PLYMOUTH Albion have recalled teenage back Tom Putt from a loan spell at Newton Abbot. The 18-year-old had joined the National Three South West side to regain some match fitness after nearly three months out injured. Putt was Albion’s top points scorer before suffering a troublesome foot problem in November. His kicking ratio is more … Continue reading
OLYMPIC champion Ruta Meilutyte heads a team of international Plymouth Leander swimmers who have flown out to Sweden to compete in the Stockholm Open. Leander’s British stars are resting ahead of the Olympic trials, which take place in Glasgow between April 12 and 17. Leander swimmers competing in Stockholm include Meilutyte, fellow Lithuanian Mindaugas Sadauskas, … Continue reading
TEENAGE prop Ollie Dawe is hoping to be back in Plymouth Albion’s squad for this weekend’s trip to Ampthill after missing their last match against Blackheath due to injury. That was only the second game Dawe has missed this season after joining Albion in the summer as an 18-year-old. His absence gave 21-year-old Dan Pullinger … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diving star Sarah Barrow has flown out to Puerto Rico to compete in a FINA Grand Prix event as she looks to build up to this summer’s Olympic trials. Barrow, European champion in 2014, is determined to try and secure one of the two Great Britain individual women’s platform spots up for grabs for … Continue reading
HOOKER Rupert Freestone is set to miss Plymouth Albion’s next two matches after his call-up to the England Students squad. Freestone, who is studying for a degree in Bristol, is in the England 30-man party for their games against France in Lyon on April 2 and against Ireland in Dublin on April 9. Those are … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens have put themselves in a great position to claim the Devon One title by beating leaders Wessex 10-3 at Parkway. The victory lifts Saracens up to second in the table. They are now just two points behind Wessex with a game in hand. They know if they win their remaining three matches and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s Isaac Rayworth and Mount Kelly’s Alec Hampden-Smith have flown out to Argentina to tour with the England Lambs rugby squad. The Lambs, a representative side made up from pupils at independent schools, will play four matches in the South American country. They will open their tour with a match against Uruguay on March … Continue reading
