Devonport Services narrowly edged out Ivybridge 19-17 in the festive Oxo Cup game at Cross-in-Hand. Both clubs usually play internal fixtures over the Christmas period but this year agreed to play each other in an adapted rules friendly. Services had already experienced the new-look game, which does not have any scrums or mauls due to … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services came from behind to snatch a narrow 17-15 victory over lower league Plymstock Albion Oaks in the region’s first taste of adapted rules rugby. A large crowd turned up at Horsham Fields to watch the new form of rugby, which does not include scrums or mauls due to the risk of spreading Covid-19. … Continue reading
RUGBY is set to finally return this weekend with Plymstock Albion Oaks due to entertain higher league Devonport Services in an adapted rules game on Saturday. The fixture at Horsham Fields is due to kick-off at 1pm, but is dependent on the weather and no Covid-related issues. Clubs around England have been given the green … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks are set to entertain Devonport Services next weekend at Horsham Fields when adapted rugby is given the go-ahead to start. However, quite a lot of other clubs in the region are going to wait until after Christmas before returning to competitive action. Having received government approval, the RFU have given clubs permission … Continue reading
WITH no rugby to look forward to at the moment, Tamar Saracens are turning their attentions to trying to help the community. The Devon One side are using the second national lockdown to collect boxes for the Plymouth Food Bank. They set an original target of collecting 25 boxes, but, with the rest of the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S rugby clubs remain hopeful that they still might get to play some games this season, despite the RFU cancelling the 2020-21 league programmes. The RFU Council made the decision on Friday after it became clear, following discussions with the government, that hopes of starting the season in January would not be possible. In a … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks are pleased they are still attracting new players to their club, even though league rugby will not return until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Oaks have added prop Sean Dunn from Devonport Services to their Cornwall/Devon League squad and have also signed new players Jay Warren and Aaron King. “It is … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum’s new head coach Brett Stroud says he is happy with how his first few months have gone at Bickleigh Down – even though he hasn’t had a chance to see his side in action yet. The former Plymoth Albion flanker took over the reins at the Devon One club earlier in the summer. … Continue reading
TRIBUTES have been paid to popular Plymouth rugby coach and school teacher Howell Phillips who sadly passed away on Thursday. Welshman Phillips, who taught at St Boniface School for 37 years, had been battling cancer for nearly four years. When he was diagnosed with a tumour on his pelvis in November 2016 he was told … Continue reading
DAVE SANSOM has made a return to Devon One side Plymouth Argaum. Sansom guided Argaum to back-to-back promotions from Devon Two to the Cornwall/Devon League between 2013 and 2015 and then helped them to a top half finish in their first season at level eight. But in May 2016 he decided to step down from … Continue reading
