TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Jim Cole stormed to victory in the popular Plympton January Jaunt 10k on Sunday morning. The race, organised by the Plymouth Round Table, was hit by torrential rain at the start but more than 330 runners still finished the event that takes athletes from Marsh Mills into the Saltram Estate Cole finished more … Continue reading
REGIONAL ONE SOUTH WEST IVYBRIDGE turned on the style in the second half away at Old Centralians on Saturay as they returned to winning ways. They triumphed 25-13 in Gloucestershire after coming back from 8-0 down at the break. The Bridgers had heartbreakingly lost to late penalty kicks against top two sides Camborne and Chew … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services make the short trip to Launceston on Saturday hoping to avoid a third successive defeat in Regional One South West. Services, who sit fourth, have been beaten by Devon rivals Okehampton and Brixham in their last two matches. It is the first time since their promotion to level five that they have lost … Continue reading
The RMA Gig Club, assisted by RM Tamar Gig Club and Yealm Gig Club, will be holding their 2023 Winter League Regatta on Saturday at the Mount Batten Watersports Centre. The RMA Gig Club is a specialist branch of RMA -The Royal Marines Charity, and its objectives are to promote, teach, and facilitate the sport … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athletes Leonie Dyer and Adam Dingley both won hurdles medals at the latest round of the 2022-23 South West Indoor Championships at the weekend. Dyer took the regional title in the under-15 girls’ 60m hurdles event in Cardiff with a personal run of 9.93 seconds. It was her second South West indoor … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Poppy Tank impressed for England on Sunday at the prestigious Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza – a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting – in the Spanish town of Elgoibar. Tank finished sixth and first European in the senior women’s race that was dominated by top African athletes. The Plymouth runner … Continue reading
FOR THE second game running, Ivybridge suffered late penalty heartache against a title-chasing side in Regional One South West. Before Christmas they lost 30-29 at home to second-placed Chew Valley after the Somerset club kicked a penalty with the last play of the game. And on Saturday, they went down 29-26 to leaders Camborne at … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services are hoping to kick-start 2023 with a home win against Okehampton at the Rectory on Saturday and banish memories of their last outing of 2022. Services were surprisingly beaten 52-13 away at Brixham just before Christmas, which was their biggest loss in four years. But they are still in the top four of … Continue reading