COMPETITIVE athletics returned to Brickfields on Sunday for the first time since 2019. The Plymouth track underwent a £700,000 upgrade last year, which included completely relaying the surface, repairing the throwing and jumping areas and installing a new security fence. And it helped produce a host of personal best and a few UK-leading performances on … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle have reached the Devon Women’s Senior Cup final once again after beating big rivals Buckland Athletic on penalties at Homers Heath. The cup holders were trailing 2-1 with five minutes to go but a late goal from Wensday Wise took the match to spot-kicks, where the Greens triumphed 5-3. The visitors had taken … Continue reading
THE University of Plymouth overcame a mix-and-match Plymstock Albion Oaks side 31-19 in a fiery ‘friendly’ at Horsham Fields on Tuesday night. The students had to come from behind and survive three yellow cards and a red to come out on top in this adapted rules fixture. Oaks, playing uphill first half, went in front … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Corinthian’s Rob Shaw set a new course record to take victory at the Cycle Sport South Hams 10-mile time trial on Sunday. It was his first win of the season, having finished second last week to Travis Bramley at Plymouth Corinthian’s sporting S46/16 time trial, second at City Cycle Couriers 10 last month and third … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services turned on the style in the second half to overcome Plymstock Albion Oaks 26-12 in an adapted rugby match at the new-look Rectory. Services’ home ground has been out-of-bounds for the past year while the old wooden grandstand was removed, but rugby was back on Saturday for this friendly played under the current … Continue reading
THE University of Plymouth edged out OPMs by just two points in a low scoring adapted rules game at King George V Playing Fields on Saturday. The students triumphed 8-6 in a match that was spoiled by torrential rain in the first half. The conditions at the start of the game made handling very tough … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Jed Hutchings and Tavistock’s Joe Wheeler and Phoebe Milburn all produced UK top two performances on their first outings of the season at the Tavistock Spring Warm-up Meet. Hutchings knocked two seconds off his 800m PB to clock 2:05.3 to go second in the early national under-15 boys’ rankings. Joe Wheeler finds … Continue reading
TRAVIS BRAMLEY set a new course record as he took victory in Plymouth Corinthian’s sporting S46/16 time trial in east Cornwall on Sunday. Bramley, who has joined Nopinz Motip Race Team this year after representing Corinthians, stormed to victory in 33.56 minutes on the course that started just outside Kelly Bray and took riders out … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle scored three goals in the final 20 minutes to secure a 4-1 victory over lower league neighbours Marine Academy Plymouth in a friendly at Ivybridge. Both clubs were using the match as a warm-up for their forthcoming Devon Senior Cup semi-finals, where Argyle will visit Buckland Athletic and Marine Academy will host Exeter … Continue reading
DEVON One side OPMs entertained the University of Plymouth on Thursday evening in a touch rugby fixture at King George V Playing Fields. Both clubs had two sides available so players were able to get plenty of game-time before adapted rules contact rugby returns next week. The sides will play a contact game at Elburton … Continue reading