DEVONPORT Services face the first of two massive matches in the space of seven days on Saturday that could decide their Regional One South West title hopes. This weekend the league leaders make the trip to fourth-placed Exmouth, who have already beaten them at their place in the Devon Cup, before hosting title rivals Topsham … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE dropped out of the Regional Two South West play-off zone after losing 33-17 away to Crediton, who leap-frogged above them and into fifth place. However, Ivybridge are only one point off fifth spot and do have a game in hand, which is against winless bottom side Wellington. On a heavy pitch, the Bridgers led … Continue reading
DEVON RFU began their preparations for this year’s County Championship campaign with a hard-fought game against the Royal Navy in wet and muddy conditions at Brickfields on Wednesday night. In a tight contest, the Royal Navy edged it 19-12 with a late try. The Navy side included Devonport Services’ Matt Scott, while the Devon squad … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to cement their place in a play-off spot when they visit top-five rivals Crediton on Saturday in a re-arranged Regional Two South West clash. The Bridgers leapfrogged over Crediton and into fifth spot last weekend after they beat Penzance-Newlyn at home and Crediton were beaten by Okehampton, which ended a seven-game … Continue reading
TITLE-chasing Devonport Services were given an almighty scare away at bottom side Matson on Saturday in Regional One South West. In a weekend of close games on muddy pitches in the division, Services just held on to win 27-26 in Gloucestershire. It would have been the shock of the season had Matson managed to convert … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services II showed why they are at the top of Counties Two Devon by running in 12 tries to beat relegation-threatened Ivybridge II 78-0 at the Rectory on Friday night. Former Ivybridge player Charlie Groves scored four of Services II’s tries, while there were also touch-downs for Ewan Piercy, Henry Gascoyne, James McFarlane, Alex … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services head coach Ben Russell has warned his league leading side that they cannot afford to take bottom club Matson lightly when they make the visit to the Gloucestershire side on Saturday. Eleven places and 52 points separate the sides in Regional One South West, but with wet and muddy conditions expected, Services will … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE were left frustrated after they made a wasted trip to Wellington on Saturday in Regional Two South West. The Bridgers had been assured the Somerset club’s pitch was playable after the fixture had twice been postponed previously due to waterlogging. But just an hour before kick-off on Saturday the game was called off. Ivybridge … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are once again playing a game of wait and see ahead of their scheduled away Regional Two South West fixture with bottom side Wellington. The match has already been postponed twice due to a waterlogged pitch at the Athletic Ground and so has to be played this weekend. As it is the first meeting … Continue reading
REGIONAL One South West leaders Devonport Services avoided a potential banana skin as they beat Lydney 40-16 at Keyham on Saturday. Services, missing a host of backs, started really well on the Royal Navy’s artificial pitch and were 20-3 up after just 27 minutes. But sixth-placed Lydney did eventually reduce the gap to just four … Continue reading