SALTASH lock Matt Scott has been named in Cornwall’s under-20 squad for their opening County Championship match against Berkshire at Camborne on Sunday (2pm). Scott is the only player from a Cornwall/Devon League club named in the Duchy’s starting line-up. Joining him in the team is Brixham’s 18-year-old scrum-half Noah Nash, who was part of … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Studio School’s Kerenza Bryson finished eighth overall and top British athlete at the season-opening Hungarian Indoor Competition in Budapest. The competition was held over two days and featured many big name athletes, including 2016 women’s world champion Sarolta Kovacs. The event started with the riding discipline and 18-year-old Bryson made a solid start with … Continue reading
PILGRIM Flyers enjoyed plenty of success at the opening Soggy Bottom mountain bike series event at Newnham Park on Sunday. The Flyers claimed a host of medals in the junior categories of the competition, which was held in horrible conditions at the Plympton venue. Rosie Andrews was in dominant form to take victory in the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdlers David King and Jade Simson both enjoyed encouraging starts to 2017 at the Welsh Indoor Athletics Championships in Cardiff on Sunday. Great Britain international King finished third in a top international men’s 60m hurdles field at Cyncoed. King, who competed at last summer’s European Championships, showed great consistency on the day, … Continue reading
HUNDREDS of cyclists braved horrendous conditions to take part in the opening Soggy Bottom mountain bike series at Newnham Park on Sunday. Heavy rain made racing extremely tough, but there were still good numbers of all ages and abilities at the event. Sunday’s race was the first of three between now and the end March … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE continued their good record against Devon rivals Newton Abbot with a 25-18 victory at Rackershayes on Saturday in National Three South West. The bonus point win has seen the Bridgers move level on points with second-placed Dings Crusaders, who were heavily beaten at Bournemouth. With Camborne also losing, Ivybridge find themselves in a great … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Ben Proud opened 2017 in tremendous form by winning two gold medals for Great Britain at the Euro Meet event in Luxembourg. Proud triumphed in the 50m butterfly and freestyle events on Saturday evening. The University of St Mark and St John student clocked 23.35 seconds for the butterfly final, which was … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH modern pentathlete Kerenza Bryson will be in senior international action this weekend when she competes for Great Britain at the Hungarian Indoor Competition in Budapest. The 18-year-old, a student at Plymouth Studio School, is joined in the GB women’s team by fellow up-and-coming stars Georgia Hannam, Charlie Follet and Georgia Pipes The event in … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to continue their good record against Devon rivals Newton Abbot on Saturday when they travel to Rackerhayes in National Three South West. Since their promotion to level five in 2015, Ivybridge have not lost to the Devon All Whites. They narrowly beat them twice last season and triumphed 28-23 at Cross-in-Hand … Continue reading
HOWELL PHILLIPS has confirmed he has stood down from his role as head coach of Plympton Victoria for health reasons. The former Plymouth Argaum coach and St Boniface teacher has just started chemotherapy after a tumour was discovered on his pelvis. Phillips loves his rugby but, after talking with Plympton Victoria and his family, he … Continue reading