Category Archives: Rugby
Fixtures 14/10/17
There is no 1st XV fixture this weekend but the other teams are in cup action, all kick offs are at 3pm and all support is much appreciated. Good luck to all! 14/10/17 2nd XV v Chester 2 (Home) 3rd XV v Macclesfield 3 at (Home) 4th XV v Helsby 1sts (Away) 5th XV v […]
Hoppers well represented in Lancs U20s squad
Following on from two well attended assessment sessions, Lancashire have named their Under 20s squad for this season and Hoppers are well represented in the squad. A total of six Hoppers players have made the 27 man squad; Forwards Jack Granby, Ewan Naylor and Jack Edwards and Backs Will Hunt, Sam Stott and Jacob Browne. […]
Senior Player of the Month Award – September
Following the completion of the opening month of the competitive season, we are delighted to announce the first Senior Player of the Month Award. This award is given to a member of the 1st XV Squad who has impressed on and off the field during that month and is chosen by the Coaching and Off-Field […]
Harrison Drury Sponsor Kirkby Lonsdale Game
This weekend’s main match sponsor is Harrison Drury, a firm of solicitors that will need little introduction to many at Hoppers and having recently advised Kirkby Lonsdale RFC there may be split loyalties! The Preston-headquartered firm is led by John Chesworth who spent 13 seasons playing for the first team and is still actively involved […]
1869 Club Coach to Rossendale
After the 1869 Club’s successful trip to Kendal, both on and off the field, they are now planning the next away match coach to Rossendale on Saturday 21st Oct 2017. Time: 11.15am from the Club car park Cost: £15 If you would like to travel, please put your name on the notice in the foyer, or email […]
Kirkby Lonsdale Preview and Old Programmes
Preston Grasshoppers welcome the Kirkby Lonsdale rugby club to Lightfoot Green this Saturday for the first ever League meeting between the two clubs. The Cumbrians have made the journey into this league from the opposite direction to Hoppers by means of finishing last season as Champions of the North West 1 League. Words by Mike […]
This weekend’s fixtures – 29th/30th September
Here are the fixtures for the senior teams for the coming weekend. All home kick offs are 3pm. Saturday 1st XV vs Kendal (Away) 2nd XV vs Caldy 2s (Home) 3rd XV vs Lymm 2s (Away) 4th XV vs Burnley 2s (Away) 5th XV vs Fleetwood 3s (Home) 6th XV vs Aspull 2s (Away) Sunday […]
2nd XV face Caldy
Cotton Traders Premier League Match Day 5 – 30.09.2017 Hoppers 2nd XV vs Caldy Meet 1:30pm – Kick off 3:00pm The 2nd XV host Caldy this Saturday looking to preserve their unbeaten record and maintain their spot near the summit of the Cotton Traders Premier League. Hoppers, still buoyed by their eighty point demolition of […]
Kendal Preview
Hoppers make the short trip to Mint Bridge this coming Saturday, a trek which the club has been making to the Cumbrian Town for well over a century, but there’s a different venue to visit on this occasion as our hosts have given us the great privilege in being their first ever opponents at their […]
Hoppers Ladies start with a convincing win at home
There is an old Chinese proverb which says,” To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping” and for the past 12 months, this ladies side has been leaving some solid footprints along the way. By Steve Tiernan After a good pre-season and […]