Category Archives: Rugby

The unbeaten second team hit the road again as they face fellow title pretenders Macclesfield. The Cheshire side have yet to be vanquished and are sure to provide sterner opposition than the brave Wilmslow side who Hoppers overpowered last weekend. Young’s men have enjoyed some ding-dong battles with Macc over the past few seasons and […]

Preston Grasshoppers vs. Hull – Kick Off 2.30pm There are a number of changes from last week’s line up mainly in the pack. Chris Gale steps up from the bench as does Ally Murray, replacing Richard Morton and Eddie Webster respectively. Killian Wallace takes over the 7 shirt and Conor Murphy looks to make a welcome […]

Wilmslow 2nd XV 0 Hoppers 2nd XV 82 Hoppers overcame the late withdrawals of Matt Neary and Greg Horsfall before recording a twelve try demolition of Bateman Premier League new boys Wilmslow. The men from Lightfoot Green also had to contend with a tortuous journey down to Cheshire which was beset by traffic delays. However […]

Preston Grasshoppers 19 Hull Ionians 21 Hull Ionians left Lightfoot Green with a hard earned victory mainly due to an impressive forward display and 11 points from the boot of fly half Chris Reakes. Hoppers were unable to contend with the forward power especially late in the game as Ionians pack began to really exert […]

The unbeaten second team travel to Wilmslow this Saturday for their third fixture in the Bateman Premier League. Newly promoted Wilmslow have lost their opening two fixtures and will be anxious to get their campaign up an running. The common curse of mankind is folly and ignorance so Coach Young and his men cannot afford […]

Preston Grasshoppers vs. Hull Ionians – Kick Off 2.30pm Team News Michael Lough’s selections for the visit of Hull Ionians this Saturday shows three changes from last weeks starting line-up. Ally Murray drops to the bench and Will Keenan moves into the 2nd XV who are visiting Wilmslow. Sean Long and last season’s skipper Wayne […]

Sale Sharks AASE show pre-season promise On Wednesday 5th September, Sale Sharks AASE Academy, based at Myerscough College in Preston, travelled to Sixways Stadium in Worcester( home to AVIVA Premiership side Worcester Warriors) to compete in the RFU AASE Rugby Union Festival. The AASE (Achieving Academic & Sporting Excellence) programme has been specifically designed to […]

As the old adage says – A win is a win as Hoppers 2’s maintain their unbeaten start to the defence of their league title… On a warm and sunny day the Hoppers team set about their task with gusto taking the play to Burnage straight from the Kick Off – unfortunately ill discipline meant […]

SHEFFIELD TIGERS  23              PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS  20 By Ken Moore After 25 minutes Hoppers seemed to be coasting to another comfortable victory with 17 unanswered points in the bag but a poor second half saw the hosts claw their way back to claim an unlikely win. Hoppers had the opportunity to tie the scores with a […]

After an impressive opening day win at rivals Sedgley Park, the 2nd XV return to Lightfoot Green for the visit of Burnage. Whilst the defending champions were winning at Park Lane, Burnage were also in good form with a comfortable win over newly promoted Wilmslow by 48-26. Last season Burnage finished top of Conference B […]