Category Archives: Rugby

Given that Hoppers 6th had received a 69 – 7 drubbing earlier in the season the thought of facing Blackburn again straight after the Christmas break was faced with some trepidation.  Blackburn are a strong side who are only in League 5 due to a higher team defaulting in previous years.  However Hoppers always rise […]

In our now weekly feature we ask for people’s ‘Ultimate XV’ of players that have played with or against. This week it is the turn of 2nd XV manager Ade Jebb. I’ve been affiliated to Hoppers since 1997 (ish) and I’ve been fortunate enough to play with a number of guys who will rightly be […]

Preston Grasshoppers Senior Colts vs Glossop & Marple Titans After another hectic morning of phone calls to wake and round up players we set off to the away fixture with 14 men and arriving with time to spare the players slowly changed and reluctantly made their way out into miserable conditions for the warm up. […]

Preston Grasshoppers 2nd XV 46-0 Fylde 2nd XV The second team opened 2012 with a dominant display against local rivals Fylde. The victory took Mike Lough’s men to the top of Conference A and represented the ideal preparation for next Saturday’s visit of league favourites Sedgley Park. Hoppers started slowly and whilst they nearly scored […]

Leicester Lions 36-38 Preston Grasshoppers Hoppers recorded their fourth consecutive away victory with a 38-36 victory over Leicester Lions in one of the most entertaining games of rugby this season. With a strong wind gusting across the pitch both sides had to abandon the traditional kicking game when playing in to the wind leaving them […]

1st XV won 38-36 away at Leicester Lions 2nd XV won 46-0 at home against Fylde 2nd’s 3rd XV lose out 36-0 at Wirral 2nd’s 4th XV lose 31-0 at Bolton 2nd’s 5th XV lose 5-19 at home to Wigan 3rd’s 6th XV go down 5-24 at home to Blackburn 3rd’s Match reports will be […]

The second team resume their Conference A campaign with a home fixture against local rivals Fylde. Mike Lough’s men will be looking to maintain their excellent pre-Christmas form and have picked a strong side which reflects the significance of the fixture.

The Ex-Colts game which took place on the 21st December 2011 against Vale of Lune was a roaring success. Over 60 lads took part and more than 100 people came to watch. Below are some highlights of the game.

With a heavy first half schedule to the season completed, the 1st XV find themselves in 6th place after 17 consecutive league weekends. A record of ten wins, one draw and six defeats plus six bonus points has seen the side collect 48 league points leaving them thirteen points behind second placed Huddersfield who sit […]

Following on from the success of his testimonial game on boxing day here is Graham Cox’s selection for his ultimate XV. 15        Mick Walker 14        Keith Brierley 13        Joe Hindle 12        Will Greenwood