DEVON One side OPMs have appointed Rick Orkney as their new head coach for the 2019-20 season. Orkney, who is director of sport at Devonport High School, has been assistant coach at OPMs since 2017, but will now move up following Howard Turner’s decision to step down as head coach. Orkney was previously part of … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens players Josh Heath and Marc Cioffi loved every minute of their Twickenham experience last Sunday. The duo played for the NatWest Grassroots Barbarians at the home of English rugby. They featured in the south team that were beaten in a tight match by a northern XV. They got the chance to fulfil a … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens players Marc Cioffi and Josh Heath will fulfil a dream this weekend when they run out at Twickenham for the NatWest Grassroots Barbarians. Cioffi and Heath will play for the Southern Grassroots Barbarians XV against the Northern Barbarians XV on Sunday at the home of English rugby. They have got their chance after … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion centre Seti Raumakita scored a try with the last play of the game, that club colleague Matt Shepherd calmly converted, to secure Cornwall a 14-12 County Championship victory over Cheshire at Twickenham on Sunday evening. Raumakita scored in the eighth minute of added on time to give Cornwall a third trophy win in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion full-back Matt Shepherd returns to Cornwall’s team for Sunday’s County Championship final against Cheshire at Twickenham (5.45pm). Shepherd missed Cornwall’s 50-20 group win over Devon two weeks ago due to injury, but he will wear the number 15 shirt at Twickenham. He joins fellow Albion players Jon Dawe and Frazer Honey in the … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK RFC are already well underway with their planning for the 2019-20 season. The Cornwall/Devon League club have already made some new signings and they are looking forward to trying to build on a positive second half campaign last year. “There is certainly a huge buzz in and around the club and aspirations and goals … Continue reading
CORNWALL have reached Twickenham for a sixth time in seven years after beating rivals Devon 50-20 at Brixham on Saturday in the County Championship. The Duchy out-scored Devon eight tries to two to make up for last year’s 20-19 defeat at Camborne. Cornwall, who included Plymouth Albion players Jon Dawe, Frazer Honey and Seti Raumakita … Continue reading
