IVYBRIDGE’S women’s team capped off a dream season by winning the RFU Intermediate Cup final at Twickenham on Sunday by beating Old Albanian Saints II 40-17. The Bridgers have finished the 2025-26 campaign unbeaten, having stormed to the Championship South West 2 title. Old Albanian did really push them hard in hot conditions at Twickenham … Continue reading
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Harbour bags four tries as Devonport Services III beat their Exmouth counterparts to lift the David Butt Trophy
DYLAN Harbour scored four tries, including a late match winner, as Devonport Services III won the David Butt Trophy at the Rectory on Saturday. Services III beat their Exmouth counterparts in the Devon RFU competition to cap a fine season for the club, whose first and second teams had both won their leagues. Devonport’s third … Continue reading
Services’ Groves scores twice at Devon beat Somerset to top their pool, while Plymouth Combination narrow lose to Torbay Sharks
DEVONPORT Services’ Charlie Groves and Nathan Todd scored two tries each as Devon made sure they topped their pool in Division Two of the County Championship by beating Somerset 43-33 at Brixham on Saturday. Devon had been handed a walkover in their opening match against Buckinghamshire so they knew victory over Somerset would move them … Continue reading
Plymouth Combination representative rugby sides prepare to battle it out with Torbay Sharks
THE Plymouth Combination representative rugby team returns to action on Sunday when the men’s and the women’s team take on Torbay Sharks at Plymstock Oaks’ Horsham Fields ground. The women’s game will be first up at 12.30pm and they will be playing for the Dougal Cup, while the men’s match will kick-off at 2.30pm and … Continue reading
Plymstock Oaks launch a new non-contact rugby session for women of all ages and abilities
PLYMSTOCK Oaks RFC have launched a new non-contact rugby session for women. Their new T1 women’s rugby group will meet every Friday between 7.30pm and 8.30pm at Horsham Fields. T1 is backed by World Rugby and the RFU and is slightly different to normal touch rugby and has been designed to try and reflect the … Continue reading
Bedford-Smith thrilled with Old Techs’ last-gasp Ellis Trophy victory at the Rectory
OLD Techs’ Shaun Bedford-Smith felt his team’s dramatic Ellis Trophy win on Monday was a fitting reward for the players’ efforts this season. Techs lifted the trophy after beating Devonport Services III 35-34 thanks to a try with the last play of the game, which came 12 minutes into added-on time. Two years ago, Old … Continue reading
Lupson delighted to help Devonport Services II win three trophies this season
DEVONPORT Services II captain Elliott Lupson was thrilled to lead the team to a third trophy of the season on Monday. Services II had already won the Counties Two Devon title, the Devon 2nd XV Cup and on Monday added the Lockie Cup to their trophy cabinet as well by beating Plymouth Argaum 45-7. It … Continue reading
GALLERY: Devonport Services II, Liskeard-Looe, Old Techs and Plymstock Oaks II claim cup final victories
DEVONPORT Services II, Liskeard-Looe, Old Techs and Plymstock Oaks II were all winners as the Plymouth Combination held their annual cup finals on bank holiday Monday. For the first time, the Combination opted to host all their finals on the same day as a festival of rugby. However, unfortunately the powers-that-be in charge of the … Continue reading
Plymouth Combination ready to hold their festival of finals day at the Rectory
THE Plymouth rugby community will descend on the Rectory on Monday for their first cup finals day. The Plymouth Combination have traditionally held their finals over two mid-week evenings, but this year they have decided to hold them all on one day as a festival of rugby. The first final will be the Pedrick Cup … Continue reading
RUGBY REPORTS: Plymstock Oaks suffer relegation from Western West, but Saltash give themselves hope with bonus-point win
PLYMSTOCK Oaks have been relegated from Counties One Western West after they lost 45-27 away at Torquay Athletic on Saturday, but Saltash could yet stay up after they beat Newton Abbot 34-19 at Moorlands Lane. The Ashes had not been out of the bottom two all season, but they did just that on the final … Continue reading