TAVISTOCK returned to rugby with a bang on Saturday by beating Tamar Saracens 42-0 at home in a pre-season friendly. The Cornwall/Devon League outfit had not played any form of rugby for 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, they came flying out of the blocks against Devon One side Sarries, scoring three converted … Continue reading
GEORGE DE MENDONCA scored a try with the last play of the game to secure Ivybridge a narrow 5-0 victory over Devonport Services in a pre-season friendly at the Rectory on Friday night. The match looked to be heading for a 0-0 draw until South West Premier side Ivybridge got a penalty close to the … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Athletic Club’s Josh Tyler has been selected to represent Scotland Under-20s at next week’s Manchester International. Tyler will compete in the shot and discus at the event on Wednesday, August 18. The Manchester International will see teams from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain Under-20s and the National Athletics League go head-to-head. Erme … Continue reading
THE Plymouth & District Basketball League will be holding open community scrimmages during September. These sessions have been set up for new players looking to possibly play in the league, for existing players to warm up before the season starts, to encourage totally new people to try the sport or for players who just want … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Nubia Evans-Shields claimed her second national title of the season at the weekend with victory at the England U15/U17 Championships in Manchester. Evans-Shields triumphed in the under-15 girls’ discus event, adding that to the English Schools’ junior girls’ crown she won last month. The UK leader, who has dominated her event for … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE coach Gareth Elliott said he was encouraged by his side’s performance against higher league Barnstaple on Saturday in their opening pre-season match. The Bridgers narrowly lost 14-12 at Pottington Road as full contact rugby, including scrums and mauls, returned for the first time in 18 months. The South West Premier outfit had gone 14-0 … Continue reading
TOM DALEY capped a memorable Olympic Games with a second medal at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Saturday. The Plymothian secured bronze in a breathtaking men’s individual 10m platform final. It followed on from his historic 10m synchro victory with Matty Lee at the start of the Tokyo Games. Daley had been far from his … Continue reading
NEWLY-crowned Olympic 10m synchro champion Tom Daley safely booked his place in the semi-finals of the individual platform event in Tokyo on Friday morning. Daley finished fourth in a long, drawn-out preliminary competition after recovering from a shaky start. The former world champion was only 23rd after round one after only scoring 56.10 points for … Continue reading
DEVON One side Tamar Saracens have officially appointed former Plymouth Albion hooker Davy McGregor as their new head coach for the 2021-22 season. McGregor, whose playing career has also included spells at Ulster, Rotherham, Coventry, London Irish, Heriots, Cinderford and Brixham, has been helping Sarries out with coaching sessions but has now taken on the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S David King said he was ‘super proud’ to have reached the Olympic Games 110m hurdles semi-finals. King was unable to cause a major upset and reach the final, finishing seventh in his semi in a time of 13.67. Although he would have liked to have run faster, he admitted just making it to the … Continue reading