PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud claimed his second British short course record in the space of two days on Friday night at the National Winter Meet in Sheffield. Having smashed Mark Foster’s 50m freestyle national record that had stood for nearly 15 years on Thursday evening at Ponds Forge, Proud then broke the 100m freestyle mark. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion will head to high-flying Hartpury College on Saturday without three key forwards and their captain. James Penman, Dan Collier, Ollie Dawe and Jake Murphy are all ruled out of the trip to Gloucestershire. Top goalkicker Tom Putt also remains on the sidelines, but centre Marc Koteczky has recovered from a back injury and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud set a new British short course record on his way to victory in the 50-metre freestyle event at the National Winter Meet in Sheffield on Thursday night. Proud clocked 20.74 seconds for the spirit, which broke Mark Foster’s long-standing previous national best time of 21.13, which was set nearly 15 years … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking for a much-needed win away at Old Centralians on Saturday in National Three South West. The Bridgers have had a frustrating couple of weeks, seeing their match at Hornets abandoned when they were leading 12-0 due to an injury to their hooker Jay Geraty, while last Saturday they surprisingly lost at … Continue reading
HERBIE STUPPLE said he was honoured to be asked to captain Plymouth Albion last week against Loughborough Students. Stupple may be the club’s longest-serving player, having initially joined Albion on a dual-registered agreement in 2011, but he had never skippered the team before. “I enjoyed it and if I get asked to do it again … Continue reading
THE region’s top cross country runners will be in action at Bicton College on Sunday when the Budleigh Salterton venue hosts the South West Championships. The event will attract hundreds of runners from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire down to Cornwall. It is the second year running Bicton has staged the championships. Erme Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion look like they will be without key forwards James Penman and Dan Collier for Saturday’s trip to second-placed Hartpury College. Hooker Penman suffered a calf injury against Loughborough last weekend, which resulted in him having to be helped off the field just before half-time. Lock Collier, meanwhile, has picked up an infection in … Continue reading
SETI RAUMAKITA is hoping for more Plymouth Albion starts after making his first against Loughborough Students last Saturday. The Fijian-born Royal Navy player, who has turned out for Devonport Services and Plymouth Argaum in the past, got his chance to make his full National League debut after Jake Murphy was ruled out on the morning … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE is disappointed Albion have been forced to postpone their development match with Exmouth that should have been played at Brickfields tonight. Rain all day yesterday and during Saturday’s league match with Loughborough Student has left the Brickfields pitch, which has struggled to recover from the games against Darlington and Ampthill, in a heavy … Continue reading
A NUMBER of the region’s young athletes returned home from the South West of England Indoor Under-17 Championships in Cardiff with medals. The championships were held in conjunction with the Wales Athletics Junior Grand Prix event in Cardiff. City of Plymouth’s Emily Bee collected a medal of every colour in the under-15 girls’ category. Bee … Continue reading