NATIONAL club of the year finalists Plymouth Argaum are looking for players to join their new under-13 section. Following Argaum’s promotion to the Cornwall/Devon League the club have decided to add a new senior side and a new junior team to their ranks. Any youngsters interested in joining their under-13 side need to be entering … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE has added two young West Country front-row forwards to his Plymouth Albion squad. Cornwall’s County Championship winning tight-head prop Christian Judge arrives from Launceston, while Bristol-born hooker/loose-head Dean Brooker joins the National One club from the Cornish Pirates, where he was on their development programme. Former York University student Judge, 22, had an … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Joe Hulme missed out on a medal in the 100m backstroke event at the European Games in Baku by just two hundredths of a second. Hulme clocked 55.37 seconds to finish fourth in the final, which was won by his Great Britain team-mate Luke Greenbank in 54.76. Russia’s Filipp Shopin was second in … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE’S preparations for life in National Three South West are in full swing. The Cross-in-Hand club returned for pre-season training on Tuesday night and, according to coach Lewis Paterson, everyone was eager to get going again. Ivybridge have secured two successive promotions, winning Western Counties West and then finishing runners-up in South West One West. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH sprinter James Arnott has capped a memorable week by earning an invite to the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in London next month. The event takes place at the Olympic Stadium over the weekend of July 24-26. The Sunday (July 26) is National Paralympic Day and the event will double as the IPC Athletics Grand Prix … Continue reading
NEW national under-23 triple jump champion Sam Trigg has revealed his long-term aim is to try and make the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Erme Valley Harrier Trigg jumped to the England Championship title at wet and windy Bedford on Saturday with a personal best equalling distance of 15.41 metres. However, despite his victory, he … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH fencer Corinna Lawrence has her eyes on the forthcoming World Championships after reaching the last 16 at the European Games in Baku. Olympian Lawrence won three of her six pool women’s individual epee matches before beating Romanian Amalia Tataran 15-10 in the last 32. However, her European Games run was ended in the next … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College pentathletes Jess Manning and Annabel Denton both claimed personal bests on their Great Britain debuts at the second World Biathle Tour event of the year in Italy. Manning (pictured above) knocked 30 seconds of her best time to claim second place in the Youth B girls’ event in nine minutes and 45 seconds. … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE believes Nile Dacres and Jon Dawe can both develop at Plymouth Albion. As predicted, 23-year-old forward Dacres has joined Albion from Championship side Moseley, while 21-year-old Cornwall winger Jon Dawe has made the switch from Launceston. Dacres made his mark as a teenager with Worcester and scored against Plymouth in the British & … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Joe Hulme will compete in the final of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the European Games in Baku. Hulme won his heat in the morning with a time of 55.74 seconds, which ranked him third going into the semi-finals. The Plymouth College pupil swan faster in the semis, clocking 55.36 seconds, … Continue reading