DEVONPORT Services are now just one win away from playing National League rugby after they claimed a 26-6 away victory at Launceston on Saturday. It was Services’ first league triumph at Polson Bridge and they also scored four tries to secure the all-important bonus point. It means with just two games to go in the … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Oaks’ title hopes suffered a blow as they were beaten 14-5 away at Penryn. It means with three games to go they stay in second place, but they have now played the same number of fixtures as leaders Tiverton, who are one point ahead of them. Third-placed Paignton, who they play on the final … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Zoe Bigham, Thomas Hennessey and Tristan Bigham and City of Plymouth’s Molly Shorey and Daisy Elliot were among the winners as the Westward Cross Country League concluded at Redruth on Sunday. Conditions were tough for the competitors in the final event of the series, with changeable weather throughout the day and plenty of mud. … Continue reading
HARRISON Coonick scored five tries as Regional One South West leaders Devonport Services powered to a 61-12 home victory over neighbours Ivybridge on Saturday at the Rectory. In front of a large crowd, Services ran in nine tries in total in a convincing derby day victory which keeps them seven points clear at the top … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Jacob Landers and Storm Plymouth’s Charlene Matthews won the main titles at this year’s Looe 10 Miler on Sunday. The popular race took place in torrential rain, that led to the cancelling of the junior mini miler race. However, Landers made light of the horrible weather to take victory in a gun time … Continue reading
OPMs mathematically guaranteed their safety in Counties Two Devon with their biggest win of the season on Saturday. The Old Boys cruised to a 40-0 victory over Withycombe at Cross-in-Hand to leap-frog above their opponents and up to eighth in the table. After a tough mid-January, with a 99-0 away defeat to Torquay and travelling … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle have reached the Devon Women’s Premier Cup final again after they beat Torquay United 4-0 at Coach Road on Sunday. The Pilgrims will once again face their old rivals Exeter City in the showpiece event in April, after the Grecians were handed a walkover by Marine Academy Plymouth. Argyle scored two goals in … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have extended their lead at the top of Regional One South West after they survived a late scare at Exmouth and their neighbours Ivybridge shocked their title-rivals Chew Valley. Services triumphed 20-17 in muddy conditions at Exmouth. Devonport had been 20-3 up at one point but the hosts came back and with the … Continue reading
ERME Valley’s Luke Hayes, East Cornwall’s Georgie Gilbert and City of Plymouth’s Daisy Elliot and Lucas Sweeney were among the winners at the penultimate Westward Cross Country League Series meeting at Central Park on Sunday. After a week of heavy rain, conditions were muddier than they usually are at the Plymouth venue, but that seemed … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle paid for a poor first half as they were beaten 4-2 by Rugby Borough at Manadon on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division. The Pilgrims found themselves 4-0 down at the break with Angelina Nixon, Nick Potts, former Argyle player Lily Greenslade and Ebony Wiseman scoring first-half goals for … Continue reading