THE looks on the Plymouth Albion players’ faces as they trudged off the muddy Mennaye pitch on Sunday said it all. They and the club’s loyal supporters know their hopes of staying in the Championship are now hanging by a thread. The loss at the hands of their West Country rivals the Cornish Pirtes leaves … Continue reading
JAMES SHANAHAN and Graham Dawe have both described Sunday’s West Country derby match against the Cornish Pirates as ‘huge’ for Plymouth Albion (kick-off 3pm). Albion head to Mennaye Field bottom of the Championship table, seven points behind Moseley, who claimed two valuable bonus points against Rotherham on Friday night. It means, with only three games … Continue reading
TOM COWAN-DICKIE will face his former club Cornish Pirates on Sunday after earning a recall to Plymouth Albion’s starting line-up for the big derby match at Mennaye Field. Cowan-Dickie replaces Ted Stagg at hooker in one of two personnel changes Albion make to their team that lost last weekend to Yorkshire Carnegie. The other change … Continue reading
DIRECTOR of rugby Graham Dawe says Plymouth Albion must not worry about how their relegation rivals Moseley get on this weekend. Moseley, who sit five points ahead of basement side Albion, play Rotherham two days before Plymouth travel to their West Country rivals the Cornish Pirates on Sunday. If Moseley were to beat Rotherham at … Continue reading