PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Tom Daley have taken great encouragement from their medal-winning displays at the World Series event in Dubai. Couch won bronze in the women’s individual platform final with a score of 367.70 points. The city Olympian had led for the first two rounds but was eventually overtaken by Chinese stars Ruolin … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Marjon Hockey Club’s men’s C team claimed the South West One title on the final day of the season, thanks to a 4-1 victory against Plymouth University B. A Rhys Hart hat-trick and a strike by Cadan Grahame saw them crowned champions ahead of PGSOB’s B team, who took second after hammering Bude 8-2. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Parkway are looking for a new manager for next season after Wayne Hillson’s decision to stand down at the end of the current campaign. Hillson guided Parkway to a unique treble last season, winning the CSWPL title, Throgmorton Cup and St Luke’s Devon Bowl. However, this season Parkway have struggled to match the same … Continue reading
VETERAN athlete Stuart Hall cruised to victory in the Tavy 13 on Sunday. The former Commonwealth Games marathon runner, who now competes in the over-50 category, won by nearly a minute. Hall, running for the Devon-Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, finished the new course in a time of 1:18.12. Second home was Torbay Athletic Club’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion’s hopes of escaping relegation suffered a set-back on Saturday when they were beaten 28-17 at home by Yorkshire Carnegie. The loss was their first at Brickfields in 2015 and it leaves them five points behind second-from-bottom Moseley, who picked up a bonus point away at Nottingham. Albion, after a poor first half, looked … Continue reading
SALTASH will be playing in Western Counties West next season after they guaranteed promotion by hammering South Molton 87-17 at Moorlands Lane. The big win means they and second-placed Crediton cannot be caught by anyone else in the Cornwall/Devon League. However, the title is still to be decided. The teams are locked on 108 points … Continue reading
TOM DALEY produced an impressive display of diving to win silver medal at the FINA/NVC World Series event in Dubai on Saturday. Daley’s second place followed on the back of Tonia Couch’s bronze and Jack Laugher’s gold to cap a successful weekend for Great Britain. The 20-year-old scored a sensational 578.25 points – a new … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Tonia Couch won an individual bronze medal at the FINA/NVC World Series event in Dubai on Saturday. Couch produced a sensational display to score 367.70 points to finish just behind Chinese stars Ruolin Chen and Huixia Liu. The Great Britain international had led after the first two rounds and was second going into … Continue reading
TOM JUBB will make his first league start since mid-November on Saturday when Plymouth Albion taken on Yorkshire Carnegie at Brickfields in a vital Championship match (3pm). The former Saracens forward, who has missed part of the season through injury, will start at flanker after impressing as a replacement against Worcester Warriors in Albion’s last … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle face a crucial League Two match against fellow play-off hopeful Newport County at Home Park on Saturday (3pm). John Sheridan’s side dropped out of a play-off place on Tuesday night after losing 2-0 away at Dagenham & Redbridge. Stevenage and Newport took advantage to leap-frog above the Pilgrims. Stevenage sit seventh – the … Continue reading