PLYMOUTH Swallows Gymnastics Club have spoken of their pride at the success achieved by 12-year-old Ruby Stacey. In February, the youngster became English espoir champion for the 12/13 age group. She also won an individual gold medal on the bars, silver on floor and bronze on beam at that event held at Redbridge Sports Centre … Continue reading
SALTASH will put their promotion ambitions to one side on Saturday as they bid to move within touching distance of Twickenham. The high-flying Cornwall/Devon League side will host Berks/Bucks/Oxon Premier leaders Slough at Keyham in the quarter-finals of the RFU Senior Vase (2pm). Saltash reached the semi-finals last season before losing to Farnham. They would … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH triathlete Travis Bramley was first home in the final Armada Winter 3k Series run of the season on Wednesday night at Central Park. The under-20 star was well ahead of the rest of the field, clocking 10.07 minutes. Second home was Chris Chapman in 10.56 minutes, with Ian Luckraft third in 11.08, Erme Valley’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH rugby player Lagi Tuima will make her second Six Nations start on Friday when she lines up for England against Ireland in Coventry (5.30pm). The former Devonport Services junior had previously started against Scotland and scored a try in a 43-8 win, but she was only on the bench last weekend when England narrowly … Continue reading
THE final Armada Winter 3k Series run of the 2017/18 season takes place on Wednesday night at Central Park. Runs have been held on the traffic-free course since October. However, next month it is set to be replaced by the Armada Summer 5k Series which takes place at Saltram House. Wednesday’s run will start at … Continue reading
ROCKIN’ Bikes’ Richard Long claimed second place in the expert men’s race at Round Two of the Soggy Bottom Series at Newnham Park on Sunday. Long separated Guernsey riders James Roe and Andrew Colver, who had travelled over to Devon as preparation for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. Roe, who is about to compete at his … Continue reading
SALTASH will go into next Saturday’s RFU Senior Vase quarter-final against Slough on a massive high after scoring a staggering 26 tries in two games this weekend. On Saturday, they beat Hayle 87-14 in the Cornwall/Devon League and on Sunday overcame fellow strugglers Torrington 79-3. The official RFU results, however, had them winning 87-24 against Hayle … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Emily Bee was crowned England under-17 indoor pentathlon champion on Saturday. Bee produced an impressive score of 3,669 points to triumph by 45 points in a tough competition at Sheffield. Her City of Plymouth team-mate Sammie Harris just narrowly missed out on joining her on the podium in South Yorkshire. Harris … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services’ hopes of securing runners-up spot in Western Counties West suffered a blow when they were beaten 37-28 by play-off rivals St Austell. Saints have now leapfrogged above Services and into second place in the table. They are one point ahead of Devonport with a game in hand. Services are now relying on them … Continue reading
TOM DALEY kicked off his 2018 season by winning a synchro bronze medal with Dan Goodfellow at the opening FINA World Series in Beijing. The pair’s medal came on the first day of the competition, which is held in the Water Cube where Daley made his Olympic debut as a 14-year-old. It did look like … Continue reading