Under 10s enjoy Winnington trek
27-10-2015
A long trip for the boys this morning, with a first trip to Northwich to play Winnington Park. The setup at the club was fantastic with everything clearly laid out. We played a total of four games and had a mixed bag of results and performances. The first two games passed by with two evenly […]
Under 14s back to winning ways
26-10-2015
Aldwinians U14s 5 Hoppers U14s 21 25th October 2015 I’m currently sat watching the “spectacle” of American football (Or throw stuff to the overdressed Michelin inspired American Woo-Haa” junkie until such is appropriate that I get an either ex English footballer; or someone with a European fifth cousin – BALL). It’s quite inspiring actually! How […]
Under 10s continue to improve
20-10-2015
Hoppers U10s v Fylde U10s Another great morning for Rugby, with the weather still holding out and 20+ travelled from Fylde to come and play what is always an entertaining fixture against our Hoppers boys. Both Hoppers and Fylde split into two teams, with a few newer lads from both also having a joint training […]
Under 16s back to winning ways
19-10-2015
Hoppers U16s 40 Fylde U16s 32 Blacksticks Blue Lancashire Cup Second Round 18th October 2015 After their defeat away at Eccles in the first round Hoppers were keen to get back to their winning ways against their arch rivals Fylde, the draw pitting Hoppers against the second and third placed in last year’s competition […]
Bolton Blues for 5th XV
19-10-2015
Bolton Blues Hoppers 5th’s travelled away to Bolton 4th’s in the cup this week looking to build upon last week’s thrilling draw which ended a run of 4 defeats. The teams confidence is building with every training session and every game and the fact we had 24 players for an away cup match shows the […]
3rd XV progress in Cup
18-10-2015
Hoppers 3rd XV 38-13 Warrington 2nd XV The 3rd XV progressed through to the next round of the BEST Jug courtesy of an entertaining victory over Warrington 2nd XV. Due to a number of senior players out through injury, the 3rds took to the field with somewhat of a youthful look about them and look […]
2nd XV too strong for Rochdale
16-10-2015
Hoppers 2nd XV come good after a stuttering start to win away at Rochdale 5-47. With injuries and unavailability of players continuing to make selection challenging, Steve Tiernan decided to hand 2nd XV debuts to two of the clubs colts, 17yr olds Nick Johnson (2nd Row) and Connor Dalgliesh (Back Row). With the numbers now […]
5th XV held by Fleetwood III
16-10-2015
After a run of improving performances not reflected in the final scoreline, Grasshoppers welcomed Fleetwood to Lightfoot Green aiming to secure their first victory of the season. The match began with Fleetwood kicking off, Hopper’s received well but a poor kick out on the full gifted Fleetwood an attacking line-out platform. Hoppers defended the rolling […]
Under 16s lose cup opener
15-10-2015
Eccles U16 34 Hoppers U16 21 Blacksticks Blue Lancashire Cup. Sunday 4th October 2015 The first competitive match of the season for Hoppers saw them meet the runners up in last year’s final, Eccles, at their ground near Salford. Unavailability and injuries saw the Hopper’s squad depleted, having the bare 15 to field in the […]
Under 10s at Manchester Festival
13-10-2015
A selection of photos from the Under 10s visit to the recent Manchester Festival.
