Category Archives: Rugby

The 1st XV are away but there is still plenty of action on at Lightfoot Green this weekend. On Friday night there is a double dose of local rivalry on the AGP with Hoppers taking on Fylde’s 2nd XV and Vets, and on Saturday the 4th XV and 6th XV are both at home. All […]

Preston Grasshoppers travel to Leicester Lions this coming Saturday for their penultimate away fixture this season and will be playing a ‘Lions’ side looking for revenge after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of lowly Hoppers just a few weeks ago. The home side are still mathematically in with a chance of one of […]

Preston Grasshoppers are pleased to be hosting an RFU ‘Inner Warrior’ Camp on the 20th May 2017 for all ladies and girls from 11yrs and up. The Warrior Camps will teach participants key introductory skills and drills for rugby, with help on hand every step of the way. All people need to take part are […]

It’s another action packed Saturday ahead at Hoppers with multiple games on the AGP for you to enjoy. The AGP schedule is as follows: 11:45am – 3rd XV vs Wilmslow 2nd XV  2.15pm – 1st XV vs Stourbridge 1st XV 5:00pm – 2nd XV v Tarleton 1st XV  The 5th XV also entertain Burnley 3rd XV […]

The Hoppers Mini Junior Festival returns over two weekends in April and the club is very much in need of volunteers to help the event run smoothly. The first weekend of the festival is on Sunday 9th April (Under 7s, 8s & 9s) and is continued on Sunday 23rd April (Under 10s, 11s & 12s). […]

After a two week break to reflect on the disappointing performance at Dore Moor, Preston Grasshoppers host Midlands side and regular opponents Stourbridge this coming Saturday at Lightfoot Green. By Mike Forshaw. With the Stourbridge game being the first of three remaining home fixtures this season, Hoppers will be hoping to gain some respectability from […]

The annual Good Friday derby match between Hoppers and Fylde returns on the 14th April, and this year it is the turn of our neighbours to host the fixture. The match will kick off at 3pm with the respective club’s mini/junior teams scheduled to play beforehand from 1pm onwards.  There is hospitality available and anyone wishing to book […]

A packed crowd of over 1500 people enjoyed watching England U18s beat Scotland 31-17 on the RFU’s AGP at Preston Grasshoppers on Sunday. In what was their second match of the season, England followed up last weekend’s 43-14 win over France with a successive victory. In tricky conditions, England led 12-7 at the break through […]

This Saturday will see Preston Grasshoppers travel across to Yorkshire for the final time this season to compete in ‘The Battle of the Bottom Two’ atop Dore More where Sheffield Tigers will be acting as hosts. Hoppers (29pts) sit just one place above bottom side Tigers (27pts) who will be equally desperate as the visitors […]

It’s another action packed weekend ahead for all the Hoppers teams. On Friday night it’s a big crunch match as the 5th XV take on the 6th XV on the AGP, kick off is 7.30pm. It’d be great to get some support down to enjoy the game. On Saturday the 2nd XV take on Macclesfield […]