Category Archives: Junior News

An SOS from our own Mike Haley was received by his dad Tim on Wednesday 21st February for some Hoppers socks for him to wear for the Munster home game against Zebre on 1st March 2024. The United Rugby Championship (URC) have been promoting the originating rugby clubs from where the players taking part in […]

Four good friends decided to go travelling prior to attending university, and departed to South East Asia in early November, and are still going! Their friendship started in the Under 6s and developed during their progression within Hopers Mini Juniors at Under 16 level, with three continuing to Junior and Senior Colts. Just goes to […]

As a club we are delighted to see former Mini Junior Arron Reed called up the Scotland squad for the upcoming Six Nations. Arron has been in great form for Sale Sharks, scoring some sensational tries in the Premiership. It was nice to see Sale recognising Arron’s roots with social media posts showing Arron wearing […]

Friday 22nd December saw 160 Mini Junior players and parents travel from Lightfoot Green to the Salford Stadium to cheer on Sale Sharks in their Christmas match with Saracens. 3 coach loads of Hoppers watched Alex Sanderson’s Sale side get the better of Saracens in a 22-20 win. Pictured above is a group of players […]

Porsche Centre Preston, located on Watery Lane in Preston, has announced its sponsorship of the Preston Grasshoppers Mini and Junior teams.  The new Colts sponsorship follows on from the January announcement this year that Porsche Centre Preston was the new sponsor of Preston Grasshoppers Mini and Junior teams.  Hoppers runs two Colts teams; Under 17s […]

MINI JUNIOR RUGBY PLAYERS OBSERVING TWO MINUTES SILENCE ON THE AGP AT 11:00. THE SAME ACT OF REMEMBRANCE OCCURRED ON ALL FIVE GRASS PITCHES.

All the award dinners have now been held and here is a full list of this year’s Mini and Junior sections award winners, congratulations to them all. CLUB AWARDS Coaches Player Player’s Player Core Values Award UNDER 7s Rocco Huston Ezra Dorrington Kala Nallamilli UNDER 8s Samual Dedrie Anthony Halford Liliana De Molfetta UNDER 9s […]

THE FUTURE! HOPPERS UNDER 5S & 6S END OF SEASON PARTY The Mini and Junior Rugby season has now drawn to a close and it’s time for our End of Season and Award events. First up are the Under 5s and Under 6s, many of these youngsters enjoying their first ever year of rugby at […]

UNDER 15S & 16S, COLTS AND UNDER 18 GIRLS PRESENTATION DINNER The second of the Mini/Junior end of season events was for the older Junior teams.   Each team awarded trophies for Player’s Player of the year, Coaches Player of the year and a Core Values award. Alex Keay, Hoppers First Team coach, presented all the […]

Jayden Wright and Eric Taylor are setting off from Sale Shark’s AJ Bell Stadium and making their way across approximately 40 miles to Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Lane on Sunday 20th August. They are raising money for Place 2 Be, a Children’s Mental Health Charity who work closely with Sale Sharks. The lads have been at […]