CITY of Plymouth athletes Leonie Dyer and Adam Dingley both won hurdles medals at the latest round of the 2022-23 South West Indoor Championships at the weekend. Dyer took the regional title in the under-15 girls’ 60m hurdles event in Cardiff with a personal run of 9.93 seconds. It was her second South West indoor … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Poppy Tank impressed for England on Sunday at the prestigious Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza – a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting – in the Spanish town of Elgoibar. Tank finished sixth and first European in the senior women’s race that was dominated by top African athletes. The Plymouth runner … Continue reading
FOR THE second game running, Ivybridge suffered late penalty heartache against a title-chasing side in Regional One South West. Before Christmas they lost 30-29 at home to second-placed Chew Valley after the Somerset club kicked a penalty with the last play of the game. And on Saturday, they went down 29-26 to leaders Camborne at … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services are hoping to kick-start 2023 with a home win against Okehampton at the Rectory on Saturday and banish memories of their last outing of 2022. Services were surprisingly beaten 52-13 away at Brixham just before Christmas, which was their biggest loss in four years. But they are still in the top four of … Continue reading
A SALTASH XV proved too strong for a St Boniface Old Boys side in their traditional Boxing Day encounter at Moorlands Lane. The Ashes triumphed 45-17 in a good-spirited match played in sunny conditions in front of a large crowd. Bonnies had a strong side out, but Saltash showed why they have only lost one … Continue reading
SALTASH RFC are hoping for a big crowd at Moorlands Lane on Boxing Days as they take on their traditional festive opponents St Boniface College Old Boys (kick-off 11am). The Boxing Day fixture has been going since 1977 and both sides are expected to be strong with plenty of well-known players on show. Saltash head … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s young guns showed everyone else a clean pair of heels at the inaugural Armada Christmas Relays at a rain-soaked Central Park on Sunday. Plymouth’s under-18 boys’ team of Thomas Jones, Isaac Lamerton, Finley Squires and Gregor Norster finished a minute and 20 seconds ahead of their nearest rivals in the new event … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services suffered their biggest defeat in more than four years on Saturday as they went down 52-13 away at Devon rivals Brixham. The loss at Astley Park has seen Services drop down to fourth in the Regional One South West table with Brixham leap-frogging over them into third. The Fisherman had been fired up … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Poppy Tank will earn more senior international honours in the new year. Tank has been named in England’s team to complete at the Maguerza International Cross Country in the Spanish town of Elgoibar on January 8. It follows a successful senior Great Britain debut last weekend where Tank finished 13th at … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services will be aiming to finish 2022 sitting in third place in Regional One South West when they travel to Devon rivals Brixham on Saturday. A win or a draw will keep Services ahead of the Fisherman, who sit in fourth spot, just one point behind Services with a game in hand. Services did … Continue reading