TEENAGE prop Ollie Dawe says he owes Plymouth Albion everything after securing a move to Championship leaders Bristol. The Devonian, who only turned 19 last month, is full of praise for the way Albion boss Graham Dawe has looked after him at Brickfields and turned him into one of the best props in National One. … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE hopes his Plymouth Albion team can continue to show the togetherness that has served them so well this season when they travel to Loughborough Students in National One on Saturday (3pm). Dawe and his coaching staff have been working hard to try and keep the players’ morale up after the club were informed … Continue reading
BEN PROUD’S Olympic hopes suffered a blow on Thursday night when he had to settle for second place in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the British Championships in Glasgow. Proud had been favourite for the title, but was edged out by Scottish teenager Duncan Scott. Scott touched in 48.66 seconds, with Proud clocking 48.72. … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to make it three wins in a row on Saturday when they entertain Old Centralians at Cross-in-Hand (2.30pm). The match is Ivybridge’s penultimate home fixture of an encouraging first season in National Three South West. Last week’s win over Chippenham lifted the South Hams side up to eighth in the table. … Continue reading
SCRUM-HALF Cameron Setter is hoping to recover from an ankle injury in time to make Plymouth Albion’s trip to Loughborough Students on Saturday. Setter missed Albion’s 30-10 win over Wharfedale last weekend after picking up an injury in the opening minutes of the club’s defeat at Ampthill. Albion are desperate to have him available as … Continue reading
DEVON 12 ROYAL NAVY 28 THE Royal Navy were forced to work hard for a 28-12 victory over a new-look Devon side at Brickfields on Wednesday night. Going into the final few minutes the Navy were only 16-12 up, but two late tries made sure of the victory. The Navy, preparing for their Inter-Service Championship, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud begins his bid to secure a place on the Great Britain team at this summer’s Olympic Games on Thursday. Proud swims in the 100m freestyle event at the British Championships in Glasgow, which are acting as Olympic trials. The double Commonwealth Games gold medallist is favourite to win both the men’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers dominated the opening race in the Armada 5k Summer Series at Saltram Park on Wednesday night. The city club, who have recently relocated to Lipson, had four of the top five runners home and also filled the top two women spots. Chris Aldridge won in a time of 17.11 minutes, with Torbay’s Peter … Continue reading
TOP mountain biking returns to Plymouth this month when Newnham Park hosts the second round of the 2016 National Cross Country MTB Series returns. Newnham successfully hosted a leg of the series last year, which was unanimously voted the round of the season. This year’s event takes place over weekend of April 22-24. The action … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils expect to be at full strength for their League Cup match against Rye House at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening (7.15pm). There had been fitness doubts over young Australian Jack Holder, who dislocated his shoulder while racing at Somerset recently. But co-promoter David Short says: “Jack should be okay in time … Continue reading