PLYMOUTH Diving’s Matthew Dixon claimed bronze medal in the boys’ A platform event at the FINA World Junior Championships in Russia on Sunday. The European junior champion produced an impressive display in the final, having qualified fifth from morning’s preliminary round. The 16-year-old was only beaten by China’s Lian Junjie and Russia’s Nikita Shleikher in … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE bounced back from their defeat at Lydney last week in style by running in seven tries to beat Cleve 46-22 at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday in National Three South West. Billy Pinkus scored three of those tries as he finished the day with an impressive 26-point haul. Alex Hall, Jon Morgan, Damon Akerman and Courtney … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Shanice Lobb and Matthew Dixon’s long wait to compete at the FINA World Junior Championships finally ends this weekend. Lobb, competing in her last junior international competition, will take part in the girls’ A platform event on Saturday, while her cousin Dixon will compete in the boys’ A 10m category on Sunday. Lobb, … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to bounce back from their defeat at Lydney last weekend when they host Cleve at Cross-in-Hand in National Three South West on Saturday (2.30pm). Last week’s 29-25 loss in Gloucestershire was only Ivybridge’s third of the season and their first to a team outside the top two. Not only do the … Continue reading
BRIXHAM hooker Chey Bryce has taken over as head coach of Cornwall/Devon League side Tamar Saracens. The Devon forward is currently unable to play due to a serious knee injury and so has agreed to help out Saracens in the meantime. He will work alongside Dan Leeson, who has returned to the Ernesettle-based club, and … Continue reading