Category Archives: Junior News

Another busy (and successful) weekend for the Hoppers Minis section with teams at the Vale of Lune Festival, Huddersfield festival and at home to Southport. The Under 7s had a very long day at Vale Festival with some very tired legs at the end.  The two teams from U7’s had an enjoyable day, with Hoppers […]

Hoppers under 9s continued their magnificent record at the Vale Of Lune festival by retaining the trophy they won last year. A squad of twelve players made the short trip north, some of whom were experiencing festival rugby for the very first time, and progressed from the group stage with three handsome victories to set […]

Next weekend, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April, sees Preston Grasshoppers Mini Junior Festival taking place. For the first time the festival is scheduled across two days and is set to be the biggest the club has ever hosted. 130 teams with over 1,700 players will take part in the festival and this of course […]

Three of Hoppers U17s Colts have made it into the Lancashire U17s side to face Yorkshire on Sunday, part of the U17 Development squad’s mini-season. Morgan Sword will start at Number 8, with prop Declan Norrington and Centre Josh Rawlinson named among the replacements. The match is scheduled for Sunday 17th April, KO 2pm at Queen Ethelburga’s […]

It was a busy weekend for the Minis section with teams being despatched to Kendal, Tarleton, Vale and Huddersfield. The Under 7s had teams at Kendal, Tarleton and the Huddersfield Festival. The team playing at Kendal had a successful morning winning all four games, displaying great teamwork in support and defence.  To top it off […]

Congratulations to Preston Grasshoppers Mini/Juniors Sam Dugdale and Kieran Wilkinson who have  been picked for England Under 16’s in their match against Wales on Saturday 16th April. Sam (pictured above, back row, second from left) has been picked to start the game at Number 8 with Kieran (front row, sixth from right) selected amongst the replacements. […]

Many thanks for those who volunteered and helped out at the club for the Good Friday charity game against Fylde – it was a great afternoon: weather good, big crowd, plenty of food and drink sold and a lot of money raised for charity!! The day went very well, thanks, in part at least, to […]

The RFU is proud to be hosting the World Rugby U20 Championship in June this year. The tournament is a great showcase for future stars of world rugby and we know that the North West of England will give the twelve competing nations a warm welcome. The tournament will be played across five match days […]

In the last few weeks you may have noticed plenty of press coverage on the topic of banning tackling in school rugby. In response for the call to ban tackling, Hoppers Under 14’s Mum Jayne Dolloway has written the article below which explains why she allows her son to play the game. The article was […]

It was a busy weekend for the Minis with Bowdon on tour on Saturday and an away trip to Sedgley Park on Sunday. The Junior sides were in cup action this weekend too. The Under 7s all loved being back outside on the grass after spending the last 6 months indoors at Tulketh. All 3 […]