Rugby Reports

Preston Grasshoppers RFC  30*   v Didsbury Toc H RFC  0 Lancashire Cup Round 1 – 6th October 2013 Today’s Lancashire Cup first round fixture saw us line up in a home fixture against Didsbury Toc H. Despite a growing injury list a strong squad was available for this tie. Didsbury themselves had suffered some last […]

Altrincham Kersal 2nd XV 17 Hoppers 2nd XV 46 Young’s tyros made it six out of six on Saturday as they overcame a spirited AK side at Stelfox Avenue. Hoppers, who lead the Bateman Premier League, endured a forgettable first twenty minutes, conceding two fairly soft tries down their left flank. AK seemed determined to […]

Waterloo U14s  0   Hoppers U14s  61 13th October 2013 After the excitement of the cup game last week vs Fylde, Hoppers travelled back to Merseyside to play Waterloo, however the conditions were much grimmer than the past few games that were played in dry and sunny conditions. The Waterloo pitches, which belong to Merchant Taylor’s […]

Hoppers 2nd XV 31 Macclesfield 2nd XV 8 The second team produced their best performance of the season as they overpowered last season’s champions Macclesfield at a sunny Lighfoot Green. A healthy crowd were treated to an entertaining clash between two well drilled sides in what was a great advert for the Bateman Premier League. […]

Fleetwood U14s   0   Hoppers U14s   30* 20 October 2013 –  Blacksticks Blue Lancashire Cup round 2 The second round of the pool games was away against Fleetwood at Melbourne Avenue. The weather started with clear blue skies, and promised a dry pitch for once, suited to Hoppers expansive style of play. This was Fleetwood though! By […]

Ashton Under Lyne U13s  22   Hoppers U13s  24 Sunday 20th October The u13’s won their opening game 24-22 away at Aston-u-Lyne in the Blackstick’s Blue Lancs Cup. Grasshoppers started well dominating up front winning several scrums against the head and producing good turnover ball. Benedict Rainford opened the scoring with an interception try. 2 more […]

Sale FC 2nd XV 14 Hoppers 2nd XV 45 The second team enjoyed a convincing victory over a dogged and determined Sale side at a sunny but blustery Heywood Road on Saturday afternoon. Hoppers played some great stuff, winning the battle of the breakdown, dominating the scrum and having sufficient power to break the line […]

Hoppers 2nd XV 64 Sandbach 2nd XV 10 The second team made it nine from nine with a comprehensive victory over bottom club Sandbach at Lightfoot Green. Hoppers overcame a number of enforced changes in their pack and a storm of near biblical proportions to retain their place as leaders of the Bateman Premier League. […]

Liverpool St Helens 2nd XV 19-20 PGRFC 3rd XV Hoppers 3rd team finally got their first win of the season on Saturday in torrid conditions away at fellow strugglers Liverpool St Helens 2nds.  After last week’s narrow loss to Leigh, captain Gav McQueen was able to refresh the side with the return of a number of […]

Hoppers U14s 36  Sedgley Park U14s  5 Hoppers picked up their competitive matches after the cancelled game last week against Lymm. Despite the half term and several absences, Hoppers had a good turn out of players, with around 20 players who were all used in the match. The weather was, thankfully, much better than expected […]