Category Archives: Rugby
Brooks and McShane in Lancs U15 squad
The club is delighted that U15’s players Rory Brooks and Regan McShane have been selected in the Lancashire squad. The first fixture is this Sunday 17th March when Lancashire play Cheshire at Burnage RUFC. Regan has also been selected in the Sale Player Development Group as well as the County squad. Well done to both […]
Matt Lamprey moves into top 10
Matt Lamprey will be making his 50th appearance for Hoppers this Saturday at Peterborough and has recently moved into Hoppers all time league try scorers top 10. Matt currently lies 10th in the all time Hoppers scoring table for league tries but his tries-per-game record for Hoppers is un-paralleled. 49 appearances – 44 tries – […]
First trip to Peterborough for 1st XV
Peterborough Lions vs. Preston Grasshoppers Preston Grasshoppers take to the road once again this coming Saturday and travel to a new venue for both them and their travelling 1869 Club supporters. The journey to Peterborough Lions will be the farthest they’ve travelled since the journey to Bedfordshire to play Ampthill on the 17thof January 2015. […]
1st XV entertain Tynedale
Preston Grasshoppers vs. Tynedale, 2nd March 2019, 2.30pm It’s a case of ‘In Form Hoppers’versus ‘In Form Tynedale’for what promises to be a cracking encounter between two mid table sides. Like ourselves this week’s visitors to Lightfoot Green have won each of their last three matches. Hoppers will certainly be up for this particular game […]
Macclesfield Lunch Invite
The information below has been sent through by Macclesfield ahead of the rearranged game at Priory Park on Saturday. “If any supporters would like to join us for lunch, tickets for the 2 course lunch can be pre booked at £12 per head, plus entry fee. Please e-mail andy@maccrugby.co.uk for lunch bookings – deadline of […]