Hoppers 1st XV
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Sat 26 Oct 2024  ·  National League 2 North
Leeds Tykes
35
29
Preston Grasshoppers RFC
Hoppers 1st XV
Leeds Tykes vs Preston Grasshoppers, 26th October 2024
By Preston Grasshoppers Webmaster

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Preston Grasshoppers Webmaster24 Oct - 20:35
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This Saturday, we travel to Leeds for Match Day #8. After a good win last Saturday, at home to Hull (45-29), we are currently 6th in the table.

Leeds Tykes are one of the standout teams in the League, having won 7 from 7 so far, including an impressive away win at Sheffield (12-13) last week.

Ahead of the season, Leeds were tipped by most to be the promotion favourites, after falling agonisingly short last season. For us, we are under no illusions that this will be a tough game, and we will need to be at our best if we are to get anything from the game. We believe that, on our day, we can compete with any team in this league, but we must get the performance right over the full 80 minutes.

Leeds have shown that they will punish teams who are ill-disciplined, and who struggle to keep possession of the ball. Last season, at Leeds, we were in the game on 60 minutes, but four late trys for Leeds meant that we came away with a single, four-try bonus point. We must believe in ourselves, and we must front up on Saturday!

Finally, congratulations to Declan Norrington who made his 50th 1st team appearance recently, in our game against Otley. Dec is a back row forward who has established himself as a first team regular in the past two seasons and is now a key part of our team. Also, well done to prop forward, Daz Hill, who made his 1st Team debut off the bench against Hull.

Dan Orwin

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National League 2 North Fixtures

Sat 26 Oct 2024KO: 14:00
Hull
18
Lymm
24
Sat 26 Oct 2024KO: 14:00
Wharfedale
30
Hull Ionians
24
Sat 26 Oct 2024KO: 14:15
Billingham
10
Sheffield
45
Sat 26 Oct 2024KO: 15:00
Harrogate
33
Sheffield Tigers
34
Sat 26 Oct 2024KO: 15:00
Otley
19
Chester
14
Sat 26 Oct 2024KO: 15:00
Tynedale
22
Fylde
45

Match details

Match date

Sat 26 Oct 2024

Kickoff

15:00

Competition

National League 2 North

League position

2
Leeds Tykes
6
Preston Grasshoppers
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