SALTASH began their preparations for life in Western Counties West with a warm-up match against Plymstock Albion Oaks at Moorlands Lane on Saturday. The fixture was played over three 30-minute periods so that both clubs could have a look at plenty of players and combinations. The sides, who were in the same division last season, … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdler David King set a season’s best time in the final of the 110m hurdles at the IAAF Diamond League meeting at Birmingham on Saturday. King clocked 13.53 seconds in the showpiece event, having equalled his previous season’s best of 13.55 in the heats. He finished third in his heat to automatically … Continue reading
DHSOB’s senior set-up are hoping the 2018-19 season can bring a change of fortunes for them after a number of years of struggle. The Old Boys did amazingly well to survive last season after losing a whole host of their players, having no clubhouse and having their pitches damaged by travellers. But against the odds … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE and Devonport Services played out a cracking pre-season match at the Rectory on Friday night. South West Premier side Ivybridge narrowly won 14-7 but the physical and highly-competitive game could easily have ended in a draw. It might have been billed as a ‘friendly’ but it turned out to be a full-blooded fixture with … Continue reading
Plymouth pentathlete Myles Pillage will make his individual senior World Championship debut in Mexico next month. The 20-year-old has been named in an eight-strong Great Britain team to head to the competition in Mexico City. Pillage has competed in three relay events at senior majors, including last year’s World Championships in Cairo where he and … Continue reading
CHARLIE BRIANT has been appointed Ivybridge’s new captain for the 2018-19 season. The Devon player, who is comfortable at centre or full-back, takes over the club role from prop Matt Finn, who, like Mitch Pinkus, is currently training with Plymouth Albion. Briant will officially begin his new position on Friday evening when a strong Ivybridge … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Mike Wilsmore finished third in the 1,500m at the Manchester International Meet on Wednesday evening. Wilsmore was running for the BAL/UKWL representative team in the meeting where they were up against England, Great Britain Juniors, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and Iceland. In quite a tactical race, Wilsmore clocked 3:47.76. Scotland’s Sol Sweeney won … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services coach Mike Lewis is looking forward to Friday night’s pre-season run-out against higher league opponents Ivybridge at the Rectory (7.15pm). Newly-promoted South West One side Services have so far played warm-up matches against Kingsbridge and Plymstock Albion Oaks. They overcame Western Counties West side Kingsbridge 22-12 before a younger XV beat Cornwall/Devon League … Continue reading
TWO Caradon swimmers are among the first winners of a county trophy named in the memory of their club stalwart Lynne Eliott. Paul Hatton and Jason Quiterio join Carn Brae’s Megan Vingoe in jointly winning the Lynne Elliott Commemorative Cup. The trophy, which has just been presented to Hatton and Quiterio, was awarded to the … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services and Plymstock Albion Oaks continued their build-up for the new rugby season with a competitive ‘friendly’ match at Horsham Fields on Tuesday evening. Newly-promoted South West One side Services triumphed 17-5 against Cornwall/Devon League outfit Oaks, but both clubs took a lot from the game. Devonport used the last minute fixture to have … Continue reading