DEVONPORT Services’ first team will end their season on Sunday when they play Okehampton away in the Devon Senior Shield final (3pm). The teams only met last weekend with Okehampton winning 41-7 at the Rectory to seal the South West One title. Okes, coached by former Plymouth Albion players Gareth Evans, Bevan Armitage and Rob … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies head to South Wales on Sunday in confident mood for their National Southern Premier Division match against an in-form Cardiff City team packed with Welsh internationals. High-flying Cardiff have won 10 of their 11 matches with champions Coventry United ending their impressive run of results last weekend. But fifth-placed Argyle are also … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens smashed her personal best to win the silver medal in the 200m butterfly event at the British Championships in Glasgow on Thursday evening. Stephens pushed Commonwealth Games champion and European bronze medallist Alys Thomas all the way in a thrilling final. The pair were neck-and-neck until the last couple of metres … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK retained the RNEC Cup after overcoming Devon One side Tamar Saracens 19-14 in a hard-fought final at the Rectory on Wednesday night. The Cornwall/Devon League outfit enjoyed a great first half and led 12-0, but Sarries came back second period and really caused Tavistock real problems, despite having Lewis Swatton sent off on 63 … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK are expecting a tough battle tonight as they bid to retain the RNEC Cup at the Rectory in the first set of Plymouth Combination rugby finals. Cornwall/Devon League outfit Tavistock will take on Devon One side Tamar Saracens after Plympton Victoria play Plymouth Argaum II in the Pedrick Cup at 6pm. It should be … Continue reading
CORNWALL retained the Tamar Cup on Tuesday night with a 28-13 victory over Devon at Plymouth Albion’s Brickfields ground. Camborne winger Alex Ducker scored a hat-trick of tries for the Duchy, who had Albion full-back Matt Shepherd impressing for them. Devon had led 10-7 at the break but Cornwall, coached by former Albion boss Graham … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill smashed his personal best on his first steeplechase outing of 2019. Battershill, who is studying at Harvard University in America, knocked nearly six seconds of his previous best mark at the weekend. He ran a stunning time of 8:49.97 minutes to win the 3,000m steeplechase at the Harvard-Yale Match by … Continue reading
