The Grand Depart
25-04-2012
At just after 07:00Hrs this morning, the Preston Grasshoppers charity cyclists and support crew rolled out of Hoppers car park and set a course for Twickenham. There was a relaxed atmosphere amongst the group of Sean Jackson, Alan Haworth, Colin Whalley, Dan Talbot, Gavin McQueen, Harry Foster, Mike Gregory, Peter Hollis, Robert Smith & Wayne […]
Rich Morton, YouTube sensation!
24-04-2012
On Saturday evening a video of a Richard Morton (bar manager and 1st XV prop) tackle was uploaded on to YouTube by a fellow team mate (see below for the clip). The clip was from that Saturday’s game against Huddersfield and shows Rich making an enormous tackle on a Huddersfield player. By Tuesday evening the clip has […]
Students visit Lightfoot Green
24-04-2012
Preston Grasshoppers vs. Loughborough Students – KO 2.30pm Team News Hoppers side sees three changes from the side that lost narrowly at Huddersfield last week. Sean Long is available again after his Salford commitments and returns at fly-half in place of Lewis Allen who drops to the bench. Wayne Steel is unavailable as he is […]
2nd XV are Champions
22-04-2012
Hoppers 2ndXV 36 Chester 2ndXV 11 Mike Lough’s second team are the Bateman Premier League Champions after a hard fought but well deserved victory over a dogged Chester side who were intent on spoiling the Preston party. Hoppers started strongly and looked as if they were going to overwhelm their visitors and their early dominance […]
