Category Archives: Junior News

The Minis sent teams to both Kirkby Lonsdale and Tyldesley this weekend, only a couple of the Junior teams were in action. The Under 8s visited Tyldesley which looked like it was to a rainy affair but the clouds cleared and the sun cam out. Teamwork and Enjoyment were the key cores for this week […]

It was a busy Sunday at Hoppers with the Minis hosting Widnes and Aldwinians and the boys and girls Junior teams were also in action. The Under 14s hosted Vale of Lune in a friendly fixture. It was a good opportunity to get the entire squad onto the pitch and try a number of alternatives […]

The Minis fixtures started this weekend with teams visiting Fylde and the Manchester Festival. The Under 7s had a wonderful experience at Manchester Festival. A squad of 14 players had fun playing tag all day in the sunshine. The Under 8s squad of 12 enjoyed a long but enjoyable day at Manchester Festival. All players […]

Our Junior teams were in action again this weekend as the season gathers momentum, the Under 13s and Under 15s entertained Macclesfield at home, while the Under 16s played their second pool game in the Junior Challenge Cup. The Under 15s won 29-14 at home to Macclesfield, it was a great game played in the […]

It was Junior Challenge Cup action again this weekend for our Junior sides: The Under 13s had another tough day at the office losing 30*-0 at home to Sefton. The Under 14s lost a really tough encounter at home to last season’s champions Aldwinians 31-49. Aldwinians went ahead initially, but Hoppers countered playing some superb […]

Lancashire RFU have named their U18s squad for the upcoming series of county games and Hoppers have two players in the squad.  Declan Norrington and Josh Rawlinson have both been selected in the squad that will play one warm up game before the North Division selection games. The warm up game against Cumbria is on […]

The Mini/Junior Open Day at the weekend was blessed with fine weather and attracted a number of new players to the club. Hopefully their experience on Sunday and the free food was enough to convince them to return next weekend and sign up to become a Hopper. The Lancashire Junior Challenge Cup pool rounds started […]

Hoppers popular Rugby Camps return this Summer running over three week and we have also teamed up with Sale Sharks who will hold a two day camp based at Hoppers. The programme is as follows:- Week 1 –  August 1st and 2nd – Sale Sharks Skills Camp book seperately through SaleSharks.com.  August 3rd – 5th  […]

Hoppers again have three lads in the Lancashire U17s team that will face Staffordshire on Sunday – Morgan Sword and Josh Rawlinson start with Declan Norrington on the bench. All three have featured in the two previous Lancashire U17 games against Yorkshire and Cheshire.  After a promising performance against Yorkshire, the Red Rose team didn’t perform to expectations […]

HOPPERS ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF MINI RUGBY (Sponsored by Westholme School) SATURDAY 23RD & SUNDAY 24TH APRIL 2016 The festival, held over two days for the first time, was not only a great success but has also proved to be a platform for future growth.  The favourable feedback to date is a tremendous reflection on the […]