Preston Grasshoppers - News, and Interviews

National League 2N

/ 3 weeks ago

It’s try trebles all round for happy Hoppers

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............21 Preston G..........41 PRESTON Grasshoppers fully deserved their bonus-point win at Chester as they looked for points to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 weeks ago

Preston hope Otley will do them a favour

By BEN JAYCOCK PRESTON Grasshoppers lock Ally Murray has urged his good friend Adam Malthouse, the Otley captain, to do his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 month ago

Heat still on the Hoppers after a late Lymm blitz

By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 31 Lymm....................... 44 PRESTON Grasshoppers leave the fight to stay up until the last game, picking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 months ago

Verity magic turns bruising contest

■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 15 Wharfedale............ 19 IN A bruising encounter at Lightfoot Green, Wharfdale scraped to a narrow win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 months ago

Ally’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher

■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would...

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National League 2N

/ 3 months ago

Jake jinks in to clinch it for Hull

■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................41 Preston G.................24 A DOMINANT second-half performance by the pack and two spectacular tries by substitute winger Jake...

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Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Otley miss late kicks and hand it to Hoppers

By TOM KELLY All action: Josh Ree scores the match winning try and below, Leon Mudd can’t stop Sam Russell as...

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National League 2N

/ 4 months ago

Hoppers’ five-game losing run snapped

By TOM KELLY Preston Grass..38pts Harrogate..........31pts Touching down: Ed Keohane extends the lead for Preston and, below, Grasshoppers look to spread...

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National League 2N

/ 5 months ago

Hoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win

By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 12 Fylde.........................38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 5 months ago

Hoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win

By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 12 Fylde.........................38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 5 months ago

Hoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win

By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 12 Fylde.........................38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over...

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National League 2N

/ 5 months ago

Late tries and yellow cards break Hoppers’ hearts

By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................42 Preston G.................29 LYMM got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The...

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Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Having a strong 2nd XV is crucial

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Orwin, below, the head coach at Preston Grasshoppers in National Two North Why...

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National League 2N

/ 5 months ago

Masterly Minikin destroys Hoppers

By ETHAN BENTS Preston G....................0 Hull Ionians............39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 6 months ago

Rhodri rules roost for Steel City side

By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 17 Sheffield..................25 A HAT-TRICK from Rhodri Campbell helped a tough Sheffield overcome Preston Grasshoppers After 20...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 6 months ago

Hoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz

■ By TOM KELLY Preston.....................48 Billingham..............22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome...

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Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Williams is quick to learn at Grasshoppers

By BEN JAYCOCK OWAIN Williams has stepped up to senior rugby this year and is flourishing at Preston Grasshoppers. The 19-year-old...

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National League 2N

/ 7 months ago

Tykes hold off second-half scare after a thriller

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Preston.....................29 LEEDS Tykes were given a fright for the second successive week in a high-scoring affair...

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National League 2N

/ 7 months ago

Hoppers are so committed to win

Preston G.................45 Hull............................29 By TOM KELLY A COMMITTED display from Preston Grasshoppers helped secure victory over Hull. A quick double from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 7 months ago

Hoppers held after last-gasp Leslie kick

■By TOM KELLY Preston G........... 31pts Tynedale........... 31pts TEAMS PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS: Maher, Browne, Russell, Gosling, Spence, Smith, Harrison; W Williams, Holden,...

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National League 2N

/ 8 months ago

Jordan’s treble is just great for Fylde

By WILL JUDD Fylde.................. 47pts Chester.............. 24pts JORDAN Dorrington grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fylde proved too strong for Chester....

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National League 2N

/ 8 months ago

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

By TOM KELLY Preston G.................27 Sheffield Tigers....26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After...

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National League 2N

/ 8 months ago

Hoppers grounded after missing late conversion

Preston G................. 30 Chester.....................32 ■ By TOM KELLY CHESTER made a winning return to the National 2 North, where they edged...

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Latest News

/ 10 months ago

NATIONAL 2 NORTH

Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Titans time their run to perfection and finish with the lion’s share

Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Late Leslie penalty seals victory for Tynedale

By TOM KELLY Preston G.................35 Tynedale.................36 ONE point was all that could split Preston Grasshoppers and Tynedale as both teams ran...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Rotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race

By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

The Green Machine nearly let 31-point lead slip

Wharfedale..... 31 Preston G.......... 21 By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Sheffield by beating Preston Grasshoppers,...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Happy Hoppers dig in for success

By TOM KELLY Preston G...........26pts Billingham........22pts PRESTON Grasshoppers just managed to get over the line in a penalty-strewn match against Billingham....

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Field flattened by happy Hoppers

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................. 70 Huddersfield.......... 19 A RUTHLESS Preston Grasshoppers blew away a sorry Huddersfield at Lightfoot Green with...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Wells leads way in another big victory

National 2 North By NICK DOYLE Otley......................... 41 Preston GH.............. 12 OTLEY rattled up another 40 points against Preston Grasshoppers in...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Hawksworth helps to hand Tigers another triumph

By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield Tigers....32 Preston G.................26 SHEFFIELD Tigers made it five wins from their last six games with a bonus-point...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Home comforts at last for Hoppers

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................ 44 Hull Ionians............35 A TYLER Spence hattrick gave Preston Grasshoppers their first home win of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Posa’s Tigers on right side of thriller

By TOM GREENWOOD On the rampage: Sheffield’s Alex Fawdry, and below, Ryan Burrows goes in for a try PICTURES: Mike Inkley...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Loney using promotion heartache to inspire Fylde

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fylde narrowly missed out on promotion to National One last year but have made a strong start to...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Titans prove too good for Hoppers

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G............ 7 Rotherham T.. 34 THERE was to be no early Christmas present for Preston Grasshoppers as...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Shard hits top form in Lymm’s vital win

By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm................. 46pts Preston G...........22pts LYMM moved seven points clear of the drop zone after a convincing victory against...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Dale led to victory by Oliver’s army!

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................22 Wharfedale............35 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ woes at home continued with defeat against an efficient Wharfedale side. Dale’s Sam...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Grasshoppers find spring in their step

By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24 Preston G.................38 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ clinical first-half display was enough to earn them a second away win on...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

It’s the life of Riley for in-form William

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 17 Preston G................. 41 PRESTON Grasshoppers overwhelmed rockbottom Huddersfield with a seven-try demolition in the basement battle,...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Preston hop to victory in insipid clash at Ionians

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 15 Preston..................... 19 PRESTON Grasshoppers pulled off an unlikely win in an uneventful clash with Hull...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Try scoring spree marks Super Sam’s injury return

By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Taylor is benefitting from a change of playing style at Otley, touching down for four tries in...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Taylor trifecta too much for Preston

By JOHN FREEMAN Preston G.................26 Otley.......................... 41 IT was a case of too little, too late for Preston Grasshoppers, who were...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Oliver hat-trick is is vain for hosts

Tynedale.................38 Preston G.................43 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS PRESTON Grasshoppers overcame a sloppy start to pick up a deserved away win to...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Hoppers triumph as Riley sees red

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G..........33 Blaydon............. 21 Preston Grasshoppers secured a bonus-point win over Blaydon despite looking unconvincing at times. The...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Altham happy to play what he sees at Fylde

NEWS EXTRA By CHRIS FARROW FYLDE front row Pete Altham was diagnosed with deafness aged 18-months but he is not letting...

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National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Hoppers hold off the Tynedale tide

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................40 Tynedale.................34 A ruthless Preston Grasshoppers edged Tynedale in a thriller at Lightfoot Green Lane. Robert Parker...

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