THE popular Armada Summer 5k Series returns on Wednesday at Saltram Park. The Armada Athletics Network organises six timed 5k runs around the National Trust grounds between April and September. They traditionally take place on the second Wednesday of every month and replace the Winter 3k Series in Central Park. Last year’s Saltram runs proved … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE half-backs Connor Banks and Mitch Pinkus and Plymouth University flanker Ben Morris have been named in the South West Under-20 squad. The trio came through tough trials, which involved players from eight different counties, at Keynsham on Sunday to book their places in the 23-man party. The squad will travel to Nottingham on the … Continue reading
CORNWALL overcame the first-half dismissal of centre Duncan Tout to retain the Tamar Cup by beating Devon 33-17 at Tiverton on Monday night. Former Bude player Tout, who now turns out for Lancashire side Rossendale, was given his marching orders towards the end of the opening period by referee and former Premiership prop Nick Wood … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill made Harvard University’s all-time best list for the 3,000m steeplechase at the weekend. Competing for the combined Harvard and Yale side against Oxford and Cambridge universities in Massachusetts, Battershill clocked 9:06.96. That ranks him sixth on Harvard’s all-time best list and is the university’s fastest outing at that event for … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s new head coach Robin Armayan was delighted with the performance of his swimmers as they claimed runners-up spot at the National Arena League Cup final in Cardiff on Sunday. Leander had gone into the competition ranked fourth, but they finished a clear second behind Millfield School, despite missing 10 of their top swimmers … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services and Plymouth Argaum both picked up trophies at the Devon Under-14 Festival hosted by Plymstock Albion Oaks on Sunday. The well-organised event at Horsham Fields attracted teams from all around the county. Argaum finished runners-up in the plate competition. They overcame Newton Abbot in the quarter-finals and then beat their city rivals Plymstock … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Combination will send a team to Bodmin this weekend to compete in a new tournament named in honour of city rugby stalwart Graham Emond. The Combination side will battle it out with the Cornwall Clubs’ side and the Torbay Sharks in a three-way league contest. The teams will play two 50-minute matches, with … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Matthew Dixon capped a memorable Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix event by winning synchro gold with London’s Noah Williams on Sunday. The gold medal followed on from the bronze the 16-year-old had won the day before in the men’s individual platform competition. Dixon and Williams were a class above their rivals in Gatineau, Quebec. … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE suffered late heartbreak in their final home match of the National Three South West season against Dings Crusaders. The Bridgers were leading 17-11 with 79 minutes up on the clock and it looked like they were going to take the race for the runners-up spot into the final weekend of the season. But Dings … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Matthew Dixon claimed an impressive bronze medal in the men’s platform event at the FINA Grand Prix in Canada. The European junior champion finished behind Chinese star Jian Yang and Canadian Olympian Vincent Riendeau and the competition in Gatineau, Quebec. Yang won with a massive 550.60 points, with Riendeau scoring 457.25 and Dixon … Continue reading