Rugby Reports

Leigh U16s 0 Hoppers U16s 30* Lancs Cup Round 2 A once proclaimed ethic of the ancient tribe of the eco warrior “Reduce Reuse Recycle” was uttered with a vitriolic chorus at meetings of the bold and brave councils on our sheltered isle. Following a ultimately well earned and prestigious plate final for the Under […]

On a sunny, warm spring afternoon, Hoppers closed their season with a confident display of running rugby against eleventh placed Sandal. Words by John Le Page, photo by Mike Craig The home side put their defeat of last week behind them and took the lead in the third minute with a driving try by Ally […]

The under 9s managed to field three teams at this year’s Hoppers’ festival, despite being down to 21 players through injury and withdrawals. It was always going to be tough playing without substitutes but the lads did themselves proud with Hoppers White losing in the semi-final of the cup to the eventual (and deserved) winners […]

So another season draws to a close and a tough season it has been, with the weather proving the toughest opponent this year, but nothing is over until a wonderful days rugby at the Hoppers Festival. The under 10’s submitted two teams into the festival this year (Green and White).  Hoppers Green had been drawn […]

The Under 7’s had 4 teams entered in this years Festival, plus, as a bonus, a team from the Under 6’s was also entered. The Under 6’s had a terrific introduction to what’s in store for them next season, getting to the Semi-Finals of the 4th place Bowl trophy where they faced the Under 7 […]

Sunday 3rd April HOME to Bolton and Wigan Today we had two teams visiting us at Hoppers, Wigan and Bolton.  Both are teams we have faced before, so had some idea what we were going to face.  The day did not disappoint with some lovely dry weather, however the pitches were reasonably hard going in […]

Saturday 12th March vs Bowden This weekend the under 10’s found themselves with an extra days rugby and thankfully the weather decided to play to allow this to happen.  With it came a touring team from Bowden, a team we have only previously seen at Manchester festival. Hoppers were split into two teams to face […]

Liverpool Collegiate U16s 30*   Hoppers U16s 0 Blacksticks Blue Lancashire Cup Quarter Final 6th March 2016 Hoppers U16s were drawn away at Liverpool Collegiate in the quarter finals of the Blacksticks Blue Lancashire Cup competition. Hoppers had a bare 15 players to start with – the squad ravaged by unavailability due to injury and, mostly, […]

Following yet another a week off due to the weather, finally some drier weather meant that the pitches were fit and games were on.  The week brought with it the challenge of a Vale of Lune squad who were definitely up for the scrap, sometimes in more ways than one. Throughout what has been a […]

Hoppers 3s Take One Step Closer If anyone was unsure as to the definition of the word ‘tenacious’ then look no further than Hoppers’ 3s and the hallowed turf of Pitch 2 at Lightfoot Green. This week’s instalment comes straight from the thick of the action where Hoppers’ 3s took on Burnage 2s. Last week’s […]