Category Archives: Rugby

Les Anson is 90 years young on Saturday 16 May 2015 and the club is celebrating the birthday boy with an informal lunch in the clubhouse. Whether you played with Les, toured with him or just know him and want to mark his contribution to the club over the years you are most welcome. Lunch […]

Preston Grasshoppers Senior Colt John Mackenzie (pictured far left during the anthems) captained England Counties Under 18’s to a first International double in 9 years as they saw off France and Ireland 7-5 and 13-11 respectively. Mackenzie was watched by Hoppers Chairman of Rugby Michael Bailey as they beat Ireland to claim the double at […]

Huddersfield vs. Preston Grasshoppers – Kick Off 3.00 Team News Garth Dew’s selection for this critical fixture on Saturday shows little difference from the side that faced Stourbridge at Lightfoot Green a couple of weeks ago. There’s just one change in the pack where Dominic Moon is included in the starting fifteen with Will Lees […]

Good Friday saw Preston Grasshoppers retain the Brendan Hanavan Trophy after a 17-17 draw against Fylde at the Woodlands. As current holders, a draw was enough to retain the trophy in terrible conditions at Fylde. Both clubs named mixed sides which featured former 1st XV players, young upcoming Colts as well as current 1st, 2nd and […]

Michael Lough has named his squad for tomorrow’s Good Friday game against Fylde in honour of Brendan Hanavan who passed away in 2013 after a battle with cancer. Kick off is at 2.30pm at the Woodlands Ground in Lytham with admission to the game charged at £8. Funds raised from the event will go to […]

Hoppers 1st XV face a crucial away game on Saturday 11th April when they travel to Huddersfield. Sitting four points above the relegation with three games left this looks like being a critical game if Hoppers are to maintain National League 2 North status. Huddersfield sit two places and nine points above Hoppers so the […]

The second team travel to Chester on Saturday looking for a morale boosting victory. A bruising defeat last time out has left their title a aspirations hanging by the proverbial thread. However they make the trip fully committed to the task at hand as they will do their upmost to exert some pressure on their […]

If you’re one of the millions of people who watched England narrowly miss out on the 6 Nations at the weekend and fancy having a go yourself then get down to Preston Grasshoppers on Thursday evenings at 7pm for training. Whether you’ve played before but have been away from the game or you’ve no experience and […]

Preston Grasshoppers Senior Colt John Mackenzie will captain the England Counties Under 18’s on Saturday when his side start the International Triangular Festival against a France Under 18 team at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire, kick-off 7.30pm. Being chosen to lead your country is the ultimate honour for any player in team sport and everyone at the […]

Unfortunately the Sale Jets vs Glasgow game that was scheduled for Monday 30th March has been cancelled. We still hope to be able to host a Sale Jets game at some point in the future.