshoppers is sending a veterans team (35 and over) to Mold RFC in Wales on the 18th May to take part in a fundraising game. Dean is the grandson of club members Mike and Catherine Forshaw. He was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Stage IV High […]

Saturday The weekend of the 2nd-3rd March 2013 turned out to be a wonderful one for Preston Grasshoppers. Things got off to a great start on Saturday morning with over 50 cyclists taking part in the ‘Hoppers Rollers’ ‘Tour de Trough’. The lads then enjoyed a 3 course meal at Lightfoot Green before taking in […]