TWO members of OPMs rugby club are taking on an epic cycle challenge to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) in memory of their former club chairman Simon Adams, who sadly died from the disease a decade ago. Matt Price and Mark Ward will cover 850 miles, over 12 days, visiting all 13 of … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE and Devonport Services under-16s will get the chance to run out at Plymouth Albion’s Brickfields ground in just over a month’s time. The pair will play each other in a warm-up game for the 11th Medics Rugby Challenge where the Medical Students take on the Royal Marines. The Medics Rugby Challenge will take place … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle and Marine Academy Plymouth both suffered late agony in their league matches at the weekend. Argyle were beaten 3-1 at home by Gillingham in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division after the visitors scored two goals in the last seven minutes. Gillingham had taken the lead in the opening minutes of … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE had to make do with two losing bonus points from their short trip across the Tamar to play Launceston. The Bridgers went down 26-22 at Polson Bridge as the Cornish All Blacks claimed their first win of the 2021-22 campaign. Ivybridge, who had got off the mark the week before by beating Okehampton at … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be hoping to build on last week’s 34-11 home win over Okehampton when they make the short trip to Polson Bridge to play Launceston on Saturday. The Cornish All Blacks are winless so far but have picked up four bonus points from their opening three games against early high-flying Exeter University, Exmouth and … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Royal water polo players George Barnicle and James Coleman have been named in England’s junior men’s squad for the rearranged 2020 EU Nations Tournament. The event will be held in Brno in the Czech Republic between Friday, October 29 and Sunday, October 31. England have named a squad of 15 for the junior men’s … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Nicholas Maczugowski capped a fine season with a top six finish at the English Schools’ Combined Events Championships in Bedford at the weekend. Maczugowski, representing Devon, took sixth spot in a strong junior boys’ pentathlon event with 2,606 points. He clocked 11.77 seconds for the 80m hurdles, threw 11.81m in the shot, … Continue reading
TOP level diving will return to Plymouth’s Life Centre at the end of next month as the venue has been selected to host the 2021 British Elite Junior Championships. The diving pool at the Life Centre only re-opened this month for the first time in 18 months after extensive repairs and improvements. It will now … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth secured their first South West Women’s Premier Division win of the season in style on Sunday by beating Middlezoy 8-2 away. Marine had suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of Sherborne Town in their opening two matches, but were far too strong for their hosts this weekend at Westonzoyland Airfield. Sam Metters … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are up-and-running in the South West Premier after they beat Devon rivals Okehampton 34-11 at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. It was the Bridgers’ first home match of the 2021-22 campaign after starting with tough away trips to Hornets and Weston-super-Mare. They lost their opening two fixtures but there was never really any doubt they were … Continue reading