PLYMOUTH College rugby player Alex Smith has received a boost by earning selection for the Developing Players Programme at the Devon School of Rugby (SoR). The 14-year-old hooker won his place after playing for West Devon in a county-wide tournament involving 130 boys. The Year 9 pupil is one of only three boys to be … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils will be looking for their third successive home win in the Premier League when they meet Scunthorpe at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening (7.15pm). The Devils will be without Jack Holder, who will be riding in a qualifying round of the World under-21 championship. They operate rider replacement with new signing Todd … Continue reading
JOHN SHERIDAN believes he has left Plymouth Argyle in a far stronger position than when he arrived in January 2013. The former Republic of Ireland international said goodbye to the League Two club on Thursday evening after expressing a wish to return to the north of England. Sheridan had narrowly failed to guide the Pilgrims … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle are looking for a new manager following the departure of John Sheridan. The former Republic of Ireland international has reached a mutual agreement with the Pilgrims to cancel the final year of his three-year contract. Sheridan expressed a wish to relocate back to the north of England for family reasons. Argyle owner and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH sprinter James Arnott has been named in the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for July’s IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) World Junior Games in Holland. The 18-year-old, who is the younger brother of Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Albion rugby player Jack, is one of just 21 athletes named in the squad … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE says it is difficult to compare joining Plymouth Albion for the first time in 1999 to taking over for a second spell this year. When Dawe became chairman of rugby 16 years ago, Albion had just survival relegation to regional rugby on the final day of the season. They sat at the foot … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diver Shanice Lobb says she cannot wait to compete at next month’s inaugural European Games after receiving her Great Britain kit. Lobb is one of a host of Plymouth athletes heading to the event in Baku. She is joined in the Team GB squad by her cousin and fellow diver Matthew Dixon, water polo … Continue reading
