OLYMPIC gold medallist Giselle Ansley was ‘overwhelmed’ on her return to Plymouth Marjon Hockey Club on Wednesday night. The Great Britain defender, who helped Team GB to their first women’s Olympic hockey title in Rio, started her career at Marjon before going to play for Loughborough Students and Surbiton. Current juniors from Marjon turned out … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers’ Tom Humphrey won the opening Armada Winter 3k Series run at Central Park on Wednesday night. Humphrey clocked 10.10 minutes to finish 29 seconds in front of Jacob Pierpoint. Third athlete home was Humphrey’s Plymouth Harriers team-mate Douglas Webb, who clocked 10.50. Plymstock veteran Graham Bale was fourth in 10.55, with Neil Travers … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are delighted that so many youngsters are pushing hard to get into their National Three South West side. Mitch Pinkus was the latest teenager to be handed a chance when he came on for his league debut last weekend against Newton Abbot. The previous week fellow 18-year-old Ben Collins was given his opportunity, while … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum player and chairman Nick Hancock described having a TV cameraman following him for a day as ‘surreal’. World Rugby TV spent Saturday with Hancock as he prepared and then featured as a replacement in Argaum’s 26-5 Cornwall/Devon League win over Tavistock at Bickleigh Down. The 49-year-old was in the spotlight after winning the … Continue reading
THE opening Westward Cross Country League meeting of the 2016/17 season took place at Plymouth’s Central Park on Sunday afternoon. There was an impressive turnout, despite the event clashing on the same day as the Plymouth 10k. A number of runners, including a few leading women athletes like Emma Stepto and Cleo Perry, actually ran … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud continued his impressive FINA World Cup series form in Doha. Just days after collecting medals in the Dubai and Beijing legs, Proud added two more silvers in the Qatar capital. Proud’s successes came in the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle events, where he is reigning Commonwealth Games champion. He clocked a … Continue reading
SAM PICTOR claimed victory in the Plymouth 10k on Sunday. Pictor, who won Plympton’s January Jaunt at the start of this year, finished more than two minutes ahead of anyone else in Sunday’s popular event, which attracted more than 2,000 runners. He came home in a time of 32 minutes and 34 seconds, with Ben … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE coach Lewis Paterson praised his team after they came back from 20-9 down to beat Newton Abbot 28-23 at Cross-in-Hand in National Three South West on Saturday. The Bridgers scored two tries in the dying minutes to seal their fifth win of the season, which keeps them in third place in the table behind … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are hoping for a good crowd at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday to watch their Devon derby with Newton Abbot (2.30pm). The Bridgers are looking to make it five wins out of six at the start of the 2016/17 campaign. Their only defeat so far came in their last home outing when they were beaten by … Continue reading
HARRISON CULLY will make his first Plymouth Albion appearance of the season this Saturday when the club travel to Fylde in National One. The 19-year-old dual-registered winger from Exeter Chiefs made 18 appearances for Albion last season under Graham Dawe, 17 of which were starts. Cully missed the start of this season due to a … Continue reading