IVYBRIDGE are set to welcome back influential back-row forward Adam Northcott for Saturday’s home South West Premier clash with Royal Wootton Bassett at Cross-in-Hand. Northcott has missed Ivybridge’s last three matches – all games they have lost by just one score – after joining Plymouth Albion on a month’s loan to cover for injuries. He … Continue reading
YOUNGSTER George Thompson has thanked the Plymouth rugby community for the way they have rallied around him and his family during his battle with a rare cancer. At the age of 17, George, who at the time was playing for Devonport Services, Devon and Exeter Chiefs Academy, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, which is a rare … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athletes Poppy Tank and Molly Shorey both claimed top 10 finishes at prestigious events over the weekend. Great Britain under-23 international Tank made her professional road racing debut in America and came ninth in a high-class field at the Boston 10k for Women. Tank, who has claimed a place in the Puma-sponsored … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle and Marine Academy Plymouth were both knocked out of the Devon Women’s Premier Cup on Sunday. Argyle suffered penalty heartbreak against big rivals Exeter City in front of more than 1,300 spectators at St James Park. The cup tie ended 1-1 at the end of full-time and so spot-kicks were needed to separate … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK edged out Plymouth Combination rivals Saltash in a low-scoring re-arranged Cornwall/Devon League match at Moorlands Lane on Saturday. The visitors triumphed 10-6 in a game that had to be replayed after it was abandoned two weeks ago due to a serious injury to Tavistock’s Rhys Davies. Saltash, still looking for their first win of … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Musketeers’ Ross MacDonald won the opening Armada Winter 3k Series at Central Park on Wednesday evening. MacDonald clocked 10.14 minutes for the tricky new course to hold off the challenge of Plymouth Harriers’ James Wickett by just three seconds. Tamar Trotters athletes Richard Ham and Finlay Allen finished third and fourth in 10.39 and … Continue reading
SALTASH and Tavistock will play their rearranged Cornwall/Devon League game at Moorlands Lane on Saturday. The original game two weeks ago had to be abandoned due to a serious injury to Tavistock’s Rhys Davies, who was airlifted to hospital. At the time Saltash, looking for their first win of the season, were leading 5-0. Both … Continue reading
CARADON Swimming Club enjoyed a successful first competition for more than 19 months as they returned home with 61 medals and 109 personal bests from the Tigersharks Autumn Open in Swindon. Leading the way for them was Jemma Bain, who claimed nine gold medals and one silver. Not far behind was Kate Mugleston, who picked … Continue reading
PLYMPTON’S Newnham Park played host to the second round of the Soggy Bottom mountain bike series at the weekend. Riders were treated to glorious sunshine and unusually high autumn temperatures, which suited Magspeed Racing’s David Beskeen, who won the expert/elite race by nearly a minute. Second place went to Louis Bronstein, with Max Suttie third, … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Bex Ezra enjoyed an impressive run as the Westward Cross Country League finally made a return after a 19-month break. Ezra was first senior women in the opening meeting of the series held at Plymouth’s Central Park on Sunday. In glorious sunshine, she clocked 22.08 seconds for the deceptively hilly course and was … Continue reading