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
OPMs winger Jake Neville is the surprise inclusion in a strong Devon squad for tonight’s annual Tamar Cup clash with Cornwall at Plymouth Albion’s Brickfields ground (7.30pm). Neville is set to come on in the second half for the Green and Whites after impressing in open county training. He is the only level nine player … Continue reading
THE combined City of Plymouth, Tavistock and Erme Valley Harriers team got their Southern Athletics League season underway at Brickfields on Saturday. The Division Three South West side were missing some of their top individuals in some events, but their strength in the throwing disciplines was evident at the weekend. Jonathan Edwards, who competed for … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies moved to within three points of the top four in the National Southern Premier Division on Sunday thanks to a 4-2 away win at Loughborough Foxes. Their impressive performance in Leicestershire came just 40 hours after winning the Devon Senior Cup on Friday night. Argyle joint manager Trevor Rodd said afterwards: “That … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving enjoyed plenty of success over the weekend. In North America, Matthew Dixon produced an eye-catching performance at the USA leg of the FINA Grand Prix in Mission Viejo. Dixon, who turns 19 this week, took silver in the men’s platform event with an impressive 471.10 points. He was only beaten by Mexico’s Randall … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE had to settle for a fifth place finish in the South West Premier League after losing 48-21 away at Camborne on Saturday in their final match of the season. The Bridgers went into the match knowing a win would have guaranteed them fourth spot and possibly third place, but they were not at their … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle retained the Westward Developments Devon Women’s Senior Cup by beating Buckland Athletic 3-2 at Coach Road on Friday night. Argyle were imperious in the first half and took a 3-0 lead, which should have been more given their dominance. But in the second half, although still creating and missing numerous chances, they got … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will end their 2019-20 season with a tough trip to Cornwall on Saturday to take on Camborne. The Bridgers had been expecting to finish their campaign with a Devon Cup final against Barnstaple on April 20 but a quirk in the rules has denied them that chance. Instead they will be looking to go … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies will be looking to retain the Devon Senior Cup on Friday night when they take on Buckland Athletic at Coach Road, Newton Abbot (7.15pm). A good sized is expected at Devon HQ for the match with women’s football growing in popularity in the county. National Southern Premier Division side Argyle recently played … Continue reading