Category Archives: Rugby

Dyer’s 6N Round Up

20-03-2013

The final weekend in this years Six Nations provided an improvement in the quality of play as the final reckoning brought a superb performance from Wales in Cardiff whilst Italy cemented a well deserved mid table spot after a first ever win over Ireland. A late Tim Visser try in Paris condemned France to the […]

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2nd XV Friday Night at Fylde

18-03-2013

The second team look to maintain their place at the summit of the Bateman Premier League as they travel to The Woodlands on Friday evening for another clash with the Fylde Hawks. Hoppers enjoyed a comprehensive victory when the sides met back in the Autumn and their second half performance saw them play some of […]

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Hoppers host Luctonians

18-03-2013

Preston Grasshoppers vs. Luctonians – Kick Off 2.30pm Team News Hoppers start with the same fifteen as last week at Portway for the visit of Luctonians (if they make it through the predicted blizzards) and Karl Fitzpatrick finds a place on a very strong looking bench in the only squad change from the twenty selected […]

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2nd XV make final!

17-03-2013

Burnage 2nd XV 14 Hoppers 2nd XV 18 The second team made it through to the Raging Bull Cup Final with a hard fought but ultimately deserved victory against a spirited Burnage side. Brad Gilbert once wrote about “winning ugly” but whilst Hoppers lacked their usual flair, Young’s men should be proud of the manner […]

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7-Up for Hoppers

17-03-2013

BIRMINGHAM SOLIHULL  16               PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS  19 For the second successive week, Hoppers travelled to the Midlands and had to contend with dreadful conditions before again coming away with a hard-earned win. Assistant coach Karl Fitzpatrick was critical of his charges’ first half performance. “Although we were ahead at halftime, we are performance rather than […]

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Dyer’s 6N Round 5 Predictions

15-03-2013

Oh bugger! This is going to be a test of my diplomacy skills! The 2013 Six Nations reaches it’s finale with a game to really whet the appetite. The turgid rugby we have seen over the course of this year’s tournament will be forgotten as all eyes focus on a Championship shootout in Cardiff.

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2nd XV up for the cup

14-03-2013

The second team travel down the M60 on Saturday afternoon for a Raging Bull Cup Semi-Final. Hoppers won the trophy in 2006 and having been losing finalists on two other occasions so they’re extremely keen to get their name on the trophy this season. Hoppers beat Burnage 50-5 in a recent league encounter but were […]

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Birmingham Preview

12-03-2013

Birmingham Solihull vs. Preston Grasshoppers– Kick Off 2.00pm Team News  A couple of rotation situations within the pack together with the loss of Andy Napier sees the return of Will Keenan and Wayne Steel to the starting line up and a start for Brad Tuff with Phil Mills and Ali Murray taking a turn on […]

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Dyer’s 6N blog – Wk 4 Review

12-03-2013

Well, well, well. After the penultimate round of fixtures we now have a final weekend showdown to look forward to. The title shoot out in Cardiff will see the Anglo-Welsh rivalry no doubt raised a few notches higher with both teams knowing that all bets are still firmly on. England missed the chance to make […]

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2nd XV see off Chester

10-03-2013

Hoppers 2nd XV 44 Chester 2nd XV 10 The second team capped off a good weekend by retaining their position at the top of the Bateman Premier League with a comfortable victory over Chester at Lightfoot Green. Friday night saw them win the 2012/13 Senior Team Performance of the Year category at the 8th Preston […]

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