DEVON RFU began their preparations for this year’s County Championship campaign with a hard-fought game against the Royal Navy in wet and muddy conditions at Brickfields on Wednesday night. In a tight contest, the Royal Navy edged it 19-12 with a late try. The Navy side included Devonport Services’ Matt Scott, while the Devon squad … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to cement their place in a play-off spot when they visit top-five rivals Crediton on Saturday in a re-arranged Regional Two South West clash. The Bridgers leapfrogged over Crediton and into fifth spot last weekend after they beat Penzance-Newlyn at home and Crediton were beaten by Okehampton, which ended a seven-game … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Euan McCabe has been named in Great Britain’s diving squad for this year’s World Cup series. He is one of eight divers selected for the competition, which will see the opening two legs held in Montreal, Canada, and Zapopan, Mexico, in the next three weeks. Athletes competing in the first two legs will have … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth international Poppy Tank stormed to victory in a course record time at the Battersea Park 10k at the weekend. Tank, who last month competed for Great Britain at the World Cross Country Championships in Florida, ran a personal best time of 32.10 minutes (32.09 chip time) to claim the win in a … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth will have taken plenty of positives from their performance in a 3-1 Devon Challenge Cup defeat against higher league Exeter City at the Exwick Sports Hub on Sunday. A goal by Exeter City’s Sarah Stacey just four minutes from time settled the contest. The Grecians struggled to break Marine Academy down and … Continue reading
TITLE-chasing Devonport Services were given an almighty scare away at bottom side Matson on Saturday in Regional One South West. In a weekend of close games on muddy pitches in the division, Services just held on to win 27-26 in Gloucestershire. It would have been the shock of the season had Matson managed to convert … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services II showed why they are at the top of Counties Two Devon by running in 12 tries to beat relegation-threatened Ivybridge II 78-0 at the Rectory on Friday night. Former Ivybridge player Charlie Groves scored four of Services II’s tries, while there were also touch-downs for Ewan Piercy, Henry Gascoyne, James McFarlane, Alex … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services head coach Ben Russell has warned his league leading side that they cannot afford to take bottom club Matson lightly when they make the visit to the Gloucestershire side on Saturday. Eleven places and 52 points separate the sides in Regional One South West, but with wet and muddy conditions expected, Services will … Continue reading
IT WAS a busy weekend of cross country running in the region with Devon hosting both the South West Schools’ Championships and the penultimate Westward League meeting. The regional schools’ event took place at Exeter’s Exhibition Fields on Saturday, while Plymouth’s Central Park hosted the fifth Westward League meeting of the season. A number of … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle suffered a blow to their title hopes as they were held to a 0-0 draw away at 10th-placed Gwalia United on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division. It was the first time second-placed Argyle had not scored a goal since their 0-0 draw with title-rivals AFC Bournemouth on October … Continue reading