Category Archives: Rugby

Preston Grasshoppers RFC are delighted that up and coming hooker Matthew Beaty was part of the England Under 17 squad that recently defeated its French counterparts at Harrow School. England won a keenly contested encounter 28-24.

Preston Grasshoppers 55-13 Loughborough Students Hoppers ended the season on a high running in seven tries and giving the Students a taste of their own medicine with some fast paced attacking rugby. It was all based around a fantastic forward display lead by the talismanic Dominic Moon who added three tries to his impressive season […]

PGRFC can confirm that veteran outside half Graham (Holly) Holroyd has left the club with immediate effect. Holroyd 36, has taken up a player coach role with Oldham RLFC and goes with the best wishes of all at Lightfoot Green. Holroyd who has formerly played for Leeds Rhinos, Halifax RLFC and Halifax RUFC has made […]

Following last weekend’s clinching of the Bateman BMW Premier league in their final league game, the 2nd XV squad and management will be presented with a celebratory trophy at this weekend’s final 1st XV league game against Loughborough Students. In appreciation of the efforts of all involved in clinching the Championship, a large number of […]

Preston Grasshoppers vs. Loughborough Students – KO 2.30pm Team News Hoppers side sees three changes from the side that lost narrowly at Huddersfield last week. Sean Long is available again after his Salford commitments and returns at fly-half in place of Lewis Allen who drops to the bench. Wayne Steel is unavailable as he is […]

Hoppers 2ndXV 36 Chester 2ndXV 11 Mike Lough’s second team are the Bateman Premier League Champions after a hard fought but well deserved victory over a dogged Chester side who were intent on spoiling the Preston party. Hoppers started strongly and looked as if they were going to overwhelm their visitors and their early dominance […]

The annual players dinner will be held on Saturday 12th May at 7.30pm. This year the evening is being hosted by rugby committee member Gareth Dyer. Please see your captains this week for tickets which are priced at £15.

Huddersfield 34-31 Preston Grasshoppers Hoppers chances of finishing second ended with their first loss for four games to a resilient Huddersfield side. In an enthralling game both sides ran in five tries and put on a wonderful display of attacking rugby with the game only being separated by a 40m Chris Johnson penalty five minutes […]

In the latest edition of our Ultimate XV feature, this week we gather the thoughts of one of Hoppers all time leading appearance makers who has a special claim to fame within the history of the club. Eric Dean currently sits 17th on the list of leading appearance makers (in the modern era) having played […]

LANCASHIRE CUP – SEMI FINAL Preston Grasshoppers vs. Liverpool St Helens, Wednesday 2nd May, KO 7.30pm Much as expected, Dave Baldwin has chosen a mixture of First and Second team players for this Lancashire Cup Semi Final. The winners will play Sedgley Park at Fylde’s Woodlands ground next Monday afternoon. Sedgley won in dramatic fashion […]