JAKE MURPHY says Cornwall must not let the pressure of being defending champions get to them when they take on Cheshire in the County Championship final at Twickenham on Sunday (12noon). The Duchy have never claimed back-to-back titles before so the team could make history this weekend. But Plymouth Albion’s 2015/16 captain Murphy says the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils climbed to third place in the Premier League table following their 56-37 win over Workington at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening. The Devils turned in a solid team performance with Todd Kurtz leading the way on a 15-point maximum. The 23-year-old Australian overshadowed his younger brother Brady, who had an impressive debut … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving coach Fito Gutierrez claimed his second gold medal of the European Masters Championships in London on Friday with victory in the men’s 45-49 one-metre event. Mexican-born Gutierrez, competing for Great Britain, had won the platform event on Wednesday and had took silver in the three-metre final on Thursday. He was dominant in Friday’s one-metre … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion will face a tough start and a tough ending to the 2016/17 National One season. They will welcome newly-promoted Cambridge to Brickfields on Saturday, September 3 in their opening match, before travelling to last season’s runners-up Hartpury College and then playing Rosslyn Park and Esher in their third and fourth games. Their fifth … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Buccaneers Flag American Football team claimed their first win of the season with a 32-31 victory over Hereford Stampede at Merthyr Tydfil. The win came after the Bucs had nearly earned a draw with host club Merthyr Tydfil Thunder Ducks. Plymouth had travelled to Wales for third BAFA South Western Conference tournament on the … Continue reading
SAM MATAVESI cannot wait to play at Twickenham for Cornwall on Sunday. The 24-year-old forward has featured at English rugby’s HQ for his college and Fiji but has never had the chance to run out there in the black and gold of Cornwall. “I am excited,” said Matavesi. “I have not played at Twickenham for … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE player-coach Lewis Paterson is gutted he is not playing at Twickenham on Sunday with Devon. The Green and Whites came so close to reaching the Bill Beaumont Division Two cup final. Devon claimed big wins over Somerset (39-10) and North Midlands (50-18) and headed to Kent for their final match knowing they needed only … Continue reading
