TAVISTOCK warmed up for the start of their Counties Two Devon campaign by beating Launceston II 17-5 in torrential rain at Sandy Park on Saturday. Both sides struggled to get to grips with the conditions in the first half, with lots of knock-ons and mistakes. Launceston started brightly but Tavistock defended well and neither side … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth sprint sensation Annabelle Fasuba wrote her name in the record books again on Saturday. The two-times English Schools’ champion broke the British under-15 record for the 100m at the BFTTA Open at Lee Valley. Fasuba clocked a stunning time of 11.51 seconds to beat Jodie Williams’ previous record of 11.56 seconds, which … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Tom Blackford claimed victory in Bank Holiday Monday’s Peter Tavy Plod. Blackford had finished as runner-up last year, but he led from the start this time around and won by more than one-and-a-half minutes. He clocked 30 minutes and 11 seconds for the fell race that takes competitors out of Peter Tavy … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth are up-and-running in the FA Women’s National League after they beat Portishead Town 4-0 in their opening home game in Division One South West. Marine had lost their first match 2-0 away at Keynsham Town, but they really impressed against Portishead. Captain Samantha Drewery scored two great goals on a hot afternoon … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly swimmer Blythe Kinsman will be returning home from the World Junior Swimming Championships in Romania with two bronze medals. The European junior champion made the podium in Otopeni in the women’s 50m backstroke and mixed 4×100 medley relay. Just weeks after winning gold in Slovakia at the European Junior Championships, backstroke specialist Kinsman … Continue reading
OPMs and Old Techs both showed glimpses of their potential in a pre-season friendly at King George V Playing Fields on Saturday. Counties Two Devon side OPMs won the warm-up game 43-21, but they were given a scare by their lower league visitors, who stormed into a 21-5 lead after the opening 20 minutes. But … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK and Plymouth Argaum both took plenty of positives out of their pre-season run-out at Bickleigh Down on Friday night. Higher league Tavistock out-scored Argaum by six tries to four to win the three-period match 40-24, but both clubs, who struggled in their respective divisions last season, had really good numbers for the fixture. Counties … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services concluded their pre-season campaign with a joint first and second team fixture with neighbours Ivybridge on Friday night. The clubs played one 40-minute half and then two 30-minute periods so that both could look at their whole squads before their league seasons get underway on September 6. Higher league Services did win 41-29 … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have signed former Ivybridge fly-half Sam Brown ahead of the new season, following his return to the UK after a spell in Australia. And Brown is likely to make his debut in a Services shirt against his former club, with Devonport hosting Ivybridge at the Rectory on Friday night in a combined first … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle made an impressive start to their 2025-26 FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division season on Sunday at Home Park. The new-look Greens beat last season’s runners-up Hashtag United 3-0, with summer signings Paris Dalton and Phoebie Poole both scoring on their league debuts. After narrowly escaping the drop last year, Argyle’s women’s … Continue reading