Category Archives: Rugby

Hoppers 2nd XV begin their campaign in the Bateman BMW Premier League with a local derby against our friends from Vale of Lune. With a positive pre-season campaign behind them, Coach Young has an excellent pool of players to select from with a number of tough selection calls to make despite a number of established […]

Following on from yesterday’s piece on the coaching team for the 2013/14 season we can now bring you up to date with the playing squad for the coming season. Director of Rugby Gareth Dyer commented “Again the theme was for continuity and we wanted to retain as much of our existing squad as possible with […]

It has been another busy pre-season at Lightfoot Green with a number of changes in the playing personnel for the upcoming 2013/14 season. Director of Rugby Gareth Dyer and his coaching staff have been hard at work assessing the make up of their senior squad and ensuring it is able to meet the demands of […]

Team news Team News for Hoppers trip to Dore Moor; 1. Chris Gale, 2. Alan Holmes, 3. Richard Morton, 4. Andy Irving, 5. Ali Murray, 6. Andy Napier, 7. Kilian Wallace, 8. Dominic Moon. Captain, 9. Craig Aikman. 10. Lewis Allen, 11. Alex Zavallis Roebuck, 12. Jack Ward, 13. Phil Baines, 14. Antony Elliott, 15. […]

Preston Grasshoppers 27-28 Sale FC Hoppers final pre-season game ended with a disappointing defeat to a spirited Sale FC who put in an impressive second half performance to leave Lightfoot Green with an unlikely but deserved win. It all looked to be going well for Hoppers as three tries in the first half saw them […]

As the season approaches it’s time to renew your rugby membership! The cost if signed up before 1st October is £88 Full Male, £50 Full Female, £45 Male Students and £28 Female Students. This season we are hoping to make renewing or signing up as easy as possible by introducing a simple online setup where you can […]

On Saturday the 1st/2nd XV squad travelled to Huddersfield who were relegated from National League 2 North last season to play 2 friendly fixtures. The first game kicked off at 1.30pm with the Hoppers XV running out comfortable winners by a 52-10 margin. The second game was a much closer encounter with a last minute […]

Below is part 2 of the interview that was filmed with Director of Rugby Gareth Dyer a couple of weeks ago. In the video Gareth discusses the coaching setup for the coming season, the Lancashire Cup and the first home game of the season on the 14th September against Sedgley Park.

1st XV members Sean Taylor and Ally Murray returned from Germany at the weekend after delivering a very successful rugby camp to the children at Paderborn Garrison. The club received the following email this morning from Germany. ”Thank you so much for what can only be described as an absolute success. Both Sean and Ally […]

Preston Grasshoppers v. Sale – 31st August – Kick Off 2.30pm Hoppers second and final practice game before the season begins is at home to old adversaries Sale FC who continue to play at Heywood Road after the departure/split from professional outfit Sale Sharks. Our last fixture with the Cheshire outfit was on Good Friday at […]