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Preston Grasshoppers vs. Sheffield Tigers – Kick Off 2.30pm TEAM NEWS With Will Keenan, Karl Fitzpatrick, Alan Holmes and Skipper Moon returning from injury, coach Michael Lough has a larger squad to choose from this weekend. Oga Mabaya and Alex Austin get a turn on the bench which sees Josh Purnell dropping down for the […]

LEICESTER LIONS  10             PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS  9 With four regular starters already sidelined with injury after last week’s battle with Stourbridge, the situation was compounded by the late withdrawal of skipper Dominic Moon through sickness. On a surface that resembled a paddy field rather than a rugby pitch, Hoppers were once again on the back […]

A Hoppers side consisting of ex-colts aged 24 and under will take on a similar side from Vale of Lune on Saturday 29th December, kick off 1.30pm. Players are asked to arrive at 12.30pm, food will be provided after the match. This is a joint RFU, Lancashire Development Centre and local Rugby Club initiative to […]

Leicester Lions vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 2.00pm Team News With the whole country in the firm grip of frost but due to get milder from this evening, Saturday’s League Fixture in the Midlands must be in some doubt at least. The Hoppers team coach is due to leave very early Saturday morning due […]

2nd XV The 2nd XV have topped the Bateman Premier League preliminary table and enter 2013 in fine fettle. They finish ahead of Caldy on points difference and boast the best record of the 14 teams. The league now splits into two conferences which commence on January 5th and Hoppers are cautiously optimistic that they […]

Hoppers fell to their second defeat in a row against Stourbridge but pushed the table toppers all the way giving them a real fright. The game was still in the balance going in to the final minutes as Hoppers put in a fantastic second half performance to really test the league leaders but had to […]

Winter weather permitting the second team will play their final Bateman Premier League game at Lightfoot Lane on Saturday. The champions face bottom of the table Altrincham Kersal knowing that victory will probably confirm them as winners of the preliminary league ladder. Young’s men will be anxious to get the fixture played as it means […]

Training on Tuesday 4th December for the 1st and 2nd XV’s is at West View Leisure Centre, West View, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 5EP. The session will run from 7-8pm on an astro-turf pitch so please wear trainers and arrive at 6.45pm so that a warm up can take place. Afterwards there will be a short […]

Hoppers 2nd XV 53 Chester 2nd XV 10 Hoppers booked their place in the semi-finals of the Raging Bull Cup with a comfortable victory over Chester. Lightfoot Green was bathed in winter sunshine although there was nothing warm about the afternoon air. Preston started positively and any hopes that Chester had of gaining vengeance for […]

Weather permitting the 2nd XV face Groundhog Day on Saturday as Chester visit Lightfoot Green in a Raging Bull Cup Quarter-Final. The teams met last Saturday in highly entertaining if not extremely nerve wracking Bateman Premier League fixture. Young’s men came out on top thanks in part to a late penalty try and there is […]