PLYMOUTH Albion are set to have a number of trialists among their ranks when they return for pre-season training at the end of this month. Director of rugby Graham Dawe says the club, who were relegated from the Championship to National One in April after nearly going out of business, have to make sure they … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion have announced they will play Championship side Bedford Blues at Brickfields in pre-season. The match will take place on Saturday, August 22, although the club have not confirmed a kick-off time. Bedford will be the second Championship side Albion will play in pre-season. Graham Dawe’s new-look team will open their warm-up campaign with … Continue reading
NEW ZEALAND hooker James Penman appears set to commit his future to Plymouth Albion. The former Cambridge front-rower joined Albion towards the end of last season and featured in their final three matches. However, although Penman seems likely to stay at Brickfields, having remained in the city since the end of the season, fellow hooker … Continue reading
RUAIRI CUSHION has joined National Three South West side Exmouth after six years with Plymouth Albion. The Irish scrum-half (pictured) will combine playing for Jon Hill’s side with working at Premiership outfit Exeter Chiefs on their player development programme. Cushion, who is about to qualify as a physiotherapist, gained coaching experience at Albion last season … Continue reading
DIRECTOR of rugby Graham Dawe has said three young Exeter Chiefs players will have important roles to play at Plymouth Albion next season. England students lock Ed Holmes, England Under-18 scrum-half Jack Maunder (pictured) and teenage winger Harrison Cully will all join Albion on season-long loan deals from the Premiership club. Maunder, son of former … Continue reading
UTLITY back Lewis Warner will be working with former Plymouth Albion coach James Scaysbrook next season in Hong Kong. Warner has joined Scaysbrook at Kowloon Rugby Club. The 23-year-old has signed as a player after three seasons at Albion, while Scaysbrook will be head coach at the Hong Kong Premiership side. Scaysbrook spent the second … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH youngsters Cameron Setter and Dan Pullinger will be turning out for Albion again next season. Scrum-half Setter, 22, has signed a new contract with the club, while prop Pullinger, 20, has agreed to join Albion on a permanent basis after spending last season on a dual-registered deal from Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. Albion’s director … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion will start life in National One with two home fixtures. Graham Dawe’s side will entertain Richmond at Brickfields on September 5 before then welcoming fellow west London side Rosslyn Park to Plymouth the following week. Their first away game will be against newly-promoted Hull Ionians on September 19, before a home match against … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion have announced their first new signing of the summer with the capture of former Australian under-20 player Ethan Ford. The 23-year-old utility back is to join fellow Australian and former Randwick team-mate Marc Koteczky at Brickfields. Koteczky, who can play centre, full-back or fly-half, has signed a new deal with Albion, despite their … Continue reading
FORMER Plymouth Albion players Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie have been named in England’s starting line-up for their non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday (3pm). The match is being played after Cornwall’s County Championship final against Lancashire (12noon). Former Plymouth College pupil Slade will start at centre, with Cowan-Dickie lining up at … Continue reading