RFU SENIOR VASE SALTASH will be hoping home advantage can help them to their first Twickenham cup final. The Ashes will host London Three South West title-chasers Old Cranleighans at Moorlands Lane on Saturday in the semi-finals of the RFU Junior Vase (2pm). The winners will play at English rugby’s HQ against the northern champions … Continue reading
THERE was success for runners from the region at the Granite Way races and the Yeovil Half Marathon. The 10 and 20 mile Granite Way races had previously been postponed due to the bad weather, but still attracted a good turnout for their new date. Tavistock Athletic Club’s ultra specialist Adam Holland dominated the 20 … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services IIs booked their place in the Lockie Cup final after beating Devon One side Tamar Saracens 22-12 in a hard-fought semi at the Rectory on Wednesday night. Services will now face the winners of the other semi-final between Plymstock Albion Oaks and Saltash, with the final set for April 25. There was nothing … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athletes David King and James Arnott produced encouraging displays in tough conditions at the Queensland International Track Classic on Wednesday. The pair were part of the England team that were using the event as a warm-up for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The sprinters had to run into a strong headwind, … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE Community College pupil Lewis Widdicombe will compete at April’s Junior European Judo Cup in Italy. The 17-year-old South Brent Judo Club member has been producing some encouraging performances against older competitors at under-21 level. Last weekend he finished as the highest-placed first-year junior in a competitive under-21 -90kg category at the International Masters Bremen … Continue reading
PILGRIM Flyers enjoyed an impressive outing at the opening round of the HSBC UK National Cross Country Mountain Bike Series at Sherwood Pines at the weekend. The Plymouth club took six youth riders to the top event in Mansfield and claimed three top five placings. In the junior women’s category, Fiona Barron raced with the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athlete Neal Edwards finished fifth in the men’s 400m at the recent European Masters’ Indoor Championships in Madrid. Edwards is better known as a 400m hurdler and won silver in that event in the over-45 category at last year’s outdoor European Masters’ Championships. Competing in the same age group in Madrid, the Royal Navy … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK School judo star Max Gregory gained more international experience at the weekend when he competed in Germany at the International Masters Bremen. The South Brent Judo Club member had a hard day of fighting in the under-18 -90kg category, but finished the competition, which attracted athletes from all over the world, in an impressive … Continue reading
SIX Ivybridge players and Devonport Services’ Lewis Swatton helped Devon Under-20s to a dramatic 28-27 win over Berkshire at Newton Abbot on Sunday. Devon snatched victory with the last play of the game when Teignmouth full-back Aaron Smith scored a try and Ivybridge’s Mitch Pinkus calmly converted. Earlier Exmouth flanker Max Keen had scored a … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE moved out of the relegation zone in the South West Premier League with a 34-31 away victory at Weston-super-Mare. The Bridgers knew they needed a bonus point win in Somerset to close the gap on the teams above them. That looked like it was going to be relatively simple to achieve when they went … Continue reading