CHICHESTER’S James Baker claimed victory in the 12th annual Peter Tavy Plod on Bank Holiday Monday. Baker, who finished more than a minute-and-a-half in front of anyone else, was just 27 seconds off Jim Cole’s course record of 25.50 minutes. Baker’s time was 26.17. Plymouth Harriers’ Andrew Jordan came second in 27.49 minutes and Liskeard’s … Continue reading
MATT SHEPHERD put tiredness and jet-lag aside on Friday night to make his first appearance for Plymouth Albion. The Cornwall scrum-half, who moved to Brickfields from Launceston in the summer, had missed all Albion’s previous pre-season matches due to a-once-in-a-lifetime holiday in Thailand, which he had booked last year. But he arrived back just in … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Doaa Shayea won two bronze medals at the England Athletics Under-17 and Under-15 Age Group Championships at Bedford. Shayea’s podium finishes came in the 100m and 200m women’s wheelchair races. The 17-year-old clocked 19.92 seconds in the 100m and 32.22 seconds for the 200m. In both events she was the first … Continue reading
TEENAGE utility back Tom Putt is hoping he has done enough to secure a permanent place in Plymouth Albion’s National One squad for the 2015/16 season. The 18-year-old from Kingsbridge, who was in Exeter Chiefs’ Academy, has spent the summer training with Albion. He made replacement appearances against Jersey and Bedford before producing an impressive … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle manager Derek Adams is over the moon with the start his side have made in League Two. The Pilgrims sit second in the table after four wins out of five. Their latest success came on Saturday when they beat Newport County 1-0 at Home Park, thanks to a goal just before half-time by … Continue reading
SALTASH opened their season in style with a 66-24 Cornwall Cup first round win at Bodmin. The Ashes, who begin life in Western Counties West next Saturday, scored 10 tries at Clifden Park against their Cornwall/Devon League hosts. Lewis Wells, Ryan Rayner and Shaun Crawford scored twice for the visitors, with Steve Hillman, Sam Snell, … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE admitted quite a few players pushed their Plymouth Albion first-team claims in the club’s 64-27 win over Newton Abbot at Brickfields on Friday night. The match was Albion’s final one before they open their National One campaign against Richmond next Saturday. The likes of Herbie Stupple, Dan Collier, Cameron Setter, Marc Koteczky, Ethan … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion concluded their pre-season preparations by running in 10 tries against Newton Abbot on Friday night. Tom Putt (2), Ollie Dawe, Matt Shepherd, Rupert Freestone, George de Mendonca, Robin Wedlake, Seti Raumakita, Dan Pullinger and Elliot Bale scored tries for Albion, with Martin Browne, Will Cole and a penalty try accounting for Newton Abbot’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens has reached the semi-finals of the women’s 100m butterfly event at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. Stephens clocked a time of 1:00.52 to finish 14th overall out of all the heats swims on Saturday morning. The Plymouth College pupil will be hoping to go faster in the semis and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils boosted their hopes of reaching the end of season play-offs with a convincing 65-27 victory over Newcastle in Friday’s Premier League match at the St Boniface Arena. The result leaves the Devils needing 10 points from their final four matches to overhaul Ipswich and finish in the top six. The Devils visit Rye House … Continue reading