SALTASH players Will Morton and Lewis Wells will make their first County Championship starts for Cornwall on Saturday when play Hertfordshire at Bishop Stortford. The pair missed out on the chance to feature at the start of Cornwall’s campaign due to Saltash’s involvement in the RFU Senior Vase final at Twickenham. But with the Duchy … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Alison McEwing claimed the Devon women’s 10,000m track title on Wednesday night at Tavistock. On a perfect evening for running, McEwing clocked 37:58.43 for the 25 laps. North Devon’s Sarah Sheppard was second in 39:46.97, with Plymouth Harriers’ Jane Allison third, and first veteran home, in 41:14.40. The men’s race was dominated … Continue reading
BOURNEMOUTH’S Toby Chapman claimed victory in the gruelling Dartmoor Discovery 32-mile ultra-marathon on Saturday. Chapman (pictured left) was one of three runners to clock under four hours for the undulating course. He finished in three hours, 51 minutes and 40 seconds, which was less than two minutes ahead of Cornwall AC’S over-45 veteran Adrian Bell, … Continue reading
MORE than 200 runners hit the roads of Dartmoor on Saturday for a 32-mile ultra-marathon. The Dartmoor Discovery race, which starts and finishes at Princetown, is one of the most popular ultra runs in the country. The undulating course took athletes from Princetown through Dartmeet, Poundsgate, Newbridge, Ashburton, Buckland-in-the-Moor, Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Postbridge before heading back … Continue reading
BRITISH number one Will Battershill lowered his personal best in the under-20 men’s 2,000 metres steeplechase at the Devon County Championships. Erme Valley Harriers athlete Battershill clocked an impressive five minutes and 56.74 seconds at Exeter Arena, which was not only well inside the national standard but less than two seconds of UK Athletics’ world … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE can look forward to another trip to Twickenham after guiding Cornwall to the County Championship final. The Duchy produced a storming second half display to overcome Hertfordshire 25-18 in front of a large and passionate crowd Redruth’s Recreation Ground. Cornwall’s hopes of securing a third successive trip to Twickenham did not look great … Continue reading
DEVON and Cornwall county teams could be strengthened next year by players from Plymouth Albion. The counties have not been able to select anyone from Albion for the past couple of seasons due to a change in the rules that banned contracted Championship or Premiership players taking part in the Bill Beumont Cup. However, Albion’s … Continue reading
CORNWALL have set up a winner-takes-all clash with Hertfordshire at Redruth next weekend after beating Kent 22-16 on Saturday at Gravesend. The victory followed on from the Duchy’s success at Gloucestershire the week before and leaves them within 80 minutes of reaching a third consecutive County Championship final at Twickenham. Launceston scrum-half Matt Shepherd was … Continue reading
FORMER Plymouth Albion captain Kyle Marriott will make his Cornwall debut on Saturday when they open their County Championship campaign against Gloucestershire at Cinderford. Redruth number eight Marriott, a former Devon player, will skipper the Duchy as they bid to reach Twickenham for a third successive season. However, if they are to book their place … Continue reading
CORNWALL produced a strong second half display to beat Devon 38-13 and retain the Tamar Cup at Brickfields on Tuesday night. Devon, in Division Two of the County Championship, gave as good as they got in the first 40 minutes against last year’s runners-up and were only four points behind at the break. But after … Continue reading