DEVONPORT Services coach Bryan Critchon was given the perfect send off by his team on Saturday as they secured a 33-10 win over Bude at the Rectory. The five-point victory means Services are guaranteed to finish third in Western Counties West, even though fourth-placed Truro still have two games to play. Critchon is stepping down … Continue reading
BEN PROUD broke his own British record to claim victory in the men’s 50m freestyle final at the British Swimming Championships on Saturday night in Sheffield. The Plymouth Leander star clocked 21.32 seconds to book his place on the Great Britain team for this summer’s World Championships in Budapest. It was the fastest time in … Continue reading
TONIA COUCH and Lois Toulson claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 10m synchro competition at the final World Series event of the season in Canada on Friday. The duo had come fifth in the three previous legs, but they finally made the podium in Windsor, Ontario. The Great Britain pair finished behind Chinese winners … Continue reading
FORMER Plymouth Albion captain Jake Murphy will skipper Cornwall in their 2017 County Championship campaign. Centre Murphy, who has spent this season playing for Barnstaple in National Two South, has been ever-present in the Cornwall squad for the last five years and has helped the Duchy win the county title for the past two seasons. … Continue reading
THE chance to finish as Devon’s top club in National Three South West is what Ivybridge will be playing for when they travel to Hornets on Saturday for their final match of the season. The Bridgers currently sit fourth in the division, but could finish as low as eighth if they don’t win in Weston-super-Mare … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S leading divers are in international action this weekend. Tonia Couch and Tom Daley are in Windsor, Canada, competing at the final FINA/NVC World Series event, while Matthew Dixon is in Germany at the Dresden International Youth Meet. Couch and Daley will both take to the boards on Friday at the World Series. Couch will … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services IIs produced a sensational second half display to win the RNEC Cup by beating their Saltash counterparts 55-16 at the Rectory on Wednesday night. There was hardly anything to choose between the teams in the first period, with Services going in at the break just 17-16 in front. But it was one-way traffic … Continue reading
OPMs seconds narrowly overcame Plympton Victoria 29-25 to claim the Pedrick Cup at the Rectory on Wednesday evening. Plym Vic had agonisingly lost 17-15 in the Ellis Trophy last year and they were once again left rueing missed opportunities to claim a title. The Devon Two perennial strugglers came back from 10-0 and 24-11 down … Continue reading
THE first set of Plymouth Combination rugby finals take place on Wednesday night at the Rectory. The Pedrick Cup will be first up at 6pm and will see Plympton Victoria take on OPMs seconds. That will be followed at 7.30pm by the RNEC final between Saltash IIs and Devonport Services IIs. The second evening of … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Sam Trigg claimed an impressive third place in the men’s invitational triple jump event at the Bryan Clay Meet at Azusa Pacific University. Trigg, who is studying at the University of New Mexico, had the chance to compete against current Olympic and world champion Christian Taylor. Taylor was a class apart in … Continue reading