Under 16s gain revenge over Trafford
Hoppers U16s 43 Trafford MV U16 10 Sunday 12th April With local rivals Fylde’s first signs of reluctance to play Hoppers this season coming on December 14th when late notice of a prior commitment meant a hurried rescheduling of fixtures we were grateful of the offer to visit Trafford MV. Not having played each other […]
Under 7s great weekend
Saturday 18th April. The U7s played the touring U7s from Caldy. With the distraction of the Family Day festivities put to one side for a short time we managed put out three teams against Caldy and each faired really well. The Caldy teams were strong and well organised defensively which was a good challenge for […]
Under 16s visit Blackburn
Blackburn U16s 13 Hoppers U16 26 One of the last fixtures of our season was scheduled as a local Derby against Blackburn. Since inflicting their only defeat of 2015 in the cup group final game in January when we played at Lightfoot Green, Blackburn had been enjoying a rich vein of form culminating in them successfully […]
PGRFC vs Caldy
Preston Grasshoppers ended their last home game of the season with a win after seeing off Caldy at Lightfoot Green on Saturday. The four point victory was a big boost in retaining their Division 2 North status, with just one game of the season to go. Hoppers started with intent and scored the opening try […]
Under 11s Grand Day out at Vale
A ‘Grand Day Out’……nearly! As usual the weather at Vale for thier Festival was #wet, #windy and #cold. The newly acquired tent stood the initial onslaught of the weather – being the last one standing means we won something. The Hoppers first game was against a spirited Ormskirk side. A good 4-0 victory under our […]
2nd XV complete Fylde sweep
Hoppers 2nd XV 41-5 Fylde Hawks The second team maintained their recent dominance over their local rivals with a comprehensive victory at Lightfoot Green. Hoppers’ heart and commitment had been questioned in some quarters before the game but Young’s men responded in perfect fashion. It was an effervescent performance from an exceptionally young side and […]
Under 7s travel to Southport
The under 7 team put out a strong squad on a blustery day at Southport this week. Coming off the back of the Easter Holidays it was great to see 20 players from the squad turn up ready and eager to play. Southport couldn’t match our numbers but we managed to run three games despite […]
Huddersfield vs PGRFC
Huddersfield 19-17 Preston Grasshoppers Despite outscoring the hosts by three tries to one, Hoppers had to be content with leaving Huddersfield with just a losing bonus point. The result hinged very much on a tale of two kickers with the usually reliable Lewis Allen missing three eminently kickable penalties while his counterpart Joel Hinchliffe was […]
2nd XV closed out by Chester
Chester 2nd XV 18-12 Hoppers 2nd XV Hoppers slipped to back to back defeats on Saturday with a disappointing reverse at Hare Lane. Credit to Chester, who deserved their victory, but Hoppers should rue their performance and question why their hosts looked hungrier and more resolute throughout. Young’s men had previously secured two thumping victories […]
Under 7s brave wet Vale
Today Dillon, Ethan, Henry, Lewis, Oliver S and Zane represented Hoppers U7 at the Vale of Lune tournament. We didn’t come back with any silverware but I can safely say the boys did a great job and did our U7 group proud. We got off to a tricky start playing a well organised and fast […]