NEWLY-promoted Saltash will go into their Western Counties West campaign boosted by a last-gasp pre-season win over Devonport Service at the Rectory on Friday night. The Ashes narrowly triumphed 21-19 in wet conditions thanks to a late try by Tom Martin, which Ryan Cruickshanks calmly converted. It might have only been a pre-season game, where … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s James Arnott had to settle for another fourth place at the Para-Athletics European Championships in Berlin on Thursday. Having missed out on a medal in the T47 100m by just 0.01 of a second on Wednesday, Arnott was hoping to make the podium in the 200m. He made a good start and … Continue reading
FORMER British Lions forward Scott Quinnell has thrown his support behind this year’s Paul Lethbridge Memorial Day. The event will take place on Sunday at Weston Mill. Activities will start at 12.30pm, with a rugby match between an Old Techs XV and a Tamar Saracens XV kicking off at 2pm. The day is now in … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s James Arnott could not have come closer to making the podium at the Para-Athletics European Championship in Berlin on Wednesday evening. The Commonwealth Games silver medallist just missed out on picking up another memorable gong by 0.01 of a second. Arnott ended up fourth in the T47 100m after a photo-finish ruled … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Emily Bee set another personal best this season, while club colleagues Jonathan Edwards and Matthew Bradley were multi winners at the final Southern Athletics League meeting of the season. The joint City of Plymouth, Tavistock and Erme Valley Harriers team ended their Division Two West campaign with a home fixture at Brickfields. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s director of modern pentathlon and fencing Robert Flack has qualified for next year’s Ironman 70.3 World Championships after impressing in Ireland at the weekend. Flack won his age category at the tough 70.3 Dun Laoghaire event, which attracted a top class international field. He was first male in the 25-29 age group, finishing … Continue reading
OLD TECHS have boosted their Devon One squad with four new military arrivals. Tom Blythe, Lewis Harvey, Tom MacBraney and Dan Pullen have joined the Weston Mill club’s growing contingent from the 29 Commando Regiment. Techs will now have eight players from the Citadel-based unit. Blythe is a half-back, Harvey a centre, MacBraney a lock … Continue reading
JIM COLE set a new course record for the Tavy 5k on Saturday morning. The Tavistock Run Project athlete, who had also won August’s Armada 5k, clocked 15 minutes and 40 seconds to break his own record. He finished well ahead of the rest of the field, with Dean Smith taking second in 16.33 minutes … Continue reading
MAYFLOWER Offshore Rowing Club enjoyed a tremendous weekend at the inaugural Commonwealth Beach Sprints and Bristol Coastal Rowing Championships held at Sandbanks in Poole. Mayflower’s James Lovering was selected to represent England in the new Commonwealth Beach Sprints competition, which featured eight countries – England, Barbados, Canada, Namibia, Scotland, Wales, Uganda and Vanuatu. He managed … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH triathlete Robert Shaw continued his build up for the World 70.3 Ironman Championships by finishing second at the Weymouth Classic Triathlon on Sunday. Shaw finished just behind BustinSkin’s Luke Voss in the open water event. Voss, who produced a good run to take the title, clocked 2:05.19, with Shaw finishing 2:06.19. Shaw completed the … Continue reading