DEVONPORT Services make the short trip across the Tamar on Saturday to take on Launceston knowing a win could virtually seal them the Regional One South West title. Services are six points clear of second-placed Topsham with just three games to go – and their title rivals have a tough match against Exmouth this weekend. … Continue reading
DAN Gloyns and James Cantin both scored hat-tricks as Ivybridge returned to winning ways with a 54-20 away victory over bottom side Wellington on Saturday in Regional Two South West. It was the Bridgers’ first win in four games and has moved them to within two points of a play-off position with three games to … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to get back to winning ways when they visit winless bottom side Wellington on Saturday in Regional Two South West. The game was postponed three times before and so the two clubs will now meet twice in their final four fixtures. Ivybridge will know if they can win both and beat … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have taken a massive step towards a return to National League rugby after they beat title-rivals Topsham 39-29 in a tense top-of-the-table clash at the Rectory on Saturday. The victory, which came courtesy of tries by Matt Gregory, James McFarlane, Charlie Groves, Richard West, Tom Davies and Mike Rickard, moves Services six points … Continue reading
GAMES do not come much bigger than Devonport Services’ clash with Topsham at the Rectory on Saturday. With just four games of the Regional One South West campaign to go, this weekend’s clash between the top two could turn out to be a winner-takes-all affair. Services go into the top-of-the-table fixture just two points ahead … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services came back from a half-time deficit to beat Exmouth 26-18 away on Saturday and keep themselves in the driving seat for the Regional One South West title. Leaders Services knew they could not afford to slip up at the Imperial Ground with second-placed Topsham breathing down their necks. The two clubs now face … Continue reading
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