Category Archives: Rugby

The table topping twos face their Liverpool St Helens counterparts in what should be a competitive yet winnable Friday night fixture. Young’s men travel down the East Lancs Road for a 7.45pm kick off knowing that a victory will all but clinch their spot in Conference A of the Bateman Premier League. Selection has been […]

Preston Grasshoppers vs. Birmingham Solihull – Kick Off 2.30pm Team News Sean Long’s availability after his end-of-season holiday is the only change from last weeks starting line up while Lewis Allen takes over the 10 jersey for the seconds after scoring his second first team try at Westoe last Saturday. The ‘Bench’ sees two changes […]

Hoppers 2s 56 Vale of Lune 2s 5 The second team remain unbeaten following a comprehensive victory over fellow Lancastrians Vale of Lune at Lightfoot Green on Saturday afternoon. Hoppers’ victory was never really in doubt although they will be a little disappointed as their first half performance could be described as erratic and even […]

WESTOE  17          PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS  47 This game was effectively over after Hoppers’ opening onslaught saw them run in 4 tries and get the resulting bonus point within the first 10 minutes. For the second week running, they scored in the opening minute as Sean Taylor broke from the back and re-gathered his skilful chip ahead […]

The yet to be vanquished second team host Lancastrian rivals Vale of Lune at Lightfoot Green on Saturday. It promises to be a fiercely contested fixture but Young’s men will be quietly confident following last week’s morale boosting victory against Macclesfield. Lewis Allen and Matt Gargett are promoted to the first team squad whilst Jonny […]

Hoppers step into the 21st Century and Create an Analytical Department Anybody who has attended a rugby match at National League level or higher cant fail to have noticed some interesting looking individuals manning video and laptop equipment of some sort or another during the 80 minutes. In modern times technology and media is everywhere […]

Westoe vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 2.00pm With Hoppers Rugby League duo unavailable, Head Coach Mike Lough has had to make a couple of changes in the backs. Lewis Allen steps up from the undefeated second string to replace Sean Long and Michael Haley replaces Karl Fitzpatrick in the centres from last week’s bench. […]

Saturday 22nd September will go down as a red letter day in the 2012-13 season. All six Hoppers senior teams recorded victories in their fixtures to achieve a clean sweep. The 1st XV recorded a 55-12 victory over a tough Hull side racking up 7 tries in the process. The 2nd and 3rd XV’s maintained their […]

Macclesfield 2nd XV 19 Hoppers 2nd XV 28 The second team maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a gritty and determined victory over Macclesfield. Hoppers were deserved winners as they dominated possession and territory whilst they created the better and more frequent chances. However Macclesfield led for long periods and were always a […]

Hoppers 55-12 Hull Hoppers bounced back from last weeks disappointing home loss with a seven try demolition of Hull. A combination of powerful forward play and scintillating running from the backs allowed Hoppers to control the game and put on a fantastic display of attacking rugby. As well as scoring seven tries they were able, […]