Category Archives: Rugby

So with all play off and level transfer issues now sorted we can confirm the shape of National 2 North for next season. So following on from our last piece on this subject, what had already been decided? Well, we already knew that Loughborough Students were deserved N2N champions whilst local rivals Kendal were confirmed […]

Saturday 12th May saw the annual players dinner take place in the clubhouse. The evening was hosted by rugby committee member Gareth Dyer and saw players from all senior teams at the club celebrate their achievements and successes from the season. A number of awards were presented which are listed below along with a photo […]

Two young Hoppers 1st XV players were involved in Myerscough College’s heartbreaking BCS Cup Final defeat to Coleg Sir Gar. Mike Haley and Phil Mills had been part of the team that lead for nearly 80 minutes only to be denied by a last gap try. The report below is provided by Myerscough.

In our latest edition of Ultimate XV, we go back in time to collect the views of one of Hoppers longest serving members Les Anson. A native of Hull, work brought Les to the Preston area in February 1953. His playing career was confined to 11 years after coming to the game late having attended […]

Hoppers are pleased to announce that former Hoppers Will Bordill and Tommy Bell have been called up to the Scotland U20 and England U20 squads ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship this summer in South Africa. Will featured earlier this season making 9 appearances for the club in addition to 13 appearances last season. […]

Bank holiday weekend saw 5 Hoppers of recent years in Premiership action. Steve Diamond at Sale announced a squad that featured 23 England qualified players. This included 4 former Hoppers players with prop Lee Imiolek, flanker Will Bordill, fly half Tommy Bell and wing Tom Brady all starting the game against Harlequins. Sale lost 24-10 to the […]

GRASSHOPPERS SEE OFF THE TIGERS PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS    30        SEDGLEY PARK    10 Hoppers carried off the John Burgess Lancashire Cup for the third time in their history, beating National 1 club SedgleyParkcomprehensively in an open, entertaining game played at Fylde’s Woodlands Ground on Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May. Proud Coach Dave Baldwin said afterwards: “After […]

4 Hoppers players had a big impact on their Lancashire debuts as the red rose county beat Northumberland 42-34. Both Dominic Moon and Richard Morton started the game and were impressive throughout. Morton gave the Lancashire pack a good platform with a strong scrummaging performance until he was substituted just before half time. Moon lead […]

Preston Grasshoppers vs. Sedgley Park – Lancashire Cup Final Hoppers Squad: 1. Andy Irving, 2. Chris Gale, 3. Richard Morton, 4. Glynn Hoosen-Owen 5. Alan Holmes, 6. Phil Mills, 7. Wayne Steel, 8. Ally Murray, 9. Conor Murphy, 10 Will Keenan, 11. Killian Wallace, 12. Dominic Moon, 13. Matt Charters, 14. Josh Purnell, 15. Nathan […]

With Dominic Moon recently setting a new record for try scoring in league rugby, it’s worth checking out his achievement against our other top try scorers.