CITY of Plymouth athlete Simon Anderson claimed two silver medals at the British Masters’ Championships in Birmingham. Anderson’s podium finishes came in the men’s over-50 800m and 1,500m finals. In both races, Anderson, reigning European indoor over-50 1,500m champion, was edged out for gold by Poole’s Andrew Ridley. Anderson clocked 2:09.34 for the 800m and … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Emily Bee claimed a bronze medal at the English Schools’ Combined Events Championships in Exeter at the weekend. Bee’s podium finish came in the under-15 girls’ pentathlon with a new personal best score of 3,243 points. The 14-year-old Plymouth High School for Girls’ pupil, who was representing Devon, ran 11.24 seconds … Continue reading
JAMES CARTLIDGE topped off a fine team performance by Plymouth Corinthians as he took his maiden road race win at the 52 mile Tour of Witheridge Moor on Sunday. With the road racing calendar ticking down towards the end of the season, Cartlidge lined up alongside his Corinthian team-mates Stephen Hodge, Owain Gibby and Mike … Continue reading
Plymouth College 39 Llandovery College 5 PLYMOUTH COLLEGE put together one of their best performances of recent years as they claimed victory over Llandovery College. The win was a result of a high collective work-rate, determination and a ruthless attitude by the city school team. Plymouth applied defensive pressure throughout the match which never let … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE have moved to the top of National Three South West after claiming an impressive 29-15 bonus point win away at Launceston on Saturday. The victory was Ivybridge’s third straight success of the new season and sets them up perfectly for next week’s big match with fellow unbeaten side Camborne at Cross-in-Hand. “It is only … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils rounded off their season on a winning note when they beat Scunthorpe 48-42 following a last heat decider in Saturday’s Premier League match at the St Boniface Arena. Despite being without skipper Kyle Newman and number one Jack Holder, the Devils had enough overall strength to withstand a determined challenge from Scunthorpe in a … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Tri Club’s Fin Saunders finished an impressive ninth and first British athlete in his category at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Mexico. Saunders completed the male 35-39 sprint distance event, held on the island of Cozumel and which doubles as the age group World Championships, in a time of one hour, two … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE coaches Lewis Paterson and Jamie Tripcony will be in familiar surroundings on Saturday when their side play their first away match of the season at Launceston (3pm). The pair both had lengthy spells at Polson Bridge. Centre Paterson left to return to his home club Ivybridge midway through the 2013/14 season after 76 league … Continue reading
PROP Sam Nixon will make his Plymouth Albion debut on Saturday when winless Rosslyn Park visit Brickfields in National One. The 20-year-old from Somerset is the third player in three games to be handed the number one shirt, following in the footsteps of Will Norton and Tom Cowan-Dickie. Albion, after their 37-14 defeat at Hartpury … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils will be without number one and top scorer Jack Holder for their final match of the season when they meet Scunthorpe at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening (7.15pm). The Devils will operate the rider replacement facility to cover the absence of the 20-year-old Australian, who is racing in a World under-21 championship … Continue reading