Category Archives: Rugby
Games off at Lightfoot Green tomorrow
All matches at Hoppers are off tomorrow due to waterlogged pitches.
Hoppers 2s v Lymm 2s Match Preview
After a disappointing week last week, Hoppers 2s are looking to bounce back as they entertain Lymm 2s at home. Last weeks 36-0 loss at league leaders Macclesfield wasn’t a fair reflection of the game, and in particular the team performance. 10-0 down with eight minutes to go was a deserved scoreline. However, some lack […]
Stourbridge on the road for 1st XV
Stourbridge vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 3:00pm Preston Grasshoppers will not only be aiming to carry forward their good performance from last Saturday but also the recent run of victories over Stourbridge this coming Saturday when they visit Stourton Park. Stourbridge gained the honour of giving Hoppers their first double of the season when […]
Hughes helps out Hoppers girls
The Hoppers girls had a surprise visit from Sale Sharks Player and former Hoppers Mini Junior Andy Hughes today after club coach Steve Tiernan asked if he would pop across after his session with the U16s and say hello to the girls. True to his character Andy was very obliging and spent sometime chatting and […]
Hoppers Women host Darlington on Sunday
This Sunday sees an important game for Hoppers as they take on last year’s league champions, Darlington. The ladies are raring to go as they look to build on their emotional win a couple of weeks ago. Darlington currently lie above Hoppers with two games in hand and look to have started strongly as they […]
Hoppers welcome Sheffield Tigers
Preston Grasshoppers vs. Sheffield Tigers– Kick Off 2.15pm Preston Grasshoppers not only welcome Sheffield Tigers back to Lightfoot Green this coming Saturday but also congratulate them in their return to National 2 North after a couple of season’s sabbatical. Our visitors have settled well into their newly appointed position and will offer another stern test […]
2nd XV welcome Waterloo
Hoppers 2s are looking to put the dissapoinment of last weeks tough defeat against a tough and rugged Hoppers 3s to bed as this week we entertain Firwood Waterloo at home in a 2.15 KO. The team from Liverpool are still hunting for their first win on the road this season and will be looking […]
Trip to Lucs for 1st XV
Luctonians vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 2.15pm After making a long journey up into the North East for their last away fixture, Preston Grasshoppers make the equally long trip south into rural Herefordshire this coming Saturday where they’ll meet Luctonians at their Mortimer Park ground. After coming out on the wrong end of yet […]
Introducing Hoppers Girls!
“Rugby is a game created by boys, but perfected by girls” I once heard said and to be honest, as a proud father of one little Hoppers Girl, why couldn’t they? I first heard about Hoppers girls just under a year ago when the club, supported by the RFU, set about to help grow the […]
2nd XV vs 3rd XV this Saturday
Preston Grasshoppers 3rd XV vs. Preston Grasshoppers 2nd XV This Saturday sees the club’s 2nd and 3rd teams battle it out in an eagerly anticipated fixture in the NW Cotton Traders Premiership. As is often the case in these interclub games, it promises to be very hotly contested and should be a great exhibition of the strength […]