DEVONPORT Services will be aiming to move another step closer to securing a home Devon Senior Cup semi-final spot when they host Brixham at the Rectory on Saturday in their penultimate pool game. Services have 10 points out of 10 so far in the cup and so only need one more point to guarantee themselves … Continue reading
OPMs have finally got their walking rugby sessions up-and-running – three years later than first planned. The Elburton-based club had been due to hold their first walking rugby event on March 17, 2020, but the day before the country went into a national lockdown due to covid-19 and their plans had to be put on … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services took a big step towards reaching the semi-finals of the Devon Senior Cup by edging out neighbours Ivybridge 41-28 in an entertaining affair at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. Two converted tries in the final 12 minutes sealed the victory for the visitors in a match that was nip-and-tuck for much of the afternoon. Ivybridge … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE and Devonport Services clash once again this weekend when they meet at Cross-in-Hand in the Devon Senior Cup. The two league games went the way of the home teams, with Ivybridge triumphing 18-13 with a late try at Cross-in-Hand in November and Services winning 41-29 at the Rectory just a month ago. If Services … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s teenage discus thrower Nubia Evans-Shields will go into this summer’s outdoor season in confident mood after impressing for England at a rare indoor meeting in Sweden. Evans-Smith was part of a 20-strong England team made up of highly-rated under-23, under-20 and under-18 shot, discus and javelin athletes to travel to the Växjö … Continue reading
THREE Plymouth Combination clubs will be represented in tonight’s Tamar Cup match between Cornwall and Devon at St Austell’s Tregorrick Park (7.30pm). The fixture is returning to the calendar for the first time since 2019 due to covid and a break last year. As it is a development match to build up for the County … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle will have taken encouragement from their performance in a narrow 1-0 defeat at second-placed Portsmouth on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division. The Greens more than matched their promotion-chasing opponents, but Pompey snatched the win with a goal eight minutes from time. Both sides had good chances in the … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services guaranteed themselves fourth place in their first season in Regional One South West with a hard-earned 24-17 win over Lydney in wet conditions at the Rectory. Services, who were without a host of key players, did have to survive a couple of nervous minutes at the end as Lydney pushed for an equaliser, … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens secured a bonus-point win deep in injury-time in their final league match of the season at Topsham II on Friday night to move to the top of Counties Three Devon West. They now just have to wait and see if their city rivals Plymouth Argaum can steal the title ahead of by picking … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services want to end an impressive first season in Regional One South West with a home win and a top four finish. Services know if they beat Lydney at the Rectory on Saturday they will definitely finish fourth behind Camborne, Chew Valley and Brixham. However, if they were to slip up then Ivybridge or … Continue reading