Category Archives: Rugby

Three of Hoppers U17s Colts have made it into the Lancashire U17s side to face Yorkshire on Sunday, part of the U17 Development squad’s mini-season. Morgan Sword will start at Number 8, with prop Declan Norrington and Centre Josh Rawlinson named among the replacements. The match is scheduled for Sunday 17th April, KO 2pm at Queen Ethelburga’s […]

Preston Grasshoppers host already relegated Huddesfield RFC at Lightfoot Green this Saturday and although our visitors are looking ahead to a season in North 1 next year, they won’t be a push over as many reports of their performances this season belie their position in the league. The 1869 Club will be a disappointed group […]

1st XV Physiotherapist Mark Taylor, Club General Manager Richard Ellis, Chairman of Rugby Michael Bailey and Management Committee member John Chesworth have set out to each complete 3 triathlons this year and in doing so raise £500 to improve the emergency medical provision at Preston Grasshoppers. The extract below is taken from a fundraising page […]

Greeting to all Hoppers Supporters! The ‘1869’ Club are planning a coach to the final away match of the season at Sedgley Park. The coach will leave Hoppers Car Park at 10.50am on Sat 23rd April. Cost : £15 Lunch will be taken en route, probably at the Church Inn, Prestwich, at which we all […]

Leicester Lions vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 2.00pm Hoppers head for Leicester once again this weekend hoping for more success than their pointless trip just two Saturday’s back at Lions near neighbours South Leicester’s Welford Road ground. Garth and his charges confidence will be boosted after a spirited performance against Harrogate last week with […]

Congratulations to Preston Grasshoppers Mini/Juniors Sam Dugdale and Kieran Wilkinson who have  been picked for England Under 16’s in their match against Wales on Saturday 16th April. Sam (pictured above, back row, second from left) has been picked to start the game at Number 8 with Kieran (front row, sixth from right) selected amongst the replacements. […]

Many thanks for those who volunteered and helped out at the club for the Good Friday charity game against Fylde – it was a great afternoon: weather good, big crowd, plenty of food and drink sold and a lot of money raised for charity!! The day went very well, thanks, in part at least, to […]

On Saturday we are delighted to be welcoming Marston’s to Lightfoot Green as the main match sponsors for the 1st XV game with Harrogate. Marston’s completed a takeover of Daniel Thwaites brewing arm in a £25.1 million deal last year and this is the first time that Marston’s will be sponsoring a game since the […]

The RFU is proud to be hosting the World Rugby U20 Championship in June this year. The tournament is a great showcase for future stars of world rugby and we know that the North West of England will give the twelve competing nations a warm welcome. The tournament will be played across five match days […]

After last weeks fruitless long journey to South Leicester, Hoppers will be hoping to get back on track this Saturday with a home success against a Harrogate side who with a couple of games in hand, sit one place and seven points above them in the table. The defeat in Leicestershire played in a howling […]