DEVONPORT Services II progressed through to the quarter-finals of the Lockie Cup by beating their Plymstock Albion Oaks counterparts 43-7 in horrible conditions at Horsham Fields on Thursday evening. The game was tight in the first half, with the Services side just edging it 12-7. But after the interval they well and truly pulled away … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Cameron Vearncombe has been named in Great Britain’s squad for the 2023 Para-Swimming World Championships in Manchester this summer. Vearncombe features in a 28-strong British team, which has been selected with one eye on next year’s Paralympics in Paris. The Plymouth Leander S14 swimmer only made his international debut last year but he … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth clinched the South West Women’s League Western Division title in style on Sunday by beating second-placed Sticker 7-2 at Manadon. Marine Academy actually went behind after just five minutes of the big game, but once captain Sam Drewery pulled them level five minutes later they did not look back. They were particularly … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Athletic Club’s Ben Neale and Sam Lake stormed to victory as their club hosted their annual Tavy 13 half marathon on Sunday. Neale opened up a gap in the opening 400m and never looked back, winning the race by more than six-and-a-half minutes. He came home in a time of 1:13.13 for the tough … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services are guaranteed a place in the Devon Senior Cup semi-finals, despite losing 36-24 at home to Brixham on Saturday. With all their group rivals also losing at the weekend, Services, who went into Saturday’s game with 10 points from two games, will definitely finish in the top two of their pool. However, they … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services will be aiming to move another step closer to securing a home Devon Senior Cup semi-final spot when they host Brixham at the Rectory on Saturday in their penultimate pool game. Services have 10 points out of 10 so far in the cup and so only need one more point to guarantee themselves … Continue reading
OPMs have finally got their walking rugby sessions up-and-running – three years later than first planned. The Elburton-based club had been due to hold their first walking rugby event on March 17, 2020, but the day before the country went into a national lockdown due to covid-19 and their plans had to be put on … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services took a big step towards reaching the semi-finals of the Devon Senior Cup by edging out neighbours Ivybridge 41-28 in an entertaining affair at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. Two converted tries in the final 12 minutes sealed the victory for the visitors in a match that was nip-and-tuck for much of the afternoon. Ivybridge … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE and Devonport Services clash once again this weekend when they meet at Cross-in-Hand in the Devon Senior Cup. The two league games went the way of the home teams, with Ivybridge triumphing 18-13 with a late try at Cross-in-Hand in November and Services winning 41-29 at the Rectory just a month ago. If Services … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s teenage discus thrower Nubia Evans-Shields will go into this summer’s outdoor season in confident mood after impressing for England at a rare indoor meeting in Sweden. Evans-Smith was part of a 20-strong England team made up of highly-rated under-23, under-20 and under-18 shot, discus and javelin athletes to travel to the Växjö … Continue reading