TO MARK the end of 2015, Plymouth Sports Gazette has taken a look back at the athletes and teams who made the headlines on this website during the last 12 months. Here is our list of the athletes and teams of the year. (It is only athletes who have featured in stories on this site … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE believes Plymouth Albion are re-finding their identity this season in National One. Albion were relegated from the Championship in April after 13 years in English rugby’s second tier. Demotion has come at a massive financial cost to Plymouth, who nearly went out of business at the start of this year after poor budgeting. … Continue reading
OLD TECHS have issued an open invite to any players or spectators who fancy a game of rugby on New Year’s Day. The Weston Mill-based side are hosting their annual January 1 match against St Boniface Old Boys on Friday (2.30pm). The fixture has been going for 30 years and follows on from St Boniface’s … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens are hoping to move a step closer to Twickenham this weekend thanks to help from Plymouth Albion. Devon One promotion-hopefuls Saracens have a vital home South West RFU Junior Vase semi-final tie to play on Saturday against Cornish side Veor. The winner will play either Widden or Old Sulians in the regional final … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion boss Graham Dawe is confident his team will be able to adapt to playing on an artificial pitch this weekend when they travel to Rosslyn Park in National One. Albion have never played a league match on an artificial surface before. The club’s only experience of a non-grass surface came in last year’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils have completed their line-up for the 2016 season by adding three new arrivals to four of last season’s side who helped them reach the 2015 Premier League play-offs. Coming in at the top of the order will be Charlie Gjedde, a former Danish under-21 champion. The other new arrivals are Stefan Nielsen and … Continue reading
DAN COLLIER is back in training with Plymouth Albion after recovering from a worrying infection in his hand. The experienced lock ended up in hospital the week after Albion beat Loughborough Students on December 12 with the infection moving up his arm. It was looking like Collier might need an operation but eventually the antibiotics … Continue reading
ORGANISERS of the January Jaunt 10k race will be hoping for another bumper turnout. The popular annual event is put on by the Plymouth Road Table, who donate any surplus funds to local charities. Last year’s race saw 329 finishes, with Torbay veteran Peter Monaghan winning with a sub-35 minute time ahead of Tamar Trotters’ … Continue reading
ALBION’S Seti Raumakita was among the try scorers as Plymouth Fiji destroyed a makeshift Plymouth Combination XV at Brickfields on Sunday. Plymouth Fiji scored 11 tries – five in the first half and six in the second – to run out 69-5 winners in front of more than 250 people. Royal Marine Raumakita, who has … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE is hoping a week off will have helped some of his Plymouth Albion players recover from injuries and knocks. In-form Albion went into their last match against Hartpury College on December 19 without captain Jake Murphy, hooker James Penman, lock Dan Collier, prop Ollie Dawe, flanker Cameron Thompson and full-back Tom Putt due … Continue reading