TAVISTOCK will be looking to retain the Lockie Cup at the Rectory tonight when they take on Devonport Services II in the showpiece final. It had looked like once again Tavistock would be taking on Saltash, but somehow Services II came back from three tries down to win their semi-final 31-30 last week thanks to … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’s top young divers impressed as the Life Centre once again hosted the British Elite Junior Diving Championships. Euan McCabe, Archie Waines, Oliver Heath and Amelie Underwood all won medals at the four-day event. Great Britain junior international McCabe won two gold medals. He claimed the boys’ A three-metre synchro title by more than 70 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle suffered a blow to their hopes of staying in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division after conceding a last-gasp goal in a 1-1 draw away at BillericayTown. The Pilgrims looked on course for a much-needed three points after Lily Greenslade fired in late in the first half from a Kate Dickson … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage both impressed for Great Britain at World Cup 2 in Turkey. Both reached individual finals and finished as top Brits, with Bryson claiming fifth in the women’s event and Pillage coming 13th in the men’s competition. Pillage then teamed up with Jess Varley on Sunday and won a … Continue reading
DEVON SENIOR CUP & SHIELD DEVONPORT Services have reached the final of the Devon Senior Cup after beating league rivals Exmouth 24-15 in a semi-final clash at the Rectory on Saturday. Services, who have never won the cup, will now host Brixham in the showpiece event on April 29. The hosts, facing Exmouth for the … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services will be looking to reach the final of the Devon Senior Cup when their host Exmouth at the Rectory in the semi-finals on Saturday (3pm). Services II, who booked their place in the Lockie Cup final on Tuesday, also have a chance to reach another final as they host Crediton II in the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athletes Poppy Northcott, Nicolas Maczugowski and Nubia Evans-Shields all produced UK-leading outdoor performances at the Bill Whistlecroft Spring Open Meeting at Yeovil over the bank holiday weekend. Evans-Shields was already top of the under-17 girls’ discus rankings with an indoor best of 43.58m and an outdoor best of 41.86m, but she improved … Continue reading
MATT RICHARDS scored a try with the last play of the game, which veteran Matty Anstis converted, to secure Devonport Services II a dramatic 31-30 victory over Saltash and book them a place in the Lockie Cup final. Saltash had been big favourites to reach the final for a second year running after losing just … Continue reading
COUNTIES Two Devon champions Tavistock suffered another unhappy trip to Withycombe on Saturday as they were beaten 36-14 in their final Devon Junior Cup group match. It was a dead rubber for Tavistock, who went into the fixture having already secured top spot in their group, but Withycombe knew they needed to win to keep … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage have been named in Great Britain’s squad for this coming week’s World Cup 2 in Ankara, Turkey. It is another chance for the 2019 European mixed relay champions to impress on the international stage. Bryson has started her year in good form by winning silver for Great Britain … Continue reading