CORNWALL coach Graham Dawe will be on familiar territory on Tuesday night when his side take on Devon in the annual Tamar Cup. This year’s clash between the two counties is taking place at Plymouth Albion’s Brickfields ground (7.45pm). Dawe, who now combines his Duchy job with being Albion’s new director of rugby, will be … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK teacher Kairn Stone comfortably won the 2015 Plymouth Half Marathon. The 38-year-old, who competes for Newham & Essex Beagles, led from start to finish. Stone completed the course in 69 minutes and 47 seconds. He was nearly five minutes ahead of Mounts Bay’s Neil Eddy (1:14.40) in second. Tamar Trotters’ Jacob Landers came third … Continue reading
THE Royal Navy turned on the style in the second half to beat a makeshift Devon side 57-10 at The Rectory on Wednesday night. There was little to separate the teams in the first period, with Devon having more than their fair share of territory, particularly in the opening 30 minutes. Sili Buinimasi had given … Continue reading
ATHLETES from around Devon and Cornwall descended on Brickfields on Sunday for the start of the track and field season. The annual Spring Warm-up Meet, hosted by City of Plymouth Athletics Club, once again attracted a good turnout. There was a particularly pleasing amount of under-eight (panthers) and under-11 athletes. Next Saturday (April 11) Newquay … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum claimed the Devon One title with a hard-earned 20-15 victory over second-placed Plymstock Albion Oaks at Bickleigh Down. It is Argaum’s second successive league crown, having won Devon Two last year. They will now be plying their trade in the Cornwall/Devon League next season, where Oaks will still be hopeful of joining … Continue reading
VETERAN athlete Stuart Hall cruised to victory in the Tavy 13 on Sunday. The former Commonwealth Games marathon runner, who now competes in the over-50 category, won by nearly a minute. Hall, running for the Devon-Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, finished the new course in a time of 1:18.12. Second home was Torbay Athletic Club’s … Continue reading