ANDY CHESTERS hopes he pushed his Plymouth Albion claims with his performance in their last match against Henley Hawks. The back-row forward made his long-awaited full home debut in Albion’s 27-8 win over the Hawks. His only previous league start had come away at Hull Ionians in the third match of the season. “I have … Continue reading
DEVON’S hopes of progressing to the knock-out stages of the National Under-20 Championship were ended with a 19-13 defeat against Berkshire at Keyham on Sunday. The Green and Whites, who had lost 30-15 to Gloucestershire in their opening pool game, came so close to snatching victory at the death against Berkshire. They camped in the … Continue reading
THERE was frustration for city athletes David King and Mike Wilsmore at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield on Saturday. King had hopes of making the Great Britain team for next month’s World Indoor Championships after running 7.66 seconds for the 60m hurdles earlier in the month. That ranked him as one of three British … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE were left to rue what might have been as they were beaten 13-3 at Cross-in-Hand by National Three South West leaders Barnstaple. The Bridgers, who had already seen off fellow Devon sides Exmouth, Brixham and Newton Abbot at Cross-in-Hand this season, deserved at least a losing bonus point for a determined second half display. … Continue reading
WILL BATTERSHILL produced an impressive run at the National Cross Country Championships at Donington Park on Saturday. Competing in the men’s under-20 category, Great Britain youth international Battershill, who had only turned 18 two days earlier, finished seventh in a strong field. The Erme Valley Harrier is in his first year competing at junior men’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Iris Schmidbauer will compete at the FINA High Diving World Cup on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Schmidbauer, representing Germany, is one of just two Europeans women who will line up in the opening two rounds of the top competition, held at the Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club. The women’s event will see … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion boss Graham Dawe was happy to let the National League transfer deadline pass without any activity. Clubs had until Friday to add to their squad for the remainder of the 2015/16 season. However, there were no comings and goings at Brickfields. Dawe did give a couple of squad players the option to go … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion hooker James Penman is delighted to be back in action after two months out with a calf injury. The New Zealander made his comeback last Saturday against Henley Hawks when he came on as a replacement for the final 30 minutes of Albion’s 27-8 victory. That was his first taste of competitive rugby … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion legend Dan Ward-Smith said he was not surprised to hear new England boss Eddie Jones had invited Graham Dawe up to Pennyhill Park to do some scrum work with the national side. Ward-Smith, who spent six years at Albion between 1999 and 2005, is full of praise of Dawe’s coaching abilities and says … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Combination clubs will be well represented in Devon’s team for their crucial group match against Berkshire at Keyham on Sunday in the National Under-20 Championship (2.30pm). The Green and Whites lost their opening Pool 4 clash with Gloucestershire 30-15 at the same venue earlier this month. Berkshire, meanwhile, caused a surprise by beating Cornwall … Continue reading