PLYMOUTH Albion players Tom Putt and Cameron Thompson have returned to full training following injuries that have kept them out since November. Teenage full-back Putt has been troubled with a heel problem, while flanker Thompson had a groin injury. The Plymouth-born pair could be back in contention for Albion’s match at Esher next weekend. And … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving won three medals on the opening day of the British National Cup in Southend. Springboard specialist Rhea Gayle (pictured) got them off to a good start by claiming bronze in the one-metre event on her return from injury. Gayle, who is British one-metre champion, produced five solid dives in Friday’s final to finish … Continue reading
CAMERON SETTER will make his first Plymouth Albion start since November on Saturday when Coventry visit Brickfields in National One (3pm). The 22-year-old Plymouth-born scrum-half is rewarded with a recall after impressing as a replacement last weekend against Fylde as Albion came back from 26-10 down to win 38-26. Setter started nine of Albion’s opening … Continue reading
DEVONPORT High School Old Boys have decided to appeal to the Rugby Football Union over their points deduction for breaking registration rules. The Old Boys are unhappy with both the procedure and punishment they received for fielding two players who they did not know were registered with Devonport Services and another who was not registered … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are hoping to pull in a big crowd for their vital National Three South West derby match with Newton Abbot on Saturday (2.30pm). The game ties in with the club’s vice-presidents’ day. Ninth-placed Ivybridge will start the match one point and one place above Newton Abbot, who have not finished outside the top seven … Continue reading
PROP Ollie Dawe says Plymouth Albion are desperate to put in a good performance against Coventry at Brickfields on Saturday after the disappointment of their last home match. Albion have won six of their last seven National One matches, but they came unstuck against Hull Ionians in terrible conditions two weeks ago, losing 17-7 in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Olympic champion and world record holder Ruta Meilutyte will make her long-awaited comeback from injury this month when she competes at the Euro Meet in Luxembourg. Lithuanian Meilutyte has been out of action since breaking her elbow in a cycling accident in September. When she suffered the injury, the teenager had a plate … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion fly-half Elliot Bale was delighted to play his first half of league rugby since September at the weekend. Bale came on at the interval as Albion produced a sensational comeback at Fylde, turning around a 26-10 half-time deficit to win 38-26. The 24-year-old started the season as Albion’s first choice 10 but then … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Dan Goodfellow will make his competitive synchro debut with Tom Daley this weekend at the British National Diving Cup at Southend. As Plymouth Sports Gazette has previously reported, the pair have been training with each other for the past few months in the hope of securing Great Britain a synchro spot at this … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters athlete Mike Wilsmore continued his good indoor form by winning the 1,500m at the South of England AA Championships at the weekend. Wilsmore, who also runs for Bristol & West, clocked three minutes and 52.12 seconds in the final of the championships at Lee Valley. He won by nearly three seconds, with Chiltern’s … Continue reading