“Deja-vu” was head coach Paul Arnold’s comment after the match and the pain in his voice reflected yet another last minute defeat in a game that was all but secured.
Preston Grasshoppers ended a run of four defeats, but still gave their fans some anxious moments before moving up a couple of places to 11th in National League Two North.
As Lancashire’s first ‘Gay and Inclusive’ rugby union club, Typhoons RUFC members set out to create a safe, positive and inclusive club environment for rugby to be played and enjoyed, on and off the pitch by all adults, regardless of sexual orientation or rugby ability.
Desperate to end an agonising run of last-ditch defeats, Preston Grasshoppers head for Wharfedale this weekend to take on a side who are level with them on 11 points in National League Two North.
Preston Grasshoppers’ second consecutive trip over the Pennines produced the same outcome – a last play loss in a game that they could and probably should have won.
Preston Grasshoppers make the first of two back-to-back trips “across the border” tomorrow when they travel to Otley – followed a week later by a visit to Wharfedale.
In a fast-paced game which saw some dogged defending by both packs, an almost certain Hoppers victory turned into a disappointing defeat at Lockwood Park.
A full-throated local derby saw Preston Grasshoppers grab the spoils in the first league clash of these old rivals for eight years at a packed Lightoot Green.
There will be a packed house at Lightfoot Green tomorrow when Preston Grasshoppers welcome neighbours Fylde for the clubs’ first league clash in eight seasons.
The new rugby season, which starts tomorrow, sees neighbours Preston Grasshoppers and Fylde in the same league for the first time since 2010/11 – and the rival fans do not have to wait long for their first clash.
