Category Archives: Rugby

With the new season nearly on us, Hoppers Mini/Juniors are looking forward to welcoming both new  and existing players to Lightfoot Green. The new season officially kicks off on Sunday 4th September with training and registration for all age groups at Hoppers. Hoppers is a great place for both boys and girls to experience rugby […]

National League Rugby can confirm The National League Rugby Review Show will be available for free this season on our brand new YouTube channel. After launching the Show last term, highlights from levels three and four will now be openly accessible after every round of action and each episode will be released on a Monday. […]

PGRFC is delighted to announce that former Warrington Wolves Academy player Kevin Brown has committed himself to Hoppers for the upcoming season. An accomplished 7’s player who has represented a number of prestigious teams in the Ultimate Rugby Sevens pathway, Kevin originally came to Hoppers last summer only for work commitments and injury to prevent […]

On Thursday 4th August Hoppers will welcome Kendal to Lightfoot Green in a 7pm kick off. Kendal will play in the newly formed Regional 1 North West this season. This is a great chance for supporters to come and see many of the new faces that have been recruited into the Hoppers squad for the […]

With pre-season matches due to start in just three weeks, it seems a good time to get a feel of what our new coaching team have in mind and Joel and Dan took a break before training to chat about the coming season. Joel, give us a flavour of what we can expect to see […]

PGRFC have continued to build their squad for their upcoming National 2 North Campaign with the addition of back rower Josh Longson. Josh joins the club from Sandbach having also represented Cheshire in the County Championship. Previously he was captain of Leeds Beckett RFC in BUCS Super Rugby and has a fine pedigree. He can […]

PGRFC is delighted to welcome Ed Keohane to Lightfoot Green. Ed joins Hoppers from Maidenhead RFC having relocated to the North West with his family. Former Hoppers Will Greenwood (coach at Maidenhead) and Niall Crosley (currently playing for Maidenhead) have both recommended Ed to the club and we are delighted that he has chosen to […]

PGRFC is delighted to welcome Fraser Stanier to the squad for the 2022/23 season. Comfortable across the three quarter line, Fraser will follow in the footsteps of his father Richard, who represented PGRFC as a winger in the 1990s. A product of AKS, he has represented Lancashire and the North and has previously worked with […]

PGRFC have moved to bolster their second row options with the arrivals of Max Loboda and Josh Jones. Both players will bring height to the squad with Max standing at 6’8” whilst Josh hits the tape at 6’5”. Max (pictured above right) is part of the Polish national squad having broken into the Poland train […]

PGRFC have continued to strengthen their squad with the signing of Joe Coope-Franklin. Joe has a strong rugby pedigree having been part of the Regional Development system in his native Wales. He originally played at the famous Newbridge RFC club before representing the Dragons at U18 level. He moved to be part of the Scarlets […]