Category Archives: Rugby

Preston Grasshoppers RFC has strengthened the playing squad for the 2015/16 season with the signing of 23 year old Ryan Birchall-Feeney from Carlisle RFC. The Second Row, who can also play across the back row, played all of his Junior Rugby at Rochdale. This included a Lancashire Under 18 Cup victory which saw Ryan and […]

We are delighted to announce the dates for this summer’s camps here at Hoppers! We have reviewed our formats and have added in some new and exciting content including one day a week run by UK Military Schools. The changes include: • Run 5 days a week • Still based and themed around rugby but we will […]

Following on in the wake of other players committing for the 2015/16 season the club can announce that lock pairing Ally Murray and Reece Tomlinson have both signed up for next season at Preston Grasshoppers. Murray, who finished the season as captain following injury to Phil Baines, was the only player last season who started […]

Preston Grasshoppers RFC’s supporters group, ‘The 1869 Club’, have once again shown their incredible generosity by raising and donating money to two very good causes at the club. The 1869 Club regularly run trips to 1st XV away games which are open to all supporters and are publicised on the website. The trips typically involve a […]

Today, 10th June 2015, marks 100 days until the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup which is being hosted in England in September and October. With newly upgraded high definition audio and visual equipment in the Dooley Suite, we want to make Lightfoot Green the place to watch the World Cup in Preston. We’ve […]

Jack Banks, Tom McGuinness and Oga Mabaya are the latest three players to commit themselves to Preston Grasshoppers RFC for the 2015/16 season. 2nd Row Banks became an important part of the squad as the season progressed and racked up 13 appearances including 10 starts. His highlight of the season must undoubtedly have been playing against […]

Preston Grasshoppers RFC is delighted to announce that Sean Taylor has rejoined the club on a 2 year contract after spending last season with Northern Irish club Ballymena RFC. During his first spell with the club Sean broke the record for the most points in a season by a Preston Grasshoppers player when he racked […]

Following Gareth Dyer’s decision to step down as Director of Rugby, the club is pleased to confirm that current forwards-player coach Alan Holmes will be taking up the position for the 2015/16 season. Holmes joined the club in November 2011 from local neighbours Fylde and has been a regular in the front row ever since, […]

Lancashire head to Twickenham this weekend for a seventh consecutive final appearance with their opposition being Cornwall for the third final running. The game takes place on Sunday 12 noon prior to the England vs Barbarians game. They booked their place there with a 29-14 win over Yorkshire at Fylde last Saturday with tries from Ryan […]

Following the news of Andy Napier, Chris Taylor and Scott Jordan re-signing for the 2015/16 season, Preston Grasshoppers RFC is pleased to announce that centres Billy Woof and Sam Russell have put pen to paper and committed to the club for next season. Woof and Russell formed into a key component of Hoppers survival run […]