"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall"

Preston Grasshoppers at home is not only a big game. Its 2nd vs 4th. Its another battle that we face. Its another big task.

Following defeat to table toppers Otley who, if we were honest were the better team. But watching the lads... they left a performance out there. There was more to give. Defeat is a lesson to learn from. Time to readdress the wrongs and an opportunity such as this gives it a chance to be rectified.

Preston Grasshoppers are another similar to Otley were relegated to North Premier following the RFUs calculations. They are a big club, with big squads and have again shown why they are 2nd in the table.

Billingham have a number of players back in the mix with only long terms injuries to Alfie Lawson, Elliott Husband and Josh Murray that are out. Selection will be tough following another impressive performance from the Lions against a strong University team.

One thing that will be on our side will be the support. The 16th man!

Its also Ex Players Day. A chance to show those who helped get Billingham into this position how far we have come.

Past Meetings

2021/22

PGH 40- Billingham 27 (L) Scorers: N Myers, A Lawson, M Hopley, L Wilson. Cons: P Evans x2 Pens: J Roxby x1

2017/18

PGH 38 Billingham 5

Billingham 31 PGH 27

To the players:

You need to remember that all through this game, you will conquer what has not been conquered. Defeat will not be in your creed. You will believe what others have doubted. You will always endeavour to pull esteem, honour, and respect out of our team. You have trained your mind and your body will follow

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

You will acknowledge the fact that your opponent does not expect you to win. But you will never surrender. Weakness will not be in your heart. You will look to your teammates and to those who are a part of you in this world and those who have trained you and you will draw strength from them.

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

You will gladly go out into the field of battle and you will move in everything you can do. You will reach your field of battle by any means at your disposal. When you get there, you will arrive violently, you will rip the heart from your enemy, and leave it bleeding on the ground because they cannot stop you!

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

To your side you have team mates, team mates that have been with you through thick and thin. They have sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears. Never will you let them fall, never will you let them down, and you will never leave an enemy behind because your opponent does not know you heart

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

No one will deny you, no one will define you and no one will tell you who and what I you and can be. Belief will change your world. It has moved continents, it has moved countries, it has put men on the moon and it will carry you through this battle

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

Defeat, retreat: those are not in your words. You don't understand those definitions. You don't understand when things go wrong. You don't understand mistakes. But you do understand this:

You understand victory and you understand never surrendering. No matter how bad things go your heart and your mind will carry your body through limits and weakness

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

Saturday will be that day. Not tomorrow, not next week, but SATURDAY. Right here, in your house and in your homes

Who are you? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

History will remember you. You will not let worrying affect your cause. You will define yourself. You will write your own pages. And no one will tell you what you cannot be. You will never give up. Not until you have given everything you have.

Because who are you?? YOU ARE A CHAMPION!

We go again!

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