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TYNEDALE RFC v PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS RFC
Saturday 18th October 2025 (KO 3pm)

WELCOME PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS

It’s great to welcome our old friends from Preston and we hope everyone associated with the club enjoys their day at Tynedale Park.

We also extend a very warm welcome to our old friends from Novos who play our Centurions.
We also, of course, extend a warm welcome to this week’s match officials for our 1stXV and Centurions fixtures.

To EVERYBODY - Enjoy your day

PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS
PLEASE - NO HACKING.
On the 28th September 1869 a meeting was held at the Bull Hotel, Preston at which the following resolution was passed: ‘That a club be at once formed in Preston to play football with the Rugby Rules of the game but without hacking. That the club be called ‘The Preston Grasshoppers.’

So, the Grasshoppers, founded in 1869 became one of the oldest clubs in the North West of England. Not quite as old as the original Liverpool of Liverpool St. Helens (1857), Manchester (1860) or Sale (1861), but well ahead of New Brighton (1875), Macclesfield (1877), Waterloo (1882), Vale of Lune (1900), Kendal (1905), Fylde (1919), and Sedgley Park (1932) in the matter of years.
For comparison, the oldest clubs in the North-East are Darlington RFC (1863), Durham City (1872) and Percy Park (1872).

WHERE DID THE GRASSHOPPER NAME COME FROM?

(N.B. Tynedale’s Grasshoppers were re-named Centurions some years ago).

The name ‘Grasshoppers’ was chosen because, amongst the founders of the Preston club were several old boys of Cheltenham College. That school had a game ‘Fireflies v. Grasshoppers’ Now that’s a good enough reason, isn’t it?

PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS v TYNEDALE

The two clubs first met in season 1979/80 and have played 34 times since, with Tynedale winning 21 of those matches. Grasshoppers have 12 wins, with one match drawn.

Of the 33 games played 24 have been League matches;-
Tynedale 16 wins (608 points)
Preston Grasshoppers 7 wins (490 points)
One draw.

THIS SEASON
Having won 3 and lost 3 of their early season league matches the ‘Hoppers sit 4 places below Tynedale in 8th position with 16 league points as opposed to Tynedale’s 25.
The Hoppers’ defeats, however, have been against strong Fylde, Macclesfield and Sheffield sides – teams Tynedale have yet to play. Last week the Hoppers scored 11tries in their resounding victory over struggling Scunthorpe.

PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS LEAGUE RESULTS THIS SEASON
Preston Grasshoppers 46 Billingham 24
Preston Grasshoppers 20 Fylde 24
Hull 3 Preston Grasshoppers 10
Preston Grasshoppers 29 Macclesfield 42
Sheffield 40 Preston Grasshoppers 10
Preston Grasshoppers 74 Scunthorpe 7

PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS WEBSITE
https://www.pgrfc.co.uk/

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Nathan Howarth
AR1: Paul Fincken
AR2: Simon O’Neil
Performance Reviewer: Peter Farrell
Referee Coach: Llyr Apgerain-Roberts

BALL BOYS/GIRLS
Tynedale Under 11’s

WEATHER FORECAST
Dry, sunny intervals, light easterly wind, 13 degrees

OTHER SENIOR FIXTURES THIS SATURDAY
Northern Wanderers v Tynedale Raiders (3pm) – CaNDY 1 League
Wigton II v Tynedale Hadrians (2pm) – Friendly
Tynedale Centurions v Novos III (3pm) – CaNDY 3 North
Tynedale Colts - No Fixture

SELECTED SQUADS