MARIA Weymouth (Mid Devon CC) and Blake Pond (Nopinz) claimed top honours at the South West District 10-Mile Time Trial Championships on Easter Sunday, hosted by Plymouth Corinthian CC. Racing on the fast S4/10 course near South Brent, riders were met with cold but calm early morning conditions as the sun rose over the Devon … Continue reading
SALTASH’S Ryan Cruickshanks scored the first of Cornwall’s four tries as they beat Devon 22-14 to win back the Tamar Cup at Redruth on Saturday. In front of a large crowd at the Recreation Ground, Cornwall went 22-0 up, but Devon did finish strongly and scored two late tries, including one from Plymstock Oaks’ Corey … Continue reading
SEVERAL Plymouth Combination players will be in action as Devon and Cornwall battle it out for the Tamar Cup at Redruth on Saturday (2.30pm). The annual fixture is used by both counties to have a look at players ahead of May’s County Championship campaign. Like in recent years, the counties have agreed to only select … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens produced a strong finish to beat league rivals Plymouth Argaum 38-19 at Brickfields on Wednesday night to win the RNEC Cup. There was only one score separating the two sides going into injury-time, but Sarries scored two impressive late converted tries to pick up some silverware in front of a decent-sized crowd at … Continue reading
A second-half hat-trick by veteran Joe Page helped Devonport Services III produce an impressive comeback to retain the Pedrick Cup against Tavistock II at Brickfields on Wednesday night. Tavistock II had led 21-3 at half-time, but four second-half tries secured the Devonport XV a narrow 27-26 victory in the Plymouth Combination cup final. In front … Continue reading
NEARLY 50 athletes braved wet and windy conditions to take part in City of Plymouth’s one-mile time trials at Brickfields on Wednesday evening. Conditions were certainly not conducive for fast times, but there was a great battle in the A race between City of Plymouth’s Joshua Blake and Tavistock’s under-17 athlete Caleb Gifford-Groves. Blake set … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Nicolas Maczugowski opened his outdoor season with a sub-50 second 400m run at the Great West Open/Ken Trickey Memorial Open Meeting at Exeter on Sunday. The hurdles specialist clocked 49.98 seconds for the one-lap flat race to ease to victory in the under-20 event, which ranks him inside the UK’s top 15 … Continue reading
THE first two Plymouth Combination cup finals take place at Brickfields tonight as Tamar Saracens and Plymouth Argaum battle it out for the RNEC Cup and holders Devonport Services III face off with Tavistock II for the Pedrick Cup. The Pedrick Cup final will be the first game at 6pm, with the RNEC Cup final … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Amelie Underwood starred as the Plymouth Life Centre once again held the Aquatics GB Elite Junior Diving Championships. The junior international won two individual national titles in the oldest age group and also bagged a synchro silver medal during the four-day event. Club colleague Harry Westbury also won a title and claimed another … Continue reading
TRIBUTES have been paid to Ivybridge RFC and Devon RFU stalwart Treve Mitchell who has sadly passed away at the age of 84. Treve had been involved with Ivybridge for nearly 50 years and was also on the Devon RFU committee for years, serving as both secretary and president of the county. Ivybridge president Alan … Continue reading