CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank finished second at the British 10,000m championship which were held at Loughborough on Sunday. Tank clocked a track PB time of 32.15.30 minute to finish just behind Izzy Fry, who won in 32.12.90. For most of the race it was a three-way battle with Tank, Fry and Hannah Urwin. Urwin … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services’ Charlie Groves and Nathan Todd scored two tries each as Devon made sure they topped their pool in Division Two of the County Championship by beating Somerset 43-33 at Brixham on Saturday. Devon had been handed a walkover in their opening match against Buckinghamshire so they knew victory over Somerset would move them … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Combination representative rugby team returns to action on Sunday when the men’s and the women’s team take on Torbay Sharks at Plymstock Oaks’ Horsham Fields ground. The women’s game will be first up at 12.30pm and they will be playing for the Dougal Cup, while the men’s match will kick-off at 2.30pm and … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Oaks RFC have launched a new non-contact rugby session for women. Their new T1 women’s rugby group will meet every Friday between 7.30pm and 8.30pm at Horsham Fields. T1 is backed by World Rugby and the RFU and is slightly different to normal touch rugby and has been designed to try and reflect the … Continue reading
ATHLETES from the region enjoyed plenty of success at county championship events that were held at the weekend. Tavistock hammer thrower Tegan Brown continued her impressive season in the under-18 girls’ age group by throwing another 55m-plus effort to win gold at the Devon County Championship event at Exeter. Brown, who is ranked third in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH fencer Saskia Scholey is celebrating after being crowned British under-16 girls’ epee champion. The teenager, who represents Plymouth Fencing Club and Plymouth College, claimed the title at the 2026 British Youth Championships in Sheffield this month. Scholey, who has been selected to represent Great Britain at several cadet internationals in the past year, came … Continue reading
DARTMOOR Velo riders enjoyed a successful trip to West Yorkshire at the weekend to take part in the third round of the British Cycling National XC Series at Tong in Bradford. The Tavistock-based junior cycling club returned home with four gold medals from the top event. In the under-14 girls’ category Bryony Medland won both … Continue reading
GREAT Britain internationals Will Battershill and Poppy Tank claimed notable wins at high-profile events last weekend. Battershill set a world lead in the rarely run one-mile steeplechase event at the Bannister Miles in Oxford. The former Ivybridge Community College pupil and Erme Valley Harriers’ athlete ran a speedy 4:20.40 to beat his international team rival … Continue reading
OLD Techs’ Shaun Bedford-Smith felt his team’s dramatic Ellis Trophy win on Monday was a fitting reward for the players’ efforts this season. Techs lifted the trophy after beating Devonport Services III 35-34 thanks to a try with the last play of the game, which came 12 minutes into added-on time. Two years ago, Old … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services II captain Elliott Lupson was thrilled to lead the team to a third trophy of the season on Monday. Services II had already won the Counties Two Devon title, the Devon 2nd XV Cup and on Monday added the Lockie Cup to their trophy cabinet as well by beating Plymouth Argaum 45-7. It … Continue reading