PLYMOUTH Leander’s highly-rated young swimmers Honey Osrin and Sophie Freeman will gain more international experience this weekend when they compete at the 2020 Luxembourg Euro Meet. The Great Britain junior stars are part of a 15-strong Swim England performance squad that will travel to the competition. They will be joined by 24 representatives from the … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly have appointed former Plymouth Albion player Pale Nonu as their new head of rugby. Nonu, who was head coach at Redruth last season, will take up the role in April, replacing James Reyburn, who has moved to New Zealand. Nonu will move to Mount Kelly from Camborne Science International Academy, where he has … Continue reading
THE semi-final tie of the Devon Senior Cup between Plymouth Argyle Ladies and Buckland Athletic will now take place at Marjon University on Wednesday (7.30pm). The original tie at Homers Heath was postponed last Sunday due to a waterlogged pitch. Argyle beat Buckland 3-2 to lift the cup for the 13th time last season. The … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Sammie Harris enjoyed a medal-winning performance on her debut competing overseas. The 18-year-old was invited to take part at the Kuldiga Catherine’s Cup in Latvia at the weekend. She was up against many of the top sprint female hurdlers from Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. Harris, back from a dislocated shoulder, comfortably qualified … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Corinthian Cycling Club hosted the 10th and penultimate round of the South West Cyclo-Cross League on Sunday at Ernesettle. The club put together a challenging course, full of mud, twists and turns at the Plymouth City Moto X Park on the edge of the Tamar. The event attracted riders from under-eight right through to … Continue reading
IT WAS another case of so near, yet so far for Ivybridge on Saturday away at struggling Newbury Blues. The Bridgers agonisingly lost 20-19 at Monks Lane, which means they are still waiting for their first win in 2020. They had drawn 25-25 last week against second-placed Maidenhead and went down 20-16 the week before … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be hoping they can finally get their first win of 2020 on Saturday when they visit Monks Lane to play struggling Newbury Blues in the South West Premier. The Bridgers have been left frustrated in their opening two matches of the year, losing 20-16 at Launceston after having a last-gasp try disallowed and … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Road Runners’ Graham Bale was third overall and first over-50 in the Oh My Obelisk off-road half marathon at the weekend. Bale clocked 1:31.30 in muddy conditions to finish just behind Edward Mole and Haldon Trail’s Daniel Mitchell in the event organised by Dawlish Coasters. In the women’s race, Tavistock’s Jo Meek was second … Continue reading
CITY College Plymouth students are teaming up with the Plymouth Raiders to help keep the mature members of the community in shape and to help combat loneliness with a new initiative called Active Ageing. Active Ageing, which is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, invites older members of the community to come along to the … Continue reading
TWO young divers from Plymouth got the chance to train alongside Olympic gold medallist Jack Laugher at the weekend after been selected for the Swim England Team Z diving programme. Oliver Heath and Theo Stevens and 20 other members of the squad all headed for Leeds for a special three-day training camp. They got the … Continue reading