MARINE Academy Plymouth kept up their push for an instant return to the South West Women’s Premier Division with a 6-2 home win over Bideford on Sunday. Marine Academy are two points clear at the top of the South West Western Division, with a game in hand. They were slow starting against Bideford, who went … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have a great chance of securing a top-four finish in their first season in Regional One South West after beating neighbours Ivybridge 41-29 in front of a bumper crowd at the Rectory on Saturday. The win has moved Services six points clear of fifth-placed Ivybridge with two games of the season to go. … Continue reading
UP-AND-COMING divers from around the country descended on the Life Centre earlier this week for Plymouth Diving’s annual Armada Cup. The long-standing four-day event is one of the biggest on the diving calendar and has been a pathway competition for a host of Olympians over the years. Dive London, Southend, Edinburgh, City of Leeds, Southampton, … Continue reading
Holly Reid, Nikki Kelly, Matthew Gilvear, Isaac Lamerton and Jazz Jackman were all among the winners at the penultimate Westward Cross Country League meeting at Plymouth’s Central Park on Sunday. After impressing for Cornwall last weekend at the South West Schools’ Championships, City of Plymouth athlete Holly Reid produced another strong run to win the … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE scored a last-gasp driving maul try to secure a thrilling 31-30 home victory over in-form Launceston at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday in Regional One South West. In their previous three home games, the Bridgers had been denied late on against top three sides Brixham, Camborne and Chew Valley. They lost 25-24 to Brixham, 29-26 to … Continue reading
A LAST-gasp Amber Pollock goal has boosted Plymouth Argyle’s hopes of staying in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division. Pollock struck deep in injury-time to secure the Pilgrims a 2-1 away win at London Bees. Georgia Wilson had given Argyle the lead on the half-hour mark and it remained at 1-0 until the … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE suffered a third successive defeat in Regional One South West on Saturday as they were beaten 22-10 away at Lydney. For the second week running the Bridgers paid for a slow start. They found themselves 19-0 down at Regent Street before making a game of it second half with a try by Kristian Davies … Continue reading
SAMANTHA DREWERY scored six goals as second-placed Marine Academy Plymouth cruised to a 12-0 home victory over struggling Bideford at Ivybridge on Sunday in the South West League Western Division. Five of Drewery’s goals came in the first half as Marine led 7-0. She also hit the bar with a good header in the opening … Continue reading
IT MIGHT not have been particularly thrilling, but Devonport Services bagged another home win on Saturday in Regional One South West by seeing off bottom side Drybrook 19-13. Services were actually 19-3 up with 80 minutes on the clock, but their Gloucestershire visitors scored two tries in two injury-time minutes to pick up a valuable … Continue reading
THE reaction of the Ivybridge players as the referee blew the final whistle at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday said it all. The players were absolutely gutted to narrowly lose 25-24 to Devon rivals Brixham as they felt they had done enough to win. But for the third home game running they lost to a top three … Continue reading