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An old soldier from the West Country threw his medals at the Houses of Parliament yesterday in a protest against what he calls “a travesty of justice”. Dennis Hutchings, 76, from Cornwall, marched on Parliament with hundreds of supporters and demanded an end to what they call a witch-hunt. Mr Hutchings faces prosecution over the death of John Pat Cunningham during the Northern Ireland Troubles in 1974. FULL STORY: Page 11 PICTURE: Gareth Fuller / PA Wire
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A West Country university is offering a doctorate – in rugby. The University of Exeter has teamed up with Exeter Chiefs to fund a PhD study into the injury risks facing young players. The fully-funded PhD student will investigate risk factors for injuries in Exeter Chiefs academy players. The results will be used to inform the way training is carried out, and possibly for other interventions to help aspiring rugby stars. Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter, who was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Exeter last month, said: “Anything we can do to ensure player safety is key to our success, so we are very excited at what lies ahead.” Applications for the PhD will close on September 29 at www.exeter.ac.uk EXETER CHIEFS MATCH REPORTS AND CLUB NEWS, PAGES 63–66
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Bird rescue appeal launched RSPCA rescuers yesterday launched an ‘urgent’ appeal across the West Country to help seabirds injured in last weekend’s storms. Staff at the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Somerset are appealing to people to donate. They say they desperately need towels and donations to pay for fresh fish as they care for the sudden influx of injured rare seabirds. Staff are caring for more than 260 Manx shearwaters that came into the centre earlier this week after they were rescued by the RSPCA from Newgale beach in Wales, where they were caught up in difficult weather conditions. It is thought there was a mass landing of the birds on the Pembrokeshire beach, following storms during the early hours of Monday (September 11). Others were rescued in Cornwall and Devon after the gales and brought to the centre near Taunton.
A rescued seabird recuperates at West Hatch The birds are undergoing rehabilitation in the hope they can soon be released back to the wild but the team caring for them are pleading for help as they struggle to keep up with the sudden huge demand. Centre manager Dr Bel Deering said: “People have always been really generous when we
make our appeals, and we hope they will help us again. We are in desperate need of small hand towels and donations to help with the cost of feeding them. “Their initial care includes four tube feeds a day of home-made fish soup so we are having to buy in a huge amount of fish to feed all of these birds. With such huge numbers of Manx shearwaters coming into care over the past few days we are also struggling with keeping up the laundry and would appreciate any donations. “The birds are exhausted after being caught in strong winds and rough seas and bashed into rocks and eventually washed up onto beaches where our hard-working inspectors and animal collection officers have been rescuing them and bringing them into West Hatch.” Sadly, approximately 10% of those birds collected by the RSPCA had to be put to sleep. Anyone who can help donate can do so through www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ rspca-west-hatch1
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Ben the Elephant takes to the streets Look out for Ben the Elephant on the streets of Bristol today. Ben will be among more than 150 RAF personnel joining thousands of others in the Bristol Half Marathon in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund. Flight Lieutenant Chris Nash, based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse with 72 (R) Squadron, aims to complete the challenge whilst dressed as fund mascot Ben.
Firefighters unite in car wash drive A record number of fire stations throughout Devon and Somerset were yesterday taking part in a fund-raising national car wash. People could take their car along to their local station and have it washed in return for a donation to The Fire Fighters Charity.
By SIMON HOPKINSON newsdesk@indyonline.co.uk A charity match in aid of a seriously ill West Country teenage footballer Kieron Hackers is to be held – and he’s determined that he’ll be on the pitch. The midfielder from Yate and his family were this week told that the 17-year-old may only have a few months to live after contracting cancer. The match, which Kieron and his older brother Callum are expected to play in, takes place at Chipping Sodbury’s Ridings HQ next Saturday (September 23) between his Chipping Town Under-18s comrades and a team comprising a collection of Yate United and Sodbury managers. Entry is free and the game kicks off at 6.30pm ahead of an evening of entertainment, an auction and prize raffle draw in the clubhouse. Kieron, a former pupil at Yate’s Brimsham Green School, played for Yate United for much of his childhood having had a spell at nearneighbours St Nicholas and, last season, with Iron Acton, where he performed for their senior men’s first team. Sandra King, who is a committee member at Chipping Sodbury Town Football Club and Kieron’s under-18 manager last season, said: “He has only just found out that he may only have four to six months left to live and we’re very keen to raise as much money as possible to enable him to fulfil a few wishes on his bucket list. “He’s a big Manchester United fan and I know he’d love to have the chance to go and watch them play. “But they also want to make a donation to Macmillan nurses who have been, and will be, a big part of his life at this time.” Kieron himself promised: “I’m still fighting it! I’d like to thank everyone for their support; it means a lot to me and my family. “My cancer trust has adopted my wish to meet the Manchester United players and train with them – which I’m really excited about.”
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MUSIC ON THE MOVE West Countrybased folk star Cara Dillon is heading to Cornwall the long way round – via the United States of America
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Medic reunited with man he saved Bath-based paramedic Simon Moody has been hailed a hero after he stepped in to save the life of a Clevedon man – while off duty – and is encouraging everybody to learn the lifesaving CPR skill. South Western Ambulance Service’s paramedic Simon Moody gave chest compressions to save the life of Viv Ware. This week Viv and his wife Julie met Simon and his crewmates to say thanks. Simon said: “It is so important to publicise the benefits of CPR wherever possible. I urge people to make sure they and their family know how to do CPR.” Kieron Hackers, with his younger brother Finley
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A youth footballer who played through back pain has now been diagnosed with a form of bone cancer – and has launched a fund-raising campaign to help the people supporting him. Simon Gerry plays for Plymouth side Railway Beacon in the Nash and Co Devon Junior and Minor League. After a lengthy and painful wait, Simon has been diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. He said: “The outlook on these types of tumours is not good, so I want to dedicate my time during treatment and hopefully remission to support the charity CLIC Sargent. “The reason for this is because they've provided help for not only me but also my family in that they’ve supplied very homely accommodation for lengthy hospital stays and supportive, knowledgeable and kind nurses to aid me through my treatment. I feel like fund-raising will give back to the charity as much as they’ve given to me.” Simon’s fund-raising page is at www.gofund me.com/simons-clic-sargent-fundraising
Today is a day of fund-raising in memory of George Zographou, who lost his life to meningitis last month after becoming ill at the Boardmasters festival in Cornwall. George, known to his friends as ‘Zoggy’, would have been 19th birthday this week. The fund-raiser for the charity Meningitis Now and the Royal Cornwall Hospital is aimed to be a celebration of George’s life and will feature a special game of football. The match will see ex-professional players, including Bristol City’s Louis Carey and other familiar faces, play Zoggy’s XI. The event will be held at Brislington FC from mid-day, with the match kicking off at 1pm. Attractions continue after the match, with music, a barbecue, a bouncy castle, face painting, ice cream, a raffle and an auction taking place. If you can’t make it to the event but would like to show your support for George’s family, you can donate via their Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Zoggy
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The Theatre Royal Bath paid tribute to director Sir Peter Hall, whose death was announced last week). Director Danny Moar said: “We are very sad to hear the news of Sir Peter Hall’s death. “He was a great friend of the Theatre Royal and a legendary director with whom we enjoyed a long-standing working relationship for many years.”
Rugby anecdotes and singing A charity event for lovers of singing and sport is being staged at Queen’s College, Taunton, on September 23. International rugby star Rupert Moon (24 caps for Wales) will be hosting ‘Scrum Halves and Voices’ – an evening of rugby anecdotes and banter supported by the Welsh voices of the Aber Valley Choir. Profits will go to Queen’s Foundation and the injured rugby players’ foundations of the WRU and RFU. Tickets from bookings.queens college.org.uk or 01823 340880.
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College’s 60 years of naval training Two residents of Priory retirement village at Abbotskerswell will be featured in a special touring exhibition focusing on 60 years of naval training at Dartmouth. Lt Cdr Ian Pearson and Cdr Joe Young both served in the Royal Navy and now live at The Priory, where the oral history exhibition Britannia’s Voices takes place on Saturday, September 30. Both are among the 66 interviewed to record their training memories. Former naval officer cadets from Britannia Royal Naval College can be heard talking about their experiences at the college as part of the two-year project, made possible thanks to a £45,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant and support from the Britannia Association and the Foyle Foundation.
Good neighbours Eight neighbours in Paignton have landed People’s Postcode Lottery’s Daily Prize, thanks to their postcode TQ3 3HD being drawn on September 12. Each of the Tallow Wood Close residents who play with the postcode has scooped £1,000.
It’s been 13 years since Martin Clunes took on the role of Doc Martin, and his huge fan base – known as the ‘Clunatics’ – shows no signs of shrinking as the West Country drama returns to our TV screens this week. In fact, the “fans have organised themselves”, the 55-year-old actor reveals. “They’re incredibly generous, they send presents and they supported a show we did on Nepal and gave money to our appeal. “There are some British Clunatics, Australian, New Zealand, all over the place. “We’re all pleasantly baffled by them but they’re so kind, they’re at such pains to tell you why they like the show, lots of people recovering or going through illness.” Martin confides his fans don’t always come in the human form you might expect. “People have started saying thank you to me after I’ve said hello to their dog, like I’ve blessed it or something!” he exclaims. The actor, who previously starred in Men Behaving Badly, is more than happy to meet people’s pooches, though. While his recurrently irritable character Dr Martin Ellingham
can’t stand dogs, Clunes himself is an animal lover who spends months organising Buckham Fair for charity. Held on his farm in Dorset every August, it has 1,000 dogs in attendance as well as a pony show and fun-fair. “If I’m at home there’s always a million things to do on the farm or with an animal, which I love,” he says when discussing what he does on his day off. “That’s as far away from performing as you can get.” London-born Martin had a whole
year away from filming Doc Martin in the Cornish village of Port Isaac last year, instead spending time abroad working on his ITV documentary, Islands of Australia. So how well has the actor moulded back into the role of the nation’s favourite grumpy medic? “It’s funny, it’s a little tentative and you think, am I doing an impersonation of something I did before?” he admits. “And then you get back into it. “You reach a period now where there’s a love affair among the whole crew, they’re so tight and fond of each other and they’re all flourishing.” The new dose of Doc Martin sees the bad-tempered GP and his wife Louisa (Caroline Catz) facing the challenge of living happily together with their baby, James Henry, after having therapy to save their marriage in the last series. And while there’s no longer a will they, won’t they element in their relationship to explore, there’s still drama in store for the couple as Louisa decides to have a career change, of which Martin says his character is “supportive plus slightly dismissive”. “He’s so twisted and old-fashioned about everything. I don’t
think he thinks she should stay at home but there’s a lot of her torment at being a working mother and getting the balance of time with James, but the Doc has a more disciplinarian approach.” The doctor’s job in the idyllic hamlet of Portwenn remains the same though, with his brusque bedside manner and a phobia of blood very much intact, plus plenty more medical stunts for Clunes. Sigourney Weaver surprised fans with a cameo in the show two years ago as a brash American tourist. “Yes, she’ll be back really soon”, reveals Martin excitedly. “I think it was her idea again because last time it was all quite tentative but she turned up and she so loved it.” Two series of Doc Martin were commissioned at once this time round, and a ninth instalment is definitely on the way for Clunatics the world over. But what about after that – would Martin carry on playing the doctor until he’s grown old and grey? “Probably,” he reasons. “I’ll never get a better job, I love playing him and being here and I like all the people.” l Doc Martin is back on ITV from Wednesday, September 20.
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Bid to translate Germans’ passion for West into success
Region bucking house sales trend House prices in the South West continue to grow despite an increasingly mixed picture across the UK housing market, according to the August 2017, RICS UK Residential Market Survey. In the report, 39% more respondents reported prices across the region rising – rather than falling – at the headline level. August saw little change to buyer enquiries, with sentiment remaining flat. Despite this, agreed sales remain buoyant, with 34% more respondents seeing a rise rather than a fall. Elsewhere in the country, agents report sales slowing down.
Students are on the write lines man trips to Cornwall last year. More than 102,000 German tourists visited the county, spending £49.1 million. “On average, overseas visitors spend twice as much per trip as domestic visitors, so they are very important to our economy,” said Malcolm Bell, chief executive of Visit Cornwall. German-speakers interested in tour guide work should email Natalie at tours@literarylyme.co.uk with a CV and a cover letter explaining in detail why they would be suitable for the work.
GEOFF BAKER geoff.baker@indyonline.co.uk Aufmerksamkeit (attention)! A West Country tour boss is desperately seeking German speakers to cope with a boom in big-spending visitors from Deutschland. Cruise and coach chief Natalie Manifold is making a dringende Berufung (urgent appeal) for linguists following a rise of more than 20% in German tourists who are spending almost £50 million on culture trips in Devon and Cornwall. Natalie’s company, LL Tours, needs German speakers to help her meet demand for her cruise trips to Torquay, Dartmouth and Falmouth, coach parties to Trelissick Gardens and the Eden Project and walking tours in the footsteps of Jane Austen, fossil-hunter Mary Anning and John Fowles’ Dorsetbased classic Die Frau des französischen Leutnants (The French Lieutenant’s Woman). She is also appealing for interpreters who can help with the Germans’ fascination for the locations of the more than 100 German TV adaptations of the romantic novels of Rosamunde Pilcher, whose West Country-set dramas regularly attract around six million viewers. “We’re now getting lots and lots of Germans coming over on cruises
A West Country setting, top picture, for a scene from a German TV production of The Man of My Dreams. Inset above: Natalie Manifold, left, leading one of her Jane Austenthemed tours
and coach trips and I need Germanspeaking tour guides who are truly passionate about the West Country and who are able to convey their love of this land and culture to others,” said Natalie “I’m looking for confident people who are stress-resilient and who have a broad knowledge of the region’s history and culture. “And if they have some knowledge of the works of Rosamunde Pilcher that’s a bonus because the demand to see the locations of the films of her books is huge.” Tourism chiefs value the boom in German visitors as key to the economy in the South West, where there was a 22 per cent increase in Ger-
Eden’s call to play generation game
Grandmother Lesley Dibb with granddaughter Alice enjoying activities for grandparents and their grandchildren at Eden
Cornwall’s Eden Project is seeking volunteers to help run a new programme of activities for grandparents and their grandchildren. ‘Deep Roots New Shoots’ is aimed at mobilising the time and talents of older people. Through story-telling, outdoor play, craft activities and exploration, the visitor attraction is hosting nature-based activities to allow grandparents, grandchildren and volunteers to connect with each other. Sessions are devised by Eden’s education team and designed for grandparents and under-fives so they can get ideas for outdoor and imaginative play and meet other grandparents with their grandchildren. Now Eden is looking for volunteers aged over 50 who can offer their time to support the activities. For more information go to www.edenproject.com/visit/whatson/activities-for-grandparents or email etolley@edenproject.com
Falmouth University’s School of Writing and Journalism has just launched its first book at the South West Outdoor Festival in collaboration with the National Trust and the university’s current writer in residence, Man Booker longlisted novelist Wyl Menmuir. In Dark Places is the first in a series of pocket-size books inspired by the history and environment of National Trust places. It is written by Menmuir, illustrated by MA Illustration student Emma Butcher, and produced by a team of English and Writing students.
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Just give me a real veggie Cornish pasty!
D
o vegetable pasties exist anymore? Do us a favour, would you, let me know where I can buy one. I’ve been looking for a proper job for almost 30 years. I don’t mean vegetarian pasties, often somebody’s bizarrely-exotic idea of what we veggies would most like to eat besides just not meat and stuff, thanks. I just want a vegetable Cornish pasty. Or a Devon one, I don’t mind. Or a Dorset one come to that, I’m Hardy county born and bred so I don’t object to supporting the local team. Is there such a thing as a Somerset pasty? I suppose there’s a traditional Bristol pasty too. Knew I shouldn’t have started this. Actually, you know what, I don’t care where it’s from. My Aunt Fanny’s cat can knock up any counterfeit of the protected Cornish species on top of Hay Tor for all it matters – as long as it’s a proper job. By which I mean that it contains only potato, onion, swede, turnip and white pepper. Maybe carrot, if you absolutely really have to, and a bit of cheese if you like, which I do. But by proper job I also mean, that this vegetable Cornish pasty does not contain red peppers and sweetcorn. I can’t eat anywhere these days without v e g e t a b l e pasties having red peppers and sweetcorn in them. I don’t dislike sweetcorn, I’m not cornist; some of the best things I have ever had stuck in my teeth have been sweetcorn. And red pepper is an almost-favourite vegetable, after its hotter relative, the formidable morning-after thrill which is the Dorset Naga pepper and digestion stimulator. But what’s that about, red peppers and sweetcorn being in a Cornish pasty? I know, it’s what most people like, market research will prove that it is hugely popular. But is it authentic? A well-known traditional, working-class Celtic staple from the pasty’s 17th Century origins is it, the red pepper? Not a native of Mexico or anything? Yet they say it’s traditional. Am I also supposed to swallow that the old tin miners of yore could barely get to work each morning because of the hours it took to struggle through the vast fields of red pep-
Ross Poldark (Aiden Turner), probably preparing for the pepper harvest pers that must have covered the land in the 1650s? And why put the corn in Cornwall? Was it to mark the legend that it took St Piran a bit of a while to convert the whole county because of delays caused by trying to find a path through the almostmountainous thickets of indigenous sweetcorn, which of course hails from Newquay and not from anywhere like the New World? Indeed, given the popularity of ostensibly-traditional vegetable pasties with sweetcorn, I’m surprised that ancient golden fields of it haven’t featured in Poldark. Although I confess that I don’t watch Poldark, so for all I know it may be the only thing that Demelza ever talks about, ‘oh take me in the maize, Ross, Elizabeth’ll never spot you in this massive forest.’ Come to think of it, given this traditional authenticity, you know that scene, the one when Ross did a spot of essential-to-the-plot-honest gardening, the one that made a hot and bothered nation run out of towels, wasn’t he scything sweetcorn in
that? Bet he was. Have a look (he wrote, in order to gratuitously enable the accompanying image). But, although it’s recklessly risking total war to complain about what should and shouldn’t have any right to be inside a pasty, let alone to dare sparking the next Korea over how the pastry should be crimped, or whether one should wear red or blue trousers when taking it out of the oven without risking something like a Papal bull against you, it ought to be a matter of great importance to the West Country that a save the Proper Cornish vegetable pasty campaign is launched, with the full backing of all local MPs. It’s important because I fear that this, the most moreish taste of the West ever created, may be another old West Country way that is fading away, like pubs with lounge and public bars and drinking four pints of that scrumpy that they used to tell us kids was made with rats in the barrels. I am sure that they must exist, but I have not managed to find a proper [I know, risky wording] corn and pepper free vegetable pasty since
my youngest daughter was four years old, and last week we had the christening of her second child. When people come to dinner, a rare occurrence these days because of what is explained in the rest of this sentence, I repetitively and tediously complain about that, that the last time I found a proper job Cornish was in St Ives in the early Nineties; somewhere in the high street, on the right. I bought loads. OK, I’m a sad old-timer, harking back and against the tide, and I’m sure that when it comes to preferred vegetables, turnip possibly isn’t up there these days in the choice of most Millennials. But does the provenly-considerable demand for the modern Don Cortez version have to preclude a market for the original? Is there no demand beside mine for the old miners’ favourite? Surely they can’t be that difficult to bake, just leave out the American cousins. They won’t mind, Green Giant won’t go bust or get all un-jolly about it. Also, why red peppers? Yes, we know that miners first took the pasty to Mexico in the 19th century, and that the world’s first pasty museum was built there at Real del Monte, but surely that’s no reason to so ubiquitously embrace the amigos’ translation of the proper Cornish? River Cottage guv’nor and guru Hugh Multi-Syllablled once published an excellent guide to vegetable [and therefore vegetarian] cooking called River Cottage Veg Everyday. On page 52 of this, my favourite kitchen aid, there is a recipe for a good proper pasty – there’s not a pepper in sight. Likewise, I suspect that The Indy’s pal Mark Hix didn’t rise from West Bay to the lauded heights where he stands today by adding a nice tin of extra sweet niblets to something that was perfectly fine before he started messing with it. Mark didn’t get the MBE for services to husks. But does the proper Cornish vegetable pasty matter, or exist anymore? Has it been Americanized out of the market by migrants? But is it very uncool, if not very incorrect, to be pastypepperphobic? Or is the modern pasty the new grey squirrel? Should we be building a wall? l The Proper Cornish Veggie Pasty Campaign. Email tips and comments to voices@indyonline.co.uk
Cracking! Trillion to one box of double yolkers
The six double yolkers
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A box of eggs bought from a village shop in Port Isaac has beaten odds of a trillion to one. Police officer James Annand and his girlfriend Caroline Simpson, from Oxted in Surrey, were holidaying in the resort when they found six eggs with double yolks all in the same box. Caroline, 40, cracked one and then another and the pair kept going until they found every egg in their half-dozen box had two yolks.
James, 41, said: “We were going to have bacon and egg sandwiches, with one egg per sandwich, and Caroline broke the first egg and it was a double-yolker. “I’d never seen one so I shot up to have a look, then she broke the second, and that was another doubleyolker. We didn’t really want anymore but we couldn't leave it there, so we carried on and broke the whole box of six and every single one of them was a double-
yolker. We were pretty amazed.” Double yolks are produced when a young hen releases two ovums (yolks) at the same time and they are then surrounded by the same egg white and shell. This normally happens because a hen's reproductive cycle is not yet synchronised. According to the British Egg Information Service, the chances of finding just one double-yolk egg are less than 0.1per cent – one in 1,000.
A racecourse was forced to call off its Gentleman’s Day – after an attack by tiny grass eating grubs. Racing had to be cancelled at Bath Racecourse in Somerset on because of bugs which have damaged the turf. The grubs have affected one whole section of the track – making it dangerous for horses and the British Racecourse Authority had to call off racing earlier this month. A racecourse spokesman apologised for the inconvenience caused to racegoers.
Arsonists attack tent city homes Arsonists set fire to homeless people’s tents and possessions while they were away visiting a soup kitchen. The group were camping together a mile east of Bristol’s city centre when seven of their tents were set alight. They had formed one of the city’s biggest and longest established ‘tent cities’ and had been living peacefully in undergrowth near a major road intersection for years. Bristol Housing Action Movement has started a fundraising campaign to buy the group new tents.
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Train catches fire as it enters station Witnesses have described seeing thick black smoke billowing from the engine compartment of a train before fire spread through a carriage at Exeter St David’s station on Thursday morning. The blaze is believed to have started at around 5am as the empty train entered the station. The driver and train manager escaped the fire without injury but the incident caused delays for nearly three hours as the burning wreckage had to be extinguished before it was removed from the tracks.
Commissioner in no confidence vote Police and crime commissioner for Devon, Alison Hernandez, who suggested gun-toting civilians could be used to tackle terrorists, has survived a vote of no confidence. Devon County Council’s cabinet meeting this week heard calls from the Liberal Democrats for the Conservative commissioner to step down. The row began back in July when Ms Hernandez suggested that vigilantes with guns could be part of the “solution” to fight terrorists – but later insisted the interview had been misinterpreted.
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West Country gaffers have joined a host of top football managers to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Premier League bosses Sean Dyche (Burnley), formerly of Bristol City, Mark Hughes (Stoke City), Slaven Bilic (West Ham United), Chris Hughton (Brighton) and Craig Shakespeare (Leicester City) have teamed up with their counterparts from the English Football League (EFL), League Manager’s Association (LMA) and Prostate Cancer UK. West managers are Exeter City’s Paul Tisdale, Bristol Rovers’ Darrell Clarke, QPR’s celebrated Bristolian Ian Holloway, Cheltenham’s Gary Johnson, formerly of Yeovil, Plymouth Argyle boss Derek Adams, and his predecessor Neil Warnock, now of Cardiff. Together they are making a series of messages as part of a high-profile campaign to tackle the most common cancer in men. As well as speaking out about the issue, football managers – many of whom have been directly affected by the disease – will be wearing Prostate Cancer UK’s iconic ‘Man of Men’ pin badge on the touchline during the 2017/18 campaign. Clarke said: “The thought of one man dying in every 45 minutes of match action is saddening and shocking, so it’s vitally important to do something to make a positive change. “Football can bring people together, but it can also raise vital awareness about issues such as prostate cancer. Bristol Rovers have worked closely with Prostate Cancer UK for a good few years now, and we were proud to work side by side with our City rivals to welcome walkers during Jeff Stelling’s epic March for Men earlier this year. “From wearing a Man of Men pin badge – like me – to walking, running or cycling, fans can make a huge difference by getting involved and taking on this deadly opponent.” To get a Prostate Cancer UK ‘Man of Men’ pin badge to wear, text BADGE to 70004 to donate £5. For information, visit prostatecanceruk org/whostheman
More Grecians in Hall of Fame Exeter City and Exeter City Supporters' Trust is staging the latest Grecians Hall of Fame evening on Thursday, November 30, with four new inductees set to take their place. City legends Sidney Thomas, Graham Rees, Peter Hatch and Adam Stansfield will be the newest inductees. The event will take place in the Heritage Suite at St James Park. Tickets on 01392 413957 or email: jake.wood@ecfc.co.uk
Taking steps to join in with sport MORE than 70 people from Wiltshire took part in a walking sports festival at Springfield Community Campus in Corsham. The festival, which was hosted by Wiltshire Council in partnership with Wiltshire FA, and England Netball, saw adults take part in walking football and netball matches. Anita Gallop, a walking netball participant, said: “The day was all about fun, laughter and enjoyment. I never expected to be playing netball in my 60s, but thanks to the walking netball sessions I am and I absolutely love it.” Both sports involved participants who attend regular sessions, as well as people who came to try the sports for the first time. Darrell Clarke of Bristol Rovers
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Independent voices hasn’t changed – and long may that continue, please! Our Indy has just taken a huge and highly ambitious step forward, with a dramatic – repeat, dramatic – increase in its value for money. As for me, I’m going to have to budget more reading time for my Sunday mornings, with my coffee and biscuits. Or maybe The Sunday Telegraph had better watch out – I may no longer need it! Mike Truscott Falmouth
OUR VIEW Digging a victory for road users as well as the archaeologists Earlier this week the Government gave the go-ahead for a road tunnel near Stonehenge – despite bitter opposition from many archaeologists who argue it could undermine the prehistoric monument. For many regular travellers on the A303, resigned to routine delays caused by congestion, the sight of the stones is no consolation for another journey spoiled, another appointment missed, more preciopus family time lost. We suspect most users of the Highway to the Sun, as it is known, were therefore delighted on Monday when Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, published plans for the 1.8mile tunnel that will take the A303 past the World Heritage Site. Recent news that archaeologists have found ancient remains across the wider site suggests a road tunnel would inevitably jeopardise the discovery of other important items. Not everything can be protected, despite rigorous measures to minimise damage, and eventually the earth movers and road builders will have to be allowed to get to work. And if new remains are disturbed by the men in hard hats, then we assume scientific studies will be conducted and we will all learn more about Stonehenge as a result. All archaeological excavation is destructive while being informative at the same time. It seems to us that everyone can be a winner in this enterprise. The patience-exhausted A303 traveller can enjoy relief at last from having to endure a notorious congestion blackspot while those who have a passion for our national heritage look certain to be provided with fresh insights and wonders once the bulldozers move in.
John Blunt Every so often I feel an overwhelming desire to have a pop at supermarkets. To be fair it’s their own fault for meddling with my food. It all started in the store – you know, the one where everyone slaps their pockets in the ads – when I indulged my yen for a Chinese meal. Now I, and one of the young Blunts, must be the only people on the planet who don’t actually care for anything sweet ’n’ sour. Nope, just don’t like it.
New design makes the newspaper even better I’d just like to congratulate you on this week’s new format – absolutely brilliant! How you manage to produce something so comprehensive for all sports lovers in the West I really don’t know. I was pleased the paper had been saved but now it’s even better. Well done. Rod Harrington by email
Meagre evidence for inhumane cull policy
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Huge congratulations to all concerned at the Indy on what is clearly nothing short of a landmark revolution in the continuing great success story of one of the region’s oldest, most acclaimed and most successful newspapers. I can’t deny the new look will take a bit of getting used to, but I have no doubt that change is not only desirable but also well nigh essential in the intensely competitive modern media world. I note the cover price
I am dismayed at the news that 33,000 badgers face slaughter as the Government’s cull is expanded to 11 new areas, taking the total kill zones to 21 in Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire, Somerset, Cheshire, Dorset, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, according to Natural England. It’s outrageous that the Government is expanding its campaign of slaughter based on such a poor understanding of the evidence. The badger cull is a spectacularly expensive, ineffective and inhumane policy – which has been condemned by the Government’s own experts and the British Veterinary Association. In the past four years, the Government has massacred 15,000 badgers, spending almost £7,000 on each kill. Despite the expense and cruelty, not to mention the systematic destruction of a protected species, the Government continually fails to provide any evidence that killing badgers is having an impact on reducing bovine TB infection rates in badger cull zones. Ministers also refuse to accept a mountain of scientific research which reveals badgers avoid interaction with cattle and shows just how difficult it is for badgers to transmit bovine TB to a cow. The Government must finally make the compassionate, scientifically sound and economically literate choice and put an end to the cull once and for all. Keith Taylor MEP (Green)
Talking of the condiment you put on your fish and chips... Packaging is full of what they call “weasel words” and you have to read not only the blurb on the front but the description of the contents on the back. I bought – from one of those European budget food outlets – what was described as “Breaded Haddock Fillets”, fillets being the weasel word. If you assume a fillet is one single piece of fish you’d be wrong.
On the reverse, it states that the product is composed not of one solitary slab of fish at all, but is PIECES of fillet stuck together and shaped. I have visions of fish skeletons chucked into a centrifuge to extract the bits still wedged between the bones, which are then pressed into a mould and covered in breadcrumbs. So beware, consumers, when you see fish “fillets” which are all the same shape... they could be the fishy version of chicken nuggets.
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YOUR VIEWS Ministers must review health service funding NHS England performance statistics for July and August were published on Thursday. These figures are unacceptable and show the true scale of the crisis in our NHS at the moment, affecting the care of millions of patients daily. The crisis in the NHS is across the board – with a lack of hospital beds and services, A&E departments struggling because of an overstretched system, and GPs increasingly unable to get their patients treated within adequate timescales. The figures today show this – A&E targets still aren’t being met, the number of people waiting more than 10 weeks for routine surgery is the highest its been in nine years and waits of a year or more are the second highest since 2012, shamefully
breaching NHS constitution standards. Problems at the hospital front door are also linked to delays at the back door. This is because a shortage of social care beds creates ‘exit block’ in hospitals, meaning patients who no longer need to be in hospital can’t be discharged because there is simply nowhere for them to go. This, together with a shortage of beds and a shortage of doctors, leads to delays in admissions and patients being forced to wait on trolleys or admitted to an inappropriate ward. The government has so far failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation. The NHS isn’t at breaking point because of front-line financial mismanagement, or poor decision making, but because of the conscious, and constant, underinvestment in our health service. We need the government to ur-
gently look at the long-term funding, capacity and recruitment issues facing the system as a whole if we are to get to grips with the pressures the NHS faces year in, year out. Dr Chaand Nagpaul British Medical Association chair
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A sour note So instead we indulged our taste buds with crispy beef in sweet chilli sauce. Consternation...it had morphed towards the sweet ’n’ sour spectrum. Yuck with knobs on. Having learned my lesson, the next foray into chilli beef was with a much more upmarket store whose brand has been around more than 100 years. But consternation became anger. This too was infected with the sour virus. I checked the ingredients: yes,
there it was – red wine vinegar. Now, I don’t care whether it’s posh red wine vinegar or the bog standard brown malt variety, adding acetic acid is NOT ON. Call me a purist (or something worse – anally retentive nitpicker perhaps), but I hate wasting food. It comes of being made to clean my plates as a child in the frugal postwar Fifties. Both dinners hit the waste bin accompanied by much swearing.
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Horror on the motorway At least four people died in a horrific crash on the M5 motorway yesterday. Others injured in the tragedy were last night being treated at hospitals in Bristol. Eye witnesses said a lorry smashed through the central reservation and collided with several vehicles. Avon and Somerset Police said the collision happened between junction 16, near Almondsbury in south Gloucestershire, and junction 14, near Falfield, at 2.30pm. The force said: “Four people are believed to have died and a number of others have been taken to hospitals in the Bristol area.” The motorway was closed in both directions. Highways England said there was approximately three miles of “trapped” traffic on the northbound carriageway. An image posted to Twitter showed a lorry, which had crashed off the northbound carriageway, surrounded by emergency service vehicles. Cardiologist Amer Hamed, who was in a car travelling “10 to 20 seconds behind” the crash, told the BBC: “There was a lorry involved and at least two other cars. One was absolutely destroyed and another had flipped over.” Along with other medicallytrained motorists, he stopped to help an injured woman. Dr Hamed added: “People are helping as much as they can. Several people offered us water and one man came out of his car to give food. We’re going to be stuck here for a few hours yet.”
999 services in ‘multi-agency’ major operation Police described the reaction to the M5 tragedy as a “major multi-agency operation”. At just before 2.30pm, a lorry travelling southbound went through the central reservation and was in collision with at least two other vehicles in the northbound carriageway. South Western Ambulance Service have been assisting casualties at the scene and sent 13 “resources” to the scene, including operations officers, two critical care paramedic teams, four hazardous area response teams (HART) and five double-crewed ambulances. Avon Fire and Rescue Service sent six appliances and its major rescue tender to the scene. The crews came from Avonmouth, Patchway and Pill.
Sports fixtures were affected Plymouth Raiders were on their way to play BBL champions Leicester Riders in a pre-season friendly but got stuck in the traffic and had to turn back. Worcester Wolves warned fans to avoid the M5 on their way to their way to play Bristol Flyers at the SGS WISE Arena. Many other local fixtures and events were affected. The scene on the M5 motorway after at least four people died
Counter-protests held in Ulster
Marching to clear comrade’s name Hundreds of army veterans marched in Westminster alongside a West Country former soldier who is facing prosecution in connection with the death of a vulnerable man during the Troubles. Dennis Hutchings, 76, is due to stand trial on charges linked to the shooting of John Pat Cunningham, a 27-year-old with learning difficulties who was killed in disputed circumstances in County Armagh in 1974. Mr Hutchings is accused of the attempted murder of unarmed Mr Cunningham. A court has heard that when the victim was shot he was running away from an Army patrol because he had a fear of men in uniform. Hutchings, of Cawsand, Cornwall, is also facing a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to Mr Cunningham. Campaign group Justice For Northern Ireland Veterans organised the solidarity march to protest at a number of recent investigations into the conduct of soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland during the conflict, which they say has been an unfair witch-hunt. The march was met with a
Paul O’Connor, from the Pat Finucane Centre which works with the Cunningham family, was among those counterprotesting. He said: “We’re here today to remind people of who the victim was. It was John Pat Cunningham. “I know that the British Army has had a culture of impunity over the years and they believe that they are not subject to the rule of law like anyone else, but they are – or should be.” Mr O’Connor claimed some of those involved in the rally were abusive toward the counter-protesters. Other counter-protests took place at locations in Northern Ireland including Belfast, Londonderry, Strabane and County Armagh.
‘There is no imbalance’ The director of public prosecutions Barra McGrory has previously denied any bias against soldiers in decisions on whether to prosecute over historical deaths. In January, he said: “The simple and clear reality is that we deal with cases as they are referred to us, in accordance with the Code for Prosecutors. There is no imbalance of approach within the Public Prosecution Service.”
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counter demonstration, by campaigners holding a silent vigil and carrying placards which read “I am John Pat Cunningham”. At points, there were verbal clashes. As the group of ex-soldiers marched past parliament, Mr Hutchings threw his military medals at the building. One of the march organisers, Alan Barry, said: “If you let terrorists go free from jail, you cannot then go and prosecute the very people who were sent in to fight that dirty war in the first place, and that was us.” Mr Hutchings said: “Today went very well. I hope it shows the Government they have to do something about this absolute travesty of justice.” Many of the veterans wore their former military uniforms, decorated with medals they were awarded for their time in Northern Ireland, and also carried Union and Northern Ireland flags. After congregating in Horse Guards Parade, they marched to Buckingham Palace, where they sang a rendition of God Save the Queen, before marching to Trafalgar Square and Parliament.
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homes next door. Mr Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton, is also pressing for the appointment of an official housing watchdog who will force developers of new homes to “make repairs when they should”. As chairman of Parliament’s Environment Committee, Mr Parish aims to bring pressure on the government to introduce rules that would mean new houses have to fit in with the existing look of their locality. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Parish outlined his plan for West Country residents to be given more power over what homes are newly built around them and that the government must act to stop the building of
Ben’s U-turn on Labour leader In the run-up to the last general election, Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw thought he might well lose his seat. And there was only one man he blamed – new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Bradshaw, pictured, who rose to Cabinet level during the Blair and Brown years, was scathing about Corbyn and his Momentum supporters, writing an opinion piece describing the party’s leader-
ship as a “destructive combination of incompetence, deceit and menace”. But with Labour currently five points ahead of the Tories in the polls, it seems Mr Bradshaw (pictured below) might not be so concerned about losing his job after all, now admitting that Jeremy Corbyn deserves to lead the party at the next General Election Speaking on BBC Radio 5 this week, he said: “I see a man who is growing into the job. I take my hat off to him for the way he performed in the election campaign – it was an incredible achievement to deny the Tories a majority and since then he has got better all the time. “He has certainly earned the right to lead Labour into the next election if that’s what he wants to do. And just look at the way he has shifted Labour’s position on Brexit – absolutely vital in my view and a position that something that the majority of the voting public and Labour party members wanted. It is something which in all honesty I didn’t expect him to do and it has been an extremely welcome move.”
Discord over G4S criticism Christopher Chope intervened to distance himself from chairman Yvette Cooper's criticism of G4S when the Home Affairs Committee questioned executives from the private security firm over Panorama claims of ‘violence and chaos’ at its Gatwick detention centre. After hearing from G4S regional president Peter Neden that he was
For ten years until July Tewkesbury MP Laurence Robertson, who enjoys a 22,574 majority for the Conservatives, was chairman of the Northern Ireland Select Committee. He also served as the Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland when the Tories were in Opposition. Earlier this month the Tewkesbury member since 1997 received a special
presentation to honour his work in Northern Ireland. The Docklands Victims Association presented him with a Metroplitan Police Shield to acknowledge his work on legacy issues and the victims of terrorism. The Docklands Victims Association, whose president Jonathan Ganesh, was injured during the
Docklands bomb atrocity in 1996, provides support to victims and families affected by terrorism. Mr Robertson said he was “delighted” to receive the award and whilst he was no longer chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee, he intended to follow the works of the victims’ association closely.
“ashamed” of abuse claims but was confused about the BBC evidence, and about claims in the Press that G4S had made 20 per cent profit on its £11.2 million invoice to the Home Office for running the centre, Ms Cooper had harsh words for the security chiefs. “It strikes me that G4S does not seem to have any idea of why this has gone so substantially wrong on your watch,” she said. But Mr Chope, MP for Christchurch, butted in to detach himself from the chair's criticism. “When you say this you are prejudging our enquiry and you are not talking for me, certainly,” said Mr Chope. Ms Cooper said she noted his onthe-record point. Earlier Mr Chope criticised the BBC for not sharing with G4S the evidence gathered in its investigation into the centre. “It disappoints me that Panorama doesn't seem to be working with you and with the Home Office and the public and there seems to be a more adversarial approach to this,' he told Mr Needen.
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been selected to oversee this bill, two Conservatives and two Labour. “I am delighted to have been asked to chair the proceedings of this momentous bill,” said the South West Devon MP, “as it will place me at the heart of historic legislation. It is likely to be both fascinating and gruelling in equal measure. It will mean me being at Westminster more over the next few months than in recent years.” By long-standing custom, MPs who chair bills cannot vote on any part of the bill, or speak on it. “My urgent task is to read and understand the very technical bill in great detail as well as learn the names of the new MPs elected in June,” said Mr Streeter as he began preparations for this marathon task.
South West Devon Conservative MP Gary Streeter has been asked by the Speaker of the House of Commons to help chair the pivotal EU Withdrawal Bill as it is debated by Parliament over the next few months. The Bill survived its first hurdle this week with a 36-majority for the Government. Gary Streeter, South Devon’s MP for 20 years, has been a member of the panel of chairs at Westminster for some time, in the past chairing several contentious pieces of legislation as they are scrutinised by MPs, line by line. Every Bill of Parliament is studied in this way, usually upstairs in a committee room, chaired by an experienced MP. The Brexit Bill which will take several months to be debated will largely be discussed on the floor of the House of Commons, as it is of constitutional significance. Mr Streeter, pictured top right, is one of four long-standing MPs who have
Parish call to curb ‘ugly new homes’ Devon MP Neil Parish is calling on the government to change planning laws to give local people a bigger say against the building of ugly new
unattractive and poorly-built properties. “I don’t want everybody to become NIMBYs, but I’m saying that if local people were much more involved with building design, and if there was much more of a local decisionmaking factor to it, we would get far less objection than we do at the moment,” he said. “If a new estate is built and it stands out like a sore thumb then forever there are complaints about that, so when you try to build some more houses people say look what they did in such a place, we’re not going to build the same. Mr Parish said if there was greater local consultation on the design of proposed new homes then existing residents of a town or village would find the end result more acceptable.
‘Fairer deal for rural schools’ “Historic” reforms of education funding will see cash distributed according to the individual needs of each school, Justine Greening said this week – prompting hopes that rural schools would receive a fairer share of Government cash. The Education Secretary told the Commons the new “national funding formula” (NFF) was needed to address “historic inequities in funding that have existed for far too long”. Compiled by Philip Evans philip@viewnews.co.uk
Quotes of the week “This is a reflection of a number of things which people in Cornwall are not happy about, from the reduction in the number of PCSOs, the inappropriateness of her comments on guns, the inappropriateness of her taking the post while under investigation for alleged electoral fraud, and her approval of a police force merger with Dorset.” Penzance East Labour councillor Tim Dwelly on a motion that Devon &
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“He wishes he could take back the last three years of his life when he has put his parents through misery. He has shown remorse, most definitely.” Solicitor defending Daryl Curtis, a heroin and crack cocaine addict, who appeared
in court in Bristol having burgled his mum’s house, stealing a handbag and purse worth £200, and trying to sell it to her next door neighbour
Aaron Brooks on Facebook commenting on complaints about Bath city centre being too small to cope with the annual Christmas Market, which will be bigger this year with 30 extra stalls
“Bath residents are the most whiney bunch of people ever, you moan about bins, students, Christmas markets, all the things that provide the city with any form of income.”
“A day of shame and infamy for our democratic principles.” Veteran East Devon councillor Roger Giles on chairman Paul Diviani’s decision not to support the council’s objection to hospital bed closures
“To value staff also means to look at non-pay issues as well. It means we should look at making sure that we are training enough staff, so that when hospitals have the budgets to employ staff, they are there for them to employ. It means we should look at flexible working if we are to tackle the agency bill.” Jeremy Hunt MP, speaking at a House of Commons debate on NHS pay on Wednesday
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Stars inspired to saddle up by their own families Stars from Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey swapped chain mail and dinner jackets for lycra yesterdxay. They were due to start a 200-mile cycle ride for a national charity – inspired by members of their own families. Enzo Cilenti, who appeared as wealthy slave trader Yezzan in Game of Thrones, and Michael Fox, who is known for his roles in Dunkirk and Downton Abbey, are taking part in the Parkinson’s UK BOXCAM event. BOXCAM will travel through three of the UK’s most prominent Parkinson’s research cities – Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge – with the aim of raising money for more studies into the condition. Both actors are taking part in the two-day challenge for family members who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Enzo, who has already taken part in several cycling challenges for Parkinson’s UK for his father, said: “There is no cure for Parkinson’s and there’s no way to stop or slow the condition progressing – so research is vital to help put an end to the condition and help thousands of people in the UK.” Michael is cycling for his aunt, who was diagnosed when she was just 42. He said: “I’ve never done anything like this before, so it’ll be a new experience for me. “I’m putting in as much time as I can to train and doing this challenge for my aunt is giving me the motivation I need to keep going.” Split between two days, BOXCAM was due to start at Blaise Castle in Bristol, where cyclists began their journey to Oxford. After spending last night, they are due to finish their challenge at Midsummer Common in Cambridge today. The 200 miles the cyclists will cover is particularly significant, as each mile will represent every year that has passed since Parkinson’s was first identified by James Parkinson in his ‘Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ in 1817. To sign up or for more information, see www.parkinsons.org. uk/boxcam200
Project will tell gig racing’s story The Cornish Pilot Gig Association (CPGA) has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £39,000 to support their project ‘Pulling Together The Past’. This initiative aims to draw together the history of Cornish Pilot Gig rowing for the first time. CPGA Chairman Shane Sullivan said: “The history of the Cornish Pilot Gig has never been fully documented before and we are looking forward to bringing together films, photographs and documents to reveal more of our special heritage. We will be appealing to boat builders, rowers and members of the community to share their stories and recollections with us.” The project will create a new Cornish Pilot Gig archive with the help of volunteers who will be trained in archive and digitisation techniques. If you would like information, have any stories to share or would like to help as a volunteer, contact: Shane Sullivan on 07880 785437 or shanesullivancpga@gmail.com
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Michael Fox and inset, Enzo Cilenti
Championship saved from going belly-up One of the West Country’s most unusual sporting championships is to return. The World Bellyboard Championships, hosted for the last 13 years by The National Trust, is set to return in 2018, now being organised and hosted by one of the original cofounders and the RNLI. The championship was started in 2003 as a memorial for Arthur Traveller and was known then as the ‘King Arthur Challenge Cup’ with just a handful of people taking part. In subsequent years the event went from strength to strength, seeing competitors from Australia, New Zealand and the British Virgin Islands. Peter Robinson, surf historian and founder of Europe’s first dedicated surf museum, the Museum of British Surfing at Braunton in
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North Devon, said: “The art of surf riding – or bellyboarding as people have come to describe it – dates back at least a century here in Britain. Surfing prone on a wooden ‘paipo’ or bodyboard is in fact one of the original forms of surfing from ancient Hawaii and the Polynesian islands centuries before.” Co-founder Martyn Ward said: “It’s our priority to carry on the tradition of the event and to reassure the existing supporters and any new belly boarders of this, however the format is set to change and become a fund-raiser with more entertainment and a more themed itinerary to support the RNLI in the most effective way.” The event will run again from early September 2018. www.worldbellyboardingchamp ionships.com has details.
Anyone for quidditch? A West Country team is hoping the Harry Potter sport will cast its spell over new recruits. The Falmouth Falcons are looking to recruit more players to their team for the upcoming tournament season. Players are holding open taster sessions on the September 18, 23, 24 and 30. The Falmouth Falcons are a team of players from Falmouth University and The University of Exeter. The sessions include a question-and-answer on the sport and beach quidditch. Falcons captain Gavin Hughes said: “We’re aiming to make the upper bracket at the British Quidditch Cup and make a serious title challenge at the Southern Quidditch Cup.” In the UK, quidditch, based on the magical version of hockey from the JK Rowling books, is played by more than 800 people and 40 teams. Falcons details are on their Facebook page falconsassemble
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UK&world news Fishy dishes for RNLI funds drive This October, the RNLI is calling on people to tuck into a fish dish to raise funds, in its annual ‘Fish Supper’ fundraiser. Michael England, mechanic and second coxswain at Padstow Lifeboat Station, said: “Holding a Fish Supper is a great way for people to support the RNLI.” People are being encouraged to host a fish-themed meal for friends and family on the weekend of October 13 to 15. To receive a free Fish Supper fund-raising pack, and to see some recipe inspiration, visit RNLI.org/FishSupper.
Banksy’s call to arms A new Banksy piece has sold for more than £200,000 at auction. The art work, named Civilian Drone Strike, depicts drones destroying a child-like drawing of a house while a little girl and her dog watch on in horror. It was sold for £205,000 at an exhibition set up to oppose an arms fair taking place in east London. The money raised will be split between two organisations – Campaign Against Arms Trade, which seeks to abolish the international arms trade, and Reprieve, which fights for human rights. Andrew Smith, of Campaign Against Arms Trade, said: “This money will be used to ensure we mobilise even more people against the next arms fair, so that we can stop it from happening. It’s time to shut it down for good.” The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) fair, held at the Excel centre in London’s Docklands, hosts more than 1,600 exhibitors from 54 countries. It allows buyers and sellers of arms to meet and make preliminary deals. Banksy, an anonymous street artist, is famed for his anti-war, anticapitalism or anti-establishment artworks. Banksy’s work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. One of his best-known acts was the theme park lampoon Dismaland in Westonsuper-Mare in 2015. A number of other high-profile artists and activists have also contributed work to the Art the Arms Fair exhibition, including Peter Kennard, Guerilla Girls and Darren Cullen.
£1m Euro aid for social enterprise A £1 million programme to help social enterprises has been launched in the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP) area. Devon County Council, which is leading on the ‘Enhance Social Enterprise’ project, has received more than £1,050,000 of funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in order to increase the number of social enterprise start-ups and to support the growth of existing ones.
Something weird about awards Clothing brand Weird Fish has been shortlisted for the Drapers Awards 2017 in the mainstream brand category. The award acknowledges a business that has proven commercial success. John Stockton, managing director at Weird Fish, said: “This is our third nomination for this category and we’re hoping that our progression in the industry this year will enable us to top the competition.”
Crop cap fear for arable farmers Arable farmers will be left at a competitive disadvantage to their European neighbours after the Government proposed to set the crop cap to one of the lowest levels in Europe, the National Farmers Union says. The Department for Transport has proposed the crop cap be set at 4% in 2018, decreasing until it reaches 2% by 2032. The NFU wants the cap, which governs the volume of crop-based biofuels allowed to be used on UK roads, to be set at the maximum possible level, 7%.
Civilian Drone Strike, by Banksy
Sir Vince’s Brexit fear conference call Sir Vince Cable is to use his first Liberal Democrat conference as leader to try to convince voters about the dangers of Brexit. As delegates gathered in Bournemouth for the start of the four-day event yesterday, the former business secretary insisted only the Lib Dems offered a clear exit from Brexit. Speaking ahead of the conference, Sir Vince said: “This is a critical time in British politics, the country has a weak Government trembling over a cliff edge. “Only the Liberal Democrats have been strong and honest in warning the country about the dangers of Brexit. “The Liberal Democrats will fight to keep Britain in the single market and offer an exit from Brexit – a referendum on the final Brexit deal with the option to remain.” Sir Vince, who stood unopposed for the party leadership, said the 12
Lib Dem MPs were in a strong position after the Tories lost their Commons majority. He insisted: “The Liberal Democrats go into conference bigger, more diverse, and significantly more influential than before the general election. “With a hung Parliament, a weak Conservative Government, a divided Labour Party and the Brexit process under way, the Liberal Democrats can make a real difference to the future of our country. “Bournemouth is a chance to set out our vision.” Brexit is set to dominate the gathering with debates on its impact, including on public services and NHS staffing levels. However, senior MP Norman Lamb has warned that the Liberal Democrats could be in danger of becoming seen as a single issue party by putting so much emphasis on Brexit.
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Armed police were yesterday on duty across the country after the Parsons Green bomb attack prompted Britain to be put on the highest terror alert. Military personnel have been deployed to free up officers for patrols over the weekend following the decision to raise the threat level to critical, meaning another attack is expected imminently. Police investigating Friday’s attack, in which 29 people were injured when a homemade device was detonated, arrested an 18year-old in Dover yesterday morning under the Terrorism Act. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said police were “keeping an open mind” on whether there was more than one person responsible. Armed police raided a house on a suburban street – and evacuated residents – in the wake of an arrest. The raid happened just before 2pm at a residential address in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees was among West Country officials reacting to Friday’s bombing. He said: “It is important that our response to this attack be calm and peaceful. We must all remain vigilant but not afraid.” In a statement, Avon and Somerset Police said: “We’d like to stress that there’s no known threat to the South West and it is unlikely members of the public will see military on the streets of Avon and Somerset, although the situation is being kept under constant review. “Our message is clear: please remain alert but don’t be alarmed. “The increase in the number of officers on duty is designed to provide a highly visible and reassuring presence. “We’ll do this for as long as necessary. “We have well-established and well-rehearsed plans in place to deal with attacks of this nature and these are tested regularly with partners to ensure we’re as ready as we possibly can be. We’ll always do everything possible to keep people safe.”
PM rebukes President Trump Theresa May has raised concerns with Donald Trump over his claim that the perpetrators of the Parsons Green Tube bombing had been “in the sights” of Scotland Yard. After chairing a meeting of the Government’s Cobra emergencies committee, the Prime Minister said it was not “helpful” to speculate on what was an ongoing investigation.
Carlisle ‘safe’ Former footballer Clarke Carlisle is “very unwell but safe in hospital”, his family said yesterday. The 37-year-old was found in Liverpool on Friday evening after being reported missing amid concerns over his wellbeing. The former defender’s wife, Carrie, said: “I know he would want me to remind you to talk to someone and ask for help if you feel the same way.”
Energy worry Households are becoming increasingly concerned about energy prices, according to the Which? consumer group. More than half of all people surveyed (56%) in September believe energy prices should be a key priority for politicians – up by five percentage points from April, when similar research was conducted.
Stormzy brews An armed police officer provides security as members of the Queen's Life Guard ride across Horse Guards Parade in central London PICTURE: Gareth Fuller / PA Wire
‘Public should remain vigilant’ The authorities have urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour or activity on 101 or via the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321. In an emergency the public should always call 999.
Exeter City was among football clubs reacting to the heightened state of security. There was a higher police presence at venues across the Devon and Cornwall Police area including at City’s St James Park, where fans were told they would see a heightened level of police activity. In a statement ahead of the home match against Crewe Alexandra, the club said: “The club continues to work with Devon and Cornwall Police and the security services to understand what the threats are to our venue. “We urge all supporters to be vigilant, to avoid bringing bags to the ground where possible and to expect searches on entering the stadium.”
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Teenager tested behind the wheel A 14-year old is celebrating after making the final of a national driving competition – despite being three years away from taking to the road. Thomas Oliver, from Evercreech near Shepton Mallet, entered the Young Driver Challenge 2017 at a Young Driver venue in Yeovil, where a highly qualified driving instructor assessed his skills behind the wheel. Beating off competition from hundreds of entrants, Thomas, who goes to Ansford Academy, is among 40 finalists who will travel to the NEC on September 30 to battle it out for the title of Britain’s best young driver – with all the competitors under the legal driving age of 17. The finalists compete in two age categories – 10-13 and 14-16 – while being scored by judges on a variety of driving skills.
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Last Orders for prisons walkers A Falmouth mother and daughter are set to embark on the journey of a lifetime to raise money for disadvantaged older people in South Africa, through international charity The Abbeyfield Society. The journey will take Lyn, 47, and Elly, 15, Orders from Cornwall to South Africa’s Robben Island prison, where they will take on the gruelling African Centurion walk. They will join four other colleagues from Abbeyfield to take on the 100-mile trek in just 24 hours. Lyn and Elly hope to raise £4000, all of which will go towards the The Abbeyfield Society’s efforts in South Africa.
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Golfers get on their soapbox A team of golfers from Chard has raised more than £4,000 for Diabetes UK in the space of a few months. The players from Cricket St Thomas Golf Club, led by Clive Fisk, recently staged a golf day which raised nearly £1,400. Dubbed the Red Bull Soapbox Competition, this was a follow-up event to the televised Red Bull Soapbox gokart race the friends entered.
Playing a round for two causes A Taunton law firm has raised more than £4,500 for charities Reminiscence Learning and Teenage Cancer Trust with its annual golf day. Staff from Clarke Willmott LLP invited clients, suppliers and other local businesses to the event at Oake Manor Golf Course.
Folk star Cara Dillon has the ultimate commute to play a top gig from her West Country home. Irish singer Cara has to travel from her Somerset home to the St Ives September Festival in Cornwall – via America. Cara has had to fit in a short-notice flying visit for an American festival appearance this weekend before returning to Cornwall on Saturday (September 23) for the final night of the St Ives September Festival at The Guildhall. She was due to be performing at Michigan Irish Music Festival today and tomorrow. “This will be my first visit to the USA in almost eight years and I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully it’ll be the start of many more shows Stateside.” Following her sell-out gig at last month’s Cornwall Folk Festival with husband Sam Lakeman – from the Devon folk music family that includes fellow folk stars Sean and Seth – Cara is looking forward to her first St Ives Festival appearance for five years. “I’m very excited to be returning,” she said. “The last time I played the Festival was back in 2012 and I remember having a fantastic show. “After the concert the whole band and I ended up in an improvised cabaret sketching session in a painting club until 2am!” Cornwall’s bluegrass band Flats and Sharps have also linked the festival and America. Five years after starting out busking on the streets of Penzance, they have been selected to represent the UK at this month’s International Bluegrass Music Awards at Raleigh in North Carolina. They played the St Ives festival this week after being awarded a grant by PRS Foundation International Showcase Fund to go towards the cost of the US trip. “Without this support we’d have had to have sold our (band) granny to get there.” said the band. www.stivesseptemberfestival.co. uk has full details of the last week of events.
Villagers’ fight to save Lord Nelson Villagers staged a demonstration to show their opposition to plans to demolish their local pub. The Lord Nelson is threatened with demolition and replacement by a 24-hour petrol station, Budgens convenience store and a beauty salon/hairdressers. The scheme is opposed by Cleeve Parish Council, which nominated the pub for statutory listing by Historic England. Their assessors will make a judgement and recommendation to the Government shortly. The building and grounds have also been declared an Asset of Community Value. More than 90 people gathered to show their disapproval of plans to destroy the 200-year-old pub, the only one in the village. Local research, by Ian Fergusson and Dave Ridley, has revealed that the Lord Nelson was a rehearsal room and air raid shelter to key BBC Home Front and Forces radio talent of the war years, including Jack Warner (later Dixon of Dock
Green), Cyril Fletcher (a key member of Esther Rantzen’s That’s Life series), comic duo Nan Kenway and Douglas Young, the world’s foremost oboist of the time Leon Goossens and his sister Sidonie Goossens, the renowned harpist and original BBC Symphony Orchestra member. The research shows how these major stars not only lived at the Lord Nelson, but rehearsed there, giving performances to the locals. In recognition of this coming to light, special blue plaques and photos have been displayed opposite the pub. The site was bought from Greene King last November by Tout Ltd. “We carried out a survey of every resident in Cleeve and 95 per cent were against Tout’s development plans,” said campaigner Don Veale. Ian Fergusson added: “Our village is committed more than ever to preserving this historic pub, where these stars of yesteryear lived, performed and sheltered from Nazi bombing.”
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West Country diary charity providing support and rehabilitation for drug and alcohol addiction. On the same day she will travel to Penzance to learn about the refuge, counselling and outreach work for women suffering domestic abuse at the West Cornwall Women’s Aid. Moving on to Redruth the Countess will meet the artists and designers who make up the Krowji creative hub in Redruth. The following day, September 19, HRH will visit The Coastline Housing affordable development scheme at Plover’s Field in Crowtown, HM Coastguard station in Falmouth and finish up at the award winning Harbour Lights Fish and Chip Shop in Falmouth. The Princess Royal will also be in the West Country this week on Friday, September 22 in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Corps of Signals, visiting the quarters of the Royal Signals and 11th Signal Regiment at Blandford Camp in Dorset.
Birthdays Narendra Modi, 67 Indian politician who is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India. Modi is a Hindu nationalist and MP for Varanasi. Sir Stirling Moss, 88 British former Formula One racing driver who won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of competition and has been described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship". In a seven-year span between 1955 and 1961 Moss finished as championship runner-up four times. Damon Hill, 57 Also a British former Formula One racing driver who won the World Championship in 1996, driving for the Williams team. He is the son of Graham Hill, and, along with Nico Rosberg, one of only two sons of a Formula One world champion to win the title. Jimmy Carr, 45 Stand-up comedian, television host and actor, known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000. Since 2005, Carr has presented the comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats. Linda Gray, 77 American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character on the long-running CBS television drama series Dallas (1978–1989). Lance Armstrong, 46 American former professional road racing cyclist. Armstrong was the 1993 professional world champion, and won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. However, in 2012, he was banned from Olympic sports for life as a result of long-term doping offences and all results going back to August 1998, including his seven Tour wins, were voided. Des Lynam, 75 In a broadcasting career spanning more than 40 years, Lynam has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, The Grand National, Sportsnight, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
The Chanters House, in Ottery St Mary, has been home to the Coleridge family since 1760 when John Coleridge was appointed headmaster of The King’s School and brought his eight sons and four daughters to live there. One of the most notable rooms in the house is the great library which, at more than 70 feet in length and 30 feet in height, is one of the largest private libraries in the country. It still houses the Coleridge collection which extends to around 22,000 books all kept in oak carved bookcases. There is a gallery overlooking the library which features 17 coats of arms, representing all the ladies who married into the Coleridge family. To the rear of the gallery there is a small chapel built in memory of Lady Jane Seymour Fortesque Coleridge. Within the extensive landscaped grounds are a Victorian conservatory, a palm house, a coach house and a lodge. The Chanters House is currently offered for sale for a sum in excess of £7,000,000.
On this day 1928 Florida hurricane The Okeechobee hurricane strikes south east Florida, killing more than 2,500 people. It is the third deadliest natural disaster in United States history, behind the Galveston hurricane of 1900 and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. 1956 Water speed record smashed Norman Buckley, a 48-year-old solicitor from Manchester breaks the one-hour world water speed record in his motorboat, Miss Windermere III, driving at an average speed of more than 79mph during his hour on the course on Lake Windermere. 1944 A bridge too far British and American airborne troops parachute into Holland to capture the Arnhem bridge as part of Operation Market Garden. The plan called for the airborne troops to be relieved by British troops, but they are left stranded and eventually surrender to the Germans. The 1977 film A Bridge Too Far, was based on this operation.
1954 Lord of the Flies Faber & Faber publish Lord of the Flies, a novel by Nobel Prizewinning British author William Golding about the descent into savagery of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island.
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2001 Stock Exchange reopens The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. It is the longest closure since the Great Depression. 1980 Les Mis opens The musical Les Misérables premieres at the Palais des Sports in Paris. Based on the five-part novel by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo, the show has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original French lyrics by Alain Boublil. With English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, the Cameron Mackintosh London production has run continuously since October 1985, making it the longest-running musical in the West End.
HRH The Countess of Wessex HRH Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will be making official visits in Cornwall this week. On Monday, September 18 she will visit the Bosence Farm Community in Townsend. The community is a
Style in Exeter As stores in the city get ready for the autumn and winter months, the fashion and beauty outlets will be showcasing their wares in Princesshay Square on Saturday, September 23. Models will demonstrate the latest in style and fashion for the upcoming season from 11am to 4pm and entrance is free. Walking in Cornwall The 17th South East Cornwall Walking Festival continues this week until September 23. Different walks take place around the area each day including, on Wednesday 20, An Introduction to Bodmin Moor and on Thursday 21, The Great Looe Guided Pub Crawl – an evening walk around Looe looking at the role the various pubs, inns and bars have played in the town’s history. For more information log onto www.visit-southeastcornwall.co.uk World Peace Day World Peace Day is to be celebrated at Wells Cathedral for the first time on Thursday, September 21, as part of the One Day One Choir project, which encourages people to join together to sing for world peace. In celebration, the renowned US composer Gary Davison has written a new anthem entitled The Blessing of Peace especially for this service at the cathedral and will be travelling to the UK to attend the service at 5.15pm. The service is open to the public.
The last word “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson
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Somerset director of cricket Matthew Maynard has credited young skipper Tom Abell for inspiring a dramatic improvement in the team’s County Bristol Avon went in search of honours when they competed at the Canoe Championship form Polo National Championships. See how they fared CANOE POLO, PAGE 84 CRICKET, PAGE 85
Wiltshire international runner Damian Hall is looking to the future after almost completing the perfect race in one of the most prestigious events on the ultra trail world tour in France ATHLETICS, PAGE 82
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No more dizzy Lizzy NATIONAL HEADLINES
Bath’s Lizzy Yarnold will head into the defence of her Olympic skeleton title on a high after finally getting to the bottom of the dizziness issues which had posed a threat to her World Cup career. Tests have revealed that Yarnold sustained inner-ear damage and vestibular problems which can sporadically affect her balance and orientation when exposed to the high speeds and G-forces in her sport. The 28-year-old first suffered the affliction when she blacked out midway down a training run for a World Cup race in Lake Placid in 2012, and was forced to pull out of a race in Calgary two years later. Yarnold told Press Association Sport: “It was never of the greatest concern to me but when I saw how worried the people closest to me were getting about it, it drove me to find out more. “With the help of the best specialists and my medical team we identified the problem and it is a relief that I now know how to deal with it and that it is not going to affect me away from the sport. “It made me struggle to steer and to recall which corner I was on, which is not ideal at those speeds.” Yarnold returned to the track last season after a year out following her Olympic triumph in Sochi, and believes the timing of the news will give her an important psychological boost.
Lewis’s tall order Lewis Hamilton faces a tall order to retain the lead of the Formula One championship after he qualified a lowly fifth for today’s Singapore Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole. Vettel, who trails Hamilton by three points in the title race, fended off the challenge from the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo to seal the front spot by one-third of a second. The Ferrari driver punched the air with delight and celebrated his 49th career pole like a victory. With overtaking virtually impossible at this 3.2-mile street circuit, he will start the race as the overwhelming favourite to move ahead of Hamilton and return to the summit of the standings.
Singapore things Lewis Hamilton, three points ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the title race, was also on top of the standings at this stage last year. He led Nico Rosberg by two points, but missed out on the championship to his former Mercedes team-mate. Hamilton’s team are expected to struggle this weekend. Hamilton has won twice under the lights, but rival Vettel boasts a greater record having triumphed on four occasions. Vettel has led more laps (221) at the Marina Bay street circuit than any other driver. Hamilton (135) is next. McLaren are set to announce their divorce with engine supplier Honda ahead of this weekend’s race. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Two old masters plying their art PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW Sergio Aguero may not be Pep Guardiola’s cup of tea, but he could still teach Crystal Palace and Liverpool a thing or two about scoring goals. While Palace under Roy Hodgson brought back golden memories of the joys of watching England against Iceland and Liverpool had 35 shots at goal but could only draw, Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City stormed to the top of the Premier League with a 6-0 rout of Watford. Gabriel Jesus, Nicolas Otamendi and Raheem Sterling also scored. City have now scored 15 goals without reply in their last three games. Liverpool endured more frustration as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley. Scott Arfield struck the Clarets ahead and although Mohamed Salah restored parity, Klopp’s men failed to turn dominance into goals. Hodgson’s first game as Crystal Palace manager ended in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton (Steven Davis scoring) and lumbered the Eagles with another unwanted record: their defeat means Palace become the first top-flight team in history to lose each of their opening five league fixtures without scoring a goal. Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles proved the Magpies’ hero once again as his second-half header earned a 2-1 win at home to Stoke. Huddersfield were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester after Elias Kachunga’s second-half header was controversially ruled out for offside. Gareth Barry’s record-equalling 632nd Premier League appearance was the only redeeming feature of a dismal goalless draw between West Brom and West Ham at The Hawthorns. In the evening kick off, Tottenham and Swansea played out a goalless draw.
BARRY BY NUMBERS Gareth Barry has joined Ryan Giggs as the Premier League’s all-time record appearancemaker after starting for West Brom against West Ham yesterday. Here’s the 36-year-old former England midfielder’s career in numbers. 632 – the appearance record he now shares with Giggs. 600 – he is the first player to start 600 games in the competition. 52 – goals scored by Barry in his top-flight career. 4 – clubs Barry has played for in the Premier League; Villa, Manchester City, Everton and now West Brom. 21 – seasons in the elite. 2 – major trophies, the 2011 FA Cup and 2011-12 Premier League, both with City. 53 – England caps, with three goals along the way. 119 – Barry’s tally of Premier League yellow cards is also an all-time record, with Wayne Rooney the only other player to have racked up 100. 6 – Barry has been sent off six times. Gareth Barry: still on the ball, now for West Brom PICTURE: PA
Marching orders Veteran trainer David Elsworth, the man responsible for the great Desert Orchid and many others, was escorted out of the parade ring at Doncaster yesterday for not wearing the correct accreditation. Two security guards were sent to take Elsworth, 77, away as his horse, Sir Dancealot, was just returning to be unsaddled after finishing unplaced in the Park Stakes. Elsworth, who won the feature Doncaster Cup on Friday with Desert Skyline, was incredulous. On being told he would have to leave the paddock, Elsworth said: “Are you being serious?” The security guard replied that she was only doing her job on orders from management, to which Elsworth said: “You can tell your manager I am never going to run another horse at Doncaster.” Tim Banfield, executive director of Doncaster, said: “It’s a really unfortunate situation, and I’m going to apologise to David.”
Brownlee bettered Spain’s Mario Mola won a second straight World Triathlon Series title as Britain’s Jonny Brownlee failed to break into the podium places. Vincent Luis of France picked up his first win of the season in the series final in Rotterdam but third place was enough for Mola, who went into the race with a 340-point lead over compatriot Javier Gomez, to defend his crown. Kristian Blummenfelt was second, Gomez came in fourth with Brownlee fifth, leaving the two-time Olympic medallist sixth for the season.
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Bournemouth Cherries come from behind to seal first points AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2 Surman 67, Defoe 73
BRIGHTON & HA 1 March 55 Nick Purewal at the Vitality Stadium Jermain Defoe fired Bournemouth to their first win of the Premier League season to relieve mounting pressure on boss Eddie Howe. The 34-year-old rifled in his first Bournemouth goal in 16 years, as the Cherries came from behind to sink Brighton. Solly March’s header had Brighton dreaming of a second successive League win but Andrew Surman coolly levelled before England poacher Defoe stole the victory. Defoe last scored for Bournemouth on a loan spell in May 2001 – a 3-3 draw at Reading on May 5, 2001, when Howe actually featured in central defence – and the veteran exhibited all his stunning staying power to settle this South Coast derby. A “relieved” Howe later hailed Defoe’s unrivalled finishing as the evergreen striker ended their fourgame losing start to the campaign. “He’s one of the best finishers I’ve ever seen,” said Howe. “When I was playing with him I couldn’t believe how good he was, when we first started to introduce him into the team. “And he’s lost none of that. We’ve already seen it in training, just how sharp he is in front of goal. I’m very relieved by the win, I think that’s the overriding emotion. “It is pure relief. It feels like it’s been longer than four games that we haven’t won, because at the beginning of the season you’re just desperate for a win and desperate to hit the ground running and that hasn’t happened.” Bournemouth’s victory eases the pressure on Howe, who has challenged his players to get up to speed on exactly how to tee-up Defoe. The former Tottenham striker fired 15 League goals for Sunderland last term and Howe firmly believes he can keep on excelling at Premier League level - as long as his players provide the right service. “We need to get to know as a team what Jermain wants, where he wants the ball,” said Howe. “He’s different from every other striker we have. And it’s all about us creating more openings for him. “We haven’t created enough chances for him so far this season. “He thrives on those openings. So
our players have to learn the kind of runs he makes, learn what he wants and feed him more.” Bournemouth were in real danger of losing five successive Premier matches for the first time when March capped a flowing move, but manager Howe’s men responded in style to kick-start their season. Defoe has turned out for West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Toronto FC and Sunderland since his loan stint on the South Coast as a teenage goalscorer of rich promise. A full generation of strikers have come and gone in between, but still Defoe keeps on delivering, adding again to his impressive haul. Super sub Jordon Ibe laid on both goals in a clinical cameo that will raise hopes of the former Liverpool starlet finally making good on his £15-million transfer fee. A nervy first-half saw Shane Duffy play in Josh King and Harry Arter hand possession straight to Davy Propper. Neither man could produce a finish however, leaving the clash deadlocked at the break. Bournemouth wasted 65 per cent of first-half possession and almost paid an immediate price after the break, when Dale Stephens hit the bar after a Brighton corner. The emboldened visitors then struck with a clinical and eye-catching move, Pascal Gross chesting down to Anthony Knockaert who immediately played the ball back into the German’s path. March then despatched Gross’ whipped cross with a smart header, sucking all the air out of Bournemouth and their fans. Here was the killer instinct Howe’s hosts craved so desperately, cruelly distilled into a goal magicked from little more than three touches. Howe had asked his men for fight though, and that steel showed itself in an equaliser of high quality. Surman traded passes with Ibe, collecting the replacement’s neat backheel, cut inside Lewis Dunk’s rash challenge – and coolly sidefooted home. With the match finally alight, Ibe had a rasping shot blocked by Dunk, while Brighton’s new talisman Gross was desperately seeking medical attention. Gross eventually found his feet
and returned to the pitch – but not before Ibe had played in Defoe, who turned, scurried on and buried a drive past Seagulls goalkeeper Mathew Ryan. A timely finish from a timeless striker. Howe later tipped Ibe to end his sticky Bournemouth start and realise his “immense promise” this season. Ibe’s two assists were key to the outcome of the match. The 21-yearold has struggled under the weight of his club-record signing but now Howe hopes that the England under21 cap can finally hit his straps. “He’s different from anyone else we have,” said the manager. “He showed some real final-third quality. He’s a player of immense promise, and I think we’ve often under-estimated how young he is. “It feels as though he’s been around a long time. But he’s still learning in lots of aspects and he’s still improving. “Jordon’s showing the attitude to improve, to come back a better player this season from last. He’s got used to our training and how we work, he’s understanding more that demand we put on our players. “Sometimes that can be a shock initially but Jordon’s beginning to get it.” Brighton boss Chris Hughton was left to lament a late slump that cost his side a second straight Premier win but insisted that his German star was genuinely injured. The former Ingolstadt midfielder was barracked by the home fans for staying down on the turf while the action continued around him. “The injury for Pascal was genuine,” said Houghton. “He’s not that type of player, to stay down. I don’t think it’s too serious, hopefully. “I knew we’d be under pressure in the last periods of the game, that’s normal away from home. The two times we didn’t defend so well led to their two goals. It’s a tough lesson for us.”
Brighton’s Davy Propper, left, and AFC Bournemouth’s Jordon Ibe battle for the ball
STAR RATINGS Begovic Smith Francis Ake Daniels Fraser Arter Surman Pugh King Defoe
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Subs Gosling (King, 90), Afobe (Defoe), Ibe (Fraser, 64) HHHH, Subs not used Boruc, Cook, Mings, Mousset Bookings None BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION: Ryan, Rosenior, Duffy, Dunk, Suttner, Knockaert (Izquierdo, 76), Stephens, Propper, March, Gross (Murray, 77), Hemed. Subs not used Hunemeier, Maenpaa, Murphy, Goldson, Schelotto Bookings None Attendance 10,369 Referee Craig Pawson COMING UP AFC Bournemouth entertain Brighton and Hove Albion in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (7.45 pm) and visit Everton in the Premier League on Saturday (3.00 pm).
Tomer Hemed, left, competes for the ball with AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser and Adam Smith, right
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Match-winner Defoe says team is still improving after victory over Brighton
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Andrew Surman and Nathan Ake, right, celebrate
Striker Jermain Defoe, hero of the hour after clinching AFC Bournemouth’s first Premier League win of the season, believes that the 73rd-minute goal that downed South Coast rivals Brighton and Hove Albion will kick-start their season, writes Chris Vincent “I don’t think I can find words to describe how it felt to score the goal,” he said. “It was special and I had that buzz when we scored because I wasn’t just delighted for me but also the team. “To score a winner in such an important game, that we had to win, felt amazing and fair play to the lads for coming back from being one down.” And he added: “But I feel like we’ve still got more to give and I’m sure the manager will say the same. Each week we’re improving.” Defoe said that he was impressed by the way in which the Cherries controlled the game and created chances. “We had good energy levels,” he said. “The character of the players was excellent and the attitude was equal to that.” Defoe has now scored against 36 different Premier League teams over 17 seasons. Predictably, Howe was full of praise for his striker. “We haven’t created enough chances for Defoe so far,” he said. “He’s a player that thrives on those openings and he took the first real chance that he had. The youngsters at the club can also see someone whose had a great career. They
Bournemouth’s Adam Smith, left, gets airborne after tangling with Albion’s goal scorer Solly March during the Premiership clash between the two south coast sides yesterday
see him off the pitch, as well as on the pitch, and personally he’s one of the best finishers I’ve ever seen.” Howe also said that, for him, the most impressive aspect of the game was the way in which Bournemouth reacted to going a goal behind. “The players were probably thinking how are we were going to respond to that, but credit to them. I thought we finished the game really strongly.” Talking about Jordon Ibe’s gamechanging performance, after he came on as a 65th minute substitute for Ryan Fraser Howe added: “Tonight was a really good cameo of what Jordon is about. “He’s different to everyone we have and he has the ability to beat people. His backheel was a moment of magic and the weight of his pass to Defoe was perfect. “He’s a player of immense promise and it’s easy to underestimate how young he is because he’s been around for a long time. “He’s still learning but has the attitude to improve and that’s shown this season where he’s come back a better player.” Midfielder Andrew Surman hailed his 67th-minute goal, his first since February 2015, as one of the biggest of his career. “It was a massive goal,” he said. “It’s probably one of, if not the biggest goals of my career. The goal came at a time when we really needed it, we really needed something. “I waited for the defender to commit himself and, thankfully, I managed to sidestep him and pick my spot.” l AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says that Callum Wilson is not yet ready for a return to action but has been impressive in his rehabilitation work. Wilson is recovering from a serious knee injury, but his boss is enthused by his work behind the scenes. “Callum isn’t close, not yet,” he said. “But he’s looking good. We haven’t seen him back in training yet so there’s still a way to go.” Junior Stanislas trained with the first-team in the week; a good sign as he continues to work back to full fitness. The winger has been out since undergoing groin surgery at the end of last season. l AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest have agreed to rescind Adam Federici’s loan move to the City Ground. The Australian goalkeeper joined Forest on loan until the middle of January on transfer deadline day, but just 48 hours later he suffered a knee injury while on international duty. Now facing an operation, both clubs have agreed that Federici should return to the Vitality Sta-
Junior Stanislas has returned to training with the first team PICTURE: HARRY TRUMP/JMP dium, where he will work with the club’s medical staff on his rehabilitation. Explained Forest boss Mark Warburton: “Adam is having surgery and we have sent him our best wishes over that – but Bournemouth have basically rescinded the loan and taken their player back. “That is a magnificent gesture on their part. I would expect nothing less from somebody like Eddie Howe, and Bournemouth in general, but I want to say how outstanding they have been in dealing with this.” l AFC Bournemouth under-21s manager Carl Fletcher is looking forward to some varied tests in the Premier League Cup after beating Wigan Athletic, 3-1, to qualify for the competition. Fletcher was pleased with his side’s character in coming from behind against the Latics, as goals from Ollie Harfield, Connor Mahoney and an own goal sealed the team’s passage into the group stage. The tournament will now be split into eight groups of four clubs, with each team playing the opposition, home and away, and the top two teams later advancing to the knockout stages. The Cherries are drawn in Group C and will face Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City and Bury. Said Fletcher: “It’s a massive result for us to get into this competition. “They’ll be different types of games from the friendlies and League fixtures which is a huge bonus. We want to give the players different experiences, and playing at proper stadiums is part of what we want to expose them to.”
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Bristol City Johnson grinning from ear to ear at scintillating City BRISTOL CITY 4 Woodrow 50, Reid 55 (pen) Paterson 83, Diedhiou 90
DERBY COUNTY 1 Vydra 27 (pen) Richard Latham at Ashton Gate Only time will tell whether Lee Johnson is building a Bristol City squad capable of taking the club into the Premier League. But what is already beyond doubt is that the young head coach has assembled a group of players with the skills and work-rate to make Ashton Gate the stage for the most thrilling football Robins fans have witnessed in years. City were richly entertaining under Steve Cotterill in winning the League One title. Now at a higher level there is exciting wing-play, intricate quick passing, fast forward movement and quality finishing to keep supporters on the edges of their seats. All were evident from the start against a Derby side, who had arrived on the back of a thumping five-goal annihilation of Hull City. Even the setback of falling behind to a 27th minute penalty failed to deter Johnson’s men, who were unlucky to be behind at the break. What followed was a breathtaking second-half display that brought four deserved goals, some tremendously committed defending and a standing ovation at the end. I couldn’t help wondering what
Leaders Leeds lose at Den Aiden O’Brien scored the only goal as Millwall beat leaders Leeds United 1-0 at The Den to end the only remaining unbeaten record in the Championship. O’Brien gave the Lions a deserved victory in the 73rd minute when he tucked home a loose ball in the penalty area. His goal ended a run of six straight clean sheets for Leeds. Cardiff are level on points with Thomas Christiansen’s side after Sol Bamba netted a 95th-minute equaliser to nick a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. The visitors had looked on course for a third straight win following Gary Hooper’s opener just before the break but they were denied at the death. Wolves moved above the Bluebirds on goal difference courtesy of Diogo Jota’s double in a 2-1 victory at Nottingham Forest.
the ‘Johnson Out’ campaigners from last season were thinking as City overran and eventually tore apart talented opponents. A new star was born in 18-year-old winger Jonathan Leko, the loanee from West Bromwich Albion, whose quick feet won a crucial second-half penalty. The crowd rose in adulation when the youngster was substituted on 64 minutes, having run himself to a standstill. “Jonathan is like Michael Flatley, a Lord of the Dance,” beamed a delighted Johnson afterwards. “I asked him to go gung-ho for an hour and he was outstanding.” Equally deserving of praise was Bobby Reid, whose intelligent running and amazing reserves of energy were rewarded by a seventh goal of the season. All over the pitch there were City players throwing themselves into challenges and ready to play at a really high tempo. No wonder Johnson was grinning from ear to ear at his post-match press conference. “We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves but I was delighted with what I saw, even in the first half,” he said.
“The second half was everything I want to see from my players. We always looked a threat going forward. “I picked a solid team so we were able to deal with a very good Derby side.” After a fast start from both teams, the visitors went ahead from the penalty spot on 27 minutes, Matej Vydra beating Frank Fielding via the crossbar after being brought down by the City goalkeeper, who escaped even a caution as the striker was heading away from goal. Having seen several incisive attacks foiled by Derby keeper Scott Carson in the first half, City levelled five minutes after the break when Cauley Woodrow netted with a downward header from Joe Bryan’s cross. Reid had to wrestle the ball from a couple of team-mates before sending Carson the wrong way with a 55th minute penalty awarded against former Robins defender Richard Keogh when bamboozled by Leko. Johnson accepted responsibility for the dispute over who would take the kick. “I forgot that Famara Diedhiou was on the bench and didn’t designate a replacement penalty-taker,” he said. Jamie Paterson put the result beyond doubt with an 83rd minute free kick that bounced down off the crossbar and just over the line. Referee Martin Atkinson referred to goal-line technology before City could celebrate. And Famara Diedhiou set the seal on an exhilarating display, shooting home in stoppage time after being picked out by a superb long ball from Paterson. It was classy finish from the substitute and the icing on an immensely enjoyable cake. City can take on Premier League Stoke City in the Carabao Cup at Ashton Gate on Tuesday brimming with confidence.
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Subs Brownhill HHH (Leko 64), Diedhiou HHHH (Woodrow 65), O’Dowda (Reid 81) Subs not used Steele, Taylor, Eliasson, Magnusson. Bookings Pack 65 DERBY COUNTY Carson; Baird, Keogh, Davies, Olsson; Weimann (Russell 70), Huddlestone, Johnson, Lawrence; Nugent (Martin 58), Vydra (Winnall 58). Subs not used Mitchell, Wisdom, Pearce, Thorne Bookings Johnson 4, Davies 82 Attendance 19,473 Referee Martin Atkinson COMING UP Bristol City entertain Premier League club Stoke City in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (7.45pm) and visit Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday (3.00 pm).
Cauley Woodrow of Bristol City celebrates scoring a goal, (top), and Bobby Reid of Bristol City scores from the penalty spot to make it 2-1, (above) PICTURES: Joe Meredith/JMP
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Robins kiss goodbye to big TV windfall due to Cardiff policing issues Bristol City chief executive officer Mark Ashton is hugely disappointed with the dicision of Avon and Somerset Police
Famara Diedhiou celebrates making it 4-1
Aden Flint of Bristol City challenges for the ball with Derby County’s Bradley Johnson
Bristol City have kissed goodbye to £100,000 tv jackpot as a result of an Avon and Somerset Police decision that forced a third re-scheduling of the Sky Bet Championship game against Cardiff City at Ashton Gate. The match has been moved back to its original date of Saturday, November 4 and will kick-off at 12 noon. When the fixture list first appeared it was due to start at 3.00 pm, but was soon changed to midday on police advice. Sky TV then requested the kickoff time was moved to 5.30 pm on the Saturday so they could broadcast the game live. But the police said that they would prefer a switch to the night before and all parties agreed to a Friday match, starting at 7.45 pm. During the week City learned that the constabulary had change its stance and was no longer prepared to police the game at that time. After consulting the Football League, it was decided that there was no option but to move the game back to Saturday at 12 noon and Sky consequently withdrew coverage. The £100,000 paid by them to the home club in live Championship games will now go to Wolverhampton Wanderers, instead of City, as their match with Fulham will be screened on Friday, November 3. So City lose out on a windfall and the manner in which the matter was reported on their official website left little doubt over their displeasure. It made clear that Cardiff had been happy with the change to Friday night and that both clubs had been working with Avon and Som-
erset Police and the local Safety Advisory Group (SAG) on additional measures as a result of “an acceptance that the fixture was not completely without the risk of disorder.” Those proposed measures included a reduction in the number of tickets being made available for away supporters; Cardiff assisting with the stewarding operation and a review of how visiting fans would be transported to and from Ashton Gate. The most pertinent comments came from Mark Kelly, Ashton Gate Stadium’s managing director, who said: “We are disappointed that Avon and Somerset Police felt they would not be able to safely resource the Cardiff City fixture if it was played on the Friday night and made the decision to veto the date at this late stage. “Despite all the measures we had agreed to put in place – including agreeing to meet the costs of police deployed at the stadium – the police still felt they would be unable to resource an appropriate level of public order-trained officers to its other commitments. “While we, both Ashton Gate Stadium and Bristol City, respect the input of the police on match-days, we feel this decision is wholly unnecessary.” City chief executive officer Mark Ashton added: “We believe there would have been a safe environment for supporters of both clubs, which is always a key consideration. “It is hugely disappointing for both us and Ashton Gate Stadium that the match has since been switched back to the Saturday. We apologise to any supporters who
have been affected by this late change.” Clearly, a consideration for the police was that the fixture is on the weekend of Bonfire Night and plenty of parties will be held on the Friday and Saturday evenings. Their resources will be stretched on both nights and a noon kick-off on the Saturday makes sense in that respect. But why that did not form part of the original decision-making process and lead to an avoidance of the complications that have followed is not clear. Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey was quoted on the City website as saying: “Despite achieving an agreement in principle, Avon and Somerset Police subsequently made a number of representations to the Safety Advisory Group. “It became clear that they were not prepared to provide the police resources they felt were necessary away from Ashton Gate itself to prevent any possible disorder. “The safety of spectators at EFL matches will always be our primary consideration when scheduling fixtures, yet we are disappointed at today’s developments and will be seeking a meeting with Avon and Somerset Police force in relation to this matter at the earliest possible opportunity.” It is not just the financial loss that will upset City. Friday night football produces a special atmosphere at Ashton Gate, which Lee Johnson believes can inspire his players. There is also the opportunity for footballers who represent their clubs on a Saturday afternoon to support the Robins. The presence of Cardiff manager Neil Warnock always raises the temperature a notch anyway and, while that will still be the case with a noon kick-off on a Saturday, it will not be quite the same as if the game were being played under floodlights. That, in itself, is a shame. No-one relishes the atmosphere more than Warnock himself, who always rubs his hands at the prospect of taking on City. Matches against Cardiff have often been special, going back to when I first watched them in the late 1960s when John Toshack was leading the attack for the Bluebirds, A Friday night match would almost certainly have ensured some added fireworks for that weekend and the Cardiff players would have stepped into a cauldron. Both clubs have started the season encouragingly, so let’s hope by the time the ‘High Noon’ battle commences it is a top-of-the-table clash.
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Luke keeps cool to preserve a Pilgrims point BURY 0 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0 Chris Groves at the Energy Check Stadium Plymouth Argyle manager Derek Adams rued missed early opportunities after the Pilgrims halted a run of four successive defeats with a well-earned point in Greater Manchester. “We did really well,” said Adams. “We probably should have been three or four up at half time. We had a couple of opportunities in the second half as well. But we move on now. It’s a good point.” After failing to convert their chances, Argyle were indebted to keeper Luke McCormick for a string of fine stops late on as the home side sought to break the deadlock. “He made a number of very good saves,” said Adams. “That was the highlight of the last five minutes. “Overall I am delighted with the team today. We came out of it well. “We have had a lot of good performances this season and we have had better than today but it was another good one from a different point of view. “We should have more points than we do because our overall play has deserved that.” Argyle made two changes from the 11 that had started Tuesday’s home defeat to Blackpool. Summer signing Lionel Ainsworth came into the attack for his first League Two start, with former Torquay United striker Nathan Blissett dropping to the bench. Antoni Sarcevic was recalled after his three-match ban for being sent off against Scunthorpe United. The midfielder came in for Ryan Edwards, who was suspended following his sending-off against Blackpool, with Yann Songo’o moving back to become Sonny Bradley’s centre-back partner. Bury made four changes, the most significant of which saw captain Jermaine Beckford drop out to be replaced as skipper by returning defender Nathan Cameron. Jordan Williams, Mihai Dobre and Joe Skarz were dropped to substitute; Greg Leigh, Josh Laurent and Chris Humphrey came in. For only the second time this season, Argyle negotiated a first-half without conceding a goal. Bury’s most potent attacking threat came down their right-hand side, where Humphrey was a sporadic threat, and from long-range shots of the type that too often this season have hit an Argyle body part
and deflected into the goal. Luke McCormick had no such concerns in mopping up a drive by Laurent and Chris Maguire’s free kick front and centre of his goal 30 yards out. After Jamie Ness had volleyed only just high and wide of Bury goalkeeper Joe Murphy’s right-hand post, Humphrey asked a questions of the Pilgrims defence with a couple of teasing crosses. The first saw Songo’o acrobatically clear Harry Bunn’s header and the second saw Michael Smith head wide. Argyle were more accurate in their attacks with Nadir Ciftci and Joel Grant both obliging Murphy to save, Ciftci with a delightful piece of individual skill that culminated in a delicate chip and Grant with a shot after a team move involving Ness and Gary Sawyer. Ainsworth was sent away by David Fox, only to be thwarted at the last by Cameron, who then found himself with an open goal in the opposition six-yard box after Smith’s botched shot fell to him but was unable to convert. Argyle were under pressure in the opening stages of the second half, with McCormick twice called to make lead-preserving saves. The first was a routine enough dive at his near post to pounce on Michael Smith’s drive, the second a brilliant one-handed goal-line block to beat away another dangerous Maguire free kick. Ruben Lameiras and Alex Fletcher were introduced as substitutes, and first-year professional Fletcher had a chance to hit the headlines when he found space for a shot that was too close to Murphy. Instead, it was McCormick who emerged as the Argyle hero. He needed some help from his woodwork on a couple of occasions, firstly when substitute Dobre found Smith for a wonky shot that hit the post. The Argyle captain was injured in a collision with Smith but he limped on to save twice from the impressive Dobre, the second a stunning fullstretch tip on to the post again. In the last minute, Dobre seemed certain to have the last word when he found space for a drive that required another remarkable stop from the Argyle custodian, with Gary Miller blocking Rohan Ince’s shot from the rebound.
STAR RATINGS McCormick Miller Songo’o Bradley Sawyer Fox Ness Ainsworth Sarcevic Grant Ciftci
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Antoni Sarcevic and Jamie Ness lead the defence of a Bury first half free kick PICTURE: DAVE ROWNTREE / PPAUK
Net busting Pilgirms PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 5 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 Football League Under-18 Youth Alliance The young Pilgrims made it three consecutive EFL Youth Alliance League wins with this comprehensive success on the main pitch at Home Park. Yet it was Cheltenham who started the match at a gallop and Sawel Neasim sent a great chance wide of Michael Cooper’s goal in the second minute. Cheltenham continued to look the more dangerous side until a very young Argyle team then found their feet with a goal after 20 minutes. Striker Rubin Wilson made a great turn on the edge of the area before unleashing a shot that curled into the far top corner of Ross Grimshaw’s goal. There was an element of luck in
Argyle’s second goal; Matt Ward’s 30-yard free-kick, on 34 minutes finding its way into the far corner of the net after Wilson’s presence had distracted Grimshaw. Victory appeared to be in the bag three minutes later when Cameron Sangster’s effort flew inside the far post. Only a fine save by Grimshaw denied Ward a second goal after the break but Cooper, too, had to be at his best to keep out a couple of Cheltenham efforts. Argyle substitute Luke Jephcott’s first touch saw his cross find fellow substitute Michael Peck free at the far post to crack home a low drive and the scoring was completed three minutes from time when Andrew Burn hooked the ball home from eight yards.
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Good point on travels but lack of goals still proving major worry for Pilgrims Ruben Lameiras can't get his shot through the Bury defence PICTURE: DAVE ROWNTREE / PPAUK
Argyle's coach Paul Wotton feels the pressure PICTURE: DAVE ROWNTREE / PPAUK
Plymouth Argyle’s lack of goals is of growing concern to their supporter base as they reside in the Sky Bet One relegation zone, writes Nigel Walrond. Three goals in their last six games has played its part in a six-match run without a win. They stopped the rot of four straight League defeats yesterday with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at fellow strugglers Bury, but they were indebted to skipper and goalkeeper Luke McCormick for pulling off three excellent saves in the closing stages to help earn them a point after their shortcomings at the other end of the pitch. Their most recent signing, Turkish striker Nadir Ciftci, is yet to locate the net after five appearances for the Greens, and the fans’ frustration with his inability to score was evident at Tuesday night’s 3-1 home defeat to Blackpool. Goals are also currently proving difficult for midfielder Graham Carey, with only one to his name so far this campaign, and that was from the penalty spot, and Jake Jervis is presently top scorer with two. Of course, having a player sent off in each of their last three home games has not helped Argyle’s cause either, with Sonny Bradley the man to walk against Blackpool after a second bookable offence, joining Antoni Sarcevic and Carey’s dismissals in the previous two Home Park clashes, but that only tells part of the story of the Pilgrims’ season so far. That said, manager Derek Adams
was much happier with his side’s display on the outskirts of Manchester yesterday, with a welcome clean sheet for the first time in seven games. “We probably should have been three or four up at half-time. Lionel Ainsworth, Joel Grant, Nadir Ciftci and Antoni Sarcevic should have scored, and we would have been well on the way to victory,” bemoaned Adams. He added: “It is very good to get back to getting a clean sheet and the players put in a lot of effort today. “Yann Songo’o has made a great block and Luke made a couple of very good saves as well. “We had an eight-hour trip up yesterday, we played with ten players last Tuesday and Saturday, and I am delighted with the players today and they showed fantastic professionalism, and it was another very good performance from us. “It is difficult going to Bury, there was a lot of pressure in the game, and we came out of it well.” McCormick was injured just before making his important saves, and Adams said: “It is a knock to his ankle and his Achilles as well, so we will assess that.” Argyle entertain their old League Two rivals Doncaster Rovers on Saturday, with the Yorkshiremen just above the Pilgrims in the table, and Adams continued: “It is
Centres are back up and running The Plymouth Argyle Academy Centres of Excellence officially started back from the summer break last week with manager Daniel Greenough and other key members of staff completing the inductions, writes Mike Sampson. The first week of coaching started with the Cornwall Centre at Brannell on Monday before moving onto North Devon on Tuesday, Torbay on Thursday, and both Exeter and Plymouth on Friday. Argyle have also started a new initiative with the Young Pilgrims, adding another tier to the Academy Pathway for under-fives, sixes and sevens. “The idea is that we want to develop the younger players and then feed them into the Centre of Excellence, with the possibility of progression into the Pre-Academy and Academy,” explained Greenough. “We are getting them in slightly younger this year to give the kids extra coaching to enable them to progress through our pathway ready for the under-eights. “There have been some really exciting young players that have come into the Young Pilgrims and we are hoping that the extra
work that we do at a younger age will help build a technical foundation.” Plymouth Argyle are soon to be hosting an open trial for the Young Pilgrims and any youngsters in the under-five age group that are interested should contact Greenough by email at: daniel.greenough@pafc.co.uk l Plymouth Argyle’s progress in the Football League Youth Alliance Cup came to an end with a 2-0 second round defeat by Luton Town. The result could have been very different if the young Pilgrims had taken just a few of the many chances they created in the game but instead they were punished as Luton made the most of two lapses by the visiting defence. “They were two poor goals from our point of view,” admitted Argyle Academy director Kevin Hodges. “We looked good going forward, creating lots of chances, but unfortunately we didn’t take them and two mistakes cost us the game.” Luton took a 14th minute lead as they forced their way through the middle of the Argyle defence before shooting home. The second half was in the first minute when a long ball over the top caught the Argyle defence napping and although the Luton
just about picking up points. It is a good league and we are delighted that we have been able to get into it. “I am delighted at the progress we are making. “The football club is moving forward, and it is a difficult league to go into.”
Sonny Bradley of Plymouth Argyle puts Josh Laurent of Bury under pressure in their Sky Bet One clash PICTURE: DAVID ROWNTREE / PPAUK
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striker looked suspiciously offside, he collected the ball to score. Argyle were the better side for the rest of the game but their finishing touch had deserted them on this occasion. ARGYLE: Michael Cooper, Tom Purrington (Isaac Burden 80), Andy Burn, Harry Downing, Ryan Law, Adam Randell, Michael Peck, Cameron Sangster, Aaron Goulty (Rubin Wilson 75), Luke Jephcott, Rio Garside (Matt Ward 75). l The abandonment of Plymouth Parkway's game at Ivybridge Town, due to floodlight failure, meant that Plymouth Argyle moved to the top of the South West Peninsula Premier Division going into yesterday’s matches thanks to a thumping 12-0 victory over Stoke Gabriel. The strong Argyle side, which included firstteam midfielder Graham Carey, were always in control at Broadley Lane with young firstyear professional Alex Fletcher helping himself to five goals inside an hour before being substituted. Ruben Lameiras scored a hat-trick with Jakub Sokolik and Lionel Ainsworth all on target before Development striker Alex Battle completed the scoring with a late brace, his second coming from the penalty spot.
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GRAHAM RUSSELL There’s no easy start for Hodgson in home-coming
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fter working in five countries Roy Hodgson is planning to see out his manager’s life at his local club, Crystal Palace, a mile from where he was born. He has had 14 months in the wilderness after resigning as England’s manager, before he could be sacked, following the Euro disaster in France and defeat by Iceland. That ranked as the biggest humiliation for the national side since they went out of the World Cup in 1950 to the part-timers, United States, whose winning goal was struck by a trainee café waiter. But even at 70, Hodgson was always confident that the call would come again. It’s an optimism that I first saw in him 35 years ago when he took over Bristol City after eight of their top players had to tear up their contracts to enable the club to survive. He was excited then to be working with City’s youngsters but he was only allowed to see out the rump end of the season. The call from Palace came after they had lost their first four matches without a point or a goal. The fight began with another defeat, and still no goals, at home to Southampton yesterday but the next chapter you would expect to find in a ‘Roy of the Rovers’ drama. Three games in a row will see him away to the Manchester pair of City and United followed by a visit from Chelsea – easy-peasy for Hodgson and his long-time No.2, Ray Lewington. Nine points will make them national super-heroes but a more real-
istic nil return could see the club Hodgson once played for in their youth team right on the edge of the abyss. It’s time to lock the Palace gates and keep the lights off Romelu Lukaka (Manchester United), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) and Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata. In all probability Hodgson will post an extra defender in front of his back-four, or just behind the line, as a final bolt. It will be ugly but he has no options. The one line-up he will never consider is a back row of three which brought down the last manager, Frank de Boer, after the shortest stay in the Premier League story. That system was all the rage a year ago when it swept Pep Guardiola to a run of ten wins as he took over Manchester City. Football had its first look at the system way back in 1925 when a change in the offside law gave defences an advantage. Until then, everyone had played with two full-backs; a half-back line of three and five forwards in the famous ‘W’ formation. Now, for tough games, the centrehalf began to drop deeper and the back trio was born. Last season, after an unsteady start, Chelsea’s Antonio Conte adopted it and went on to win the League and Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger became a late convert. Conversely, Manchester City gave it up for a while because they lacked the players to put in the full defensive shifts that the system demands. With City spending £217-million in the summer with the emphasis
Roy Hodgson comes home after his England squad failed at Euro 2016 on defence, it’s back for them. A £2-million pay-off will ease the grief for de Boer, who has seen everything go wrong for him this year. A distinguished career with Ajax and 112 caps for the Netherlands has been blown away by his dismissal after 77 days at Palace and 85 at Inter-Milan. The Palace chairman, Steve Parish, bought into his outline to make the South London club’s football more attractive but it didn’t work out. In his final game, de Boer switched to the more traditional back four and the team responded with an astonishing 23 shots. If only one of them had gone in, it would have won the Dutchman a reprieve. If Hodgson can now squeeze something extra out of his new charges, life can become a little easier after Chelsea’s visit in mid-October. From then, until the end of
December, he will face only one of the ten top sides, Tottenham Hotspur in early November. But he will still be relieved to welcome in the New Year for the last two matches of 2017 (in five days, by the way) pitches him against Arsenal and Manchester City. Mary Queen of Scots, who had her own problems in France, said back in 1544 that she expected on her death “to have Calais writ on my heart”. After his misery across the Channel in Euro 2016, Hodgson must be hoping it isn’t Iceland on his. l THE Championship and Leagues One and Two will be voting this week whether to back the Premier League reform shutting the transfer market down on the eve of the season. It could be a close call, for some clubs are questioning what it will do to the loan market on which they
rely heavily. At present, Premier coaches have a month to assess their players and decide who can be sent out on temporary transfers for a full or half a season. From next term, though, they will have to make that decision before the big kick-off, and the concern is that they will be cautious and hang on to players, especially as the option of the one-month loan has already been taken away. The other side of the argument is that, if the present system stays, it could lead to backdoor full transfers. The reform itself was a tight decision, getting through the Premier meeting with the minimum 14 votes it needed. The Manchester clubs, plus Swansea City, Crystal Palace and Watford, all voted against, although their managers and coaches had been in favour. Burnley abstained. The fear was that continental clubs would be able to move in and exercise buy-out clauses to sign top English players and they wouldn’t have time to replace them. Surely there is a simply solution: Make the transfer deadline, just that. Both for buying and selling. Europe, generally, is giving a welcome to the end of the summer chaos. UEFA has nodded its agreement and soundings in Germany and Italy are positive for a chance to follow the Premier League but 50 other countries still have to agree. The smaller ones fear that they could lose out financially, so do agents who will have a shorter time to complete the deals which form a large part of the £70-million a year they are taking out of the game. Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish, voices these doubts, believing that an early closing date could be self-harming. Meanwhile, Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger is out on a limb of his own. He wants the January transfer window to be scrapped in its entirety, arguing that clubs should stock up each summer to see them through the whole campaign. Then, he also believes that the whole transfer system is about to be blown away over the next five years and replaced by fixed contracts. Now, there’s a thought…
Strength in depth paying off for Truro manager
Tim Lamb, the managing director of McDonald’s restaurants, Somerset, presents the ‘Player of the Month’ award to Cheddar’s Liam Kingston following his performances for the Toolstation Western League club
Truro City boss Lee Hodges has paid tribute to his squad after the team secured their fifth successive victory with a 1-0 win over Chippenham Town in the week. In a difficult Vanarama National South game, in which Chippenham took the early initiative, it was substitute Rocky Neal who made the decisive breakthrough after the interval. “We found another match-winner from the substitutes’ bench as Rocky Neal grabbed the all-important goal,” said Hodges. “It shows the strength in depth that we have here this season as players are consistently coming off the bench to make telling contributions. “It’s important that we have this
kind of competition for the battles that lie ahead.” l Plymouth Argyle Legends extended their unbeaten run to 13 games with a 2-0 victory over Saltash Veterans at a rain swept Kimberley Stadium. In a first-half of few chances, Mark Rowe came closest to opening the scoring for the Pilgrims when his free-kick from 25 yards struck the crossbar. Saltash might have gone ahead in the 46th minute but for a brilliant save from Graham Kimberley and minutes later they passed up another good chance when Jefford shot wildly over the bar. The deadlock was finally broken on 78 minutes when Bradley Swiggs was in the right place to tap home a Mark Damerell cross to give Argyle the lead. Five minutes later the Pil-
grims doubled their advantage when Paul Smith slotted the ball into the net from the edge of the area following a 24-pass move. It was then Saltash’s turn to hit the woodwork with two efforts crashing back off the bar as they pushed to get back into the game. But the Argyle Legends held firm to extend their unbeaten streak. The Legends are back in action today (2.30 pm) when they travel to Launceston to play a testimonial game for long-serving Clarets player Liam Tilley. ARGYLE LEGENDS: Graham Kimberley, Paul Maxwell, Paul Edwards, Lee Hodges (captain), Geoff Battams (Paul Smith, h/t), David Byrne, Spencer Cooper (Mark Damerell, h/t), Ryan Cross (Steve Brownlow, 70), Sean Sullivan, Mark Rowe, and Bradley Swiggs.
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Bristol Rovers Ten-man Rovers find it more of a struggle at Wigan WIGAN ATHLETIC 3 Powell 31, Grigg 49, Massey 90
BRISTOL ROVERS 0 Reg Thomas at the DW Stadium For the second week running Bristol Rovers ended a game with ten men. But, unlike last Saturday, they were unable to record a victory against the odds as they were up against a Wigan side far superior to the Walsall outfit beaten at the Memorial Stadium last week. Ryan Sweeney was the man red carded yesterday, sent off on the half hour for a tackle from behind that denied Michael Jacobs a goalscoring opportunity. A goal down at the break, Darrell Clarke’s side conceded twice after the interval and managed to miss a penalty, Ellis Harrison’s spot kick being saved by Jamie Jones. Rovers boss Darrell Clarke said afterwards: ‘It was certainly a difficult afternoon for us and even if we had kept 11 men on the pitch that would still have been the case. “Sometimes you have to ride the storm and it was a stormy day today so we have to brush ourselves down, put it to bed quickly and move on. “For 25 minutes in the second half we were excellent and looked more like what we are about as a team. “We didn’t deserve to win the game but we showed a bit of heart and character and had we scored the penalty it might have made a difference. “As for the sending off, I thought it was harsh. “I haven’t seen it back but my first impression was that their lad cut across Sweeney, who didn’t really have anywhere to go.” Reflecting on the start his side has made to the season, the manager said: “In our first eight games our performances have been patchy, our best display coming at Bury apart from the time added on. “We haven’t been consistent enough over the 90 minutes in most of our games. “We are 15th in the table and I think that’s about right at the moment. “We have to forget about this game and look ahead to Tuesday’s cup tie against Wolves and our home game against Blackpool next Saturday so we will get ourselves right for those two games.” It looks as though there will be a
change of penalty taker in the future, with Clarke saying: “You have to stick your penalties away and Ellis has missed two now so I think he will have to come off them for the time being.” Clarke said more league wins were needed, adding: ‘We have won six out of our 11 games but we have lost five League games and for me we need to pick up our form if we are to reach the targets we set ourselves this season. “No-one said it was going to be easy. This League is tougher this year and we have to adjust and adapt to that. “I think we will improve as the season goes on. “There were some good individual performances out there this afternoon so there are some positives to take from the game. “In the final 20 minutes the lads were playing with a lot of confidence.” The game was shaping up to be an interesting spectacle when Rovers found themselves both a goal behind and a man down. Prior to that, Will Grigg had gone close for the home side but saw his
STAR RATINGS Slocombe Leadbitter Lockyer Sweeney Bola Sercombe O Clarke Lines Gaffney Harrison Bodin
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effort saved by Sam Slocombe, while a long-range Ollie Clarke effort was gathered by Jamir Jones at the second attempt. Slocombe came to Rovers rescue again when kept out Gavin Massey’s near-post header before saving again from Nick Powell. Then came the incident that shaped the half. Sweeney, who was the last line of defence, tackled Jacobs from behind, was deemed to be the last line of defence and was shown a straight red card. Powell stepped up to rifle the resulting free kick through the defensive wall and into the net beyond the despairing dive of Slocombe. Almost immediately striker Rory Gaffney was sacrificed to allow manager Clarke to introduce another central defender in the shape of Tom Broadbent. Suddenly it was one way traffic towards Slocombe’s goal and the keeper excelled himself with an amazing close-range stop from Ivan Toney; Broadbent also did well to block the follow up from Griggs. The second half was only four minutes old when Wigan added a second goal, a ball from Dan Burn being met at the near post by Grigg and lashed into the net from close range. Slocombe made a couple more decent saves, one with his legs, before Rovers pushed up a little bit and gave the home side some uncomfortable moments. Tom Lockyer headed over from a Lines corner and substitute Tom Nichols had a long-range effort deflected behind. The same player rifled two free kicks into the Wigan defensive wall, the second of which defender Jacobs handled, resulting in a penalty to Rovers. However Harrison’s spot kick was saved by Jones diving to his right. The home side made the scoreline look more convincing deep into stoppage time when Massey surged into the area and comfortably beat Slocombe.
Ellis Harrison of Bristol Rovers reacts to missing a penalty PICTURES: Matt McNulty/JMP
Subs Broadbent HHH (Gaffney 33), Nichols HHH (Bodin 56). Subs not used Brown, Telford, Moore, Smith, Partington Sending-off Sweeney 30 Bookings None WIGAN ATHLETIC Jones, Byrne, Bruce, Burn, James, Morsy (Power, 82), Evans, Massey, Jacobs, Powell (Toney 37), Grigg (Roberts 71). Subs not used Elder, Thomas, Hunt, Sarkic Bookings Morsey 67, Jacobs 72 Attendance 8,732 (910) Referee Carl Boyeson COMING UP Bristol Rovers travel to take on inform Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (7.45pm) and entertain Blackpool in Sky Bet One on Saturday (3pm).
Ryan Sweeney of Bristol Rovers takes on Wigan Athletics Lee Evans
Bristol Rovers Rory Gaffney battles for the ball with Dan Burn of Wigan Athletic
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Rovers players must start believing in themselves to challenge for promotion
Ryan Sweeney of Bristol Rovers is shown a red card and below, Liam Sercombe takes on Ivan Toney
Dejection takes hold for the Pirates after conceding the opening goal
Do Bristol Rovers players really believe they can take the club into the Championship next season? Or are some already being weighed down by the extra expectation level that has naturally followed an encouraging first season back in League One? Those were the questions Darrell Clarke admitted to asking himself after the 3-2 midweek home defeat by an Oldham Athletic side who had gone into the game bottom of the table. In truth, the performance against Walsall three days earlier had offered cause for concern. Despite the 2-1 victory. Rovers were never fluent going forward and conceded from a setpiece for the third time in two matches. Clarke rightly praised his players for “winning ugly” against the Saddlers, a quality all successful sides need to possess. But that should be the exception, rather than the rule. Lack of confidence can lead players to hold their ground, instead of risking forward runs and hesitate before creating the most incisive angles to receive passes. Clarke clearly felt both those weaknesses were evident against Oldham and, as always, was not slow to say it as he saw it after the match. “While we probably had 60 minutes of the game compared with their 30, we didn’t deal with the periods when Oldham were on top,” he said. “On chances we should have won the match, but we didn’t and that was frustrating. We haven’t had many disappointing nights at the Memorial Stadium over the past three years, but that was one. “Some of my players were fighting their games, others perhaps are struggling with the added expectation of them this season. Is that expectation fair? We will have to wait and see. “I place great expectation on them myself. The performance was patchy and it took too long for players to make enough angles to get on the ball. “At 2-0 down there was a greater determination to do that, but it should have been there from the start. I am watching very carefully at the moment to see which of our group really look as though they want to take the club forward. “It was an opportunity missed because we should have grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck early on. That comes down to mental strength and the mentality has to change with some of the players if they want to stay in the side. “The reality of the situation is
Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Alexis Andre, jnr, impressed on his debut against Walsall last weekend but was dropped for the more experienced Adam Smith in the Pirates’ loss to Oldham on Tuesday night PICTURE: MATT MCNULTY / JMP
re-registered Steve Mildenhall as a player to give him another option. Summer signing Smith got the nod, even though he had not trained much after an injury. With Mildenhall doing more coaching than training these days and Andre so inexperienced, it was a choice most fans would probably have made, but it backfired. I was more mystified by the omission of Rory Gaffney from the starting line-up. The popular Irishman enjoyed a good pre-season and had scored a well-taken goal against Walsall to further boost his confidence. Never a fan of 4-3-3, I think it suits Gaffney better than some of the other Rovers strikers. Tom Nichols doesn’t look comfortable with it to me and has yet to produce the form I predicted, having seen him play for Exeter City. One drawback to the formation is that the central striker of the three can get isolated. I have always preferred two front-men operating in tandem with two wide players to supply crosses. That makes me a dinosaur according to Clarke, who likes his squad to be comfortable with switching patterns of play even in the heat of battle. I am also in the dark ages when it comes to thinking that players in form, and particularly strikers, should be retained. While there is something to be said for keeping individuals fresh during the rigours of a tough season, I don’t believe it compensates for the disruption caused by continual team changes. Clarke will have looked at himself, as well as the players, after the Oldham game. Nine times out of ten he gets things right, but Tuesday night may have been one of the exceptions. Like him, I have great faith in this Rovers squad and still fancy them to be pushing for the playoffs come the sharp end of the campaign.
that they must decide whether they want to be top six League One players pushing for the next level or be satisfied with being in the division. “I believe in my group of players. I just wish some of them would start believing in themselves more.” While Clarke’s comments were certainly accurate, there had to be a collective responsibility for the Oldham result, albeit that goalkeeper Adam Smith should have saved the first two goals. The manager made his customary team changes, even after a win, and seemed to have a change of heart over whether to risk giving Alexis Andre his full debut. Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Drives and Having seen the young Controls, Assembly Technology goalkeeper do well against Walsall after Units 24-25, Dixon Business Centre Sam Slocombe’s red Brislington, Bristol BS4 5QW card, Clarke said he would have no qualms Telephone: 0117 971 9772 about throwing him in Fax: 0117 980 3838 against Oldham. On the night, though, Email: sales@abfluidpowerltd.co.uk he opted for the more exwww.abfluidpowerltd.co.uk perienced Smith, having
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Exeter City Tisdale urges his men to keep their foot on the gas EXETER CITY 3 Tillson 7, Taylor 38, Stockley 78
CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 Matt Bamsey at St James’ Park Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale watched his table-topping side seal a fourth straight home win and insisted: “We must make hay while the sun shines.” The Grecians were at their ruthless best with Jordan Tillson ending a 19-month goal drought to put the hosts in front before strikes from Jake Taylor and Jayden Stockley wrapped up the victory. Having suffered heartbreak in the play-off final at Wembley last season, the Grecians have bounced back in emphatic fashion, winning seven of their opening eight games and soaring to the League Two summit. Tisdale’s side have yet to concede on home soil and are already eight points clear of fourth-placed Luton. So it’s no small wonder Tisdale has challenged his side to keep their foot on the gas and build on their storming start. The Grecians chief said: “It was a strong performance and a fabulous result, so I am very happy. They are all playing well individually and playing well as a team. “When you play well as a team you find you can add that bit of sharpness and quickness to the ball. We were focused and forward thinking, we got the second goal and we may well have had a third before half time. “It’s nice to have that cushion in the league and make hay while the sun shines. “We have a long season ahead of us; we probably won’t get it all our way. When things are going well it is a luxury to have the same team, so let’s make the most of it while we can.” Unsurprisingly Tisdale kept faith with the side that grabbed a lastgasp win at Barnet on Tuesday. Exeter scored with their first meaningful attack. A Lee Holmes corner ended with Troy Brown’s close-range effort being saved by Ben Garratt before Tillson gobbled up the rebound for his first goal since February 2016 and only his second in 52 appearances for the Grecians. The hosts threatened again midway through the first half after Holmes powered through midfield and fed Liam McAlinden just inside the Crewe box. The front man cut back on to his left foot and rolled a tame shot
straight at Garratt when he would have been better to have pulled the trigger first time. At the other end left-back Zoumana Bakayogo, who was given a torrid time by Holmes in the opening exchanges, delivered an inviting cross that just evaded the onrushing Chris Porter. The roaming Holmes was profiting from the space Crewe were affording him and he fed Reuben Reid, who raced into the area and brought a smart save out of Garratt before Brad Walker stabbed the rebound out for a corner. The hosts doubled their lead on 38 minutes thanks to a touch of fortune as McAlinden’s scuffed shot flashed across he six-yard box and Taylor stole in at the back post to ram the ball past Garratt. Moments later, the Grecians almost added a third after Sweeney’s cross to the back post picked out Taylor, whose header was destined for the back of the net until Eddie Nolan cleared off the line. Reid flashed a shot past the post before teeing-up McAlinden for an effort over the crossbar on the stroke of half time. Exeter maintained their confident swagger at the start of the second half, Jordan Moore-Taylor planting a header over the bar from Lloyd James’s corner. Pierce Sweeney, hunting his second City goal after breaking his duck against Forest Green last Saturday, planted a shot past the post after racing on to Christy Pym’s booming clearance. It was almost too easy for Tisdale’s side, who were stroking the ball around with accuracy and conviction against a Crewe side lacking bite in midfield and any real penetration up top. Exeter put the gloss on the scoreline in the 76th minute. Taylor produced a peach of a cross and Stockley, three minutes after coming off the bench, claimed he got the faintest of touches to head the ball over Garratt. The striker, signed from Aberdeen on transfer deadline day, and Taylor were locked in conversation over whose goal it was, even though it was credited to Stockley. There is little debate over Exeter’s start to the season, though, as the Grecians continue to look down at the rest.
Reuben Reid battles for the ball with Crewe Alexandra’s Brad Walker
Goal celebrations for Jake Taylor and Jayden Stockley of Exeter City
Goal celebrations for Jake Taylor PICTURES: Tom Sandberg and Cameron Geran/PPAUK
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Subs Stockley HHHH (Reid 73), Boateng HHH (McAlinden 77), Moxey HHH (Woodman 79). Subs not used Hamon, Archibald-Henville, Jay, Edwards Bookings None CREWE ALEXANDRA Garratt, Walker (Stubbs 64), Raynes, Nolan, Bakayogo, Wintle, Ainley (Dale 72), Lowery, Dagnall (Bowery 72), Cooper, Porter. Subs not used Richards, Pickering, Kirk, Reilly Bookings Nolan 35, Walker 53, Dale 79 Attendance 4,218 (159) Referee Antony Coggins COMING UP Exeter City visit Coventry City in Sky Bet Two on Saturday (3pm).
Hiram Boateng of Exeter City battles for the ball with Tom Lowery of Crewe Alexandra
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High-flying Exeter will be optimistic history won’t repeat itself in a rare trip to Coventry Exeter City are aiming to banish their Coventry jinx when they travel to the Ricoh Arena on Saturday, writes Matt Bamsey. The Grecians travel to the West Midlands club for a first League encounter with the Sky Blues since 1959. Coventry, who play at a state-ofthe-art 32,609-seater stadium, last hosted the Grecians in a League game at their previous Highfield Road headquarters in 1958. A look through the record books shows historically Exeter have not fared very well at Coventry. In fact you have to go back to 1933 to find the last time the Grecians won in the League on Coventry soil when they triumphed 3-1 in the old Division Three South. It represents the only time Exeter have won at Coventry in 17 League attempts dating back to 1927. But with confidence flowing thanks to a storming start to the season, there is every reason to be confident Exeter can produce a positive result on Saturday. Coventry have experienced something of a downturn in fortunes in recent years as they lurch from one crisis to the next. Some 31 years ago Keith Houchen’s diving header helped seal a glorious chapter in the his-
from the start of the 2013-14 campaign following an ugly and public spat involving the owners, landlords Arena Coventry Ltd and Coventry City Council. Four years later and they are still in a right old mess with fans no nearer knowing what the future holds. Having stabilised to a certain extent on the pitch, under experienced manager Mark Robins, the Sky Blues look to have stopped the rot for the time being thanks to a steady start to the season. But Exeter will be determined to pile fresh misery on the club when they make the journey on Saturday. Like last season, the Grecians are proving a tough nut to crack on the road having secured three wins and a draw from their four away games this season. Exeter left it late to grab all three points in the dying seconds of Tuesday night’s trip to Barnet – a win which cemented their grip on top spot. Jayden Stockley struck deep into stoppage time to bag his first goal since becoming Exeter’s recordbreaking signing following his switch from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen on transfer deadline day. Striker Reuben Reid was on tar-
tory of the club as they edged past Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. But today fans of the beleaguered club may be forgiven for thinking it was a dream. Twenty-one years ago, the Sky Blues were a Premier League side. They were managed by Gordon Strachan, had David Burrows in defence, Gary McAllister in midfield and up front the deadly duo of Dion Dublin and Darren Huckerby. But having sunk to the bottom tier of English football last season, Coventry are hoping to claw their way back up the pyramid. Yet they are still mired in uncertainty as they have no long term home beyond the end of the season with their deal to play at the Ricoh Arena due to expire next summer. There are also question marks over the long term home of the academy with its lease at the Alan Higgs Centre set to end in 2018, which has been put forward as a potential location for housing. Coventry are no strangers to offthe-field uncertainty as they played for more than a season at Northampton’s Sixfields Stadium Exeter striker Reuben Reid is well on his way to his third 20-goal season PICTURE: PHIL MINGO / PPAUK
get again to tighten his position at the top of the League Two goalscoring charts. The former Plymouth forward went into yesterday’s home encounter with Crewe Alexander having scored seven goals from Exeter’s opening seven League games. He has already reached half of the 14 goals he scored last season and is well on course to break the 20-goal barrier. Reid has undoubtedly benefited from a full pre-season – something he didn’t have last season – and has looked fitter and sharper having had a run of games at the start of this campaign. There has never been any doubt over his finishing qualities, but perhaps fitness was a concern at times last season. Those worries have now been extinguished and, with Stockley arriving to put the pressure on his place in the side, this could turn out to be Reid’s most productive season since scoring 21 goals for Plymouth during the 2013-14 campaign. Reid has only had two seasons during which he scored more than 20 goals – he also hit 20 for the Pilgrims in the 2014-15 season – but he is certainly eyeing up the hat-trick with Exeter this term.
City through in Alliance Cup Watch Exeter City play Notts County
Exeter City’s under-18s enjoyed a perfect week as they recorded two victories to put together a good run of form across two competitions, writes Derek Baker. Dan Green’s side first produced a 4-1 win over Newport County in the latest round of EFL Youth Alliance League fixtures. The game was only five minutes old when the deadlock was broken. City’s Sam Haynes was sent down his wing and his deep cross was met by Joel Randall at the far post, who sent a volley past the County goalkeeper to give his team the early initiative. Just before the half-hour mark the lead was doubled with a goal from a set-piece. The Grecians sent a corner into the Exiles’ penalty area where Jordan Dyer kept the ball alive. The defender’s initial header was met by fellow centreback Josh Hancock who tapped home from close range to make it 20. Just before the interval the scoreline became 3-0 when James Dodd fed Brandon Parsons with a neat pass. The striker skipped past the opposing defender and fired the ball past the Newport goalkeeper to send the Devon club into the break with a comfortable cushion. Despite the visitors pulling a goal back in the early moments of the
second half, Josh Williams restored the three-goal lead with five minutes remaining. Mitch Thomas squared the ball to the substitute and he sent a long-range strike past the goalkeeper to seal the impressive victory in style. With the three points in the bag, Green’s men then travelled to Milton Keynes for their second round fixture in the Youth Alliance Cup. Against their opponents, who had previously won five out of six in the South East Division, Exeter put in a solid performance to secure a 1-0 win to move into the next round. The away side started brightly with plenty of possession in the opening exchanges. Consequently, with the match just nine minutes old, they took the lead from a setplay with James Dodd finishing off Jordan Dyer’s pass. City continued to control the game and they perhaps should have added to the scoreline but Josh Key and Joel Randall spurned the opportunities to give their team a 2-0 lead. A rejuvenated Dons side came forward in the second half but the Devon outfit were able to defend solidly and see the spell out without conceding. A display of grit and determination saw Exeter hold onto their 1-0 lead, which sees them progress into
the third round of the competition, rounding off a great week for City’s youngsters. l Exeter City’s under-16s also enjoyed a positive week with Chad Gribble’s young side coming away from their contest against Newport County with a 3-0 win. The Grecians started well and were unlucky not to take the lead on five minutes when Pat O’Halloran headed the ball against the crossbar. Jay Stansfield then saw a glorious chance go begging on 30 minutes when he rounded the Newport goalkeeper only to see his goalbound effort blocked on the line. With the Devon club’s midfield taking control of the match, they dominated proceedings. And they deservedly took the lead on 42 minutes when a cut back from the right wing led to Stansfield finishing decisively to make it 1-0. City’s use of the ball became even more productive in the second period, and on 58 minutes the lead was doubled when O’Halloran converted a pass from the left flank. The game was wrapped up in style when Stansfield scored his second of the match with a 25-yard strike on the half-turn to give Gribble’s boys the perfect end to a very good performance.
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Catch-a-Match
Bristol City v. Derby County – Ashton Gate
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Forest Green Substitute Bugiel earns Rovers a first away point PORT VALE 1 Turner 21
FOREST GREEN ROVERS 1 Bugiel 68 Ashley Loveridge at Vale Park Watching his side earn their first away point of the embryonic League Two season, pragmatic Forest Green boss Mark Cooper insists he will only take a cursory glance at the League table after 15 games have been ticked off. In their eighth game, Rovers climbed out of the drop zone with a dogged point at bottom-of-the-table Port Vale, coming from a goal behind thanks to a second-half header from super sub Omar Bugiel, his first touch of the game. “I don’t think you get a true reflection of the table until 15 or so games,” said Cooper, who saw his side end a four-game losing streak. Still finding their feet in League Two, Cooper hopes his side have now stopped the rot ahead of Friday night’s West Country derby against his former club Swindon Town. “This is a start, but we have to maintain that commitment we showed in the Lincoln game and for periods today,” insisted Cooper. “We need to stop making silly mistakes and we will be fine.” Happy enough with a point, Cooper felt his side could have taken all three. He added: “We possibly could have won at the end, but there wasn’t a lot in the game in the first half. A silly mistake again from our defenders and we found ourselves 1-0 down, so I decided to change it drastically at half time, which gave us a bit of impetus and we were on the front foot for the whole of the second half, and with a little bit more care, we could have won the game.” Earlier, Chelsea loanee keeper Brad Collins, cleared by the FA of spitting allegations against Lincoln City on Tuesday night, retained his place in an unchanged team ahead of a fit again Sam Russell. Sacrificing some of his team’s attacking flair, Cooper again chose a 4-4-2 formation with battering ram Shamir Mullings taking his place up top alongside Christian Doidge, but Rovers’ boss insists a change in style is necessary to try and win a game. “We won’t steer too far away from our principles, but we are trying to play the best way to win a game,” said Cooper. Rovers opened on the front foot, with Doidge going close, but once again the League newcomers pressed the self-destruct button.
Their frailties surfaced as Vale striker Dan Turner picked up on a scruffy Dale Bennett pass to stride on and comfortably beat Brad Collins on 21 minutes – his side’s first goal in seven games. The goal knocked the stuffing out of Rovers, but they were given the chance to regroup when referee Martin Coy limped off four minutes after Turner’s goal. Cooper had seen enough and brought on Liverpool loanee Toni Gomes and Drissa Traore at the break. Their impact perked Rovers up and it was another roll of the dice from the bench that allowed Cooper’s side to net parity with 22 minutes left on the clock. Captain Liam Noble arrowed over a freekick and Doidge headed the ball back across goal for the predatory Bugiel to power his header into the back of the inviting net. And Cooper was pleased with his tactical changes at the break, adding: “When you make substitutions you want them to make an impact, and all three did today.” Rovers had their tails up and as the game entered the final ten minutes, Noble had two free-kicks on the edge of the box in quick succession. The first flew agonisingly past the top corner and the second was cleared by on-loan Derby County goalkeeper Kelle Roos.
STAR RATINGS B Collins Bennett L Collins Roberts Laird Cooper Noble Randall James Doidge Mullings
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Subs Traore HHH (James 45), Gomes HHHH (Mullings 45), Bugiel HHH (Randall 66). Subs not used Russell, Iacovitti, Stevens Bookings Doidge 93 PORT VALE Roos, Wilson, Smith, Anderson, Gunning, Denton (Whitfield 81), Tonge, De Fretias, Worrall, Pope, Turner (Harness 66). Subs not used Boot, Kay, Davis, Middleton, Reeves Bookings None Attendance 3,910 (101) Referee Martin Coy COMING UP Forest Green Rovers entertain Swindon Town in Sky Bet Two on Friday (7.45 pm).
Forest Green captain Liam Noble, (left), came to the defence of team-mate Charlie Cooper after the youngster was greeted by ironic cheers as he was substituted during the Gloucestershire outfit’s defeat to Exeter City last weekend
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Noble blasts fans after Cooper is booed off the pitch in Grecians defeat Liam Noble had quite a bit to say when the thorny issue of perceived nepotism reared its head at the New Lawn in the week, writes Andy Stockhausen. Forest Green Rovers’ captain was provoked into delivering an angry verbal salvo by the home crowd’s response to the decision to substitute young midfielder Charlie Cooper midway through the second-half of the 3-1 home defeat against Sky Bet Two leaders Exeter City. Rather than discussing the team’s performance when fronting up to the media at the post-match press conference, the outspoken Geordie launched an impassioned attack upon those who had subjected Cooper to ironic cheers as he departed the pitch. It seems a section of those who pay at the turnstiles are of the opinion that Cooper, initially recruited on loan from Birmingham in January, owed his position in the team ahead of Rob Sinclair to bias on the part of manager Mark Cooper, his father. Sinclair has since left the Gloucestershire club, yet the perception remains that Cooper, jnr, is fortunate to play every week, hence the less than charitable applause that accompanied his substitution against the Grecians. “I’m going to come for the fans,” fumed a clearly irritated Noble, who then issued a stark warning to supporters. He added: “Don’t boo and cheer Charlie Cooper off the pitch - it’s totally embarrassing and I’m raging. Three months ago the fans were cheering him at Wembley. “He played 25-odd games last season and helped the club get pro-
motion to the Football League. Now they’re cheering when he is substituted and comes off the pitch. “The kid’s just 20 and they’re doing that to him - it’s shocking. “I’m the captain, so come and see me. Boo me instead, don’t boo a 20-year-old lad. “The fans aren’t helping at the minute by shouting for players who were here last year. That doesn’t help one bit. “We don’t help the situation by not getting results, but don’t single out a young lad like that. Come for the more experienced players and we’ll take the responsibility.” Mark Cooper knows all about the issues raised when playing for a family member, having previously turned out for a Birmingham City side managed by his father, Terry. Mark struggled to find his best form at St Andrews and moved on. Kevin Bond experienced similar problems when playing for his father, John, at AFC Bournemouth in an earlier era, while Lee Johnson’s travails at Bristol City have been well-documented. A key member of a team managed by his father, Gary, Lee became a target for the Ashton Gate boo boys and spoke openly of the pressures created by perceived nepotism. As for Mark Cooper, there are compelling reasons why his son has become a regular starter since penning a permanent deal at the New Lawn. Noble and fellow central midfielder Drissa Traore may be vastly more experienced, yet neither offers the tireless energy that is the young Cooper’s stock-intrade.
This column has previously applauded the manager’s enduring commitment to developing young players in the basement division and it was heartening to see Cooper hand teenager Jordan Stevens his League debut against Lincoln City in midweek. Highly-rated by Rovers Academy boss Scott Bartlett, the creative midfielder has caught the eye of West Country scouts for some time now. When the likes of Manchester City and Everton evinced an interest, Forest Green moved quickly to secure their latest prodigy on a two-year contract. Stevens may eventually move on to bigger and better things but, if he does, then Rovers will be wellplaced to cash in. On an altogether different note, one had to feel for those Lincoln City supporters who braved high winds and driving rain to watch their team at the New Lawn on Tuesday. Exposed to the full force of the elements on an open terrace for best part of two hours, they deserved to celebrate a victory before making the long trek back to Lincolnshire. Their plight was rendered all the more poignant by the fact that a mere handful of home fans occupied the covered terrace behind one of the goals. I understand Forest Green’s reluctance to allow away fans to congregate behind a goal, from where they can generate additional atmosphere, but surely those who travel to pay at the turnstiles deserve better treatment in this day and age.
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all me old fashioned if you want, but I’ve always maintained that the spine of a football team – goalkeeper, centre-half, centre-forward – makes up the most important component of any side. And today’s Memory Lane guest, Stephen McManus, was certainly an outstanding central defender, who has played for the best and been managed by the best. And I use the word ‘was’ because just a few weeks ago he announced that his back-four days were over, as he takes his first steps up the coaching ladder. “Obviously, when it comes to the point when you’re going to officially retire from playing, you do so with a heavy heart,” said McManus, when I reached him at his home in Glasgow. “But I’ve given it a lot of
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Stephen McManus pictured on international duty for Scotland
thought and I know that the time is right.” On Celtic’s books from the age of 15, McManus went on to rack up well over 200 games for the Hoops, many as captain. “I grew up supporting Celtic, so it was all good,” explained McManus. “I had 12 years there, playing under Martin O’Neill and Gordon Strachan and to be given the captaincy of Celtic is a tremendous honour, one of the highlights of my career. I’m proud to have followed in the footsteps of so many great Celtic captains from the past.” McManus’ accomplished performances at the back soon caught the eye of the international selectors and he won the first of his 26 Scottish caps in October 2006 and before too long he was being handed the skipper’s armband, too. It was all going well for the Lanarkshire-born centre-back, but, as is often the way in the world of football, a change of manager (Tony Mowbray taking charge) meant a change of clubs. “I went to Middlesbrough, initially on loan, where I was reunited with Gordon (Strachan) and loved it there,” he told me. “A brilliant club, with wonderful people.” A fee of around £1.5-million secured a permanent move and McManus was a fixture in the side until, once again, management changes, saw his first-team games reduced. “Everything was fine, then Tony Mowbray took over!” Over at Ashton Gate, manager Derek McInnes was desperate to shore up City’s leaking defence and, very much aware of Stephen’s attributes at the back, plus his availability, moved quickly to bring him to Bristol City on loan. “I made my City debut in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in midFebruary,” recalled McManus. For remainder of that month and well into March, McManus brought much-needed stability into City’s back four, but his stay, which should have been until the end of the season, was then cut short. “Borough were pushing for the play-offs and I got recalled,” he explained. At the start of the following season, senior games were few and far between for McManus, so when McInnes returned for him in the Oc-
A new challenge for former Bristol City defender Stephen McManus, as he switches from player to coach tober, he was happy to head back to BS3 and complete unfinished business at Ashton Gate. A regular in the heart of the Robins defence, McManus also got on the score sheet, finding the net in a 4-2 win over Peterborough. “I’d like to say it was a 40-yard screamer… but it wasn’t,” he said with a laugh. Off the field, McManus settled in well. “I had an apartment on the harbourside and then lived in Clifton and Redland. Fellow countrymen Stephen Pearson and David Clarkson often stayed and it was wonderful when my wife and children had time with me there.” But, on the field, it was another season of struggle at Bristol City, with just three home wins. A 4-0 home defeat to Leicester in mid-January saw City at the foot of the table. It would prove to be McInnes’ last game in charge. And it was also the final appearance for McManus. “Derek is a good manager, who simply wasn’t given enough time,” pointed out McManus, who returned to Borough. He made seven
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more appearances for them, with, ironically, a return to Ashton Gate in the March, but this time in the away dressing-room, with City winning through 2-0. Released by Middlesbrough at the end of the season, McManus was weighing up his options, when Motherwell came calling. “I’d had a few offers, in England and overseas,
but, with things like the kids’ schooling to consider, Motherwell was an ideal move and I’ve been here ever since.” Very soon a firm favourite at Fir Park, McManus clocked up more than 150 senior appearances for the club, but, literally a few weeks before our get-together, he announced his retirement to join the club’s coaching staff. “I am very excited to be learning from the great coaching team we have here,” he told me. “I want to develop as a coach and this is a wonderful opportunity, a natural progression.” Halfway through completing his pro licence, McManus is enjoying life back home, with wife Diane and their two young daughters. Summing up his time in Bristol, he told me: “Although City were struggling, I did enjoy my time at Bristol, both the area and the club, where I met some fantastic people. I want to thank the fans for their support and am now looking forward to this new chapter in my life.’
Craig Mawford, skipper of Toolstation Western League Division One club Cheddar, presents a signed football to match-day sponsor Tim Lamb, the managing director of McDonald’s restaurants, Somerset
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Cheddar FC, Toolstation Western League Division One. Back row, left to right: George Booth (first team captain), Nathan Best, Danny Griffiths, Joe Grant, Sam King, Liam Kingston, Scott Holland, Jake Harris, Mason Gardener, Chris Coombs and Shaun Potter (caretaker manager); front: Owen Heal (mascot), Adam Jones (club captain), Ricky Bennett, Craig Mawford (team vice-captain), Harry Barnes, Anthony Cleave, Andy Butler, Dean Grubb. Missing the photo-call were Tom Manning, Lewis Matthews, Robbi Maggs, Kristian Bell, Stephen Pennington and Kieran Webster PICTURES: ALAN COOPER
As the rain lashes down on the Bob Lucas Stadium, Weymouth defender Calvin Brooks pleads his innocence but still sees red from referee Alex Blake for a second bookable offence in the Terras’ 2-0 Emirates FA Cup victory over Chippenham Town PICTURES: IDRIS MARTIN
Former-Pilgrim Slew snapped up by Dale Former Plymouth Argyle striker Jordan Slew has finally found a new club after being released by the Pilgrims following their promotion to Sky Bet One last May. The 25-year-old, who was a free agent, has joined Argyle’s divisional rivals Rochdale until January, and he made his debut for them as an 83rd-minute substitute in their 2-1 home win over Doncaster Rovers in the week. Dale won the match with two injury-time goals after ‘Donny’ had taken a 74th-minute lead through former Torquay United loanee John Marquis. Sheffield-born Slew, who began his career at Sheffield United before spells with Blackburn and Cambridge United, scored four goals in 19 League games for Argyle in the 2016-17 season. Said Slew: “It has been a rough couple of months but as soon as I knew Rochdale wanted me, I jumped at the chance. “Rochdale are a strong League One side and I know that they did well last year and were unlucky not to get into the play-offs. It’s a very good club and there are a lot of good players there. “The gaffer won’t accept anything less than your whole best every day in training. “It’s a hard-working club, and that’s what I need. I’m just looking forward to getting started – it’s time to get my head down and do the business.” The ‘gaffer’ at Rochdale is former Argyle defender Keith Hill, who has been in charge at Spotland since 2013. Slew could return to Home Park when Rochdale are the visitors on Saturday, October 28.
Latics are improving says ex-Argyle boss Bognor Regis Town’s Chad Field looks to take on Weston-super-Mare’s Jake Reid in the Seagulls’ 2-1 Emirates FA Cup defeat PICTURE: ALAN COOPER
Midfielder Benjamin Harris receives the ‘Man of the Match’ award from Uphill Castle’s 7-0 Somerset County One (West) win over Combe St Nicholas from former England Schoolboys goalkeeper Glynn Smith. Sytner Mercedes-Benz, of Weston-super-Mare, sponsored the accolade PICTURES: PAUL KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Cheddar match-day sponsor Tim Lamb, the managing director of McDonald’s restaurants, Somerset, presents the ‘Man of the Match’ award to the Toolstation Western League club’s Ricky Bennett following the club’s tie with Radstock Town in the Buildbase FA Vase
Oldham Athletic’s under pressure former Plymouth Argyle boss John Sheridan says that he can see improvements in his side after they defeated Bristol Rovers 3-2 on Tuesday night to win their first game of the season. Rovers had levelled the scores at 2-2 after 85 minutes but Eoin Doyle scored an 88th-minute winner for the Latics. The victory lifted them off the bottom of League One and ended their 11-game win-less run in all competitions. “It’s a massive win but I expected to do better this season and win more,” said Sheridan. “I can see improvements in the performances of late. It’s important the lads stick together. We want to do well and it’s disappointing we’re losing.” Before the win at Rovers, Oldham had not won a game since beating Bolton Wanderers at the end of last season. “I’m chuffed to bits to get our first win and, hopefully, we can carry this on,” said Sheridan. “If we play like we have done against Charlton and Fleetwood, then those perform-
ances will win us a lot of games in this League. “We hope the consistency can get to the level we’ve shown in our last three games.” Oldham were hosting League One leaders Shrewsbury yesterday.
Azeez out of action with knee injury Cambridge United’s former Torquay United loan striker Ade Azeez is likely to be out of action for a “large period of time” with a knee injury, according to U’s boss Shaun Derry. The 23-year-old joined Cambridge from Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle in the summer and had made seven appearances before suffering a ligament injury. “We’re not expecting him back in the near future,” said Derry about the player who scored twice for the Gulls in nine League appearances while on loan from his then parent club Charlton Athletic in the 2013-14 season. “Ade’s not yet been to the specialist to get the absolute result but this is going to be one that puts him out for a large period of time, but whenever you have somebody missing, it gives an opportunity for someone else.”
Bird earns himself a contract at Hereford Former Weston-super-Mare loan striker Jamie Bird has signed for Evo-Stik South Premier club Hereford FC. The 19-year-old ex-Cardiff City frontman has been training with the Bulls for the past fortnight while they have been awaiting international clearance for him. The Cwmbran-born player, who netted twice in nine matches for Weston, spent 11 years with the Welsh side.
Petts returns to Sileby as No.2 Former Bristol Rovers player Gary Petts has been named as the No.2 to recently-appointed ChromaSport and Trophies United Counties League Premier Division club Sileby Rangers’ manager Nathan Marsh. Petts, who also had spells with Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town, brings a wealth of managing experience, having managed UCL Division One side Thrapston Town for 12 years, winning four Northants FA Junior Cups and being runner-up on two other occasions. He then moved on to Sileby, where he won the UCL Division One title. Said Petts: “I had plenty of offers to get back involved since I left Sileby, but being honest, I have enjoyed just watching games and being chairman at Thrapston. “I am delighted to be helping my good friend Nathan Marsh out for a few weeks and looking forward to returning to Sileby, which is a great club with fantastic facilities.”
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Yeovil Town More away-days as Glovers fail to defend set pieces GRIMSBY TOWN 2 Collins 8, Vernon 71
YEOVIL TOWN 1 Zoko 21 Chris Spittle at Blundell Park Yeovil Town’s defensive woes continued as they fell to a fourth successive League Two away defeat this season. The Glovers have failed to pick up a point away from Huish Park so far this campaign, a run of form which leaves them in 19th place in the table, three points above the relegation zone. Town’s general play was muchimproved from their previous performance on the road at Crawley, but their poor defending from set pieces proved costly. Danny Collins headed Grimsby in front from a corner on eight minutes and although the Glovers levelled before the break through Francois Zoko, they conceded again in the second half. A high free kick was headed on by Nathan Clarke for substitute Scott Vernon to nod the winner past Artur Krysiak from close range. Yeovil boss Darren Way said: “We identified set pieces as one of their strengths before the game and we expected our players to take responsibility to deal with them. “We needed them to concentrate and handle the physical battle in the box but we weren’t able to do that. “We’ve come away from home and scored a goal again and come back from a goal behind. But we conceded again and we have to do more work on keeping goals out. “We do so much work on the training ground but we have to do more to make them focus on those situations. “There’s a naivety within the group and we need to change that quickly. It’s physical at this level and you have to deal with that threat. This group needs to understand that.” Way had changed his approach in order to try to deal with Grimsby’s aerial threat, leaving out winger Otis Khan, recalling defender Bevis Mugabi and moving Tom James into midfield. But the Mariners quickly threatened the Yeovil goal, with Collins having a header saved by Krysiak even before he opened the scoring. The goal arrived when former Glover James Barrett sent over a corner that Krysiak misjudged, allowing Collins to head into an empty net. Krysiak recovered well to keep out a powerful shot from former
Bristol City winger Martyn Woolford before Town drew level. Sam Surridge spearheaded a Glovers break which saw the ball fall to Zoko 20 yards from goal, and the striker curled a left-footed shot into the corner of the net. Before the break Yeovil had a letoff when Nathan Clarke headed wide from a Woolford corner, while Krysiak reacted well to keep out another shot from the wide man. Grimsby started to dominate in the second half and took the lead on 71 minutes following the introduction of Vernon. Paul Dixon floated a free kick into the area and Clarke nodded on for Vernon to finish clinically past Krysiak. Way threw on Jordan Green, Khan and Browne in the search for an equaliser but the Glovers were unable to break through. Jake Gray went closest to a leveller but sliced his shot wide from just inside the penalty area as Yeovil’s long wait for an away win continued. The Glovers have not won away since March, when they claimed three points from their trip to Morecambe.
STAR RATINGS Krysiak Mugabi Nelson N Smith Dickson Gray James Bailey Santos Zoko Surridge
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Subs Green HHH (Santos 68), Khan HH (James 73), Browne (Surridge 81) Subs not used Alfie, Worthington, C Smith, Maddison Bookings N Smith 39 GRIMSBY TOWN McKeown; Davies, Clarke, Collins, Dixon; Dembele (Kelly 82), Berrett, Summerfield, Woolford; Matt (Vernon 66), Jones (Cardwell 90). Subs not used Killip, Osborne, Jaiyesimi, Hooper Bookings Jones 26 Attendance 3,945 (60) Referee Graham Horwood COMING UP Yeovil Town entertain Port Vale in Sky Bet Two on Saturday (3pm).
Yeovil keeper Artur Krysiak gathers under pressure during the Sky Bet League Two match with Grimsby Town at Blundell Park PICTURES: STEVE BOND / PPAUK
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Huish Park hits all-time low as just 2,200 turn up for Tuesday night clash Yeovil’s Sam Surridge is tackled by Grimsby Town’s Ben Davies during their Skybet League Two match at Blundell Park PICTURE: STEVE BOND/PPAUK
Yeovil’s Francois Zoko battles past Grimsby Town’s James Berrett
There was much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth ten years ago – on November 18, 2007, to be precise – when only 4,408 fans turned up to watch Gillingham play at Huish Park in the Football League, writes John Lukins. We were assured that the lowest gate in Yeovil Town’s brief history in the big League was because of heavy rain, plus the fact that Sky televised the game live. It was anticipated that the figure would soon climb back to the average of between six and 7,000 which marked the Glovers’ first three seasons after promotion from the Conference. Last Tuesday officials would have greeted a repeat of that modest Gillingham attendance with some joy. Just 2,205 saw Yeovil’s 2-2 draw with Morecambe. Once again it was the lowest League attendance ever recorded. It was 13th time in the last ten years that reporters have had to record “the match was watched by the lowest ever crowd at Huish Park” or words to that effect. When the current season started, the all-time low was 2,749. This dropped to 2,464 when Accrington came to town after Yeovil’s 8-2 opening day defeat at Luton. Take another 200 off that figure in the week and the question has to be asked: “Where will it all end?” Tuesday’s plummeting gate was widely forecast. Yeovil had revealed for the first time that seasonticket sales had dropped to 1,534, down about 400 in a year. The fare served up, plus the foul weather, was hardly attracting casual supporters, and hardly anyone came from Morecambe.
One man I met in the town earlier in the day predicted that he would be the only official from Lancashire to travel with the club, and wondered whether he would be better off at Taunton watching the Somerset versus Lancashire cricket. Yeovil officials, putting a brave face on things, say they have been listening to supporters and that the newly-issued bundles of six and 12match tickets have been well supported. So, accepting things are not right, what can be done? Young manager Darren Way has been busting a gut, if you’ll excuse the phrase, to keep the boat afloat. He signed 13 players in the summer, many on two-year contracts. They include some very good ones and any fan who can look 12 months into the future can probably see better days. Performances have certainly been inconsistent. An excellent victory against Coventry, when Yeovil looked capable of beating anyone in the League, was followed by some indifferent displays when two-goal leads (at Forest Green and then at home to Morecambe) were thrown away. One positive reaction was to appoint Steve Phillips, the ex-Bristol City and Rovers man, as goalkeeping coach. The testimony of current gloveman Artur Krysiak is that it is already bearing fruit. For what its worth, I believe Way is someone who can take the club forward, but he needs experienced help on and off the field. Would his team have frittered away so many early points if Darren Ward had not run out of years and fitness?
New Yeovil Town goalkeeper coach Steve Phillips, who has replaced Sam Shulberg in the role The ex-Millwall veteran showed his organisational ability at the back, and anyone could see how youngsters lapped up his advice before he had to call it a day and concentrate on his cats home. And Way himself has lamented over the lack of experienced advisers on the touchline. Apart from his long time mate, assistant Terry Skiverton, there seems to no-one to step in with advice while matches are in progress. New ideas have given our favourite Sunday Indy a new lease of life, and new ideas are needed urgently at Huish Park. The season when 9,178 and 9,072 watched Bristol City and Nottingham Forest are a distant memory, but only everyone acting on the club’s motto “Achieve by Unity” can bring them back.
Glovers’ Tom James, with head bandaged, clears from Grimsby’s Luke Summerfield
Jordan Green on the ball for Yeovil Town during their Skybet League Two Match against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park yesterday
Yeovil Town will be looking at ways to attract fans back to Huish Park after witnessing their lowest ever League attendance in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Morecambe PICTURE: TOM SANDBERG / PPAUK
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Torquay United More last-minute trauma as Gulls remain winless BARROW 1 Harrison 90
TORQUAY UNITED 1 Gray 5 Tom Charles at Holker Street New Torquay United player-coach Gary Owers now knows how the winless Gulls have thrown away so many points already this season, after they allowed Barrow to snatch another stoppage-time equaliser at Holker Street. In his first match in charge Owers was moments away from celebrating that long-awaited first victory, on the back of James Gray’s fifthminute opener, when Bluebirds striker Byron Harrison snatched a point in the 92nd minute. “The biggest disappointment is that we couldn’t get over the line – we were two minutes away from our first win, which would have given everybody a massive boost,” said Owers. “I was pleased with the attitude and the application of the players; I thought the lads were great, particularly in the first half. “We got an early goal, which we deserved. “But we just got a bit too deep in the closing stages. “People have to learn how to win games. Sometimes you just win ugly. “We should have won, and we didn’t. But it’s a starting point, another point on the board, and we will move on and try to get that first win next week.” Owers admitted that United’s injury list is piling up. Already without seven players before the game, they lost George Dowling and JonPaul Pittman to hamstring problems, after Ryan Higgins was sick before kick off and had to drop out. The new Gulls boss, who gave debuts to Forest Green Rovers loanee Callum Evans and non-contract winger Jennison Myrie-Williams, hopes to complete two more signings in the next few days. Owers reshuffled the pack to field what he described as the biggest back-four he could muster – Michee Efete, Sean McGinty and recalled duo Josh Gowling and Myles Anderson – to deal with Barrow’s direct and muscular approach. He also played new boy Evans just in front of that defence. A quality build-up and finish, a rarity in a scrappy contest, saw United take the lead. Pittman pressured the Barrow de-
fence into giving up possession, Luke Young seized his chance to set Gray away on the right and he took a touch before finishing with a wellplaced 15-yard shot across Stuart Moore and inside the left-hand post. Moore had to back pedal to hold a Jamie Reid cross-shot under his bar as United beavered away to give Barrow no time on the ball, repeatedly forcing turnovers of possession in the home half. Owers was forced to make another change when Ruairi Keating replaced Dowling after only 17 minutes, Gray dropping back into midfield. Little was seen of the Barrow attack, whose only threat came from the crosses and long throws of attacking left-back Dan Jones. Vincent Dorel made one goal-line catch from a James Dunne header in the 20th minute, from a Jones throw, but United generally retained control and deserved to lead at half time. Pittman’s injury meant yet another change, with Myrie-Williams joining the action on the right wing at the start of the second half. The big chance to stretch the lead, and maybe clinch victory, came in the 62nd minute. Efete beat two men in a bold solo run from right-back, unselfishly set up Reid for a shot, and it took the save of the game by Moore to tip Reid’s shot round the right-hand post. Barrow seldom looked capable of saving themselves but as long as it remained at 1-0, they were in with a shout. They gradually cranked up the pressure in the last 20 minutes, without any real conviction. United, for whom Dorel kept attacking the ball at every opportunity, soaked it all up and were within touching distance of that first win when they failed to deal with a hopeful ball into the box by Paul Bignot. United allowed the ball to bounce into a crowded goalmouth, nobody cleared it and Harrison was finally left free for a simple tap-in. It was the softest and most frustrating of goals to give away. Barrow caretaker manager Micky Moore commented: “We didn’t deserve to take anything from the game.” Enough said.
James Gray celebrates giving Torquay an early lead
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Subs Keating HHH (Dowling 17), MyrieWilliams HHH (Pittman 46). Subs not used Osborn, Fallon, Haworth. Bookings None BARROW Moore; Barthram (Bignot 50), Dunne, Thompson, Diarra, Jones; Hall, Gomis (White 65), Bauress; Yussuf (Panayiotou 36), Harrison. Subs not used Dixon, Fitzpatrick Bookings Diarra 67 Attendance 1,190 (49) Referee Paul Marsden COMING UP Torquay United entertain Macclesfield in the Vanarama National League on Saturday (3pm)
Jon-Paul Pittman of Torquay United chases down the ball with Jimmy Dunne of Barrow
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New boss Owers quick to deny his appointment is a return to the ‘old school’
Adi Yussuf wins out in a challeng with Torquay’s Sean McGinty
Gary Owers makes a point from the touchline
You could hardly blame them, but new Torquay United ‘head coach’ Gary Owers, and his assistant Martin Kuhl, both gave a little frown when it was suggested at their opening press conference that they might represent a return to what people in football these days like to refer to as ‘old school’ management, writes Tom Charles. Former Forest Green Rovers and Bath City boss Owers, who is 48 – Kuhl is four years older – was quick to ask back whether being ‘middleaged’ automatically qualified anyone as old school. Perhaps the question was as much about Owers’ predecessor, Kevin Nicholson, as it was about him, for 36-year-old Nicholson is an unashamed student of a ‘modern management’ style. It was only this season that Nicholson was persuaded by United’s hierarchy to stop his regular social media postings. Since Kuhl has spent the last seven years, until he left in the summer, as Reading’s under-23 coach, he will certainly be tuned in to getting the best out of younger generations of footballers. His record with the Royals proves it. Owers did hint later that he’s not a man to mince his words when he has a message to get across. But he was quick to point out that he’s built up a wealth of experience in coaching and management since he ended a fine playing career (Sunderland, Bristol City, Notts County, FGR, Bath), and you can’t do that without being able to handle players of all ages. Surely, there’s simply good management and bad management, and if there were only one way to do it, everyone would have been at it since lads first started kicking pigs’ bladders around. Wasn’t it Martin O’Neill who revealed that he spent his entire career under Brian Clough trying desperately to get a word of praise out of the great man, with precious little success? It was only later that the Ulsterman realised Clough had read him like a book, and knew that was the way to get the best out of him. Other more vulnerable players, like winger John Robertson, Clough mothered like a son. His own son Nigel, by the way, got more of the O’Neill treatment. The Torquay appointment, a full month after Nicholson’s sacking, is a fascinating one. All those stories about Ronnie Moore, Graham Westley, Richard Money & Co weren’t without foundation, and it might have been quicker, and more populist, for general manager Geoff Harrop and head of recruitment Dave Hedges to
Torquay United announced former Bath City manager Gary Owers, (left), as the club’s new manager and he will be assisted by Martin Kuhl PICTURES: NEIL BROOKMAN / JMP & TOM SANDBERG / PPAUK recommend throwing chairman Clarke Osborne’s chequebook at one of them. Instead, they’ve gone for someone remarkably like the last man to lead United out of the National League (Conference). Paul Buckle may have been ten years younger than Owers when he was appointed in 2007, but he brought with him several similar key qualifications. Buckle had worked at this level, as assistant to Paul Tisdale at Exeter City, and knew how to get out of the division. He and his mentor Colin Lee had loads of contacts. Buckle knew the area and the club – he had lived in South Devon when he played for United in the mid-1990s. He was also a demanding task-master. Owers ticks all those boxes. And even if he never played for the Gulls, he lived in Paignton while he was assistant to John Sheridan at Plymouth Argyle. In one of his most telling quotes in the week, asked whether it had been a tough decision to leave Bath, Gateshead-born Owers acknowledged his affection for the Romans, but then said: “It didn’t take much thinking about really. “This club has a history, it has been a Football League club and it is well-supported. “I have followed the struggles here over recent seasons, because I have lived in the area as well. “I’ve often said to myself ‘If I get the opportunity to do that job, I’m going to do it’. “I’ve done my apprenticeship youth coach, coach, assistant, manager, scout, head of recruitment. “I’ve always felt that I was working my way back towards a good job, and this is it.” Despite being friends ever since their playing days at Bristol City more than 20 years ago, this is the first time that Owers and Kuhl have worked together properly. So it represents a big step for both of them. Kuhl is nearly as qualified to be
manager as Owers. He was Gary Waddock’s No.2 at both Aldershot, when they pulled away from longtime pursuers Torquay to win the Conference title in 2008, and at Wycombe Wanderers, He even acted as caretaker manager at Reading after the sacking of Steve Clarke in 2011, before reverting to his under-23 duties. Neither man comes from the ‘moneybags’ world of top-flight football, but both have contacts from the top to the bottom of the game. There’s hardly a senior, reserve, under-23, under-21 or youth team which Owers hasn’t covered this side of London and Birmingham, with all the friendships that involves. Those relationships will prove vital in the job which lies ahead of them. Owers and Kuhl will bring their own particular brand of management to what is the toughest of assignments. But one things’s for sure. Social media may be with us to stay, but we’re unlikely to see either of them posting on Facebook of a Saturday night! l New assistant manager Martin Kuhl will be missing from the Gulls’ Seale Hayne Training Ground this week, but all in a good cause. Kuhl is due to complete his UEFA Pro Licence – it’s the highest coaching qualification there is – and he has had some big names alongside him on the course. Thierry Henry, Mikel Arteta, Freddie Ljungberg and current Liverpool coach Pep Ljinders are all fellow students as they seek to advance their own coaching careers. l What goes around often comes around in football. Guess who new Torquay United manager Gary Owers signed in the summer of 2006, when he was manager of Forest Green Rovers? Yes, it was the man he has just replaced, Kevin Nicholson!
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National disappointment seeing a second yellow card. Despite a replay looking certain, James Crane connected with a deep header at the far post past Purnell to send Bognor in to the hat for the next round. Star man: Dan Lincoln (Bognor Regis)
Terras dig in to beat Bluebirds with ten men Second Round Qualifying WEYMOUTH 2 CHIPPENHAM TOWN 0 Another thriller at the Bob Lucas Stadium saw the Terras doggedly dig in against higher-league opponents after Calvin Brooks’ dismissal on the hour. Indeed, Weymouth showed real grit as they were forced to put bodies in the firing line throughout the last half-hour of this gripping and frenetic tie. However, the hosts had just given themselves a 2-0 lead to defend as former-Bluebird Mark Cooper popped up to fire a left-footer past Jared Thompson and with ten men it was just a case of holding on – with the visitors firing most of their attempts high and wide of Mark Travers’ goal. Largely against the run of play Weymouth forged ahead after 26 minutes when Brandon Goodship played in Ben Thomson who squared for Charlie Davis to tap home at the far post. The opener came just two minutes after Jake Andrews had hit the base of the post and there were further let-offs for the Terras to endure late in the match when Andrews found space before firing wide just before Daventry Prattle headed over. The Bluebirds must have sensed it would not be their day following an Andrews’ corner when Travers twice made smart blocks in quick succession to keep them out. The Wiltshire side’s best chance came on 72 minutes when Travers
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used his leg to stop Mike Jones’s shot on the line. Star man: Mark Travers (Weymouth)
BATH CITY 6 KNAPHILL 0 Despite losing manager Gary Owers to Torquay in the week, the Romans had a comfortable passage into the next round of the FA Cup, confidently seeing off Combined Counties League side Knaphill. The visitors made their intentions plain from the off, trying to contain their Conference South counterparts. They managed that until the 21st minute, when Jack Compton curled a free-kick past visiting keeper Richard Shelley, who, perhaps, should have done better. It became 2-0 on 34 minutes, when Nick McCootie broke from the halfway line, before unselfishly squaring to Nat Jarvis for an easy close range tap in. Two up at the break, the Romans increased their lead just after the hour, when Andy Watkins converted another McCootie cross. McCootie then got the goal he deserved when the ball fell kindly for him 14 yards out and he thumped home past the shattered Shelley. Now firing on all cylinders, the hosts went further ahead when Shelley, seemingly allergic to crosses failed to collect Compton’s ball into the box and Jarvis was on hand to slot home. Right at the death, Jarvis completed his hat-trick to give Bath an easy win. Star man: Nat Jarvis (Bath City)
Weston-super-Mare’s Ashley Harper challenging for the ball in their FA Cup battle with Bognor Regis PICTURE: ALAN COOPER
BOGNOR REGIS 2 WESTON-SUPER-MARE 1 A cagey FA Cup tie ended with a last gasp winner for Bognor Regis. The early minutes were devoid of many clear-cut chances, until the 29th minute when Jake Lee had a glorious chance. Naby Diallo struck a low hard shot, the rebound falling to Lee who diverted his shot wide. Shortly after, Tristian Plummer skinned his marker with a couple of step-overs and finessed a beautiful curling strike towards the top corner only for Bognor’s keeper to pull
off an unbelievable save at full stretch. Weston took the lead when Plummer, on the opposite wing arrowed a shot towards the bottom corner before being deflected in off Jake Reid on 43 minute. The second half began badly for Weston, a low cross took a nasty deflection off Aden Baldwin and past Luke Purnell to level the score. Weston lost their momentum, struggling to adjust to losing target man Reid. Despite Jake Mawford playing well, his afternoon ended in
Bridport and Cadbury Heath are both still in the hat for Monday’s third qualifying round draw after an FA Cup classic. The hosts were denied an early breakthrough as the ball was scooped out of the visitors’ six-yard box amid home claims the ball was over the line. Instead Heath snatched the lead when a defensive slip two minutes later let George Boon in and his shot gave keeper Jason Hutchings no chance. Simon McElroy almost added a second as he hammered the ball against the bar before his team missed a golden chance from the penalty spot when a foul by Kameron Andrews gifted them the opportunity on 38 minutes. However Matt Huxley’s spot kick was brilliantly saved by Hutchings. The Bees had a dream start to the second half as Leighton Thomas crossed for Richard Hebditch to slot home. Bridport dominated after that with Hebditch, Ed Butcher, Leigh Bailey, Tom Richardson and Thomas all going close while Cadbury Heath sub Lewis Shipp had their first attempt on goal of the half after 82 minutes. But in the first minute of added time McElroy seemed to have settled the game for the visitors as he fired home past the despairing Hutchings. Yet in true FA Cup style Bridport weren’t finished and Thomas fired over a cross which Braeden Symes nodded home in the 92nd minute to set up the replay. Star man: Jason Hutchings (Bridport)
New ‘Field’ manager challenges his players NATIONAL & SOUTHERN Kevin Fahey New Mangotsfield United manager Wayne Thorne has challenged his players to prove that they have a future at the Evo-Stik South West club. Thorne, who used to play for the ‘Mangos’, took charge of training for the first time on Tuesday, ahead of his debut in the derby at Bristol Manor Farm yesterday, and immediately made it clear that performances must improve after just one win this season. “There will be some additions but I don’t want to rip the guts out of the club so it is up to the players to start performing,” he said. “They now have two or three weeks to
prove themselves to me, and if they can’t, then we will bring others in. “Everyone will get a chance to show they deserve to be at Mangotsfield United.” Thorne, and his management team of former Bristol City striker David Seal, who became a popular figure at Cossham Street when ending his playing days at the club, plus Lee Collier, another former ‘Mangos’ player, watched last week’s defeat against Swindon Supermarine, which left the club with just four points from their opening five games. “Everyone is down on confidence at the moment and we have to turn that around quickly,” said Thorne. “As former players we know what a great club this is and we are all very passionate about it and want to do well. But the first priority is to get some points on the board.” Thorne previously had almost six years in charge of (now fellow Evo-Stik South West
club) Larkhall Athletic, bringing great success to the Bath-based club and guiding them to the Toolstation Western League title in 2013-14. Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers’ young Dutchman, Thom Jonkerman, has joined Mangotsfield. The 19-year-old, a graduate from the Nike Academy who trialled with Arsenal before joining Rovers, has agreed a month’s loan. He has also played for RKC Utrecht and Dordrecht. l Yate Town manager Paul Britton has signed attacking midfielder Lewis-Leigh Gilchrist, a first-year pro at Bristol Rovers, as he seeks to end the club’s disappointing start to the new Evo-Stik South West season. His arrival on a month’s loan follows the recent signing of former Bristol City striker James Drifford. “I thought we had a better squad but it has not proved to be the case,” said Britton.
l Dorchester Town caretaker manager Trevor Senior has signed striker Conor Jevon from fellow Evo-Stik South Premier club Weymouth on a non-contract deal. Jevon has struggled to win a place in Weymouth’s first team but has scored five goals in seven appearances for the reserve side this season, so Senior will be hoping that he can provide some much-needed spark up front. “I watched him against Christchurch earlier of the season and I could see that he knows how to play the position,” said Senior. “He wants to play at a higher level and I
know he wanted to play for Weymouth but picked up a knee injury during the summer. “(Weymouth boss) Mark Molesley has been very helpful in the situation and I can’t knock him at all.” Said Weymouth assistant manager Paul Maitland: “Conor goes with our blessing because he’s capable. The challenge is really now for Conor to prove to everybody that he’s up to it and has enough belief. It’s whether he’s able to commit to it. “Dorchester have got themselves a very good player and he’ll do very well for them.” Meanwhile Magpies’ first-team coach Stuart Heath has left the club.
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BARNSTAPLE TOWN v. PLYMOUTH ARGYLE Devon St Luke’s Cup – Tuesday – 7.45 pm
– Barnstaple have struggled in Evo-Stik South West so far this season but maybe this prestigious county cup first-round tie can bring them some relief
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his long range effort on the hour was well saved by the goalkeeper. Just when the game seemed likely to finish goal-less North Leigh took the points with two strikes inside the last six minutes. First Seacole netted after latching on to a weak back pass and then Michael Hopkins scored from the penalty spot after Rich Thwaites had brought down Thomas inside the box. Star man: Ollie Hall (Slimbridge)
PAULTON ROVERS 3 KIDLINGTON 2 This was a typical cup tie with a comeback by Paulton, despite a controversial sending off and two wellworked early goals from Kidlington. Duran Martin hit a low fourth minute drive past Rovers’ keeper Andy Hannah to open the scoring. Joe Hillard had two chances for Paulton and Camen Harvey brought great saves from Greens’ stopper Sam Warrell, who was having a cracking game. Darius Browne added a second on 18 minutes, stroking a fine low shot past Hannah, before Harvey was shown a harsh straight red card after a tackle on Browne. Warrell again made a fine save from Dave Sims, and another from Dale Evans. Josh Morgan-Williams came on for Paulton at half time and made an immediate impact as Jack Ball turned the ball from the left and James Byrne made it 2-1. Rovers were on the up and levelled on 53 minutes as Joe Guest won the ball in midfield and fed Ball, who dribbled past four defenders to thump the ball in off the underside of the bar. Morgan-Williams turned and fired over and Hillard drove over, before Rovers got the winner as Evans floated a free-kick on 65 minutes and Ball was on hand to head in. Warrell again made a double save from Morgan-Williams and Byrne as Rovers held firm. Star man: Sam Warrell (Kidlington)
TAVISTOCK 1 FROME TOWN 2 A spirited FA Cup journey for Tavistock has come to an end after a tight 2-1 defeat at home to Frome Town from the Southern League. Played in torrential rain, it was a fine game of football, despite the conditions and Frome showed their quality with a clinical first-half display, edging in front when good strength from Mitchell Page created the room for Jake Jackson to slot home. Darren Jefferies then doubled their lead after a powerful run down the left, but Tavvy came out firing in the second period, pulling one back with a penalty from Josh Grant. The Lambs piled forward in front of more than 400 supporters but were unable to find the leveller. Star man: Mitchell Page (Frome Town)
TAUNTON TOWN 2 AFC TOTTON 1
Weymouth winger Charlie Davis strokes the ball past Chippenham keeper Jared Thompson for the Terras opener in the Emirates FA Cup, Second Round Qualifying tie at the Bob Lucas Stadium PICTURE: IDRIS MARTIN leagues below the National League South side. And it was not until the 73rd minute that they finally broke the deadlock as substitute Rocky Neal applied the finishing touch from close range after a great break into the area by the excellent Billy Palfrey. The visitors then came close to an equaliser, with Josh Warren heading against the post, before Neal gave fellow substitute Niall Thompson the chance to score his first goal of the season and make the game safe with City’s second goal four minutes from time. For much of the afternoon the well-organised AFC Portchester outfit had frustrated City with some stubborn defending and they also had chances of their own with Tom McHale in the home goal forced to make several vital saves. It was City though who were the deserved winners, even if they were not at their best, as they made it six league and cup wins on the bounce. Star man: Billy Palfrey (Truro City)
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Truro City kept alive their hopes of making club FA Cup history this season after finally overcoming the battling resistance of the Wessex League Premier division side. Truro have never reached the fourth qualifying round of the competition, but are now just one victory away from achieving that feat and will be hoping for another home tie in Monday’s draw. But they had to be patient against the stubborn visitors who play three
TIVERTON TOWN 3 BASINGSTOKE TOWN 2 A cracking day for Tivvy at Ladysmead, going top of the Southern League Prem table, the highest ever placing in the club’s history. And they scored probably the goal of the season in getting there. The first goal arrived in the 17th minute, Levi Landricombe sending in a shot from the edge of the area, which took a deflection off Dan Collier to wrong foot visiting keeper
Colm McAdden, four minutes later, it was Levi Landricombe again on target, his 25 yard free kick flying into the top corner of the net. Right on half time, the home fans were treated to a wonder goal. Ben Mammola set off from the half way line, leaving defenders in his wake and finished in style, dinking the ball past a bemused McAdden. Three down at half time, the visitors gave themselves a lifeline straight from the restart, Sam Smart collecting a Charlie Kennedy through ball, before slipping the ball past goalkeeper Martin Rice. Chances came and went at either end, with McAdden making the save of the game to deny Tom Bath and then reacting smartly to keep the ball out when Jordan Rogers looked to be putting away the rebound. A late Kennedy goal, a 20 yard pile driver reduced the Tivvy advantage, but couldn’t dampen the team’s celebrations at the final whistle. Star man: Ben Mammola (Tiverton)
West BRISTOL MANOR FARM 3 MANGOTSFIELD UNITED 1 Manor Farm did enough in the first half to see them past their neighbours Mangotsfield in this well-contested local derby, taking a deserved 2-0 lead into half-time. The visitors came back strongly however and at 2-1 the Farm had to hang on at times in the face of Mango’s improved second half performance. Ben Bament gave the home side an early lead in the sixth minute
when following a bright start he took a neat touch on the edge of the area before drilling a low shot beyond Thom Jonkerman’s dive. Skipper Jordan Metters increased the lead to 2-0 on 19 minutes when he waltzed into the box before finally tapping in after two rebounds off Jonkerman. Mango’s came storming back in an entertaining second half and when substitute Steve Davies broke into the left channel in the 77th minute before finishing sweetly past Ashley Clarke it was no less than the visitors deserved. Farm had to withstand something of an onslaught as Mangotsfield searched in vain for a leveller – twice clearing their lines behind their keeper before substitute Dean Stamp found space in the 93rd minute to place a cool finish past Jonkerman and secure three more points and top spot for his team. Star man: Lloyd Mills (Bristol Manor Farm)
SLIMBRIDGE 0 NORTH LEIGH 2 Slimbridge looked to have taken a deserved point from the game when they were sunk by two late goals. In an entertaining opening spell, North Leigh’s Eddie Stevens had a shot well saved by Ollie Hall while at the other end Marley Thomas fired just wide. As the visitors began to pile on the pressure, George Seacole went close on two occasions and Josh Thomas was denied by more good work from Hall. Slimbridge’s best chance in the second half fell to Henry Birkett but
Taunton kept up the pressure at the top of the table and maintained their unbeaten start to the season. And unlike at Kidlington last weekend, they managed to hold on to a 2-1 lead going into the final minutes. Taunton took the lead in the 14th minute when skipper Matt Wright headed in a cross by Pierce Mitchell. Injury-hit Taunton just about edged the first half although goalkeeper Lloyd Irish came to their rescue with a fine save in the 40th minute. Totton, lying sixth before this game, equalised in the 60th minute when Craig Feeney, looking suspiciously offside, lobbed Irish to put the visitors back on terms. Taunton, however, regained the lead in the 70th minute when Ben Adelsbury stroked home a penalty after Wright had been brought down. Star man: Omar Simpson (Taunton Town)
YATE TOWN 3 BARNSTAPLE TOWN 3 Both sides had to settle for a point when three were really needed to help them move away from the wrong end of the table. After a tense opening spell it was the visitors who took an early lead when Fletcher Williams crossed the ball and Billy Hopcroft, with his back to goal, steered a neat header over the reach of Harvey Rivers. Yate hit back to take a 2-1 lead at the interval. Brad Abraham hammered in the equaliser after his first effort had been blocked and then Ben Brooks netted the goal of the game with a rising drive as he cut in from the left-hand side. After Hopcroft had been denied by a saving tackle from Charlie Hitchings at the start of the second half, Barnstaple turned the game on its head with two goals in the space of 15 minutes. Jordan Charran made it 2-2 with a well-flighted free kick over the defensive wall and then the same player put the Devon side ahead when his shot on the run was mishandled by Rivers. In a hectic closing spell, Tom Harrison and Brooks had good chances for Yate and substitute Lewis LeighGilchrist hit a post before Hitchings levelled the scores at 3-3 when he headed home strongly from a corner by Brooks. Star man: Charlie Hitchings (Yate Town)
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BUCKLAND ATHLETIC 2 CLEVEDON TOWN 0
Ten-man Buckland Athletic are riding high at the top of the Western League and this win over mid-table Clevedon was as much about character as it was quality. It was a tepid opening in soggy conditions and then the game burst into life with a red card for Cameron Kelly, who was deemed the last man when hauling down a visiting forward on 20 minutes. The scores remained level at half time but Buckland regrouped brilliantly, and the reward came via a calm finish from Jared Lewington after a perfect through-ball by Nick Rudge. Charlie Johansen then created room for Lewington to fire in a decisive second and secure a solid three points in difficult circumstances. Star man: Jared Lewington (Buckland Athletic)
BITTON 0 STREET 4 David O’Hare hit a hat-trick as Street maintained their place among the early Premier Division pacesetters. There were early chances for Bitton with Tom Knighton having a shot saved and Scott Brice having an effort cleared off the line. O’Hare then headed Street in front with Brice off the field receiving treatment and the visitors went on to increase their lead in the first half through Craig Herrod and another effort from O’Hare. Dean Griffiths hit the post as Bitton started the second half strongly but Street made sure the points were safe when O’Hare completed his hat-trick. Star man: David O’Hare (Street)
BRIDGWATER TOWN 0 HENGROVE ATHLETIC 0 Bristol-based Hengrove would have been the happier of the two sides after an uninspiring stalemate. What excitement there was came almost entirely in the last ten minutes of each half. Late in the first period Bridgwater’s Josh White forced a save from Carl Bush with a 25-yard free-kick and soon after that Matt Connick rattled the visitors’ near post. Hengrove had a decent chance when a poor clearance gave Gary Shorney two sights of goal only to be denied both times, while at the other end Connick went close again with a firm downward header that missed by inches. Bridgwater looked likely to win the game in the final stages of the second half. Syd Camper’s excellent cross from the by-line appeared perfect for Dave Pearse to net with his head, but Bush reacted very quickly to stop the ball on the goal-line. Star man: Dave Thorne (Bridgwater Town)
LONGWELL GREEN SPORTS 0 SHEPTON MALLET 2 Shepton just about deserved the spoils from this encounter, in which both teams ended a player short. Tyson Pollard gave them the halftime lead but hopes of retaining that
advantage looked bleak when James Billing was shown a somewhat harsh red card. However, five minutes after the break, Longwell were also reduced to ten men when the home keeper was dismissed for handling the ball outside the area. Shepton made the game safe with a second goal from George Carey. Star man: Tyson Pollard (Shepton Mallet)
MELKSHAM TOWN 2 WILLAND ROVERS 2 Two of this season’s fancied sides settled for a point apiece from a game of two halves at Oakfields. Willand, buoyed by their 11-0 midweek romp over Wellington, deservedly led on six minutes when James Blake swept home Craig Veal’s cross. The visitors pulled further ahead on 32 minutes when an unmarked Blake knocked home Brett Worbey’s well-worked corner. Melksham were indebted to keeper Rob Brown as he tipped Veal’s long-range effort on to the bar while both Blake and Veal passed up good opportunities. Yet Melksham got back into the game on 36 minutes when Tyler Sibbick skilfully headed in Alex Churchyard’s pin-point cross to enter the interval 2-1 in arrears. Town went on to dominate the second half and equalised on 66 minutes when Gary Higdon’s pass found Dan Demkiv, whose 15-yard drive flew in off a visiting defender. Higdon was then denied by a great stop from Willand keeper Mike Searle whilst Brown at the opposite end saved well from Glenn Gould. Star man: Tyler Sibbick (Melksham Town)
ODD DOWN 1 HALLEN 2 A scrappy affair at the Lew Hill Memorial Ground with the home side definitely not at their best. Visiting Hallen got off to a perfect start, going in front on six minutes when Aaron Anglin curled the ball into the top corner of home custodian Ed Baldy’s net. The same player made it 2-0 to the visitors 14 minutes later, confidently sending Baldy the wrong way from the penalty spot, after Luke Hal-Cousins had been penalised for a late challenge. Eight minutes before the end of the half, the Down were back in it when Kye Simpson freed brother Kane, who stroked the ball home. Hallen were happy to contain the home side in the second half, restricting them to few chances, though twice the hosts had penalty claims waved away; Kye Simpson the victim of two dubious challenges. But the game petered out and Hallen went home with the points. Star man: Aaron Anglin (Hallen)
WELLINGTON 1 BRISLINGTON 1 Wellington would probably have settled for a draw before this game following their trouncing at Willand earlier in the week. However, they felt they should have won it, being denied a penalty in the very last minute.
Wellington could not have made a better start with Jack Bryant’s shot being helped into the net by Jack Taylor in the first minute. The home side created other chances but Brislington were rewarded for some good play themselves when Mike Rimmer slotted home a penalty with 15 minutes remaining. Star man: Jack Bryant (Wellington)
WELLS CITY 0 BRADFORD TOWN 0 Lots of good passes, lots of chances, but no goals at the Athletic Ground. In a fast-paced first half, Charlie Crook came closest to putting the home side ahead, beating two Town defenders but then firing wide. Bradford also looked as though they could get a goal or two, but found central defender Ross Padfield resolute in the heart of the home defence. It was the same again in the second half, but the nearest that it came to a goal was when Steve Sokol’s stinging 20-yard drive was expertly tipped over by visiting goalkeeper Sam Jordan. Star man: Ross Padfield (Wells City)
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BRISTOL TELEPHONES 2 DEVIZES TOWN 1 Bristol Telephones hit back from their one defeat this term with a battling victory over Devizes at Stockwood Lane. Despite having plenty of first-half possession, ’Phones’ only goal came when Dhani Golding shrugged off the Town centre-back before squaring the ball to Ben Griffiths to slot into an empty net. The visitors almost levelled up on 47 minutes when they hit Telephones on the break from a goal-line clearance and put Robert Mitchell clear, only for Ash Bryan to make a good save. Telephones responded in potent vein on 75 minutes. The ever-dynamic Golding orchestrated a quick break down the left side before sending the ball across the 18-yard box for Leon Britton to fire jubilantly home for 2-0. The second-placed hosts did have to survive three nervy minutes of injury-time as an 89th-minute 25yard Jamie Walters free-kick for Devizes deflected off ’Phones’ Mike Grist and went into the net off the inside of the post. Star man: Alex Graham (Bristol Telephones)
CALNE TOWN 0 BISHOPS LYDEARD 6 Calne Town squandered good chances in the opening half-hour and were made to severely pay by lethal Lydeard. Alex Lewis went close with a freekick and Aaron Witchell misdirected his chance as Town began brightly. The Somerset side came back forcing a great save from Cameron Shipway, while Zac Ryder’s shot went inches wide with the Calne keeper beaten. Town’s luck began to run out when a free-kick 35 yards out was steered into the far top corner by Callum Flaherty’s head.
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The Moonrakers almost replied but Billy Gleed lost his footing at the crucial moment. Lydeard added a second goal on 43 minutes when Ryder made certain with a well-taken effort before a mistake in the Calne defence gifted goal number three to Jake Quick. Straight from the restart Calne could easily have pulled a goal back as a great free-kick fell to the luckless Witchell, who mis-kicked from three yards out with an open goal beckoning. With Calne heads dropping Lydeard added three more goals through two Luke Redrup strikes and Quick’s second of the game. Star man: Ryan Andrews (Bishops Lydeard)
next Saturday when St George return to Southfields Rec for an FA Vase tie. Star man: Luke Ingram (Radstock Town)
CHARD TOWN 4 WESTBURY UNITED 2
Corsham Town moved off the bottom of the table – to be replaced by beaten opponents Cheddar in that unwanted berth. In a poor game between two struggling sides, the visitors deserved their victory on the strength of their second-half performance alone. Cheddar striker Jake Harris did clatter the Corsham crossbar in the opening 90 seconds of the contest but after that his team put in a pedestrian performance and they were eventually undone by a late strike from substitute Jon Bazley four minutes from time. On the evidence of the game both sides look as though they are going to be battling against relegation as neither appear to have the firepower to hurt any of the top teams in the division. Star man: Jon Bazley (Corsham Town)
(Abandoned after 90 minutes) Torrential rain inside four minutes of added time forced an abrupt end to an entertaining match with Chard 4-2 up against the unbeaten leaders in fast-deteriorating conditions. Town had grabbed the lead in the second minute when Andrew Holmes headed in Liam Cleal’s excellent corner kick. They increased it on 18 minutes when a Max Westlake volley crept into the corner of the net off the Westbury keeper. Chard added a third with the most impressive goal of the game on 35 minutes when an accurate long cross from Westlake was headed on under pressure by Alex Stafie to James Boyland, who turned his man and fired into the corner of the net. Westbury introduced more firepower after the break, but within four minutes of the restart Chard had extended their lead further as Stafie’s long cross to Taoufik BenSalem was headed home by the captain off an upright. Town then missed a penalty for a trip inside the box after which the visitors gradually crept back into the game as the rain began to fall. Substitute Josh Ferguson made it 4-1 before Ricky Hulbert netted with the help of a deflection four minutes from time. Star man: Matt Howell (Chard Town)
RADSTOCK TOWN 1 ROMAN GLASS ST GEORGE 3
OLDLAND ABBOTONIANS 0 BISHOP SUTTON 0
CHEDDAR 0 CORSHAM TOWN 1
A weakened Radstock side, which included two 16 year olds, were no match for a rampant St George outfit, who came away with maximum points. It was a fairly even affair until the 25th minute, when the visitors went in front; Ryan Radford spotting home keeper Glen Murley off his line and scoring with a delicious inch perfect lob into the net. The hosts nearly levelled when Dom Baressi crashed the ball goalwards only to see goalkeeper Josh Dempsey pull off a fine save. The home side fell further behind when the referee pulled play back for a St George free-kick. Radford forced Murley into saving action, but, as the ball ran free, Lewis Wentland was on hand to knock the ball home. A comeback was on the cards just after the hour when Jack Biddescombe found the net with a glancing header, after good work by Luke Ingram and Matt Minnis. Committed to searching for an equaliser, the home side were leaving gaps at the back, which the visitors exploited in the 76th minute; Ben Oli teeing up Wentland for their third goal. Despite late pressure by Radstock, with Jack Sanderson and Ian Jefferies forcing goalkeeper Dempsey into two good saves and Baressi having one cleared off the line, St George ran out winners. And they’ve got it all to do all over again
Oldland and Bishop Sutton renewed old acquaintances in more ways than one at Castle Road, and, in a match which could have gone either way, the points were shared. The result leaves the two sides in joint third place, taking advantage of Chippenham Park’s defeat. The game contained numerous half chances for both side with no one really threatening to score. Sutton missed one golden chance in the second half when their forward fired way over the bar from close range whilst Oldland created opportunities around the box but rarely did enough to trouble the Sutton keeper. Star man: Jamie Gregory (Oldland Abbotonians) l Willand Rovers were awarded the Toolstation Western League’ Premier Division ‘Team of the Month’ award, sponsored by BOCA Soccer, for August. The Devon club won four of their six League fixtures last month and suffered just one defeat. Bristol Telephones picked up the Division One accolade in their first season in the League after recording a 100 per cent record with five wins out of five. Westbury United’s Lewis Porter picked up the One Sport-sponsored ‘Safe Hands’ prize while Chippenham Park won the ‘Respect’ Award, sponsored by Ref Support.
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Boyland brings ’Phones’ perfect start to an end WESTERN BEAT
Sol nets “wonder goal” in Vase win
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Ashton and Backwell United manager Paul Wearing hailed Sol Shearer’s strike in their 2-1 FA Vase victory over Carlsberg South West Peninsula side Godolphin Atlantic as a “wonder goal”. He said: “It was a brilliant strike from just four yards inside their half to settle the match after Aaron Allen had given us an early lead.” The Division One club, who now meet Premier Division’s Hengrove Athletic in the next round, must be congratulated for a battling performance after losing Sam Skidmore to a red card in the 37th minute. He now faces a three-match ban. Wearing added: “We defended extremely well. The back four and the central four all did a great job when we came under extreme pressure and our ‘Man of the Match’ was goalkeeper Lewis Coombs who made some fine saves.” Ashton and Backwell have made an indifferent start to the season but Wearing said: “I’m happy with the squad and we’re turning things around. We are unbeaten in our last five games.”
Chard Town caused a turn up for the books when they ended runaway Division One leaders Bristol Telephones’ unbeaten start. The Somerset club proved that they are on the move this season by recording a 32 away victory, bringing ’Phones’ 100 per cent record to an end. Said Chard boss Paul Down: “They are a very good side and do well because they are very powerful; play some good stuff and commit a lot of bodies going forward. But we managed to counter them and caught them cold by going ahead after only three minutes and then we got our second on 12 minutes. “I feared the worst when they equalised at 2-2 with 20 minutes to go but our lads responded well and James Boyland wrapped it up with a scorcher from 25 yards.” But the victory was costly with both Brad Miles and Luke Jackson picking up ankle injuries that will see them sidelined for at least a couple of games. Down has since put in a seven days’ notice of approach for Sherborne Town striker Alex Staffi.
Glass set a date with Radstock Toolstation clubs enjoyed good results in first round qualifying of the Buildbase FA Vase and the League will be well represented in the next round on Saturday. But among those who tumbled out were Hallen, Keynsham Town, Bitton and Chipping Sodbury Town. Division One side Roman Glass St George booked their place in the next round with a 2-0 victory over Carlsberg South West Peninsula outfit Elburton Villa and now face Radstock Town, who took out Cheddar, 3-1. Said Roman Glass assistant manager Liam Greening: “We’ve taken three weeks to get everyone together and there’s no doubt that we are heading in the right direction with the squad that we have. “We signed striker Ryan Radford, from Paulton Rovers, and we’re looking to him to improve our scoring capabilities.” The Romans will welcome back goalkeeper Josh Dempsey for Saturday’s Vase clash after serving a three-match ban.
Downton reward for Radford’s Town Great travelling support and goals from Stuart Windsor, (2), and Billy Gleed saw Calne Town through to the next round of the FA Vase, beating Sydenhams Wessex side East Cowes Victoria, 3-1. The Wiltshire club’s manager, Ben Radford, was understandably well pleased with his side’s decent start to the season and they now look forward to a home tie against another Wessex League outfit, Downton. “It was a very good performance,” said Radford. “We had a great travelling support which really makes a difference. “Bill Boakes had a great game. He really stood out as he has done in an excellent run of form recently. “Our League form has been improving with better performances and we are now up to 15th in the table (before yesterday’s matches).” However the Calne boss will now be without Mason Davis and Jake Brand, who have returned to university. “I’m hoping that someone will step up to the plate to cover their loss,” he said. Radford will also be hoping Windsor will be able to shake off a hamstring injury in time to face Downton on Saturday, but skipper Marcus Lovesey could be a doubt with a muscle problem.
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RADSTOCK TOWN v. ROMAN GLASS ST GEORGE Bristol City’s Famara Diedhiou celebrates scoring the Robins’ fourth goal in their 4-1 Sky Bet Championship victory over Derby County at Ashton Gate yesterday Match report, page 24 PICTURE: JOE MEREDITH / JMP
Buildbase FA Vase – Saturday – 3.00 pm
– The Miners play host to The Romans in this all-Division One tie with the winner earning a place in the first round
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SW Peninsula Premier Division Rangers turn over Argyle CULLOMPTON RANGERS 4 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 3 In torrential rain, Argyle dominated the early stages but fell behind on nine minutes through Bradley Kelly. Within two minutes Alan Gouly had levelled and, on 20 minutes, Argyle went ahead from a Ryan Law solo goal. Alex Battle extended Argyle’s lead from the spot but, just before the break, Callum Rose beat his own keeper, Max Childs, from an Alex Greening corner to make it 3-2. On 50 minutes Argyle’s Aaron Taylor was dismissed for a reckless challenge on Alan Langabeer and, with James Ansell instrumental in breaking up numerous Argyle moves, the tide turned Cully’s way. Adam Kelly equalised after 70 minutes when following up after Childs saved his spot kick and the winner came ten minutes later when Ashley Donohue headed home Greening’s corner. Star man: James Ansell (Cullompton Rangers)
PLYMOUTH PARKWAY 5 ST AUSTELL 1 Nine out of nine and a defeat for Plymouth Argyle at Cullompton means Plymouth Parkway have developed a small cushion at the top of the table. St Austell, on the other hand, are really suffering and now sit second from bottom, a massive worry for a side normally contending for the title. The day started nice enough for the visitors, with a goal from Rob Wearne giving them a surprise lead, but Parkway simply cranked through the gears and led 3-1 at the break thanks to strikes from Ryan Lane, Sam Hillson and Ben Joyce. Ethan Phillips and Mike Smith
were on target in a second-half cruise for the home side. Star man: Jordan Trott (Plymouth Parkway)
SALTASH UNITED 7 EXMOUTH TOWN 0 Saltash eased past a struggling Exmouth unit to move third in the Premier division behind the might of Plymouth duo Argyle and Parkway. The Ashes were rampant in the first period and led 4-0 at the interval, adding three more after the break, as Exmouth wilted horribly against a side looking to go one better than the runner-up position they achieved last season. The goals were scored by Sam Hughes with a brace, Sam Farrant, Lewis Young, Tom King, Paul Heveran and Callum O’Brien on a day when the home side displayed clinical finishing. Star man: Sam Farrant (Saltash United)
Walter C Parson Funeral Directors Cup First Round ALPHINGTON 0 AXMINSTER TOWN 1 With Alphington missing important players like star striker Ryan Moody a game against Axminster on a very wet pitch was looked like it could become a bridge too far. It was however Alphington that dominated the first half with their goalkeeper hardly seeing any action at all as their strikeforce toiled to no avail. A weakened home side was re-
duced further at half time with centre back Piers McLaughlin going off injured and it was a defensive mistake that proved costly on 70 minutes as Alphington’s left back slipped on the wet surface allowing Sam Dibling to sneak in and score. Despite Josh Hole delivering good service from the right all game it was the Tigers who took the spoils. Star man: Josh Hole (Alphington)
APPLEDORE 1 UNIVERSITY OF EXETER 6 Appledore Manager Keith Shapland was taking the positives from this heavy defeat but it was his opposite number Neil Saunders who went home happy as the Students marched on. Jamal Bartley opened the scoring for the visitors on five minutes from a Luke Barner pass and Bartley returned the favour 25 minutes later for 2-0 with the University extending their lead to three on 35 minutes through another from Bartley assisted by Darren Ofoe. Appledore pulled a goal back before half time from a Jake England penalty but the University were too strong in the second half and scored through Christopher Lund after a second assist for Ofoe who then got the fifth before Arthur Amble completed the rout. Star man: Jamal Bartley (University of Exeter)
BUDE TOWN 0 TEIGNMOUTH 5 Ryan Bush scored twice as East division Teignmouth trumped West side Bude Town 5-0 at Broadclose Park. Jack Baxter, Sam Chapman and Jack Greenslade were also on target for the Teigns who have earned a trip to Holsworthy in the next round of the competition. Bude manager Ryan Leverton said: “They were the better side and were 3-0 up at half-time. We played better in the second-half but all over they were the better side on the day. Garry Dinshaw, our goalkeeper, was comfortably our best player.” Star man: Myles James (Teignmouth)
DOBWALLS 1 NEWTON ABBOT SPURS 5 East beat West as Newton Abbot Spurs returned to Devon with a 5-1 win over Dobwalls under their belt. It took the visitors just 22 seconds to fashion their first goal of the afternoon as Adam Dyson unselfishly squared to Liam Moseley to tap in. It was 2-0 shortly before the half hour mark as Ollie Aplin beat the offside trap and lifted the ball over the advancing goalkeeper. Dobwalls, who pulled one back before the break thanks to Ryan Oxley, conceded a third when Jake Chisholm volleyed in a great effort from the edge of the box. Dyson later got his name on the scoresheet, heading in after Chris Metters had hit the post, before he finished off the afternoon in style with a sumptuous lob from fully 30 yards to seal Spurs’ five-star performance. Star man: Joe Andrews (Newton Abbot Spurs)
FALMOUTH TOWN 2 HELSTON ATHLETIC 0 Falmouth Town transferred their incredible form into the Walter C Parson League Cup as they beat local rivals Helston Athletic 2-0. Since losing 7-0 to reigning Peninsula Premier champions Tavistock on the opening day of the season, Andy Westgarth’s Falmouth have crafted an unbeaten record, now including a five game winning streak. With only 12 minutes played, and in front of their biggest attendance of the season, Marcello Jones set Falmouth on their way under the Friday night floodlights at Bickland Park. Harry Clarke then struck a crucial second goal shortly after the half-time break to give his side a cushion and it is they who travel to face holders St Austell in the second round of the competition. Star man: Harry Clarke (Falmouth Town)
GALMPTON & ROSELANDS 5 LISKEARD ATHLETIC 3 The hosts allowed Liskeard Athletic to sprint into a 2-0 lead through Sam Rogers on 13 minutes and James Lorenz after 20 minutes. Galmpton & Roselands danger-
man Colin Brown scored on the half hour and they equalised eight minutes later through a Tom Dunlop penalty as Dylan Peel saw red for the visitors. Dunlop headed home on 42 minutes before the home goalkeeper picked up a backpass and the resulting direct free kick was smashed home by Jack Podmore for the equaliser. After the break Brown scored on 56 minutes and on 70 minutes to complete his hattrick and victory for his team before they saw out the game a man light due to Sam Chorley’s second yellow card. Star man: Marc Hagland (Galmpton & Roselands)
GODOLPHIN ATLANTIC 3 WADEBRIDGE TOWN 2 Godolphin Atlantic recovered from an early deficit to beat Wadebridge Town 3-2, despite playing 85 minutes with ten men. There was an action-packed opening 15 at Godolphin Way, kick-started by Dan O’Brian opening the host’s account after only two minutes of play. However, Wadebridge instantly fought back thanks to a Dan Jennings penalty kick, awarded after a foul by Godolphin goalkeeper Ethan Fearn which earned a red card. Then, still with only quarter of an hour on the clock, visiting skipper Sam Gerken’s deflected shot beat makeshift ‘keeper Aaron Dilley to put Wadebridge in front. Godolphin huffed and puffed in search of an equalising goal but were made to wait until five minutes after the break when Jamie Lowry hit home a free-kick. After Jennings himself saw red, Godolphin capitalised to score the winner through Tom Shepherd’s header. Star man: Tiago Soures (Godolphin Atlantic)
Five successfully through to FA Vase second round PENINSULA HOTLINE Mike Sampson
The Carlsberg South West Peninsula League had five Premier sides win through to second round qualifying of the Buildbase FA Vase with Plymouth Parkway, St Austell and Tavistock all beating Toolstation Western League opposition. Camelford and Cullompton Rangers came out on top in their all-Premier Division clashes, and the draw for Saturday’s next round looks like this: Bovey Tracey v Bishop Sutton, Crediton United v Brislington, Cullompton Rangers v Cribbs, Longwell Green
v Ivybridge Town, Portishead v Bodmin Town, St Austell v Bridgwater Town, Tavistock v Camelford, Willand Rovers v Saltash United and Wincanton Town v Plymouth Parkway. Those who are successful will then move on to the first round proper which is due to be played on Saturday, October 21. l This coming week sees the first of the Devon FA St Luke’s Challenge Cup firstround ties being played. Three ties take place on Tuesday with Barnstaple Town taking on Plymouth Argyle; Cullompton Rangers hosting Torquay United and Tiverton Town and Buckland Athletic meeting at Ladysmead. But Bideford’s home tie against Stoke Gabriel, due to be played Tuesday, has had to be moved due to the Robins’ Emirates FA Cup match at
Bodmin Town being postponed yesterday. The FA Cup tie will now be played on Wednesday (7.45 pm) with the St Luke’s Challenge fixture likely to take place on Tuesday, October 17. Exmouth Town received a bye in the first round and they start the competition with a home game against either Cullompton or Torquay. The quarter-final draw, which has to be played by the end of the year, is as follows: Bideford or Stoke Gabriel v Tiverton Town or Buckland Athletic; Exmouth Town v Cullompton Rangers or Torquay United; Willand Rovers or Ivybridge Town v Barnstaple Town or Plymouth Argyle and Witheridge or Plymouth Parkway v Tavistock or Exeter City. l Premier strugglers Witheridge have named Roger Bonaparte as their new man-
ager. Two clubs in Division One (West) also have new faces at the helm with Dobwalls appointing Simon Westlake and Penzance tempting former professional, and Magpies player, Wayne Quinn back to Penlee Park. l The Peninsula League’s ‘Step Seven’ sides join the second round of the Throgmorton Devon Premier Cup, which is due to be played on Saturday, October 7 (2.00 pm). The draw is as follows: Axminster Town v Torrington, Bere Alston v Plymstock United, Budleigh Salterton v Cronies, East Allington v Newton Abbot Spurs, Elburton Villa v Alphington, Galmpton and Roselands v Teignmouth, Honiton Town v Beer Albion, Ilfracombe Town v Newtown, Kingsteignton Athletic v Holsworthy, Loddiswell v University of Exeter, Okehampton Argyle v Apple-
dore, Paignton Villa v Crediton United, Plymouth Hope v Brixham, Plympton Athletic v Plymouth Marjon, Sidmouth Town v Navy Inn, The Windmill v Bovey Tracey, Topsham Town v St Martins, and Torridgeside v Liverton United. The third round is planned for Saturday, November 4. l Plymouth Parkway looked set to remain at the top of the Premier Division when they led 4-2 by the interval of their midweek match at Ivybridge Town. But the game was later abandoned when the floodlights failed as a result of a control box fire. Ivybridge and Parkway will now try again on Saturday, February 17 (3.00 pm). Meanwhile Plymouth Argyle Reserves, who were busy thumping Stoke Gabriel, 12-0, on the same evening moved to the summit before yesterday’s matches.
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indyonline.co.uk MATCHES TO CATCH THIS WEEK SALTASH UNITED v LAUNCESTON Premier Division – Wednesday – 7.30 pm The Ashes will look to maintain their useful start to the season but face a Clarets outfit who have produced some solid performances AXMINSTER TOWN v HONITON TOWN Division One (East) – Tuesday – 7.30 pm This will be the farthest East derby ever played in the Peninsula MILLBROOK v PENZANCE Division One (West) – Saturday – 3.00 pm Millbrook, with only one defeat in their first seven games, face a Magpies side now under the guidance of Wayne Quinn
HOLSWORTHY 3 ST MARTINS 2 An entertaining game just fell in favour of Holsworthy and the progress to the next round at the expense of a strong St Martins. A bizarre opener arrived when a goal-kick from Ryan Walter deceived the visiting custodian and bounced off the post to present Tudor Placinta with a simple finish. St Martins came back with an angled finish from Nathan Cooper. Holsworthy then surged two goals clear, thanks to Connor Nash and Dan Wilson before half-time, but St Martins made it a thrilling finish with a penalty from Kevin Pike. Chances were exchanged at both ends but Holsworthy were the side to prevail. Star man: Chris Ward (Holsworthy)
ILFRACOMBE TOWN 2 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 2 (Ilfracombe won 4-2 on penalties) Penalties were needed to decide the winners of this tie with Ilfracombe coming out on top thanks to two saves from substitute keeper Jamie Matthews who had always been pencilled in to play the second half, little expecting extra time and spot kicks. Budleigh had opened the scoring on 17 minutes through George Pannell but on 82 minutes 16-year old debutant Jamie Mirrow levelled with a worldie from the edge of the box. Two minutes into extra time Harry Gib bings restored Budleigh’s lead before Tom Hannah set up Brodie Montague to equalised in the second period. Montague then hit both posts in separate attacks at the death, however his blushes were saved as Ilfracombe eased through by scoring all their spot kicks. Star man: Jamie Mirrow (Ilfracombe Town)
IVYBRIDGE TOWN 3 BOVEY TRACEY 0 Ivybridge avoided a potential upset at home to a confident Bovey Tracey in wet conditions at Erme Valley to book their place in the next round of the Cup. Bovey have lost just once in Division One East this season and they started well enough at their Premier division hosts, but Sam Stevens deflated the bubble with a welltaken opener in the first half. The Ivies then took control of the tie with an excellent team goal finished off by Sam Marker and the final piece in a very efficient jigsaw arrived when Stevens notched his second for the home side. Star man: Sam Stevens (Ivybridge Town)
LAUNCESTON 2 BRIXHAM AFC 1 (After Extra Time) Launceston survived a massive scare as they required extra-time to knock East division side Brixham out of the competition The Premier division outfit took the lead midway through the firsthalf when a long ball found Liam Prynne who rounded the goalkeeper to put the Clarets 1-0 up. Brixham equalised five minutes
into the second-half when Sam Green headed in a corner. On a heavy pitch, Launceston found a winner in the second period of extra-time as Sam Davey slotted home from the penalty spot following a handball inside the box. Their reward is a home tie against Saltash United in the second round. Star man: Liam Tilley (Launceston)
LIVERTON UNITED 3 ELBURTON VILLA 2 Elburton Villa are unbeaten in the West division of the Peninsula League but Liverton United were determined to spoil their party. The hosts took the lead on 14 minutes when Joe Wilkinson fired off a superb 25-yard strike. Elburton turned on the gas in the second half as Nick Aplin headed in from a corner to equalise on the hour before being denied by the post. On 69 minutes Liverton were caught by an excellent counter attack which was finished by Robbie Mann but it was level again 15 minutes later as Wilkinson dummied the goalkeeper to score. Substitute Aaron Knapman won a corner and then scored the winner from it with his first involvements of the game. Star man: Martin Ware (Liverton United)
LUDGVAN 2 MOUSEHOLE 3 Mousehole earned a plumb second round tie at home to Premier Division Camelford after edging out Ludgvan 3-2 In this all West division clash, visitors Mousehole raced into a twogoal lead after Billy Curtis scrambled home following a corner and Jerome Slew chased down a loose ball before chipping goalkeeper Mikey Flores. Ludgvan started playing decent football and a wicked ball into the area was slammed into his own net by Liam Andrew to reduce the deficit. Mousehole later restored their two-goal buffer with Slew scoring from the spot after a foul by Flores on 86 minutes. However, Ludgvan’s Gerens James bundled his way into the box and persevered, smashing home to make it an anxious finish. Jamie Devine and Max Davies both had good efforts for the home side but Mousehole held on for the win. Star man: Dan Magee (Ludgvan)
PENZANCE 2 ST BLAZEY 1 Penzance came out on top of this all West Division clash as they held on to beat St Blazey 2-1. New signing Ed Wilton scored his first goal for Penzance after only four minutes of this game, beating Toby Chapman from close range. However, Blazey were soon on level terms as Ollie Deadman hit a great shot from all of 30 yards. Blazey were denied going in front when Lyle Johnson’s penalty was saved by Dom Angove after Stuart Morgan had been upended in box. They were made to pay just after
the hour mark when Paul Robertson shot low into the net against the run of play. As Blazey pushed for the equaliser, Wilton broke out and was one-on-one with Chapman who made a great save, although it is Penzance who will play either St Dennis or Newquay in the next round. Star man: Gavin Perraton (Penzance)
PLYMSTOCK UNITED 3 PLYMOUTH MARJON 1 Plymstock ignored a tough start in the league to sweep past Marjon with an excellent Cup performance. A poor first period was soon forgotten when Alex Lecointe opened the scoring with a neat finish from the edge of the area, but the U’s drew level with a Chris Maskell goal seven minutes later. Plymstock visibly grew in confidence and the inspirational Maskell headed his side in front from close range, and the hat-trick was then complete with a clever finish from an Elliot Bawden cross. Star man: Lucas Jackson (Plymstock United)
SIDMOUTH TOWN 3 CREDITON UNITED 2 Bottom side Sidmouth turned the form book on its head in this all East clash to knock out high-flying Crediton and register their first win of the season. Inside ten minutes, Jake Allen had tapped the ball in and Jacob Rowe had nodded home to make it 2-0 before Perry Carpenter pulled one back on 19 minutes. With Sidmouth oozing confidence it was no surprise when recent signing from Witheridge, Rob Knight, restored their two-goal advantage on 26 minutes when he chased a lost cause before beating his man and scoring. However, if the first half belonged to Sidmouth, the second was Crediton’s but they could only muster one further goal, three minutes from time, through an Adam Bilcock header. Star man: Rob Knight (Sidmouth Town)
STICKER 0 PORTHLEVEN 1 Sticker were never really at the races as they slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to lowerleague Porthleven. After a goalless first-half, the game sparked into life in the second when West division side Porthleven were reduced to ten men for a second yellow card offence. However, it was they who won the day against their Premier League opponents when Matt Drummond took down the ball, controlled nicely and shot across the goalkeeper from 20 yards. The hosts threw as much as they could at their visitors but it was one of those days when it just didn’t fall for Andy Avery’s men and it is Porthleven who go through to face Bodmin Town at home in the next round. Star man: Matt Drummond (Porthleven)
STOKE GABRIEL 4 WITHERIDGE 3 (After Extra Time) Stoke Gabriel showed real character to put their midweek defeat behind them and come from behind to force extra time and then victory against a plucky Witheridge side who had new manager Roger Bonaparte at the helm. Billy Tucker gave Withy the lead after five minutes but Tom Kelly equalised 15 minutes later. Alex Ansell then put Withy ahead just before half time and Tom Williams made it three after 65 minutes before skipper Ryan O’Callaghan led Stoke’s fight back on 73 minutes. The equaliser came four minutes later when Morgan Harford’s shot hit the post and then Withy’s keeper, Alex Collins, to set up extra time. Stoke’s worthy winner came when the impressive Kelly headed home Ollie Booth’s corner. Star man: Tom Kelly (Stoke Gabriel)
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TORRIDGESIDE 3 HONITON TOWN 0 A faultless display by central defender Josh Philips was the bedrock of this Torridgeside victory over new boys Honiton Town which set them up with another East v East encounter in round two when Honiton’s near neighbours Axminster Town will be their visitors. It was a pleasing performance started by Marc Bettiss giving Torridgeside the lead on the half hour with a typical poacher’s goal. Sam Fishwick doubled their lead when his unstoppable free kick was struck home superbly from 25 yards straight into the top corner of the net. The icing on the cake came when Harry Stevens finished off a great team move with ten minutes remaining to put the result beyond doubt. Star man: Josh Philips (Torridgeside)
WENDRON UNITED 2 CAMELFORD 4 Premier outfit Camelford avoided a potential banana skin as they safely dispatched West division Wendron United by four goals to two. Hosts Wendron had a very poor first-half and found themselves 3-0 down at the break. Ed Harrison opened the scoring before Andy Boxall doubled Camelford’s lead with an exceptional goal. George Harrison made it three but they weren’t out of sight, as Wendron proved when they hit the crossbar through Tom Langford. Jack Stocker pulled one back with 20 minutes to play and Charlie Clarke volleyed Wendron to within one goal of their opponents. However, Camelford went up the other end and made sure of the ictory with Boxall grabbing his second. Star man: Andy Boxall (Camelford)
Age: 49 Home: Penzance Family: Sons, Matty, (24), a youth football coach and schools’ PE provider, and Luke, (21), a baker Background: Played locally for West Cornwall clubs RNAS Culdrose and Holmans before 15 years’ experience with the whistle, now back at Level Four and “enjoying the shorter car journeys” Leagues in charge: Carlsberg South West Peninsula Premier Hobbies: Cross-country running, golf, Duke of Edinburgh Award leader and hill-walking Rule changes?: “The offside rule is still open to so much interpretation that it remains a constant cause of aggravation between match officials, players and club officials. It needs to be much simpler.” Sin Bin?: “Yes, alongside a blue card so it is clear when it is being used and a nominal fine for those involved to help have an impact on the dissent levels.” Ten-Yard Rule: “Not if sin bins are available” How could we attract more people into refereeing?: “Talk to players who are nearing the end of their playing careers and show them how easy it is to stay involved and the rewards of becoming a referee” PICTURE: DAVID FLOWER
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Poole Town Reeves losing sleep over side’s loss of form Poole Town chairman Christopher Reeves has called for a united front as the club go through their most testing period in recent years. The Dolphins are now third from bottom of Vanarama National South and have won just once in their last seven League games. It is a far cry from last season when they finished fifth in the table. Last Monday’s 4-1 defeat against Wealdstone led to Reeves appealing for calm. He said that the club would “fight tooth and nail” to stop themselves slipping back into the EvoStik South League. “As you will all readily appreciate the recent run of results, and the negativity that has been forthcoming from certain quarters as a result, has concerned me greatly,” he told fans, adding: “What an understatement! Let’s re-phrase that, it has caused me hours of lying wide awake at night, totally unable to sleep. “It has been an ever-present awareness that is not conducive to peace of mind. “That is not an experience peculiar to me… Tom Killick (the manager), Callum Brooks (assistant manager), Jamie Whisken (club captain), my colleagues on the board and many others, of course, are going through the same process. “No-one involved in the decisionmaking process is being blasé; noone is just sitting back and thinking that we have anything other than real issues to address. I would urge all our supporters that no-one is hurting more than those I have mentioned. No-one cares more. “What we must do, though, and I feel this very strongly, is not lose sight of what has got us to where we are, and just how much we have achieved over the last few years. “I am not going to repeat our on-
Ocean City show off their new shirts, sponsored by Plymouth’s Sound View, at the opening South West Powerchair League event field triumphs, the League titles, the promotions. Nor will I repeat the staggering record of success that Tom’s 14 years in charge has brought about. All Poole supporters know those things. “I will not remind supporters of how we have transformed the ploughed field we inherited at Tatnam into the Step Two ground we now know as the Black Gold Stadium. “I will not remind our loyal faithful that perhaps Tom and the players deserve our unstinting support and backing as a thank-you for all the good times and as an acknowledgement that this is the first ever spell of poor results like this since he became our manager. “But I will not remind supporters of the power of positivity over and above negativity – think of Liverpool 3-0 down at half-time in the Champions League final. “I don’t need to remind anyone of the above because we are Poole Town. We do things differently at our club. “We will fight tooth and nail to preserve our National League South status that we have achieved defying so many odds.”
Keyline Taunton Powerchair Wheels Sunday Dunster face come off big time Royal appointment for Exeter Division Three side Dunster have a tough away game at Royal Rangers in the opening round of the Keyline Taunton Sunday League’s Jim Jowett Cup today. Rangers were runners-up in Division Two last season and are now playing in the top flight, while Dunster have lost both their opening games – in the Gardner Cup and the League. Another Division Three outfit Taunton Warriors are away at Division One Cotford Saints, while North Curry’s game at home to Hamilton should be a close match. Bathpool are at Shepherd’s Rest and there is an all-Division Two clash between Carhampton Rovers and Churchinford. There are only three League games. Old Inn and Ash Rangers are scheduled to meet each other in Division One, while Mariners and White Hart Albion and Watchet Blue Waves and Sophies Ferrets face up in Division Two.
Defending champions Swindon Rockets began where they left off last season with two victories in the opening South West Powerchair Football League event at the Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton. The Rockets started by defeating Cheltenham’s first team, 3-0, thanks to goals from Dano Wheeler, (2), and Levi Jinks before they thrashed Exeter City, 15-0; Wheeler netting six with Levi Jinks, (4), Sean Francis, (3), Chelsea Jinks and an own goal completing the scoring. Ocean City kicked off the event with a 2-1 success over Exeter. Troy Willicombe saw his penalty superbly saved by Ocean keeper Alex Christmas before he slotted home the rebound to give Exeter the lead. The Plymouth side were then awarded a penalty of their own and Exeter goalkeeper Andrew Morgan made a fine save from Mat Sly’s attempt. However, Ocean captain Finley Allen levelled the scores before half-time and he was again on target after the break to give Ocean City
the victory. Allen would find the net again later in the event with his two goals earning Ocean City a 2-2 draw against Cheltenham Seconds, who had Lee Dixon scoring twice. But that would be the Cheltenham side’s only point of the event after they went down 6-1 to a depleted Celtic Storm. Fielding three players instead of the usual four, Storm recovered from going behind to Jake Nickels’ goal to claim the victory thanks to strikes from captain Tom Roberts, (5), and Chris Kellett. But in the final match of the event Storm ran out of gas and they were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Cheltenham Firsts. Roberts was again on target for Storm before an own goal levelled the scores. The Cornish side were then down to two players due to a technical problem with Kellett’s chair and Amy Lee-Julian took full advantage to score the winner. The next Powerchair League event will take place on Sunday, October 29.
Highridge after new first team manager Highridge United are looking for a first-team manager to oversee their Bristol Premier Combination operation. The Lakemead Grove club also run reserve and third teams in the Bristol and District League. Those interested should e-mail a brief footballing c.v to: highridgeunited youthfc@yahoo.co.uk Said club spokesman Ian Clapp: “Highridge United have high ambitions with a first-class pitch and new changing facilities currently being built. We are looking for an experienced manager with active contacts to enable an influx of new players. More details will be given at interviews once candidates have submitted applications.”
Albanian in the spotlight after scoring two goals in two games for Seagulls “The promotion race is back on,” was the rallying call from Robert Boyd after new signing Irnti Rapai’s late goal salvaged a point for Weston-super-Mare for the second Evo-Stik South Premier game in succession. The Albanian, who previously represented AO Panelefsiniakos in the Stoiximan Football League of Greece and G S Lavriou in Greek’s top flight, came on to the Seagulls radar courtesy of an agent in Bristol, as Boyd revealed: “He (the agent) sent him in to train with us. “Irnti has come to this country to play games. He wants to play at a higher level. We provide him with an ideal shop-window, and we will make the most of his talents.” After replacing Jake Reid in the 65th minute at Chelmsford last Saturday, where Rapai snatched a draw with his 82ndminute equaliser at the Melbourne Community Stadium, the player repeated the trick in midweek after once more replacing Reid. This time, with 15 minutes remaining on the clock, he gave away possession to Zachary McEachran and handed Oxford what appeared to be a 3-2 victory before redeeming himself with an equaliser 11 minutes from time. “It is my dream to play football for a
living,” Rapai told me. “I am grateful to Marc (Seagulls’ boss Marc McGregor) and Robert (assistant coach Boyd) for providing me with the opportunity to put myself in the shop-window. “I will do my best for them while I am here. I aim to do enough to put myself in contention for international consideration.” Said Boyd: “We have a quality squad but we just need to keep them on the pitch,” a reference to the club’s worst ever start to a season in terms of discipline. Weston have strength in numbers, as illustrated at Oxford by the presence of Benjamin Seymour and Jake Mawford, who were available but not able to force their way in to the match-day 16, while they will also have centre-back Jamie Laird available for selection soon after the player took a brief break from the game while he and wife Hannah await the birth of their first child. But lack of discipline remains an issue. Aidan Baldwin collected his second, and the team’s fourth red card of the season in midweek, after denying a goalscoring opportunity, and the on-loan Bristol City centre-back will now miss two games. However, Gethyn Hill will be available for the Dartford match on Saturday after return-
ing from a month’s loan at Hereford with a glowing endorsement from Bulls manager Peter Beadle. “Gethyn was fantastic for us,” he said. “I only wish we could have extended the loan. His attitude and application has been firstclass. I have no doubt that he has all the tools to play at a higher level than Conference South and I wish him well.” Meanwhile mercurial winger Tristan Plummer looks set to stay at the Woodspring Stadium, despite being the subject of a seven days notice of approach from fellow Vanarama South side Chippenham Town, and international clearance has been received for Welsh-born striker Giancarlo Gabbiadini to join the club. l Bath City are on the hunt for a new manager following Gary Owers’ appointment as Kevin Nicholson’s replacement at Vanarama National League side Torquay United. Assistant manager Jim Rollo took charge of the team for yesterday’s Emirates FA Cup match against Knaphill. The club are looking for applicants who, ideally, hold UEFA A or B coaching qualifications; have a background in football at national level and are able to demonstrate a proven record of success. A good network
of contacts is essential as is a strong personality and great man management skills. This is a part-time post and the club will expect the successful applicant to live within a reasonable travelling distance of Bath. “We are actively looking for strong candidates with a proven track record of success and good football pedigree,” said Bath chairman Paul Williams. “Even before inviting applications, we’ve received a high number of approaches from good candidates and are confident that the role will prove attractive to many ambitious coaches.” The closing date is on Wednesday (September 20) at 6.00 pm and interested parties should apply in writing to Williams at: Paul.Williams@bathcityfootballclub.co.uk; or call: (01225) 423 087 or (07764) 656 179. l Former Weston-super-Mare player Mark Preece has been released by Evo-Stik South Premier club Hereford. The experienced defender joined the Bulls in November 2016, and had started five of the six matches so far this season. But Bulls manager Peter Beadle told me: “Mark’s done well in his time here but, having moved house further away from Edgar Street, he has had issues with travelling to matches and training since we resumed in
the summer. “We both agreed that, with four other central defenders at the club currently, he was probably better off finding somewhere more local to him.” Preece joined Hereford from then EvoStik Southern Premier side Chippenham Town. He had been a regular for the Bluebirds during the previous two seasons and had also played for Bristol Rovers, Mansfield Town, Forest Green Rovers and Gloucester City, racking up more than 300 appearances. l Former Weston-super-Mare, Chippenham and Mangotsfield striker Lewis Powell has left Evo-Stik South West club Taunton Town. Powell only re-joined the Peacocks in June, having previously scored 23 goals in only 25 appearances in his first spell with the club during the second half of the 201516 season. Taunton have moved quickly to replace him, signing Omar Simpson from Paulton Rovers, and there could be more arrivals as the club’s run of injuries continues. They were missing five regulars at Kidlington last weekend where they dropped their first points of the season in a 2-2 EvoStik South West draw.
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Premier Mount Gould FC 1sts drew against The Windmill FC (Devon) 1sts 2 -2 in a tense game. Windmill FC Devon were leading 1 – 0 at half-time, but Mount Gould pulled it out of the page, making sure the score was tied. On Windmill’s side, John Scholes scored a free kick, and substitute Daniel Bell equalised. Plympton Athletic 1sts had an eventful game against Morley Rangers, winning 5 – 1. Man of-the match went to Lewis Edwards, who scored a brilliant hat-trick for the Plympton Athletic, with teammates Mike Vanstone and Ben Wildman also getting on the scoresheet. Vanstone scored from the penalty spot, whilst Wildman completed a fantastic team performance Navy Inn 1sts took the lead against Plymouth Hope within five minutes when Jack Presland got on the end of a Charlie Knight cross to head home, and it didn’t take long until it was 2-0 when Rich Henniker rolled into an empty net. Brett Cole made it 3-0 just before half-time as he converted from the penalty spot after Alex Henniker was brought down. Navy started the second half as they ended the first, with a goal through Alex Henniker as he finished from a Presland cross. Not long after, the score was 5-0 as Cole scored his second goal of the game. Finally, The Navy Inn’s victory was complete as Presland got his second and final goal when he prodded home after a scramble in the box following a Navy corner. Sadly, the victory came at a cost when influential midfielder Dane Hewings picked up a nasty ankle injury in the first half. A tense game prevailed between the University of Plymouth 1sts and Chaddlewood Miners Old Boys 1sts in a 1 – 1 draw. Leblanc pulled it off for the Chaddlewood Miners Old Boys side, but a contested red card caused a few mixed opinions after the game. A big compliment was played to the referee, who post-game consulted with Chaddlewood on the red card which injured their goalkeeper and kept him off his game for 20 minutes.
Round One Drake FC pulled off a successful feat against Devonport FC, win-
Michael Smith of Bury tries to shake off Jamie Ness of Plymouth Argyle during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Bury and Plymouth Argyle
ning 4 – 1 against the visitors. Kitto FC were also victorious on Saturday as they beat Barnstaple 4 – 1 with Sonko and Zacharkiw each scoring a goal for the winning side, and Andrews completing the victory with a brace a brace. Lakeside Athletic had a glory day against HT Dons, running in an incredible 9 – 4 victory. Their goals came from a hattrick from Lugg, Wheeler (2), Treloar (2), and individual efforts from Jeffier and Rowe.
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SCORES AND SCORERS PREMIER Mount Gould FC 1sts 2, The Windmill FC (Devon) 1sts 2 (Scholes, Bell).
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Plympton Athletic 1sts 5 (Edwards 3, Vanstone (p), Wildman), Morley Rangers 1sts 1. The Navy Inn 1st 6 (Presland 2, Cole 2, R. Henniker, A. Henniker), Plymouth Hope 1.University of Plymouth 1st 1, Chaddlewood Miners Old Boys 1sts 1 (Leblanc) AS PAVING DEVON INTERMEDIATE CUP Drake FC 4, Devonport FC 1 (Correll).
Round two of the Marshall Motors SW Premier Cup brought a 5 – 1 win to Maristow 1sts, with Callum Brown, Reece Brown and Ashley White scoring the winning goals against Millbrudge 1st, who managed to sneak a goal
Kitto FC 4 (Andrews 2, Sonko, Zacharkiw), Barnstaple 1. Lakeside Ath Res 9 (Lugg 3, Treloar 2, Wheeler 2, Rowe, Jeffier), HT Dons 4. THE MARSHAL MOTORS SW PREMIER CUP Maristow 1sts 5 (C. Brown, R. Brown 2, White
2), Millbridge 1sts 1.
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SHIREHAMPTON 5 WELLS CITY RES 1 Ace marksman Scott Bamford was on fire, netting four of Shire’s goals in this comfortable win at Penpole Lane. The first goal didn’t arrive until the 31st minute, when Bamford outpaced his marker before firing past Wells keeper Mark Phipps. It stayed at 1-0 until the 47th minute, Bamford striking again from just inside the box, Mark Johnson providing the assist. Three minutes later, he completed his hat trick with a low shot that flew in. Wells pulled one back when Tom Diamond’s free kick beat home shot stopper Aaron Harvey all ends up, but it would prove to be a mere consolation. Shire, and that man Bamford, made it 4-1 on 62 minutes and Jordan Whittaker’s late 25 yarder made it five to the home team. Star Man:Scott Bamford (Shirehampton)
STAPLEGROVE 1 CLEVEDON UNITED 4 United sit proudly at the top of the table after a fine victory at Staplegrove. The game started off a little scrappy, until United went ahead on 12 minutes, with the first real chance of the match. Nick Austin played in Mike Purnell, whose rocket shot flew into the net. Staplegrove leveled things up nine minutes before the half time oranges, Luke Desave running through oneon-one to beat goalie James Dunn. Two minute into the restart, 16 year old Fraser Linnitt turned his marker with all the skill of a veteran, before finding the bottom corner of the net. And the youngster got on the score sheet a second time on the hour, collecting Austin’s pass and chipping the Staplegrove keeper. United wrapped it all up five minutes from time, Austin finding the top corner of the net with a finely judged effort. Star Man: Fraser Linnitt (Clevedon Unt)
WRINGTON REDHILL 0 ILMINSTER TOWN 0 No goals, but an entertaining game between two evenly matched sides. The best chances of the first half went to Wrington, with Chris Bradley stinging the gloves of goalkeeper Chris May, following a Callum Vickery free kick and then Vickery seeing his shot blocked, after good work by Will Perry and Leigh White. Vickery then ran through with just the goalkeeper to beat, but fired wide. A Bradley ‘goal’ two minutes into the restart was chalked off for offside and then on the hour, the perfect opportunity to break the deadlock went to Wrington, after Shaq O’Connor had been brought down in the box by May. The goalkeeper was relieved to see the referee produce a yellow card and not
Fusion proprietors Jenny Law, (far right), and Linda Law, (far left), welcomed players from Uphill Castle FC, the club they sponsor, to a social evening at the Weston-super-Mare takeaway and restaurant PICTURE: PAUL KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY red and celebrated by saving Liam Knight’s penalty kick. A last ditch tackle by Ethan Johnson stopped Town from pinching the points and, although Perry and O’Connor went close, following good work by Mike Rowcliffe, the game ended goalless. Star Man: Will Perry (Wrington Redhill)
One East TIMSBURY ATHLETIC 6 FRY CLUB RESERVES 1 Timsbury Athletic made it 11 goals in two home games to maintain their position at the top of Somerset County League Division One East. The breakthrough came after 12 minutes when central defender Matt Brooks came up for a Liam Craze corner and struck cleanly past Taylor. Timsbury went 2-0 up after 37 minutes when Jack Nix set Cook clear and the striker hammered an unstoppable shot into the Fry Club net. Timsbury went further ahead after 57 minutes when Cook broke clear and finished confidently. The home side then sent on teenage substitute Tuso Makombe and he was soon in the action, dashing down the right before crossing for Cook to add his third goal. Makombe himself then got on the scoresheet after bursting through, before the visitors claimed a deserved consolation goal with a fine shot from Brad Bush. Timsbury were still not finished, with Cook laying on a second goal for Makombe. Star man: Callum Taylor (Timsbury Athletic)
One West ASHTON & BACKWELL UNITED RES 0 GLASTONBURY 1 One goal was enough to settle this entertaining encounter at the Lancerscott. Home keeper Ben Radnedge was the busier of the two goalies early
on, making a fine save to deny Lee James and then spectacularly tipping over Harvey Burgess’s goalbound drive. As the home side gradually got into their stride, Jordon Bishop fired just over and Thomas Smart had an effort well fielded by goalkeeper Joe Warren. The last real chance of the first half saw Glastonbury captain Sam Mullins bring a comfortable save from keeper Radnedge. Jason Radnedge, Courtney Hepper and Smart (twice) all came close to putting the home side in front, before, just after the hour, Glastonbury scored what was to prove the decisive goal. Bishop was pulled up for hands in the box and James Conway tucked away the spot kick. Although the home side huffed and puffed, there was no end result and the visitors confidently ran the clock down to take all three points. Star Man: Ben Radnedge (Ashton & Backwell)
WESTON ST JOHNS 1 YATTON & CLEEVE UNITED 6 St Johns were hit for six, with star striker Alex Bird helping himself to four goals. With just five minutes gone, Alex Bird moved down the left before finding Lucas Mortimore, who had an easy tap in from five yards. Bird, well supported by brother James at the back, then stole the show, running through one on one to score; then heading in United’s third and finishing the half with his third, converting Taro Viner’s cross. St Johns did pull a goal back early in the second half, Luke Page sending goalie Sam Hockin-Bailey the wrong way from the penalty spot, following a foul, but it was never really going to affect the result. Sub Kevin Barnard scored with his first touch, taping in Mortimore’s cross and the ‘birdman of United’ grabbed his fourth and his side’s sixth, slotting in Clayton Matthews well judged pass. Star Man: Alex Bird (Yatton & Cleeve Unt)
League leaders Lebeq United were 3-2 winners at home to second-placed Wick. The visitors were hit with two goals in two minutes from Twaine Plummer, the first coming when the Wick defence hesitated and he ran clear to score. His second, right on half time, came from some intricate passing from Lebeq with Plummer again allowed to run clear and hit the ball past Tyler Edmunds. Wick were back in the game when Sam Thomas cut in from the left and squeezed the ball past Maciej Janakowski to make it 2-1. Then Wick were level as a cross from the left to the far post was headed back across the keeper by Alex Whale. The home side woke up again and snatched the three points when Davis cut in from the right and unleashed a shot that Edmunds parried, but Marcel Smith knocked in the rebound.
AEK BOCO 2 SOUTHMEAD CS ATHLETIC 1 Southmead Athletic took a first half lead from a long ball up field that was completely misjudged by the home keeper Ross Britton, leaving Aaron Pope the simple job of tapping the ball into an empty net. The home side hit back to equalise from a cross into the box by Jordan Scott that deflected off a Southmead defender into the path of Jack Winter to stab the ball home. Boco got the winner when Winter passed the ball to Liam Jenkins to drive into the far corner.
ROCKLEAZE RANGERS 0 BROADWELL AMATEURS 1 Rockleaze Rangers came back down to earth with a bump as they failed to find the back of the Broadwell Amateurs net. The only goal of the game, and what turned out to be the winner for Broadwell, came from the foot of Ryan Wilks who curled the ball into the net from the edge of the box.
KINGSWOOD 1 LITTLE STOKE 3 Kingswood suffered another home defeat, this time at the hands of Little Stoke. Although the home side went ahead from the penalty spot, put away by Nathan Croot after a Little Stoke player handled, they found themselves on level terms when Sam Thomas made space for himself to drive the ball home.
A minute into the second half the home side were trailing 2-1 when the ball was squared across the box for Nick Rugman to finish. Stoke netted a third from a counter attack which Sam Hill knocked in.
STONEHOUSE TOWN 0 THORNBURY TOWN 4 After their exit from the GFA Cup last Wednesday, Thornbury travelled to Stonehouse Town and came away with the points with a 4-0 win. They took the lead from a Toby Bennett pass that split the home defence, allowing Craig Lancastle in to score. Stonehouse were stunned again when Scott McLeod picked the ball up in his own half, pushed forward, and from 30 yards out hit an unstoppable shot that struck the upright on its way in. There was a great opportunity for the home side to get a goal back when Lance Reynolds was brought down in the box for a penalty. It was left to Lee Keveren to take the kick but he failed to beat the Thornbury keeper. Even though the home side were having a good amount of the play, Thornbury stung them again with a third goal turned in by Asher Budd. Thornbury rounded the scoring off from a breakaway attack that Lancastle finished off.
FRAMPTON UNITED 1 RUARDEAN HILL RANGERS 3 Ruardean Hill Rangers continued their 100 per cent start with an excellent result against last season’s runners up. It took 20 minutes to open the scoring, with the Frampton players appealing for offside as Luke Johnson ran clear to score. United levelled the score from a corner, headed on by Ryan Vincent for Lewis Wilton to knock home. The home side, who had made all their substitutions, were reduced to ten men after Michael Attwooll-Smart picked up a serious injury and had to leave the field. Rangers capitalised on this and went ahead, Shaun Tingle tapping the ball in from a corner. Rangers netted a third from a cross from the right that was tapped home from eight yards by Luke Johnson.
HANHAM ATHLETIC 0 PATCHWAY TOWN 0 It finished goalless between Hanham Athletic and Patchway Town. The best chance fell to Patchway’s Matt Davis, who was clear on goal with only the keeper to beat but shot wide. Hanham had George Latham sent off late on for an off the ball incident.
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St Stephen beat North Petherwin 64 to inflict the visitors’ first Premier Division defeat of the season. They went ahead in the seventh minute through Luke Damerell, but could only hold on to the lead for five minutes as Mark Elvidge equalised. Within a minute Craig Coad restored St Stephen’s lead when he got on the end of a fine cross by Curtis Dalby. The second half was 12 minutes old when Jay Davie made it 3-1, after a shot from Coad hit the inside of the post and fell to his feet. In the 61st minute Coad was fouled in the box and Courtney Rowe scored from the spot. Damerell scored his second goal, and St Stephen’s fifth, when he reacted first to a free-kick and on 75 minutes Davie scored the goal of the game, getting on the end of a cross and guiding the ball up and over the visiting keeper into the top of the net. North Petherwin fought back with two headed goals from Joe Reeve, both from corners, in the 78th and 80th minute and eight minutes later Cameron Bailey tapped the ball home for their fourth goal after home keeper Kieran Broadfield made a great save. Luckily St Stephen hung on for the win and a vital three points. Foxhole took the lead at Biscovey with an early strike from Martin Gilbert. Rory Barnicle equalised in the 35th minute, capitalising on sloppy defending, and on the stroke of half time Barnicle scored a second from a long clearance from the keeper to put Biscovey ahead. Foxhole levelled in the second half when Gilbert’s strike hit the bar and rebounded to Bradley Allen to score but, with time running out, Ryan
Wilkins hit a superb winner as Foxhole ran out 3-2 winners. Ali Bicknell gave St Mawgan a 19th minute lead at home to Veryan, the hosts doubled the lead in the 37th minute through Alex Coles and scored a third in the 56th minute. St Mawgan made a number of changes of personnel and lost their grip on the game as Veryan pulled a goal back on the hour through Aaron Moyses. Damon Mulready further reduced the arrears from the penalty spot, but St Mawgan held on for a 3-2 win. Torpoint Athletic are off the bottom after a stunning 6-1 win at Gerrans & St Mawes United. Justin Norman, Byron Robbins and Curtis Damerell scored a brace apiece as the hosts learnt a harsh lesson in the top flight. Charlie Jones scored the home consolation. Gunnislake still await a first point of the season in Division One following a 4-2 loss at North Hill. The hosts scored through a Phil Wearing brace and further goals from Paul Wearing and Dan Gregory, while Gunnislake replied through Kieran Jasper and Michael Bluett. Leaders Boscastle thrashed Callington Town, hitting eight without reply, with Martin Heal and Dan Piper both hitting hat-tricks. The rout was completed by James Bosley and Jack Farbrother. Martyn Probert scored five goals in St Newlyn East’s 17-1 win at Pelynt, and has now scored 16 goals in just five games. Ross London added four goals and Elliot Powell and Ollie Downing scored a brace apiece, with goals from Russ Withers, Jack Thompson, Adam Williams and Spencer Gaylard completing the rout. The beleaguered hosts replied with a Dan Brazier goal. Overnight Division Two leaders St Breward went down 3-1 at home to St Columb Major.Craig Allen scored a brace for the visitors, with Tom Ball getting their other goal, while
Lee Newton replied for St Breward. Lanreath won 4-1 at home to St Stephen Reserves in a Division Three game.Billy Tedder-Hart, Connor Bone and a Nathan Summers brace was enough for Lanreath, with Jordi Willmott getting the visitors’ consolation. Previously unbeaten Rame Peninsula were stunned by a 5-1 home defeat to Roche. Zach Rosen was the hosts’ scorer but the visitors took the spoils with a Dean Burnett brace and further goals from Shane Weeks, on his debut, Peter Thomas and Paul Osbourne. St Eval Spitfires are off the mark following a 6-3 success at Delabole United. Lucasz Kulig scored a brace with Jon Summerfield, Rob Rowe, Fran Riddle and River Rojano adding a goal apiece for the visitors. Delabole replied with goals from Stuart Hill, Luke King and Glen Burrell. Looe Town picked up their first points of the season in Division Five, defeating Week St Mary 3-1. This was a good performance from the promising youngsters at Looe they were quicker, sharper and wanted it more than the visitors. Week St Mary did create chances throughout the game but lacked that extra something needed to convert them into goals. A cracking strike by Archie Sweeney put Looe ahead after 20 minutes but Frank Barriball had levelled by the break. Fifteen minutes into the second period Max Anderson got the all-important second for Looe from the penalty spot which left Week fighting against the odds up the slope, and it was Anderson again who wrapped up the scoring with 20 minutes remaining. Tregony maintained their good start with a 5-3 win at home to Boscastle Reserves, where Owen Trudgeon hit a hat-trick. Luke Worrall completed the home scoring with a brace while Boscastle replied through Aiden Hewitt, Mark Rawlings and an own goal.
Watcombe Wanderers and Waldon Athletic both enjoyed third successive wins in the SDFL Premier to continue their stint at the top of the table. Cieran Bridger can't stop scoring for the Greens at the moment and he hit a hat-trick as Watcombe overcame Roselands 10-1. Wanderers' other goals were supplied by Owen Stockton (2), Connor and Ryan Finch, Sonwabile Mlenze, Simon Ross and Will Allen from the penalty spot. Ivybridge Town Reserves had a tough week with away trips to the top two finishers from last season. They played Waldon Athletic on Saturday and tried to ruffle the host's feathers. However, this served only to spur the Clarets on and they put on a superb performance. Tom Pennicott headed the opener early on, from Stan Goulding's pinpoint corner and Spike Bond doubled the lead after Josh Mason's shot deflected his way. Non-stop Mason also had an effort cleared off the line either side of the break. Bond completed a fine afternoon with his second – a thunderbolt from outside of the box. Three day's earlier, Ivybridge were at Homers Heath to face champions Buckland Athletic Reserves. The evening game was hindered by technical issues due to a floodlight
issue but the referee agreed to started the game with two functioning lights. However, it was getting impossible to see anything at the other end and so he brought a temporary end to proceedings with the game still goalless. Buckland’s electrician thankfully solved the fault and when the game restarted, Chris Srdinko scored to give the Yellows the lead going into the break. The second half started with Srdinko getting his second when he beat the Ivy’s 'keeper to a through ball. Ivybridge pulled a goal back and were right back in the game before a penalty, dispatched by Jordan Ewing, gave the Yellows a more comfortable 3-1 lead. Srdinko completed his hattrick despite suspicion of a foul on the ‘keeper. Ivybridge finished the scoring with a second goal late on, the game ending 4-2 to Bucks. It was not so good news for Bucks on Saturday as they lost their first game of the season at Kingsteignton Athletic, the ground where they clinched the title last April! Ollie Kewell scored twice for the Rams with Tom Reeves also netting in a narrow 3-2 victory. Ashburton almost continued their 100 per cent record, one-nil up in the last minute at Upton Athletic. But Alex Bastow rescued a point for the
home side with the last kick of the game. Dartmouth AFC are one of three teams yet to earn a point. Despite another Will Kenny penalty, Darts lost out 3-1 to newly promoted Paignton Villa who secured their first points. Jamie Chamberlain added another four to his previous game's hattrick as Kingskerswell and Chelston won 8-3 at home to Loddiswell Athletic. Ben Cripwell managed two for the home side and Louis Horton and Jamie Hodge also scored. Due to the county cup, there were only two Division One games. Harbertonford continued their strong start to the season by beating Buckland Athletic Thirds 3-1 away while Salcombe Town enjoyed a comfortable 7-2 victory over Watcombe Wanderers Reserves. Max Prestwood scored a hat-trick asTorbay Police demolished Kingsteignton Reserves 11-1 in the Devon Senior Cup. There were also hat-tricks for Carroll, Yarnell and Williams as Chudleigh Athletic dispatched Winkleigh 10-0. Bishopsteignton United, Totnes and Dartington, Newton Abbot Spurs Reserves, Liverton United Reserves and Paignton Saints also progressed.
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ROUND-UP Freescoring Elmore restored their three-point Premier Division advantage swamping Clyst Valley 9-0. The title favourites were in no mood to be sympathetic with doubles coming from Jordan Bastin and Callum Old and singles for Jesse Howe, Jordan Ford, Lloyd Copp and Tom Tricker, while an own goal only added to the underfire visitors’ woes. Cronies were held to a 1-1 draw by Newton on their debut home appearance in the top tier, having knocked their same opponents out of the cup just two weeks ago. Newtown took the lead through Corey O’Donoghue but Mike Benyon equalised. Upottery enjoyed a first win of their campaign in beating Heavitree United 4-3 with Ryan Vickery and Joe Jones both scoring twice, but it finished all square at 3-3 between Newton St Cyres and Beer Albion in the other Premier clash. It was county cups day for most teams while Lyme Regis stole a march in their East Devon Cup first round tie at home to Premier Division Feniton, which the Dorset team won 3-2. Feniton did strike first through Phil Everett but Chris Herbst grabbed a late winner with the teams locked at 2-2. Cullompton Rangers were held to a 3-3 draw in their Division One match at Chagford as they reflected on their first points dropped, while Perry Street beat Bickleigh 6-2 in the other first division game. Kentisbeare won a close encounter against Bampton 4-3 in Division Two but Bow AAC were held 1-1 by Uplowman Athletic. Ottery St Mary and Sandford were lined up and ready for action in Division Three when the heavens opened and a cloudburst flooded the aptlynamed Washbrook Meadows, forcing the referee to abandon the match before they could kick off. Sampford Peverell leapt into top spot in Division Four after a hardearned 2-0 victory at home to Feniton. In Division Five Awliscombe celebrated their first win in overcoming Halwill 2-1, but the match between
Ilminster, from Somerset, and Dorset’s Lyme Regis ended without a goal. Joe Hayes notched a hat-trick for Cranbrook in their 4-2 Division Six win against Wellington, while in Division Seven new boys Spreyton had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Colyton. There will be no county final this season for the reigning Intermediate Cup holders Royal Oak from Exeter after they went out on penalties 5-3 to neighbours Alphington in this season’s Firewatch Devon Senior Cup, having drawn 4-4 to force spot kicks. Thorverton were too strong for Honiton Town in winning 6-0 and Tedburn St Mary enjoyed a straightforward 9-1 success at Millbridge. Lapford, who were finalists twice in the last three seasons, won 6-1 at Winchester, as did Heavitree United at North Tawton. Lympstone gave up ground advantage and switched their tie to Stoke Gabriel before slipping to a 5-2 loss. Both Budleigh Salterton and Winkleigh endured 10-0 reverses at Bishopsteignton and Chudleigh respectively, and there were disappointing defeats for several other sides. Teignmouth Town went down 7-1 at Newton Spurs and Newtown lost 6-2 at Georgeham & Croyde. Crediton United’s great start to the season came unstuck at home to Pilton Academicals as they were narrowly beaten 4-3. In the Devon Intermediate Cup, Central were leading Amory Green Rovers 6-0 but the tie was abandoned at half-time after one of the Rovers team was taken ill. A late kick-off for Exwick Village inspired them to a 14-0 victory against former league members Ashwater. Offwell Rangers were beaten 6-0 by their closest neighbours Farway United from the Perry Street League. Elsewhere Hatherleigh Town won a remarkable match at Sandford 8-5, and there was a similar outcome at Lakeside where the HT Dons were defeated 9-4. Hat-trick man Ali Omrani played a starring role for Exeter United in their 6-1 romp at Watts Blake Bearne, Sayed Omrani, Aran Ali and Alan Lalana also netting for the new Exeter team. Thorverton were two down at Seaton inside four minutes but drew level before running out 5-2 extratime winners.
Shrewton United, last season’s runners-up, turned in their best performance of the season beating Corsham Town 4-3 on their own ground, despite trailing 2-0 at one stage. A Steve Smith penalty and a strike from Nathan Osgood brought the scores level before the home side regained the lead after the break. An equaliser from Tom Jackson put the scores level at 3-3, but with ten minutes remaining Nathan Jones netted the winner to give United the points. Trowbridge Town missed a first half penalty against newcomers Purton, the home side taking advantage by scoring the only goal of the game on 54 minutes through Manuel Messas to give the home side the points. Devizes Town Reserves, in the lower reaches of the table, almost caused the shock of the day, holding last season’s champions to a 2-2 draw.
A long ball from the Devizes keeper sailed over the Wroughton back four for Jack Fisher to volley into the net for the home side’s first goal, though Wroughton fought back to level soon after. Fisher netted again to regain the lead for the home side but, not to be denied, Wroughton fought back to level the scores and pick up a point. Devizes boss Geoff Jenks was delighted with the result and said his side were well worth their point. Leaders Cricklade Town made no mistake against bottom of the table Bremhill View, running out 4-1 winners, while Melksham Town Reserves remain in the top four after beating Royal Wootten Bassett 5-3. In the battle of the development sides, Malmesbury Vics lost 2-1 at home to Pewsey Vale, while Ludgershall Sports gained a 4-0 away win at Bassett Bulldogs.
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Premier BERE ALSTON UNITED 0 SALTASH UNITED 1 Saltash United kept up their unbeaten start to the season thanks to this victory at Bere Alston who suffered their first league defeat of the season. In a keenly-fought contest, Bere had the better of the chances in the first-half as well as having a Dan Follett goal ruled out for offside. The second-half was a much different story as the visitors took the game to their hosts. After creating and passing up some good opportunities, Saltash eventually got the goal their pressure deserved when a shot from out wide by Callum Brown flew into the net. Saltash kept going for more goals but failed to hit the target.
PENSILVA 2 TAVISTOCK 4 A terrific Bayley Williams hat-trick helped a young Tavistock outfit to this hard fought victory against a Pensilva side who are still finding life difficult in this, their ninth game without a win. The visitors raced into a 2-0 lead through 16-year-old Williams before a goal each side of half-time from Scott Sanders saw the teams level at 2-2. Unfortunately, that was as a good as it got as the lively Williams completed his hat-trick with Alex Cairo adding the other. Pensilva's miserable afternoon was complete when Martin Putt was shown a red card for a petulant slap.
POLPERRO 5 LAUNCESTON 1 After picking up just one point from their opening three matches, Polperro have come to life thanks to this fourth straight win which has seen them score 21 times and conced just one. The young Launceston side have a had a reasonable start to the season and were equal to their hosts in an even first-half. However, it was Polperro who led at the break through Dale Hooper. Polperro stepped up the pace in the second-half with Hooper doubling the lead. Dave Gilbert then headed in an Orson Thomas cross with Andy Cordner scoring a superb individual goal after racing past a couple of defenders before finding the back of the net. Adam Keen made it 5-0 from close range before Tom Ellacott scored a consolation goal.
ST AUSTELL 2 PLYMOUTH PARKWAY 0 St Austell put last week’s defeat against champions Torpoint Athletic behind them by seeing off a Plymouth Parkway outfit who just can't get their season going. The Lilywhites started much the brighter and, after passing up a couple of good goal scoring chances, they eventually took the lead in the 20th minute when Liam Dingle fired
DUCHY DIARY Truro City’s Connor Riley-Lowe gets his shot away despite the efforts of the AFC Portchester defender PICTURE: COLIN BRADBURY in a superb free-kick. Cameron Bidgood made it 2-0 just before half-time with a great 25 yard left foot drive. The visitors rarely threatened in the second-half as their forwards failed to get past resolute defenders Kieran Barrett and Kieron Powell and, with man of the match Dingle keeping the visitors defence occupied, St Austell kept control of the game.
ST BLAZEY 0 PLYMSTOCK UNITED 4 St Blazey manager Dave Pearce is still finding life difficult as his team struggles to make an impact. The score was only 1-0 at half-time to a Plymstock United outfit who have played all their six matches to date away from home. Plymstock took the lead through Adam Kellaway’s 30 yard deflected volley. Plymstock came out for the second half determined to increase their lead and Paul Rapson scored with a clinical finish. Kellaway then missed the opportunity to increase the lead but his penalty kick was saved by goalkeeper AJ Owen. Two minutes later Kellaway made up for this miss by scoring with a looping header and a stunning Max White strike sealed the win.
TORPOINT ATHLETIC 6 ST STEPHENS BOROUGH 0 A five goal haul from Luke Doddridge helped Torpoint Athletic to this impressive victory victory over a St Stephens Borough who just cannot buy a goal. Torpoint were given a run for their money in the first-half as the visitors’ neat football troubled the home defence and they were unfortunate not to take the lead when a fierce drive by Sam Morcom was wellsaved by goalkeeper Rob Brown. The visitors then suffered an injury to Mike Hambley which seemed to unbalance their attack. Torpoint stepped up the pace and excellent work by Brian Stacey ended with his cross being headed in by Doddridge. Doddridge made it 2-0 at halftime when he got on the end of a Darren Hicks corner. In the second-half, player-manager Mike Roberts set up Doddridge to complete his hat-trick. Torpoint were showing their ruthless streak in front of goal as Ben Waters and Hicks combined to present Doddridge with his fourth. It was Waters who set up Doddridge to complete
his nap hand of goals. It was left to Hicks to complete the scoring when, after Doddridge was fouled, he fired in the resultant free-kick.
Division One MILLBROOK 6 LANREATH 3 After a difficult start to the season Millbrook showed their class with this huge win over their visitors Lanreath who played their part in an enthralling game. The pitch was perfect until sporadic monsoon rain turned the ground into a mud bath. Millbrook started brightly and were 2-0 in front inside the opening 15 minutes with Tom Payne and Ricky Harris their scorers. Lanreath responded well and quickly drew level but, just before half-time, Lewis Kershaw made it 32. The match had a bit of an edge about it is there was a flourish of yellow cards. Kershaw added his second before Lanreath reduced the arrears again through a twice taken penalty. Kershaw continued to show his class as he added a double to take his tally to four to seal the win. Lanreath scored through Jake Thomas and a Callum McGhee double.
ST MINVER 3 MEVAGISSEY 2 A Ryan Pooley hat-trick helped St Minver to this victory but his side had to recover from a 2-0 deficit Mevagissey. The visitors bossed the first-half and deservedly took an eighth minute lead when Miles Gardner reacted the quickest after the ball bounced down off the crossbar. Meva continued to hold sway in the second-half and increased their lead in the 52nd minute when Charlie Prynn fired in from the edge of the penalty area. A treble substitution seemed to do the trick as St Minver came to life and, within a few minutes, Pooley let fly from the edge of the penalty area. Two minutes later and Pooley volleyed in from the edge of the box. It became one way traffic and, despite St Minver being reduced to 10 players when Dayll Beesley went off injured, they kept pushing for the winner which came in the 76th minute when Pooley completed his treble.
Dave Deacon Since winning the LWC Drinks Cornwall Combination League in 2012, Falmouth Town Reserves have found life a little difficult, but with Nick Chinn and ‘Jack’ Roberts coming in as joint managers, along with a new influx of players, they have certainly got off to a bright start this campaign. Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Culdrose moved them into second place in the table and, more impressively, before yesterday’s match at Mullion, onto seven wins from seven games, the only 100 per cent playing record in the League. However, the biggest win of the lot was no doubt last Saturday’s 4-3 victory at Carharrack, as it brought the champions’ unbeaten home run of 25 games to an end. That run is nothing, though, when compared to Trelawny League side Penwith Exiles, who yesterday went into their game against RNAS Culdrose defending an amazing run of 42 home games since last tasting defeat back in March 2014. That campaign they finished fourth in Division Five, and already this season they are top of Division One and on course to continue their astonishing climb up through the League system with promotion into the Premier.
Ridgeon’s funeral date announced Former Cornwall FA member Brian Ridgeon’s funeral will be at the Penmount Crematorium on Thursday at 1.00 pm. Having also served as Cornwall Combination League treasurer and Trelawney League member, there will no doubt be many of the Cornish footballing family wanting to pay their respects.
Falmouth to benefit from FA funding Elsewhere in Falmouth, the FA has been handing out some funding with £1,000 being awarded to the Falmouth Community Football Club in recognition of the club’s commitment to getting more youngsters involved in the sport. The Cornwall FA has only awarded this Community Shield Grass-roots grant to five football clubs across the whole of the county, so this is seen as a real coup to a club that has transformed and flourished in the last two years.
Richard Pallot, from the Cornwall FA, explained: “The money has come from The FA Community Shield Distribution fund and as a county we were asked to identify clubs who have made real strides over the last couple of years and have really engaged with the local community. This is something Falmouth Community have really done, the club continues to go from strength to strength and we hope this award will help.” Over the coming weeks the Cornwall FA will be announcing the four other recipients of the grant.
Trelawny enticing players back The Trelawny League is trying to do its bit by enticing players (aged 16 years and over) back into football by organising a new 11-a-side League that allows players to play a version football that they describe as “fast, sociable and enjoyable”. The Trelawny Flexi Football League is aiming to get players to rediscover or maintain their love of the game alongside other work, family, education or leisure commitments. Games will take place on the floodlit, artificial pitch at Penwith College in Penzance on Wednesday nights (from 6.30 pm) and they are on the hunt for teams to join. For more information, please contact the League on (07561) 848 433; or e-mail: trelawnyflexileague@outlook.com
Rob takes in four matches on trip Once again well-known non-League impresario Rob Hornby has been on his annual trip to Cornwall where he and his family take in as many games as possible during their two week stay. This time they have been busy with four games in all which started with the Mullion versus Holman SC LWC Drinks Combination match. They then took in two from the Trelawny League, firstly St Buryan versus Halsetown before a late change last Saturday saw them head to watch St Erme’s trip to St Ives Mariners. Rob was well-impressed with this game as the home side presented him with a club shirt and later a donation to his cancer charity. The trip was finished off with the South West Peninsula League match between Porthleven and Penzance where his son was given a Porthleven club badge. Rob is always impressed with the hospitality shown to him by all our clubs, so well done everyone in promoting the local game. davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info
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Cornwall Combination ROUND-UP Mark Rapsey PORTHLEVEN 1 ST AGNES 0 Porthleven manager Darryl Hunter was forced to field somewhat of a makeshift side with attacker Oscar Fergus-Gay between the sticks once again and keeping a clean sheet. It was the hosts that created the majority of the chances against visiting St Agnes and they took the lead after a fine flowing move down the right resulted in the ball being laid back for striker Ryan Trathen to shoot into the top corner for the game’s only goal. Port continued to largely dominate after the break but some wayward finishing saw them hanging on for the last 15 minutes of the game after the young Aggie team started to pile on the pressure in search of an equaliser. Dan Higgins had to brilliantly clear off the line and Fergus-Gay made a breathtaking one handed save to his left to win his team the three points in a match in which 17year-old midfielder Sam Young produced a tireless man of the match performance.
PERRANWELL 2 GOONHAVERN 4 After five wins on the trot, Perranwell have now lost their last two games. A scrappy match on a heavy pitch that cut up following a down pour of rain made defending difficult and it was visitors Goonhavern Athletic who took advantage after 10 minutes when Simon Cole scored from close range after a dangerous cross from Dan Rollerson. The visitors doubled their lead 10 minutes later when Cole slammed the ball home from the edge of the area after a rebound fell kindly to his feet. Shortly before the break Ryan Brookes shot low into the bottom corner to put the result almost beyond doubt but there was still time for home skipper Phil Rees to give his team a lifeline scoring with a powerful header from a corner. The match looked almost over five minutes after the restart when Gooners captain Charlie Kemp headed home from a Dom Roberts corner. However, Perranwell piled on the pressure in the closing half hour but their only reward was when Chris Madeley slotted home from a James Rowberry through ball. The visitors held firm to record a deserved away victory.
PENDEEN 5 REDRUTH UTD 0 Pendeen Rovers are making light work of their return to senior football with another comprehensive home victory against a struggling Redruth United. In an outstanding team performance one man just about stood out above the rest with Darryl Richards capping a great personal afternoon with an outstanding hat-trick. Mac Harris and captain Silus Sullivan completed the nap hand victory which sees the hosts in a healthy position in the early league table.
Delabole’s J J Jones and Sons’ Duchy League Division Three team, who are sponsored by the Spar Shop, Delabole. Back row, left to right: Jemma Henderson (Delabole Spar), Aaron Westlake (manager), Scott Greenaway, Aaron Arnold, Stuart Hill, Cameron Barrett, Luke King and Davey Tilley; front: Mac Irwin, Regan Burrell, Glen Burrell (captain), Sam Turner, Lee Dungey and Charlie Hill (mascot) PICTURE: DAVID FLOWER
HELSTON 3 CARHARRACK 1 Champions Carharrack tasted defeat for the second week in a row at Helston Athletic's Kellaway Park. Hosts manager Graham Blake had several regulars missing but, as the club's first team played on Friday night, he had the luxury of calling up a few players and it was two of those that were instrumental in the victory. The visitors took the game to Helston in the opening 20 minutes playing some fine football but first team goalkeeper Barry Wyatt was in outstanding form, keeping his side in the game before another player drafted in, Dan Stidwell, opened the scoring in the 25th minute, curling a superb shot into the top corner from 20 yards. This goal was eclipsed 10 minutes later when Jowan Shainberg scored with a 30 yard bullet shot into the top corner giving the 'keeper no chance. Jack James pulled a goal back on the hour with another shot into the top corner from the edge of the area and, after soaking up a spell of pressure from the champions, it was the hosts that went on to secure victory when a fast flowing move on the break saw young Kai Cornish tap home to seal the victory.
ILLOGAN 1 ST JUST 1 There was a physical and end to end battle at Oxland Park between two fully committed teams which ended in a deserved draw. Both Illogan RBL and St Just created plenty of chances without either goalkeeper being unduly troubled. It was the latter that went ahead after 25 minutes when, following a fine passing move, Luke Waller put the Tinners in front from close range. Ten minutes later Connor Arthur
made a strong run into the visitors' area and cut inside to score with a powerful shot. Despite a whole hearted effort from both teams after the break, there was no further scoring.
MULLION 1 FALMOUTH 5 Falmouth Town maintained their perfect start to the season, winning their eighth game in a row at Mullion's Cilfden Park. After a fine passing move, a long direct ball over the top from Adam Barnicoat released Lewis Pellow to shoot into the bottom corner. A precise ball from Ryan Chinn saw Kyle Cooke run clear on goal only to be taken down by a home defender. Cooke brushed himself off to convert the spot kick. A fumble from the home goalkeeper saw Brodie Kemp poke the ball home for a handsome half-time lead. Twenty minutes after the restart Cooke sent over a quality cross for Kemp to finish in style, shooting into the top corner. The last 15 minutes saw first team manager Andy Westgarth make an appearance and he scored with almost his first touch, arrowing in a precision strike. Ironically it was Mullion that scored the best goal of the game in the 85th minute when Harry Roberts scored with a fine 30 yard screamer which proved to be just a mere consolation on the day.
CULDROSE 0 ST IVES 4 RNAS Culdrose remain pointless despite having a fair share of possession in this game against St Ives Town. The visitors took the lead within five minutes when a great cross from Alex Richards saw Andy Barry shoot low into the net from 15 yards. Five minutes later home striker
Paul Wright was denied by the crossbar before seeing his fine effort well saved by visiting goalkeeper Scott Halliday who also pulled off another fine stop straight after from AJ McMinness. On the half hour Barry surged down the right flank and whipped in a cross for striker Tom Morris to apply the finish from five yards. Home 'keeper Keiran O'Hanlan denied Sam Spurrier on two occasions just before the break and 15 minutes from time a Matt Fox corner was driven home from the edge of the area by man of the match Barry. Barry was denied a deserved hattrick by the foot of the post but there was still time for Morris to put a defence splitting ball through to Spurrier to shoot home from just inside the box and complete the scoring.
ST DAY 4 WEST CORNWALL 2 Following nine consecutive away fixtures in which St Day have made a great start to the season, they played their first match on their home pitch at the Vogue in a local derby against league newcomers West Cornwall. After an even opening 15 minutes a good run and shot by Jowan Kitchener brought a fine save from home goalkeeper Craig Clinton and a few minutes later he made a similar great save from Ryan Cooper. The hosts eventually got on top and took the lead in the 29th minute when, after Gavin Boon and Ashley Smeeth both had shots blocked on the line, the ball fell to Tom Hogarth to drive into the top corner through a crowd of players. Stand-in West Cornwall 'keeper David Wells made a string of fine saves to keep the score line in tact at the break. A minute after the restart, substitute Gareth Ireson
scored with his first touch heading home at the far post following a freekick. Saints replied almost immediately when Boon sprung the offside trap to roll the ball past the advancing 'keeper. Five minutes later Nick Pugeliese pulled the ball back for Toby Whitford to equalise once again from close range. Boon regained the lead for the hosts 20 minutes from time with a mazy dribble past several defenders before firing low into the bottom corner and three minutes later he set up Liam Paddock to net from close range to seal the victory.
HOLMANS 3 PENRYN 5 These two young teams produced a fine flowing game of end-to-end football on a heavy pitch at the Blaythorne. The in-form Ryan Reeve gave Penryn Athletic the lead after just five minutes with a clinical finish and that was doubled 10 minutes later when Ben Allen scored with a fine turn and shot. Holman SC striker Jack Mankee deservedly pulled a goal back two minutes before the break but 10 minutes into the second-half the outstanding Reeve scored from an almost impossible angle clipping the ball in with his left foot. A superb strike from Will Harding on the hour saw the impressive Penryn enhance their lead further before Chris Butcher pulled another goal back for the hosts. Reeve completed an impressive hat-trick 10 minutes from time with another fine finish from a tight angle although the last word was left to the plucky hosts who reduced the deficit with another goal from Mankee.
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Around the leagues Can Misterton edge monster Cup tie with Shepton PERRY LEAGUE Howard Larcombe The 66th Coronation Cup competition for Premier Division clubs gets under way on Saturday with three ties. Pymore are breaking new ground having won promotion to the top division for the first time in their 49-year history last term. The Bridport-based club are set to entertain West and Middle Chinnock, who are also in celebratory mood having commenced their tenth season. This could be a close tie, with the Chinns just edging a place in the quarter-finals. The game of the round could well be up at Brimgrove Lane where Shepton Beauchamp, fresh from lifting the Chard Hospital Cup last month, take on Misterton. Both teams have won the trophy on multiple occasions, but Shepton have the better recent Cup final history. The Old Monsters beat Combe Reserves, 6-3, at Millwey Rise three seasons ago and were edged out 4-3 in a thriller by Perry Street at Henhayes in 2015. The last of Misterton’s four triumphs came way back in 1990 but they could squeeze home in this one, maybe after extra time. The third tie sees two sides who were promoted from Division Two together last season lock horns at Halstock, where Chard Rangers are the visitors. The hosts have retained the bulk of their championship-winning side and will probably prove too strong against a Rangers side, who have seen big changes in personnel over the summer with Craig Whittingham now at the helm. They certainly were last season with four wins over Chard who finished runners-up, a whopping nine points behind Adge Diment’s troops last term. Meanwhile, the draw for the second round of the Somerset Junior Cup (last 32) has been kind to Perry Street clubs with only one possible clash with Misterton, if they can get past Woolavington, entertaining South Petherton. All of the other three remaining teams have home ties; Merriott Rovers welcome Castle Cary Reserves of the Yeovil League Premier Division; Shepton Beauchamp entertain Coleford Athletic, the 10-0 conquerors of Ilminster Town Reserves in the previous round, and West and Middle Chinnock take on neighbours Chard Town Reserves, who have recently reformed under the guidance of Ivor Hutchings and re-claimed a place in the Macron Devon and Exeter League Division One.
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Sydenhams Wessex SHAFTESBURY TOWN 1 HAMBLE CLUB 3 Two of this season’s promoted clubs met in a very hard, physical encounter, with the visitors leaving with all the points. The game was barely two minutes old when a mistake in midfield gifted Hamble the ball and they duly ran down the line, crossed and a strong uncontested header found the net to put them in the lead. Things went from bad to worse for Shaftesbury after 10 minutes, when a rash tackle in the box brought Hamble a penalty that Nathan Lynch dispatched to take them 2-0 ahead. The score stayed the same into the second half, when Shaftesbury appeared to want to take the game to the visitors with some telling passing. However all their early second half possession was undone on 60 minutes when another poor challenge in the box gave Hamble a second penalty, which Lynch once again fired home to give Shaftesbury an impossible mountain to climb. They managed a consolation goal on 85 minutes from Harry Beckley’s individual effort, which ended with him rounding the keeper but that was all Shaftesbury could offer on the day. Hamble were stronger and more organised, giving Shaftesbury’s management a few things to address before they visit Laverstock on Tuesday night in the Salisbury Hospital Cup. Star man: Nathan Lynch (Hamble Club)
UHL Sport Hellenic KIDLINGTON RESERVES 9 TYTHERINGTON ROCKS 0 Another heavy defeat for Rocks but credit to them as they never gave up the fight and battled away until the final whistle. Again a number of players were missing although there were debuts from Devante Shearer, Matt Bickers and Cederic Montando. Kidlington led 3-0 at the break with goals from Christian Thomas and Ewan Jones (2). In the second half the home side dominated and further goals came from Jones, Jack Gaul (2), Thomas (2) and Mark Gaul. Star man: Alex Giles (Tytherington Rocks)
Bristol & District The battle between the Senior Division’s early pacesetters, Pucklechurch Sports and Hillfield Old Boys, ended in a 3-3 draw. Tom Robbins, George Robbins and Jack Edwards netted for Pucklechurch, to contribute to a result which saw both sides lose their 100 per cent starts to the season. Curtis Reid, Ricardo Thompson and Cyrill Massey grabbed two goals apiece in Lebeq Reserves’ 8-3 thrashing of Longwell Green Sports A. Ethan Wilson and Hugh Howard also scored in the rout. Nicholas Wanderers recorded a first victory of the campaign, beating Bristol Barcelona 4-0 on their travels. Jason Bradford, Josh Baker, Guy Knight and Craig Doyle grabbed the all-important goals. Cribbs A won by the same score at home to Wick Reserves, George Bidding leading the way with two goals. Guy Rowland and Omar Rauf also netted for the victors. Elsewhere Iron Acton drew 1-1 with Bradley Stoke Town - the hosts scoring through John Ruff, and Scott Hobbs on target for Stoke - and there was a stalemate between Patchway Town Reserves and Mendip Broadwalk Reserves.
Invest South West Taunton Saturday Galmington are the early leaders of the second division after they maintained their 100 per cent start to the season yesterday, writes Barry Knott. They beat Minehead Town Reserves 4-0 at home to open up a three point lead at the top of
Brandon Goodship hugs Weymouth scorer Charlie Davis during the game against Chippenham PICTURE: Idris Martin the table, their scorers being Gabriel Elkins (2), Ian Rodgers and Rhys Elliott. Butlins made it two wins from three starts after they chalked up a 3-0 home victory over Dulverton Town with Matt Simons, Seb Latyusz and Karl Curran on target while Stogursey and Bridgwater Sports Reserves fought out a 3-3 thriller. George Wilkinson, Olly Down and Matt Parker scored for Sports. In the first division, Westonzoyland are top on goal difference from Bishops Lydeard Reserves who are strongly fancied for the title. Westonzoyland won 3-0 at home to Porlock thanks to goals from James Millard (2) and Marcus Adams - while Lydeard were held to a 1-1 home draw by Middlezoy Rovers Reserves. Pat Sherwood netted for Lydeard. Surprise of the day, however, was the 2-0 home defeat of champions Bridgwater Sports by Alcombe Rovers whose scorers were Chris Carr and Claudiu Budisan.
Milverton Rangers picked up their first point of the season in a 1-1 home draw against Wembdon. Lloyd Udall netted for the home side. Ali Poole, Jack Lewis and Ryan Martin scored for Ash Rangers who won 3-2 at home to North Petherton whose marksmen were Senna Clapp and Josh Gracie. FC Castlemoat and North Curry both have six points from their opening two matches in Division Three after gaining big victories yesterday. Castlemoat were 7-2 home winners over Norton Fitzwarren Reserves with Matt Harris hitting a hat-trick, with others coming from Ben Evett (2) and Callum Corns (2). North Curry proved too good for Hamilton, winning 9-1 away. There were two postponements in this division. In the Seward Cup, Sydenham Rangers slammed Exmoor Rangers 11-1 with goals coming from Ronnie Robillard (2), Chris McPeake (3), Carl Jones (2), Jason Stephenson, Jack Insall, Nick Brown - and there was also an own goal.
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Women’s football ROUND-UP Dave Potham
Kirk brings in fresh faces at Bristol With the transfer window for the women’s game closing on Friday, both Bristol City and Yeovil Town could yet make more changes to their squads ahead of the forthcoming Women’s SuperLeague Division One season. But, at City, manager Willie Kirk says that he is pleased with the way in which his group are currently shaping up. Amid a flurry of activity in recent days, the Vixens secured 29-year-old Scottish international Frankie Brown on a new contract; signed 29year-old Belgian international defender Lorca van de Putte, from Kristianstads DFF, and placed 34year-old defender Corrine Yorston on contract, while letting her join Oxford United on loan to aid her recovery from injury and increase game time. “Frankie had a great experience at this summer’s Euros and added to her vast knowledge of playing at the top level, which will only further enhance her as a player and benefit us as a club,” said Kirk. “Lorca unfortunately picked up an injury the week before the Euros so I had to rely on past footage of her; however it did mean it gave us the chance to get her across to Bristol for a look around and a face-toface chat.” That visit certainly impressed van de Putte. “The facilities are fantastic,” she said. “I am an ambitious player and the club matches my ambition which is exciting. “The way the Vixens play the game suits my style of play and I can’t wait to contribute to the team this season. “The club is back where it belongs in SuperLeague One and I am going to give my all for the shirt every time I am on the pitch.” But, almost inevitably with new arrivals, the exit door has also been revolving and Welsh international Georgia Evans has departed Bristol. The 21-year-old midfielder, who has also represented her country at agegroup level, had been a firm fixture in the team since 2013. Lauren Smith has left the club, too, to take up a new role with the
Welsh FA as assistant coach to the women’s senior side. The 29-year-old, who joined the Vixens in 2010, has been a most influential coach and technical director, who also oversaw the development squad and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College’s women’s team. Kirk was quick to praise her contribution. “I think I will echo everyone at the club in saying what a big loss this will be,” he said. “‘Smithy’ puts her heart and soul into everything that she does and I am thankful for her contribution. “This is an exciting opportunity and one she couldn’t turn down, and I truly wish her the best.” Smith said that she was proud to have been part of a club which was making such great strides in the women’s game.
Buckland handed FA Cup walkover Second round qualifying of the SSE FA Women’s Cup takes place this afternoon but Buckland Athletic have been given a walkover against Marine Academy Plymouth. Torquay United are hoping that playing at Plainmoor, home of the club’s Vanarama National League team, will attract a big gate for the visit of AFC Bournemouth. Other ties of interest see FC Chippenham up against Bournemouth Sports; Downend Flyers visiting New Milton Town and Somerset League leaders Pen Mill making their Cup debut by entertaining South West League outfit Forest Green Rovers.
Terri announced as new Yeovil captain Yeovil Town have appointed the experienced Terri Trowbridge as captain of the club’s Intermediate team. Trowbridge, who has been associated with the Lady Glovers since she was just six years old, scored in the team’s opening 2-1 South West Premier win against Bishops Lydeard. Trowbridge’s vice-captain will be club stalwart Emma Brazell.
Swindon off to poor start in Premier Swindon Town have got off to a dreadful start to the season, losing their first three Premier League
Keynsham Town women’s squad before their defeat at Enfield in the FA Women’s Premier League Cup. Other than that result, it has been an encouraging start to the season with two League wins out of two and not a goal conceded. Back row, left to right: Carly Bryant, Emily Plummer, Nadine Grogan, Hannah Christer, Jade Radburn, Jess Osborne, Justine Lorton and Kerry Bartlett; front: Clarice White, Hannah Davies, Michelle Munro, Rachel Cullen (captain), Keka Vega and Katie Cook
Gloucestershire Women, who have won the Pro:Direct South and West Counties Championship. Back row, left to right: Steve Lilley (manager), Ellie Micheal, Ruby Micheal, Beth Clatworthy, Maddy Brown, Elsa Carrera, Ashli Whitbury, Tianna Bishop, Rhianne Oakley, Anni Whitbury, Calum Wands and Sue Henson-Green; front: Chloe Morris, Emma Rodden, Abby Rose, Rachel Lutman, Ash Parsons, Jamie Worlock, Beth Kellaway, Abi Todd, and Rebecca Cox (sports therapist) Southern matches – and they are yet to score a goal. It probably won’t get any easier today as they travel to promoted Gillingham, who have won two of their three opening games.
Bumper crowd see Maidenhead victory There was an impressive gate of 211 for Cheltenham Town’s South West One game against Maidenhead United at the club’s Whaddon Road ground, home of the men’s team. Unfortunately, though, despite scoring first through Rhia Saleh, Cheltenham went down 2-1. There was better news for leaders Plymouth Argyle, who humbled visiting Larkhall Athletic, 9-1, with last
season’s top scorer Natasha Knapman taking her tally to 11 goals from three games by scoring four times. Argyle travel to Maidenhead today looking to make it four wins in a row. There was also a big win for Keynsham Town, where five goals from Kerry Bartlett saw them to an 11-0 success over St Nicholas.
Gloucestershire are Counties champions Gloucestershire FA Women are this season’s Pro:Direct South and West Counties champions following an impressive 11-0 victory over secondplaced Devon at Oaklands Park, Almondsbury. Steve Lilley’s side took an early
lead direct from Beth Clatworthy’s corner before goals from Mandy Brown, Abi Todd and Abby Rose, who showed excellent footwork all game, gave them a commanding lead at the break. The hosts sent on 16-year-old Rhianne Oakley in the second half and she made it 5-0 before fellow substitute Elsa Carrera added a sixth and Brown completed her brace. Devon continued to battle but Carrera soon struck again before Jamie-Lee Worlock made it 9-0. Youngster Oakley then completed the rout with two more to claim the match ball and round off a stunning victory for the hosts. The win saw Gloucestershire finish the season with a 100 per cent record, scoring 27 goals in the process.
scores and scorers in the women’s game... SSE WOMEN’S FA CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING Buckland Athletic 9 (Laura Gough 3, Kate Hine 3, Hayley Chamberlain, Emily Hannaford, Abigail Meyer), Exeter City 2 (Kate Finch, Danielle Skinner). PRO:DIRECT SOUTH AND WEST COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Dorset 5, Somerset 1. FA WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTHERN C&K Basildon 3 (Angela Addison, Jay Blackie, Zoe Rushen), West Ham United 0; Cardiff City 2 (Caitlin Morris, Cori Williams), Chichester City 5 (Charley Wilson-Blakely 2, Jenna Fowlie, Jess Lewry, og); Lewes 1 (Rebecca Carter), Coventry United 0; Portsmouth 0, Charlton Athletic 1 (Kit Graham); Queens Park Rangers 0, Gillingham 4 (Jenny Newman 2, Danielle Farmer, Jade Keogh); Swindon Town 0, Crystal Palace 7 (Gemma Bryan 5, Stefanie Simmons 2). SOUTH WEST ONE Cheltenham Town 1 (Rhia Saleh), Maidenhead United 2 (Alex Dover, Clare Rogers); Keynsham Town 11 (Kerry Bartlett 5, Justine Lorton 2, Christine Vega Leandro 2, Katie Cook, Jade Radburn), St Nicholas 0; Plymouth Argyle 9 (Natasha Knapman 4, Kate Middleton, Becky Dandridge, Amber Pollock, Jessie Boston, Dani Barr), Larkhall Athletic 1 (Lizzie Barrett); Poole Town 0, Southampton Saints 4 (Catherine Browning 2, Alisha Buckingham, Libby O’Dell); Southampton 5 (Sheree Bell-Jack, Emma Pinner, Laura Vokes, Jane Yeates, og), Basingstoke Town 0. SOUTH WEST – PREMIER AEK Boco 2 (Kelly Cutler, Shania Powell), Keynsham Town Development 3 (Emily Plummer 2, Rhianna Ben-Carew); Downend Flyers 0, Middlezoy Rovers 3 (Georgia Coles, Anusia Rourke, Chloe Stringer); Ilminster Town 0, Forest Green Rovers 4 (Issy Newns, Charlotte Rowlands, Marika Niekuwal, Ashleigh Watson); Marine Academy Plymouth 1 (Becky Tose), Torquay
United 0; Yeovil Town Intermediate 2 (Teri Trowbridge, Jodi Cornwall), Bishops Lydeard 1 (Holly Miller). SOUTH WEST – EASTERN Cheltenham CS 1 (Beth Tovey), Almondsbury 2 (Maddie Wood 2); Frome Town 1 (Kare Minty), FC Chippenham 2 (Aleksandra Guzik, Lily Withers); Portishead 4 (Ruby Lowe, Hannah Thornton, Michelle Venton, Emily Lindsey), Team Mendip 1 (Natasha Crew); St Nicholas 3 (Thianne Robbins 3), Wootton Bassett Town 4 (Laura Gammon, Hayley Hickin, Michelle Rich, Robyn Levett). SOUTH WEST – WESTERN Newquay Celtic 1 (Molly Beaumont), Callington Town 7 (Jodie Shipton 3, Amy Hemingway, Grace O’Leary, Sam Veale, Jodie Smith); Plymouth Argyle Development 2 (Dani Salt 2), Bude Town 0; Plympton 0, Alphington 3 (Sophie-Lousie Simpson 2, Mary Murphy). GLOUCESTERSHIRE ONE Abbeymead Rovers 0, Bristol & West 6 (Nina Robery 3, Bethany Clatworthy, Emma Cove, Jenni Hand); Chipping Sodbury Town 0, Frampton Rangers 3 (Abigail Todd 2, Madeleine Brown); Forest of Dean 4, Dursley Town 2 (Alex Gwyther 2, Rebekah Allen); Longlevens 1 (Ashleigh Lloyd), Bristol Ladies Union 7. GLOUCESTERSHIRE TWO Longwell Green 3, Forest Green Rovers Development 2; Mitcheldean 9 (Jade Powell 5, Megan Long 2, Steph Davis, Kjate Ambley), Cribbs 0. SOMERSET ONE Berrow 1 (Karis Durrant), Wembdon 2 (Lucy Brown, Kirsty Sheppard); Pen Mill 6 (Sarah Davis 2, Chloe Martin, Catherine Pinkawa, Rebecca Roberts, Darcey Mann), Merriott 1 (Beth Donovan). SOMERSET TWO Hamilton 0, Cheddar 7 (Valerie Walsh 3, Holly Heal 2, Lauten Faulkner, Gabi Underhill); Ilminster Town 13 (Lucy Pitman 5, Hannah Billing 4, Leila Slater, og 3), Crewkerne Rangers 0; Pen Mill 2 (Jade Burnett, Claire
Goodson), Purnell Sports 2 (Summer Hemmings, Lauren Wyatt); Portishead 7 (Chloe Fensome 3, Hannah Fletcher 2, Eleanor Howard, Eloise Hubbard), Combe 0. DORSET LEAGUE Dorchester Town 12 (Becky Narramore 5, Amy Laws 2, Clare Bagwell, Elle Saunders, Natasha Sibley, Laura Seymour, Nicola Whitehead), Blandford United Youth 0; Gillingham Town 5 (Shannon Davis 2, Ruth Ann Hutchinson 2, Jessie Clarke), Wool & Winfrith 1; Grange Athletic 0, Wareham Rangers 17 (Sophie Webber 4, Lilly Beesley 3, Cacharel Nightingale-Weeks 3, Sophie Parsons 2, Charlie Benefer 2, Sarah Green, Lily Tighe, Lauren Viney); Merley Cobham Sports Youth 8 (Gemma Mountain 5, Olivia Knott, Hannah Reynard, Hannah Varney), Shaftesbury Town 0; Poole Town 13 (Abi Lander 4, Tilly Johnson 4, Katherine Preston 2, Natsha Haysom, Chloe Tomlinson, Karen Whiting), Verwood Town 0. WESTWARD DEVELOPMENTS DEVON LEAGUE PREMIER CUP – FIRST ROUND Lakeside Athletic 5 (Mia Lawrence 2, Jade Bryan, Jodie Lobb, Devon Simmonds), Ilfracombe Town 6 (Jordan Davey 2, Amy Terry 2, Elizabeth Berry, Charlotte Utton). DIVISION ONE CUP – FIRST ROUND Halwill 2 (Siobhan Ablett, Lauren Averall), Plainmoor 1 (Jennifer Hammond); Budleigh Salterton 4 (Tash Holt 2, Bec Long, Lucy Burch), Ottery St Mary 0. FM CORNWALL LEAGUE Charlestown 11 (Morgen Kent 4, Kirsty Nancarrow 3, Tean Grey-Roberts, Charlotte Grigg, Alana Marks, Kathleen Chant), St Breward 0; Helston 3 (Adrianne Baker, Alice Rae, Phoeby Savage), St Agnes 1 (Debbie Duncan); Penryn 1 (Bethany Hibbs), Mousehole 5 (Jo Barker 2, Kathryn Barker, Carly Jacka, Sophie Wilson); Porthleven 4 (Jen Borland 2, Coleen Eastwood, Tania Marks), Wadebridge 3 (Ellie Morgan 2, Emma Julian).
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Match of Saints make it five in five to hit second place WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE Josh McDonald St Agnes made it five out of five to move into second place in the Trelawny Premier, behind Wendron, who had no game, after scraping to a 2-1 win over Lizard. Mawnan are level on points with St Agnes after three goals in the last ten minutes gave them a 3-2 win over newly-promoted Halsetown. Veteran striker Dom Pullen was the hero as he netted twice in the 95th and 98th minutes after Darren Friend had got them back into the game in the 80th minute from a free-kick from inside his own half. Dave Walton had given the well-organised Halsetown a 2-0 lead and they can take great pride from their performance against the favourites for the League. St Day beat St Keverne 7-1 away with Jago Taylor hitting a hat-trick while Matt Wysocki netted twice and Chris Scorer and Callum Brown scored the others. Chacewater got their first win of the season with a 1-0 win over Troon. The away side’s goal came courtesy of a Matthew Davis penalty after 20 minutes. Helston Athletic and St Buryan played out a 1-1 draw.
Division One With Penwith’s game against Culdrose postponed, it gave Hayle the opportunity to go joint top – and they took it, winning 4-3 against Perranporth. Threemilestone are finding form after a 5-2 away win over Lanner. Liam Patterson and Tom Fisher both hit a brace in the win. Constantine thumped Mabe, 9-0 away, and Mawnan Reserves also got a big away win over Trispen, defeating them 51. Mousehole and Rosudgeon played out a 1-1 draw.
Division Two Wendron achieved the Division Two result of the day after beating the League leaders, and previously undefeated, Newlyn Lions, 5-2. Four Lanes also hit five, with one reply, in a 5-1 win over Gwinear, while Probus are second after beating Goonhavern 4-2. Kiefer Hook, Martin Adams and Brett Adams all scored for Redruth but it wasn’t enough as they lost 5-2 to St Day. Ben Alston hit a hat-trick with Rikii Smith adding two to bring the three points back to St Day. Elsewhere, Illogan and Storm drew 11.
Division Three Goals from Sam Bromley, Ashley Johnson and David Leach ensured Frogpool achieved a 3-2 win in a heated match against Falmouth DC. St Erme are still pointless after Holman SC beat them 4-0 at Blaythorne, while New Inn Titans are in second after a highscoring game against Newlyn NonAtheltico ended in a 9-4 win for Titans. Ruan Minor got an impressive away 40 win over St Buryan whilst St Agnes Thirds beat St Just Reserves 4-2. West Cornwall kept a cleansheet in a 30 success over Rosudgeon.
Division Four Wendron Fourths capped off a good week, adding another win to their midweek success. Yesterday they were made to work hard, but came away with a 4-3 win over Troon. Troon raced into a 2-0 win but the ’Dron hit back through goals from Ben Coleman, Jack Brazier, Tom Burley and Tom Orchard. Perranwell Reserves stay top after a 31 win over local rivals Stithians Reserves. Praze-an-Beeble have started their season well after their reformation and yesterday they beat Mousehole Thirds 42. Lizard Argyle thumped Probus Reserves, 7-1 at home, whilst Hayle also hit seven in their 7-2 win over Constantine. Uphill Castle manager Martin Avery presents Ashley Baldwin with the ‘Man of the Match’ award from their 3-1 victory over Park Knowle in the first round of the Melhuish and Saunders Somerset Junior Cup. The accolade was sponsored by Fusion Takeaway and Oriental Restaurant, of Weston-super-Mare PICTURE: PAUL KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Truro City’s Niall Thompson celebrates after scoring the White Tigers’ second in their 2-0 Emirates FA Cup victory over Sydenhams Wessex L
All change at Shrivenham in s HELLENIC HOTLINE John Davis Things certainly move quickly at the highest levels of the game these days – the case of ex-Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer being just one example – but a club from Division One (West) have certainly proved that they don’t intend to get left behind. Shrivenham parted company with their team boss last week; issued a statement from the chairman explaining why the decision had been made and then had a new management team in place all within the space of two days. Michael McNally and his assistant Mark Stevens were the pair departing, following the 3-1 success against Headington Amateurs last weekend, with the current team standing in seventh place in the League table after two wins, two defeats and a draw. “The decision was massively difficult to make but one that I’ve had to do in the best interests of the club,” said chairman Matt Hirst. “The easy option is being patient and keep holding off in the hope that success will eventually follow but this club hasn’t had much to
celebrate over the last decade and that needs to be rectified. “We know that there’s so much that can be achieved at this club and everyone who puts in their free time to help run things… deserve to be rewarded and the best way we can do that is becoming better at what we do.” Taking over the reins at Barrington Park are Gareth Davies, Chris Robinson and Ady Roper, the team that led Fairford Town to the Division One (West) championship last season before resigning. “I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to attract a man (Davies) with such experience to the club,” added Hirst. “Gareth’s the sort of manager that will professionalise what we do on the pitch and take us to the next level. “I’ve said before that we’re making massive strides off the pitch but on the pitch is an even more important area to get things right, and with what Gareth can bring to the club it gives us every opportunity to push in the right direction.”
Highworth want to build on Vase form Highworth Town are hoping for another good run in the Buildbase FA Vase after disposing of Division One (West) Easington Sports, 4-0, in the first round qualifying with goals from Chris
Taylor, (2), Callum Parsons and Kias BonnerShea. Barry Hayles got one of the goals as Windsor beat Devizes Town, 2-1, in the same competition and Harry Scholes, Sam Collier and Sam Packer were on target as Royal Wootton Bassett Town were 3-1 winners over Fairford Town. Youngster Keelan Hamblett was again among the scorers in Lydney Town’s 4-2 success against Winslow United and an own goal and strikes from Dave Merrill, Shaun O’Connor and Shayne Kennedy saw Longlevens through 4-2 at Ardley United. Highworth now meet Premier rivals Burnham in second round qualifying at The Elms on Saturday with Longlevens making the short trip to take on Tytherington Rocks at Hardwicke Playing Field. Lydney Town go to Wantage Town and Royal Wootton Bassett Town have home advantage over Codicote from Hitchin who play in the Spartan South Midlands League. Other ties involving Uhlsport Hellenic League clubs are: Abingdon United v Welwyn Garden City, Fareham Town v Binfield, Oxford City Nomads v Baldock Town, Windsor v Whitchurch United, Edgeware Town v Henley Town, Broadfields United v Holyport, Sandhurst Town v Ringwood, Wallingford Town v Oxhey Jets and Ampthill Town v Clanfield.
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f the day An Ashcott player looks to fend off the challenge of his Martock United opponent during their Yeovil and District Premier Division clash which Ashcott won 7-1 PICTURE: TIM LANCASTER
More Cup draws to be shown live on Facebook DEVON FA DIARY Paul Morrison eague Premier outfit AFC Porchester
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search of winning silverware Rocks on look-out for new players Tytherington Rocks, who have had a difficult start to the campaign in Division One (West), are looking for new players. “We are particularly interested in any young players from higher levels that may need to gain senior experience,” said a statement from the club. Rocks hold training sessions at their excellent facilities at Hardwicke Playing Field on Wednesdays, 7.00-9.00 pm, and anyone interested should contact manager Ian Giles at: ian.h.giles@gmail.com.
Campbell will give Fairford goal boost Fairford Town have signed striker James Campbell on dual registration forms with Evo-Stik South West club Evesham United. Campbell hit 34 goals last season for Charlton Rovers of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League before making the step up to the Southern League during the summer. He was due to be included in the Fairford
squad to meet Binfield at Cinder Lane this weekend. “By chance I watched a Charlton Rovers game last season in the pouring rain and he stood out a mile,” said Fairford manager Jody Bevan. “I’ve tracked his progress since. I wanted to make a move for him when I joined Fairford in the summer but he was in demand at a number of Southern League clubs so we were never going to get a look in. He went to Evesham but was finding playing time hard to come by.” Before the Binfield game Fairford were 18th in the Premier Division table with only three points from their eight League games to date.
Betts considering position at Burnham Burnham manager Mark Betts has admitted that he is considering his future at the club
after watching his team go down 4-1 against a Binfield side who played the last third of the game with ten men. “I’ve got to be honest, we basically need a new team. Sam Bunting (the goalkeeper) is probably the only one who looks steady. Everyone else looks like they’re a million miles away.” said Betts. “It’s tiring. It’s draining. One door shuts and another one opens but what’s coming in isn’t really any better than what’s going out so it’s a massive task. “If I’m honest I am at the stage now where I don’t know if I’m going to be here. If we don’t get help we aren’t going to move forward.” Burnham only avoided relegation from the Premier Division last season because of restructuring and currently sit at the bottom of the table with three points from eight League games and the worst goal difference in the section.
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TYTHERINGTON ROCKS v. LONGLEVENS Buildbase FA Vase – Saturday – 3.00 pm
– a tough ask for Tytherington against Premier Division opponents in second round qualifying
We are now a few weeks into the new season and grass-roots football has certainly made for exciting viewing, be it in the League or various Cup competitions. Entering County Cups is a time for all clubs to enjoy a potential away trip to a ground they’ve never been before, and last week the Devon FA completed the draws for all the Youth Cups as well as the midweek knock-out competition live on Facebook. The draws for the following competitions can now be viewed on-line on the Devon FA website: S&D General Maintenance under-13 Girls’ Cup, Torbay Financial Services under-15 Girls’ Cup, Westward Developments under-18 Girls’ Cup, Sportslighting under-13 Boys’ Cup, Graddon Vending under-14 Boys’ Cup, Sportslighting U15 Boys’ Cup, Wotton Printers under-16 Boys’ Cup, Wotton Printers under-18 Boys’ Cup, and the Thomas Westcott Midweek Cup. Thousands tuned in to see who their team will compete against in the first and second rounds of the competitions. We will be back live on Facebook tomorrow at 11.00 am for the second round draws of the Firewatch Senior Cup and A+S Paving Intermediate Cup. Drawing the balls will be our Cups Committee chairman, Dudley Frood, as well as representatives from both Cup sponsors, Andre Pike from A+S Paving and Max Willey from Firewatch.
Disability sessions available for kids Friendly football sessions for children
aged five-16 with physical, sensory and learning disabilities are running every week under the guidance of FA qualified and experienced coaches. Two sessions are run every week in the county on a turn-up-and-play basis. The first takes place at Tavistock College every Friday from 6.00-7.00 pm. For more information, please contact Allen Lewis on (07749) 798 808; or e-mail: redrum347@hotmail.com Exmouth Community College is the location of the second session on Mondays (5.30-6.30 pm). More information can be obtained by contacting Ashley Harris on (01626) 323 560; or e-mail: ashley.harris@devonfa.com
South Devon action heads to County HQ There is more football at the Devon County FA Headquarters at Coach Road, Newton Abbot on Friday as Paignton Saints Reserves take on Watts Blake Bearne in a WBW Solicitors South Devon Division Five clash. The match will kick-off at 7.30 pm so make sure to head down to pitch early to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat at The Corner Flag – home of the £2.50 pint – which will open at 6.30 pm. Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga clash against Wolfsburg and the Sky Bet Two match between Forest Green Rovers and Swindon Town will also be playing on the big screen. There will also be the chance to chalk up your cues on the new pool table. For more information please visit The Corner Flag website – www.cornerflagbar.co.uk – or Facebook page.
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Youth football Penalty miss costs young Robins Bristol City under-18s suffered late heartache as Barnsley netted in the dying minutes to earn a 2-1 win in the Premier League’s Professional Development competition. After being denied by the crossbar in a lively first-half, Barnsley opened the scoring shortly after the break with a scrappy goal. The young Robins fought hard and were awarded a penalty on the hour. Joe Mortimore stepped up to take the kick but saw his effort saved by the Barnsley keeper who also managed to keep out Sam Pearson’s follow up. But City did draw level soon after when Jamie Taylor’s cross was acrobatically sent back across goal by Pearson and Zak Smith finished from close range. The Robins continued to create chances but in the second minute of time added on Barnsley scored the winner to make it four defeats in five for Trevor Challis’ side.
Lake and Deem both hit hat-tricks Hamworthy sit top of the Dorset Youth League following a 7-2 win against last year’s champions Ringwood thanks to hat-tricks from Ben Lake and George Deem, with Oli Loe completing the rout. Parley began their League campaign with a 3-2 victory over Verwood; Sam Chesworth, Jordan Gilbert and John Zdrava netting for Parley. Westlands also made a winning start after returning from Wimborne and Holt with a 4-2 success. Swanage and Herston are the early leaders in Division Two following their second win of the season – they beat Stalbridge Colts, 4-2. Stalbridge Youth also made it two in two with a 2-0 victory at Merley Cobham Sports while Corfe Mullen bounced back from last week’s defeat to record a 3-1 win at Milborne Port. Lucas Dennett, (2), and Joe Sheppard scored the Corfe goals.
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Burnham United Juniors under-14s have a new kit, sponsored by Holley & Steer Solicitors, of Burnham-on-Sea PICTURE: MIKE LANG
Devon Junior and Minor IVYBRIDGE TOWN 6 YMCA ALL SAINTS 2 (under-13 Vivid) Ivybridge’s Libby Gimson and new signing Jasmin King both went close before, at the other end, keeper Cat Rockett saved well from Marli Heard. Not to be denied, however, Heard put YMCA ahead in the 14th minute. Ivybridge responded well and Daisy Morris and Gimson combined to set up Lucy Hack for the equaliser. Good link play between Miller and Gimson saw the latter strike with venom from the edge of the box in the 24th minute. Ivybridge extended their lead on 32 minutes through King but it took a robust defence, spearheaded by Bethan Cocks, to maintain their advantage, although Heard did pull one back and YMCA were denied an equaliser when the referee deemed the ball to have been converted via a high foot. From then on, though, Gimson took control, scoring a further three times in the remaining 15 minutes; her fourth goal being particular impressive.
MARINE ACADEMY KINGS 2 MARINE ACADEMY JUNIORS 2 (under-13 Astor) Honours ended even in this hardfought derby. Kings had the better of the firsthalf and a defensive error saw Tom Turner open the scoring. But Juniors dominated after the break and George Newton equalised. Kings went back in front through Toby Pomeroy but Juniors poured on the pressure and, with five minutes to play, Kai Burrell hit a long shot which found its way into the bottom corner to level the scores.
PLYM MARJONS ST MARK 2 MARINE ACADEMY JUNIORS 2 (under-15 Anson) A never-say-die attitude rewarded Marjons with a share of the spoils. A couple of missed opportunities from Marjons allowed MAP to take a two-goal lead. But that didn’t deter a Marjons team with the bare 11 players, and goals from Charlie Hine and Caleb Talliss, plus excellent keeping from Robbie Wellington, saw them earn a well-deserved point.
ELM UNITED 1 ELBURTON VILLA 9 (under-15 Anson) Villa wasted no time taking the lead at newly-promoted Elm when, from their first corner, Bailey Roberts headed home. They were two-up after a Aziz Coulibaly shot was deflected into the net by the marauding Roberts, and Coulibaly made it three following an excellent Kieron Toms pass. A superb Marley Ayodeji-Bowen cross-field ball was finished off by Will Ford, and then Ford turned provider after the break, setting up a goal for captain Fletcher Hurrell. Jack Lawson supplied exquisite passes for the next two goals, scored by Louis Ayodeji-Bowen and Ford, before Elm hit consolation reply. There was still time for two more Villa goals, however, with Lawson and Luka Pkhakadze completing the rout.
IVYBRIDGE TOWN 8 ELM UNITED 1 (under-12 Vanguard) Ivybridge flew out the blocks, scoring two goals in the opening five minutes through Ellie Sara. Elm settled and the game was more even going in to half-time. But Ivybridge scored again straight after the break through Will Burns, and two more quick goals followed
from Clark and Sara before Elm pulled one back. Three more goals followed for Ivybridge with Sara getting two and captain Ben Newton the other.
RAILWAY BEACON 6 PLYM MARJON ST JOHN 0 (under-13 Scott) With a numerical advantage over their opponents Plymouth Marjon St John, Railway Beacon smashed home six goals to record what proved to be an emphatic victory. Marjon started the game with ten players and were immediately under pressure as Railway Beacon made their extra player count. Both teams worked hard but it was Railway who opened the scoring following a mistake from Marjon keeper Niall McCabe after 14 minutes. Marjon tried to push forward but they found the Railway defence stubborn, well marshalled and difficult to break down. Railway then doubled their lead in the 24th minute to give them a two-goal advantage that they held until the half-time break. In the second half both teams cancelled each other out, but it was McCabe in goal for Marjon who was the busier of the keepers. The visitors toiled and tried to create opportunities but Railway soon added a third following a counter attack on 45 minutes. A fourth goal was scored by the hosts in the 55th minute following a handling error in the penalty area and Railway responded first to find the back of the net. They made it five on 62 minutes as Beacon reacted quickest following an initial save by McCabe. Railway’s sixth and final goal rounded off the scoring four minutes later and wrapped up all three points.
PLYMPTON 3 BODMIN 5 (under-15 Leander) Bodmin recovered from a poor start to take the points in this hard-fought encounter between two teams who could be challenging for the title at the end of the season. After a terrible start which saw them go three down, Bodmin got back into the game and were only trailing by a single goal at the break. However, a half-time regroup saw Bodmin come out fully focused and they scored three further goals without reply to see them head home with the points after completing a thrilling victory. May and Allen both netted braces for Bodmin and Davey was also on the scoresheet.
LYDFORD FOXES 2 DRAKE FC 4 (under-13 Scott) Despite experiencing a record so far this season of two games and two defeats after losing to Drake FC, Lydford Foxes are still fighting hard and believe a win will follow.
Devon Girls’ League BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 0 BUCKLAND ATHLETIC 6 (Under-13 Division One) Budleigh Salterton under-13s opened their Devon Girls’ Winter League One season with a 6-0 defeat at home to a well organised Buckland Athletic Youth. l Wendron United under-14s are on the look out for more players to join their team. Anyone interested can find out more by ringing Peter Thorne on 07950 755 213.
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St Agnes Dynamos’ under-tens who took part in the Cornwall Girls’ League’s Beach Soccer event at Perranporth
Devon Junior and Minor YMCA ALL SAINTS 1 ELBURTON VILLA 7 (under-14 Plymouth) Elburton Villa got their League campaign off to a great start with an emphatic win over YMCA All Saints. The visitors started well and took the lead when Adam MacPherson showed great energy and workrate to put Brennan Martindale through to coolly slot home to give Villa the lead. Elburton passed the ball well despite the awkward long grass and soon found themselves 3-0 up, MacPherson netting twice after super work from Owen Hamilton and Jake Hart respectively. All Saints then rallied and pulled a goal back but Sam Wisdom hit a fourth for Villa after clever play by Leo Williams presented him with the opportunity. The visitors were now in total control and were passing with precision and looked impressive in possession. MacPherson completed his hattrick before adding his fourth and Martindale finished off the scoring to complete his brace with another sublime finish to round off what was an excellent team performance.
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Mini Keeper of the Day’, Tilly Junge (St Day)
Ivybridge Town girls who play in the under-13 Vivid division of the Nash & Co Devon Junior and Minor League. Back row, left to right: Daisy Aylott-Loader, Elizabeth Gimson, Bethan Cocks, Rosanna Kenyon and Lucy Rix; front: Jasmine King, Daisy Morris, Caitlin Rockett, Yvie Miller and Lucy Hack
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Wars’ age 11-12 winner, Toby Fletcher (Culdrose)
St Agnes AFC Dynamos entered two squads into the Cornish Girls’ League’s Beach Soccer event at Perranporth playing 5v5
Railway Beacon entertained Plymouth Marjon St John in the under-13 Scott division of the Nash & Co Devon Junior and Minor League PICTURES: TONY CARNEY
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Wars’ age seven-eight winner, Harry Watters (St Day)
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Wars Girls’ winner, Jessica Clark (St Day)
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Youth football Elburton Villa started the new Nash & Co Devon Junior and Minor League season with a 1-1 draw against Plymouth Kolts in the under-16 Ardent division TO FIND OUT HOW TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THIS PICTURE, PLEASE CALL TONY CARNEY ON (07889) 148 773 Action from Railway Beacon against Plymouth Marjon St John in the under-13 Scott division of the Nash & Co Devon Junior and Minor League
Wells show fighting spirit with comeback Wells City under-18s recovered from two goals down to win their first Somerset Floodlight League fixture of the season at Yate Town. In rain and blustery winds, the visitors made a slow start and went 2-0 down after just four minutes. Wells started to grow in confidence and pulled a goal back through Liam Davies while strong defending from Cam Glendinning, Oak Sheldrake, Tom Diamond and Angus Panton kept the home side firmly at bay with Tom Creed in goal making some fine saves. Sam Wilson drew then teams level before substitute Xavier produced a fine solo goal to give Wells the lead. Yate continued to ask questions but the visitors held firm and wrapped up the victory with a fourth goal from Shaka Moody.
Seven new teams for Somerset league The Somerset Youth League gets under way today and has had a makeover in readiness for the new season. The North-South split in divisions has now been replaced by a Division One and Two and no fewer than seven new teams have joined the fastest growing youth League in the county. Backwell Athletic, Burnham United, Falcons, Kewstoke Lions Nailsea United, Shipham and Wedmore will all take their place in Division Two. Division One: Axbridge Saxons, Banwell, Burnbridge Wanderers, Minehead, Portishead Town, Priory Pumas, Swiss Valley and Tone Youth. Division Two: Backwell Athletic, Banwell Athletic, Burnham United, Falcons, Kewstoke Lions, Nailsea United, Shipham and Wedmore.
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Saves of the Day’, Aidan Nelson (St Day)
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Keeper of the Day’, Bradley Walters (Illogan)
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ELBURTON VILLA..................8 TAVISTOCK CFC.....................1 MAP JUNIOR...........................5 PLYMOUTH KOLTS ................0 Bunning, Skinhead, Walsh, Hobbs, Yeo PLYM MARJON ST MARK.....6 PLYM MARJON ST JOHN......0
TORPOINT ATHLETIC............0 SALTASH YOUTH ...................7
CHADDLEWOOD GAL’S.......2 TAVISTOCK CFC.....................1 CHADDLEWOOD SPARTS....5 DRAKE FC...............................1 Burt IVYBRIDGE TOWN .................8 ELM UNITED ...........................1 Sara 5, Burns, Clark, Newton PLYM MARJON ST MARK.....5 PLYMOUTH PARKWAY ..........2 TORPOINT ATHLETIC ...........2 EFFORD CFC ..........................0
UNDER-16 HOWE IVYBRIDGE TOWN .................4 Porritt 3, Mancuso MODBURY RANGERS ..........2 RAILWAY BEACON ...............3 ilton 3
CHADDLEWOOD MINERS ....3 SPORTING LIPSON................3 LAKESIDE ATHLETIC ............4 Saunders 2, Osgood, James
UNDER-16 RODNEY CHADDLEWOOD CLARETS .0 HOOE ROVERS ......................2 HORRABRIDGE RGS.............5 Schrieburn 2, McDermott, Egan, Noon YMCA ALL SAINTS ................2
EDGEMOOR BLUES ............10 MORLEY RANGERS ..............4 SIGNAL BOX ...........................2
YMCA ALL SAINTS.................1 ELBURTON VILLA..................7 Martindale 2, MacPherson 4, Wisdom
UNDER-14 RALEIGH KEYHAM KOLTS.....................2 SIGNAL BOX FC .....................5 PLYMSTOCK UTD COLTS .....3 PLYMOUTH KOLTS JUNS .....0
UNDER-13 ASTOR IVYBRIDGE TOWN ...............16 DRAKE UNITED......................0 George 3, Larrieu-Price 3, Dunn 2, Harrison 2, Rendle 2, Love-Holmes 2, Hardwick, Pearcey Newton, Burrell
PLYMSTOCK UTD COLTS C .1 ELBURTON VILLA ...............10 CALLINGTON COLTS ............6
UNDER-15 ANSON ELM UNITED ...........................1 ELBURTON VILLA..................9 Roberts 2, Ford 2, Pkhakadze, L Ayodeji-Bowen, Hurrell, Lawson, Coulibaly PLYM MARJON ST MARK.....2 MAP JUNIORS ........................2 Hine, Talliss Crocker, Purslove PLYMSTOCK UTD COLTS .....1 ST CLEER YOUTH..................2
UNDER-15 DEFIANCE SALTASH UNITED JUNS .......6 EFFORD CFC ..........................0 Kombostiotis 3, Woollett, Condon, Delbridge TAMERTON FOLIOT...............0 PLYMOUTH TROPHYMAN ....3
UNDER-15 ROYAL OAK BELLIVER FC..........................2 YMCA ALL SAINTS.................3 CHADDLEWOOD MINERS ....2 SALTASH YOUTH ...................4 LAKESIDE ATHLETIC ...........1 IVYBRIDGE TOWN .................8 Barnard 4, Davidson 4 MANSTOW FC .......................5 HOOE ROVERS ......................1 RAILWAY BEACON ................2 DRAKE FC...............................1 Goucher, Chugg Muttram
UNDER-14 GRENVILLE IVYBRIDGE TOWN .................1 CHADDLEWOOD MINERS ....7 Treeby
PLYMSTOCK UTD YOUTH ....4 SALTASH UTD FALCONS......2 MIDWEEK DRAKE FC...............................4 DRAKE UNITED......................0 Almond 2, Jones, Jeal
UNDER-13 HERMES EFFORD CFC ..........................0 SB FRANKFORT.....................2 PLYMOUTH TROPHYMAN ...1 LOOE TOWN ...........................8 SOUTHGATE COLTS..............6 KEYHAM KOLTS.....................0
UNDER-13 SCOTT CHADDLEWOOD MINERS ....7 MORLEY RANGERS ..............0 DRAKE UNITED......................2 ACTIVATE YOUTH ..................4 LYDFORD FOXES...................2 DRAKE FC ..............................4 Greenslade 2, Price, Berry RAILWAY BEACON ................6 PLYM MARJON ST JOHN......0 Carter 5, Keen SALTASH UTD EAGLES ........4 HORRABRIDGE RANGERS ..4 Mills 3, Spry
UNDER-12 HOOD HORRABRIDGE RANGERS .8 SOUTHGATE COLTS..............0 Wheeler 4, Pascoe 3, Davis PLYMSTOCK UTD COLTS .....0 ROBOROUGH YOUTH...........5 SALTASH UTD PUMAS..........3 MAP JUNIORS ........................4 Alford, McSherry, Clatworthy
HOOE ROVERS ......................6 CHADDLEWOOD DYNS ........2 PLYMOUTH UNITED ..............2 GOALS SOCCER CENTRE ...3
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MAP KINGS .............................2 MAP JUNIORS ........................2 Turner, Pomeroy
UNDER-12 WARSPITE
KEYHAM KOLTS YOUTH ......2 SOUTHGATE COLTS..............1 TAMERTON FOLIOT...............3 YMCA ALL SAINTS.................4
Honeywell 2, Tingley, Cooper
YMCA ALL SAINTS.................1 AC PLYMOUTH .......................1
More than 30 young goalkeepers attended a Goalkeeper School run by Martyn Daughtery and Lee Summers at St Day AFC where prizes went to ‘Kernow Keeper of the Day’, Bradley Walters (Illogan); ‘Mini Keeper of the Day’, Tilly Junge (St Day); ‘Saves of the Day’, Charlie Bourner (St Day), Jack Gould (Perranporth) and Aidan Nelson (St Day); ‘Keeper Wars Winners’, Jessica Clark (girls, St Day), Harry Watters (seven-eights, St Day), Will Pidwell (nine-tens, St Day), Toby Fletcher (11-12s, Culdrose), and James Richards (13-plus, St Day/Falmouth); ‘Skills Circuit Winners’, Ajax (James Richards, Jim Lamberton-Hards and Harry Watters)
PLYM PARKWAY YOUTH.......3 AFC PLYMPTON .....................1 Preece
UNDER-12 ARGUS BARNE BARTON RGS...........2 HORRABRIDGE RGS.............1 Bott MORLEY RANGERS ..............6 SALTASH UTD PHOENIX ......2 Jenkins, George WOOLWELL DYNS.................8
CALLINGTON COLTS ............6 P’STOCK UTD COLTS............8 ACTIVATE YOUTH..................1 SB FRANKFORT.....................5 KEYHAM KOLTS.....................2
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UNDER-18 AURORA HOOE ROVERS ......................7 TWYFORD SPARTANS ..........1 SALTASH YOUTH ...................3 AFC PLYMPTON ....................5 Shannon 2, Jasper, Plumpton, Jarvis
UNDER-15 LEANDER AFC PLYMPTON .....................3 BODMIN YOUTH.....................5 Cooper, Grist, Sherriff May 2, Allen 2, Davey PLYMOUTH ASPIRE...............1 YMCA ALL SAINTS.................4 Stevens, Willey PLYMSTOCK UTD COLTS .....0 SB FRANKFORT.....................2
UNDER-13 VIVID CENTRAL PARK RANGERS .4 IVYBRIDGE TOWN .................6 Glimson 4, Hack, King SB FRANKFORT.....................1
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Saves of the Day’, Charlie Bourner (St Day)
SALTASH YOUTH ...................1 YMCA ALL SAINTS.................2 Heard, Bell PLYMOUTH ASPIRE...............7
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Saves of the Day’, Jack Gould (Perranporth)
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(under-12 Hood) Saltash can count themselves desperately unlucky to go down by the odd goal. They took a deserved lead through Daniel Alford but, although they continued to be the better side, they were unable to add to their lead. MAP equalised with a long-range effort in the second-half only for Saltash to re-take the lead through Euan Mcsherry. MAP then scored three well-worked goals in a tenminute spell to make it 4-2. Both teams had further chances and Saltash, in particular, were thankful to Max Jones for making two great saves. They pulled a goal back through Caden Clatworthy and then saw two more attempts cleared off the line before Fin Neville’s shot struck the underside of the bar and bounced away to safety.
UNDER-16 ARDENT P Elburton Villa..........2 MAP Junior ............1 Plym Marjon SM ....1 Plym Marjon Yth.....1 Tamerton Foliot......1 Plymouth Kolts ......2 AFC Plympton........1 SB Frankfort ...........1 Tavistock CFC ........2
W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
L Pts 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
UNDER-16 HOWE P Lakeside Athletic ...1 C’dlewood Miners .2 Ivybridge Town.......2 Modbury Rovers ....2 Sporting Lipson .....2 Activate Youth........0 Saltash Youth .........0 Southgate Colts .....0 Railway Beacon .....1
W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
UNDER-16 RODNEY P Callington Colts .....2 Edgemoor Blues ....2 Efford CFC..............2 Torpoint At Youth...1 Horrabridge Rgs ....2 SB Frankfort ..........2 Morley Rangers......3 C’dlewood Clarets .2 Hooe Rovers...........2 YMCA All Saints.....2
W 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
UNDER-15 ANSON P Elburton Villa..........2 MAP Junior.............2 Plym Marjon SM ....2 Bodmin Youth.........1 St Cleer Youth .......1 Plymouth Kolts ......0 Plym Marjon SJ .....0 AFC Plympton........1 Ivybridge Town.......1 Elm United ..............2 P’stock Utd Colts ...2
PLYMSTOCK UTD COLTS 0 SB FRANKFORT 2 (under-15 Leander) Plymstock’s keeper pulled off a number of excellent saves as Frankfort created a hatful of chances. SB went in at the interval one goal ahead, and more second-half pressure was finally rewarded with the second goal that clinched victory.
W 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
UNDER-15 DEFIANCE P Plym Trophyman....1 Saltash United........1 Tavistock CFC ........1 Tamerton Foliot .....2 Looe Town .............0 SB Frankfort ..........0 Torpoint Ath Youth.0 P’stock Utd Colts ...1 Efford CFC..............2
AFC PLYMPTON 0 MAP JUNIORS 7
W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
UNDER-15 ROYAL OAK
(under-13 Astor) Marine Academy Plymouth Juniors showed their title credentials with a top-class display at Plympton. The visitors took the lead when George Newton’s shot was parried into the path of Finlay Tasker who slotted home. Good play from Callum Collins, Tasker and Jack Clarke set Calum Merrin to make it 2-0 before a Kai Burrell penalty gave MAP their third. Brodie Hobbs added a fourth and Merrin made it 5-0 before half time. Plympton worked hard in the second half but goals from Harry Jeffery and Tasker completed the rout and saw Juniors to their third consecutive win.
P Ivybridge Town ......2 Railway Beacon .....2 Drake FC Youth .....3 Lakeside Athletic ...3 YMCA All Saints ....3 Saltash Youth ........1 Manstow Youth ......2 Keyham Kolts.........1 Belliver FC ..............2 Hooe Rovers ..........2 C’dlewood Miners..2
W 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
UNDER-14 GRENVILLE P C’dlewood Miners..2 AFC Plympton........1 Lakeside Athletic ...1 T’stock Com Red ..1 MAP Kings .............0 Plym Marjon SJ......0 Ivybridge Town.......1 Plym Marjon SM.....1 P’stock Utd Colts ...1
W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
UNDER-14 PLYMOUTH P Drake FC Youth ......1 Elburton Villa .........1 Saltash Youth .........1 Torpoint Ath Youth.1 P’stock Utd Colts ...0 SB Frankfort ...........0 Manstow Youth ......1 Tavistock Black......1 YMCA All Saints.....2
W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
UNDER-14 RALEIGH P SB Frankfort ...........2 Plymouth Kolts .....1 P’stock Utd Colts ...1 Signal Box ..............0 Elm United ..............1 Keyham Kolts.........1 Polperro Youth .......1 Railway Beacon ....1
W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
UNDER-13 ASTOR
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Wars’ age nine-ten winner, Will Pidwell (St Day)
St Day goalkeeper school’s ‘Wars’ 13-plus winner, James Richards (St Day/Falmouth)
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P Drake Senior...........4 MAP Junior ............4 Ivybridge Town ......1 Elburton Villa .........2 P’stock Utd Colts ...2 P’stock Utd Yth ......2 Tavistock Com ......2 MAP Kings..............2 AFC Plympton .......2 Saltash Utd Fal’s....2 Drake United...........3
W 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
L Pts 0 12 0 10 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 0
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UNDER-13 HERMES P Plym Marjon SM.....2 Efford CFC .............3 Looe Town ..............1 Southgate Colts .....1 SB Frankfort ...........2 Saltash Youth .........0 Callington Colts .....1 Keyham Kolts.........1 YMCA All Saints.....1 Plym Trophyman....2
W 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 1 6 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
UNDER-13 SCOTT P Railway Beacon .....2 Horrabridge Rgs ....2 Activate Youth........1 Drake FC Colts.......1 Signal Box ..............1 C’dlewood Miners..2 Plym Marjon SJ......2 Saltash Utd Eagles 2 Central Park Rgs ...0 Morley Rangers......1 Drake Utd Youth.....2 Lydford Foxes ........2
W 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
UNDER-12 HOOD P MAP Junior ............3 AFC Plympton........2 Horrabridge Rgs ....2 Saltash Utd Pumas3 Plym Marjon SJ......3 AC Plymouth .........4 Roborough Youth ..2 YMCA All Saints.....2 Elburton Villa..........0 Saltash Utd Rgs .....1 P’stock Utd Colts ...2 Southgate Colts .....2
W 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 7 0 6 0 6 1 6 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
UNDER-12 VANGUARD P Plym Marjon SM.....3 Ivybridge Town ......2 C’wood M Gal’s ......3 C’wood M Spars ....1 PMAP Kings ...........2 lym Parkway ..........2 Torpoint Ath Youth.2 Elm United ..............3 Drake FC Youth .....1 Railway Beacon .....1 Efford CFC..............2 Tavistock Com ......2
W 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 9 0 6 1 6 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
UNDER-12 WARSPITE P P’stock Utd Colts ...2 C’wood M Dyns......2 Plymouth Utd Yth...3 Tamerton Foliot .....3 Hooe Rovers ..........1 Manstow Youth ......1 SB Frankfort ...........1 YMCA All Saints.....1 Goals S S ................2 Southgate Colts .....2 Keyham Kolts.........4
W 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
D 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
L Pts 0 6 0 4 1 4 1 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 4 0
AJAX JUNIOR 12S P MAP Junior.............2 Ivybridge Town.......1 Tavistock Com Utd 1 Plym P’kway Youth2 Callington Colts .....0 MAP Kings..............0 AFC Plympton .......1 Elburton Villa..........1 Plym P’kway Colts.2
W 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
UNDER-12 ARGUS P Morley Rangers .....2 P’stock Utd Colts ...2 Signal Box ..............1 South Brent ...........1 Activate United.......2 Callington Colts .....2 Woolwell Dyns .......2 Activate Youth .......0 Barne Barton Rgs ..1 Horrabridge Rags ..1 Keyham Kolts.........2 Saltash Utd P’nix ...2
W 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
GIRLS’ UNDER-18 AURORA P Dawlish United.......1 AFC Plympton........1 Hooe Rovers...........2 Bideford AFC..........0 SB Frankfort ...........0 Saltash Youth .........1 Twyford Spartans...1
W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
UNDER-16 LEANDER P Bodmin Youth ........2 SB Frankfort ...........1 YMCA All Saints.....1 AFC Plympton .......2 Elm United ..............0 P’stock Utd Colts ...1 Saltash Youth .........1 Plymouth Aspire ...2
W 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
UNDER-14 VIVID P Ivybridge Town.......2 Plymouth Aspire ....2 Central Park Rgs....1 MAP Junior.............1 Signal Box ..............1 AFC Plympton........1 C’dlewood Miners..1 Plym Trophyman....1 SB Frankfort ...........1 YMCA All Saints.....1 Saltash Youth ........2
W 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Pts 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
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Youth Football results, tables and fixtures RESULTS
PRO DIRECT: SOUTH & WEST COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN Gloucestershire 11, Devon 0.
UNDER-18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOUTH Barnsley 2, Bristol City 1; Bolton Wanderers 3, Charton Athletic 1; Burnley 4, Colchester United 2; Crewe Alexandra 6, Coventry City 0; Huddersfield Town 0, Crystal Palace 4; Hull City 4, Ipswich Town 0; Leeds United 6, Millwall 0; Nottinghamforest 5, QPR 1; Sheffield United 2, Watford 1. P W D LPts Watford......................5 3 1 1 10 Crystal Palace .........5 2 3 0 9 Millwall ......................5 3 0 2 9 Charlton Athletic......5 2 1 2 7 QPR ...........................5 2 0 3 6 Colchester United....5 1 1 3 4 Bristol City................5 1 0 4 3 Cardiff City................3 0 2 1 2 Ipswich Town ...........4 0 1 3 1 Coventry City ...........4 0 0 4 0
DORSET UNDER-18 DIVISION ONE Parley 3, Verwood 2; Ringwood Town 2, Hamworthy 7; Wimborne & Holt 2, Westlands 4. P W D L GD Pts Hamworthy United .....2 2 0 0 6 6 Pole Tn Wx Colts.........1 1 0 0 3 3 Westland Sports .........1 1 0 0 2 3 Parley Sports ..............1 1 0 0 1 3 Wimborne & Holt ........2 0 0 2 -3 0 Verwood Town............2 0 0 2 -4 0 Ringwood Town..........1 0 0 1 -5 0 DIVISION TWO Merley Cobham Sports 0, Stalbridge Youth 2; Milborne Port 1, Corfe Mullen 3; Stalbridge Colts 2, Swanage Town and Herston 4. P W D L GD Pts Swanage & Herston ...2 2 0 0 5 6 Stalbridge Youth.........2 2 0 0 4 6 Rignwood Town ........1 1 0 0 6 3 Corfe Mullen Utd .......2 1 0 1 0 3 Bridport Youth...........0 0 0 0 0 0 Poole Tn Wx Rovers ..0 0 0 0 0 0 Stalbridge Colts ........1 0 0 1 -2 0 Merley Cobham Sp....1 0 0 1 -2 0 Milborne Port ............2 0 0 2 -5 0 Grange Athletic .........1 0 0 1 -6 -0
DORSET GIRLS’ UNDER-15 Broadstone Colts 10, Chickerell United Athletic 0; Merley Cobham Sports 6, Swanage Town & Herston 1. UNDER-13 Merley Cobham Sports 0, Redlands Rebels 10; Poole Town Wessex 20, Redlands Outlaws 0.
SOMERSET FLOODLIGHT PREMIER Bristol Manor Farm 1, Clevedon Town 3; Radstock Town 3, Weston-super-Mare 1; Yate Town 2, Wells City 4. NORTH Longwell Green Sports 2, Brislington 11; Odd Down 2, Bitton 0. SOUTH Glastonbury 3, Cheddar 4; Street 6, Winscombe 5; Welton Rovers 9, Wellington 1.
EXETER & DISTRICT UNDER-16 DIVISION ONE Bradninch Youth 4, Broadclyst Youth 1; Central Youth City 0, Central Rovers 8; City Raiders 4, Colyton 2; Cullompton Rangers 1, Culm Sampford United Tigers 4; Ottery St Mary 0, Stoke Hill 5. UNDER-16 DIVISION TWO Alphington 2, Beacon Knights 1; Brixington Blues 3, Chudleigh Colts 9; Crediton 2, Hemyock 2; Seaton Town 4, Newton St Cyres 3. UNDER-15 DIVISION TWO Moors Youth 3, Cullompton Rangers 4. UNDER-14 DIVISION ONE Exmouth United 17, Brixington Blues 0; Twyford Spartans 1, Alphington 10. UNDER-13 DIVISION ONE Alphington 6, Brixington Blues 1; Central United 4, Cullompton Rangers 1; Culm Sampford United 5, Exmouth United 0; Heavitree 7, Millwey Rise 2; Moors Hawks 5, Pinhoe Spartans 1; Sidmouth Town Vikings Warriors 2, Whipton 1. UNDER-13 DIVISION TWO Central City 7, Colyton 2; Copplestone United 8, Crediton 1; Culm Sampford United Bobcats 2, Exeter Panthers 6; Feniton Flyers 4, Honiton Town 0; Okehampton Argyle 1, Sidmouth Town Vikings Raiders 2; South Molton 8, Twyford Spartans 0. UNDER-13 DIVISION THREE Broadclyst 1, West Hill 9; City Raiders 2, West Exe 10; Hemyock 5, The Spitfires 3. UNDER-12 DIVISION ONE Brixington Blues 2, Sidmouth Town Vikings Warriors 6. UNDER-12 DIVISION TWO Exeter Panthers Pink 1, Central Santos 1.
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PREMIER Bristol Manor Farm 1, Clevedon Town 3. NORTH Longwell Green Sports 2, Brislington 11. SOUTH Glastonbury 3, Cheddar 4; Welton Rovers 9, Wellington 1.
NASH & CO DEVON JUNIOR AND MINOR UNDER-18 CAMBRIDGE Elburton Villa Juniors 2, Tavistock Thistles 0; Hooe Rovers 0, Drake Colts 4 (Gamble, Lawson, Williams, o.g.); Morley Rangers 14, Tamerton Foliot 0; SB Frankfort 2, AFC Plympton 6. UNDER-18 HORSHAM Drake Youth 6 (Greenslade 3, Lawton 3), Railway Beacon 1 (Tucker); Signal Box Youth 2, Signal Box 4; Torpoint Athletic 7, Plymstock United Colts 11.
EAST CORNWALL UNDER-16 PREMIERSHIP St Columb 4, Tregorrick Magic 6. UNDER-15 PREMIERSHIP Bodmin Youth 7, Tintagel 0. UNDER-14 PREMIERSHIP Dobwalls 1, Bodmin Youth 10; Newquay United 11, St Tudy 2. UNDER-13 PREMIERSHIP Biscovey Youth 2, Biscovey Colts 1; Truro City Tigers 3, Tintagel Youth 0. UNDER-12 PREMIERSHIP Biscovey Youth 5, Liskeard Juniors 1; Bodmin Youth 4, Wadebridge Town 2; Bude 7, Charlestown Bears 4; Tregorrick Tigers 6, Newquay Colts 3; Week St Mary 1, St Stepehn Brannel 10. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP Dobwalls 0, Kilkhampton 3.
KERNOW YOUTH UNDER-15 PREMIER Charlestown 6, Hayle 1; Godolphin 5, Helston Harriers 1; Rosudgeon 0, Goonhavern 4. UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP Falmouth United Rangers 4, Troon Harriers 0; Truro City Pythons 8, Newquay Panthers 0. UNDER-14 PREMIER Illogan RBL 3, Falmouth United 3; Perranwell 4, AFC St Austell 2; St Agnes 2, Helston Tigers 3. UNDER-14 CHAMPIONSHIP Perranporth 1, Penzance Asteroids 4; St Ives Town Foxes 3, Hayle 5. UNDER-12 PREMIER Illogan RBL Lions 1, Falmouth United 1; Ludgvan 1, Troon Pythons 1; Truro City Tornadoes 9, Penzance Hotshots 0. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP Falmouth United Rangers 3, Hayle 0; Newquay Rangers 1, St Day Ramblers 2; St Agnes 2, Culdrose Dolphins 6; St Just 3, Grasshoppers 4.
TORBAY PIONEER UNDER-16 DIVISION ONE Newton Town 1, Totnes & Dartington 12. UNDER-12 DIVISION ONE Apollo Red 0, Apollo Black 4; Marldon 7, Kingsteignton Athletic 0; Stoke Gabriel 9, Ipplepen Athletic 0. UNDER-12 DIVISION TWO Barnabas 4, Newton Town 2; KM United 4, Ipplepen Athletic Red 4; Modbury Rovers 0, Paignton Villa 4; Totnes & Dartington 4, Ashburton Youth 1.
DEVON GIRLS UNDER-15 Brixngton Blues 1, Brixham AFC 4; Crediton 1, West Exe 2; Moors Youth 8, Seaton Town 1; Plymouth Phoenix 6, Newton Fire 1. UNDER-13 DIVISION ONE Brixham AFC 2, West Exe 3; Budleigh Salterton 0, Buckland Athletic 6. UNDER-13 DIVISION TWO Newton Fire 7, Moors Youth 1.
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FIXTURES TODAY BRISTOL & GLOUCESTERSHIRE UNDER-18 COMBINATION DIVISION TWO Bromley Heath v Bitton. Stoke Lane Lions v AEK Boco. Thornbury Town v Bristol Central. Whitchurch Sports v Wickwar Wdrs. DIVISION THREE Frampton v Avonmouth Youth. Keynsham Town v St Nicholas. Longwell Green v Southmead Com’. Port of Bristol v Thornbury Town.
DEVON COUNTY UNDER-18 NORTH Alphington v Okehampton Argyle. Feniton v Crediton. Holsworthy v Topsham Town. SOUTH Ashburton v Pinhoe Spartans Sharks. Clyst Valley v Exmouth Town. Newton Abbot Spurs v Buckland Ath. Stoke Gabriel v Heavitree United.
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UNDER-18 CAMBRIDGE AFC Plympton v Tavistock Thistles. Morley Rangers v Drake Colts. SB Frankfort v Hooe Rovers. Tamterton Foliot v Tavistock CFC. UNDER-18 HORSHAM Drake v Keyham Kolts. Railway Beacon v Plymstock Utd Colts. Signal Box v Signal Box Youth. Torpoint Athletic v Elburton Villa.
DORSET MINI-SOCCER UNDER-TEN POOL A Redlands Rebels v Bridport Youth. Wool & Winfrith v Melcombe Regis. UNDER-TEN POOL B Corfe Mullen Utd v Lilliput. Lytchett & Upton RT v Poole Tn Wx. Wimborne & Holt v Branksome U Yth. UNDER-TEN POOL C Chickerell Utd Ath v Redlands Bandits. Melcombe Regis v Portland United. Weymouth v Dorchester Tn Raiders. Weymouth Coug’s v Chickerell U Yth. UNDER-TEN POOL D Bl’ford Wasps White v Gillingham Trojans. Shaftsbury Rockies v Sturm Marshall. Sturm Newton v Blandford Wasps. UNDER-TEN POOL F Broadstone v Longfleet Lions. Lytchett & U RT v Sturm Marsh’ Warr’s. Verwood v Boscombe Polonia. UNDER-TEN POOL G AFC Chesil Raiders v Bere Regis. Dorchester Swifts v Harlequin & West’. Weymouth Cougars v Chickerell Utd. UNDER-NINE POOL A Bridport Youth v Chickerell Utd Youth. Maiden Newton v Melcombe Regis. Redlands Rebels v Dorchester Mag’s. UNDER-NINE POOL B Longfleet Lions v Branksome United. Lytchett & Upton RT v Cranborne Yth. UNDER-NINE POOL C Broadstone Colts v Corfe Mullen Utd. Dexter Sports v Liliput Giants. Blue Poole Tn Wessex v Blandford Utd Yth. UNDER-NINE POOL D Merley Cobham v Blandford United.. UNDER-NINE POOL E Chickerell Utd Ath v Portland United. Dorchester Stars v Portland Utd Sp. Weymouth Coug’s v AFC Chesil Vipers. UNDER-NINE POOL F Shaftsbury Rockies v Sherborne Tn. South Cheriton v Stalbridge Youth. Sturm Newton U v Gillingham Galacticos. UNDER-NINE POOL G Longfleet Tigers v Wimborne Town. Lytchett & Upton RT v Poole Wx Rovs. UNDER-EIGHT POOL A Broadstone Jets v Wimborne & Holt. Lytchett & U RT v Broadstone Rockets. UNDER-EIGHT POOL B Chickerell Utd Yth v Dorchester Dyn’s. Melcombe Regis v Redlands Rebels. Wool & Winfrith Ph’nix v Bridport Yth. UNDER-EIGHT POOL C Branksome United v Merley Cobham. Dexter Sports v Broadstone Spitfires. UNDER-EIGHT POOL D Blandford U Yth v Sturm Newton Utd. Shaftsbury Rockies v Gillingham Tn. UNDER-EIGHT POOL F Dexter Lions v Lytchett & Upton RT. Longfleet Lions v GPS JSC. UNDER-EIGHT POOL G Dexeter Leopards v Wool & Winfrith. Lilliput Giants v Swanage & Herston. UNDER-SEVEN POOL A AFC Chesil Wizards v Portland Utd. Maiden Newton v Bridport Youth. UNDER-SEVEN POOL B Chickerell Utd v Weymouth Cougars. Portland U Sports v Redlands Rebels. UNDER-SEVEN POOL C Broadstone Jets v Broadstone Rockets. Dexter Panthers v Longfleet Lions. Lytchett & Upton RT v Dexter Sports. UNDER-SEVEN POOL D Blandford Utd Yth v Sturm Marshall. GPS JSC v Dexter Sports Tigers.
EAST CORNWALL UNDER-15 PREMIERSHIP Tintagel v Looe Town. St Dennis v Grampound. Wadebridge Town v Bodmin. UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP Pensilva v Liskeard Juniors. Probus v AFC St Blazey. UNDER-14 PREMIERSHIP Bodmin v Launceston. Perranporth Hornets v Dobwalls. Wadebridge Town v Newquay United. UNDER-13 PREMIERSHIP Biscovey Youth v Truro City Tigers. Charlestown Challengers v Biscovey. Tintagel v Wadebridge Town. UNDER-13 CHAMPIONSHIP Liskeard v AC Tregorrick. Pensilva v Bodmin Youth. Probus v Looe Town. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP AFC St Blazey Blades v Dobwalls. Kilkhampton v Probus. St Mawgan v Looe Town.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA UNDER-13 CUP FIRST ROUND AEK Boco v Rockleaze Rangers. Avon Athletic v Bradley Stoke Whites. Bish’ Cleeve Rov’s v Charlton Rov’s Blues. Cam Everside B’cudas v Bish’ Cleeve Utd. Ch’down P’thers Alb’ v L’hampton Lemurs. Ch’down P’thers Maverick v S’th Cerney. Cinderford Town v FC Lakeside Reds.
FC Lakeside Whites v Frampton. FC St Leonards v C’down P’thers Rov’s. Gala Wilton v Hucclecote Hawks. Gotherington Jun’s v Tewkesbury Pumas. Longlevens v Lydney Town. Longwell G SC v Bristol Rovers SC. Lydney Town Tigers v Wotton Rovers. Mangotsfield United v Coalpit Heath. Northleach Rams v Rowanfield Rov’s. Rising Stars v Broadwell Am’s Clarets. Shirehampton Colts v Stoke Lane Lions. St Nicholas v Bristol City JS. Tuffley Ro’s Blues v Abbeymead Ch’tahs. Yate Utd v Warmley Rangers Whites.
KERNOW YOUTH Under-16 Premier Culdrose Typh’s v Culdrose Cyclones. Helston Rangers v Truro City Rattlers. Illogan RBL v Penzance Raiders. St Agnes v St Day Miners. Wendron Wizards v Newquay Galaxy. UNDER-15 PREMIER Charlestown v Culdrose Tigers. Falmouth United v Hayle. Helston Harriers v Goonhavern. Rosudgeon v Illogan RBL. UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP Newquay Panth’s v Falmouth U Rgs. Penzance Meteors v Truro City Pythons. Troon Harriers v Wendron Wolves. UNDER-13 PREMIER Culdrose Merlins v Penzance Predators. Ludgvan v St Ives Jaguars. St Agnes v Goonhavern. UNDER-13 CHAMPIONSHIP Falmouth Utd Rgs v Godolphin. Illogan RBL Ath v Troon Falcons. St Just v Illogan RBL Warriors. UNDER-12 PREMIERSHIP Newquay United v Truro Tornados. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP Culdrose Dolphins v St Just. UNDER-12 CONFERENCE Godolphin v Culdrose Seehawks.
SOMERSET FA UNDER-14 LEWIN CUP FIRST ROUND Bath Arsenal Falcons Red v Larkhall Ath. B’water Wol’s Madrid v M’somer Norton. Fry Club Junior v Ashton Youth. Highridge Utd v Winscombe Junior. Minehead AFC v Keynsham Tn Junior. Priory Rangers v Axbridge Saxon. St Vallier v Hutton Juniors. Staplegrove Sinners v Tone Youth.
TORBAY PIONEER YOUTH UNDER-16 DIVISION ONE Broadmeadow STFC v Dartmouth. Newton Town v Ipplepen Athletic. Totnes & Dartington v Marldon Blue. UNDER-15 DIVISION ONE Broadmeadow STFC v Exmouth Am’s. Brixham AFC v Kingskerswell & Ch’. Newton Abbot Spurs v Stoke Gabriel. UNDER-15 DIVISION TWO KM United v Torquay Academy Sp. UNDER-14 DIVISION ONE Kingskerswell Colts v Liverton Utd. Marldon v Stoke Gabriel Red. Stoke Gabriel Blue v Bovey Tracey. Watcombe Wdrs v Torquay Academy. UNDER-14 DIVISION TWO Discoveries Jets v Chudleigh Ath. KM United v Kingsteignton Athletic. South Brent v Watcombe Wanderers. UNDER-13 DIVISION ONE Dawlish Utd Madrid v Ipplepen Ath. Stoke Gabriel v Newton Town. Torquay Academy Sports v Marldon. UNDER-13 DIVISION TWO Bovey Tracey v KM United. Discoveries Flyers v Chudleigh Ath. Dawlish Utd Barca v Marldon Blue. Ugborough v Broadmeadow Chiefs. UNDER-12 DIVISION ONE Bovey Tracey v WBB. Brixham AFC v Stoke Gabriel. Kingsteignton Athletic v Apollo Red. Torquay Academy v Apollo Black. UNDER-12 DIVISION TWO Ashburton v Modbury Rovers. Bovey Tracey Tornadoes v Paignton Villa. Broadmeadow STFC v Barnabas. Newton Town v KM United. Ipplepen Ath Red v Totnes & Dart’.
TAUNTON YOUTH UNDER-15 DIVISION ONE Tone Youth Wasps v Bishops Lydeard.
WEST COUNTRY CLEANING NORTH DEVON YOUTH UNDER-15 Bideford AFC v Barnstaple Colts. Blues & Appledore v Torridgeside. Braunton Wanderers v Holsworthy Yth. Bude Town v Blues & Appledore Jun. Hatherleigh Youth v South Molton.
MONDAY SOMERSET FLOODLIGHT NORTH Brislington v Odd Down. Longwell Green v Keynsham Town.
TUESDAY SOMERSET FLOODLIGHT SOUTH Winscombe v Glastonbury.
EAST CORNWALL UNDER-13 CHAMPIONSHIP Looe Town v Liskeard Juniors.
WEDNESDAY SOMERSET FLOODLIGHT
NORTH Oldland Abbotonians v Ashton & Backwell.
THURSDAY SOMERSET FLOODLIGHT NORTH Bitton v Almondsbury. SOUTH Cheddar v Street.
SATURDAY DORSET GIRLS’ UNDER-18 Verwood v Chickerell United. UNDER-15 Chickerell United v Shaftsbury Rockies. Gillingham Town v Chickerell United Athletic. Longfleet Lionesses v Swanage Tn & Herston. Merley Cobham Sports v Broadstone. Poole Town Wessex v Verwood. UNDER-13 Dorchester Town v Broadstone. Longfleet Lionesses v Bournemouth Sports. Merley Cobham Sports v Verwood. Poole Town Wessex v Shaftsbury Rockies. Redlands Bandits v Redlands Rebels. Redlands Outlaws v Wool & Winfrith.
NASH & CO DEVON JUNIOR AND MINOR UNDER-16 ARDENT MAP Juniors v AFC Plympton. Plymouth Kolts v Elburton Villa. Plymouth Marjon v Tavistock CFC. Tamerton Foliot v SB Frankfort. UNDER-16 HOWE Activate v Saltash Youth. Chaddlewood Miners v Sporting Lipson. Lakeside Athletic v Ivybridge Town. Southgate Colts v Modbury Rovers. UNDER-16 RODNEY Callington Colts v Signal Box. Efford CFC v YMCA All Saints. Horrabridge Rangers v Edgemoor Blues. Hooe Rovers v Chaddlewood Miners Clarets. Torpoint Athletic v Morley Rangers. UNDER-15 ANSON AFc Plympton v Plymouth Marjon. Bodmin Youth v Elburton Villa. Elm United v Plymouth Kolts. MAP Juniors v St Cleer. Plymouth Marjon St Mark v Ivybridge Town. UNDER-15 DEFIANCE Looe Town v Efford CFC. Plymouth Trophyman v Tamerton Foliot. SB Frankfort v Tavistock CFC. Torpoint Athletic v Saltash United. UNDER-15 ROYAL OAK Drake Youth v Chaddlewood Miners. Hooe Rovers v Belliver. Keyham Kolts v Manstow. Lakeside Athletic v Saltash Youth. YMCA All Saints Hawks v Manstow Youth. UNDER-14 GRENVILLE Chaddlewood Miners v Lakeside Athletic. Ivybridge Town v Tavistock CFC Red. MAP Kings v AFC Plympton. Plymstock Utd Colts v Plymouth Marjon St John. UNDER-14 PLYMOUTH Elburton Villa v Saltash Youth. Manstow Youth v Torpoint Athletic. Plymstock United Colts v Tavistock CFC Black. YMCA All Saints v SB Frankfort. UNDER-14 RALEIGH Elm United v Signal Box. Keyham Kolts v Plymouth Kolts. Polperro Youth v SB Frankfort. Plymstock United Colts v Railway Beacon. UNDER-13 ASTOR Drake United v Drake Senior. Elburton Villa v AFC Plympton. Ivybridge Town v Saltash United Falcons. MAP Kings v Tavistock CFC. Plymstock Utd Colts Yth v Plymstock Utd Colts. UNDER-13 HERMES Callington Colts v SB Frankfort. Plymouth Marjon St Mark v Looe Town. Saltash Youth v Southgate Colts. YMCA All Saints v Keyham Kolts. UNDER-13 SCOTT Activate v Saltash United Eagles. Chaddlewood Miners v Drake Colts. Horrabridge Rangers v Drake United. Plymouth Marjon St John v Morley Rangers. Signal Box v Railway Beacon. UNDER-12 HOOD AC Plymouth v Saltash United Rangers. AFC Plympton v Plymstock United Colts. Horrabridge Rangers v Saltash United Pumas. Roborough v Plymouth Marjon St John. YMCA All Saints v Elburton Villa. UNDER-12 VANGUARD Drake v Chaddlewood Miners Galacticos. Efford CFC v Chaddlewood Miners Spartans. Ivybridge Town v Railway Beacon. MAP Kings v Plymouth Marjon St Mark. Plymouth Parkway v Torpoint Athletic. Tavistock CFC v Elm United. UNDER-12 WARSPITE Hooe Rovers v Tamerton Foliot. Keyham Kolts v Goals Soccer School. Manstow v Plymouth United Youth. SB Frankfort v Plymstock United Colts. YMCA All Saints Hawks v Southgate Colts. AJAX JUNIOR AFC Plympton v Tavistock CFC Red. Elburton Villa v Callington Colts. MAP Juniors v Plymouth Parkway. Plymouth Parkway Colts v Ivybridge Town.
NASH & CO DEVON JUNIOR AND MINOR GIRLS UNDER-15 LEANDER Bodmin United v Saltash United. Elm United v Plymstock United Colts. SB Frankfort v AFC Plympton. YMCA All Saints v Plymouth Aspire.
UNDER-13 VIVID AFC Plympton v Central Park Rangers. Chaddlewood Miners v YMCA All Saints. Ivybridge Town v Plymouth Trophyman. MAP Juniors v Plymouth Aspire. Saltash Youth v SB Frankfort.
EXETER & DISTRICT UNDER-16 DIVISION ONE Bradninch v Colyton Youth. Exmouth Town v City Raiders. UNDER-15 DIVISION ONE Central United v Colyton Redsocks. Heavitree v Axminster Town. Sidmouth Tn Vikings Warriors v Alphington. Twyford Spartans v St Martins. UNDER-15 DIVISION TWO Brixington Blues v Sidmouth Vikings Raiders. Moors Youth v Cullompton Rangers. Okehampton Argyle v Budleigh Salterton. West Exe v Wonford Galaxy. UNDER-15 DIVISION THREE Broadclyst v Dawlish United. Cheriton Fitzpaine v Crediton Youth. City Raiders v Copplestone United Rangers. Exeter Allstars v Ottery St Mary. UNDER-14 DIVISION ONE Exeter Panthers v Cullompton Rangers. Exmouth United v Central Youth. Heavitree United v Brixington Blues. Lympstone Youth v Alphington Youth. St Martins v Twyford Spartans. UNDER-14 DIVISION TWO Central Redstar v Sidmouth Vikings Warriors. Copplestone Cobras v Okehampton Argyle. West Hill Juniors v Seaton Town. UNDER-14 DIVISION THREE Cranbrook United v West Exe Youth. Feniton Youth v Sidmouth Vikings Raiders. Honiton Town v Moors Youth. Whipton Youth v Twyford Spartans. UNDER-13 DIVISION TWO Central Youth v South Molton. UNDER-12 DIVISION ONE Crediton Galaxy v Exeter Panthers. Moors Youth v Exmouth United. North Tawton v Moors Eagles. Sidmouth Vikings Warriors v Alphington Youth. West Exe v Whipton Youth. UNDER-12 DIVISION TWO Central Santos v West Hill Juniors. Okehampton Argyle v Culm Sampford Lions. Ottery St Mary v Cullompton Rangers. Seaton Town v Copplestone United Sharks. Stoke Hill Juniors v Central Galaxy. UNDER-12 DIVISION THREE Dawlish United Foxes v West Exe Rangers. Millway Rise v Honiton Town. St Martins v Crediton Cosmos. The Spitfires v Dawlish United. Twyford Spartans v Colyton Youth.
KERNOW YOUTH UNDER-14 PREMIER Helston Tigers v Falmouth Rangers. UNDER-13 PREMIERSHIP St Day Tinners v Falmouth United. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP St Agnes v St Just.
NEXT SUNDAY BRISTOL & GLOUCESTERSHIRE UNDER-18 COMBINATION DIVISION ONE Cadbury Heath v Brislington Juniors. Chipping Sodbury v Saltford Stars. Fry Club v Longwell Green Sports Club. Lebaq United v Warmley Rangers. Mangotsfield United v Cribbs. DIVISION TWO AEK Boco v Bristol Central. Downend Saints v Rockleaze Rangers. Whitchurch Sports v Thornbury Town. Wickwar Wanderers v Bromley Heath Utd. DIVISION THREE Avonmouth v Keynsham Town. Port of Bristol v Southmead Town. Severnvale United v Nicholas Wanderers. St Nicholas v Longwell Green Sports Club. Thornbury Town v Frampton.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA UNDER-14 CUP FIRST ROUND Abbeymead Rovers Eagles v Cinderford Town. Bishops Cleeve Colts v Churchdown Panthers. Bristol Central v Stoke Lane Athletic Tigers. Bristol City JS v Bradley Stoke Wasps. Broadwell Amateurs v Whitecroft. Cam Everside v Charlton Rovers Blues. Cinderford Town Colts v Hardwicke Rangers. Gala Wilton v Churchdown Panthers Colts. Gotherington Jun’s v Leckhampton Rov Harriers. Leckhampton Rov Meteors v Brockworth Albion. Longlevens v Bishops Cleeve Colts Rovers. Rockleaze Rangers v St Vallier. Rowanfield Rovers v Frampton. Shirehampton Colts v Lawrence Weston Colts. Stonehouse Town v FC Lakeside Reds. Tuffley Rovers Clarets v Charlton Rovers Reds. Warmley Rangers v Yate United. Wotton Rovers v Cirencester Town Hutchison. Yate United Juniors v AEK Boco.
DORSET MINI-SOCCER UNDER-TEN POOL A Dorchester Town Magpies v Redlands Rebels. Melcombe Regis v Bridport Youth. UNDER-TEN POOL B Branksome Utd v Lytchett & Upton Thunders. Corfe Mullen United v Wimborne & Holt. Lilliput v Poole Town Wessex Rovers. UNDER-TEN POOL C Dorchester Town Raiders v Chickerell Utd Ath. Melcombe Regis v Weymouth. Portland United v Redlands Bandits. UNDER-TEN POOL D Blandford United Wasps v Shaftsbury Rockies. Blandford Utd Wasps White v Sturm Newton U. Gillingham Town Trojans v Sturm Marshall.
UNDER-TEN POOL F Boscombe Polonia v Lytchett & Upton Lightning. Broadstone v Verwood Town. Longfleet Lions v Sturm Marshall Warriors. UNDER-TEN POOL G AFC Chesil Raptors v Weymouth Cougars. Bere Regis v Harlequin & Weston Sports. Chickerell United Youth v Dorchester Swifts. UNDER-NINE POOL A Bridport v Redlands Rebels. Chickerell United v Melcombe Regis. Dorchester Magpies v Maiden Newton. UNDER-NINE POOL B Broadstone v Longfleet Lions. Cranborne Youth v Branksome United Youth. UNDER-NINE POOL C Blandford United v Dexter Sports. Broadstone Colts v Poole Town Wessex Colts. Corfe Mullen United v Lilliput GIants Blue. UNDER-NINE POOL D Lilliput Giants Red v Merley Cobham Sports. Longfleet Cubs v Blandford United. UNDER-NINE POOL E AFC Chesil Vipers v Dorchester Town Stars. Chickerell United Athletic v Weymouth Cougars. Portland United v Portland United Sports. UNDER-NINE POOL F Gillingham Galacticos v South Cheriton. Shaftsbury Rockies v Sturminster Newton. Sherborne Town v Stalbridge Youth. UNDER-NINE POOL G Poole Town Wessex Rovers v Longfleet Tigers. Wimborne Town v Lytchett & Upton Thunders. UNDER-EIGHT POOL A Poole Town Wessex Colts v Broadstone Jets. Wimborne & Holt v Lytchett & Upton Lightning. UNDER-EIGHT POOL B Bridport Youth v Melcombe Regis. Chickerell United v Wool & WInfrith Phoenix. Dorchester Dynamos v Redlands Rebels. UNDER-EIGHT POOL C Longfleet Cubs v Branksome United. Merley Cobham v Dexter Sports. UNDER-EIGHT POOL D Sturminster Marshall v Blandford United. Sturminster Newton v Shaftsbury Rockies. UNDER-EIGHT POOL F Lytchett & Upton Thunders v Dexter Lions. Lytchett & Upton Tornadoes v Longfleet Lions. UNDER-EIGHT POOL G Swanage Town & Herston v Dexter Leopards. Wool & WInfrith Colts v Lilliput Giants. UNDER-SEVEN POOL A Melcombe Regis v AFC Chesil Wizards. Portland United v Maiden Newton Youth. UNDER-SEVEN POOL B Redlands Rebels v Chickerell United Youth. Weymouth Cougars v Portland United Sports. UNDER-SEVEN POOL C Broadstone Jets v Lytchett & Upton Thunders. Broadstone Rockets v Longfleet Lions. Dexter Sports v Dexter Panthers. UNDER-SEVEN POOL D Lytchett & Upton Lightning v Blandford Stars. Sturminster Marshall v GPS JSC.
SOMERSET FA UNDER-15 CUP FIRST ROUND Backwell Athletic v Mangotsfield United. Bath Arsenal Pumas v Merriott Scorpions Brislington Junior v Bath City Youth. Chew Valley v Tone Youth Wasps. Hutton Juniors v Keynsham Town Junior. Larkhall Athletic Ospreys v Saltford Stars. Nailsea United v Chilcompton Sports. Wembdon Saints v Bridgwater Wol’s Predators. Winscombe Junior v Purnell Sports.
CORNWALL COUNTY UNDER-15 CUP FIRST ROUND Bodmin Youth v Launceston Youth. Bude Town Youth v Falmouth United. Charlestown Youth v Looe Town. Charlestown Tigers v Godolphin Atlantic. Falmouth United Rangers v Culdrose Tigers. Grasshoppers Youth v Threemilestone Tigers. Saltash Youth v Rosudgeon & Kenneggy. St Cleer Youth v Saltash United Juniors. St Dennis Youth v Helston Athletic Harriers. Torpoint Athletic v Newquay Panthers. Troon AFC Harriers v Illogan RBL. Truro City Pythons v Hayle Youth.
DEVON COUNTY UNDER-18 NORTH Crediton Youth v Okehampton Argyle. Feniton Youth v Topsham Town. Holsworty v SAS Soccer Club. SOUTH Exmouth Town v Stoke Gabriel. Heavitree United v Ashburton Youth. Pinhoe Spartans Sharks v Newton Abbot Sp’s.
NASH & CO DEVON JUNIOR AND MINOR UNDER-18 SOUTHWAY MEMORIAL CUP Elburton Villa v Plymstock United Colts. Keyham Kolts v Torpoint Athletic. Signal Box v Railway Beacon. RAY PHYLIS KNOX UNDER-18 CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL CUP Hooe Rovers v Tavistock CFC. Lakeside Athletic v Elburton Villa. Tamerton Foliot v Drake Colts. Tavistock Thistles v Morley Rangers. UNDER-18 CAMBRIDGE AFC Plympton v SB Frankfort.
EAST CORNWALL UNDER-16 PREMIERSHIP Bodmin Youth v Camelford. Charlestown Titans v St Columb. UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP Charlestown v Pensilva. Liskeard Juniors v Probus.
UNDER-14 PREMIERSHIP Launceston v Dobwalls. Tregorrick Terriers v Perranporth Hornets. UNDER-13 CHAMPIONSHIP Biscovey v Probus. UNDER-12 PREMIERSHIP Bodmin Youth v Week St Mary. Charlestown Bears v Tregorrick Tigers. Liskeard Juniors v Bude. Newquay Colts v St Stephen Brannel. Wadebridge Town v Biscovey Youth. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP AFC St Blazey United v St Mawgan. Kilkhampton v AFC St Blazey Blades. Looe Town v Probus.
KERNOW YOUTH UNDER-16 PREMIER Helston Rangers v Wendron Wizards. Newquay Galaxy v Culdrose Cyclones. Penzance Raiders v Hayle. St Agnes AFC v Illogan RBL. St Day Miners v Culdrose Typhoons. UNDER-14 PREMIER AFC St Austell v Grasshoppers Pirates. St Day Pilgrims v Illogan RBL. UNDER-14 CHAMPIONSHIP Culdrose Lynx v Helston Hurricanes. Penzance Asteroids v St Ives Town Foxes. Hayle v Wendron. UNDER-13 PREMIER Goonhavern v Ludgvan. Illogan RBL v St Agnes AFC. Penzance Predators v Truro City Titans. St Ives Town Jaguars v Helston Hammers. UNDER-13 CHAMPIONSHIP Godolphin v Illogan RBL Athletic. Newquay Rangers v St Just. Troon Falcons v Newquay Athletic Youth. Wendron Athletic v Wendron Reds. UNDER-12 PREMIER Falmouth United v Ludgvan. Newquay United v Illogan RBL Lions. Penzance Hotshots v Goonhavern. Troon Pythons v Helston Vipers. UNDER-12 CHAMPIONSHIP Culdrose Dolphins v Newquay Rangers. St Day Ramblers v Hayle.
TORBAY PIONEER YOUTH UNDER-16 DIVISION ONE Ipplepen Athletic v Bovey Tracey. Galmpton v Dartmouth AFC. Marldon Blue v Broadmeadow STFC. UNDER-15 DIVISION ONE Brixham AFC v Broadmeadow STFC. Exmouth Amateurs v Newton Abbot Spurs. Kingskerswell & Chelston v Stoke Gabriel. UNDER-15 DIVISION TWO Torquay Academy Sports v Newton Town. Ugborough v KM United. UNDER-14 DIVISION ONE Buckland Athletic v Torquay Academy Sports. Liverton United v Watcombe Wanderers. Marldon v Stoke Gabriel Blue. Stoke Gabriel Red v Kingskerswell Colts. UNDER-14 DIVISION TWO Ashburton Youth v Discoveries Jets, KM United v South Brent. UNDER-13 DIVISION ONE Ipplepen Athletic v Brixham Blues. Newton Town v Dawlish United Madrid. Stoke Gabriel v Torquay Academy Sports. UNDER-13 DIVISION TWO Bovey Tracey v Discoveries Flyers. Chudleigh Athletic v Dawlish United Barca. KM United v Broadmeadow STFC. Marldon Blue v Ugborough. UNDER-12 DIVISION ONE Apollo Red v Ipplepen Athletic White. Marldon v Brixham AFC. Stoke Gabriel v Bovey Tracey. Torquay Academy Sports v Kingsteignton Ath. UNDER-12 DIVISION TWO Bovey Tracey Tornadoes v Baranbas. KM United v Broadmeadow STFC. Modbury Rovers v Ipplepen Athletic Red. Paignton Villa v Ashburton Youth. Totnes & Dartington v Newton Town.
WEST COUNTRY CLEANING NORTH DEVON YOUTH UNDER-16 Bideford AFc v Ilfracombe Town. Kilkhampton Yth v Bideford Blues & Appledore. South Molton v Braunton Wanderers. UNDER-15 Barnstaple Colts v Bideford Blues & Appledore. Bideford & Appledore Junior v Fremington. Holsworthy v Bude Town. South Molton v Braunton Wanderers. Torridgeside v Hatherleigh Youth. UNDER-14 A Bideford Blues & Appledore v Barnstaple. Bideford & Appledore Junior v Morwenstow. Braunton Wanderers v Eastside Youth. UNDER-14 B Braunton Wanderers v Bideford & Appledore. Bude Town v South Molton. Fremington Youth v Hatherleigh Youth. UNDER-15 GIRLS Bideford Blues & Appledore v Barnstaple Yth. Bradworthy v SAS Soccer Club. Fremington v Ilfracombe Town. UNDER-13 GIRLS Bradworthy v Bideford AFC. Crediton v SAS Soccer Club. Fremington v Ilfracombe Town.
DEVON GIRLS UNDER-15 Moors Youth v Brixham AFC. Newton Fire v West Exe. Plainmoor v Seaton Town. UNDER-13 DIVISION ONE Buckland Athletic v Millway Rise. Budleigh Salterton v Brixham AFC. SB Frankfort v West Exe Youth. UNDER-12 Galmpton United v Newton Fire. Moors Youth v Plymouth Phoenix. SB United v West Exe.
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SEPTEMBER 17 2017 SPORTS INDEPENDENT 63
INSIDE Nowell very happy with start to new campaign
Rugby
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Index
TODD SEEKS RULES LOOK PAGE 71
AWAY WOES AT WELFORD PAGE 71
LAM HOPES FOR BETTER PAGE 67
PIRATES EYE OPENING WIN PAGE 68
TRIBUTE PAID TO LOVELL PAGE 69
ALL BLACKS LEFT ANGRY PAGE 68 Ruan Ackermann of Gloucester is tackled during their Aviva Premiership clash with Leicester Tigers at Welford Road
PICTURE: ROBBIE STEPHENSON / JMP
First-half disaster Gloucester leave too big a hill to climb
CINDERFORD RUN RIOT PAGE 70
CHARD HELD TO DRAW PAGE 71
AWAY JOY FOR THORNS PAGE 72 Gloucester’s Matt Scott passes the ball out of the back of his hand PICTURE: ROBBIE STEPHENSON / JMP
RESULTS, FIXTURES AND TABLES PAGE 93
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Exeter Chiefs Chiefs return to top after quality display on road WORCESTER WARRIORS 10 EXETER CHIEFS 41 Aviva Premiership Nigel Walrond at Sixways A five-metre scrum in the dying moments of this game at Sixways said all you needed to know about Exeter. The Warriors had opted for the set piece after being awarded a penalty following a period of pressure on the Exeter line. The Chiefs were 41-10 up, the game was over, and it would not have really mattered if they had conceded another score, but the Exeter players approached their task as if it was the first minute of the game, or the closing crucial seconds of a Twickenham final. A tremendous shove by the forwards saw them gain a penalty of their own from referee Ian Tempest, and the players celebrated as if they had scored a match-winning try. It just showed the intense desire, passion and commitment there is amongst this squad of players put together by Rob Baxter, despite almost a whole starting XV currently sitting on the treatment table. It does not matter who the Chiefs bring in to the line-up, they all buy into the same team ethos. It is still incredibly early in the season, but judging by what we have seen so far this campaign, there is no Twickenham hangover and you would be a brave man to bet against the Chiefs returning to English rugby headquarters next May. Equally, you would be a brave man to bet against the Warriors spending the whole season in a relegation dogfight. For large parts of this game they could just not live with the relentless pressure Exeter put them under, and the final scoreline could have been even more emphatic if Olly Woodburn not had a try ruled out for a marginal knock-on by Dave Dennis in the build-up at the end of the first quarter; if they had not messed up two five-metre line-outs; and if Lachie Turner had managed to hang on to a scoring pass from St Townsend early in the second half. Warriors did have a good spell soon after the break, no doubt off the back of a half-time dressing room roasting, but Exeter limited them to one try in that period, before piling on more agony. It was very hard to pick out an Exeter man of the match, as there were impressive displays right across the board. But young back rower Sam Simmonds again caught the eye with two more tries, to take him to four for the season, seven in his last 10 Premiership games, and 11 in 15 matches in all competitions; Gareth Steenson was magnificent with the
boot, slotting all seven shots at goal, no matter where he was kicking from on the field, and also had a good all-round game; Henry Slade showed some classy touches; while Woodburn was also heavily involved in everything. The one big downside again was injuries to Phil Dollman (calf), Jack Yeandle, Woodburn and Ian Whitten, and it remains to be seen whether they will be fit for next Sunday’s Sandy Park showdown with Wasps in a repeat of the 2017 Premiership final. Steenson and Worcester replacement Sam Olver exchanged penalties at Sixways to leave it all tied up at 3-3, before Simmonds bagged his first touchdown after almost a carbon copy move of Jack Nowell’s Twickenham try last May had just failed to unlock the home defence. Nowell added the second himself after a basketball-style pass from scrum-half Nic White, and a third came right on the stroke of half-time when lock Jonny Hill scored his first try for the club after Woodburn had drawn the cover, following Slade’s initial mazy run. Steenson converted all three for a 24-3 interval lead, but Worcester stormed out of the blocks at the start of the second period and were rewarded with a try by 21-stone prop Biyi Alo, improved by Olver. However, Steenson kicked a penalty to put Exeter three scores clear again, and further tries by Woodburn – after a superb chip over the defence by Slade and a gather and pass by Whitten – and Simmonds, with Steenson once more adding the extras, ensured the Chiefs’ place at the summit of the table, at least until Newcastle and Wasps played late last night and today respectively. Worcester: Try: Alo; Con: Olver; Pen: Olver. Worcester: J Adams; P Humphreys, J Willison, B Te’o, B Heem; T Heathcote (S Olver 11, J Shillcock 53), J Arr (P Stringer 63); R Bower (E Waller 53), J Singleton (J Taufete’e h/t), B Alo (G Milasinovich 53); D O’Callaghan (capt, C Scotland-Williamson 61), P Phillips; M Cox, S Lewis (A Faosiliva 42-53, 56), GJ Van Velze. Exeter: Try: S Simmonds (2), Nowell, Hill, Woodburn; Cons: Steenson (5); Pens: Steenson (2). Exeter Chiefs: P Dollman (L Turner h/t); J Nowell, H Slade, I Whitten (M Bodilly 63), O Woodburn (S Townsend 70); G Steenson, N White (S Townsend 47-56); C Rimmer (B Moon 50), J Yeandle (capt, E Taione 42), T Francis (H Williams 50); M Lees, J Hill (S Skinner 57); D Dennis (M Kvesic 61), D Armand, S Simmonds. Yellow card – Exeter: Townsend 77. Attendance: 7,003. Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU).
Exeter Chiefs’ Sam Simmonds is tackled by Worcester’s Sam Lewis during the Aviva Premiership match at Sixways Stadium PICTURE: David Davies/PA
Hepher ‘chuffed’ with his players after Sixways win Exeter Chiefs head coach Ali Hepher was delighted with the motivation and desire his side showed as they won 41-10 at Worcester Warriors, writes Nigel Walrond. They were committed to the cause from the first minute to the last and looked every bit the side who won the Premiership title last season. ‘We have talked a lot about our attitude and how we would rock up for this season, and also for this game, and we saw that in abundance,” said Hepher. “We made them fight for all the points they got, and we saw that right through until the end, and the scrum penalty we won at the end of the game on our own line was a fantastic way to sign off the match, and I am really pleased with the guys.” Hepher added: “An important part of what we do is try and keep the tempo in the game and try and work sides, and hopefully we beat them with a bit of quality as well, but it
gives you that back-up of being able to fatigue sides as well and take advantage of that later on in the game. “The important thing was they didn’t score easily, and had to work for that, and when we got our opportunities we started to exert some pressure on their line. “We would like to have converted a couple more opportunities we had, and that is an important area for us to focus on going into bigger challenges like Wasps and Leicester coming up. “We are pleased with where we are. It was important for us to come to Worcester and be hungry for the game, and we were, and we couldn’t be more chuffed with the guys.” The one downside of the evening was further injury problems for an already depleted squad, and Hepher said: “I think it is inevitable in this early part of the season that you do tend to pick up some. “With the intensity and physical-
ity we want to play with, we are also at risk there. ‘But we can’t worry about that. We have got to play our physical rugby and make sure we are physical in this early part of the season, and that provides us with a foundation to kick on and try and win some trophies. “We have got a few guys who will be back soon, we might have lost a couple tonight, but we will patch them up and get them out there again. “It is a strong squad, and whoever takes to that field knows they have got to put in a performance to keep hold of that shirt.” Next up is a visit on Sunday (3.00 pm) from Wasps, who Exeter beat in the Premiership final in May, and Hepher said: “It just adds to the spice a little bit. We are both good sides, and we have thrown up some pretty good encounters against each other over the last few years.”
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Ball-in-play time is rising as new directives entice teams to play more rugby TALKING RUGBY
Neale Harvey remiership rugby players reckon they are pretty fit. Well, according to leading referee Wayne Barnes, those fitness levels are set to be tested to the max as a result of the new directives around the scrum and ruck areas this season. With hooking now mandatory and tacklers having to get up before playing the ball and re-enter from behind, teams are being encouraged to play. Ball-in-play time at the 1995 World Cup stood at just 35 minutes over an 80-minute match (43 per cent), but by 2008 that had risen to 38 minutes (47.5 per cent), while this season’s Premiership has seen ball-in-play times reaching 44 minutes (58 per cent). Critics claim the role of the traditional No.7 groundhog is being neutered. However, Barnes believes opensides like Bath’s Francois Louw are adapting quickly and insists Sale’s Curry brothers, Tom and Ben, still have influential futures ahead. Speaking to Barnes at a briefing last week, he told me: “We’ll have more continuity because of that No.7 having a slightly different role, so I expect a bit more ball-in-play time, a higher number of phases and we’ll see some different No.7s emerge. “I think we’ll see a more dynamic game and if anyone saw Bath v Saracens last weekend, I thought Francois Louw was outstanding. “Talking to people like him, rather than just being that nuisance jumping in, they have to have that kind of ‘hovering, second man in’ role, but the No.7s around the league are bright enough to change. “There’s always going to be a role for the Louws, Hoopers and Pococks and as referees it’s about us making sure they adapt by clearly coming off the ball.” Cleaner scrums are aiding ball-inplay time as well, with Barnes adding: “The aim of making the hooker hook is to get the ball back to the No.8s to play away – and we have a mechanism in place to ensure they use it within a decent time. “Statistics last weekend showed that 60 per cent of ball came out, so that’s a big improvement on 40-45 per cent in the Premiership two years ago. “Most of the Premiership clubs are now hooking the ball and every-
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Henry Slade gets crunched between Worcester Warriors duo Bryce Heem and Jonny Arr at Sixways Stadium PICTURE: DAVID DAVIES / PA
Exeter Chiefs winger Olly Woodburn beats the tackles of Worcester Warriors duo Christian Scotland-Williamson, left, and Jonny Arr to score a try PICTURE: DAVID DAVIES / PA
Exeter Chiefs back rower Sam Simmonds in typical forceful action in the 41-10 victory at Worcester Warriors PICTURE: DAVID DAVIES / PA one who’s in the England set-up is doing so, so everything is now encouraging that ball to come back and all the work we’re doing with England is aimed at being positive.” Barnes added: “We’re still looking for a strong, stable scrum and teams with dominance in that area can still use it to force penalties, but we’re seeing more sides using the ball, and ball-in-play time last week was around 43-44 minutes. “Anything above 40 minutes is pretty high.”
Dickson making rapid progress On the subject of refereeing, I’m sure fans of Cornish Pirates and Bristol would have been surprised to see former Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson taking charge of last Sunday’s Championship clash between the sides at the Mennaye Field. Dickson, 35, was handed a fulltime contract by the RFU this summer and such is his rate of progress that he could make his Premiership bow as early as November. With former Premiership players Glen Jackson (Saracens) and Nic Berry (Wasps) already officiating Test matches, Dickson is keen to make the most of his fast-track to success. He told me: “Ultimately, when you come into a job, what do you
want to do? As a player you want to be a British and Irish Lion and play for your country, so as a referee you want to be refereeing international games and be at the very top. “That’s my long-term goal and I’ve got to work very hard to get there, but I’m enjoying being out there every weekend and feel fresh in a new career.” Dickson, a mouthy No.9 by trade, appears to have seamlessly made the switch from poacher to gamekeeper, but admits: “The most difficult part for me has been the transition from player mentality to referee mentality and you get all the classic comments about turning to the dark side, but the players have been respectful. “In fact, I think I’ve actually encouraged a fair few other boys to think about going into refereeing. “It’s a good advertisement for the game and you want a few ex-players in the game to balance things out, so it’s good for the future of rugby. “Nick Wood, Ben Russell and Richard Haughton are other explayers who are having a crack and even my brother, Lee, asked about it. “I told him he wasn’t fit enough, but I’m encouraging other guys to get in touch with the RFU about it.” We need more top players refereeing so I wish Karl Dickson well. Neale Harvey is an award-winning writer for the weekly Rugby Paper
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Exeter Chiefs Support drivers still needed for incredible ride
Cornwell looking at bigger picture
LATEST FROM SANDY PARK Nigel Walrond A group of 25 intrepid Exeter Chiefs supporters will be raising money for the Exeter Foundation by incredibly cycling from Exeter to Montpellier to watch the European Champions Cup game between the two clubs. The ride will commence on Sunday, October 15 from Sandy Park, and the aim is to arrive in Montpellier on Saturday, October 21 – the day before the match. The route, estimated to be around 650 miles, will take in Roscoff, Vannes, Loire, Poitiers, Brive, Rodez and Montpellier over the seven stage days, with an overnight ferry crossing from Plymouth to Roscoff. This is the third charity cycle ride of its kind by Chiefs’ supporters, following their two previous successful rides to Bordeaux and Ulster last season, which have raised more than £32,000 for the Exeter Foundation Charities. Organiser David Cosford said: “There are a large number of cycling enthusiasts who support Exeter Chiefs and this is a great opportunity to combine the two passions as well as raise money for very worthy causes. “An opportunity to watch a European Champions Cup tie against Montpellier in the south of France is a worthy prize.” The cyclists will have a support crew who will provide regular food, hot drinks and rest stops en-route,
but they still need two more support team drivers. The cyclists and support crew fund all their travel and accommodation costs so all the money raised goes to the local charities. Local rugby clubs will also be contacted on the way down to provide additional support. The European Cycle Challenge, sponsored by SW Comms and supported by 5D Group and Exeter Rugby Club, will add to the Exeter Foundation’s non-designated fund, which can be applied for by local projects within Exeter and its surrounding areas. Additional sponsors are also being sought to supply clothing and transport for the trip. Their logos will be added to the riders’ polo shirts, and if you would like to sponsor any part of the ride organisation, or would like to be a support team driver, contact David at david.cosford@5dgroup.co.uk. A Virgin Giving page has also been set up for people who wish to donate, and this can be accessed through the following link: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ charity-web/charity/displayEventDetails.action?eventId=28741&charityId=1005330&invocation=don0060
Exeter Chiefs lock Jonny Hill celebrates scoring his maiden try for the club with Jack Yeandle in the 41-10 victory over Worcester Warriors PICTURE: DAVID DAVIES
Nowell happy with start to season England winger Jack Nowell was delighted as Exeter Chiefs picked up a bonus-point win with a 41-10 success at Worcester Warriors on Friday night, writes Nigel Walrond. Nowell scored one of the Chiefs’ five tries as they captured a victory that put them top of the Aviva Premiership table. Sam Simmonds (2), Jonny Hill and Olly Woodburn also crossed, with Gareth Steenson adding 16 points with an immaculate, 100 per cent kicking display at Sixways Stadium. “Any win away from home in the Premiership is good, but to pick up five points is where you want to be,” said Nowell. “We didn’t really get into our game at Gloucester in our opening match of the season and our defence was a bit off, but we are definitely
getting into our stride now and picking up our performances, and to get a win at Worcester, who are a tough team, is good for us.” Nowell was full of praise for his young team-mate Sam Simmonds, who has done a fantastic job in place of the injured Thomas Waldrom and has scored four tries in the opening three games of the campaign. “Simmo is class and he has been doing that for us for the last couple of seasons now,” said Nowell. “The pace and power he has got is good for the team, and he adds to our back row, and he keeps scoring tries.” Nowell was very pleased to get his own first touchdown of the campaign, and said: “It is always good to get off the mark. “Watching Jonny Hill running
down the wing and scoring his first try for the club was like watching Damian Welch from a couple of years ago against Bath. “We love playing a bit of rugby and love putting our forwards on the wings and seeing them finish like that.” Next up for Exeter is the visit of Wasps to Sandy Park on Sunday (3.00 pm) in a repeat of last season’s Twickenham final in May, which the Chiefs won 23-20 after extra time. “We have got three days off now, with it being a Sunday game, and we will use that to our advantage and rest up and get ready for it,” explained Nowell. “We know it is going to be a difficult game, but it is at Sandy Park and we are looking forward to it. “We always like playing at home,
the place will be bouncing and bumping and to have a repeat of the final again is going to be good for us.” Looking back at a wonderful past few months, which saw him lift the Premiership trophy with Exeter and then jet off to play for the British and Irish Lions in their summer tour of New Zealand, Nowell said: “It has been pretty mental and non-stop for me. “I had five weeks off after getting back from New Zealand, but it is pretty hard sitting back and watching the boys doing pre-season and the pre-season games as well, so I was itching to get back involved with the team, and I have just got to get my fitness back a bit now.”
Not since three years ago, in their first season in National League One, have Hartpury suffered back-to-back league defeats, but that did not seem to be unsettling head coach Mark Cornwell, at this early stage in their Championship development, writes John Harding. “This season is not all about winning every game,” he said, speaking after their opening two league games. “In the long term, it’s about us consolidating our position as a Championship team. From National One up to this league is a huge step. “It didn’t sit well with me, after the game on Saturday, that we had lost two on the trot. “Nobody hates losing more than me. But I’m confident that we’ll come up with the performances and the victories that we’re looking for – it’s just a question of getting that first one.” Cornwell, evidently, was still feeling the anti-climax of last Saturday’s onepoint home loss to Jersey Reds. “I’m very disappointed that we didn’t come away with the points, having been competitive throughout the game”, he said. “We controlled the first half-hour and then put in a really strong defensive display in the 10 minutes before half-time. “But – full credit to Jersey – they are very experienced at this level and they found a way to win. “They played a different game in the second half, kicking a lot more, which put pressure on our back three. “We made a few mistakes and they were there to capitalise. “A high ball was dropped – three passes later they were in at the corner. The second try was off us playing on the halfway line – they intercept and score. “Two tries which we gifted to them, rather than them creating a lot against us. “Dealing with the territorial kicking battle that we have found ourselves in, particularly in the poor conditions that both games were played in, that is all part of the learning curve that we are on. “I can already see improvements in the training that we’re doing.”
Eleven West players in England group Winscombe provide five players for this season’s 35-strong England Women talent development group (TDG) along with three players from Gloucester-Hartpury plus one each from Cinderford, Cleve and Hartpury College. The five from the North Somerset club are Jess Cooksey, Flo Long, Lucy Burgess, Sophie Peters and Charlotte Wright-Haley, who are joined by Gloucester-Hartpury trio Georgia Brock, Fiona McIntosh and Eloise Hayward. The three others in the squad are Leah Teague (Cinderford), Milly O’Donnell (Cleve) and Shauna Bennett (Hartpury College). The TDG is part of the England performance pathway which identifies and supports young emerging talent at U18 level in the women’s game. Working closely with regional constituent bodies and junior academies from January to May, the RFU performance pathway team identifies players to take part in an intensive training camp.
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Bristol Lam hoping for big improvement in performances BRISTOL RUGBY John Harding Nine points from two games, including the bonus-point victory at Cornish Pirates last Sunday, put Bristol into fourth place behind Bedford Blues, Ealing Trailfinders and Doncaster Knights going into this weekend’s round of Championship matches. But head coach Pat Lam wants his team to get better – faster, and that starts with this afternoon’s match at Ashton Gate (2.00 pm) against Richmond, who picked up their first league point of the season in the home defeat by Ealing Trailfinders last weekend. “Satisfied with the nine points but not satisfied at all with the performances,” said Lam. “We know that we can be a lot better but the key thing is that we understand where we are trying to get and making improvements along the way. “Having seen the A League game at Exeter (where Bristol United were beaten 28-19 by Exeter Braves), there is good competition for places. “We also have players back in training, so instead of one or two competing for places, there are three, four or five. “So players have to look over their shoulder because it is a straight decision – either get better or get overtaken. I’ve said since I arrived at the club that for us to be the team we want to be, we have to have competition in every position, so the standards go up.” The 31-29 victory at the Mennaye Field last Sunday came after three tries from Samoan international David Lemi and a touchdown from fellow wing Luke Morahan, with flyhalf Ian Madigan adding a conversion and three penalties. “The job was done – we got the five points – but we certainly made it difficult for ourselves,” added
Lam. “Similar to the previous week (at home to Hartpury), some of our decision making and putting ourselves under pressure needs working on. “We’ll find every week that if we don’t keep the foot on the throat, the opposition will come back at us because, as every coach tells me, this is their cup final. It was certainly a step up, away from home in tough conditions.” Home form is important in any competition, and the environment at Ashton Gate is probably one that many an opposition player will not have experienced unless they have played in the Premiership or are an overseas player. Lam added: “There is no doubt that they enjoying coming to Ashton Gate because it is a great facility. But if we want to make it intimidating, it comes back to what we can control, which is our performance and the quality of our work we do. “Richmond did well against Ealing away from home, and again they’re tough, committed and will come at us. It’s about making sure that we get better, faster, and work hard for each other every moment of the game.” Supporters are being advised that they could be affected by road closures in the city for the Simplyhealth Great Bristol half marathon. Roads will be reopened in phases once each section is clear of runners, litter and event infrastructure. Bristol make 11 changes, with Mat Protheroe at full-back and prop Nicky Thomas making their first competitive starts, while centre Alapati Leiua and lock Joe Batley are handed their debuts in a side led by No.8 Jordan Crane. In the back line, Ryan Edwards, Jack Tovey and Billy Searle are included for their first starts of the campaign, while Jack O’Connell, Max Crumpton and Olly Robinson are named in the pack. Richmond make four changes, with Joe Tarrant at tight-head prop, Chris Davies shifts from the second
Bristol give prop Giltrow a contract
Charlie Sharples of Gloucester is tackled during yesterday’s game against Leicester Tigers which the Midlands side won 24-10 PICTURE: ROBBIE STEPHENSON / JMP row to No 8 with Alex Humfrey coming in at lock, and the final switch sees Jamie Gibbs at scrum-half. “To play Bristol in front of their home crowd will be a huge challenge,” said Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill. “Bristol have not fired on all cylinders yet this season so their players will be under huge pressure to perform. “Our players must ensure we add to that pressure. We know we are underdogs, but it was the same last season when we played London Irish and Yorkshire Carnegie; both games
in which we came within a score of winning.” Bristol: M Protheroe; R Edwards, J Tovey, A Leiua, D Lemi; B Searle, R Williams; J O’Connell, M Crumpton, N Thomas, J Batley, S Jeffries, S Luatua, O Robinson, J Crane (capt). Reps: J Harris-Wright, S Tonga’uiha, A Giltrow, D Thomas, R Glynn, I Madigan, L Morahan. Richmond: R Kirby; J Woodward, C Mitchell, R McLean, J Simpson-Hefft; Fe Gabbitass, J Gibbs; J Cunnew, J Phipps, J Tarrant, W Warden, A Humfrey, J Liston, J Allcock, C Davies. Reps: J Townsend, W Goodrick-Clarke, T Sargeant, L Jones, B Rath, J Parker, C Trenier.
Capel takes over Breeze’s role at Foundation Encouraging young people to feel the same way about sport as he does and providing them with focus and the confidence to succeed has long been a passion of Bristol Rugby Community Foundation’s new development manager Craig Capel, writes John Harding From a young age, rugby has provided him with a wealth of experience and a career working with young people and adults. He has been involved with the Community Foundation since 2009. “I am incredibly excited about the future for both
Bristol Rugby Community Foundation and Bristol Rugby Club,” said Capel, a Level Two rugby coach, a Level two trampoline coach and flyhalf/full-back with St Mary’s Old Boys. “Having the opportunity to work alongside great people from both organisations – who understand and recognise the value of our provision across Greater Bristol and the outcomes we can affect – is extremely fulfilling. The Community Foundation ‘wheel of provision’ continues to grow, engaging with more people
across our community than we could ever imagine six years ago. “My role is to continue supporting the development of our community programmes and its staff, while contributing to the Bristol Rugby vision of ‘inspiring the Bristol community through rugby success’.” Capel succeeds former Bristol and Exeter winger Ben Breeze, who was the chief executive of the Community Foundation when it was founded in 2006 and was then appointed chief community officer of the Bristol Sport Foundation in Sep-
tember 2015. “I would like to thank the trustees of Bristol Rugby Community Foundation for their support and open-minded approach as we reinvented the community offer,” said Breeze, who will now focus on taking the Bristol Sport Foundation to the next level. “I would also like to thank the board, staff, and players at Bristol Rugby for their help in growing and developing an offer that empowers some of the most disaffected people in our community to make positive and informed choices.”
Somerset, Clevedon and Clifton prop Alex Giltrow, 26, has signed a professional contract until the end of the season, having joined Bristol on a trial basis during the summer from National Two South club Clifton, writes John Harding. Giltrow featured in Bristol’s pre-season matches against Harlequins and Bath, but then he suffered a rib cartilage injury. But his efforts in those two games and professional approach during training has earned him a full-time contract. “Every season I like to give a local player a chance to impress, and Alex has come in and worked really hard,” said Bristol head coach Pat Lam, who is in his first season as a coach in English rugby having joined from Connacht. “He’s been an excellent example of the quality within the Bristol Combination. “The coaching team have been pleased with the attitude Alex has shown. Now, the impetus is on Alex to keep progressing and to contribute to our goals for the campaign ahead.” Giltrow came to the attention of Clifton director of rugby Darren Lloyd by chance when he saw the tight-head prop towering over him, with one hand clutching a tray of chips and the other a halfeaten battered sausage. Conversations soon turned to rugby and being invited along to the Clifton’s pre-season training. He was studying building services engineering at the University of West England (UWE) and appeared a number of occasions for the student side. He was then nominated to the England Students committee and was invited to trial, and Giltrow was awarded his England jersey as part of the England Students XV that faced their French counterparts. In May, Giltrow went on to appear in the Bill Beaumont County Championship for Somerset alongside seven other Clifton players. and he was nominated to England Counties head coach James Shanahan, who recognised his achievements and abilities. He was selected to represent the Counties for their tour matches in the Basque Country and against the full Spanish XV in Madrid in June. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being a part of Bristol Rugby’s environment, and I’m learning and developing as a player every day,” said Giltrow. “I’m hugely grateful to Giacomini UK Ltd, the company where I previously worked. “They supported my ambitions to secure a professional contract throughout the pre-season. “The opportunity to sign my first professional contract is obviously a proud moment for me, and I’m determined to push for a starting place during the campaign.”
Festive fixture to be live on Sky Bristol’s pre-Christmas Greene King IPA Championship home game against Cornish Pirates will be shown live on Sky Sports. It means that the fixture has now been moved to Friday, December 22, kick-off 7.45 pm.
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Pirates Duchy side eager for first victory with Titans visit CORNISH PIRATES Nigel Walrond Cornish Pirates will go into their home game against Rotherham Titans next Sunday (2.30pm) still searching for their first Greene King IPA Championship win of the season. Their opening three matches have all ended in very narrow defeats. The combined points total of the losses is nine after reverses against Ealing Trailfinders (29-28), Bristol (29-31) and Jersey Reds (19-13). At least the Pirates have picked up three losing bonus points, which left them third from bottom of the table after yesterday’s results, ahead of Richmond – who play Bristol today, and bottom side Rotherham, but they will be itching to get their first win before another difficult trip to Yorkshire Carnegie the following weekend. Pirates co-coach Gavin Cattle was disappointed that a malfunctioning line-out against Jersey denied his side the “launch-pad” they needed to take more from the game. “Our line-out collapsed a bit and that’s something major we'll need to work on, which is a shame as the physicality, fitness and commitment of the boys was excellent,” said the Welshman. “The travel delays weren’t ideal, but I felt the players were mentally switched on at kick-off, and showed character to stay in the game.” The Pirates should have taken off from Exeter airport at 3.15 pm for a 7.45 pm kick-off on the island, but instead it was six o’clock before they took to the skies, and they turned up at St Peter at 7.00 pm, meaning the
start time was delayed by 15 minutes. On paper, the Titans look ripe for the taking after a disastrous start to the campaign for the Yorkshiremen. A 46-10 home defeat to Nottingham was followed by a crushing 44-0 derby loss at Doncaster Knights. And yesterday, they went down 32-21 at home to Championship newcomers Hartpury, who picked up their first win at that level. However, that poor start could make them particularly dangerous to a Pirates side showing any signs of complacency, and last season’s home defeat to struggling Richmond will serve as a reminder to the Duchy outfit that they will need to be on their game to break their victory duck at the fourth attempt. Meanwhile, amendments have been made to two important Championship away fixtures for the Pirates, with both games now live on Sky Sports. The match at Doncaster Knights originally scheduled for Saturday, October 28, will now be played on Sunday, October 29 (3.00 pm), whilst the game at Bristol, originally scheduled for Saturday, December 23, will take place on Friday, December 22 (7.45 pm). Pirates’ British and Irish Cup match away to a Scarlets Premiership Select will be played at Carmarthen Park on Friday, December 8 (7.15 pm), but a date is still awaited for the Cup game away to Ulster ‘A’ on the weekend of January 13.
Greene King IPA Championship ROTHERHAM TITANS 21 HARTPURY 32 Hartpury’s three first-half tries were enough to secure their first
Championship win, but not before Titans had closed to within a point in a battling second-half display, writes Andrew Beacham. The visitors did not enjoy the best of starts as it took some time for both teams, winless this season so far, to find their feet. Titans opened the scoring in the 13th minute, Lee Millar slotting the first of four successful kicks as Hartpury infringed in front of their own posts, but that only seemed to sting the visitors into action. Rob Langley, outstanding on the day, was the creator of the first try, making a powerful long-distance break before being dragged down a couple of metres short. Hartpury were quick to recycle the ball and scrum-half Harry Randall nipped through to score. Jacob Perry converted and was close minutes later when his penalty struck a post, but it was a temporary reprieve for the home side as Hartpury scored again before the half-hour. Randall again threatened off the back of a solid scrum and this time he fed Elias Caven to finish. Langley was involved again shortly afterward, after Millar had closed the gap with another penalty kick. The former hard-working back-row man made good ground before Harry Cochrane finished well to give Hartpury a 19-6 lead at the break. In the second period, Adam Peters drove over for the Titans before a yellow card to prop Rupert Harden proved costly. Millar kicked a penalty from Harden’s off the ball offence before winger Jake Henry finished strongly as Hartpury were stretched, to make the score at that point 21-22. But the visitors regathered and finished game as the stronger side. Prop Tom Heard burrowed over from close range, Williams’ conversion and subsequent penalty ensuring Rotherham remain pointless for the season so far. Rotherham: tries: Henry, A Peters; conv: Millar; pens: Millar (3). Rotherham: Thomas, Henry, L Peters, Barker, Cheshire, Millar, Davies; T Williams, Cole, Shields, Lasis, Hodge, A Peters , Calladine, Grange. Replacements: Murphy, T Williams, Foster, Burns, Vieira, Foley, Loizias. Hartpury: tries: Cochrane, Caven, Randall, Heard; conv: Perry (2), Williams; pens; Williams, Perry. Hartpury: Wilcox, Cochrane, Carpenter, Eves, Caven, Perry, Randall; Murphy, Tanner, Harden, Edwards, Oakley, Langley, Gilbert, Grieve. Replacements: Stratford, Flook, Heard, Quinn, Dyer, Williams, Boulton. Att: 635. Ref: Jack Makepeace (RFU).
Pirates denied by Jersey defending JERSEY REDS 19 CORNISH PIRATES 13 Greene King IPA Championship Luke Gotts at St Peter’s
Some superb defence by Jersey Reds in the closing stages of the match condemed Cornish Pirates to a third successive narrow defeat at the start of their Greene King IPA Championship campaign. Jersey outscored their opponents three tries to one in the first half to lead 19-10 at the break, but they were unable to score again as the Pirates fought their way back into the match, but a Laurence May penalty was all they had to show for their considerable efforts as they picked up their third losing bonus point of the term. Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes after the Pirates’ flight from Exeter was almost three hours late taking off due to a problem with a door on the aircraft, and they did not reach the ground until 7pm. The match began at a high tempo, and it took the hosts only seven minutes to take the lead. After a series of forward drives, the Reds spread the ball wide and winger Tom Pincus went over. Six minutes later, May kicked a penalty for Pirates, but Pincus then struck again when he cut an amazing line at speed to round off a further spell of Jersey pressure. The Cornishmen recovered well and used a penalty advantage following a high tackle to score a try through dual-registered Exeter Chiefs youngster Pete Laverick – his first try for the Pirates on his first Championship start for the club – after centre partner and skipper Nicolas de Battista had made the initial breakthrough. Pirates then lost prop Jack Andrew to a
yellow card, soon after a team warning, and the Reds took advantage. Mark Best intercepted and burst clear, and prop Roy Godfrey eventually crossed to make it 19-10 at the break. An early second-half penalty by May got the visitors back into it and there were chances for both teams during the rest of the contest, but defences held sway. Reds’ head coach Harvey Biljon, the former Pirates’ backs coach, said: “I’m sure it was a great match for the supporters and this has always been a hell of a fixture, although after the closing stages you don’t need to ask me why I’m bald!” he said. “Once again we came through and showed great character and work ethic. There was adversity for both teams in the build-up, the Pirates with their travel problems and we lost our captain in the warm-up and then had first-half injuries to Dave McKern and Mark Best. “The speed we were playing the ball in the first half showed where we want to be; I thought both sides got a bit anxious in the last 20 minutes and it became a bit of an arm-wrestle, but there was lots to learn and we coped well under pressure.” Jersey Reds: tries, Pincus (2), Godfrey; cons, Cope (2). Jersey Reds: J Worrall, T Pincus, M Best (O Bryant 41), A Ma’afu, E Abrahams (J Dudley 73), B Cope, K Hardy, R Godfrey (capt) (J Woolmore 50), J Saunders (N Selway 70), J Armstrong (L Atalifo 54), D McKern (R Bartle 28), J Sexton, M Rogerson, C Joyce, R Pitman (M Argyle 48). Cornish Pirates: try, Laverick; con, L May; pens, L May (2). Cornish Pirates: T May, A O’Meara, P Laverick, N de Battista (capt), L Moyle, L May, A Day, M Walker (C Judge 63), T Cowan-Dickie, J Andrew (B Keast 52), J Caulfield, T Freeman, R Cooper (D Lee 63), M Bolwell (B Keast 28-38) T Lawday (T Duncan 52). Reps not used: M Pope, W Cargill, D Koster. Yellow card: Andrew 28. Attendance: 1,629. Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU).
Duchy Diary Blacks missing home comforts Cornish All Blacks face the prospect of going five weeks without a home game after Matson pulled out of their scheduled South West One West fixture at Polson Bridge yesterday, writes Nigel Walrond. I am told Matson had previously requested the game be moved to another date because they had a club wedding taking place the same day. Permission was refused, and the All Blacks’ head of rugby Jimmy Tucker was wondering what sort of side Matson would put out when I spoke to him last Monday morning. Well, he got his answer on Thursday evening, when the Gloucesterbased outfit contacted the All Blacks to stay they could not raise a side and were therefore forfeiting the points. It was a double whammy for the All Blacks, as the game was meant to
coincide with the club’s sponsors’ day. It was also their first home fixture of the campaign, having been away to Keynsham and Thornbury on the opening two weekends. With a trip to Newent next Saturday, it means they will not play a home game until North Petherton are the visitors on September 30, which will surely have a big impact on revenue streams coming into the club this month. Launceston Rugby Club chairman, Paul Harrison said: “It is with regret that we have been informed by Matson that they are unable to raise a team. “Having tried to get an alternative fixture for what was due to be our first home game for the first team, we have not been successful in finding another team to play. It is with regret we are also postponing spon-
sors’ day, which has now been rescheduled for the game against Teignmouth on Saturday, October 21.” The All Blacks will be handed the five points, and Matson face a points deduction. Matson head coach Shaun Knight told the Gloucestershire Live website: “We are annoyed and gutted to have to cancel the fixture against Launceston. “However, with 35 players either away, injured or not able to travel to Cornwall, the chairman took the decision to cancel the game as we were struggling to raise a team. “Our intention was always to fulfil the fixture, but when it gets to Thursday evening and you still are short on players, they felt this was the right decision, in many ways, both rugby and financially, due to
travel arrangements and costs. We have never had to do this at Matson before. However, our players do not get paid a penny and do it for love. “We’ve never had a commitment problem before and it seems like a freak weekend that we will bounce back from and this will never happen again.”
Rawlings pleased with home display Wadebridge Camels head coach Mike Rawlings was delighted with his side after they triumphed 34-22 at home to Tiverton in Western Counties West yesterday (report – page 73). The Camels led 22-0 at the break and withstood a comeback from their visitors to claim a bonus-point
try and bounce back well from their disappointing performance at St Ives the previous week. “This week has been about asking for a reaction off the players after the St Ives game, and we have had a massive week in training,” explained Rawlings. “We asked for enjoyment, ownership and trust this week and I think everything came out. The boys trusted their systems in defence and attack, and we produced a good display of rugby. “It is the first 80-minute performance we have put in this season, and that is shown by the fact it is also our first five points, and it was really pleasing to see. There was some good attacking play from us out there today, but we have known for ages that we have got the ability to play that style of rugby, and I really hope we can maintain that now.”
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Albion ‘Legend’ Lovell to be remembered at Fylde fixture PLYMOUTH ALBION Nigel Walrond Plymouth Albion will hold a “celebration of a true Albion legend” at their home National League One game with Fylde on Saturday (3.00 pm) after very popular former second row forward Gary Lovell died last Thursday, aged 62. I grew up watching Lovell play for Albion at Beacon Park during the 1970s and 80s and he was one of my favourite players. It was not just his ability on the pitch that I admired, but he was also one of the great characters of the team, always in the thick of the action, and with a cheeky smile not far from his face as he wound up yet another member of the opposition. Former Albion skipper Kevin Norris, a former team-mate of Lovell’s and now a director at Albion, paid a glowing tribute to the player, saying: “I played with him for about six or seven seasons in the 80s. He was certainly the best second row forward I ever played with, and probably one of the best of his time, and if he had left Albion I have got no doubt he would have played for England, he was that good. “He really was a true legend of Plymouth Albion, he spent all of his playing career there and he was a fantastic rugby player and a great person as well, and a really good friend, and I think most people
would say the same about him.” Looking back on the career of Lovell, who was a Devonport High School old boy, Norris said: “He played for England Schools, he played for England under-23s, he played for the Devon senior side as a 17 or 18-year-old and I think played well over 300 games for Plymouth Albion, and it doesn’t come much better than that really. “He had an incredible knack of, in the big games against the big sides, always turning it on and playing his best, and in the days when there was no lifting, he was an absolutely superb line-out forward. “He was tough as well in those days. It was very different to how it is today and it was a bit more like the wild west out on the pitch.” Norris added: “The crowds loved him, and even the opposition crowds loved him, he was such a big larger-than-life character. “They loved trying to wind him up, but he responded to that and he was a showman, and he was great off the field as well. “Next Saturday we will hold a celebration of a true Albion legend at the Fylde game and invite as many ex-players as possible to come along and raise a glass to Gary Lovell, so it should be a good day for him.” I last saw Lovell running a pub on the Barbican in Plymouth a long time ago now, and he has spent the past few years living in Thailand with his partner and young daughter. Norris said: “He was back in the UK and at an Albion game last March or April and he looked really
well, and news of his death has come as a real shock to everybody really.” My deepest condolences go to all of Gary’s friends and family at this very sad time. Albion will be hoping to repeat their emphatic 43-10 victory over Esher in their opening home game of the campaign last weekend – a fixture that attracted a crowd of just over 1,000 people – when they take on Fylde. The damage was done in the first half, when the visitors could not live with the pace that Albion played at, and they racked up a 24-3 interval scoreline. Esher’s cause was also not helped by three yellow cards in the second half, ending any hopes they might have had of staging some sort of comeback. Fylde have made a very poor start to the season, going down 25-12 at home to Cambridge, losing pretty convincingly at newly-promoted Caldy 37-19, and then suffering a 43-7 home hammering to Old Elthamians yesterday, leaving them bottom of the table without a point. Their recent record at Brickfields has seen them lose both games since Albion dropped into National One, but they have been very competitive, going down 29-21 last January and 31-24 in September 2015. One of Fylde’s early-season problems is a massive injury list, to which skipper and scrum-half Greg Nicholls, who spent two years playing for Bristol in the Premiership, has just been added after suffering a serious knee injury in the early stages of the match against Caldy. Alex Loney, Harlan Corrie, Ralph Dowds, Matt Garrod, Ollie Parkinson, James Brookes, Adam Joyner, Adam McCarthy, Danny Carlton, James Bailey and Matt Ellis are also all on the Fylde treatment table. Surgeon Nicholls was in the news 20 months ago when he helped save the life of a 66-year-old woman who collapsed at Preston railway station, where he had been waiting with two Fylde team-mates to catch a train to London for a league game. He performed CPR on her and kept her alive until paramedics arrived.
Albion’s fightback clinches triumph BISHOP’S STORTFORD 17 PLYMOUTH ALBION 36 National League One Tim Marsh at Goldington Road
Plymouth Albion had to dig deep on their first league visit to Bishop’s Stortford. The Devon club trailed 17-14 to the league newcomers at half-time, but the visitors turned on the style after the break to secure their second successive bonuspoint win. Their first away victory of the season, which came courtesy of tries by Eoghan Grace, Tom Hendrickson, George Mills, Matt Shepherd and Matt Crosscombe, has moved Albion up to fourth in the table. Head coach Kieran Hallett said: “We knew they (Bishop’s Stortford) would be decent. “They played some very good stuff and put us under pressure at times, certainly in the first half. “We felt our line speed and our physicality wasn’t where it needed to be and they were winning the collisions, but second half we were much better. “To not concede a single point in the second half was very pleasing.” The home team went 10-0 up with a try by lock James Apperley and a conversion and penalty by Tom Banks. Albion, boosted by the availability of a host of Exeter Chiefs players, reduced the gap with a try from a maul by Irish flanker Grace, which Dan Mugford converted. The visitors then took the lead when dual-registered Exeter centre Hendrickson scored on his league debut for Albion, which Mugford converted to make it 14-10. But just before the break, Bishop’s centre Sam Winter crossed and Banks added the extras to give them a three-point advantage. Mills put Albion back in front after the
break when he touched down from close range, and the visitors never looked back. Full-back Shepherd claimed their allimportant fourth try before winger Crosscombe scored a fine individual try right at the end. Albion captain Herbie Stupple was also pleased with how his side, featuring a number of changes from the one that beat Esher at Brickfields the previous weekend, bounced back from the early pressure. Stupple said: “As soon as you go a score down, with new and different players, they were a little bit panicked. “If we went a score down last year we always came back, it’s something we have to change but when panic starts it relays on to the next person and the next person. “We managed to get it right in the second half.” The win put Albion well and truly back on track in the league following their opening-day loss to Blackheath, with a home date against Fylde to come on Saturday. Bishop’s Stortford: tries, Apperley, Winter; con, Banks; pen, Banks. Bishop’s Stortford: N Hankin, R Hulter, S Winter (capt), J Neville, J Rea, T Banks, S Coleman, L Brunger, D Caulfield, S Edwards, J George, J Apperley, D Leo, B Wilson, S Ball. Reps: S James, T McCrone, D Aldam, C Smith, J Lennon. Yellow cards: Apperly, Brunger. Cornish Pirates: tries, Grace, Hendrickson, Mills, Shepherd, Crosscombe; cons, Mugford (4); pen, Mugford. Plymouth Albion: M Shepherd, M Crosscombe, T Hendrickson, H Skinner, J Arnott, D Mugford, J Snow, W Norton, R Freestone, D Pullinger, D Collier, E Holmes, E Grace, G Mills, H Stupple. Reps: M Street, J Innard, D Swain, S Raumakita, C Setter. Yellow card: Snow. Referee: Fergus Kirby (RFU).
Devon Diary Penny tribute One of the grandest of Devon rugby’s grand old men has died aged 94. Douglas Penny played fly-half for Crediton in the period after World War Two. Contemporary newspaper reports frequently referred to Penny as one of ‘best fly-halves’ never to play for Devon. Paul Harris, the Crediton historian and an old friend of this column, said there was a reason why Penny never pulled on the green-and-white shirt. “Douglas played at the same time as a number of other fine fly-halves, the best-remembered probably John Stark, who was a Crediton teammate,” said Harris. “John went down to Exeter to play there and that put him in the picture for the county side. “People around at the time said Douglas was every bit as good as John Stark, but didn’t get the same exposure. Douglas was asked many times to go to Exeter to play, but always stayed loyal to Crediton.” Penny’s connection with rugby did-
n’t finish when he stopped playing: he went into administration. “Douglas served five years as the Devon RFU secretary from 1966-1971,” said Harris. If the Penny name rings a bell, think of Veitch Penny Solicitors. The Crediton and Exeter-based law firm of which Douglas was a partner were long-time sponsors of youth rugby in East and North Devon. Veitch Penny sponsored the under-16 competition until five or six years ago when the competition merged with the south and west Fishermen’s Cup to create a county-wide competition. Douglas Penny, a widower, had eight sons and it is no surprise many of them inherited the rugby gene. Ian Penny, a senior partner with Veitch Penny, played for Crediton and has only recently stepped down as club president. Douglas Penny was a freemason and a former master of the North Devon Masters Lodge. No date has
been fixed yet for Douglas Penny’s funeral. l Newton Abbot are hosting the first of a series of Pitch-Up-And-Play sessions organised by Devon RFU aimed at attracting potential players into the game. Eleven sessions are being organised all over Devon, all with the same objective. Organisers hope participants will meet one or more of the following criteria: New to the game, returning to rugby after a long period of not playing, old (typically over-40) and social (don’t have the time, desire or ability to play league or merit table rugby). Players don’t need to get a team together; just turn up with boots, shorts, socks and a gum shield. Teams will be sorted on the day. Laws are ‘adjusted’ to suit the age, experience and abilities of the players. The action gets under way at 7.00 pm with light refreshments to round off the evening.
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Powerful Cinderford score 14 tries in massive away success at Henley Two South HENLEY 17 CINDERFORD 90
Leaders Cinderford ran in a staggering 14 tries to claim an historic away win at Dry Leas against a stunned Henley Hawks side. Henley just had no answer to Cinderford’s power and pace around the field. Flanker Matt Lane led the way for the visitors with a hat-trick of tries. Cinderford have now scored 186 points from their opening three games and only conceded 39. They led 33-3 at half-time. Nathan Tayler put them in front with a try, before Kai Little and Lane also scored, with James Moffat converting two to make it 19-0. Henley scrum-half Connor Murphy then kicked a penalty, but that was as good as it got for the home team in the opening 40 minutes. Number eight Harry Hone and winger Little added further tries for Cinderford before the break. The visitors then really turned on the style after the interval. Fly-half Liam Hemming scored two tries in between one from Reuben Norville to make it 54-3. Centre Terence Babarinsa then crossed before Harry Burn scored for Henley. Moffat then got in on the act with a touch-down before Lane scored twice to collect his hat-trick. Norville and Dan Broady added further tries to take Cinderford to 90 points. The last word, however, went to Henley with hooker Tom Emery crossing for a converted try. Henley: tries: Burn, Emery; cons: Murphy 2; pen: Murphy Cinderford: tries: Lane 3, Little 2, Norville 2, Hemming 2, Taylor, Hone, Babarinsa, Moffat, Broady; conv: Moffat 10.
REDRUTH 24 WIMBLEDON 15 Redruth were made to work hard by a plucky Wimbledon side still adapting to life at this level. Having soaked up initial pressure from Redruth from the kick-off, Wimbledon stunned the home side when they took the lead on 13 minutes with a fine try scored by centre Rhys Morgan following good build up play. The Reds were stung into reply, visibly upping the pace as they laid siege to the line with prop Ethan Pattison eventually forcing his way over. Fly-half Joe Elderkin added the conversion as he did for Redruth’s second try which arrived soon after. Redruth pressed the visitors in their own twenty-two forcing a scrum from which No.8 Kyle Marriott broke powering towards the line before feeding centre Sam Parsons for a simple try. Elderkin was having a fine game looking to get his line moving and kicking well for territory and position. Winger Rob Coote latched on
to a stray pass in the Wimbledon 22, as the visitors tried to move the ball out of defence, to score Redruth’s third try on the half-hour mark. Ben Priddey, playing in the back row and winger AJ Cant almost got the bonus point try for the home side before the break but it was not to be. Redruth brought on Adam Higgins in the backs for his league debut at the start of the second half but it was Wimbledon who got the first points of the half when fly-half James Doe knocked over a monster penalty kick from near half-way. Errors crept into the Redruth game as they pressed for a fourth try, which finally came with ten minutes left. Following several phases the ball was moved to Cant whose pass put Jack Simmons away to score an excellent try to the relief of the crowd. Wimbledon had the final word when replacement Ben Brooks went over near the end with Doe adding the conversion. Redruth head coach Pale Nonu was pleased with the win but acknowledged his side had made hard work of it. He said. “Pleased with the win but we made hard work of it. We created a lot of chances but didn’t finish them off. “The boys were a little bit too anxious to get the scores rather than let them come. It’s five points that we can build on next week.” Redruth: tries, Pattison, Parsons, Coote, Simmons, cons, Elderkin (2). Wimbledon: tries, Morgan, Brooks, con Doe, pen, Doe.
CLIFTON 14 TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS 24 The first meeting between these two clubs produced some lively exchanges with free-flowing rugby across the full width of the pitch. For much of the first half Clifton held the territorial advantage and their scrum was the more dominant. For them it proved unfortunate that pressure did not create more points. However a long break by the visitors resulted in number 8 Ben Ashmore powering over with Nathan Holmes converting. Clifton responded immediately with winger Harry Butland crossing out wide and Brad Barnes converted. With the scores locked together a Clifton infringement allowed Holmes to nudge his team ahead with a penalty just before the interval. The TJs started the second half strongly with their pack showing improved power. Centre Duncan Tout was the inspiration behind several attacks and exerted a strong influence on his team. Richie Bent crossed for Holmes to convert but Clifton again came back when following a catch and drive a switch move gave Callum Roberts the opportunity to weave his way over the line with Barnes converting. A poor Clifton pass launched a Tonbridge attack and Will Ward
went over with Holmes again converting. The resolute visiting defence and ever-increasing forward power thwarted Clifton’s attempts to get back into the game. Clifton: Tries: Butland, Roberts; Conv: Barnes 2. Tonbridge Juddians: Tries : Ashmore, Bent, Ward; Conv: Holmes 3; Pen: Holmes.
BURY ST EDMUNDS 28 OLD REDCLIFFIANS 20 Three second-half tries by Bury broke the hearts of a battling Reds side. The result will have hurt the visitors who battled so hard for so long and did not have the consolation of a bonus point to take home with them. Reds made light work of the long journey, dominating the first period to lead 13-6 at the interval. A nervy Bury struggled to contain Reds’ big strike runners. Centre Jones, flanker Dan Hodge and No.8 Ethan Doyle made in roads to the home defence. Despite having the territory and possession, Reds could not make it count against a defiant defence. The teams were not helped by the heavy downpour prior to kick off and an error-strewn half looked to be ending all square courtesy of Ashley Groves and McBride exchanging two penalties a piece. Reds deservedly scored with the last play of the half. Their commitment to the breakdown paid dividends and they punished another Bury error by kicking to the corner and hooker Kieran Ward spun off the drive to dot down. Groves converted. Bury noticeably upped the tempo in the second half but were still thwarted by a combination of aggressive defence and home side errors. An early penalty gave Bury hope but it looked ominous when flanker Hewitt was bundled over from close range. Hooker Sam Bixby was a tyro for Bury and gradually the home forwards got on the front foot. Sean Stapleton dragged the score back to 16-20 on the hour after supporting a fine Kohler break. Bury finally seemed to believe in themselves and went on the offensive to score two more tries in 7 minutes. The effect of the Bury bench began to show and first Snelling rounded off good work from Meyers and Lord. Shorlty after, Kohler had just enough momentum to force the ball down after good work by the pack. Bury: tries Stapleton, Snelling, Kohler; cons McBride 2; pens McBride 3. Old Reds: tries Ward, Hewitt; cons Groves 2; pens Groves 2.
TAUNTON TITANS 52 BARNSTAPLE 3 It was billed as a top-of-the-table clash but after 20 minutes there was only one team in it. The game started in glorious sunshine with the first 10 minutes
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played between the two 22-metre lines as both teams battled for the upper hand. The Titans made their first incursion into the Barnstaple 22 and were rewarded with a penalty which they kicked to the corner. From the lineout the ball was spun wide before it was worked back the other way for hooker Chris Francis to go over in the corner for his 1st try in a Titans shirt. Barnstaple closed the gap with a penalty from fly-half Jake Murphy before the Titans took control and dominated the rest of the game ,something that didn’t go unnoticed by Barnstaple’s head coach Steve Perry. “Today was a pretty sobering experience and will hopefully keep the boys grounded. I hope they will learn from this and move on,” he said. “I thought Taunton were excellent and ruthless. After last week’s win we were on a big high but this week is a big low but we have to pick ourselves up and look forward to next week. That’s the good thing about league rugby you get a chance to put things right straight away. So we will move on from this, have a good week training and look forward to next week.” Once the home side started to keep hold of the ball and move through the phases they started to find holes and the first to capitalise was full back Gary Kingdom scoring under the posts. Straight from the kick off centre Rob Allen followed suit and went under the posts to score his 1st try for the Titans which was followed by a brace for winger Aron Struminski before the half-time whistle. Kingdom converted four of the tries and added a penalty to make the half time score 34-3. During the half-time team talks the weather took a turn for the worst and the heavens opened and the conditions made it hard for both teams. However it was the Titans that kept the ball in hand despite the conditions and Kingdom added two further penalties before number 8 Sam Prior barged his way over before fellow backrower Dan Frost also dotted down. With Kingdom converted one. Titans head coach Tony Yapp said: ‘We are obviously really pleased with the result as there was a little bit of pressure coming into the game as we were both two from two. Barnstaple are a good side and the fact that we controlled the game for large parts is down to the players and their attitude.” Taunton Titans: Tries: Francis, Kingdom, Allen, Struminski 2, Prior, Frost; Convs : Kingdom 4; Pens: Kingdom 3. Taunton Titans; Kingdom (Popham 67), Struminski, Fraser, Allen, Rice, Webb, Littlewood, Baker (Tribble 65), Francis (Spurdle 52), Dalton, Reynolds (Chapman 64), Chapman (Fleming 60), Vakalutukali, Frost (Prior 74), Prior (WalkerBlair 60). Barnstaple: Pen: Murphy. Barnstaple: Topps, Speare (Willis 60), Lee (Berry 11 - 40), Carter, Bond, Murphy, Bath, Angel (Dugard 63), Crouch (Starkey 34), Dugard (Southworth 34), Lloyd (Childs 30), Mason, Hague, James (Dugard 47)(Lloyd 56), Bayet. Yellow cards: Southworth 39, Hague 62. Referee: Alexis Manley. Attendance: 550.
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WESTON-S-MARE 25 BOURNEMOUTH 32 Weston will need to be more clinical and effective at the breakdown if they are to secure their first win in this league. They took an early lead when Jack Woodland was on hand to finish a sweeping move, registering his first try for the club. Mackay’s attempted conversion went just wide. Weston defended well as Bournemouth came back at them and then applied pressure of their own from a lineout when the forwards drove to the line for Mark Turton to score the home side’s second. This was also Turton’s first try for the club and gave Weston what looked to be a comfortable lead after 18 minutes. Bournemouth upped their work rate and scored a try when their backs broke through. Stewart touched down and Hancock got the conversion with 24 minutes gone. The visitors touched down again when scrum-half Hardcastle darted through a stretched Weston defence and Hancock got the extras again to put Bournemouth in front. Right on 40 minutes a neat, welltimed pass from Mackay saw Nel run a beautiful line and score near the posts. Mackay got the conversion and Weston went into half-time with a 17-14 lead. Early in the second half Hancock scored a try and converted it as Weston appeared to have gone off the boil. However just three minutes later they were pressing hard at the Bournemouth line and Tuttiett crossed for a try. The conversion attempt by Mackay was just wide but Weston had a narrow lead with the scoreline at 22-21. Weston infringed at the breakdown and Hancock slotted the penalty for Bournemouth to retake the lead with nearly 15 minutes of the second half gone Hardcastle broke through again from 15 metres out and scored a try which was not converted. This extended their lead to seven points and this was trimmed back by Mackay who slotted a penalty from 35 metres. The seven-point lead was re-established when Hancock struck a penalty. The last ten minutes were hectic and nail-biting as Weston threatened to score but at full-time, although they had scored four tries and earned a bonus point. it was the visitors who hung on to win. l The Independent is seeking someone to assist in compiling Cornwall League match reports for the coming season. The successful candidate will be someone with a knowledge of rugby and a love of writing. They would also need access to phone, text and e-mail for a couple of hours, early on a Saturday night throughout the winter months. Training and guidance available E-mail: sport@indyonline.co.uk to register your interest.
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ncarugby South West Premier CAMBORNE 31 NEWTON ABBOT 32 Camborne’s injury-hit side gave a performance full of pride and passion to run the early season pacesetters extremely close before finally going down by a solitary point at the Rec. The Cherry & Whites in fact outscored the visitors by five tries to four on the day in a pulsating encounter after leading 19-12 at the interval. Newton Abbot went ahead with an early score from Luke Kenny converted by Rob Avery-Wright but this was answered by a superb solo try from centre Jake Champion to which David Mankee added the extras. Midway through the half scrumhalf Kenny went over again for a fortuitous try but Camborne roared back up the slope to bag a brace of touchdowns. First prop Malcolm Hearn went close to set up an opportunity that hooker Tommy -Lee Southworth did very well to take and then young centre Kieran Westlake charged through the visiting defence to dot down for Mankee to convert. Newton Abbot began the second period well with full-back AveryWright quickly booting a brace of routine penalties to reduce the arrears to a single point. A pair of tries touched down by strong running centre Kevin Dennis then saw the visitors seize the initiative in a purple patch with the accurate Avery-Wright improving both efforts for 19-32. Going into the closing stages the home side staged a determined fightback cutting the advantage when flanker James Goldsworthy romped over and Murray Westren slotted the conversion. With all to play for late on the home forwards drove from a close range line out and flanker Phil Hinchley steered the maul over for his debut try. Crucially full back Westren then saw the difficult conversion sail wide and from that point Newton Abbot saw out the final minutes without further alarm. Camborne: tries: Champion, Southworth, Westlake, Goldsworthy, Hinchley; conv: Mankee 2, Westren. Newton Abbot: tries: Kenny 2, Dennis 2; conv: Avery-Wright 3; pens: Avery-Wright 2.
EXMOUTH 55 HORNETS 30 Exmouth made it three on the spin to retain a third share of top spot with Newton Abbot and Dings Crusaders. Hornets, hard hit by departures during the close season, looked nothing like a side labouring at the bottom of the table at times. Until midway through the second half the visitors were stayed in touch with answering scores of their own. A two-try burst killed Hornets off with 10 minutes to go. It looked comfortable, but Exmouth will know they can’t afford to ship four tries too often and expect to win. The Cockles led 19-13 at half time
thanks to tries by Matt Dayment, Mike Richards and Peter Ingoldsby, the Canada under-19 flanker quickly making a name for himself at the Imperial Ground. Danny Bailey scored the first of this three tries for Hornets. Charlie Carter converted it to add to two earlier penalties. Two tries – one each for Dave Bargent and Mark Wathes – plus Tom Whelan’s conversions took Exmouth 33-13 up after 48 minutes. Back came Hornets when Bailey chased a kick ahead and Carter added the extras. It went tit-for-tat briefly with Ingoldsby bagging a second and Stuart Vinnicombe kick-chasing in reply for Hornets. Exmouth tries by Davey McGregor and Dayment eventually put the game beyond Hornets. The visitors picked up their first point of the season in stoppage time when Bailey completed his hat-trick to claim the bonus fourth try. Exmouth: tries, Dayment 2, Richards, Bargent, Wathes, McGregor, Ingoldsby 2; cons, Whelan 6; pen, Whelan. Hornets: tries, Bailey 3; Vinnicombe; cons, Carter 2; pens, Carter 2..
LYDNEY 10 IVYBRIDGE 19 Ivybridge bounced back from their defeat by Exmouth in the best possible way. The side had a more settled look to it, which meant better cohesion and fewer penalties given away. Ben Turner kicked Lydney ahead on 29 minutes with a penalty. A minute before half time Ivybridge broke from midfield for scrum-half Ben Watts to dot down. Matt Grieveson added the extras. Five minutes after the break Ivybridge scored again when prop John Morgan was shunted over from a line-out. Lydney looked ready to crumble at this stage, but Ivybridge lacked the punch to kill them off. Haydn Coles, on as a replacement in the back row, slipped in for the Bridge’s fourth try. Mitch Pinkus converted. Lydney had the last word on 74 minutes when they fielded a clearance kick and sent right wing Reuben Haile in for a try that Turner converted. Lydney: try, Haile; con, Turner; pen, Turner. Ivybridge: tries: Watts, Morgan, Coles; cons, Grieveson, M Pinkus
Mick Halligan It is with great sadness that Chard Rugby Club have to report the passing of Mick Halligan, a former captain of the 1st XV, following a brave fight against cancer. Mick was a former student at Ilminster Boys Grammar school and like so many of his contemporaries he continued his rugby at Chard. He played for the club from the mid 1960s and throughout the 1970s Mick played in the front row and was a very accomplished hooker. He was club captain in the 1972-73 season. Mick’s funeral will take place at Taunton Crematorium on Wednesday September 20 at 1.00 pm followed by a celebration of his life at The Wyvern Club.
Premier Rugby Gloucester sunk by Tigers in first half LEICESTER TIGERS 24 GLOUCESTER 10 Leicester claimed a first Aviva Premiership victory of the season after a dominant opening 40 minutes sunk Gloucester at Welford Road. Gloucester had their moments in attack, but too often they squandered quality possession through poor handling or wrong option-taking, leaving new head coach Johan Ackermann with plenty to work on. “It was just that last pass and maybe a lack of patience that cost us,” Ackermann said. “The tries we conceded were very soft. There was nothing special that Leicester did. It was just missed tackles or a simple pass. “I also felt there were some decisions from the officials that didn't help us. But you have to live with that. “I was never on honeymoon. I always knew it was going to be tough. I just want to see character, and that is what we saw. “From 21-0 (down), we possibly could have gone 40-0, but we didn't. There was a lot of fight. “I haven't got a magic wand. It took four years with the Lions (Ackermann's former team). “I don't know if it is going take four years here. It might take eight, or it might take one. We have got to keep pushing. The Tigers had never lost their opening three games of a Premiership campaign, but England scrumhalf Ben Youngs' early try double and a Nick Malouf touchdown left Gloucester reeling, while George Ford kicked nine points. The West Country club rallied after half-time as prop Josh Hohneck powered over for a try that Billy Twelvetrees converted, and he also kicked a penalty, yet Leicester were good value for the 24-10 win. And the Tigers made a powerful start, exerting pressure on Gloucester through some powerful closerange running led by England prop Ellis Genge, and the visitors' resistance lasted just nine minutes. Leicester were awarded a penalty deep inside Gloucester's 22, and they caught their opponents napping by sacrificing an easy kick to the posts as Youngs tapped and ran to touch down unopposed.. Ford added the conversion, and Leicester wasted little time re-establishing an attacking foothold, from which Youngs claimed a second try after the Tigers forwards drove a lineout, with Ford again converting. Even when Gloucester had the ball, they could not hold on to it for long enough periods, and Leicester added their third try when full-back Telusa Veainu ran from deep, and Australia sevens international Malouf finished impressively. Another Ford conversion took Leicester 21 points clear in as many minutes, and although they could not add to their points tally before
half-time, Tigers could reflect on a strong opening 40 minutes that also saw their opponents concede 11 penalties. Tigers centre Matt Toomua did not return for the second period after failing a head injury assessment, and Gloucester opened their account within two minutes of the restart when scrum-half Willi Heinz and wing Charlie Sharples combined to send Hohneck over. Twelvetrees added the conversion and then kicked a penalty following a Tigers high tackle as Gloucester continued to fight back impressively, capitalising on a collectiver Leicester switch-off as the game began to open up. Ford's 64th-minute penalty restored a 14-point advantage for Leicester, and there was no way back for Gloucester after that as the Tigers huffed and puffed in pursuit of a five-point maximum that ultimately eluded them. Leicester: Tries: B Youngs 2, Malouf Cons: Ford 3 Pens: Ford Leicester: Veainu; Malouf, Smith, Toomua, May; G Ford, B Youngs; Genge, T Youngs (c), Cole, Wells, Maksymiw, Williams, Hamilton, Kalamafoni. Replacements: Thacker, Bateman, Mulipola, Mapapalangi, Ryan, Harrison, J Ford, Tait. Gloucester: Try: Hohneck Con: Twelvetrees Pen: Twelvetrees Gloucester: Woodward, Sharples, Trinder, Scott, Thorley, Twelvetrees, Heinz, Hohneck, Matu'u, Afoa; Slater, Thrush, Ludlow, Rowan, Ackermann. Replacements: Hibbard, RapavaRuskin, Denman, Savage, Clarke, Vellacott, Evans, Purdy.
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 24 BATH 6 Todd Blackadder called for a change to the laws governing replacements after Bath were forced to finish their defeat by Northampton with only 14 players. Sam Underhill was knocked out in the 68th minute while making a tackle and because all their replacements had been used, Bath were unable to bring on a substitute for the remainder of the match. However, a flaw in the rules means that had Underhill only departed for a head injury assessment and not lost consciousness, Bath could have brought a player back on. "It's a funny old law when you can't replace someone because they've been knocked out," director of rugby Blackadder said. "If a player is HIA he can come off and you can bring someone on, but because he was knocked out it means it's a permanent removal and you can't bring someone on. "It's not great and I hope that they do review the laws. It's actually a safety thing, no team should be penalised for that. It defies logic and this has happened before, it's not a first." Underhill had been magnificent in defence until his departure, mak-
ing 23 tackles in front of Eddie Jones to strengthen his chances of continuing as England's openside for the autumn series. "Sam just walked past and he's okay. It's just a shame because he was getting stuck in and certainly put himself out there," Blackadder said. "Take nothing away from Northampton, that was an outstanding performance from them and it shows how tough the competition is going to be. "I'm disappointed when we don't perform but when you're beaten by a better side you can accept that, and we can accept this,” he concluded. Northampton controlled the opening quarter and were rewarded by a third-minute try from Courtney Lawes, who forced his way over close to the left touchline. A crisp line-out offered the opportunity to attack on the 22 and when Michael Paterson found slippery wing Tom Collins sweeping across from the right, Bath's defence splintered and Lawes was through. Saints continued to probe with Lawes prominent, but as the quarter wore on their grip on the match loosened as Bath began to spend greater time with the ball. Two Rhys Priestland penalties, the second won at a dominant scrum, saw the lead change hands and despite losing skipper Matt Garvey to injury they began to thrive, assisted by knock-ons from Harry Mallinder and Paul Hill. It was Northampton who finished the half stronger, however, and through a line-out drive finished when man-of-the-match Ribbans found no one at home at the heart of what should have been the Bath defence, they restored their lead. Ribbans went over for his second in the 53rd minute, a line-out steal from Lawes enabling Saints to attack in a move given momentum by a muscular run from Luther Burrell, before the second row arrived to crash through the white shirts. The bonus point was claimed with five minutes to go through keeping the ball alive, with North on hand to complete a move that saw Bath scramble backwards. Northamptoon Saints Tries: Lawes, Ribbans 2, North Cons: Mallinder 2 Northampton Saints: Tuala; North, Horne, Burrell, Collins; Mallinder, Groom; Waller, Haywood, Hill, Paterson, Ribbans, Lawes (capt), Gibson, T Harrison. Replacements: Marshall, Ma'afu, Brookes, Day, Ludlam, Reinach, Grayson, Foden. Bath: Pens: Priestland Bath: Watson; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Tapuai, Banahan; Priestland, Fotuali'i; Obano, Dunn, Perenise, Ewels, Stooke, Garvey (capt), Underhill, Faletau. Replacements: Walker, Auterac, Andrews, Phillips, Grant, Allinson, Burns, Clark. Referee: Thomas Foley
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Bristol start at Cleve in new competition WOMEN’S RUGBY John Harding Women’s rugby's new ten-team domestic competition, the Tyrrells Premier 15s League, got under way yesterday with four matches while Bristol Ladies start their campaign this afternoon at Cleve RFC against Richmond Ladies, kick off 2.00 pm. The competition will operate in a league format with home and away fixtures confirmed today. The top four teams will progress to semi-finals played over two legs, culminating in a final on April 29. Clubs involved in the competition will benefit directly over the next three years from the RFU's £2.4m investment. This is expected to improve standards of the women's game, as well as increase the talent pool available for selection for England in the future. Each of the ten clubs will be required to deliver against agreed minimum standards and provide high-quality coaching, facilities, training environments and community engagement plans. Nigel Melville, RFU Director of Professional Rugby, said: "There was a gap between our club game and our international game so we wanted to put in place a competition that was aspirational for younger players. We hope to double the number women and girls playing the game over the next four years to 50,000 players and a lot of them will want to participate in this league. This will help create better players.” Melville also revealed that the Rugby Football Union are considering a new Anglo-French women's competition to accompany the inaugural Tyrrell's Premier 15s and that a cross-border competition will be something that will be discussed in the coming months. He added: "Some of our teams have been over there playing pre-season games and they loved it. Good quality, great crowds... so why not? We've got to look at everything. It's a blank piece of paper in many ways. I talk to France all the time." The Tyrrells Premier 15s 2ndXV League is split into two Conference of five teams with clubs playing each other in their group home and away. Bristol Ladies II will play their counterparts from Wasps, Saracens, Richmond, and Harlequins. Gloucester-Hartpury Women II will play Worcester Valkyries II, Loughborough Lightning Ladies II, Firwood Waterloo Ladies II and Darlington Mowden Park Sharks Ladies II. This competition begins
at the end of the month . To supplement the 2nd XV league programme, the 2nd XV teams will also compete in the RFU Womens Senior Cup, alongside the Women's Championship North and South XV teams. The final game of yesterday's opening round saw Gloucester-Hartpury Women, last season's Women's Intermediate Cup beaten finalists, win 32-3 away to Darlington Mowden Park Sharks. Fly-half lovely scored the opening try for the visitors under the posts with centre Meg Goddard adding the extras. But five minutes later hooker Eli Gilbert was yellow carded and the Sharks added the resultant penalty. But the visitors stretched their lead just before the break when outside centre Rachel Lund crossed the whitewash and Goddard added a penalty to give her side a 15-3 half time lead. Early in the second half wing Beth Jones added Gloucester-Hartpury's third try before Lund scored her second try, converted by Goddard, on the hour and then a forwards drive for replacement Millie Wallis to touchdown. Earlier Lougborough Lightning had a comfortable 46-12 home victory over Worcester Valkyries, Saracens Women won 22-13 away to Firwood Waterloo Ladies while Harlequins Ladies, formerly Aylesford Bulls, won 38-32 away to Wasps Ladies Bristol Ladies, who finished runners-up in last season's Women's Premiership Final, start their Tyrrells Premier 15s competition at Cleve RFC this afternoon against Richmond Ladies, kick off 2 pm. Kris de Scossa, who had spells as Canada Women's assistant coach and the head coach of the Wales Women's team, has taken over as head coach at Bristol Ladies following the move to Worcester Valkyries of Roy Davies. 'We've got some really young talented players who have joined us from across the south west plus some Wales internationals and England U20 players which make a real cauldron of talent and abilities," said de Scossa. Joining de Scossa as the assistant coach is former England centre/fly-half Kim Oliver who, after 43 appearances wearing the Red Rose including the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cups, retired from international rugby in 2013. BRISTOL: Lagi Tuima; Lillian Stoeger, Charlotte Holland, Rownita Marston, Carys Cox; Sarah Graham, Rhi Parker; Sasha Acheson, Clara Nielson, Abbie Parsons, Amelia Buckland-Hurry (capt), Kate Newton, Poppy Leitch, Abbie Fleming, Hollie Cunningham. Reps: Jessie Hood, Ellie Mulhearn, Daisy Mayes, Clea Fawcett, Brooke Bradley, Lucy Attwood, Cat McNaney, Poppy Cleall.
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South West One (West) BRIDGWATER & ALBION 19 THORNBURY 26 Thornbury ran in four tries to notch up their first victory of the season at Bridgwater and Albion who were once again missing a number of first team regulars through injury. Despite being depleted,the hosts continued to fight hard and came back strongly in the second half. Bridgwater opened the scoring just before the 10 minute mark when Ali Blundell making his first appearance of the season, went over for an unconverted try. On 17 minutes Thornbury took the lead thanks to a Rich Bennett try which full back Bob Adams converted. The visitors extended their lead on 31 minutes when scrum half Harry Glew crossed for a try that Adams converted and before the break Thornbury prop Luke Pantling crashed over for a score that Adams converted making it 519 at half time. The Gloucestershire side opened the scoring after the interval when Alfie Richardson went over for a try that Adams converted which made the score 5-26. Despite being 19 points in arrears the home side remained in the game and when they brought Joe Stradling on as a replacement 17 minutes into the second half, almost immediately he made an impact by scoring a try which Kyran Devitt converted. Bridgwater kept pressing forward and in the dying minutes of the match Gavin Knight returned to the field of play to score a try which Devitt converted. Shortly afterwards the referee blew his whistle for time as the game ended 26-19 to Thornbury. Bridgwater & Albion: tries: Blundell, Stradling Knight. Conv: Devitt 2. Thornbury: tries: Bennett, Glew, Pantling, Richardson; Conv: Adams 3.
CLEVEDON 57 BIDEFORD 31 Blink and you were likely to miss something in this try fest. Clevedon, beaten heavily in their first two games, had a stronger side out – and it showed. The Seasiders bagged nine tries – Ben Williams scoring three and having a hand in a fourth. Bideford more than played their part in an entertaining encounter, but ran out of puff in the second half after getting back to 19-all just after the break. Clevedon could not have wished for a better start as Cameron Maslen banked a try in the first minute following a charge down. Bideford went 12-5 up, Rob Elliott with a try then Chris Snell with the goal after Dave Evans crossed, but by half time Clevedon were ahead.
No.8 Andy Davies scored behind a scrum then Williams got the first of his three. Snell kicked Bideford level after Richie Norman followed up a charge down to score. Joe Tucker pounced on a loose ball for the try that put Clevedon back in front. Tom Thie converted. Stolen ball at a line-out led to Harvey Russell scoring for Clevedon. Davies then played Joe Williams in for a try and a 36-19 lead. A penalty try got Bideford up to 36-25, but no closer. Clevedon finished with a flourish with tries from Brian Largenton and two by Ben Williams. All Bideford could muster were two more Snell penalties. Clevedon: tries, B Williams 3, J Williams, Maslen, Davies, J Tucker, Russell, Largenton; cons, Cole, Thie 5. Bideford: tries, Elliott, Evans, Norman; penalty try; cons, Snell 4; pen Snell.
CULLOMPTON 15 TEIGNMOUTH 19 Time ran out on Cullompton before they could overturn the deficit and win the game. Home supporters were hoping for a bit more injury time than they got as play were repeatedly halted for injuries in the second half. A fifth-minute try on the run for full-back Marcus Busch got Cully off to the best of starts. Lewys Ryan converted. Teignmouth responded almost instantly with a try by Will Sowden after good work by Faolan Lidstone. A Ryan penalty nosed Cully ahead again, but by half time Sowden had his second on board and Saxton converted that one too. Alex Ford, the former Cully flanker now with the Teigns, was next over the line on 49 minutes. Cully scored again on 56 minutes through skipper Sean Mardell after Ryan and Paul Baker were part of the build up. Teignmouth try-scorer Sowden sustained bang on the head in the dying moments of the match and 45 minutes later was still stretched out on the pitch.Paramedics were called and took Sowden to the RD&E Hospital in Exeter for a check over. Russ Sowden, the Teignmouth chairman and Will's father, said there was no lasting damage and his son was allowed home after an examination by a doctor. Cullompton: tries, Busch, Mardell; con, Ryan; pen Ryan. Teignmouth: tries, Sowden 2, Ford; con, Saxton; pen, Saxton.
DRYBROOK 40 OKEHAMPTON 19 Okehampton were short-handed due to having seven players at a wedding – and it showed. The side that had won its first two games stayed in this one up to half time then faded away. It didn’t help that Rory Honeychurch was injured in the first
minute of the match and the only replacement option was moving backrower Tom McGrattan to the wing. Two yellow cards were a further complication Okes could have done without against a side only beaten once at home in the past two years – by Okes last season. Joe Bruce scored a fifth-minute try for the visitors. Dean Abrahams added a second before the break that Rhys Palmer converted. McGrattan ran through in the second half for Bruce to kick the goal.
EXETER UNIVERSITY 76 NORTH PETHERTON 0 Petherton had no answer to the power play of the students in the backs. Despite what the scoreline may suggest, the visitors defended strongly at times. When the students chose to run round the defence there was little Pethy could do to slow them down. And with a 43-0 deficit on the board at half time, Petherton will feel they did well to stop the students reaching three figures. What odds on that happening to another side later in the season? Leading the try parade for the Students with two each were Matt Blandford, Aaron Bagwell and Sam Laity with two each. Dom Thorne, Aaron Coombes and Si Lindsell had a try each. Sam Morley had a try, five conversions and a penalty before he went of injured. Kieran Kelly landed five more goals after Morley’s departure. University: tries, Blandford 2, Bagwell 2, Laity 2, Thorne, Coombes, Lindsell, Morley; cons, Kelly 5, Morley 5; pens, Morley 2.
KEYNSHAM 29 NEWENT 17 Keynsham had Newent weighed off up front and that proved crucial. Newent looked dangerous with ball in hand but didn’t have enough of it to pose too many problems. Newent started brightly with a try by Nathan Brooks on three minutes that he also converted. Tom Martin dashed over from half way for a second and a 12-0 lead. Keynsham got back in the game with a try behind a scrum for number nine John Pearce. Dan Moody converted. Will Mosfield put a third Newent try on the board with a run up the wing. A Mooney penalty got Keynsham back to 17-10 down at the switch. Seven minutes into the second half Keynsham were level when Newent gave away a penalty try at a five-metre scrum. Poor defence let Keynsham No.8 Jack Western in for a try on 76 minutes. The same player scored again almost from the restart to secure a bonus point for the home side. Keynsham: tries, Western 2, Pearce; penalty try; cons, Mooney 2; pen, Mooney. Newent: tries, Brooks, Martin, Mosfield; con, Brooks.
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Western Counties (West) CHARD 13 KINGSBRIDGE 13 A draw was probably the right result in a well-contested game. Kingsbridge had all the early play and territorially were on top, but the Chard defence with flanker Jason Wright prominent were superb. Kingsbridge pressure told when a move down the blind-side resulted in skipper Ben Glover crossing close to the posts. The conversion missed – which proved crucial. Chard replied with a penalty from Charlie Roberts to leave it 5-3 to Kingsbridge at the break. Fly-half George Banfield kicked a long-range penalty in the opening minutes of the second half to increase the Kingsbridge to 8-3. A superb bit of play by the Chard pack resulted in a push-over try with Max Gosden getting the credit. Roberts converted to put Chard ahead for the first time then kicked a penalty to increase the lead. In a frantic finish three players were sent to the bin, two from Chard. Kingsbridge levelled the game when replacement Stu Winzer crashed over. Chard: try, Godsen; con, Roberts; pens, Roberts 2. Kingsbridge: tries, Glover, Winzer; con, Banfield..
CREDITON 16 BURNHAM-ON-SEA 0 All the points were scored in the second half of a game which was dominated by defences. Mark Lee put Crediton ahead by chasing down a Jason Luff kick ahead. Ollie Down missed the conversion but added two penalties for an 11-0 lead. Alex Goldman scored the final try for Crediton. Crediton: tries, Lee, Goldman; pens, Down 2.x.
DEVONPORT SERVICES 28 TRURO 22 Services got back to winning ways with after the upset at Torquay, but it was a close-run thing. Truro dogged Sevices all the way and pressed right to the end to earn two losing bonus points. It all looked good for Services at they went into a 13-5 lead and at time they were 18-10 up. Richard Goldsby-West converted two penalties and one of the tries scored by Matt Gregory and Adam Montague in the first half. Josh Symons and Luke Tidball were try scorers for Truro, who had Darren Jacques and Steve Evans yellow carded in the first six minutes. There was more yellow for Truro in the second half when backchat sent Mark Richards to the bin. A West penalty was followed by a Joe Wyatt try and the conversion for
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Services. Jack Tidball and Ben Teasdale, in the last minute, scored tries for Truro. Services: tries, Gregory, Montague,. Wyatt; cons, West 2; pens, West 3. Truro: tries, Symons, L Tidball, J Tidball, Teasdale; con, Bradley..
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FALMOUTH 18 TORQUAY ATHLETIC 0 Falmouth got their tactics spot-on to frustrate the previously undefeated Tics. Torquay like to play a mauling game then release their strike runners in the final third of the field. Torquay did plenty of mauling, but in their own last third of the park as Falmouth pinned them down there. Two worthwhile attacks were all Torquay had in the entire game. A cross kick sat-up nicely for Falmouth wing Seb Firth to scoop up and cross in the corner on 20 minutes. Justyn Irons kicked the goal. Pressure in the Torquay 22 brought a try for Falmouth’s Matt Rooke. The second half saw defences on top with little in the way of chances. All Falmouth could add were two Irons penalties. Falmouth lost Ben Ackner with a head injury which will need checking out before he is cleared to play again. Falmouth: tries, Firth, Rooke; con, Irons; pens, Irons 2.
SIDMOUTH 10 PAIGNTON 12 Paignton are off the mark at the third attempt after scrambling a win in a game f few highlights. Sidmouth were first on the board when Rory O’Brien stripped the ball from a Paignton catcher and fell over the line. Dan Retter converted. Paignton replied with two Mike Sandercock penalties to trail by a point at the break. Sandercock and Retter swapped kicks in a 10-9 running scoreline. Fifteen minutes from time Sandercock put over his fourth and winning kick. Sidmouth: try, O’Brien; con, Retter; pen, Retter. Paignton: pens, Sandercock 4.
WADEBRIDGE CAMELS 34 TIVERTON 22 Wadebridge Camels bounced back from their disappointing defeat at St Ives with a bonus-point victory over Tiverton at Molesworth Field. The victory was built on a hugely impressive first-half display, and they led 22-0 at the interval. Tiverton were missing some key players, but they still managed to give themselves hope with a much better second-half performance, but the game was almost over when they scored two late tries. Hooker Matt Ballard was the star of the show for Camels with a hattrick of tries, and he also started the move for the opening score, which was an early contender for try of the season at Wadebridge. He looped a
WOMEN’S RUGBY John Harding Matt Scott of Gloucester passes the ball during yesterday’s Aviva premiership game at Leicester PICTURE: Robbie Stephenson/JMP pass out to the left where Camels had men over, and good hands by Adam Blackmore and Dicky Dawe sent Will Pengelly in for a glorious score that Danny Thomas converted. Ballard then finished off a devastating 20-metre driven line-out, and a Thomas penalty made it 15-0 after only 17 minutes. In the 23rd minute, Ballard was again driven over, this time from close range, with Thomas improving the score, for a 22-point advantage at the turnaround. Tiverton had threatened just before the interval without scoring, but a Matt Down penalty and a try by skipper Tom Skelding gave them hope in the third quarter. However, two touchdowns in the space of five minutes from Ballard and Joe Pretty, one converted by Thomas, put Camels out of sight, before Tivvy added two late scores through hooker Elliott Howells and Skelding again, with Down converting both. Wadebridge: tries, Pengelly, Ballard (3), Pretty; cons, Thomas (3), pen, Thomas. Tiverton: tries, Skelding (2), Howells; cons, Down (2); pen, Down.
ST AUSTELL 29 ST IVES 3 St Austell pulled away in the second half to leave the Hakes lagging behind. The lead was only 13-3 at the break, but Saints took the points in the second half when St Ives gave away penalties. George Tregilgas went in for the first St Austell try. Cav Boyer converted and added two penalties. George Knowles scored the second St Austell try. Boyer converted that too and three more penalties. St Austell: tries, Tregiligas, Knowles; cons, Boyer 2; pens, Boyer 5. St Ives: pen, Brownfield.
Supermarine Ladies began their first season in Women's Championship North 1 by taking maximum points from the 34-31 victory away to Loughborough Ladies who had to settle for a loosing bonus point. There were two tries from Alexandra Barnes plus one each for Louise Gray, Claire Chard, Theresa Bichell and Bel Martin who also added two conversions. Supermarine Ladies host Lichfield Ladies this afternoon, kick off 2.45pm Cheltenham Ladies were 29-15 home winners over Trojans Ladies in the Women's Championship South 1 thanks to two tries a piece from Lauren Williams and Meg Lavill while Emma Mundy added three conversions and a penalty. Plymouth Albion Ladies, have had a difficult start to the season with their two new coaches only in post a few days before their opening game at home to Henley Ladies plus they have lost four players to Bristol Ladies. Albion were pleased with their performance as they held the visitors to a scoreless opening 40 minutes. However, fatigue in the second half was evident and allowed Henley into the game which they won 19-0. Hove Ladies landed a late penalty to deny Bath Ladies at least a draw from their trip to the south coast as they went down 17-14. Sarah Holloway converted her first half touchdown and the extras to Abigail Johnston's second half try.. l Captain Ellie Underwood crossed for five tries and added six conversions as Drybrook Ladies stormed to a 62-5 home victory in their opening Women's Championship South West 2 against Guernsey Ladies who had been delayed by their flight. Drybrook went into the break with a 380 lead after Underwood's hat-trick of tries plus touchdowns from debutant Kirsty Gwilliam, vice-captain Stevie Liddiat, and Julie Ann Norbury plus four Underwood conversions. The home side added tries through Dorrie Morley and Underwood's fourth and two more conversions before Drybrook became complacent allowing Guernsey in for a consolation try out wide. But Drybrook upped their game once again from the restart, and Chanise Beard crossed the whitewash before the skipper claimed her fifth try to close the game out. Drybrook Ladies travel to face Newbury Ladies next Sunday (Sept 24). A last-minute penalty saw Cullompton
Ladies lose 18-15 at home Newbury Ladies after tries from flanker Amy Alford, fly-half Liz Lennox and wing Jen Hamer pulled Cully back from being 12-0 down to level the scores. l St Mary's Old Boys Ladies held off a second half come back from hosts Devizes Ladies to win their opening Women's NC South West 1 game 17-12 having built-up a 12-0 lead going into the break. There were tries from wing Ellie Clarke, scrum half Tammy Howells and outside centre Jo Smith who also added a conversion. Devizes reply came a Denise Warbutton and her conversion of Emily Pratt's touchdown having had an earlier attempt ruled out. Topsham Ladies had a comfortable 220 victory away to North Petherton Ladies but both teams being able to muster 16 players. However, it was the visitors who proved the fitter and scored four tries in the first half. Unfortunately the game was ended prematurely just five minutes into the second half as Pethy dropped to eleven players after a series of injuries which culminated in a head collision by two of their players. Scrum half Rachel Popham-Dowle saw a gap to cross for the opening try before Hayleigh Latty supported a superb run down the wing by newcomer Kirsten Chestermen to score the second out wide. Latty also delivered another blow with a score under the posts, Ann Webb adding the conversion, with Meg Coombes driving hard over the line for the final touchdown. Newly promoted Ellingham & Ringwood Ladies secured an impressive 20-5 away win against Chipping Sodbury Ladies with all the points coming in the opening forty minutes, but the visitors had to hold firm for the victory. Wing Lizzie Dodd opened the scoring with a try, and this was followed by one from centre Anna Stephenson. Dodd then scored a second try before the home side scored to reduce the deficit to 15-5 before prop Ruth Miles crashed over from a ruck. But another newly promoted side, Yeovil Ladies, were not so successful as they went down 36-17 at home to Oakmeadians Ladies who had scored all their points in the opening half. Captain Holly Edmunds caught a clearance kick by the visitors inside her own 22 to race away to score Yeovil's opening try selling three dummies in the process leaving the home side trailing 36-5 at the break. With a few changes at half time Yeovil started the second half with a renewed attitude and focused and it showed all over the pitch; completely dominating the half producing tries from flankers Meg Boulton, converted by Alice Harding, and Krissie Gurd.
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& Devon Old Boys seeking Cornwall HONITON 35 new players to BUDE 11 was a much tougher game for save their future This Honiton than the runaway win over Combo Chatter
Sara Raine DHSOB director of rugby Mike Freeman has admitted there is a real possibility the club might have to pull out of Devon Two - unless they can find an influx of new players soon. The Old Boys have not been able to raise a full side for their opening three David Butt Memorial Trophy matches. The Stonehouse Creek-based club had similar problems this time last season but regrouped. Freeman is hoping the same will happen this year, but he also knows the club have to be realistic with the league season due to start on October 28. “It is going to be touch-and-go,” he said. “We were in a similar boat last year, but gradually the Fijians and university students came back and we developed a squad. In the end we had quite a good season. I am hoping it will be the same again, but at the moment it is in the balance. It is quite possible that we might have to pull out of Devon Two. I would be loathed to do that, especially as we have six colts who can play for the senior side.” Freeman said the club would wait until the end of the David Butt Trophy competition before making any decision. “Things did turn around pretty quickly last year,” said Freeman, who is also hoping the Devon Two club might get some help from Plymouth Albion, who are taking over the running of Stonehouse Creek.
OPMs say farewell to talisman Rae OPMs will say goodbye to their talisman back Gavin Rae next weekend when the club entertain Old Techs at King George V Playing Fields in the David Butt Trophy. Prolific goal-kicker Rae is relocating to the Bristol area. He is originally from Gloucestershire and joined OPMs from Gordon League RFC. “He will be a huge loss,” said OPMs captain and vice-chairman Henry Matthews. “I think he has been with us six or seven years and he has become a real talisman in our backline. OPMs, though, have been boosted by the return to fitness of winger Martin Skelley. Skelley missed the later part of last season with a hamstring injury, but he was among the Old Boys’ scorers last week against Dartmouth.
Courses at both Oaks and Argaum Plymstock Albion Oaks and Plymouth Argaum are both holding RFU courses at their clubs this month. Today (Sunday, September 17), Argaum are hosting a ‘Play it Safe’ course at Bickleigh Down, while Oaks have a ‘CPD Kids’ First’ under-13 coaching course on Wednesday and a ‘Scrum Factory’ course on Monday, September 25 at Horsham Fields.
Wessex, but they still won it at a canter. Bude were still in touch at the break when Honiton led 14-6 but were outpaced in the second half. When Bude tried to turn Honiton by kicking behind them, the ball was returned with interest, often by speedster Ben Webber. Tries for Honiton were scored by Webber, Jack Procter, Ollie Highland and Ben Kitson. Ollie Cave knocked over three penalties and three conversions. l Wessex’s difficult time following promotion continued when they were hammered 109-10 at Lanner. Wessex only had 16 available players to travel – four of whom only signed on last week. They played 50 minutes with 14 men after running out of replacements. Dan Morris scored both Wessex triesx.
PENRYN 19 WELLINGTON 14 Penryn were glad to hear the final whistle in a close encounter. George Mitchell crossed on the right wing to put the Borough ahead. Two Alex Davey penalties nudged Wellington 6-5 up, but not for long. Penryn’s Andy Sevior made a break and ran through for Aaron Simmonds to convert for a 12-6 interval lead. Five minutes after the interval Sam Hitchings went in for Penryn and Simmonds converted. Davey got a penalty back to leave it 19-9. Ten minutes from time Wellington scored from a line-out when Chris Kittow was driven in. Wellington pressed in the remainder of the game, but Penryn held them out. Penryn: tries, Mitchell, Sevior, Hitchings; cons, Simmonds 2. Wellington: try, Kittow; pens, Simmonds 3.
PIRATES AMATEURS 8 TORRINGTON 29 Torrington needed some good news after two defeats and a clubhouse break-in and this was it. Pirates were briefly 8-5 up – Callum Gardner with a try, Liam Lonsdale with a penalty – but by half time trailed 15-8. Torrie went on to score five tries to take home a bonus point too. Leading the way with two tries was Jamie Todd with two tries and a couple of conversions. Ben Hooper, Tom Gooch and Ben Sawyer all had a try each. Thousands of pounds of damage was done by vandals at Torrington’s clubhouse when windows were smashed and the interior wrecked. The West Country rugby community has been quick to get involved. Pirates presented Torrie with £100 towards repair costs before the game. A donation of £300 has been promised by Sidmouth towards repair costs. Pirates: try, Gardner; pen; Lonsdale. Torrington: tries, Todd, Gooch,
Hooper, Sawyer; cons, Todd 2. Withycombe were a kick away from winning at Hayle, where the game finished all square on 25-all. Jack Puglsey had a last-minute shunt to win it, but his kick went wide. Withies were 10-0 after 20 minutes, but failed to press home their advantage. Hayle only had a handful of chances, but made the best of them to score three tries. Tom Pugsley, Ryan Hamilton and Joe Satt were Withies’ try scorers. Pugsley kicked the rest of the points.
PLYMOUTH ARGUAM 10 TAVISTOCK 5 Plymouth Argaum secured their first win of the season with a spirited display against Tavistock at Bickleigh Down. Argaum have not lost to Tavistock since their promotion to the Cornwall/Devon League in 2015 and they deservedly overcame them again yesterday. Tavistock started well and had the better of the opening 20 minutes, with forward Andrew Griffiths giving them a 5-0 lead with a try from close range. But after that Argaum took control of the match and dominated possession and territory. The home team went in front on 29 minutes when Tom Holliday went over in the left corner after pressure from a tap penalty. Al Murray converted to put them 7-5 ahead. Callum Mills thought he had scored a second try six minutes later but the referee ruled he had been held up. Argaum continued to press but could not add to their try tally. After wasting a number of good chances, Murray kicked a penalty in the 62nd minute to put them five points ahead. Tavistock, who had struggled to get out of their half in the second period as rain lashed down, did have one opportunity right at the death to break Argaum’s hearts but they could not take it. Argaum: try: Holliday; con: Murray; pen: Murray Tavistock: try: Griffiths
PLYMSTOCK AO 10 SALTASH 35 Saltash continue to set the pace at the top with their third successive bonus point win. The Cornish club ran in six tries at Horsham Fields yesterday to inflict Oaks’ first defeat of the season. The Ashes took an early lead with a Harrison Reburn penalty before prolific scorer Will Morton went over for the game’s first try on 14 minutes. Oaks’ Tom Richards kicked a penalty to pull his side to within five points, but Saltash then put their foot down and ran in two tries courtesy of number eight Steve Hillman before the break. That gave them an 18-3 half-time lead in tricky conditions at the Staddiscombe-based venue. Winger Tom Martin then scored with a kick and chase after the interval to put the visitors 23-3 ahead. Oaks’ hopes of getting back into the game ended when they had a pass intercepted and Saltash flanker Phil Eatwell ran in from 60 metres. Plymstock did finally get a try
through flanker George Hamblin, but the last word went to the Ashes, with Martin running in for his second of the game. Plymstock: try: Hamblin; con: Richards; pen: Richards Saltash: tries: Hillman 2, Martin 2, Morton, P Eatwell; con: Reburn pen: Reburn.
Dave Butt Trophy OLD TECHS 10 DARTMOUTH 25 Dartmouth have put themselves in pole position to progress out of Pool C with an impressive away victory at league rivals Old Techs. Both newly-promoted Devon One clubs went into the match at Weston Mill unbeaten after two games. But Dartmouth came out of the clash as worth winners, out-scoring Techs three tries to two. The visitors led 20-5 at the break. Experienced hooker Rick Shillabeer took over Dartmouth’s goalkicking duties and he gave them the lead with a penalty. Lock Dominic Calvert then scored his first try for Dartmouth, which Shillabeer converted to make it 10-0. Scrum-half Henry McCreedy scored a second try for the visitors. Shillabeer added the extras and also a penalty before Techs got on the board with a touch-down by Neil Herbert. The second half was even with Martin Jarvis scoring for Techs and Gary Rooney claiming a long-range effort for Dartmouth, who had Jack Stirk impressing..
SALCOMBE 0 OPMs 17 OPMs secured their first win of the season in Pool C of the David Butt Trophy by scoring three unanswered tries in tricky conditions at Salcombe. The visitors dominated territory and possession, but struggled to find the final ball until the final 15 minutes when they ran in two tries. In heavy rain, Matt Thompson gave the Old Boys the lead in the 10th minute when he went over in the corner. Try as they might, OPMs could not add to that until the 65th minute when speedy back Martin Skelley scored a wonderful individual effort from his own half. Sammie Matt converted that score. And then five minutes from time second-row Billy Garrett went over in the corner following a tap penalty..
ILFRACOMBE 5 SOUTH MOLTON 55 George Whiting scored four tries as South Molton made it three wins out of three in Pool A of the David Butt Trophy. South Molton were 47-0 up at the break at Ilfracombe, but lost their way second half and could only add one more try. As well as Whiting, South Molton’s other try scorers were Dan Smith, Ben Gatehouse, David Kift and Ben Ward. Ben Smart kicked seven conversions and a second half penalty.
TOPSHAM 48 NORTH TAWTON 14 Topsham produced an impressive opening 40 minutes to claim their
second victory in Pool A against winless Devon Two side North Tawton. The home team were 41-0 up at the interval, but North Tawton regrouped at the break and out-scored Topsham in the second half. Among Topsham’s try scorers were James Tapp, Matt Day, Luke Edwardson, Brendan Sparkes and Zak McLennon. Jack Saunders was in fine form with the boot
BUCKFASTLEIGH 12 TOTNES 19 Totnes had to fight hard to overcome lower league Buckfastleigh and remain unbeaten in Pool B. Buckfastleigh, with New Zealander Greg Robinson playing his 400th game, led 7-0 at the break thanks to a converted try by Mike Pike. The home team had dominated the first 40 minutes, but Totnes stepped up the pace in the second period. Full-back Jamie Mitchelmore scored two tries for the visitors, with Thomas Edmonds also touching down. Jamie Polk added two conversions. Buckfastleigh’s second half try came from winger Ryan Currie, who also converte.
EXETER SARACENS 12 NEW CROSS 33 New Cross kept up the pressure on Pool B leaders Totnes with a bonus point win at Exeter Saracens. The cup holders are now just three points behind Totnes and all their remaining matches are at home. Ricky Walters scored two of New Cross’s tries yesterday, with their others coming from Tom Mahon, Ali Welby and Danny Walters. Ryan Wotton kicked the rest of their points.
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Somerset GORDANO 29 WIVELISCOMBE 32 Early leaders Wiveliscombe won this shootout to take their points tally for the season to 165 - from only three games. Gordano, however, made them fight all the way for their victory and led 17-15 at one stage in the second half. But Wivey fought back and led for much of the second half. The visitors led 15-12 at half-time thanks to tries by Ally Vivian and Matt Ellis, with the returning Dan Quick kicking a penalty and conversion. Gordano's points in the first half came from four penalties by Alex Waldron. Ross Pearson and Quick went over for five-pointers in the second half for Wivey with Quick landing two conversions and a penalty. Kaine Sothey, Joss Richard and Elliott Hancombe snapped up further tries for Gordano with Waldron kicking a conversion. Gordano: tries Sothey, Richard, Hancombe; pens Waldron (4); con Waldron. Wiveliscombe: tries Vivian, Ellis, Pearson, Quick; pens Quick (2); cons Quick (3).
WELLINGTON 39 BATH OES 34 Having let players go with the first team to Penryn, Wellington showed plenty of character in winning this thrilling game at the Athletic Ground. Ben and Jamie Hayman both
scored two tries for Wellington, others coming from Andy Bellamy and Will Hinchcliffe. Tom Hawkings kicked a penalty and three conversions. Wellington: tries Hayman B (2), Hayman J (2), Bellamy, Hinchcliffe; pen Hawkings; cons Hawkings (3)..
YATTON 15 OLD RICHIANS 12 Yatton overcame a few nervous moments to claim their first win of the season. In a high-paced, nail-biter of a game, Yatton started well and took the lead when Tom McMasters broke off a driving maul to touch down. Old Richians wasted a penalty by going to the corner before the home team increased their lead to 8-0 with a penalty by Lloyd Richardson following a high tackle. The visitors hit back with converted try by fly-half Liam Smith after a delay for a head injury. The second half saw Yatton under pressure from the off and after 15 minutes their line was eventually broken when Ben Meloscia scored on the wing for Richians to put them 12-8 up. But 10 minutes later, and against the run of play, Mich Want intercepted on the halfway line and outpaced committed defenders to run in under the posts. Richardson’s conversion gave the lead back to his home side and there it stayed. However, the last 10 minutes saw both sides throwing everything at each other, with both having great
opportunities, but Yatton were able to hang on. Yatton: tries: McMasters, Want; cons Richardson; pen Richardson Old Richians: tries: Smith, Meloscia; con Smith
Pethy’s double loss despite 55 points Despite scoring 55 points in their opening two matches, North Petherton suffered two defeats in South West Two (W) - having been in a position to win both. On the opening day of the season they went down 33-28 at Cullompton who came good late in the game and the following Saturday slumped 3327 at home to Drybrook. "We have played some good rugby but we're not finishing sides off," said first team manager Pete Woolacott. "There is no panic button being pushed. "We had a tough pre-season and unfortunately picked up injuries to four key players - two centres, a winger and full back. "The forwards have been brilliant but with some new boys in the side it is taking some time to gel. "But give us three or four weeks and I think we will be alright, especially when the injured players make themselves available. "We also need to work on our set pieces. We lost six out of ten lineouts against Drybrook. "We're also expecting a new Kiwi No 10 to join us next month." Petherton were due to play away to Exeter University yesterday while the first of their two big derby matches will not be played until Saturday, December 2, when they visit Bridgwater and Albion.
RUGBY LEAGUE John Harding Lee Greenwood's three-season tenure as the University of Gloucestershire All Golds head coach come to an end this afternoon when his side takes to Cheltenham's Prince of Wales Stadium pitch against Hemel Stags, kick off 3 pm.
“After three seasons in charge, I feel the time is right to move on and look for other coaching opportunities," said the former Super League winger who earned two international caps for England "For the club to move forward again, I believe they need a coach based in the area. For me, I hope I can be given a chance at a club closer to home. I will look back at my time in charge of the All Golds fondly and with immense pride. “There have been some obvious highlights – reaching the League 1 Cup SemiFinal two years in a row, victories against the northern opposition in each of the three seasons plus plenty of club records being set in the process." Greenwood made no secret of the way I felt the club should be run and he stayed strong to those values throughout. He has refused to use the controversial dual-registration system and has remained loyal to his objective of promoting local players. He added: To remain competitive on the field without the use of dual-registration and not moving our training base to the north is a fantastic achievement. These decisions made things very difficult recruitment wise, but in the long run, they should bear fruit." The All Golds finished the Kingstone Press League 1's regular season in twelfth place, winning six of their fifteen matches. It meant that they progressed to Kingstone Press League 1 Shield Super 8s. Hopes of reaching the Shield final ended a few weeks ago, so the result of this afternoon's match is largely irrelevant as London Skolars and Hunslet have already secured the top two places in the table. The All Golds have won the last six encounters with Hemel Stags, but Greenwood has warned his players that the visitors have improved since they last met. The Stags train in Dewsbury, 165 miles away from their Pennine Way base. Greenwood: "They will want to finish on a high, and we want to win - not too fussed about the performance, but we want the win as it's the last game. But it won't detract from my time at the club,
Jonny May of Leicester Tigers is tackled by Jason Woodward of Gloucester during yesterday’s game PICTURE: Robbie Stephenson / JMP
there are a lot more players in the area now, so let's finish on a high."
Junior festival set for Bovey Tracey Rugby League is not only growing in the region at the adult level because many of the community clubs are now taking their love of the game into schools and passing on their skills to teachers to take the game forward. Devon Sharks, in association with the newly-formed Devon & Dorset Lions representative team and Devon & Dorset Rugby League Association, will be hosting a special Junior Rugby League Festival on the September 30 at Bullands Field, Bovey Tracey. The day has been designed for boys and girls from age 8 to 16. Learn team skills, core skills and communication skills which can help any young person at any stage of their lives. The Devon Sharks coaches, who are qualified to RFL Level 2 standard, will be there on the day. They will be joined by the Dewsbury Rams duo of Antony Tonks and Brad Foster who are both two highly experienced coaches. Tonks played at Featherstone Rovers, Huddersfield Giants, Halifax and Sheffield Eagles, and while Foster was also at Doncaster. Children from across central Devon are invited to try out the sport for just £2 and they will each receive an iBounce Park tshirt and some special prizes on the day. All you have to do is register via http://www.devonsharksrl.co.uk/event/junior-rugby-league-day-tony-tonks
Hull KR go straight back to top flight Eleven months on from suffering the heartbreak of defeat in the Million-Pound Game, Hull Kingston Rovers secured an immediate return to the top flight with two rounds to spare thanks to a nail-biting 126 victory over Widnes Vikings at Craven Park. The outcome of Hull KR coach Tim Sheens' 700th club match was decided by an 80-metre interception try from winger Ryan Shaw, who picked off a pass from Widnes second rower Matt Whitley to sprint unopposed for the match-winning score. Hull KR supporters were able to celebrate the promotion to the Betfred Super League with a Party on the Pitch after Friday’s game against Catalans Dragons which was the final home game of a memorable 2017 season.
Somerset Diary Confidence in Titans growing There is a growing confidence and maturity about Taunton Titans in National Two South these days. That's the opinion of club spokesman Dick Macey who says: "There is an intriguing mix of old and new - those who have been with the club a short while and those who have been around for a couple of seasons. In fact there are no real oldstagers." "There are some obvious standouts - like the spring-heeled form of Aaron Struminski, and the ability of Lewis Webb to move seamlessly from scrum half to outside half and to competently and confidently go through the gears to keep the backline functioning effectively. "The backs are showing defensive qualities and to quickly convert defence into attack. "The management are also able to perm any three from six or seven
players to make up the back row without interrupting the side's momentum to the delight of the Titans' faithfull. "The forwards as a pack are very effective and are proving the platform for the side's buoyant form. "It's early days yet but it's a good place to be in."
Bridgwater do well despite missing 12 Bridgwater and Albion gave a good account of themselves at Bideford last weekend and despite fielding a side that was missing 12 players who are expected to be first team regulars, they were only beaten in the last 10 minutes. Head coach Simon Morrell was far from disappointed afterwards and said: “We can't be too despondent at
all because we knew that when we went down to Bideford we couldn’t afford to lose any more of our senior guys because we were really stretched. "To then lose our captain within a few seconds of the kick off and Stuart Heal in the second half, took it from a game that we could dig deep and get a result from to one where we had to look at our extended squad and look at it as an opportunity. “The positive thing is that for 60 minutes we were very competitive and scored some cracking tries and were winning, but then when we lost Stuart Heal, when we were four points up and playing with the wind behind us. If he had stayed on the field I’m sure we would have come away with something, but to lose him was key. "Bideford are a pretty strong side,
so to go there with the side we did, which included five debutants and then to lose two of our senior players, which meant a number of the team ended playing out of position, we were pretty competitive.” "It would have been easy for the team to roll over but they didn’t .The boys kept on fighting until the end and probably what was lacking eventually was a little bit more experience. All in all we have got to take it on the chin, pick the positives out and move on. "We have invested a lot of time on our play from open field and this showed very much in our opening match and was continued at Bideford which was very pleasing. “We scored three classic tries in three phases from an open field situation which was great to see, which bodes well.”
Wiveliscombe run now at 12 games Wiveliscombe went into yesterday's Somerset Premier game at Gordano top of the table, having piled up 133 points in only two matches. In fact, it could have been more because their 76-5 win at home to Hornets 2nd XV was brought to a halt early with their opponents down to 12 players. While you can only beat what is in front of you, neither side or spectators would have drawn much satisfaction from such a game. Wiveliscombe had been expecting a tough match because Hornets have beaten Stothert & Pitt convincingly the previous weekend. Taking last season's record into account, this was Wiveliscombe's 12th successive victory.
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l Plymouth Kolts need coaches for their popular Mini Soccer Programme at Goals, Plymouth on Tuesdays (6.00 pm until 7.00 pm). Also opportunities to manage our new teams at this extremely friendly, longestablished Club. Enthusiasm and reliability a must; we’ll provide the support with coaching badges and plenty of encouragement. Just call Mark Boswell on (07731) 543 401 for more information.
l Academy Soccer Camp’s weekly courses at Paignton Community and Sports College. Boys and girls unless stated. Monday: four to six-year-olds (tbc) (5.30-6.30 pm), seven to 14 (5.30-6.30 pm). Tuesday: eight to 14 (5.30-6.30 pm). Thursday: eight to 12 (boys only) (5.30-7.00 pm). Saturday: four to seven (9.3010.30 am), eight to 12 (9.30-10.30 am). FA qualified coaches. Linked to PAFA youth development and Academies. Contact: Torquay (01803) 844 464 or (07811) 183 271; or visit: www.academysoccercamps.co.uk
l Plymouth Marjon seeking a couple of players for next season’s under-15s. For more information on training sessions, please contact either James on (07835) 307 376 or Terry on (07974) 788 706. l Plymouth Trophyman under-15s seek new players in all positions to join their top tier team in the Nash & Co Devon Junior and Minor League. For more information contact Shane Connolly on (07747) 897 525
l AFC Plympton under-11s, School Year Five, require outfield players to join a good friendly squad. Please contact the manager Nick on (07779) 349 097. l AFC Plympton under-15s (School Year Ten), require a coach for the coming season. For more details, please contact Paul on Plymouth (01752) 331 245. l AFC Plympton Girls are looking for girls in School Years Two and Three to join their under-nines; Years Four and Five to join the under-11s, and Years Six and Seven for the under-13s. For more information on training times and the like please contact Barry on (07779) 730 351. l Chaddlewood Miners are recruiting outfield players to play competitive under-12 football. Community Standard Club with fully qualified and CRB checked coaches. Players to be going into Year Six in September. Contact Chris Watkins on (07944) 875 475 or Phil White on (07789) 911 674. l Chaddlewood Miners under-12 team are recruiting players in all positions. Community Standard Club with fully qualified and CRB checked coaches. Players should currently be in Year Seven. Contact Trevor Nelder on (07768) 305 009. l Chaddlewood Miners are recruiting outfield players, including a striker, for a top league under-13 team. Community Standard Club with fully qualified and CRB checked coaches. Players should currently be in Year Eight. Contact Brad Smith on (07584) 051 055. l Chaddlewood Miners are recruiting players in all positions for under-14 team. Community Standard Club with fully qualified and CRB checked coaches. Players should currently be in Year Nine. Contact Paul Solomon on (07980) 863 792 or Lee Simpson on (07931) 328 973. l Chaddlewood Miners are recruiting central defence and central midfield players for an under-15 mid-league team. Community Standard Club with qualified and CRB checked coaches. Players should currently be in Year Ten. Contact Steve Mumford on (07592) 604 280. l Chaddlewood Miners are looking for players in all positions for under-15 youth squad. Players should currently be in Year Ten. Community Standard Club with fully qualified and CRB checked coaches. Contact Sam Boyd on (07772) 328 664. l Cullompton Rangers seek a physio for their first team who play in the Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League. Interested parties should contact club chairman Brian Horner on (07969) 857 708. l Cullompton Rangers require a commercial officer. Excellent remuneration package available for the right person who can help to take this ambitious club forward. Contact club secretary Marcus Scott on (07740) 168 072. l Devon County Veterans Football League invite applications for 2017-18 season. Those interested in entering a team should contact secretary Graham Moore on (07969) 789 934; or e-mail: bigwormy@hotmail.com l Drake FC are looking for a manager and players to form new teams for next season (2017-18) at under-eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18 levels. Also girls teams at under-nine, 11, 13 and 15 levels plus a new Plymouth and West Devon men’s team for next season. For details please contact the club secretary Mark Gower on: (07583) 235 685 or email: drakefc.secretary@hotmail.com l Drake FC under-nines seeking players for fun and friendly squad (School Year Five in September 2017). Training and matches at Lipson Co-operative Academy. Anyone interested, please contact manager John on (07711) 497 369. l Drake FC seeking players for newly established under-tens (School Year Six in September 2017). Especially searching for goalkeeper. Training and matches at Lipson Co-operative Academy. For more details contact secretary Mark Gower on (07583) 235 685, or manager Armond on (07800) 541 333. l Drake FC under-tens looking for a centre-forward or striker type of player to join their already established team. For more information, please contact manager John Hensman on (07711) 497 369.
Captain Rob Morgan, (front, second from left), who led England to victory at the Four Nations’ Junior Championships in Glasgow. His team included Cornwall’s Tad Maclean (front, left) and Somerset’s Louis Skupien (front, right) – More Tennis, page 79
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your child is in School Year Two, and this is something you would be intrested in, please call Mark on (07709) 202 418. l Emersons Green JFC Girls seeking players for established under-13, 14 and 15 teams in Bristol Girls League. Please contact Andy on (07714) 796 403. l Ex-pro Jon Sheffield (UEFA B) providing goalkeeper coaching at Callington Sports Centre from Friday, September 8. Available to keepers aged 12 and over. Advanced booking required. For a booking form, contact (07810) 305 790. l Exeter City FC Academy are offering free two-week trials for their Advanced Development Centre which is moving to Brickfields Leisure Centre, running on Wednesdays (6.00 pm to 7.30 pm) from September. Contact Aaron Goodison-Powell on (07983) 516 645 or e-mail: aaron.exeteradc@gmail.com
l Drake FC under-12s (School Year Eight in September) looking for additional players. Especially a striker and defender. If interested please contact manager Paul Irons on (07730) 285 274.
l Experienced kit-man and groundsman looking for a club for the start of 2017-18 season. Plymouth based but happy to travel within reason. Call Aaron on (07456) 203 365 or e-mail: duffs323@gmail.com
l Drake FC under-12s looking for a goalkeeper to join established and friendly squad. For more details please contact Mark Ashton on (07816) 037 009.
l Friary Mill Youth, based in Efford, seek players for their under-tens (Year Five), 12s (Year Six/Seven), and 16s (Year Ten/11) sides. Anyone interested should contact the club secretary on (07702) 584 001; or e-mail: steveconteh111@gmail.com
l Drake FC seeking players for newly formed under-14s (School Year Ten in September 2017). All positions available. Training and matches at Lipson Co-operative Academy. For more details contact secretary Mark Gower on (07583) 235 685. l Drake FC under-15s (School Year Ten in September) seeking players in all positions for newly-established team. If interested, please contact Brett Morgan on (07788) 289 430. l Drake FC under-18 Seniors are looking for players to join their already established squad. All positions considered but key areas are central defender and a goalkeeper. For more information, please contact Mike Bailey on (07594) 179 659. l Drake United are seeking players for their under-13 team for the forthcoming DJM season. Training is at Lipson CC on Wednesdays. Contact chairman John Rossi on (07393) 478 182 or Plymouth (01752) 228 552 for full details. l Efford Community FC require players for established under-eights, nines, tens, 11s, 12s, 13s and 15s, and a manager for the under-eights. Players are in place and support will be given. Contact: secretary.effordcfc@gmail.com or chairman.effordcfc@gmail.com l Efford Community FC under-15s looking to bolster squad for new middle league season. More information, contact Paul on (07873) 386 882. l Efford Community FC under-13s looking to bolster middle league squad for transition from nine to 11-a-side. More information, contact Andrew on (07974) 245 898. l Efford Community FC under-11s looking to bolster squad for transition from seven to nine-a-side. More information, contact Dan on (07912) 185 630. l Ellburton Villa under-tens are looking for outfield players to strengthen squad for under-11s (nine-a-side) next season. Contact Lewis on (07735) 287 060 l Ellburton Villa Juniors require players for an under-sevens side with a view to playing friendly games before joining the DJM League next season. If
l Goals Soccer Schools have limited places for their Saturday mini-soccer flexible games at Plymstock School. Open to under-seven, under-eight, under-nine and under-ten teams unable to commit to weekly fixtures or to give squad players regular game time. Starts in September. Contact Justin Coombes on (07590) 991 980; or e-mail: justincoombes1980@gmail.com l Goalkeeper, age 16-plus, looking for new club for forthcoming season. Height six-foot-five; talented and dedicated. Trains with Jon Sheffield and currently in latter stages trials with England set up. Would be a huge asset to any team. Based in Callington. Please call (07769) 312 548. l Goalkeeper required by Signal Box under-16’s to train and play with a great bunch of lads. Please contact manager Trevor on: (07894) 951 802. l Horrabridge under11s are looking for a couple of players to strengthen a good squad. For more details please contact Jan Hughes on e-mail: mail@yelvertonconstruction.co.uk, or call Jan on (07720) 287 224. l Ivybridge Town under-11s seek additional players. All positions considered. Anyone interested, please contact Dave Francis on (07807) 096 314. l Ivybridge Town under-12s (2017/18) are looking for additional players. All positions considered. Contact Dave Francis on (07807) 096 314. l Keynsham Walking Football Club starting Thursday night sessions (8.00-9.00 pm) in addition to Tuesday (for over-65s, 10.00-11.00 am) and Friday (for over-55s, 10.00-11.00 am) sessions. Starts October 5 on the 3G pitch at Keynsham’s AJN Stadium. For more details, please contact Martin Coles on (07754) 543 719. l Lakeside Athletic under-eights are looking for new players to start up a new team for the coming season ahead. Players must be in Year Three at school. For more information, please contact Boyde on (07553) 325 737.
l Lakeside Athletic under-nines are looking for new players to join their Friendly team. Training is on a Tuesday nights at Stoke Damerel in the Sports Hall from 7.00-8.00 pm. For more information, please contact Boyde on (07553) 325 737.
l Plympton Ladies FC require assistant manager/coach for the new season. Could also include working with new under-18s team. Training Thursdays with matches on Sundays. For more information call (07779) 730 351. l Plympton Ladies FC under-18s are looking for girls in current School Years Ten, 11 and 12 to play on Saturday mornings in the new Devon Junior Minor under-18s Girls’ League. If you are interested in our under-18s or Ladies’ team please call Barry on (07779) 730 351.
l Lakeside Athletic under-14s are looking for two more players. The team currently play in the DJM under-14s Raleigh Division. Training is on Wednesday nights at Stoke Damerel from 6.00-7.00 pm. For information, please contact Mick Harvey on (07734) 957 440; or call Boyde on (07553) 325 737.
l Plymstock United require a club assistant referee for the coming season. Training given. Expenses and all travel paid. Applications to Dave Baskwill, secretary, on (07885) 561 378 or e-mail: dave.baskwill@googlemail.com
l Marcliff Gloucestershire County League 2016-17 match-day programmes for sale. Pack of 17 costs £5.50 including postage & packaging. Please make cheques payable to ‘Gloucestershire County Football League’, and send, with your name and address, to Ron Holpin, 27 Brockley Close, Little Stoke, Bristol, BS34 6HA. Alternatively e-mail: sec.gloscountyleague@btinternet.com; or call: (01454) 612 842.
l Plymstock United require a commercial manager for season 2017-18. Terms to be finalised on application. Interested parties please contact Dave Baskwill, secretary, on (07885) 561 378 or e-mail: dave.baskwill@googlemail.com
l Marine Academy Juniors under-16’s are looking for a player to join top league team. For more information please contact FA Level Two coach Matt Perrott on (07879) 407 545. l Marine Academy Kings under-ten’s are looking for new players to join our squad. Training Tuesday evenings. Please call James Toulson on (07999) 888 918 or e-mail james@1lessworry.co.uk l Marine Academy Plymouth. Introduction to football programme. New players wanted for soccer tots sessions ages four to five and five to six, Friday evenings £2 a session. Telephone (01752) 213 951 or send e-mail: darren. stewart@marineacademy.org.uk for more details. l Marine Academy Plymouth Juniors under-ten and under-12 girls looking to add new players to teams. Call (01752) 213 951 or send e-mail samantha.drewery@ marineacademy.org.uk for more details. l Marine Academy Plymouth. Introduction to football programme. New players wanted for soccer stars sessions ages six to seven, School Year Two, Monday evenings 5.00-6.00 pm, £2 a session. Telephone (01752) 213 951 or e-mail: darren.stewart@marineacademy.org.uk for more details. l Plymouth Argyle Community Trust is launching a new football programme for people with downs syndrome. The programme runs once a month, costing £2 per session. For more information, contact Josh Grant on (01752) 562 561 ext.4; or e-mail: josh.grant@pafc.co.uk. l Plymouth Argyle Community Trust ‘Wildcats’ programme for primary school aged girls. Sessions take place at Launceston College on Mondays (6.00-7.00 pm) (£3); Plympton Academy Sports Hall on Tuesdays (5.00-6.00 pm) (£2), and at Stoke Damerel Community College on Wednesdays (4.30-5.30 pm) (£2). First session free. More information, contact Bow Jackson: bow.jackson@pafc.co.uk or call Plymouth (01752) 562 561 (Ext.4). l Plymouth Argyle ‘Match-Day Magic’ promotion returns for 2017-18 Sky Bet One campaign. Open to schools, youth football clubs and other youth organisations. Guided tour, coaching session, buffet and match tickets. £22 for adults, £15 for children. Anyone interested, contact Alec Brenton on (07908) 431 272, or e-mail: alec.brenton@pafc.co.uk
l Railway Beacon YFC urgently require a goalkeeper and outfield players for this season’s under-14 team. Please contact manager Steve Aplin on 07964 851 707 or 01752 795 507 for details. If unavailable please contact chairman Larry Reed 07899 893 715. l Slimbridge AFC looking for a physio/sports therapist Anyone with an FA Intermediate qualification and first aid certificate interested in applying, contact secretary Colin Gay on (07702) 070 229; or colin.hamish@icloud.com l Steve Phillips Goalkeeping Academy, South Bristol Sports Centre, Fridays, until October 20. Foundation Phase (six to 11s), 6.00 pm until 7.00 pm; Youth Phase (12-18s), 7.00 pm-8.00 pm. The exFootball League keeper holds a UEFA ‘B’ (Level Three) licence in goalkeeping and outfield, and also has the FA Youth Award for Modules One, Two and Three. Firstaid trained; safeguarding certificate; DBS checked. Training delivered in accordance with EPPP Category One. Cost £70 for seven weeks. Details: justkeepers@ hotmail.co.uk l St Agnes AFC want to form an under-16 girls’ team for coming season. Interested? Please contact Katie Collins on (07834) 786 779 or visit: www.stagnesafc.co.uk l St Dennis AFC under-15s require pre-season friendlies. Please contact Ian Stephens on (07708) 657 510 or St Dennis (01726) 824 910. l Toolstation Western League 125th anniversary dinner at the Marriott City Centre Hotel, Bristol, Saturday, October 14. For tickets, please contact secretary, Andy Radford on (07872) 818 868, o e-mail: andy.radford@toolstationleague.com l Torpoint Athletic Youth seek experienced players for new under-18 team. Players wanting to make transition to senior football will, over the season, be given opportunity with men’s Duchy teams. Anyone interested should contact manager John Robertson on (07889) 999 056. l Yate Athletic FC Reserves play in Bristol and District Four and require a new manager; someone keen and enthusiastic to work closely with first-team manager and take club forward. Please contact secretary Kevin Milford on (07526) 660 878.
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Sports register Speedway Devils end Birmingham’s title hopes BY GRAHAM HAMBLY sport@indyonline.co.uk Reigning champions Birmingham saw the last chance of holding on to their National League title dashed when they slumped to a 34-25 defeat at the hands of Plymouth at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening. The meeting was abandoned because of rain, but the result will stand because the minimum requirement of ten of the scheduled 15 heats had been completed. Black clouds hovered above the stadium and, as the rain started to fall, the track clearly became wet and riders were having problems with visibility with wet shale and spray but battled on. After Heat Ten discussions with the Birmingham team manager Graham Drury, referee Christina Turnbull and home team manager Laurence Rogers resulted in the decision being made to call a halt with rider safety being of paramount importance. The Devils started the meeting well with an opening heat 4-2 followed by a maximum 5-1 heat success from teenage duo Henry Atkins and Jamie Halder. Eighteen-year-old Halder again impressed and in his second ride gave experienced campaigner David Mason, a Plymouth track specialist, a tough battle, leading the veteran racer for three laps before being passed. Atkins ended as the team’s top scorer with paid eight from his three rides, recovering from a Heat Eight first bend crash that saw rival reserve Taylor Hampshire disqualified with the Devon duo of Atkins and Richard Andrews recording a 50 with the race awarded after Brummies No.2 Layne Cupitt came to an abrupt stop on the last lap after a plug came adrift. That put the Devils 29-18 up and with a 4-2 from skipper Benji Compton and Callum Walker in Heat Nine that extended the lead to 13 points. Heat Ten, though, saw home No.1 Adam Roynon controversially disqualified when he crashed after trying to find a way around the outside of Birmingham’s Tom Bacon. Roynon had earlier somehow kept on his bike in Heat Six, with the rain falling, to finish third after initially leading the race. Steve Boxall was back to his best and made a superb pass of Liam Carr in Heat Four with an outside burst of speed that had the home fans shouting and cheering. He followed that with another win in Heat Seven to be unbeaten on the night in his two rides. Plymouth team boss Laurence Rogers commented: “It was good to get the win but a pity for the fans that we didn’t get all the heats in as well as the Southern Development League match with Reading.
“But rider safety is highly important. Even riders winning races were having problems with spray and vision and the black clouds above us looked full of rain. Graham Drury, the Birmingham team manager and an ex-rider himself, was in full agreement with the decision to abandon proceedings as no-one wants to see a rider injured.” Drury said: “We’re renowned for coming on strong in the latter stages and we were confident our big hitters could pull it back for us. “But conditions were becoming trickier all the time and visibility for the riders behind the leader was very difficult indeed. “We’ve run out of steam at the wrong stage of the season and we wish the top four teams all the best in the play-offs.” The Devils face Mildenhall at the SBA on Friday in a re-arranged fixture in what is the final home League meeting of the season but they have plenty to come after that. On Friday, September 29, Plymouth face Eastbourne in the Knock-Out Cup semi-final with the return in Sussex 24 hours later. A win overall would put the Devils in the final with Friday, October 13, reserved for this. Then, on Friday, October 6, it is the National Trophy Final against Mildenhall with the return in Suffolk on the Sunday afternoon (October 8). Plymouth are still working on bringing in sufficient sponsorship to stage the Colin Hill Memorial Meeting with hopes of attracting some top names to the St Boniface Arena before the season ends next month. l Kent took a step closer to the National League play-offs with a 50-40 win over Plymouth at Central Park on Monday evening. The Kings moved up to third place with three matches to go, and can only be overhauled by Lakeside and Mildenhall – although the Fen Tigers are currently ten points behind. Ben Hopwood (12) and Jack Thomas (10) top-scored for the hosts as they covered a rare off-night for captain Luke Bowen, whilst Adam Roynon raced to 13 (paid 14) from five rides for the Devils. Roynon and Steve Boxall combined for 5-1s in Heats 13 and 15 but a maximum from Dan Greenwood and George Hunter in the intervening race ensured the Devils would leave without any points to show for their efforts. l Somerset’s home leg of their SGB Premiership Knock Out Cup semifinal against Wolverhampton has been agreed for Friday, September 22, but that does not tell the whole story behind finally settling on that date. Team manager Garry May explains: “We had originally offered Wolverhampton Friday, 15, for our home leg, but their promotion rejected this date as their No.1, Fredrik Lindgren, would not be available as he was contracted to ride in a meeting in Germany and, as such, Wolves would not be granted a facility for his absence. “The problem with the next available date, Friday, 22, was that, although Lindgren would still be
FIXTURES TODAY SGB Championship: Glasgow v Peterborough (3.00 pm), Newcastle v Redcar (6.30 pm), and Scunthorpe v Workington (5.30 pm). Travel Plus National League: Buxton v Lakeside (3.00 pm), Buxton v Kent (follows previous fixture), and Mildenhall v Isle of Wight (3.00 pm). East Midlands Bowl: Leicester v Coventry (2.00 pm). British Youth Championship (500cc/ 250cc), Round Eight: Leicester (follows previous fixture).
TOMORROW (Monday) Plymouth Devils’ Henry Atkins with his father Michael after the youngster won the 250 British Grass Track Championship at Ledbury PICTURE: VIC ASHTON / WESTCOUNTRYSEEN PHOTOGRAPHY absent, the fact he would be away at the next round of the Grand Prix series meant that Wolves would be granted the use of a guest rider. “But that was not the end of the problems surrounding that date, as Wolves could also be without Jacob Thorssell, who could also be competing at the Stockholm Grand Prix, and we would be without our reserve duo of Jake Allen and Lewis Kerr who would be required to ride for Scunthorpe that evening as their match against Peterborough had been arranged prior to our Cup tie against Wolves. “On top of that, depending on how the SGB Championship Play-Offs pan out, it could also have meant that further riders from both ourselves and Wolves could have been missing due to those Championship commitments, which could have led to the farcical situation of there being eight guest riders plus the rider replacement facility being used across the two teams. “The next available date would have been the following Friday, September 29, but I felt that was dragging things out too much. It would have been some four weeks then since our previous home match, plus it would have left precious little time for any re-staging which might have been required should the weather have intervened, or if the tie had ended in a draw and required a replay. “So, the easiest date upon which to stage our home leg of the tie was Friday, 15, but Wolves were obviously worried that with a four-point rider in place of Lindgren at No.1, that might swing the tie our way, despite, given our two previous visits to their place, the massive home advantage they would seem to have over us. “So we have gone ahead with Friday, 22, which means that we will at least get preference on any of our riders who might be required to ride in any potential SGB Championship play-off meeting which might be subsequently scheduled for that same night. “It just seems to me that everything with this tie has revolved around what Wolverhampton wanted and Lindgren’s commitments, which has meant that matters have been dragged out, instead of being sorted out and completed in a timely manner.”
SGB Premiership Play-Off, semi-final first leg: Belle Vue v Wolverhampton.
(7.30 pm unles stated)
SGB Championship: Sheffield v Redcar (7.45 pm). Revenge Challenge: Kent v Birmingham (6.30 pm).
Championship KO Cup, second leg: Scunthorpe v Peterborough. Travel Plus National League: Plymouth v Mildenhall (7.15 pm).
WEDNESDAY
SWEDISH GRAND PRIX Stockholm (6.00 pm). SGB Championship: Workington v Glasgow (7.00 pm). Travel Plus National League: Belle Vue v Eastbourne, Stoke v Mildenhall (5.00 pm), and Stoke v Kent (follows previous fixture).
SATURDAY
Premiership KO Cup, semi-final first leg: Wolverhampton v Somerset.
THURSDAY Travel Plus National League: Isle of Wight v Cradley (7.00 pm).
FRIDAY Premiership KO Cup, semi-final second leg: Belle Vue v Swindon.
NEXT SUNDAY SGB Championship Riders’ Championship: Glasgow (3.00 pm). National League Riders’ Championship: Leicester (3.00 pm).
TABLES PREMIERSHIP (FINAL TABLE)
M Swindon .......................................28 Wolverhampton...........................28 Belle Vue ......................................28 Poole ............................................28 Rye House ...................................28 SOMERSET..................................28 King's Lynn..................................28 Leicester ......................................28
W 11 13 10 8 12 7 5 6
M Sheffield.......................................33 Ipswich.........................................36 Edinburgh ....................................34 Glasgow .......................................32 Redcar..........................................33 Newcastle ....................................32 Peterborough...............................31 Workington ..................................28 Scunthorpe ..................................34 Berwick ........................................35
W 17 17 16 13 13 12 11 9 7 8
M Belle Vue ......................................19 Eastbourne ..................................16 Kent ..............................................17 Lakeside.......................................19 Birmingham .................................20 Cradley.........................................18 Mildenhall ....................................16 PLYMOUTH ..................................18 Stoke ............................................16 Isle of Wight.................................17 Buxton..........................................16
W 9 8 10 10 7 7 7 6 3 4 1
D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
L 2 1 3 6 2 6 9 7
4W 5 4 3 3 1 0 1 0
3W 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1
D 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
1L 3 5 3 2 2 1 1 3
L 3 4 4 4 9 10 9 9
F 1339 1354 1310 1286 1289 1184 1138 1197
A 1181 1151 1224 1268 1237 1338 1364 1334
Pts 66 63 58 50 48 32 29 27
D 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
1L 3 5 2 7 2 0 1 3 3 2
L 5 7 9 4 8 13 12 9 12 16
F 1631 1736 1599 1474 1517 1421 1329 1243 1457 1440
A 1378 1548 1493 1369 1454 1463 1451 1320 1627 1744
Pts 83 77 67 64 59 47 44 38 31 27
D 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1L 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
L 4 2 3 5 6 6 5 8 9 8 7
F 980 805 811 870 898 813 736 744 622 631 610
A 716 617 684 812 863 786 685 836 805 889 827
Pts 44 43 39 36 33 31 29 22 13 12 8
1L 1 0 0
L 1 2 2
F 192 180 166
A 166 178 194
Pts 7 6 6
1L 0 0 0
L 0 1 2
F 204 174 160
A 154 186 198
Pts 13 6 0
CHAMPIONSHIP (Not including last nights results)
D 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1
L 0 1 1 2 4 2 3 3 10 8
4W 5 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
3W 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE (Not including last nights results)
D 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 5 6
4W 2 4 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
3W 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
NATIONAL TROPHY – GROUP ONE (FINAL TABLE)
M Mildenhall.......................................4 Kent ................................................4 Eastbourne ....................................4
W 2 2 2
D 0 0 0
L 0 0 0
4W 0 0 0
3W 0 0 0
D 0 0 0
NATIONAL TROPHY – GROUP TWO (FINAL TABLE)
M PLYMOUTH ....................................4 Swindon .........................................4 Isle of Wight...................................4
W 2 1 0
D 0 0 0
L 0 1 2
4W 1 0 0
3W 1 1 0
D 0 0 0
RESULTS LAST NIGHT
THURSDAY
MONDAY
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Fourth round – Lublin, Poland – late. SGB PREMIERSHIP RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Belle Vue – late. SGB CHAMPIONSHIP Berwick v. Sheffield, Glasgow v. Redcar, and Workington v. Edinburgh – late. TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastbourne v. Kent, and Eastbourne v. Mildenhall – late.
PREMIERSHIP KO CUP SENI-FINAL FIRST LEG
SGB PREMIERSHIP PLAY OFF SEMI-FINAL, FIRST LEG Poole 44 (Brady Kurtz 10+1), Swindon 46 (Tobiasz Musielak 10+1). TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Cradley v. Eastbourne, postponed. Kent 50 (Ben Hopwood 12), Plymouth 40 (Adam Roynon 13+1).
FRIDAY SGB CHAMPIONSHIP Edinburgh 46 (Ricky Wells 10), Glasgow 43 (Richie Worrall 13). TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Plymouth 34 (Benji Compton 7, Henry Atkins 7), Birmingham 25 (Tom Bacon 8); abandoned after ten heats, rain – result stands.
Swindon 50 (Jason Doyle 11+1), Belle Vue 39 (Max Fricke 16+1). SGB CHAMPIONSHIP Sheffield 58 (Jan Graversen 12+2), Edinburgh 34 (Ricky Wells 15). Sheffield 52 (Jan Graversen 14+2), Ipswich 38 (Rory Schlein 9). TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET At Redcar: 1, Charles Wright (Somerset/ Redcar); 2, Aaron Summers (Glasgow); 3, Richard Lawson (Somerset/Glasgow); 4, Ryan Douglas (Scunthorpe).
WEDNESDAY SGB PREMIERSHIP King’s Lynn 44 (Michael Palm Toft 13), Rye House 46 (Scott Nicholls 11). SGB CHAMPIONSHIP Glasgow 41 (Richard Lawson 15+1), Ipswich 52 (Rory Schlein 14).
LAST SUNDAY SGB CHAMPIONSHIP Peterborough 51 (Jack Holder 15), Workington 42 (Craig Cook 16). Scunthorpe 41 (Jake Allen 11), Edinburgh 49 (Richie Worrall 13). Sheffield v. Ipswich, postponed until Thursday. Sheffield v. Redcar, postponed until tomorrow. TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Buxton v. Kent, postponed. Mildenhall 60 (Jordan Jenkins 14), Cradley 28 (Connor Coles 13).
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Moto-X Devon club welcome veterans for team event BY MICK PERRY sport@indyonline.co.uk Italian ace Antonio Cairoli clinched the 500cc World Moto-X title for the ninth time in his career at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix in Assen. Former 250cc champion Jeffrey Herlings will take second place, no matter what happens in the final round of the 19-part series at the French GP in Villars-Sous-Ecot, Montbeliard, near the Swiss border in eastern France today. However, the minor placings are in doubt, involving Gautier Paulin (France), who has 571 points; Clement Desalle (Belgium) on 544; Tim Cajser (Slovenia), 485, and Romain Febvre (France) with 479. Latvia’s Pauls Jonass goes into the two final races in the 250cc class with a 41-point advantage over Switzerland’s Jeremy Seewer. Denmark’s Thomas Kjer-Olsen is assured of third place but in his wake the next three – Benoit Paturel (France), Thomas Covington (USA) and Julien Leiber (Belgium) – are separated by just 29 points. The next major fixture on the international scene is the Moto-X Des Nations International team event at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, over the September 30 and October 1 weekend. However, the West Devon club are staging the veterans’ own version of the highly-acclaimed meeting at the Farleigh Castle circuit, near Trowbridge, today. Among those competing are Mike Brown, Doug Henry and John Dowd (all from the USA), Alessandro Puzar (Italy), Brian Wheeler, Kurt Nicoll and Kristian Whatley (England) and Darryl King (New Zealand). There are teams from 15 countries entered, and more than 600 classic bike and twin-shock riders are contesting numerous support races, some of which took place yesterday but the main events are scheduled for later today.
TODAY’S ACTION BSSA (Wessex), Brian Hudson Memorial Timed and Observation Trial, Beaconsfield Farm, WEST HARPTREE, Somerset (10.30 am). BATH CLASSIC MCC, Trial, Star Farm, MARSHFIELD, Wiltshire (10.30 am). BRIDGWATER MCC, Solo and Sidecar Grass Track Meeting, Crossmoor Farm, SPAXTON, Somerset (1.00 pm). BRIDPORT AND WEYMOUTH MCC, Max King Trial, Browne’s Farm, POWERSTOCK, near Maiden Newton, Dorset (11.00 am). BRISTOL GRASS RACING COMBINE, Solo, Sidecar and Youth Grass Track Meeting, STANTON ST QUINTON, near Chippenham, Wiltshire (1.00 pm). FRENCH MOTO-X GRAND PRIX, Final Round of the World Championship, Villars-Sous-Ecot, MONTBELIARD, Eastern France (12 noon GMT). MENDIP VALE MCC, Brockley Cup Trial, Weston Town Farm, WANSTROW, near Frome, Somerset (10.30 am). SOUTH HAMS MCC, South West Off-Road Series Moto-X, Newquay Moto-Park, NEWQUAY, Cornwall (10.30 am). TORRIDGE MCC, Trial, Browsenter Farm, PETER TAVY, near Tavistock, Devon (11.00 am). WEST DEVON MCC, Veterans’ International Moto-X Des Nations team event, and vets and twin-shock supporting races, Farleigh Castle, HUNGERFORD, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire (9.00 am). WEST OF ENGLAND MCC, South West Championship Enduro, Wolborough Barton, NEWTON ABBOT, Devon (11.00 am).
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton waits in the pit lane as mechanics make minor adjustments in the hope of keeping him at the top in the race for the championship in Singapore today PICTURE: WONG MAYE-E / AP PHOTO l Two main contenders for the South West Enduro Championship, Ross Hancock and Richard Tucker, clash for the third time in as many weekends in the West of England club’s round of the Thor Motorcycles-backed series at Wolborough Barton, near Newton Abbot, this morning. More than 70 riders are in action in the three-hour marathon over a six-and-a-half-mile course, including other title hopefuls Gavin Hunt and Joshua Marshall. Tucker was the winner of the West Cornwall club’s round two weeks ago and he also triumphed in the Pendennis club’s promotion at Idless, near Truro, last Sunday, so he will be anxious to complete a hat-trick in today’s event. Those competing in the Experts class include Max Diment, Joshua Lineham, Rob Rule, Darren Kiff and Lee Blackmore. l Moto-X action in Cornwall today is at the Newquay Moto-Park where the South Hams club are staging a further round of the South West Off-Road Series Championship. Leading lights expected to be in the Experts line-up are Paul Vallance, Rob Cross, Rik Reynolds, Tom Gibbons, Chester Blair and Leigh Williams, while the Senior ranks could include Josef Scibilia, Regan
ZONE ONE, MCC Trial, Bidfield Farm, The Camp, near STROUD, Gloucestershire (10.30 am). SATURDAY SOMERTON MCC, Trial, The Beacon, SIGWELLS, near Sparkford, Somerset (1.00 pm). NEXT SUNDAY BLACKMORE VALE MCC, Trial, The Cliffe, near SHAFTESBURY, Dorset (11.00 am). CHELTENHAM MCC, ACU Trail Bike Championship Trial, Hazelton Village Hall, HAZELTON on the Cheltenham to Oxford road, Gloucestershire (9.00 am). DORSET CLASSIC MCC, ‘Golden Oldies’ Moto-X, WEST BOURTON, Dorset (11.00 am). KINGSWOOD MCC, Wessex Centre Championship Trial, Elmington Manor Farm, COMPTON GREENFIELD, near Bristol (10.30 am). MORETONHAMPSTEAD MCC, Fatherand-Son Trial, Barn Farm, CHRISTOW, near Chudleigh, South Devon (11.00 am). NORTH DEVON MCC, Long Distance Trial, Venue to be confirmed. NORTH SOMERSET MCC, R T Keedwell Transport Trophy Timed and Observational Trial, Stanton Wick Lane, near PENSFORD, Somerset (10.30 am). PREMIER MOTO-X CHAMPIONSHIP, Final Round, Landrake Moto-Park, LANDRAKE, west of Saltash, East Cornwall (10.30 am). WESSEX PLANT HIRE BRITISH SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP TRIAL, Round Nine, Cockhill Leadmines, PATELEY BRIDGE, Yorkshire (10.00 am). WEST CORNWALL MCC, Greybeards Trial, Venue to be announced.
West, Jordan Veale, Tom Darlow and Keiron McClelland. l The Mendip Vale club’s Brockley Cup trial at Wanstrow, near Frome, today is of Wessex Centre championship status these days, as so few clubs now run rounds of the title series. The event, at Weston Town Farm, can be entered on the day, albeit with an increased entry fee, but those who have already signed on the dotted line include Experts Jason Hamblin and Gareth Talbot, and Clubman Experts Henry Pym, Jon Bees, Dean Bines and Barry Male. l The Wessex Centre branch of the BSSA are running their annual Brian Hudson Memorial Timed and Observation Trial over an hour’s duration at Beaconsfield Farm, West Harptree, on the Mendips this morning. The late Mr Hudson was the father of 1980s 250cc World Moto-X champion Neil, whom he accompanied to virtually all the title rounds of the series. More than 50 riders will be competing for the coveted silverware, including Andy Frost, the unrelated Mitchell and Charlie Frost, Paul Manning, Kai Steele, Kyle Banks, Simon Prideaux and several members of the Dark and Newman families. But regular award winner Jason Hamblin will not be there as he has switched from timed events to normal observation trials. l There is further trials action, on one of the busiest weekends in the calendar, at Peter Tavy, near Tavistock; Marshfield in Wiltshire, and Powerstock in Dorset.
Autosport Focus becomes the key for Norris BY LIAM READ sport@indyonline.co.uk Bristol’s Lando Norris heads to the penultimate event of this year’s FIA Formula Tghree European Championship with a healthy 73-point lead following dominant performances at the Nürburgring in Germany. The McLaren-Honda Young Driver recorded an emphatic win in atrociously wet conditions; a very close second and a further victory in his Carlin-prepared Dallara-Volkswagen. A maximum score of 150 points is on offer at the two remaining events at the Red Bull Ring in Austria then the concluding event at Hockenheim (Germany) next month with Euro Formula Three rookie Norris having now scored double the number of wins (nine), recorded more podiums (18) and earned more pole positions (eight) than anyone else in the championship this season. Norris laid the foundations for a
indyonline.co.uk successful weekend by getting off to a great start on the Friday. Having recorded the fastest time in both free practice sessions, the Bristolian blitzed the 21-car opposition in qualifying, setting the fastest time in the official time trials for the seventh consecutive race. Staged in difficult conditions, Norris reigned supreme in race one on a wet but drying track. He led untroubled from start to finish and took the chequered flag 17.562 seconds ahead of his rivals. After finishing third in qualifying for race two, Norris moved up a place on lap three and duly took second, a mere 0.5 seconds behind the winner. He then started from the front row in race three and, after a brief, early safety car period, Norris swept into the lead on lap four and went on to register win number nine of the season. “It’s been a fantastic weekend and brilliant in terms of the championship,” said the 17-year-old. “But my job, in many respects, now gets harder with the team and I needing to be even more focussed over the final six races.”
Formula One Bottas retained by Mercedes for next season BY PHILIP DUNCAN sport@indyonline.co.uk Lewis Hamilton will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas for a second season after Mercedes confirmed that the Finnish driver had been retained for next year. Bottas, who replaced reigning world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes following his shock retirement, has won two races this season and heads into today’s Singapore Grand Prix third in the standings, 41 points adrift of championship leader Hamilton. The 28-year-old Finn has agreed a one-year deal, which allows Mercedes to keep their options open with Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen both contracted at Red Bull until the end of 2018. Hamilton’s deal with Mercedes also expires at the end of next year, but the Englishman is expected to sign a new long-term contract with the team. Bottas, drafted in by Mercedes following Rosberg’s decision to walk away from the sport only five days after he won the championship, has steadily impressed in his opening year. The cool-headed Finn also provides the team with much-needed stability following three years of bitter in-fighting between Hamilton and Rosberg. Mercedes’ non-executive chairman Niki Lauda revealed that he had spoken to Sebastian Vettel about the German’s future plans, but following the announcement of his new three-year extension with Ferrari last month, Bottas was always likely to be retained. “We gave Valtteri a big challenge this year by joining the team at the 11th hour, stepping up to the forefront of Formula One and pairing with the sport’s best driver as his team-mate,” said Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. “With that in mind, his results have been probably even more impressive. There have been ups and downs – more ups, fewer downs – and some great highlights like his two race wins in Russia and Austria. Overall, the balance of his performances and his upward trajectory made it a no-brainer for us to continue with him into 2018. “For our team, the bonus factors are the respect and sportsmanship that have grown between our two drivers. The chemistry and dynamic
between Valtteri and Lewis work and are what we need to take the fight to our competitors.” Mercedes lead Ferrari in the constructors’ championship by 62 points with only seven rounds remaining – and despite Singapore expected to suit the Italian team’s car – are odds-on to secure a fourth consecutive title. Bottas, who spent four seasons at Williams before his switch to Mercedes, secured his maiden pole position at the third round of the championship in Bahrain before landing his first win one race later in Russia. He also won the Austrian Grand Prix in June, but has been unable to keep pace with Hamilton in recent races. “I am honoured and proud to continue to work with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport in 2018 and to remain part of the Mercedes family,” he said. “Together, we continue to grow stronger day by day, and by keeping up our hard work I believe the sky is the limit. As a driver, I’ve been able to learn and grow massively, and we have already enjoyed some really good moments this season that I will never forget. Partnering Lewis has also been really good, and I’m enjoying the respect we have and the will to push this team forward together. “However, there’s always room for improvement and I still have not shown my full potential. I will continue to work hard on and off the track, to further improve my driving, get even better results and show that putting their trust in me was the right decision.”
Martial Arts Will Bisping get date with Bellew? BY CHRIS GRAY sport@indyonline.co.uk Michael Bisping, Briton’s first UFC champion, has opened the door to a potential boxing showdown with former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew. The 38-year-old said he would be happy to face 34-year-old Bellow in a move that echoes UFC superstar Conor McGregor swapping the octagon for the ring to take on former pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather. Bellew, who has not fought since beating David Haye in their heavyweight grudge match in March, once said: “I can wrestle, I can grapple, I punch hard, I can kick and I’ve got some kick-boxing experience.” l UFC champion Jon Jones faces an investigation into a potential doping offence. He regained the light-heavyweight title belt with a third-round stoppage of Daniel Cormier last month but a sample tested ahead of the bout is being assessed by the US Anti-Doping Agency. The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, is in charge of the probe and UFC president Dana White admitted that any lengthy ban for Jones “would probably be the end of his career”. A statement from Jones’ manager, Malki Kawa, read: “We are all at a complete loss for words right now. Jon, his trainers, his nutritionists and his entire camp have worked tirelessly and meticulously the past 12 months to avoid this exact situation. We are having the samples tested again to determine the validity or source of contamination. “Jon is crushed by this news and we are doing whatever we can as a team to support him.”
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Fishing Bass tops the scales at Festival BY MIKE MILLMAN sport@indyonline.co.uk Catch statistics for the 49th Torbay Sea Angling Festival make excellent reading. Over nine days of competition, the five weighing stations received some 248 fish, of which 81 were specimen rated, and the total of different species recorded was a satisfactory 28. Several days of inclement weather placed many of the normally-productive offshore wreck marks out of reach, but the ray pits near Start Point were fished consistently for blonde and small-eyed ray, many of specimen size. Bull Huss made a great showing and will feature strongly in the results list when it is published in about a week’s time. There is no doubt as to the best fish overall, a shore category bass of 11-lb 4-oz 12-drm, worth 188.28 per cent, which was caught on the fifth day of the festival by Bobby Drew, of Teignmouth Sea Angling Society. In fact, bass of size were something of a feature of the competition and the second best recorded weighed 10-13-1, rating 180.27 per cent; a third day capture by Andrew Poison. Others in the 8-lb class from the shore were caught by Gary Messenger and Mike Fallon. Catches of black bream were limited because the Lyme Bay wrecks were effectively out of bounds, and it was a similar situation with conger, only one topping the 50-lb mark. Female anglers had many successes, most notably Stacey Underwood, who made several visits to the Paignton scales to record bull huss, blonde and small-eyed ray. The Festival awards night is at Gio’s Road-house in Paignton on Saturday, October 7. All prizewinners will be notified and will receive two invitation to the event. l The two-day National Public Service Vehicle Angling Championship was again fished off Hartlepool and more than 2,500 fish, principally whiting and cod, were caught by more than 100 competitors. The event proved a triumph for Plymouth’s Jack Clements, who has been taking part in the competition for more than four decades. Now 83, he amassed the greatest number of points awarded for each fish caught and was a worthy winner of the overall title. l Wyvern’s ‘Fish of the Month’ contest for August attracted more than 30 entries and, in the boat category, Darren Miller, of Plymouth’s ‘Fishing for Fun’ club, had a narrow victory with a garfish of 2-8-0 (166.6 per cent) over the runner-up, Gary Harding (Paignton SAA), who had a long-nose of 2-7-0 (162.5 per cent). The shore section went to Adam Stacey (Brixham SAC) for a blonde ray of 21-14-12 (168 per cent). The runner-up in the category was fellow club-man Sean Coulson, who recorded a gilt-head bream of 4-8-2 (128 per cent). The boat ‘Catch and Release’ category was headed by Chris Sweetland (Honiton SAC), who had a red gurnard of 1-11-0 (135 per cent) and the runner-up was Torbay’s Chris Date, who had a bull huss of 14-2-0 (117.7 per cent). The shore section was headed by Plymouth Rodbenders’ Rob Yorke, whose Bristol Channel smoothhound of 14-8-0 was worth 145 per cent. Top fish in the junior boat category was an undulate ray of 12-1-0 for Archie Sweetland (Honiton SAC) and he was also runner-up with a red gurnard of 0-13-8. l Camborne Angling Association’s Open Cornish Bass Championship was won by Gareth Marshall with a fish of 6-11-4 for which the prize was £100 plus a commemorative plaque. Rob Franklin, also of the Cam-
Ashley Bunning fished South West Lakes Trust’s Melbury Reservoir, near Bideford, for a catch of seven carp to 26-lb 2-oz
The main League competition is again played in memory of former vice-chairman and League stalwart Roger Ayers, while the Trevor Davies Memorial Cup will start in the New Year. Keyham Cons got off to a good start with an 18-16 win at Elburton B although they did not have it all their own way, as John Wilde (+150) scored a good 250-140 win over Steve Brookshaw (-300) to reduce the deficit. Elburton A also had a close match as they entertained visitors Saltash Social Club. Jeff Fox (+50) beat Elburton's Steve James (+95), 250-212. James turned this around in the next game by beating Dave Dickson, 250-238, and the final score was 19-17 in the Cornish side’s favour. To mark the start of the season, former professional and two-time UK champion Roxton Chapman gave an exhibition evening at Saltash Social Club. Chapman, who is president of World Billiards Ltd, opened with a brief history of the sport playing against Steve Brookshaw (Plymouth) and Ryan Mears (Aldershot). He also interacted with the enthusiastic crowd on shot selection and break building and compiled a 115 against young Ben Freeman.
Tennis Bath coach part of Junior victory BY CHRIS VINCENT sport@indyonline.co.uk
Taunton Queen’s College pupil James Mockridge, who has been selected for the England Youth fly-fishing team for an international match against Wales, Scotland and Ireland next July borne club, filled the runners-up spot with a fish of 4-9-12 and collected £70. Cornish Federation personal member Phil Mitchell was placed third with a fish of 4-3-2, taking £45, while the remaining two places went to unattached Paul Mitchell (4-2-4; £25) and Camborne’s John Williams (3-14-8; £15). Camborne’s 70th anniversary Open shore competition will be fished over the weekend of October 14-15 with a first prize of £200 for the best percentage from two different species. Entry is £5 for seniors and £2.50 for juniors (Junior prize list only) and the sign-on is between 4.00 pm and 5.00 pm on the Saturday, at either Camborne Tackle; the County Angler, Truro; West Cornwall Angling, Penzance; Padstow Angling Centre, or the St Dennis Working Men’s Club. The weigh-in will be at the Holman Sports Club in Leythorne, Camborne, on the Sunday (7.00 pm until 8.00 pm) and all proceeds will support the RNLI’s Falmouth Lifeboat Station Appeal. l South West Lakes Trust Reservoirs are fishing very well. At Melbury, near Bideford, Ashley Bunning banked seven carp to 26-lb 2-oz, all of them falling to a snowman, with Burton Bait Rollers’ new test bait and a Scopex Pop-up. Tony Welch was at the Syndicate Water of Cargenwen Reservoir, near Camborne, and had several carp to just under 20-lb, all taking an Essential Baits B5 pop up. A two-week report from Creedy Manor, near Crediton, brought news of many fine aggregates and individual fish. Boscastle’s Ian Grimes had two memorable sessions, the first producing a 20-fish bag, the two best in it going to 24-lb and 21-5 and the aggregate being 288-lb. During his second session he banked 19 commons including 16 double-figure fish to 18-lb 3-oz. Junior angler Ayla Douce, up
Tracey Underwood with her best ray, a specimen blonde of 23-lb 13-oz, taken during the Torbay Festival from Plymouth, had a personal best common of 23-lb 12-oz, improving on the seven-year-old’s previous best by almost 4-lb. She was fishing with her dad, Chris, and had a total of three commons during the session, while twin-sister Maisy also banked three, her best to 14-lb. Minehead’s Aaron Clarke had a couple of successful visits and, using a mixture of zig-rigs and floaters, had a total of eight commons, the best two going to 20-lb 9-oz and 19-9. Exeter’s Ben Weston took 11 commons to 18-lb; Tiverton’s Andy Shute banked seven, of which three were in the 17-lb class, and Plymouth junior Louis Gomersall had three commons to 14-lb. An eight-fish catch, all commons, was made by Danny Bailey, and Darren Lane, making a return visit after some time away, banked four doubles, topped by a fish of 23-lb 1-oz.
Team Bath performance tennis coach Rob Morgan captained England to victory at the Nations’ Junior Championships in Glasgow. Cornish player Tad Maclean and Somerset’s Louis Skupien were also part of the mixed under-18 team that topped their age-group competition, thanks to wins against Scotland and Ireland. Both Maclean and Skupien, coached by Morgan and Barry Scollo, played six games over the course of the three days, recording four and three wins respectively. Wales were the only team to beat England at under-18 level but had to settle for second place overall after drawing their final match against the host nation. England also won the under-12 age group and were runners-up to Scotland at under-14 level, giving them an overall winning score of 11 points. In the under-14 team was Dorset’s Alex Knox-Jones who won five of the six games he played in over the weekend. l Former World No.13 Mark Cox was playing at Penzance Tennis Club last week when Cornwall’s over 70s team faced a very strong Leicestershire side in their final
Billiards Win for Saltash in first week BY CHRIS COUMBE chris.coumbe@world-billiards.com The new Plymouth League season got under way with teams from Keyham Barton Conservative Club, Saltash Social Club and Elburton Snooker Club ready to battle it out.
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game of the Seniors Inter-County Championships. Apart from Cox, who is currently ranked No.8 in the national over-70s, the Leicestershire team included Richard Tutt, the British No.1 in this age group, John Walworth and Richard Marn. Unsurprisingly the Cornish team of Andrew James, David Balow, David Todd and Mike Keat came off second best but they have still maintained their position in the top flight of over-70s tennis following wins against Hampshire and Cambridgeshire earlier in the season. l The West Hants Club in Bournemouth played host to the Aegon Team Tennis National Open Finals, which featured the top eight men’s and women’s teams in the country. After three days of competitive tennis, Sutton Tennis and Squash Club claimed the men’s crown, while the ladies of Wilton Tennis Club sealed their third consecutive title. The South West was represented by the men of the host West Hants club, who also had a team in the ladies finals, as well as the ladies of Taunton Tennis Club and the University of Bath Tennis Club. All of the region’s teams went out early in the initial rounds of the main finals and then competed in the consolation event. l International tennis returns to the Tarka Centre in North Devon on Sunday, September 24, with the $15k Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple. This level of competition features many of the world's up-and-coming players who are looking to progress to compete on the main ATP and WTA Tours. The event has attracted players from all over the world, especially Colombia, France, Italy and Poland. Also planning to take part are Somerset’s Richard Gabb; former Exeter Golf and Country Club’s junior Robert Leck; Cornwall’s Roy Knight and Team Bath’s Luke Johnson, fresh from his silver medal at the Student Olympics. l Nathalie Vioules and Mark Willis overcame spirited resistance from younger rivals to win the East Gloucestershire club’s singles championships. Vioules had to fight back from a 6-3 first-set loss to overcome the talented 18-year-old Eleanor Findlay and win her third club championship. She took the second set, 6-2, and then won a tense match tiebreak, 10-7. Willis, a recent addition to the club’s coaching team, denied 19year-old Will Barrett his second club title, coming through 6-3, 7-5 in a high-quality match. Findlay enjoyed a double success in the doubles – she won the women’s’ title with Esther Curtis (a 6-2, 6-1 win over Vioules and Liz Cowan), and the mixed doubles with her coach Chris Warner (6-3, 6-2 against Curtis and Sammy Vrabtchev). The men’s doubles brought success for Barrett and Mark Lunn, with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tim Hinton and Roger Bell. l Cary Park Tennis Club in Torquay held the first of two finals days when the men’s and women’s doubles titles were decided. Mike Laukannen and Dominic Bryant overturned a 7-6 first-set setback against Chris Clarke and Joe While to take the second set, 6-1, and then the championship tie-break 103. In doing so they retained their title and continued a successful year in which both had played a large part in Cary Park’s triple League success. In the women’s doubles Gina Dockree and Claire Palmer ran out 6-1, 6-2 winners against last year’s winner Suzy Eeckelaers and her partner Nicki Scaife, to ensure new names on the trophy.
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Bowls England’s young stars are turned over BY DAVID RHYS-JONES sport@indyonline.co.uk England’s youngsters came to grief big-time in last weekend’s British men’s under-25 team championships in the Mid Wales spa town of Llandrindod Wells. The inclement weather didn’t help, of course, but it has to be said that the cold and damp conditions were the same for everyone – and, after all, part of the skill of outdoor bowls lies in being able to adapt to changing conditions. Launching the defence of their title, the English team looked confident as they took to the green, but they were soon put in their place by a well-drilled Scottish team, who won on five of the six rinks, and stormed to a 128-96 victory. Returning to Rock Park after lunch, England suffered a similar fate at the hands of Ireland, and any hope of retaining the title had vanished. Changes were made in the England line-up for the final match against the host country, with Torquay Kings star Harry Goodwin being called off the reserve bench to play third to Watchet’s Sam Steel – and, at first, the move seemed to be paying off. With Goodwin showing fine form, Steel’s rink, after losses of 25-11 against Scotland and 27-12 against Ireland, raced into a 24-8 lead but they could not maintain their momentum; lost 17 shots on the trot, and went down 25-24. Cheltenham’s Nathan Kitchen, who made a successful debut last year, skipped his rink to three defeats, losing 23-18 to the Scots; 20-12 against Ireland, and 19-17 against Wales. At least England won the wooden spoon contest, finishing the series on a high note with a 124-109 win over Wales, but Scotland deservedly won the series, with Ireland in second place, ahead of England and Wales. l Bowls England have announced the names of players who have been pre-selected for the 2018 men’s and women’s home international series – and there are five Devon players in the men’s list, and two who are guaranteed their places in the women’s team. Seven internationals, who have all been excused the bother of turning up for Saturday’s trials in Royal Leamington Spa – that certainly sounds good. But that’s not all. Another three men and three women from the county have been invited to play in the trials. Curiously, Kings star Sam Tolchard is one of those who is being required to turn up for the men’s trial, so the number is sure to rise. Tolchard would normally be one of the first names on the team-sheet, and it would be interesting to know why he is not an automatic choice. The five who can relax, knowing they are already in the England team, are Jamie Chestney, Lee Haywood, Ian Lesley, Louis Ridout and Rob Paxton, while the names of Natalie Chestney and Sophie Tolchard are inked in on the women’s team-sheet. Devon trio Sam Tolchard, Ollie Lucas and James Webber have been asked to attend the trial, as have Gloucestershire’s Nathan Kitchen and Wiltshire’s Russell Francis. Lorraine Hackett and Cassidy Lenton, who were in the winning England side this summer, will trial, and will be joined by fellow-Devon star Harriet Stevens. Also in the trial will be Wiltshire’s Alison Fail, skip of the national triples champions, and Cornwall’s Michelle Moore. Clevedon duo Laura Holden and Stef Branfield have been fasttracked into the team that will represent England in Belfast next June, while Taunton Deane’s Kirsty Hem-
brow, who was runner up in the national Women’s Champion of Champions, will attend the trial. l Somerset’s Imogen Cracknell (Weston St Andrew’s) and Emily Corner (Yeovil), who are playing for the England under-18 side against Wales in Clevedon this weekend, have also been named among 28 youngsters to attend a Bowls England Youth Academy session at Leamington next Sunday. They will be joined by their Somerset county colleague, Ollie Collins; Cornwall duo Katie Sturtridge and Alasdair Williams, and Wiltshire’s Kara Little – though, surprisingly, there are no Devon youngsters in the elite squad. While the 15-year-old Cracknell’s recent success in winning the Weston-super-Mare Women’s Open singles title is good news for the sport, it was over-shadowed by the announcement that the sea-side tournament will be no more. First played in 1919, it earned the nickname of ‘The Tournament that runs like clockwork’, and attracted large numbers of top players from all over the United Kingdom – but the appeal of the seaside tournament seems to have dwindled, and the event’s clock has stopped just short of its century. l The main short mat bowls season gets under way in Cornwall today with the annual county team trials at Carnmoggas, near St Austell, where invited bowlers are playing for 40 places in the county Premier or A teams to face Somerset at Donyatt indoor bowling club a week today. Those selected will attend a practice day at Carnmoggas on Saturday. Among names missing from the trials will be Peter Hore, Elise Daniell and Nigel Nicholls, who are in Belfast this weekend, competing in the Short Mat Players Tour Irish Open, which features an entry of 192 bowlers from ten countries. Hore has been drawn in a group with five Irish bowlers including Stuart McSorley who finished fourth in the recent UK Open. Daniell lines up against four Irish and one Welsh bowler, while Nicholls faces Devon’s James Trott and four Irish bowlers. l Fears that the impressive MidGlos indoor bowls club in Brockworth in Gloucestershire was on the point of being wound up were put to rest at Friday’s emergency general meeting, when the old board were voted out and a new board voted in under former chairman David Crisp. “We received overwhelming support for the membership, but there’s a lot of work to do,” Crisp said yesterday. “Renewing lapsed memberships, getting fixtures and Leagues up and running, and, perhaps most importantly, fund-raising.” The old board considered the club to be financially unviable, but Crisp reveals that the new board have ‘lots of ideas’ for their first meeting on
Chudleigh’s Lesley Drakatos with the Devon Petanque Singles Championship trophy
Watchet’s Sam Steel, (left), and Bath’s Chris Spurrey, playing for England, were up against it in the British men’s under-25 international series in Llandrondod Wells Wednesday, and have been offered advice and support from Lewis Toman, the chairman of the City & County of Bristol indoor bowls club. “It’s really a case of everyone pulling together to take the club forward giving financial security for the future,” says Crisp. “Help from local businesses could make a huge difference, so that is one of many avenues we have to explore. “The bottom line is that MidGlos is now open for business, so we will be sending out a message to the community and county to encourage new members.”
for others to take a shot at winning the title and Lesley Drakatos, from Chudleigh, did just that. In a roundrobin format, she won six out of seven games to claim the trophy. Henry Pickett, also from Chudleigh, was runner-up with five wins, and Ottery St Mary’s John Thatcher was third, also with five victories. The Shooting Championship was won by Mike Carroll, from Plymouth, with a score of 12, three more than runner-up John Thatcher. l The Kernow Region Triples Championship, due to be held at St Day, had to be postponed and is now planned to take place at the same venue on Sunday, October 1. l The latest round in the Kernow League saw St Columb Major’s Coaching Inn entertain Tregony and finish 2-1 victors. The visitors took the lead by winning the first game 13-12, after coming back from 9-2 down. However, the hosts came back to take the win by taking the next two games, 13-9 and 13-8. KERNOW LEAGUE P Vogue .......................................3 Tregony.....................................3 Coaching Inn ............................3 North Inn B ...............................2 North Inn A ...............................3
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DIVISION ONE P W Upper Thames Boules.............7 6 CirencesterU3A........................7 6 Saxons One..............................7 4 Saxons Two ..............................5 3 Boules@The Bull .....................7 3 Gotherington ............................6 3 Upton Saints.............................5 2 Bullocks....................................6 2 MalmesburyU3A ......................8 0
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Petanque GWR out for success Hockey Tough in Hampshire start for Matt’s promoted side BY CHRIS BIGMORE chrisbigmore@hotmail.com
The most important and largest event in the English Petanque calendar is currently underway at Hayling Island, Hampshire – the Inter-Regional Championships. The event at one time was played here in the West Country, at Brean Sands in Burnham-on-Sea. Over 600 players representing the 16 regions of the EPA compete in teams of triples and there will be up to a 100 games in progress at any one time. The main championships have two divisions but there is also a ‘Challenge’ tournament, with two divisions, as well as the Junior Championship event. The National Shooting Championship is also being contested. Great Western Region will be competing in Division Two of the main event after finishing sixth in 2016. They also have a team playing in the first division of the Challenge event, having been promoted as runnersup in Division Two last year. The Devon Region have also enjoyed some success in recent years, winning the Challenge Division Two title in 2014 and immediately followed that up with the Division One crown the next year. In 2016 they finished third. A full report on the progress of our regions’ teams will appear in this column next week. l A disappointing entry for the Devon Singles Championship, on a cool and blustery day at the Isca Centre, Exeter, was further reduced when defending champion Thierry Hacq withdrew due to illness. This provided a good opportunity
BY ROSS REID www.southwestsportsnews.com The match-day Saturday all hockey fans of the top flight game have been waiting for is less than a week away. On Saturday the 2017-18 England Hockey League starts with 40 top games across eight divisions. Bristol boasts the region’s top team or maybe now we should say club as Clifton Robinsons boast a side in the Women’s Premier Division and a newly promoted team in EHL Men’s Conference West. Player-coach Matt Plimmer’s Robbies swept to the regional West of England & South Wales Hockey League title by a massive 14 points after a 22-match League term. Robbies lost just three times, once at home to runners-up Cardiff University and twice to bogey side Plymouth Marjon, who finished fourth and 16 points behind the champions. Aside from those setbacks Clifton were consistency personified, winning 17 of their remaining 19 games and drawing just twice. Clifton face a tough opening test, against Cheltenham at Cheltenham College (2.00 pm). When interviewed by Clifton’s Scottish international star Kate Holmes for her hockey blog, playercoach Plimmer outlined his thoughts on the season ahead. “Our mission is clearly to progress and be the best. We never talk about league positions or points tallies, we just want to enjoy our hockey, so our objective will always be scoring goals. “I’ll happily lose an important
game 7-6 over a 1-0 win. It’s hard to convince the players, but you’ll succeed more in the long run. “There’s lots of confidence across the club at the moment and we’re not far off a seventh men’s team and – for the first time ever – we have under16 and 18 boys sides. “It would be hard to beat last season but I already have a feeling we will.” Last season’s Men’s Conference West champions Team Bath Buccaneers start their title defence against Fareham at University of Bath (12 noon) while Exeter-based Isca host Olton & West Warwickshire at the University of Exeter (2.00 pm). University of Exeter face an opening day university challenge at Birmingham (2.00 pm). Clifton Robinsons women’s first team – coached by Stephen Rixon – start their top flight programme at home to Leicester at Coombe Dingle at 1.00 pm. In the Women’s Conference West, Isca University face a testing opener against Swansea City Spartans at University of Exeter (12 noon), while Gloucester City visit divisional newcomers Cannock (12.30 pm) andnewly promoted Team Bath Buccaneers host Stourport at University of Bath (2.00 pm). l Year 12 pupil at Queen’s College, Taunton, Tom Stevenson, has been selected for the England under-18 hockey squad – despite only being aged 16. Tom was part of the winning Wessex Leopards team at the Futures Cup and is taking part in his first training session this weekend. His brother Ben, who left Queen’s in the summer, is also an England international and recently played for the under-21 side. l A disappointing entry for the Devon Singles Championship, on a cool and blustery day at the Isca Centre, Exeter, was further reduced when defending champion Thierry Hacq withdrew due to illness. l Great Britain hockey players Alex Danson and Tom Carsons were special guests when Wellington School unveiled their new £280,000 allweather sports pitch. Danson is a double Olympic medallist, winning gold in Rio last year as part of the women’s team. She was just 16 when she made her international debut in 2001 and has since won more than 240 international caps. Carsons is an Old Wellingtonian and has represented GB and England. He made his debut in Belgium in June 2013, and has won a number of medals, the latest being a gold at the Sultan Azian Shah Tournament. Wellington’s original all-weather pitch was opened in 1999 and a new surface was long overdue. WEST CLUB WOMEN’S HOCKEY
PREMIER DIVISION ONE Bristol University 1, Cheltenham 3. Exe 5, Teign 0. Firebrands 3, Taunton Vale 1. Isca 2, Lydney 1. Newent 0, Yate 1. PREMIER DIVISION TWO A Bournemouth 2, Redland UWE 2. Cheltenham 2, Westberries 1. Lansdown 2, Jaspers 3. Salisbury 1, Gloucester . Swindon 7, Firebrands 1. u
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PREMIER Beeston v Wimbledon, Canterbury v Surbiton, East Grinstead v Holcombe, Hampstead & Westminster v Brooklands MU, and Sevenoaks v Reading. CONFERENCE WEST Cardiff & Met v Havant, Cheltenham v Clifton Robinsons, Isca v Olton & West Warwicks, Team Bath Buccs v Fareham, and University of Birmingham v University of Exeter.
INVESTEC WOMEN’S HOCKEY
PREMIER Canterbury v Surbiton, Clifton Robinsons v Leicester, East Grinstead v Holcombe, Slough v Buckingham, and University of Birmingham v Bowdon. CONFERENCE WEST Cannock v Gloucester City, Isca v Swansea City, Olton & West Warwicks v Reading, Team Bath Buccs v Stourport, and Trojans v Oxford Hawks.
WEST CLUB WOMEN’S HOCKEY
PREMIER Cheltenham v Exe, Isca v Clifton Robinsons, Lydney v Teign, Plymouth Marjon v Newent, Taunton Vale v Bristol University, and Yate v Firebrands. PREMIER DIVISION TWO A Firebrands v Salisbury, Gloucester v Bournemouth, Redland UWE v Lansdown, Team Bath Buccs v Cheltenham, and Westberries v Swindon. PREMIER DIVISION TWO B Bournemouth v Plymouth University, Kingsbridge & Salcombe v Exe, Newquay v Isca, Somerset Gryphons v Blandford &SN, and Yeovil & Sh v Shepton Mallet. CENTRAL Bridgwater v Taw Valley, Bristol University v Mendip, Firebrands v Taunton Vale, Old Bristolians v Clifton Robinsons, and Winscombe v Weston-s-Mare. EAST Gillingham v Team Bath Buccs, Marlborough v Chippenham, Salisbury v City of Bath, Swanage & Wareham v Weymouth, and West Wilts v Bournemouth. NORTH BAC v Leominster, Blockley v Bristol University, Hereford v Cirencester, Royal Wootton Bassett v Newent, and Westberries v North Wilts. SOUTH Caradon v Bude, Exe v Plymouth Marjon, Exeter University v Falmouth, Tavistock v Okehampton, and White Eagles v Taunton Vale.
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Basketball Knee problem forces Craig to leave Raiders BY LIAM READ sport@indyonline.co.uk Plymouth Raiders have had to release centre Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan on medical grounds. After arriving in Plymouth at the start of the month, Osaikhwuwuomwan was put through some very light activity in the way of a medical assessment, and after 20 minutes an issue in his knee became apparent that prevented him from continuing further. The 26-year-old was assessed by the physio staff at Plymouth Marjon University but as the medium term prognosis was not optimistic, the club made the decision to allow Osaikhwuwuomwan to head home to start his rehabilitation. Said Plymouth Raiders head coach, Gavin Love: “For something like this is happen on day one is not only a massive disappointment for the club, but also for Craig, too. “I know he was extremely excited about taking this challenge and starting a new adventure here in Plymouth, but it was obviously not meant to be.” While Plymouth Raiders director, Ross Mackenzie added: “We’re all devastated for Craig, and over the past few weeks we’ve been talking daily about him coming to Plymouth and his hopes for the season. “We were certain he’d have become a big fan favourite so to have something like this happen at such an early stage in our new club rebuild is hard to digest for us all. Our thoughts are with Craig, who has been the ultimate professional in dealing with this disappointment. “Everyone at the club wishes Craig all the very best, and we hope he’ll recover and be back playing in the not too distant future. The club will continue to track Craig’s progress and career with great interest, and the door will always be open for a potential return in the future.” Despite the setback, the Raiders were fully focussed ahead of the club’s first pre-season friendly yesterday when they travelled to take on British Basketball League champions Leicester Riders. Speaking before the game, Mackenzie said: “We have to keep our focus on our upcoming pre-season games where we need everyone to be fit and ready to go. Coach Love has had a shorter period than we would’ve liked due to this summer’s management changes, but we’re working hard to give the fans a team they can be proud of.” l The Bristol Flyers continued their pre-season preparations last night when they took on Worcester Wolves at the SGS WISE Arena. They will now make the trip up to Worcester for another pre-season game tomorrow night (7.30 pm). The Plymouth Raiders have a double header next weekend when they travel to Cheshire Phoenix on Saturday before welcoming the Chesterbased club to the Plymouth Pavilions next Sunday. l Glasgow Rocks have made their tenth signing of the summer after adding Great Britain international Joe Hart to the roster. The six-foot-five shooting guard featured 41 times for Newcastle in all competitions last season, averaging over 17 minutes per game. The Southend-born player won silverware at the Eagles when they triumphed over the Rocks in the BBL Cup final, before losing to Leicester in last season’s BBL Play-Off Final. At 24 years of age, Hart already has four years of professional bas-
This group of trampolinists from the Whirlwinds club in Taunton achieved personal-best performances at a National League qualifying competition hosted by Birmingham university. Left to right: Jacob Turner, Connor White, Lily Hughes, Emily Stewart, Lucy Morton, Hope Reynolds and Ella Ray ketball under his belt having spent three seasons in Spain.
Gymnastics Personal aims achieved in Birmingham BY PETER WILLMOTT sport@indyonline.co.uk Trampolinists from the Whirlwinds club in Taunton won medals and achieved personal aims when they competed in the National League qualifying competition at Birmingham University. The competition is unlike any other event, and has been created ‘by the clubs for the clubs’, rather than those competitions under the control of British Gymnastics. The Birmingham qualifier was sponsored by ‘Flip Out’ trampoline park and has grown to become the largest attended competition in the country with entries from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Whirlwinds national trampoline and double-mini trampoline (DMT) team included bouncers Connor White (11-12 age group), Lily Hughes (11-12), Samia Sidhu (11-12), Ella Ray (11-12), Lucy Morton (15-16), Jasmin Uminski (17-18), Hope Reynolds (17-18) and Emily Stewart (17-18). The Whirlwinds performers had a successful weekend of competition. Connor White returned home with a double gold achievement, performing excellent routines in trampoline and DMT. Lucy Morton came fourth out of a massive group of 63 competitors in her trampoline category, and gained a silver medal in DMT competition. Lily Hughes achieved 14th place in trampoline out of 54 in her group. Said a Whirlwinds spokeswoman: “Everyone completed their routines, with many scoring personal best results in what was a highly-skilled and very large field of competitors.” Jacob Turner, the Whirlwinds National coach, added: “I am immensely proud of the team. Everyone achieved a personal aim. For some, this was their first national-level competition and others performed their biggest skills in routines. “Many performers are aiming to reach national league finals in December. The team is inspired by their success and will continue to work hard in preparation for competitions.” The finals will be held at the Olympic Park in London, and for more information on the Whirlwinds club, please e-mail: info@whirlwindstrampolining.co.uk
Boxing Khan is ready to get back into ring BY DECLAN WARRINGTON sport@indyonline.co.uk Amir Khan is awaiting a date for a return to the ring so that he can finally put his miserable year behind him. Since his knock-out defeat by Saul Alvarez, Khan has twice overhauled his team; struggled with a persistent hand injury; split from his wife Faryal Makhdoom, and wrongly accused her of cheating on him with Anthony Joshua. But Khan recently met with adviser Al Haymon and hopes to fight again before the year’s end as he begins what he believes will be the final three years of his career. He is also willing to consider an eventual fight with rival Kell Brook on the condition that Brook is not working with promoter Eddie Hearn. Khan’s old team is again by his side after the fighter had previously decided to work without father Shah, his uncle Taz and close friend Saj Mohamed, who were once his closest aides. He is also punching again after his right hand required a third operation. “These are the last few years in my career, where I focus and don’t make no more mistakes,” he said. “I want to fight end of November, or early December. I know it’s been a long time since the hand (injury), I had to have a third operation, but the hand’s good now. I want to keep busy for the next three years, work hard, and then relax. “(The ring is) where I’m comfortable. I need one fight, get it over, and then it’s back to normal again. I want to win another world title and I want to get at least four to five fights, then call it a day.” A fight with Brook will long remain an option, but Khan reiterated: “The only way I would take that fight is if he left Eddie Hearn. I just don’t like Eddie Hearn, he’s very disrespectful and he’s never come clear with me.” l Josh Warrington will face Denmark’s Dennis Ceylan in an IBF world featherweight title final eliminator in Leeds on Saturday, October 21. The two will meet at the First Direct Arena with a clash against Lee Selby the prize on offer if Warrington completes the 26th victory of his unblemished career in his home town. “This is a proper fight and one that I am massively up for,” he said. “Ceylan is an undefeated former European Champion but that doesn’t
matter to me.” l Andrew Selby will take on hardhitting Mexican Maximino Flores in an eliminator for the WBC flyweight title in Barry McGuigan’s first bill with Cyclone Promotions since splitting with Carl Frampton. Selby, the younger brother of IBF featherweight champion Lee, has started his professional career with nine wins from as many fights, with five victories inside the distance. And he will top the bill at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Saturday, October 7, against an opponent who has won 23 of his 27 paid contests, with 16 stoppages, for the right to face the WBC’s champion at 112-lb, Daigo Higa. “This is another step closer to my dream of winning a world title,” said 28-year-old Selby. “Maximino Flores is another strong test for me but these are the fights I need to prove myself ready for that world title shot.” l Ireland’s Katie Taylor will fight for her first world title when she meets two-weight world champion Anahi Esther Sanchez for the WBA lightweight crown next month. The pair will clash on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight showdown with Kubrat Pulev at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, October 28. Taylor, who won lightweight gold at London 2012, previously beat Nina Meinke in an eliminator for the WBA crown at Wembley Stadium in April.
Baseball Tigers tamed to equal wins record BY CHRIS GRAY sport@indyonline.co.uk The Cleveland Indians became only the third team in the past century to win 21 straight games with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The team equalled Oakland Athletics’ 2002 American League mark and a Jay Bruce three-run homer in the first set the Indians in good stead to break the record. Roberto Perez knocked it out of the park in the seventh, with the Tigers held in the last three innings to secure the impressive feat for the home side. In Chicago, the Cubs struck 17 against the New York Mets, on a torrid night for the visitors. The Cubs scored 12 off their final three innings, while a three-run stand in the eighth made the scorecard look slightly more favourable for the Mets. The Mets’ New York rivals, the
Yankees, fared better beating Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, while the Chicago White Sox struck two in the last inning to beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-3. The Philadelphia Phillies racked up three in the sixth – and Rhys Hoskins hit his 17th home run in 33 games – as they beat the Miami Marlins 8-1, while the Atlanta Braves also racked up eight against the Washington Nationals, who scored in the first and sixth. The Baltimore Orioles edged a close tie against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1, while four runs in the first inning helped the Oakland Athletics to a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. A trio of other teams also knocked eight – the Seattle Mariners beating the Texas Rangers 8-1, the Milwaukee Brewers overcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2, and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the Colorado Rockies by the same score. The Cincinnati Reds shut out the St Louis Cardinals 6-0, while the Minnesota Twins 3-1. There was success for both Los Angeles teams, the Angels scoring nine to the Houston Astros one, while the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1.
Squash James completes 70 games in a day BY BARRY KNOTT sport@indyonline.co.uk Mayor of Wellington Gary James has completed his squash marathon of 70 games on his 70th birthday. Held during the Wellington Squash and Racketball Club’s Open Day, the challenge took ten hours with just a short break. Club members, juniors and friends from the Wyvern club in Taunton provided the opposition and the challenge was rounded off with an exhibition between top Somerset players Luke Bishop and Sam Price. The event raised money for three of the mayor’s charities – Wellington Arts Association, Reminiscence Learning and the Wellington Hospital League of Friends. The Wellington club are also seeking new members of all standards. Said chairman Chris Short: “You can either play socially at our weekly members’ club nights, or coaching sessions are available. We also run competitions and support two teams in the South West League. “Junior sessions are also held for youngsters wishing to develop their skills and we’re in the process of twinning with the Heraklion Squash Club in Crete.” The club has two quality courts and a newly refurbished social and bar area. l The Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the World Squash Federation (WSF) have signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ that will see the two bodies embrace a joint vision for the future of the game on a global scale. WSF president Jacques Fontaine; chief executive Andrew Shelley, and the PSA’s chief executive Alex Gough say that central to the partnership will be securing a place on the Olympic Games programme; maintaining squash’s presence on other international multi-sport games programmes; growing participation levels around the world, and encouraging the development of court facilities in conjunction with centres, local associations and national federations. Said Gough: “Our ambition, aligned with that of the WSF, is to create a more stable and successful platform from which to market squash around the world.”
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Athletics Ellen finishes fourth in Dutch event BY KEVIN FAHEY sport@indyonline.co.uk Somerset’s Ellen Barber can look back on a highly-successful season as she continues to make her mark as one of the West Country’s best young multi-eventers. The 19-year-old from Ditcheat, who won the English Schools’ Combined Events title last year, finished the campaign with fourth place in an international heptathlon in the Netherlands. Barber was the second best-placed Brit in a strong field in Woerden; the winner having competed for Canada in the Olympics. She recorded four personal bests and a season’s best from seven events for 5,344 points, ranking her as the third under-23 and ninth overall in the country in her first season in that category. Barber is now at Loughborough University, studying architectural engineering and design management. l Wiltshire international runner Damian Hall is already looking to the future after almost completing the perfect race in one of the most prestigious events on the ultra trail world tour in France. Hall, who is a member of Corsham Running Club, admitted that he ticked off four of his five goals in the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc Hall as he completed the single-stage 166-kilometre race, incorporating almost 10,000 metres of climbing – higher than scaling Mount Everest – in a time of 22 hours and 32 seconds. “I finished first Brit; first veteran over 40; effectively improved my time by two hours and finished in my highest ever position of 12th overall,” said Hall. “But coming 12th has left me frustrated because my other ultimate goal was to make the top ten. “In fact I was tenth about threequarters into the race but I just ran out of steam, whether because I didn’t get in enough calories or I had just run a bit too hard, I am not sure. “But I achieved four of my goals so I am still very, very happy and before the race I would have taken 12th definitely.” l Newlyn hotelier Pete le Grice is back on the marathon beat next weekend as he lines up for the prestigious Berlin race. Le Grice, who competes for both Mount’s Bay Harriers and Bristol and West Athletics Club, targeted the Berlin event after injury wrecked his hopes in London when he was forced to drop out. “I may not be in the best marathon shape but Berlin is a super-fast course and it will be interesting to see what I can do on September 24,” he said. l South West sprinter Cameron Chalmers has become the first athlete to be given his ticket for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia. The Bath University sports performance student, who is supported by a Thompson Education Trust Scholarship, will represent his native Guernsey in the 400 metres at the Games, taking place from April 4-15 on the Gold Coast. “It’s been a goal of mine ever since starting athletics to go to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games for Guernsey and I’m so excited to be selected,” he said. “I will try my best to make the final, although it’s a tough ask with most of the best 400 metres athletes in the world likely to be competing there.” The call-up continues an excellent year for Chalmers, who is coached by James Hillier at the Sports Training Village. He also anchored Great Britain to 4x400 metres relay gold at
Corsham international runner Damian Hall completed France’s Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, incorporating almost 10,000 metres of climbing, in a time of 22 hours and 32 seconds PICTURE: MATT BROWN / ©INOV-8 the European under-23 Championships and was selected for the London 2017 IAAF World Championships. l Team Bath Athletics Club wrapped up the overall Avon Track and Field League title with a brilliant performance in the fourth and final meeting at Gloucester. Buoyed by an excellent turn-out, despite atrocious weather, the club won the final match by more than 200 points scoring a massive total of 1,240.5 – the best of the season – with defending champions, Yate and District, second on 1,012 and hosts Gloucester third with 846.5. That grandstand finale proved decisive in Team Bath regaining the League title as both they and Yate finished locked on 26 match points with Team Bath having the edge by virtue of a higher individual points tally of 4,582 to 4,377. Avon Track and Field League (after four matches): 1, Team Bath AC, 26 match points (4,582 individual points); 2, Yate & District, 26 (4,377); 3, Gloucester, 20 (2,962); 4,
Bristol & West, 15 (2,397); 5, Forest of Dean, 13 (2,178); 6, North Somerset AC, 8 (1,918.5); 7, Bitton Road Runners, 4 (154).
Darts Mark wins back his PDC Tour Card BY PETER MUTTON sport@indyonline.co.uk Bristol’s Mark Dudbridge, the former World Championship finalist, won back his PDC Tour Card following the final PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour event of the year in Wigan. l Michael van Gerwen won his fifth European Tour title of 2017 and 14th tournament of the year with a 6-3 win over Rob Cross in the HappyBet German Darts Grand Prix final. The World champion followed up the previous weekend's Dutch Darts Masters victory on his return from a month’s break by claiming the £25,000 title at the Maimarkhalle in Mannheim with an imperious display. “When you play well and win it’s a fantastic feeling,” said van Gerwen, who lost only six legs during the event. “I think I deserved the win and I’m really happy.”
indyonline.co.uk Park Hotel and Country Club, near Exeter, on Thursday, will win a record £1,500 from a total purse of £10,000. The enthusiastic sportsman has been holding a company day for several years and his association with the PGA of England and Wales (South West) started two years ago when his golf day raised £8,000 for Somerset cricketer Peter Trego’s benefit. The leading 20 players from the ‘Order of Merit’ plus ten invitees are joined by 90 customers and prizewinners of M J Baker Foodservice, the West Country’s leading independent foodservice supplier, based at Heathfield in Newton Abbot. The company sponsor both Somerset County Cricket Club and Exeter Chiefs rugby. The 60-year-old sports enthusiast uses his golf day to raise the profile for present and potential customers. But the nine-handicap member at both East Devon and St Enodoc will be absent as his lifelong ambition is to play the top 100 courses in the world and he is travelling to New York to add nine more of the top 100 to his list, among them Shinnecock Hills, Baltusrol and Merion. Two years ago he chalked off Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Cypress Point. “The invitation I received was too good to turn down as it would never come again,” he said. “I have played 80 of the top 100 courses that accept a green fee and quite a few private clubs that are generally not accessible. “I’ve been playing golf for more than 40 years, I can afford it and like to give a little back to sport. The golf day is being held in appreciation of our customers and the PGA professionals in the West.” To ensure fairness among the amateurs each team will have a low, medium and high handicapper. It will be an exhausting day, starting with breakfast at 7.30 am and concluding with dinner. A nine-hole Texas Scramble precedes the two-tee start in the main pro-am. l Saunton assistant Kristian Mowett won his first South West pro-am by sharing top spot with Tavistock’s Anthony Buchanan in the first Mullion pro-am for 16 years, over the most southerly course in Britain and in a competition sponsored by Hawkins Motors. The pair returned one-under-par 69 worth £675 each. It was Buchanan’s first win since he returned from the Middle East while North Devon’s Mowett earned a cheque for the first time this season in his fifth event. He was the early leader after an eagle at the fourth followed by birdies at the ninth and 12th. He would have won outright but Buchanan made a birdie-three at the final hole after making three successive birdies from the second and an
West Cornwall club captain Richard Glasson, (left), presents the veterans’ prize to Paul Hirst after he claimed the title with 37 points at the Captain’s Day event eagle at the ninth. Last man out Richard O’Hanlon (St Kew, North Cornwall) continued his most successful season by claiming third place on level par. His highlight was an eagle at the ninth as he made only two birdies and dropped four shots on a difficult day for scoring in the strong wind accompanied by squally showers. Jon Bevan (Sherborne) and Richard Sadler (Hayle Golf Range) carded four birdies each but suffered with a succession of dropped shots on their way to 71s, one better than Carlyon Bay pair, club pro Mark Rowe, who seldom plays now, and Grant Slater. First man out Bevan led the winning team of Mark Twynham, Richard Fox and Gordon Tamblyn, the six-handicap head greenkeeper who has been at the club for 30 years. They shot 13-under-par 85. Scott Richards (Truro) and his team of Ryun Retallack, Paul Hull and George Torrance lost on countback. Sadler’s trio of Nick Avery, Justin Watters and Mark Main were third, one shot back. l Newport’s Richard Dinsdale won at Minchinhampton with a flawless five-under-par 65. It followed his triumph at Bowood two weeks earlier and he had also shared first places at Taunton and Pickeridge and in the Gwalia Housing pro-am at Langland Bay. Dubliner Nick Brennan, the former Bowood pro now at the Tony Valentine Golf Centre in Corsham, led for a while on 67 and was joined by PGA Cup-winning captain Jon Bevan (Sherborne) and Toby Hunt (St Mellons, Cardiff). Bristol and Clifton assistant Nick Ramshaw won the team prize on 88, accompanied by Ian Roberts, Sam Hill and Steven Cocks. Chippenham’s Matt Law led the G K Joinery team of Tim Dipple, Roger Grant and Jon Golding into second on 87 with Anthony Buchanan and the Metalwash trio of Andrew Young, Adrian Peckitt and Alan Rutherford a further shot back in third.
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Somerset teenager Ellen Barber franked her season with a number of personal bests to become one of the West Country’s best multi-eventer talents
South West professionals will be playing for the highest pro-am prize fund of the season this week, thanks to Devon businessman Malcolm Baker. The leading player in the M J Baker Foodservice Pro-Am, at the PGA’s headquarters, Woodbury
Allan Hampshire, (right), is presented with the Captain’s Prize from West Cornwall club captain Richard Glasson after winning the Captain’s Day event with a score of 37 points, one point ahead of Steve Sparrow in second
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assist her in her recovery. “I would also like to think Maria will be well enough to join me next year,’ he said. Anyone who would like to support Jason and Maria can donate via: http://www.justgiving.com/ mariasjourney for Great Western Air Ambulance, or http://www.justgiving.com/mariasjourney-headway for Headway Bristol Brain Injury Association.
BY DAVE THOMAS sport@indyonline.co.uk Lauren Dolan will carry the flag for the West Country at this week’s World Road Race Championships in Bergen, Norway. The 17-year-old Millfield College student, from Bickington, near Newton Abbot, will aim to take her already medal-laden career to a new level after being picked for the Great Britain team for both the Women’s Junior Time Trial and Road Race. Dolan has won national and international honours on both track and road after starting her career with her local Mid-Devon CC and then moved on to the Gloucestershirebased Liv CC-Epic Coaching squad. Alongside her in Norway, in both the TT and road race, will be Liv CC team-mate Pfeiffer Georgi, who is the daughter of former leading MidDevon racer Peter Georgi, whose family originally lived in Kingskerswell, near Torquay. They will tackle the Time Trial in Bergen tomorrow and the Road Race on Friday. A medal in either would be a huge step forward for Dolan or Georgi, but it is not out of the question. l The final result of last weekend’s 25-mile Time Trial organised by the Mid-Devon CC has been placed on hold after an allegation of a breach of regulations. None of the prizes for the leading half-dozen places was handed out at the Buckfastleigh HQ after the event on the S4 course between Dean Prior and Chudleigh Bridge. Event officials have declined to comment, especially as an investigation is now under way to determine exactly what might or might not have happened. I understand that one rider has claimed that another was followed or accompanied by a support-vehicle, which is not allowed. The event was won on the day by Mid-Devon’s Matt Langworthy in 49 minutes and 24 seconds, just seven seconds faster than his club-mate Conrad Moss (49.31), although it is not known whether either of them is involved in the current dispute. Regulations have to be tight in time-trialling, where every second counts, and the margins between what constitutes assistance on the road and what doesn’t can be marginal, to say the least. Only recently Somerset-based Pole Marcin Bialoblocki had a phenomenal national 25-mile TT record of 43.00 disallowed because he rode too much down the centre of a dual carriageway in South Wales, rather than on the correct side of the road. Everyone involved in South West time-trialing hopes that the latest dispute is cleared up as soon as possible, especially as it happens so rarely. l The 2017 South West Cyclo-Cross League opened in style with a bumper field turning up at Perranporth for round one of ten. Neil Phillips (Kibosh) laid down a marker by winning the first senior men’s race, with Beth Hodge (Dulwich Paragon) taking the women’s’ section. Leading results – Men: 1, Neil Phillips (Kibosh); 2, Richard Long (Rockin Bikes); 3, Lee Adams (Tavistock Wheelers); 4, Daniel Wellings (Somerset RC); 5, Matt Loake (southforkracing.co.uk); 6, Martin Lenney (Kernow Riders). Women: 1, Beth Hodge (Dulwich Paragon); 2, Helen Barron (Pilgrims Flyers); 3, Fiona Barron (Pilgrims Flyers). Veterans: 1, Lee Hayward (southforkracing.co.uk); 2, James Chapman (Clive Mitchell Cycles); 3, Jonathan Dominguez (cyclelogic.com). Juniors: 1, Tristan Davies (Clive Mitchell Cycles); 2, Jake Marsh (Cadence Bikes); 3, Josef FitzgeraldPatrick (Penzance Wheelers). Round Two is at Castle School
ing and receiving in the fortress Foxborough, Gillette Stadium WEEK ONE TEAM PERFORMANCE: Los Angeles Rams – Young coach Sean McVay led his team to a stunning 46-9 victory over the Indianapolis Colts WEEK TWO GAME OF THE WEEK: Denver Broncos v Dallas Cowboys – Both teams looked great offensively as they kicked the season of victorious
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Jason Belcher with his sister Maria ahead of his sponsored cycle ride to raise funding and awareness for both the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and the Headway Bristol Brain Injury Association Sports Centre, Taunton, today. l It’s that ‘Hill Climb’ time of year, and Somerset Road Club set the South West campaign off with their annual event up Cockercombe Road in the Quantock Hills, a 1.7K test at an average eight per cent gradient. Bristol South CC’s Joe Norledge was fastest at four minutes and 37 seconds, pipping Andrew Kirby (Uni of Bristol CC) by just two seconds. Joint-third were Josh Coyne (Okehampton CC) and Phil Stonelake (BikeRadar) in 4.43.3, and they were First Espoir (under-23) and First Veteran respectively. Other leading placings – 5, Joe Hawksworth (Bristol South CC), 4.51.8; 6, Glyndwr Griffiths (73Degrees CC), 4.51.9; eq.7, Tom Fricker (Farnham CC) and Fred Cork (Uni of Bristol) 4.52.00; eq.9, Adam Whitehead (Bristol South) and George Jones (VC St Raphael), 4.53.00. l Frank Spry and Andrew Flynn Memorial Road Race (Regional A) – 1: Josh Curtis (Lovelo Cinelli RT); 2, Ashley Towey (Mid-Devon CC); 3, Alexandre Touche (ProVision RT); 4, George Kimber (CS Dynamo); 5, Charlie Beake (TriUK); 6, Graham Collins (Team Tor 2000Kalas). l At best, the 2017 OVO Tour of Britain turned into the expected ‘Sprinters’ Benefit’. At worst, it was cycling’s equivalent to watching paint dry. Eight days without a single ‘Category One’ climb was always bound to produce exactly the racing we got, with breaks of half-a-dozen riders being predictably caught in time for a bunch sprint after sprint after sprint. Only on the last day, from Worcester to Cardiff, did a solo bid to snatch overall victory by Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) liven things up, although Lars Boom (Team Lotto.NI-Jumbo) always seemed to have it under control, as indeed he had. Both men had won the race before, Boasson Hagen in 2009 and 2015 and Boom in 2011, and with established sprinters like Caleb Ewan (Orica Scott) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky) sharing five of the seven road stages between them, we hardly learned anything.
Okay, we’re biased down here in the South West. We think we’re the best at ‘ToB’ stages, where we were left without one this year. The organisers, who do have to share the race around, tried to tailor the route, as they often have in the past, to provide a warm-up for the top boys with their sights set on the World RR Championships this week. Believe it or not, the course in Bergen, Norway, never rises more than 50 metres above sea-level, so sprinters will dominate there, too. But let’s hope that next year’s ‘ToB’ will return to our roads, to a more testing route, with at least one mountain-top finish included. Most major towns and cities in the West Country have hosted a stage start or finish in the past, and it is long overdue for Plymouth to step up to the mark. For terrain, spectacle, facilities and public support, it surely ticks all the boxes…
Jason rides in sister’s honour South West cycling enthusiast Jason Belcher is planning a sponsored cycle ride in support of his sister, Maria, on Tuesday, October 10, to raise funding and awareness for both the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and the Headway Bristol Brain Injury Association, writes Keegan Woodhall. On October 10 last year Maria suffered a traumatic brain injury after an accident on her horse and cart. She was airlifted to Southmead Hospital where she underwent a four-hour operation and, after seven months in hospitals, she still requires assistance from the Headway carers and is unable to go out on her own. Jason plans to cycle 60 miles, from the accident scene in Bleadon, to Southmead Hospital, then on to Frenchay BIRU, before returning to her home in Weston-super-Mare. He says it will be the first in what he hopes will become an annual challenge, to thank those charities who saved his sister and continue to
Well, we are now up and running in the NFL and what a first week of action we had. Fans were treated to surprise results; quarterbacks being dropped; heavyweight teams doing battle and some big scoring games, too. Rather than go through every game from last week’s action, I am going to take you through some of the highlights from week one. Arguably the biggest game of the weekend saw two of the top three backed teams to win Super Bowl 52, the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, meet at Lambeau Field. The all-NFC game was a classic defensive affair that saw Packers’ star quarterback Aaron Rodgers sacked four times in the first half, a feat that has not happened for many years. The teams went into half time only separated by a late Seahawks field goal. The second half was a different affair and Rodgers, tipped to be this season’s ‘Most Valuable Player’, came alive and gave the Packers the drive to take a 17-9 win. But both teams showed they are going to be hard to beat this season and one of the sides will likely feature in the end-of-season showpiece as a solid defence is required. Other notable results saw some superb wins for the Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars, who all won away from home against some fancied opposition. But, for me, the big result of the weekend came from the Los Angeles Rams, who smashed the Indianapolis Colts, 46-9, thanks to an outstanding performance from quarterback Jared Goff. This was the perfect start for Rams’ new coach Sean McVay, who is the youngest coach ever in the history of the League. There was no Super Bowl hangover for the Atlanta Falcons as they defeated the Chicago Bears, 23-17. However Bears quarterback Mike Glennon wasn’t left best pleased with his team-mates who spurned some good chances to win the match in the final 21 seconds. The Cleveland Browns’ defence put in a much improved display as they frustrated a Pittsburgh Steelers offence before narrowly falling to a 21-18 loss. Credit must go to Browns head coach Hue Jackson who will be proud of his new draft recruits. They look like an improved outfit who will surely overcome the poor 115 record they suffered last season. And, finally, for those NFL fans in the Newton Abbot area, The Corner Flag bar, next door to the Devon FA at Coach Road, will have coverage of all the games this season with cheap food and drinks. So get your shirt on and enjoy the company as we debate all that’s happening in the world of NFL. WEEK ONE MVP: Kareem Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs) – Hunt smashed the New England Patriots with an excellent total of 246 yards rush-
British Swimming has offered its deepest condolences to the family and friends of coach and international team manager Lindsay Powell. The assistant head coach of Exeter City Swimming Club died on Friday, September 1, after suffering a heart attack while on holiday in St Lucia. Swimming meant everything to Lindsay. She was involved in the swimming world for many, many years, and rose from a successful swimmer in her own right to a highly-regarded coach. She was appointed as a British Swimming team manager on numerous occasions and was previously assistant head coach at Portsmouth Northsea Swimming Club; head coach of City of Oxford; head coach of Haslemere; area head coach of Glasgow and assistant coach at Millfield. During her career Lindsay worked with many age-group swimmers who have gone on to represent Great Britain at Olympic and World level. She also placed swimmers on Commonwealth Games and European championship podiums. l Great Britain’s high diver Gary Hunt finished fifth in the final of the FINA World Championship competition in Budapest. Hunt, the Kazan 2015 World champion, was last to dive in the fourth and final round of the competition at Batthyány Square on the banks of the Danube river. He completed the dive with the hardest degree of difficulty in the final, a front triple somersault, four-and-a-half twists in free position, which scored 70.00. Hunt finished with a total score of 356.40 points which ranked him fifth after the four rounds of dives. Compatriot Blake Aldridge also competed in the final and finished ninth overall with an overall score of 342.25. l The Devon Masters and Seniors championships took place at the Plymouth Life Centre with Totnes swimmer, and former Devon ASA president, Simon Veale picking up four titles in the Masters’ 60-64 age group. Another past president, Sue Haigh of Tiverton, also won four titles in the 65-69 category and other good performances came from Kitty Hollingsworth (Tiverton), 45-49 years; Chelsea Northcott (Dawlish), 18-24 years, and Caitlin O’Mally (RN/RM), 30-34 years, who all claimed three titles. Top performer in the Seniors was Rachel Davis, of Dawlish, who won five titles in the 15-16 age group. There were also triple winners in Roman Zaki, of Totnes, (15-16s); Daniel Lowe (RN/RM), 15-16s and Exmouth swimmers Ada Taggart and Henry Cornwell Brown, both in the 17-18 years age group. l The Life Centre in Plymouth is the venue today for the South West Regional team relays. l The National County Team Championships take place at Ponds Forge, Sheffield on Sunday, October 8, with Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Wiltshire all involved. The ASA Inter-Counties Masters (South West) are at Millfield School on Sunday, November 19.
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Rowing Paignton make ‘Coastbuster’ purchase BY DAVID GODFREY sport@indyonline.co.uk Paignton Rowing Club have added another new racing boat to their wide range of craft, firmly establishing them as one of the best equipped clubs in the region, being able to offer rowing in fine, pilot gig, coastal and sea-boat disciplines. The new coastal boat, named ‘Coastbusters’, has been purchased from Cambridgeshire firm, Burgashell, and cost in the region of £10,600. It is similar to those used by both the Hants and Dorset and Coast rowing associations and is much more stable than a river four, making it ideal for the conditions usually found on Torbay. Paignton’s rowers can only use their fine boats in the bay during westerly winds. Anything that is easterly means no rowing but this new coastal boat will be able to cope with choppy conditions and should see members getting on the water on a much more regular basis. The boat is also the type used at two out of every three, annual South Coast Championships, so club officials feel it will greatly improve their chances of success at those regattas. The club commissioned the boat with in-line seats, as opposed to those with staggered seats, to enable it to be rigged as a quad or sweepoared. Coaches are planning to use her to teach new rowers sculling and sweep-oar techniques and, in particular, to introduce junior rowers to the skills of sculling. The new costal boat is also light enough for juniors to be able to carry it to the water’s edge, fullyrigged, which was something that was not possible with the heavier, FISA-type coastal boats, similar to those rowed in Northern France. The boat was delivered just before this year’s South Coast Championships at Dorney Lake two weeks ago and the club’s senior four secured a win in her very first outing. l University of Bath rower Sam Courty will make her senior World Championship debut later this month after being named in the Great Britain squad for the global event in Sarasota, Florida. Courty, who only took up rowing while studying sports and exercise science, has been selected in a newlook women’s four, along with Caragh McMurtry, Beccy Girling and Rowan McKellar. Fellow graduate Sara Parfett, who studied biology, has been named as a spare for the women’s sweep squad, while economics graduate Frazier Christie is a spare for the men’s squad. All three developed their skills under the guidance of Dan Harris on GB Rowing’s ‘Start’ programme at the University of Bath and Minerva Bath rowing clubs. Courty, who still wears ‘Crew Bath’ colours while competing in club competitions, has previously represented Great Britain at both the World under-23 and World University Championships, winning a silver and two bronze medals. She made her senior debut alongside McMurtry at July’s Lucerne World Cup in Switzerland, finishing seventh overall in the women’s pair. “It’s fantastic to see Sam selected in the women’s four,” said Harris. “I’m really pleased for her and it will be a proud moment to watch her race. For Frazier and Sara to be spares is also great progress. GB are
Bristol Avon’s (yellow) bronze play-off match against Meridian (London) in the Canoe Polo National Championships ended in a disappointing 9-1 defeat. Bridgend Sharks took gold at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham and Friends of Allonby (Liverpool) won the silver. Twenty-six teams competed at Holme Pierrepont and 668 goals were scored across the two days PICTURE: LINDA HACK / LH PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
Sam Courty, (right), and Caragh McMurtry, who have both been selected in Great Britain’s women’s four for the World Championships in Florida the best rowing nation in the world, so to make the squad is a huge achievement and will be a great experience for them to build on for future seasons.” Rio 2016 silver-medallist Vicky Thornley, who also came through the Bath ‘Start’ programme, will contest the women’s single scull at the World Championships taking place from Sunday, September 24 until Sunday, October 1. Meanwhile, as the latest intake of ‘Start’ rowers attended their first national training camp in Nottingham, Harris remains on the look-out for people who think they may have the skills and physique to be a potential rowing champion. For further details, please visit: www.teambath.com/rowing or e-mail: dan.harris@gbrowing team.org.uk l Veteran rowers from the West
Country have returned from a long but successful trip to the World Masters Regatta, which was staged over a five-day period at the spectacular Lake Bled venue in Slovakia. Crews and scullers from DartTotnes, Exeter, Taunton and Bideford Blues enjoyed racing on the lake, which is regarded as one of the most beautiful rowing courses in the world. Dart-Totnes had one of their most successful regattas, finishing with an impressive total of nine race wins, four of which were secured by the region’s top veteran, Pete Atkinson, who also picked up five second places to make his haul the best he has ever achieved. Also performing well was newcomer Rod Stewart, who picked a total of six gold medals, while regular attendee John Harris secured his first-ever victory when he was a
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Dart-Totnes rower Peter Atkinson and Exeter’s Julia Wood, who won the Category F mixed double sculls at the World Masters Regatta in Slovakia member of the Masters H eight crew. Exeter collected four winners’ medals, while vets from other local clubs had to settle for a number of second and third places.
Sailing Mary swaps water for classroom BY JOHN COLLINGS sport@indyonline.co.uk Somerset offshore racer Mary Rook has retired from professional sailing but says that she has no intention of putting away her wetsuit for good. Reflecting on ten ‘awesome’ years at the top of her sport, the 31-year-old from Lopen, near Yeovil, said that she had accepted a new challenge as a secondary school science teacher. “There are several reasons behind my decision,” said the Lyme Regis Sailing Club member. “Beyond the adventures and fabulous travels, the life of a professional sailor is tricky. “By nature you have to be a selfish-being, focused on your goal at the expense of every relationship around you. It’s an isolated and selfpromoting existence, where you ride an emotional rollercoaster that takes you to the very extremes of yourself. “It is hard for every sailor to find the next project, sponsorship money, and the next boat to sail on but there is absolutely no doubt
about it, it is even harder when you are a girl.” Looking ahead to the classroom, she said: “The challenges will be different; managing stroppy teenage tantrums rather than 50 knots alone in the Bay of Biscay. I’m sure there will be some days I will just wish I were alone in the middle of the ocean watching the dolphins dance. “Sailing was never just a job it will always be my life. Just as it will never feel done.” l Double World champion Nick Thompson says he has his eye on the Olympics in Tokyo 2020 as he embarks on a title defence on Croatian waters this weekend. The 31-year-old will be one of eight British sailors in the 148-strong fleet at Split and will be aiming to complete a hat-trick of Laser class golds, having won back-to-back world crowns in 2015 and 2016. Formerly Exeter-based, Thompson admits that his previous World Championship victories provided a huge boost to his confidence heading into the Rio Olympics but, having missed out at the main event itself, he has started this new Games cycle determined to ring the changes. Thompson, who now lives in Ringwood, Hampshire, says that he has spent post-Rio making changes to his game. “Ultimately the last campaign went well with two World championship titles but falling short in Rio shows there is much more to be had,” he said. Racing against him in Split will be former Plymouth University graduate Lorenzo Chiavarini, who took the bronze medal at the Miami World Cup. l Sailing clubs around the West Country are this weekend doing their bit for the victims of Hurricane Irma. The Andrew Simpson Foundation and Bart’s Bash are coming together in a fund-raising campaign to provide aid for re-building grass-roots sailing programmes and communities affected by the hurricane. A number of sailing and yacht clubs in the Caribbean, who have previously taken part in Bart’s Bash weekends, have been affected by Hurricane Irma and the Andrew Simpson Foundation – named after Sherborne sailor ‘Bart’ Simpson who lost his life in an America’s Cup training accident four years ago – has pledged to use the funds raised from this weekend to help Caribbean sailing communities. l Mixed multihull duo Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson claimed gold at the first foiling Nacra 17 World Championship, pipping Spanish rivals Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco on the French waters of the Baie d’Aigues Mortes in La Grande Motte, France. “Some of our races didn’t go completely as we’d have liked them,” said Dabson. “But we went into the medal race pretty much knowing that whoever won the medal race, out of the top three, would win, so we kept our cool and raced our boat.” After a disappointing ninth at the Rio Olympics, Saxton paired up in May with childhood friend Dabson, a Plymouth University BA honours graduate in accountancy and finance, who only went into full time sailing after completing her degree. Mylor’s Tom Phipps and Nikki Boniface missed the cut for the medal race, ending their regatta in 16th place. l Exmouth’s Ben Cornish finished 21st in the Finn Gold Cup world championship on Hungary’s Lake Balaton, where Plymouth’s Pete McCoy was 41st. l GAC Pindar, skippered by Exmouth’s Ian Williams, climbed the podium positions throughout the weekend’s regatta to end the M32 Series Scandinavia a solid seven points clear of the chasing pack in Aarhus, Denmark. Williams and his crew closed day one in third spot; day two in second, before finally topping the table on the final day, and heading into this weekend’s final event in Stockholm as favourites to lift the overall trophy.
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Maynard piles praise on under-fire captain Matthew Maynard brushed aside praise for the dramatic improvement in Somerset’s County Championship form and insisted: “Much of the credit should go to Tom Abell.” Since the director of cricket accused the players of looking “resigned to relegation” after a heavy defeat by Essex at Chelmsford, the response has been emphatic wins over Warwickshire and Lancashire, raising genuine hopes of the great escape. But Maynard points to a battle cry sounded by his young skipper before the first of those wins as the main inspiration behind the recovery. He said: “Tom’s speech to the players before we played Warwickshire was terrific. He really set the tone for what has followed. “Tom made it clear that, as a batting group, we couldn’t be fearful of losing wickets, which has been the case at times this season. “We had to start a four-game season and play, not reckless cricket, but fearlessly in a disciplined and positive manner. “Tom led that meeting brilliantly and I guess it is one of the things which goes on behind the scenes that people do not see. “When you have a captain who can address players off the field in such a way it can make a huge difference. “With some runs behind him now, Tom is more confident of talking in the dressing room. I can’t take the credit for the players’ response. It was down to him.” Maynard made a valid point that the victories, which have at least given Somerset a fighting chance of avoiding the drop, were achieved without an overseas player. He added: “We had nine players who have either come through our Academy or, in the cases of Marcus Trescothick and Peter Trego, the age-group system before the Academy existed. “Add two class performers in Tim Groenewald and Steve Davies and it helps the abundance of home-grown talent. George Bartlett may have only scored 20-odd in the second innings against Lancashire, but it was a big knock for him. “He would have taken a lot of stick out in the middle and he played some brave shots. It was wonderful to see him enter that sort of situation and end up not out.” While Somerset have batted better in the last two Championship games, it was the bowlers who deserved much of the credit for the seven-wicket win over Lancashire, on Friday. “Craig Overton set the tone for us with the ball in both innings,” said Maynard. “He would have been a
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Somerset captain Tom Abell’s leadership skills are coming to the fore as the fight to stave off relegation intensifies PICTURE: Alex Davidson / PPAUK tired lad going out there on the final morning, but still took two wickets with a brilliant aggressiveness. “A big shout-out to our two spinners as well. We now go to Surrey in a really positive frame of mind, but with a lot of work still to do. “I thought the attitude of the team throughout the game was first class. The bowlers did a great job for us, but it showed most in our fielding. “You expect your younger players to excel in that department, but when the older guys like Tim Groenewald are throwing themselves around to prevent runs it really means something.” With Max Waller having agreed a new contract and Johann Myburgh expected to do the same, the Somerset camp is looking far healthier than it did a few weeks ago when Jim Allenby announced he would be leaving and a report suggested Waller and Myburgh would follow. The performance against Lancashire was nothing like that of a side who had accepted their fate. There was an intensity in the field and an application with bat and ball more akin to title contenders. Abell has matured from a captain overwhelmed by his own lack of form to a leader by example, not just with the bat, but with positive body
language and shrewd bowling changes. Spinners Jack Leach and Dom Bess have now shared a staggering 92 wickets in the nine Championship matches they have played in together going back to the end of last season. But the pitch on the third day against Lancashire offered only slow turn and it required patience from the bowlers and constant encouragement from the skipper to cement a winning position. Somerset now move on to The Oval on Tuesday where Surrey can be expected to offer a batsman-friendly pitch and an opposition line-up well capable of exploiting it to the full. With only one point separating Maynard’s men from Yorkshire a place above them and Middlesex, who are level with Somerset, there is sure to be some tense cricket over the last two rounds of Championship fixtures. Middlesex take on Lancashire at Lord’s this week before visiting Taunton for their final match. Yorkshire will hope to benefit from facing relegated Warwickshire at Headingley before concluding their season against champions Essex at Chelmsford.
Specsavers County Championship Division One P Essex ............................12 Lancashire....................12 Surrey ...........................12 Hampshire....................12 Yorkshire ......................12 SOMERSET ..................12 Middlesex .....................12 Warwickshire ...............12
W 8 4 1 3 3 3 2 1
L 0 2 1 2 4 5 3 8
D 4 6 10 7 5 4 7 3
Bat 27 27 42 22 22 21 27 18
Bowl 34 32 28 30 29 34 31 25
Ded 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Pts 209 153 136 135 124 123 123 74
Cameron Bancroft is hoping his farewell double-century against Kent will help secure a return for a third spell with Gloucestershire. The 24-year-old opener has gone back to Australia for the start of their domestic season and will miss the final two Specsavers County Championship fixtures against Glamorgan at Cardiff on Tuesday and Derbyshire at Bristol, starting tomorrow week. Before the drawn match with Kent, it seemed Bancroft would leave Gloucestershire for a second time, having failed to justify his glowing reputation. A highest score of 69 not out this summer followed a best of 70 in five matches at the start of last season, well below his own expectations. But, at the 29th attempt, Bancroft reached his maiden hundred for the county last Tuesday. And, helped in no small measure by Matt Taylor’s careerbest 36 in a tenth-wicket stand of 111, he was able to turn it into a double century, carrying his bat for an unbeaten 206. Just for good measure, Bancroft added 72 in the second innings to end his campaign with a healthy average of just over 40 and it was a relieved man who boarded the plane back home. He said: “I hope to come back to Gloucestershire. It has been a great experience for me and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing county cricket. “I have found it quite tough, but the double hundred was an innings I knew I had in me. I got close to a big score a couple of times without quite cashing in. “I have had to adjust my game to cope with English conditions. The ball swings in Australia, but there’s nothing like as much seam movement off the pitches. “The wickets here can be conducive to fast bowling so it has been a real challenge. Combating the ball nipping about off the pitch is something I really want to improve on and I think it is happening” Bancroft reacted to his partner’s unexpected contribution to their record lastwicket stand for Gloucestershire in matches against Kent with typical Aussie bluster. “How good was Matt Taylor?” he said. “Holy cow! He was brilliant, wasn’t he?” Taylor himself was more modest. “I just tried to stick out there for as long as I could,” he said. “I was delighted really. Cameron helped me along the way and the next target for me is a half-century. “You don’t get that many opportunities down at number eleven. But I do work on my batting because all bowlers need to be able to make runs these days.” Taylor’s score beat his previous best of 32 not out, made against Essex at
Division Two Worcs . . . . . . Notts. . . . . . . Northants. . . Kent . . . . . . . Sussex . . . . . GLOCS CCC Glamorgan. . Derbys . . . . . Durham . . . . Leices. . . . . .
P 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13
W 8 7 7 4 6 3 2 2 3 0
L 3 1 3 1 5 3 7 7 4 8
D 2 4 2 7 1 6 3 3 5 5
Bt 42 39 28 32 27 24 20 24 31 32
Bw Ded Pts 36 0 216 36 0 207 33 5 178 33 0 164 33 0 161 31 0 133 35 0 102 30 0 101 31 48 87 32 16 72
Chelmsford in 2014, the same year that Tom Smith and Liam Norwell put together a last wicket partnership of 76 at Canterbury to set what was then a Gloucestershire record in matches against Kent. On Friday the teams had to settle for the draw, which looked inevitable once Kent replied to Gloucestershire’s first innings total of 385 by securing a single-run lead. There was a short period on the final day when the home side looked in a spot of bother at 210 for seven, with a Kent run-chase still on the cards. The hero for Gloucestershire then was Gareth Roderick, who had not been expected to bat because of the latest in a frustrating series of finger injuries. He made 78 not out to guide his team out of trouble and afterwards played down the courage he had displayed. Roderick said: “It was sore, but I decided early on if I was needed I would bat. “I tried on a batting glove and that was fine, so I knew that if required it would be okay to get out there. “We knew it would be a tough day if we lost early wickets against a side like Kent. We did lose those early wickets, so we had our backs against the wall. “However, we batted well later on and I thought Josh Shaw (39 balls to score two runs) epitomised what was required. “He gets some stick for his batting, but he has shown before that he can bat and did so again.” The draw consolidated Gloucestershire’s position of sixth in the ten-team Second Division table and head coach Richard Dawson will now be seeking at least one win from the final two matches.
Buller bowls Red Sox to win in final Bridgwater Red Sox won the SCB Twenty20 under-19 KO Cup when they defeated Timsbury at home in the rearranged final. Bridgwater accelerated to 96-4 at the halfway stage with Will Moyse striking six fours and two sixes in his 25-ball 47. Bridgwater were 103-5 when he departed but Archie Marsh (32) helped the score up to 155-6. Timsbury gained the upper hand as Miles Hackett and Jessie Bishop each struck 50s before retiring. Timsbury needed 17 to win from the last over but came up short by 12 runs. Harrison Buller took a match-winning five for 23.
86 SPORTS INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 17 2017
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Racing On the flat CHESTER Going: Heavy 1.30 (5f, £7,470): 1, SHOW PALACE (F Norton) 11-4 Fav; 2, Desert Ace 9-2; 3, Come On Dave 16-1. 11 ran. 112l; 134l. (Jennie Candlish). Tote: Win £3.40; Pl: £1.50, £1.60, £4.00. Exacta: £17.00. Tricast: £164.45. Trifecta: £185.10. CSF: £13.91. Non-runner: Silvanus. 2.05 (5f, £11,205): 1, PORCHY PARTY (B A Curtis) 3-1 jtFav; 2, Mable Lee 10-3; 3, Simmy’s Copshop 5-1. Also: 3-1 jtFav Viscount Loftus. 7 ran. 134l; nk. (T Dascombe). Tote: Win £3.80; Pl: £2.20, £1.90. Exacta: £14.00. Tricast: £47.24. Trifecta: £92.70. CSF: £13.38. Non-runners: Brandy Station, Chatburn, Falabelle, Harrogate. 2.40 (1m 4f, £22,684): 1, DURETTO (G Lee) 11-10 Fav; 2, Across The Stars 6-1; 3, Rich Legacy 9-1. 5 ran. 12l; 134l. (A Balding). Tote: Win £1.80; Pl: £1.40, £2.70. Exacta: £6.50. Trifecta: £29.90. CSF: £8.08. 3.15 (1m, £12,450): 1, DAN TROOP (Connor Murtagh) 5-2 Fav; 2, King’s Pavilion 7-2; 3, Instant Attraction 71. 10 ran. 12l; 214l. (R Fahey). Tote: Win £2.90; Pl: £1.10, £1.80, £3.10. Exacta: £18.40. Tricast: £56.65. Trifecta: £89.40. CSF: £11.39. Non-runners: Calder Prince, Gabrial The Tiger. 3.50 (6f, £6,225): 1, SHAYA (F Norton) 13-8 Fav; 2, Gabrial The Saint 5-1; 3, Flere Imsaho 14-1. 9 ran. 12l; 7l. (Roger Fell). Tote: Win £2.60; Pl: £1.10, £1.70, £3.60. Exacta: £11.60. Trifecta: £112.80. CSF: £10.20. Nonrunners: Our Little Pony, Philamundo, Picture No Sound. 4.25 (1m 2f, £7,470): 1, BAHAMA MOON (B A Curtis) 7-2 Fav; 2, Marsh Pride 6-1; 3, Jabbaar 14-1. 11 ran. 214l; 134l. (T D Barron). Tote: Win £3.90; Pl: £1.50, £2.00, £5.50. Exacta: £26.80. Tricast: £267.20. Trifecta: £378.10. CSF: £24.82. Non-runner: Thistimenextyear. 5.00 (1m 6f, £11,205): 1, KAJAKI (T Eaves) 9-2; 2, St Mary’s 5-2 Fav; 3, Berrahri 4-1. 9 ran. 412l; 1l. (K Ryan). Tote: Win £4.90; Pl: £1.70, £1.30, £1.70. Exacta: £21.10. Tricast: £46.96. Trifecta: £74.80. CSF: £16.16. PLACEPOT: Dividend: £34.30
DONCASTER Going: Good to soft-good in places on straight course 1.50 (5f 143yds, £37,350): 1, SPRING LOADED (J Haynes) 12-1; 2, Vibrant Chords 7-1 Fav; 3, Justanotherbottle 22-1. 22 ran. 312l; 34l. (P D’Arcy). Tote: Win £13.70; Pl: £2.90, £2.20, £5.40, £2.70. Exacta: £112.10. Tricast: £1915.29. Trifecta: £3725.40. CSF: £85.29. 2.25 (7f, £56,710): 1, ACLAIM (Oisin Murphy) 3-1; 2, Nathra 13-2; 3, Home Of The Brave 9-4 Fav. 8 ran. 34l; 1l. (M Meade). Tote: Win £3.80; Pl: £1.40, £2.10, £1.20. Exacta: £23.90. Trifecta: £63.90. CSF: £23.01. 3.00 (7f, £42,532): 1, SEAHENGE (D O’Brien) 8-1; 2, Hey Gaman 6-1; 3, Mythical Magic 9-4 Fav. 7 ran. nk; nk. (A P O’Brien (IRE) ). Tote: Win £9.30; Pl: £4.00, £2.90. Exacta: £49.50. Trifecta: £179.00. CSF: £52.36. Non-runner: Grand Koonta. 3.35 (1m 6f 115yds, £396,970): 1, CAPRI (R L Moore) 3-1 Fav; 2, Crystal Ocean 5-1; 3, Stradivarius 9-2. 11 ran. 12l; shd. (A P O’Brien (IRE) ). Tote: Win £3.90; Pl: £1.50, £2.00, £1.90. Exacta: £21.40. Tricast: £67.23. Trifecta: £95.40. CSF: £17.42. 4.10 (1m, £11,828): 1, WESTERLAND (L Dettori) 13-8 Fav; 2, Regimented 9-2; 3, Ventura Knight 16-1. 6 ran. shd; 312l. (J Gosden). Tote: Win £2.10; Pl: £1.40, £2.90. Exacta: £8.60. Trifecta: £60.60. CSF: £9.17. 4.45 (1m, £15,562): 1, KRYPTOS (Nicola Currie) 9-2; 2, Battered 11-4 Fav; 3, You’re Fired 25-1. 10 ran. 134l; 34l. (J Berry). Tote: Win £4.90; Pl: £1.70, £1.50, £4.20. Exacta: £15.90. Tricast: £284.95. Trifecta: £349.60. CSF: £16.39. 5.55 (1m 4f, £12,450): 1, GAME STARTER (Oisin Murphy) 5-6 Fav; 2, Amazing Red 11-2; 3, Restorer 12-1. 6 ran. 312l; nk. (S bin Suroor). Tote: Win £1.60; Pl: £1.10, £2.40. Exacta: £6.30. Trifecta: £31.50. CSF: £5.79. SCOOP SIX: Dividend: £169,355.20 JACKPOT: Not won, pool of £14,718.00 carried over. PLACEPOT: Dividend: £112.90
LINGFIELD Going: Soft-good to sift in places 1.55 (1m 4f, £2,911): 1, HERMOSA VAQUERA (H Crouch) 6-1; 2, Ejayteekay 5-2; 3, Rainbow Rising 9-4 Fav. 6 ran. 12l; 12l. (G L Moore). Tote: Win £6.30; Pl: £2.80, £1.80. Exacta: £19.40. Trifecta: £66.10. CSF: £20.94. Non-runner: Bybrook. 2.30 (1m 6f, £2,264): 1, OUR CILLA (Milly Naseb) 10-3; 2, Perla Blanca 31 Fav; 3, Ravenswood 11-2. 8 ran. 2l; 412l. (Miss J Feilden). Tote: Win £4.10; Pl: £1.50, £1.10, £2.00. Exacta: £15.00. Tricast: £51.22. Trifecta: £74.50. CSF: £13.14. 3.05 (1m, £6,301): 1, GIVE AND TAKE (P Cosgrave) 4-5 Fav; 2, Lady Of Aran 5-1; 3, Lunar Maria 7-2. 12 ran. 412l; 214l. (W Haggas). Tote: Win £1.70; Pl: £1.02, £1.90, £1.60. Exacta: £5.70. Trifecta: £11.60. CSF: £5.04. Non-runners: Beckton, Heidi. 3.40 (7f, £9,767): 1, DREAM OF DREAMS (K Shoemark) 7-2; 2, Mutawathea 9-2; 3, Oh This Is Us 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Ibn Malik. 5 ran. 5l; 12l. (Sir M Stoute). Tote: Win £4.10; Pl: £1.80, £2.90. Exacta: £25.40. Trifecta: £46.70. CSF: £18.73. 4.15 (6f, £4,690): 1, ROSABELLE (Joshua Bryan) 7-1; 2, Beck And Call 7-2; 3, Curious Fox 5-1. Also: 10-3 Fav Angel Of Darkness. 7 ran. 2l; 34l. (A Bailey). Tote: Win £8.30; Pl: £3.30, £2.10. Exacta: £43.40. Trifecta: £234.40. CSF: £32.78. 4.50 (7f, £4,690): 1, OWER FLY (Hollie Doyle) 4-1; 2, Intense Style 4-1; 3, Hajjam 5-2 Fav. 8 ran. 4l; 4l. (R Hannon). Tote: Win £3.90; Pl: £1.40, £1.60, £1.60. Exacta: £23.50. Tricast: £48.34. Trifecta: £88.30. CSF: £21.15. 5.25 (1m, £2,911): 1, HEDGING (C Bishop) 7-2; 2, Spun Gold 25-1; 3, Highway One 16-1. Also: 10-3 Fav Arctic Flower. 12 ran. 112l; 12l. (Eve JHoughton). Tote: Win £4.00; Pl: £1.50, £6.80, £4.80. Exacta: £115.70. Tricast: £933.53. Trifecta: £1690.50. CSF: £97.61. 6.00 (1m, £2,911): 1, GLORIOUS POET (W Carson) 7-1; 2, Lucky Louie 3-1 Fav; 3, Live Dangerously 8-1. 11 ran. 5l; 114l. (J Spearing). Tote: Win £8.70; Pl: £2.60, £1.60, £2.70. Exacta: £39.00. Tricast: £182.82. Trifecta: £128.20. CSF: £29.71. Non-runner: Eternal Dream. PLACEPOT: Dividend: £54.80
MUSSELBURGH Going: Good-good to soft in places 2.55 (5f, £3,234): 1, DAFFY JANE (S De Sousa) 9-2 Fav; 2, Savannah’s Show 20-1; 3, Eller Brook 8-1. 14 ran. 114l; nk. (N Tinkler). Tote: Win £6.00; Pl: £2.40, £6.50, £2.10. Exacta: £109.80. Tricast: £702.64. Trifecta: £1534.70. CSF: £100.11. 3.30 (1m, £7,763): 1, DUBAI EMPIRE (T Queally) 11-10 Fav; 2, Gamesters Icon 9-1; 3, Mail Order 5-1. 4 ran. 34l; 34l. (J J Quinn). Tote: Win £1.80; Exacta: £9.50. Trifecta: £14.50. CSF: £10.11. 4.05 (1m, £8,086): 1, SET IN STONE (R Scott) 6-4 Fav; 2, Invermere 4-1; 3, Midnitemudcrabs 9-1. 7 ran. 2l; 334l. (J P Shanahan (IRE) ). Tote: Win £2.30; Pl: £1.30, £2.30. Exacta: £8.60. Trifecta: £41.50. CSF: £7.04. 4.40 (1m 1f, £7,763): 1, HEATONGRAD (T Hamilton) 25-1; 2, Rock N Rolla 20-1; 3, What Wonders Weave 5-1. Also: 3-1 Fav Under Control. 11 ran. nk; nk. (R Fahey). Tote: Win £30.10; Pl: £2.10, £7.30, £5.10. Exacta: £440.90. Tricast: £2955.85. Trifecta: £2593.80. CSF: £424.94. Non-runners: Asaas, Pantera Negra. 5.15 (1m 6f, £15,562): 1, TOR (J Gormley) 5-2 Fav; 2, Dominating 5-1; 3, Solo Mission 4-1. 7 ran. ns; 214l. (I Jardine). Tote: Win £2.60; Pl: £1.80, £2.40. Exacta: £14.70. Trifecta: £50.40. CSF: £14.49. 5.45 (5f, £3,234): 1, DAWOODI (D Nolan) 14-1; 2, Lady Molly 10-1; 3, Red Forever 11-2. Also: 3-1 Fav See Vermont. 10 ran. 114l; shd. (Miss L Perratt). Tote: Win £13.90; Pl: £3.00, £3.80, £1.50. Exacta: £186.90. Tricast: £887.64. Trifecta: £1211.00. CSF: £145.30. Non-runners: Salvatore Fury, Thornaby Princess. 6.15 (7f, £3,234): 1, HITCHCOCK (K Stott) 8-1; 2, Quiet Moment 12-1; 3, D K Travel 6-1. Also: 2-1 Fav Harbour Patrol. 10 ran. 6l; 114l. (K Ryan). Tote: Win £8.40; Pl: £3.60, £2.30, £2.70. Exacta: £104.20. Tricast: £626.40. Trifecta: £680.60. CSF: £96.02. Non-runners: Etienne Gerard, Tellovoi. 6.45 (7f, £3,234): 1, RIPONIAN (J
Haynes) 6-1; 2, Champion Harbour 5-2 jtFav; 3, State Residence 5-2 jtFav. 7 ran. 3l; 212l. (S Corbett). Tote: Win £7.60; Pl: £3.10, £1.60. Exacta: £25.10. Tricast: £46.40. Trifecta: £83.40. CSF: £20.76. Non-runners: Breathoffreshair, Coral Princess, Mercers Row, Palindrome, Twistsandturns. PLACEPOT: Dividend: £2,050.50
Scoop6 Scoop6 Win Fund Total: £169,355 including £109,300 from last time. There was one correct winner. Scoop6 Place Fund: £30,027 – There were 223 correct selections each winning £134.60. Scoop6 Bonus Fund: £257,011 – including £235,563 from last time.
PA’s picks for today HERE are the tips for today: l BATH – 2.15, Head Space; 2.45, Kaaber; 3.15, Bellevarde; 3.45, Spanish Star; 4.15, Maygold; 4.45, Pixeleen (nb). l FFOS LAS – 2.00, Inuk; 2.30, Epic Fantasy; 3.00, Topmeup; 3.30, The Bear Can Fly; 4.00, ROLLING MAUL (NAP); 4.30, Lorelina; 5.00, Prussian Eagle. l DOUBLE: Rolling Maul and Pixeleen. l Capri gave Ryan Moore a first victory in the William Hill St Leger as Aidan O’Brien’s grey held Crystal Ocean in the world’s oldest Classic at Doncaster, writes Nick Robson. The son of Galileo became the first horse since Triple Crown hero Nijinsky in 1970 to win both the Irish Derby and the St Leger, in his first race since his success at the Curragh 77 days earlier. The Anvil soon established a big lead from his three O’Brien-trained stablemates, led by Douglas Macarthur with Venice Beach and Capri just behind. Then there was a gap to John Gosden’s duo of Stradivarius and Coronet. But The Anvil was a spent force tuning for home into the long straight, where Douglas Macarthur briefly took over. Stradivarius looked a real threat on the far rail, but Capri (3-1 favourite) was already close to the pace and set sail for home inside the final quarter-mile. Crystal Ocean made a strong run from the rear, but Capri held the aces to score by half-a-length and give O’Brien a fifth win in the race. Stradivarius was just a short-head away in third. Said Moore: “He’s a very good horse, he’s an Irish Derby winner and a Group Two-winning two-year-old as well. He’s run in a lot of good races this year, he’s a very good horse and very honest. “When Crystal Ocean came to him, he dug in. He’s done very little wrong in his career and has progressed from race to race. “It was a very good performance in a very good St Leger.” And on winning the race for the first time, he added: “It means you have to win it again, really. We were all delighted with him. He had a little blip at York time (when he missed the Great Voltigeur). We were a little worried coming here, but Ryan gave him a class ride. “All four of the lads were handy and everyone was happy with the pace Michael (Hussey) was going on The Anvil. “He’s a horse with a lot of class, which we saw in the Irish Derby. When Ryan wanted it, he gave it to him. “Seamus (Heffernan) rides him a lot at home and has always been a big believer in him. He always said he had class and that he would stay. “Ryan had ridden him once before when winning the Beresford on him, but that was last season. I was a bit worried about that as well, but it all went great. As he had a blip at York we were worried coming here, but that he would improve a bit for the run. We had it in our heads that if all went well today and everything went well after he could run in the Arc. “Obviously the lads (Coolmore) will decide what they want to do – run him again or put him away “He’s probably a mile-and-a-half horse with class, so he’d have no problem going a mile-and-a-quarter. “He has a great cruising speed and we always thought he had courage and
stamina as well as class.” Sir Michael Stoute felt Crystal Ocean just found his stamina running out. “I’d prefer to have won it, but he ran a great race, we’re thrilled with him,” he said. “I thought he was going to win, but we won’t run him beyond a mile-and-ahalf again. It was always a danger that he was a mile-and-a-half horse and that’s his trip. “Jim (Crowley) gave him a lovely ride and I always felt he might win. Jim reported he was always pretty confident, but he was just outstayed.” Gosden said of his two runners: “He (Stradivarius) has run a cracker. It was a relentless pace, very strong and there was no hiding place. “Coronet has run a lovely race (fifth) and she will go to Champions Day for the Fillies & Mares race. “This fellow (Stradivarius) got isolated, he was coming back in the last 50 yards but they were racing away from him and he wasn’t racing against anything. “If he comes out of it well he will go to Ascot for the Stayers’ race (the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup).” l Pixeleen has to concede upwards of 8-lb to her rivals in the Profab Windows Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap at Bath today, but she still looks to be the class act in the sprint feature. Fifth in a similar event at Salisbury, her third place Listed level earlier in the year certainly makes Malcolm Saunders’ charge warrant a second glance. l Wellington trainer David Pipe’s miserable run at Newton Abbot continued in the week. The Nicholashayne handler has now gone more than 450 days and almost 40 runners without a winner at the course. l Seahenge booked his ticket to next month’s Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket with a hardfought victory in the Howcroft Industrial Supplies Champagne Stakes at Doncaster. Aidan O’Brien’s apparent second string caused a minor surprise as he wore down the game Hey Gaman close home. While Ryan Moore was aboard the shorter-priced Mendelssohn, it was Donnacha O’Brien who landed the Group Two honours on Seahenge (81), who had only finished fifth behind Expert Eye in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. Dream Today and Hey Gaman were the two leaders until the race got serious in the final quarter mile. Mendelssohn was one of the first beaten while Seahenge came with a strong challenge to pip the gritty Hey Gaman by a neck. Mythical Magic was third. Seahenge was given a quote of 25-1 for the Qipco 2000 Guineas with Paddy Power. O’Brien senior, enjoying a second Champagne triumph after Westphalia in 2008, said: “Donnacha won his maiden on him at Naas and he was very green. He’s a big horse and then he went to Goodwood. Ryan rode him and loved him, but said he was very green and babyish. Obviously he learnt a lot there. “Donnacha gave him a lovely ride today and he came home well. He won very well and you’d be delighted with him. “Donnacha went out to teach him a lot and educate him like we do with all our two-year-olds. “They didn’t go very fast so he did well to win.” He added: “With him we came here thinking he could be one for the Dewhurst and that looks the obvious next step. The winning rider said: “He was very aggressive going down to the start, so I wanted to take my time with him. “They went a nice gallop so got a lead and he stayed on well. “When they quickened from the three I just got caught a bit, but I let him find his feet and when he picked up two out I thought he’d get there. “My lad will be suited with stepping up in trip again and I think he’s a nice horse. James Tate, trainer of the runner-up, said: “I’m delighted and gutted at the same time, that’s what second is all about. “He’s run a cracker and a career-best, but we’ve just met one that was able to quicken by us today. “He could try something like the Racing Post Trophy, but that was his seventh run today so I will probably put him away. “He’s just run off 548 Kilos and he’s got bigger as the season’s gone on.”
Racing Bowen puts weight on Rolling Maul BY ANITA CHAMBERS sport@indyonline.co.uk Peter Bowen is eager to run Rolling Maul in next month’s Cesarewitch, so he can be relied upon to be firing on all cylinders as he shoots for a penalty at Ffos Las this afternoon. Newmarket’s two-and-aquarter-mile event looks an ideal opportunity for this dual-purpose performer but he needs to clock up a penalty before even coming close to making the cut. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that Bowen will have Rolling Maul in top trim ahead of the ‘Army Cadets Wales Supporting NSPCC Schools Service’ Handicap over two miles. The nine-year-old, who Bowen thinks has lost his confidence over jumps, is seemingly thriving for a switch in discipline and is going for a four-timer on the level here following an earlier win at this track as well as successes at Bath and Newmarket. It was nip and tuck on that latter occasion as Rolling Maul only just prevailed by a head, but the handicapper clearly liked what he saw as he hiked him 6-lb for that run. That leaves Rolling Maul on a mark of 85, but given he has shouldered National Hunt weights in the past, a burden just short of 10-st will hardly feel too heavy. Added to that his useful claimer Joshua Bryan takes 5-lb off again, leaving Rolling Maul poised for another success. Lorelina turned in a fair effort to finish second last time and can improve on that in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies’ Handicap. Andrew Balding’s charge clearly likes a bit of cut in the ground and should have conditions to suit at the Welsh venue. She was beaten by a Godolphin favourite at Epsom on her most recent outing but given that was her first start for 79 days, it would be reasonable to expect a bit of improvement for the run. The switch up to a mile and a first start in handicap company can see The Bear Can Fly in the best possible light. David Menuisier’s charge has fallen short in three maiden outings so far, but the ‘BBI Group Supporting Childline Wales Fillies’ Handicap looks an eminently winnable opportunity. She has stayed on with real purpose in three starts over seven furlongs now, so an extra bit of distance combined with a starting mark of just 63 makes her an attractive proposition. l This weekend’s scheduled two-day meeting at Bath has
had to condensed into one card today with all the races run over sprint distances, writes Keegan Woodhall. Parts of the Lansdown course have been damaged by chafer grubs which means only six races, run over either five or five-and-a-half furlongs, can be staged. Said Jon Pullin, racing director at Arena Racing Company: “The grounds team discovered chafer grubs on the home bend, making that section of the racecourse unsuitable for racing. Bath has always been susceptible to these types of grubs, which damage the turf by eating the roots of the grass and destabilising the racing surface. “A product called Merit Turf has previously been used to prevent the spread of chafer grubs, but this has not been possible since October 2016 when the product became illegal in the UK. “In the last year the grounds team at Bath have undertaken a number of actions, as recommended by agronomists, to try to prevent the return of chafer grubs without chemical intervention. “Further assessment will take place following this weekend’s fixture and an update will be provided in due course.” It will still be the course’s family fun day this afternoon with a host of activities for under-18s, who have free entry. Newton Abbot has a National Hunt fixture on Friday afternoon, and special ticket deals are available via: newtonabbotracing.co.uk. Gates open at midday with the first race 2.00 pm.
Point to point Starts with meeting at Ottery BY DONNA HARRIS sport@indyonline.co.uk Point-to-pointing is set to stage 179 meetings at 101 locations around the UK this winter, when six flat races and two new venues will be introduced to the mix The release of the new fixture list confirms the earliest commencement the sport in Britain has ever known, with a meeting at Ottery St Mary (subject to conditions) – replacing one planned at recently-closed Black Forest Lodge – in the Devon and Cornwall Area due to open the season on Sunday, November 19. It is followed a week later by the Point-to-Point Owners’ and Riders’ Club fixture at Barbury Castle in Wiltshire, while a meeting at Cottenham in Cambridgeshire – which has been a curtain raiser in recent seasons – is scheduled for the first Sunday in December. A point-to-point flat race, designed as another opportu-
nity to give young horses racecourse experience, was staged for the first time in the UK last season at the British and Irish Racing Club meeting at Barbury Castle. Split into two divisions on the day, it was deemed successful enough to allow an expanded programme of six such races spread around Britain for the new season. Each one will be run over two miles; be limited to four, five and six-year-old horses and to amateur riders who have partnered more than five winners, or hold Category A or B licences. Horses can win a maximum of one such race. Barbury Castle will again stage a point-to-point flat race (January 20), and will be followed by Great Trethew, Meniont, near Liskeard (February 25), Alnwick, Northumberland (March 11), Hereford Racecourse (April 14), Bitterley, Shropshire (April 28) and Garthorpe, Leicestershire (April 29). A new venue at Edgcote in Northamptonshire replaces one at Whitfield and will stage a trio of meetings – April 8, 28, and May 20 – while, following the closure of Upper Sapey, Knightwick in Worcestershire will host racing on April 29. The closure of Upton-uponSevern earlier this year means Maisemore Park in Gloucestershire has gained an additional fixture and will race on March 25 and May 7, while the point-to-point courses at Sedgefield Racecourse and Revesby Park in Lincolnshire – introduced to the fixture list last season (Revesby Park after a 40-year gap) – are back for more. The season concludes at Umberleigh in North Devon on June 16. “Point-to-Pointing in Britain remains an absorbing rural sport and an integral part of racing under Rules,” said Clare Hazell, chief executive of the Point-to-Point Authority. “The standard of riding, training and course maintenance has never been higher. Exciting young horses and riders emerge every season, while seasoned pointers and former handicap hurdlers and ’chasers – including past Festival winners – provide marvellous sport every weekend from November to mid-June.” The Devon and Cornwall Point to Point Secretaries Association has also re-arranged the fixtures which were previously run at Black Forest Lodge, near Exeter. As well as the November 19 meeting being switched to Bishops Court, Ottery St Mary; the Sunday, March 4 fixture goes to the Mid Devon at Cherrybrook, Tavistock and the Saturday, April 14 event to the Silverton at Bishops Court, Ottery St Mary. Said Frank Yeo, the Devon and Cornwall chairman: “We would like to thank all the point-to-point committees, the landowners and the hunts involved to allow these meetings to be run this season at short notice.”
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SEPTEMBER 17 2017 SPORTS INDEPENDENT 87
Football results, tables and fixtures PREMIER LEAGUE CRYSTAL PALACE (0) Att 24,199 HUDDERSFIELD ....(0) Depoitre 46 Att 24,129 LIVERPOOL ............(1) Salah 30 Att 53,231 NEWCASTLE ..........(1) Atsu 19 Lascelles 68 TOTTENHAM ........(0) WATFORD ..............(0) Att 20,305
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
0 SOUTHAMPTON ....(1) 1 Davis 6 1 LEICESTER ............(0) 1 Vardy 50 pen 1 BURNLEY ..............(1) 1 Arfield 27
2 STOKE ....................(0) Shaqiri 57 Att 51,795 0 SWANSEA ..............(0) 0 MAN CITY ..............(3) Aguero 27, 31, 81 Gabriel Jesus 38 Otamendi 63 Sterling 89 pen WEST BROM ..........(0) 0 WEST HAM ............(0) Att 24,942
P Man City ..............5 Man Utd................4 Chelsea ................4 Newcastle ............5 Tottenham ..........5 Huddersfield........5 Burnley ................5 Liverpool..............5 Southampton ......5 West Brom ..........5 Watford ................5 Arsenal ................4 Stoke ....................5 Swansea ..............5 Leicester ..............5 Brighton ..............5 Everton ................4 West Ham ............5 Bournemouth ......5 Crystal Palace ....5
W D 4 1 3 1 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
L F A 0 16 2 0 12 2 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 3 1 5 3 1 6 5 1 9 9 1 4 4 1 4 4 1 7 9 2 7 8 2 5 6 2 2 5 3 7 9 3 4 7 2 2 6 3 4 10 4 3 9 5 0 8
1
0 6
0
GD Pts 14 13 10 10 3 9 2 9 4 8 2 8 1 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 -2 8 -1 6 -1 5 -3 5 -2 4 -3 4 -4 4 -6 4 -6 3 -8 0
PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH DAY STATS Quickest Goal 5:20 mins Steven Davis (Southampton v Crystal Palace).
Latest Goal 88:03 mins Raheem Sterling (pen)(Man City v Watford).
Quickest Booking 8:17 mins Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham v West Brom)
Most offsides-player 2 Chris Wood (Burnley v Liverpool), Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield v Leicester)
P Leeds Utd ............8 Wolves ................8 Cardiff ..................8 Preston ..............8 Ipswich ................7 Sheff Utd..............8 Middlesbrough ....8 BRISTOL CITY ....8 Sheff Wed ............8 Nottm Forest ......8 QPR ......................8 Norwich................8 Aston Villa ..........8 Fulham ................8 Derby....................7 Millwall ................8 Hull ......................8 Reading................7 Burton Albion ......8 Barnsley ..............7 Sunderland ..........8 Brentford ............8 Birmingham ........8 Bolton ..................8
W D 5 2 5 2 5 2 4 3 5 0 5 0 4 2 3 4 3 4 4 0 3 2 3 2 2 4 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 2
POOLS CHECK No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
FT L 3★ 3★ L 1H 2 1A 2 1A 1A 3★ 1H 1H 3★ 3★ 1H 1H 1H 1A 1A 1A 1H 1H 2 L 1H 1H 1A 1H 3★ 3★ 1H 1H 3★ 1H 1A 1A 1H 1H 1H 3★ 1H 1A 3★ 1H 1A 3★ 1H 1H
Pools dividend to be announced today
SKY BET ONE
BARNSLEY ............(0) 0 ASTON VILLA ........(2) Att 14,633 Adomah 19, 44 pen Davis 55 BIRMINGHAM ........(1) 1 PRESTON ..............(0) Colin 35 Johnson 56 Att 21,168 Hugill 60 Barkhuizen 67 BRENTFORD ..........(1) 1 READING ................(0) Clarke 16 Kelly 70 pen Att 9,739 BRISTOL CITY ........(0) 4 DERBY ....................(1) Woodrow 50 Vydra 27 pen Reid 55 pen Att 19,473 Paterson 83 Diedhiou 90 BURTON ALBION ..(1) 2 FULHAM..................(1) Warnock 12 Norwood 31 Akins 51 pen Att 4,049 CARDIFF ................(0) 1 SHEFF WED............(1) Bamba 90 Hooper 39 Att 19,137 HULL ......................(0) 1 SUNDERLAND........(1) Meyler 82 Vaughan 17 Att 16,597 IPSWICH ................(0) 2 BOLTON ..................(0) Skuse 48 Att 14,164 McGoldrick 89 MIDDLESBROUGH (1) 3 QPR ........................(1) Baker 37 Wheeler 2 Fletcher 55 Mackie 50 Assombalonga 60 Att 24,790 MILLWALL ..............(0) 1 LEEDS UTD ............(0) O’Brien 73 NOTTM FOREST ....(0) 1 WOLVES..................(0) Carayol 75 Jota 47, 81 Att 25,756 SHEFF UTD ............(0) 0 NORWICH ..............(1) Att 26,218 Wildschut 23
L 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 6
F 14 13 12 9 12 8 10 15 10 11 12 8 10 8 11 11 14 6 6 8 7 7 4 4
A 3 8 7 3 8 6 5 10 7 13 12 12 9 7 11 9 15 7 15 11 12 12 12 16
GD 11 5 5 6 4 2 5 5 3 -2 0 -4 1 1 0 2 -1 -1 -9 -3 -5 -5 -8 -12
BLACKBURN ..........(0) Att 10,833 BLACKPOOL ..........(2) Vassell 6, 90 Cooke 15 BRADFORD ............(1) Vincelot 21 BURY ......................(0) Att 3,642 GILLINGHAM ..........(0) Eaves 54 MK DONS................(2) Ariyibi 13, 41 Seager 84 Att 7,670 OLDHAM ................(1) Davies 33 Att 4,150 PORTSMOUTH ......(1) Pitman 41, 78 Lowe 57, 70 SOUTHEND ............(0) Demetriou 48 Wordsworth 50 Att 6,532 WALSALL ..............(1) Oztumer 38 Att 4,453 WIGAN ....................(1) Powell 30 Grigg 49 Massey 90
3 3
1 1
1 1 1 0 2
0 2 1
P Shrewsbury ........8 Peterborough ......8 Bradford ..............8 Blackpool ............8 Wigan ..................7 Charlton ..............8 Fleetwood T ........7 Rotherham ..........8 Oxford Utd ..........8 Scunthorpe..........7 Blackburn ............7 Portsmouth..........8 MK Dons ..............8 Walsall..................8 BRISTOL ROV ....8 AFC Wimbledon ..8 Northampton ......7 Southend ............8 Doncaster ............7 Gillingham ..........8 Rochdale..............8 Bury......................8 PLY ARGYLE ......8 Oldham ................8
Pts 17 17 17 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 4 4 2
SKY BET TWO
0 AFC WIMBLEDON..(1) Appiah 16 3 OXFORD UTD ........(0) Henry 90 Att 5,274 1 ROTHERHAM ........(0) Att 20,881 0 PLYMOUTH A..........(0)
1 1
0 0
1 CHARLTON ............(0) 0 Att 7,216 3 ROCHDALE ............(2) 2 Inman 8 Done 42 1 SHREWSBURY ......(1) 2 Payne 19 Nolan 65 4 FLEETWOOD T ......(0) 1 Cole 52 Att 17,192 2 NORTHAMPTON ....(2) 2 Barnett 20 Crooks 43 1 PETERBOROUGH ..(0) 1 Edwards 72 3 BRISTOL ROVERS (0) 0 Att 8,732
W D 7 1 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 1 5 0 4 1 4 0 3 3 3 3 4 0 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
L 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
F 12 16 15 14 14 13 12 15 13 8 11 11 7 11 12 5 8 9 7 6 7 8 6 11
A 5 8 9 8 3 11 11 10 8 3 7 10 11 15 18 8 13 15 9 11 13 14 13 18
GD 7 8 6 6 11 2 1 5 5 5 4 1 -4 -4 -6 -3 -5 -6 -2 -5 -6 -6 -7 -7
Pts 22 17 17 17 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4
CAMBRIDGE UTD ..(1) Ibehre 10 Ikpeazu 76 CARLISLE ..............(0) Miller 85 Att 4,141 CHELTENHAM ........(2) Dawson 10, 15 Grimes 57 CHESTERFIELD ....(0) Dennis 77 pen Att 4,487 CRAWLEY TOWN ..(0) Att 2,352 EXETER CITY ........(2) Tillson 7 Taylor 38 Stockley 76 GRIMSBY ................(1) Collins 8 Vernon 71 LINCOLN CITY........(0) Att 9,563 MORECAMBE ........(1) Ellison 34, 80 Att 1,189 PORT VALE ............(1) Turner 21 Att 3,910 SWINDON ..............(2) Norris 9, 62 pen Anderson 13 Att 6,022 WYCOMBE..............(1) Akinfenwa 40 Att 5,512
P EXETER CITY ......8 Notts County ......8 Accrington St ......8 Luton....................8 Mansfield ............8 Coventry ..............8 Cambridge Utd ....8 Swindon ..............8 Newport County ..8 Lincoln City ........8 Stevenage............8 Wycombe ............8 Grimsby ..............8 Barnet ..................8 Crewe ..................8 Morecambe..........8 Colchester ..........8 Carlisle ................8 YEOVIL TOWN ....8 Crawley Town ......8 Cheltenham ........8 FOREST GREEN 8 Chesterfield ........8 Port Vale ..............8
2 COVENTRY ............(0) 1 Nazon 54 Att 5,142 1 BARNET..................(1) 1 Akpa Akpro 8 3 COLCHESTER ........(1) Szmodics 26 pen Att 2,718 1 ACCRINGTON ST ..(0) Kee 68 Wilks 82 0 NOTTS COUNTY ....(0) Grant 55 3 CREWE ..................(0) Att 4,218
1
2
1 0
2 YEOVIL....................(1) 1 Zoko 21 Att 3,945 0 MANSFIELD............(0) 1 Rose 61 2 NEWPORT COUNTY(1) 1 Bennett 36 1 FOREST GREEN ....(0) 1 Bugiel 68 3 STEVENAGE ..........(0) 2 Newton 51 Martin 89 1 LUTON ....................(0) 2 Cuthbert 90 Collins 90
W D 7 1 6 1 5 1 4 2 3 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
L 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
F 16 13 17 17 13 9 7 11 11 10 13 14 12 12 10 8 12 9 13 8 8 10 7 6
A 6 7 12 9 8 5 7 12 8 7 11 13 15 9 9 11 14 14 20 10 12 20 17 12
GD 10 6 5 8 5 4 0 -1 3 3 2 1 -3 3 1 -3 -2 -5 -7 -2 -4 -10 -10 -6
Pts 22 19 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 4
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE
GUIDE FOR DD/MM/YEAR Premier League 1 Brighton v Newcastle ..................2 2 Burnley v Huddersfield................1 3 Everton v AFC Bournemouth ......1 4 Leicester v Liverpool ..................2 5 Man City v Crystal Palace ..........1 6 Southampton v Man Utd ............2 7 Stoke v Chelsea..........................2 8 Swansea v Watford ....................1 Sky Bet Championship 9 Aston Villa v Nottm Forest ..........X 10 Bolton v Brentford ....................X 11 Derby v Birmingham ................X 12 Fulham v Middlesbrough ..........1 13 Leeds v Ipswich ........................X 14 Norwich v Bristol City ................2 15 Preston North End v Millwall ....X 16 QPR v Burton Albion ................1 17 Reading v Hull ..........................2 18 Sheff Wed v Sheff Utd ..............X 19 Sunderland v Cardiff ................1 20 Wolverhampton v Barnsley ......1 Sky Bet One 21 Bristol Rovers v Blackpool........X 22 Charlton v Bury ........................X 23 Fleetwood Town v Southend ....1 24 Northampton v Bradford ..........X 25 Oxford Utd v Walsall ................X 26 Peterborough v Wigan ..............1 27 Plymouth v Doncaster ..............X 28 Rochdale v Gillingham..............X 29 Rotherham v Oldham................1 30 Scunthorpe v Portsmouth ........X 31 Shrewsbury v Blackburn ..........1 Sky Bet Two 32 Accrington S v Cheltenham ......X 33 Barnet v Crawley Town ............X 34 Colchester v Wycombe ............X 35 Coventry v Exeter ....................X 36 Crewe v Carlisle ......................X 37 Luton v Chesterfield ..................1 38 Mansfield v Cambridge Utd ......X 39 Newport County v Grimsby ......X 40 Notts County v Lincoln City ......X 41 Stevenage v Morecambe ..........1 42 Yeovil v Port Vale......................X Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership 43 Kilmarnock v Dundee ..............X 44 Motherwell v Aberdeen ............2 45 Partick v Hearts ........................X 46 Ross County v Hibernian..........X 47 St Johnstone v Hamilton ..........1 Ladbrokes Scottish Championship 48 Brechin v Dunfermline ..............X 49 Dumbarton v Inverness CT ......X
BARROW ................(0) 1 Harrison 90 Att 1,190 BROMLEY ..............(0) 1 Porter 88 DAG & RED ............(3) 3 Robson 17 Whitely 22, Garner 45 og DOVER ....................(1) 4 Gallifuoco 22, Pinnock 62 Nortey 70, Brundle 83 EASTLEIGH ............(1) 2 Johnson 26 McSheffrey 54 Att 3,312 EBBSFLEET UNITED(0) 0 Att 1,525 GATESHEAD ..........(0) 0 Att 654 LEYTON ORIENT....(1) 1 McAnuff 19 Att 3,867 MACCLESFIELD ....(0) 1 Arthur 80 Att 1,347 MAIDENHEAD U ....(1) 2 Clifton 43 Upward 61 WOKING..................(0) 2 Charles-Cook 49, 90
TORQUAY UTD ......(1) 1 Gray 6
WREXHAM..............(0) 1 GUISELEY ..............(1) 1 Wedgbury 90 Correia 27 Att 3,916
SOLIHULL MOORS (0) 0 Att 1,003 FC HALIFAX............(0) 1 Brown 70 Att 1,282 CHESTER FC..........(0) 0 Att 1,102
P W D Aldershot ............11 6 2 Dover ..................11 6 2 Dag & Red ..........11 5 4 Sutton Utd ..........11 6 1 Bromley ..............11 5 3 Maidenhead U ....11 5 3 Maidstone Utd ....11 5 3 FC Halifax ..........11 5 3 Wrexham ............11 5 3 Woking ................11 6 0 Boreham Wd ......11 5 2 Macclesfield........11 5 2 Leyton Orient......11 5 1 Gateshead ..........11 4 3 Hartlepool ..........11 4 3 Eastleigh ............11 2 7 Tranmere ............11 3 4 Barrow ................11 2 6 Ebbsfleet United 11 1 9 AFC Fylde ..........11 2 6 Chester FC..........11 1 5 Guiseley ..............11 1 5 Solihull Moors ....11 2 1 TORQUAY UTD ..11 0 4
AFC FYLDE ............(1) 2 Jones 45 Tunnicliffe 60 TRANMERE ............(0) 0 ALDERSHOT ..........(0) Robert 83 HARTLEPOOL ........(1) Franks 45 Oates 47 MAIDSTONE UTD ..(2) Hines 11, 65 Wynter 24, Pigott 74 BOREHAM WOOD..(0) Ricketts 90 Att 1,351 SUTTON UTD..........(0) Att 2,193
1 2 4 1 0
L 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 4 3 1 3 5 5 8 7
F 18 14 23 13 17 17 16 13 9 17 20 11 15 13 10 11 8 12 15 18 10 7 10 11
A 9 7 15 13 13 13 13 10 6 17 15 14 18 10 11 10 8 11 15 20 19 19 19 24
GD 9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 3 0 5 -3 -3 3 -1 1 0 1 0 -2 -9 -12 -9 -13
Pts 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 13 13 12 12 12 8 8 7 4
THE EMIRATES FA CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING Salford City 1 York City 2, Darlington 0 South Town 0 Harlow 1, Met Police 2 Heybridge 2, Shields 3, Southport 0 Bradford P A 3, Ossett Chelmsford 7 Ramsgate 0, Ware 2 LeatherTown 1 Atherton Collieries 0, Newcastle Ben- head 5, Kings Langley 0 Margate 1, Thamesfield 2 Ashton Utd 1, Warrington Town 1 Hyde mead Tn P Billericay Town P, Baldock Town 1 Utd 1, Harrogate T 3 Penistone Church 0, Spennymoor Town 1 Gainsborough 2, Aylesbury Utd 2, Glebe 2 Phoenix Sports 2, Handsworth Parramore 1 FC United of Man- Kingstonian 0 Brackley 3, Eastbourne Borough chester 1, Shildon 1 Altrincham 0, Scarborough 4 Carshalton Ath 3, Folkestone Inv 1 Tooting & Athletic 2 Sunderland RCA 0, Blyth Spartans 1 Mitch 3, Cheshunt 1 Dorking Wanderers 3, Shaw Lane 2, 1874, Stockport County 1 Cur- Wealdstone 4 Faversham Town 0, Colney zon Ashton 0, Stalybridge 1 Chorley 3, Lan- Heath 3 Burgess Hill Town 3, Welling 1 caster City 3 Droylsden 0, Stafford R 4 Haringey Borough 2, Dartford 3 Barking 1, Tamworth 1, Boston Utd 1 Haughmond 1, Hampton & R 1 Potters Bar Town 1, WhiteShepshed Dyn 0 Nantwich Town 1, Deeping hawk 1 Oxford City 3, Marlow 0 Ashford Town Rangers 2 Kidderminster Harriers 4, AFC Mansfield 0 Rushall Olympic 0, Kempston (Middx) 2, Needham Market 2 Chesham 0, Rovers 0 Hereford FC 4, Stratford Town 4 Red- Slough 3 Dulwich 2, Hanwell Town 0 Enfield ditch 1, AFC Telford 2 Barwell 0, Nuneaton 3 Town 0, Havant and W 2 Merthyr Town 1, BridKings Lynn Town 1, Kettering 2 Kidsgrove Ath port 2 Cadbury Heath 2, Gosport Borough 1 0, Basford Utd 1 Mickleover Sports 0, Alfreton Swindon SM 2, Bognor Regis 2 Weston-STown 2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2, Mare 1, Cinderford 1 Hartley Wintney 0, TavisGrantham 3 Alvechurch 4, Buxton 4 Chase- tock 1 Frome Town 2, Weymouth 2 town 1, Dereham Town 1 Boston Town 2, Leis- Chippenham 0, Banbury 2 Thatcham Town 0, ton 4 Crowborough Athletic 2, Concord Rangers 4 Tunbridge Wells 0, Braintree T 2 Bath City 6 Knaphill 0, Truro City 2 AFC PortchRoyston Town 2, AFC Sudbury 3 Chipstead 0, ester 0, Salisbury FC 0 Poole Town 2, Paulton Biggleswade Town 0 East Thurrock 1, St Al- 3 Kidlington 2, Gloucester 0 Hungerford Town bans 3 Cambridge C 3, Horsham 2 Herne Bay 3, Westfields 0 Leamington 2, Hertford Town 1 5, Hemel Hemp 0 Wingate & Fin 0, Lowestoft AFC Hornchurch 2
ABERDEEN ............(1) May 10 Att 15,037 CELTIC ....................(2) Rogic 13 Dembele 42 Forrest 52, 74 DUNDEE..................(1) Leitch-Smith 9, 65 Moussa 78 pen HAMILTON ..............(1) Bingham 33 Att 3,326 HIBERNIAN ............(1) Stokes 21 pen, 57 Att 17,335
P Celtic ....................6 Aberdeen ............6 Rangers ..............6 St Johnstone ......6 Motherwell ..........6 Hibernian ............6 Hearts ..................6 Hamilton ..............6 Dundee ................6 Ross County........6 Partick..................6 Kilmarnock ..........6
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GD 13 5 5 4 1 1 -2 -1 -7 -10 -6 -6
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SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP DUMBARTON ........(0) DUNFERMLINE ......(2) FALKIRK ................(0) INVERNESS CT ......(1) QUEEN OF SOUTH (1)
P Dunfermline ........6 St Mirren ..............6 Morton..................6 Dundee Utd..........6 Queen of South ..6 Livingston............6 Dumbarton ..........6 Inverness CT ......6 Falkirk ..................6 Brechin ................6
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INDYsport POSTBAG Help being offered at grass-roots As a local football fan, and someone involved in the ✍ ✍ ✍ ✍ game for more years than I care to remember, I am starting to get concerned for the longer-term welfare of ‘The Beautiful Game’. More and more I am seeing long-established clubs in my area of mid and north Somerset folding, or, as seems to be the trend, merging. Already we have no club at Blackford (with a previous long history); no team or pitch at Meare; Shipham folded for a while and even a Somerset Senior League side like Churchill has dropped its first team. Also we have mergers at all levels, such as Nailsea (Town) and Tickenham, Berrow and Highbridge, Ashton and Backwell and Yatton and Cleeve, among others. And plenty of second, third and under-18 sides are folding or have folded. Even long-established Leagues are folding (such as the Cheddar Valley League) and there are fewer divisions in established Leagues. Yet I am confused, as more clubs have youth sections, properly organised and better managed than ‘back in the day’ when I played – in them days we had to rely on a keen dad to get a team started; a local farmer to provide a pitch, which could be marked out, and a local business or shop to provide a kit (without a logo on the shirt!). Nowadays there are so many opportunities for youngsters to play and develop in safe, well-organised clubs. As a retired man, with nothing better on my mind, I’ve tried to reconcile these issues in my mind, and I think the problem is that there are too many people in the wrong positions – people in key positions for the wrong reasons (ego rather than the good of the club), albeit well intentioned. The ‘right’ people are not stepping forward for fear of failure and/or blame. There are not enough old/retired football people getting back in the game, and clubs are not clear what they are – football clubs, businesses or both But I also see no sign of clubs putting in plans to address or stop these problems and to protect the future of grass-roots (and higher) football. Often it’s given lip-service and nothing more! I would be happy and prepared to work with any local club in order to assess where I feel the club stands in respect of its football direction within the overall club structure. I have spent a lifetime in business, as well as football, so I know what running a business is about but I would want to only look at how the football impacts upon this, not run anyone’s business. I have no desire to get back into management, despite more than 30 years experience, but feel I can add value to any club’s planning process and help them run better and’ hopefully, add longevity to local football at whatever level is required. If anyone wishes to discuss the matter further, please contact me at: tim.richens@icloud.com
Dear Sir:
Tim Richens Somerset
SEPTEMBER 17 2017 SPORTS INDEPENDENT 88
indyonline.co.uk
Football results, tables and fixtures
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SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING AFC Mansfield 0, Rushall Olympic 0. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) AFC Sudbury 3, Chipstead 0. AFC Telford United 2, Barwell 0. Alfreton Tn 2, AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Baldock Town 1, Aylesbury United 2. Banbury United 2, Thatcham Town 0. Basford United 1, Mickleover Sports 0. Bath City 6, Knaphill 0. Biggleswade Town 0, East Thurrock United 1. Blyth Spartans 1, Shaw Lane Association 2. Bodmin Town v Bideford, post. (To be played, Wednesday 7.45) Bognor Regis Town 2, Weston-super-Mare 1. Boston United 1, Haughmond 1. Braintree Town 2, Royston Town 2. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Bridport 2, Cadbury Heath 2. Buxton 4, Chasetown 1. Chelmsford City 7, Ramsgate 0. Cheshunt 1, Dorking Wanderers 3. Cinderford Town 1, Hartley Wintney 0. Colney Heath 3, Burgess Hill Town 3. Concord Rangers 4, Tunbridge Wells 0. Darlington 0, South Shields 3. Dartford 3, Barking 1. Deeping Rgs 2, Kidderminster Harriers 4. Dereham Town 1, Boston Town 2. Eastbourne Borough 4, Carshalton Athletic 3. Folkestone Invicta 1, Tooting & Mitcham 3. Glebe 2, Phoenix Sports 2. Gloucester City 0, Hungerford Town 3. Gosport Borough 1, Swindon Supermarine 2. Grantham Town 3, Alvechurch 4. Hampton & Richmond 1, Potters Bar Tn 1. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Handsworth P’more 1, Utd of Manchester 1. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Hanwell Town 0, Enfield Town 0. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Harrogate Town 3, Penistone Church 0. Havant & Waterlooville 2, Merthyr Town 1. Hemel Hempstead 0, Wingate & Finchley 0. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Hertford Town 1, AFC Hornchurch 2. Horsham 2, Herne Bay 5. Kempston Rovers 0, Hereford 4 Kettering Town 2, Kidsgrove Athletic 0. Kings Langley 0, Margate 1. Kingstonian 0, Brackley Town 3. Lancaster City 4, Droylsden 0. Leiston 4, Crowborough Athletic 2. Lowestoft Town 0, Harlow Town 1. Marlow 0, Ashford Town (Middx) 2. Metropolitan Police 2, Heybridge Swifts 2. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45) Needham Market 2, Chesham United 0. Newcastle Benfield 2, Ashton United 1. Nuneaton Town 3, King’s Lynn Town 1. Ossett Town 1, Atherton Collieries 0. Paulton Rovers 3, Kidlington 2. Salford City 1, York City 2. Salisbury 0, Poole Town 2. Scarborough Athletic 2, Sunderland RCA 0. Shepshed Dynamo 0, Nantwich Town .1 Shildon 1, Altrincham 0. Slough Town 3, Dulwich Hamlet 2. Southport 0, Bradford Park Avenue .3 Spennymoor Town 1, Gainsborough Trinity 2. St Albans City 3, Cambridge City 3. (Replay, Monday 7.45) Stafford Rangers 1, Tamworth 0. Stalybridge Celtic 1, Chorley 3. Stockport County 1, Curzon Ashton 0. Stratford Town 4, Redditch United 1. Tavistock 1, Frome Town 2. Truro City 2, AFC Portchester 0. Ware 2, Leatherhead 5. Warrington Town 1, Hyde United 1. (Replay, Tuesday 7.45)
for the 3-2 win over Basingstoke Town that put them top of the Evo-Stik South Premier table for the first time. The Yellows’ goalscorers were Levi Landricombe, (2), and Ben Mammal Report, page 43
WEMBLEY WAY (This season’s Emirates FA Cup started on Saturday, August 5, with the Extra Preliminary Round ties in which Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Premier Division club Bodmin Town won 3-2 at Toolstation Western League Premier side Buckland Athletic to be named the Sunday Indy’s ‘Team of the Day’)
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EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH PREMIER Tiverton Town 3, Basingstoke Town 2. P W D L GD Pts Tiverton Town ............8 6 1 1 7 19 Slough Town ..............7 6 0 1 19 18 Kettering Town ..........7 6 0 1 10 18 Redditch United .........7 5 1 1 14 16 King's Lynn Town ......7 5 1 1 8 16 Biggleswade Town ....7 5 1 1 4 16 Banbury United ..........7 5 0 2 12 15 Hereford .....................7 4 2 1 8 14 Weymouth ..................7 4 1 2 7 13 Basingstoke Town .....8 4 0 4 9 12 Merthyr Town ............7 2 4 1 7 10 Frome Town ...............7 3 1 3 1 10 Royston Town ............7 3 1 3 -1 10 Chesham United ........7 3 1 3 -3 10 Farnborough ..............7 3 0 4 -1 9 Stratford Town ...........7 1 4 2 -5 7 Bishop's Stortford .....7 1 2 4 -2 5 St Neots Town ............7 1 2 4 -3 5 Kings Langley ............7 1 2 4 -6 5 Hitchin Town ..............7 1 2 4 -9 5 St Ives Town ..............7 1 1 5 -7 4 Dorchester Town .......7 1 0 6 -20 3 Dunstable Town .........7 0 1 6 -28 1 Gosport Borough .......7 0 0 7 -21 0 WEST Bristol Manor Farm 3, Mangotsfield Utd 1. Didcot Town 1, Shortwood United 1 Slimbridge 0, North Leigh 2. Taunton Town 2, AFC Totton 1. Yate Town 3, Barnstaple Town3 . P W D L GD Pts Bristol Manor Farm ...6 5 1 0 9 16 Taunton Town ............6 5 1 0 8 16 Swindon S’marine .....5 3 2 0 5 11 Salisbury ....................5 3 1 1 14 10 North Leigh ................6 3 1 2 4 10 Evesham United .........5 3 1 1 2 10 Didcot Town ...............6 3 1 2 -3 10 AFC Totton ..................6 3 0 3 5 9 Winchester City .........5 3 0 2 2 9 Bideford .....................5 3 0 2 0 9 Larkhall Athletic ........6 2 2 2 3 8 Cinderford Town ........5 2 1 2 6 7 Paulton Rovers ..........5 2 1 2 1 7 Slimbridge .................6 2 1 3 -4 7 Cirencester Town ......5 2 0 3 -1 6 Wimborne Town ........6 2 0 4 -3 6 Kidlington ...................5 1 2 2 -1 5 Shortwood United .....6 1 2 3 -9 5 Mangotsfield United ..6 1 1 4 -9 4 Barnstaple Town .......5 1 0 4 -9 3 Yate Town ...................5 0 2 3 -8 2 Bishops Cleeve ..........5 0 0 5 -12 0 u
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UHLSPORT HELLENIC PREMIER Ascot United 2, Highworth Town 6. Brackley Town 3, Windsor 1. Brimscombe & Th 0, Bracknell Town 2. Fairford Town 1, Binfield 2. Highmoor Ibis 0, Royal Wootton Bassett 3. Longlevens 2, Burnham 1. Oxford City Nomads 4, Woodley United 0. Tuffley Rovers 1, Flackwell Heath 2. Wantage Town 5, Abingdon United 0. P W D L GD Pts Flackwell Heath .......10 8 1 1 19 25 Highworth Town ........8 8 0 0 21 24 Bracknell Town ..........8 7 1 0 19 22 Wantage Town ...........9 6 0 3 10 18 Thatcham Town .........7 6 0 1 10 18 Brackley Tn Saints ..10 3 4 3 8 13 Longlevens ................9 3 4 2 2 13 Binfield .......................8 4 1 3 -1 13 Windsor ......................8 3 3 2 6 12 Abingdon United ......11 3 3 5 -2 12 R Wootton Bassett ..10 3 3 4 -5 12 Lydney Town ..............8 3 2 3 -1 11 Oxford City Nomads 10 3 1 6 -3 10 Brimscombe & Th ......8 2 2 4 -5 8 Tuffley Rovers ............7 2 2 3 -5 8 Highmoor Ibis ............8 1 4 3 -9 7 Woodley United ..........8 1 3 4 -15 6 Fairford Town .............9 0 3 6 -12 3 Ascot United ..............9 1 0 8 -18 3 Burnham ....................9 0 3 6 -19 3
DIVISION ONE (WEST) Cheltenham Saracens 3, Clanfield 85 1. Cirencester Tn 2, North Leigh Utd 2. Headington 5, Woodstock Town 1. Kidlington 9, Tytherington Rocks 0. Pewsey Vale 0, Ardley United 4. Shortwood United 1, Easington 4. P W D L GD Pts Ardley United .............6 6 0 0 19 18 Easington Sports .......7 4 1 2 12 13 Pewsey Vale ...............5 3 1 1 6 10 Cheltenham Sara .......5 3 1 1 4 10 Kidlington....................5 3 0 2 7 9 Headington Am’s .......7 3 0 4 6 9 Clanfield 85 ................5 3 0 2 6 9 Letcombe ...................6 2 3 1 1 9 Cirencester Town ......5 2 1 2 0 7 Shrivenham ...............5 2 1 2 0 7 North Leigh United ....5 1 3 1 1 6 Woodstock Town .......7 1 2 4 -10 5 Shortwood United ......4 0 1 3 -8 1 New College ...............3 0 0 3 -13 0 Tytherington Rocks ...5 0 0 5 -31 0 DIVISION TWO (WEST) Carterton 3, Bourton 2. Easington Sp 1, Moreton Rangers 8. Highworth Town 2, Cheltenham Saracens 2. Newent Town 1, Clanfield 85 0. P W D L GD Pts Faringdon Town .........4 4 0 0 11 12 Highworth Town ........5 3 2 0 9 11 Moreton Rangers .......4 3 1 0 14 10 Newent Town .............4 3 0 1 2 9 Carterton ....................5 2 2 1 -1 8 Brimscombe & Th ......4 2 0 2 4 6 Bourton Rovers ..........5 2 0 3 0 6 Bishops Cleeve ..........4 1 1 2 -1 4 Shrivenham ................4 1 0 3 -4 3 Cheltenham Sara .......3 0 2 1 -4 2 Clanfield 85.................5 0 1 4 -10 1 Easington Sports ......5 0 1 4 -20 1 u
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TOOLSTATION WESTERN PREMIER Bitton 0, Street 4. Bridgwater Town 0, Hengrove Athletic 0. Buckland Ath 2, Clevedon Town . Chipping Sodbury Tn , Cribbs 0. Longwell Green 0, Shepton Mallet 2. Melksham Town 2, Willand Rovers 2. Odd Down 1, Hallen 2. Wellington 1, Brislington 1. Wells City 0, Bradford Town 0. P W D L GD Buckland Athletic ......9 7 2 0 12 Willand Rovers ..........9 6 2 1 23 Street ........................10 6 2 2 14 Shepton Mallet ........10 6 1 3 2 Melksham Town ......11 4 4 3 11 Bradford Town ...........8 4 4 0 10 Cribbs .........................9 5 0 4 10 Odd Down ...................9 4 2 3 1 Chipping Sodbury.......9 4 1 4 2 Clevedon Town ..........7 3 3 1 6 Bridgwater Town .......9 3 2 4 0 Bitton ..........................7 3 2 2 -1 Brislington .................9 3 2 4 -4 Hengrove Athletic ......7 2 3 2 2 Bridport ......................5 2 1 2 -1 Hallen .........................8 2 1 5 -7 Wells City .................10 1 2 7 -13 Cadbury Heath ...........6 1 1 4 -9 Wellington ..................9 1 1 7 -18 Longwell Green Sp.....9 0 0 9 -40 DIVISION ONE Bristol Telephones 2, Devizes Town 1. Calne Town 0, Bishops Lydeard 6. Cheddar 0, Corsham Town 1. Chippenham Park 2, Portishead Town 3. Oldland Abbotonians 0, Bishop Sutton 0. Radstock Tn 1, RG St Geroge 3. Sherborne Town 1, Ashton & Backwell 0.
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CARLSBERG SOUTH WEST PENINSULA PREMIER Cullompton Rangers 4, Plymouth Argyle 3. Plymouth Parkway 5, St Austell 1. Saltash United 7, Exmouth Town 0. P W D L GD Pts Plymouth Parkway.....9 9 0 0 38 27 Plymouth Argyle.......10 8 1 1 29 25 Saltash United ............8 6 1 1 20 19 * Falmouth Town ........7 4 2 1 0 16 Tavistock.....................5 4 1 0 25 13 Launceston .................9 4 1 4 8 13 Newquay.....................8 4 0 4 5 12 Sticker.........................6 3 1 2 2 10 Callington Town..........8 2 3 3 -2 9 Helston Athletic..........7 3 0 4 -8 9 Ivybridge Town...........8 2 2 4 -3 8 Bodmin Town..............6 2 2 2 -3 8 Exmouth Town..........11 2 2 7 -21 8 Torpoint Athletic.........7 2 1 4 0 7 Godolphin Atlantic......7 2 1 4 -8 7 Cullompton Rangers ..8 2 1 5 -12 7 Camelford ...................6 2 1 3 -12 7 Stoke Gabriel ..............9 2 1 6 -22 7 St Austell.....................7 2 0 5 -7 6 * Witheridge................6 0 1 5 -29 -3 * Points adjusted WALTER C PARSONS CUP FIRST ROUND Alphington 0, Axminster Town 1. Appledore 1, University of Exeter 6. Bude Town 0, Teignmouth 5. Dobwalls 1, Newton Abbot Spurs 5. Galmpton & Roselands 5, Liskeard Athletic 3. Godolphin Atlantic 3, Wadebridge Town 2. Holsworthy 3, St Martins 2 Ilfracombe Town 2, Budleigh Salterton 2. (Ilfracombe won 4-2 on penalties) Ivybridge Town 3, Bovey Tracey 0 Launceston 2, Brixham 1, after extra time. Liverton United 3, Elburton Villa 2 Ludgvan 2, Mousehole 3 Penzance 2, St Blazey 1 Plymstock United 3, Plymouth Marjon 1 Sidmouth Town 3, Crediton United 2 Sticker 0, Porthleven 1 Stoke Gabriel 4, Witheridge 3, aet. Torridgeside 3, Honiton Town 0 Wendron United 2, Camelford 4
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MARCLIFF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY AEK Boco 2, Southmead CS Athletic 1. Frampton United 1, Ruardean Hill Rangers 3. Hanham Athletic 0, Patchway Town 0. Kingswood 1, Little Stoke 3. Lebeq United 3, Wick 2. Rockleaze Rangers 0, Broadwell Amateurs 1. Stonehouse Town 0, Thornbury Town 4. P W D L GD Pts Lebeq United ..............5 5 0 0 19 15 Wick ...........................6 4 0 2 11 12 AEK Boco ...................5 3 2 0 6 11 Thornbury Town ........5 3 1 1 6 10 Ruardean Hill Rgs ......3 3 0 0 5 9 Frampton United ........5 3 0 2 4 9 Hardwicke ..................5 3 0 2 4 9 Broadwell Amateurs .5 2 1 2 0 7 Little Stoke .................5 2 1 2 -2 7 * Henbury ...................5 2 1 2 1 6 Rockleaze Rangers ...5 2 0 3 -6 6 Patchway Town .........5 1 1 3 -5 4 Stonehouse Town ......5 1 1 3 -9 4 Southmead CS Ath .....4 1 0 3 -7 3 Kingswood .................5 1 0 4 -13 3 Hanham Athletic ........5 0 2 3 -7 2 Gala Wilton ................4 0 0 4 -7 0 * Points adjusted u
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SOMERSET FA INTERMEDIATE CUP FIRST ROUND Belrose 3, Wessex 1. Chard Rangers 1, Bath Villa 4. Glastonbury 1, Saltford 2. Meadow Rgs 2, South Petherton 1. Odcombe 1, Peasedown Albion 5. Porlock w/o v Westfield. Purnell Sports 0, Milborne Port 1. Stoke Rovers 4, Burnham United 1. Westhill Sports 1, Mendip Broadwalk 2. Weston 3, Frome Town Sports 1. u
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PREMIER Chilcompton Sp 2, Stockwood Wdrs 1. Fry Club 4, Nailsea United 2. Middlezoy Rovers 3, Clutton 2. Shirehampton 5, Wells City 1. Staplegrove 1, Clevedon United 4. Stockwood Green 2, Bridgwater Tn 2. Watchet Tn 4, Odd Down 0. Wrington Redhill 0, Ilminster Town 0. P W D L GD Pts Clevedon United ........7 5 1 1 8 16 Chilcompton Sports ..6 5 0 1 10 15 Watchet Town ............7 4 2 1 9 14 Nailsea & Tickenham.6 3 3 0 13 12 Middlezoy Rovers ......7 3 3 1 4 12 Fry Club ......................7 2 4 1 1 10 Ilminster Town ...........7 2 4 1 1 10 Nailsea United ...........7 3 0 4 -2 9 Shirehampton ............6 2 2 2 3 8 Clutton ........................6 2 2 2 0 8 Stockwood Wdrs .......7 1 3 3 -1 6 Wrington Redhill ........6 1 3 2 -3 6 Stockwood Green ......6 0 5 1 -1 5 Bridgwater Town .......8 1 2 5 -8 5 Wells City ...................7 1 2 4 -12 5 Odd Down ...................8 0 5 3 -14 5 Staplegrove ................6 1 1 4 -8 4 DIVISION ONE (EAST) Hengrove Ath 1, Broad Plain House 2. Imperial 3, Long Ashton 3. Keynsham Tn 5, Brislington 1. Saltford 6, Cutters Friday 1. Timsbury Athletic 6, Fry Club 1. Welton Rovers 2, Frome Town Sp 3. Westfield 5, Mendip Broadwalk 3. P W D L GD Pts Timsbury Athletic ......7 5 1 1 21 16 Saltford ......................7 5 1 1 8 16 Westfield ....................6 5 0 1 8 15 Keynsham Town ........5 4 0 1 13 12 Brislington .................7 4 0 3 8 12 Broad Plain House .....6 4 0 2 3 12 Mendip Broadwalk ....6 3 1 2 0 10 Welton Rovers ............6 3 0 3 -3 9 Long Ashton ...............5 2 2 1 7 8 Peasedown MW .........6 2 2 2 -2 8 Castle Cary ................6 2 1 3 -4 7 Hengrove Athletic ......6 2 0 4 -2 6 Purnell Sports ............5 2 0 3 -3 6 Frome Town Sports ...7 2 0 5 -12 6 Imperial ......................6 1 1 4 -8 4 Fry Club.......................8 1 1 6 -19 4 Cutters Friday ............7 0 2 5 -15 2 DIVISION ONE (WEST) Ashton & Backwell 0, Glastonbury 1. Berrow & H’bridge 0, Uphill Castle 5. Clevedon United 0, Worle 0. Minehead AFC 1, Nailsea & Tick 3. Portishead Tn 3, Combe St Nicholas 1. Street 3, Winscombe 3. Weston St Johns 1, Yatton & Cleeve 6. P W D L GD Pts Somerton Town .........6 5 1 0 23 16 Worle ..........................6 5 1 0 21 16 Uphill Castle ...............6 5 0 1 17 15 Berrow & Highbridge .6 5 0 1 10 15 Portishead Town ........7 4 1 2 3 13 Nailsea & Tickenham.8 4 1 3 -1 13 Glastonbury ...............7 3 2 2 6 11 Minehead AFC ...........6 3 1 2 3 10 Yatton & Cleeve Utd ...6 3 0 3 8 9 Burnham United ........5 3 0 2 7 9 Winscombe ................6 2 2 2 1 8 Street Reserves .........6 1 1 4 2 4 Clevedon United ........7 1 1 5 -18 4 Ashton & Backwell.....5 1 0 4 -9 3 Weston St Johns .......6 1 0 5 -15 3 Combe St Nicholas ....6 0 1 5 -22 1 Congresbury ..............5 0 0 5 -36 0 DIVISION TWO Banwell 6, Pensford 1. Burnham United v Winscombe, abandoned. Chew Magna 2, AFC Brislington 2.
PREMIER ONE Ashton United 0, Rockleaze Rgs 1. Easton Cowboys 3, Avonmouth 2. Filton Athletic 1, Old Georgians 2. Fishponds OB 2, Lawrence Weston 3. St Aldhelms 2, Sartan United 0. P W D L GD Pts Lawrence Weston ......4 3 1 0 4 10 AFC Mangotsfield ......3 2 0 1 6 6 St Aldhelms ...............3 2 0 1 3 6 Old Georgians ............3 2 0 1 -1 6 Easton Cowboys ........4 2 0 2 -3 6 Ashton United ............3 1 1 1 1 4 Filton Athletic ............3 1 1 1 0 4 Rockleaze Rangers ...3 1 1 1 0 4 Avonmouth ................3 1 0 2 -2 3 Sartan United .............3 1 0 2 -3 3 Mangotsfield Sports ..2 0 1 1 -1 1 Fishponds Old Boys ...4 0 1 3 -4 1 PREMIER TWO AFC Hartcliffe 1, Almondsbury 3. Fry’s Club OB 2, Glenside 5 OB 3. Old Cothamians 3, Cadbury Heath 3. Ridings High 1, Parson Street OB 2. Stoke Gifford Utd 6, AFC Brislington 0. P W D L GD Pts Stoke Gifford United ..3 3 0 0 9 9 Cadbury Heath ...........3 2 1 0 8 7 Old Cothamians .........3 2 1 0 3 7 Bromley Heath Utd ....3 2 0 1 3 6 Glenside 5 Old Boys ..2 2 0 0 2 6 Parson Street OBs .....2 2 0 0 2 6 Port of Bristol .............2 1 0 1 5 3 Almondsbury ..............2 1 0 1 0 3 Ridings High ..............3 0 0 3 -4 0 Fry's Club OB .............3 0 0 3 -7 0 AFC Hartcliffe .............3 0 0 3 -8 0 AFC Brislington ..........3 0 0 3 -13 0 DIVISION ONE AFC Mangotsfield 3, Easton Cowboys 2. Avonmouth 2, St Aldhams 6. Ridings High 2, Bristol Telephones 6. Stockwood Wanderers 2, Ashton United 5. North Bristol Utd 3, Bristol Spartak 3. P W D L GD Pts North Bristol United ...4 3 1 0 7 10 Bristol Telephones......3 3 0 0 7 9 Ashton United.............3 2 0 1 2 6 AFC Mangotsfield ......4 2 0 2 0 6 Bristol Spartak ..........4 1 1 2 1 4 Oldbury........................2 1 0 1 4 3 Wessex Wanderers ....1 1 0 0 1 3 Easton Cowboys ........3 1 0 2 0 3 Rockleaze Rangers ...2 1 0 1 0 3 Stockwood Wdrs .......2 1 0 1 -1 3 St Aldhelms ................3 1 0 2 -4 3 Ridings High ...............1 0 0 1 -4 0 Avonmouth .................4 0 0 4 -13 0 DIVISION TWO Almondsbury , Fishponds OB . Bromley Heath 1, Keynsham Town 6. Fishponds 1, Bikkle Sports 6 Kingswood 3, North Bristol Trust 8. Long Ashton 1, Old Cothamians 1. Stoke Rgs 3, Corinthian Sports 3. P W D L GD Pts Stoke Rangers ...........3 2 1 0 14 7 Long Ashton ...............3 2 1 0 3 7 Corinthian Sports ......3 2 1 0 2 7 Bikkle Sports .............3 2 0 1 9 6 North Bristol Trust .....3 2 0 1 8 6 Keynsham Town ........3 2 0 1 6 6 Old Cothamians..........3 0 2 1 -2 2 Fishponds Old Boys ..3 0 1 2 -6 1 Wanderers .................1 0 0 1 -5 0 Kingswood .................2 0 0 2 -14 0 Bromley Heath Utd ....3 0 0 3 -15 0 DIVISION THREE Bedminster Cricketers 9, Rockleaze Rgs 3. Cosmos 5, AFC Mangotsfield 2. Glenside 5 OB 5, Stoke Gifford Utd 2.
Imperial 2, Little Stoke 2. Old Georgians 3, Park Knowle 6. P W D L GD Pts Somerdale Wdrs ........3 2 1 0 5 7 Stoke Gifford United...4 2 1 1 0 7 Cosmos ......................2 2 0 0 10 6 Bedminster Cricketers..2 2 0 0 9 6 Park Knowle ..............3 2 0 1 2 6 Little Stoke .................3 1 1 1 4 4 Filton Athletic .............1 1 0 0 3 3 Rockleaze Rangers ....2 1 0 1 -4 3 Glenside 5 Old Boys ...4 1 0 3 -5 3 AFC Mangotsfield ......4 1 0 3 -6 3 Imperial.......................3 0 1 2 -5 1 Old Georgians .............3 0 0 3 -13 0 DIVISION FOUR Broad Plain v Brandon Sports, post. Easton Cowboys 1, Port of Bristol 2. North Bristol Trust 3, TC Sports 5. Oldbury 1, Lockleaze Community 3. St Aldhelms 1, RR Athletic 8. P W D L GD Pts TC Sports ...................4 4 0 0 17 12 RR Athletic .................4 3 1 0 10 10 Port of Bristol .............4 2 0 2 2 6 Lockleaze Comm’.......4 2 0 2 0 6 Brandon Sports .........2 1 1 0 4 4 AFC Hartcliffe..............2 1 1 0 4 4 Broad Plain .................1 0 1 0 0 1 Oldbury........................2 0 1 1 -2 1 North Bristol Trust .....3 0 1 2 -6 1 Easton Cowboys.........2 0 0 2 -6 0 St Aldhelms ................4 0 0 4 -23 0 DIVISION FIVE Corinthian Sports 5, North Bristol Trust 2. Kellaway Rgs 1, Lawrence Weston 6. Parson Street OB 0, Bristol Phoenix 2. Timorese 1, Socius United 15. P W D L GD Pts Bristol Phoenix ..........3 3 0 0 13 9 Lawrence Weston ......3 2 1 0 10 7 Parson Street OBs .....4 2 1 1 3 7 Wessex Wanderers ....3 2 0 1 6 6 Corinthian Sports .......3 1 2 0 3 5 North Bristol Trust .....3 1 1 1 -1 4 Cosmos .......................2 1 0 1 5 3 Cadbury Heath............2 1 0 1 4 3 Socius United .............3 1 0 2 2 3 Avonmouth .................3 0 2 1 -6 2 Kellaway Rangers .....3 0 1 2 -7 1 Timorese ....................4 0 0 4 -32 0 u
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BRISTOL AND DISTRICT SENIOR Bristol Barcelona 0, St Nicholas OB 4. Cribbs 4, Wick 0. Iron Acton 1, Bradley Stoke Town 1. Lebeq 8, Longwell Green Sports 3. Patchway Town 0, Mendip Broadwalk 0. Pucklechurch Sp 3, Hillfields OB 3. P W D L GD Hillfields Old Boys .....4 3 1 0 13 Pucklechurch Sports .4 3 1 0 10 Iron Acton ..................4 2 1 1 6 St Nicholas Old Boys..2 2 0 0 7 Wick Reserves ...........3 2 0 1 4 Cribbs 'A' ...................4 2 0 2 3 Mendip Broadwalk.....3 1 1 1 0 Bradley Stoke Town ...4 1 1 2 -2 Nicholas Wanderers ..3 1 0 2 -1 Lebeq ..........................4 1 0 3 -8 Bristol Barcelona .......3 1 0 2 -9 Patchway Town ..........3 0 1 2 -9 Longwell Green Sp ....3 0 0 3 -14 DIVISION ONE AEK Boco 8, Greyfriars Athletic 1. Henbury 8, Rangeworthy 4. Seymour United 3, Yate Athletic 0. Stapleton 0, Made for Ever 1. Zimba 2, Frys Club 6. P W D L GD Yate Athletic ...............4 3 0 1 11 Made for Ever ............3 3 0 0 6 Seymour United .........3 2 0 1 13 AEK Boco ....................3 2 0 1 7 Henbury.......................3 2 0 1 3 AFC Mangotsfield ......2 1 1 0 1 Totterdown United......3 1 1 1 -4 Greyfriars Athletic .....4 1 1 2 -8 Stapleton.....................3 1 0 2 0 Rangeworthy .............3 1 0 2 -1 Frys Club.....................3 1 0 2 -2 Hanham Athletic.........3 1 0 2 -3 Soundwell Victoria ....2 0 1 1 -2 Zimba ..........................3 0 0 3 -21 DIVISION TWO Bradley Stoke Tn 2, Olveston United 3. Frampton Athletic 1, Bendix 3. Highridge United 6, Dodington 0. Iron Acton 0, Lawrence Rovers 4. Old Sodbury 2, Hartcliffe 3. Sea Mills Park 0, Nicholas Wanderers 5. P W D L GD Bendix ........................4 4 0 0 11 Olveston United .........3 2 1 0 5 Highridge United ........2 2 0 0 10 Lawrence Rovers ......2 2 0 0 5 Hartcliffe ....................2 2 0 0 4 Chipping Sodbury Tn .3 2 0 1 -1 Nicholas Wanderers...3 1 1 1 4 Tormarton ..................1 1 0 0 2 Bradley Stoke Town ...3 1 0 2 0 Old Sodbury ................4 1 0 3 -3 Frampton Athletic .....4 1 0 3 -7 Iron Acton ...................3 0 0 3 -6 Dodington ..................3 0 0 3 -12 Sea Mills Park.............3 0 0 3 -12 DIVISION THREE Greyfriars Ath 0, University of Bristol 14. Rangeworthy 5, Bristol Barcelona 2. Real Thornbury 0, Hambrook 2. Talbot Knowle 0, Wick 7. Westerleigh 2, Brimsham Green 1. P W D L GD Hambrook ...................4 3 1 0 4 University of Bristol ...3 3 0 0 22 Bristol Barcelona........3 2 0 1 7 Westerleigh Sports ....3 2 0 1 0 Rangeworthy ..............3 1 1 1 2 Real Thornbury...........3 1 1 1 1 Mendip Broadwalk ....2 1 1 0 1 De Veys .......................3 1 1 1 -4 Wick ...........................1 1 0 0 7 Brimsham Green .......4 1 0 3 1 Talbot Knowle United .4 0 1 3 -18 RG St George ..............2 0 0 2 -5 Greyfriars Athletic......3 0 0 3 -18 DIVISION FOUR Bristol Eagles 1, Nicholas Wanderers 5. Colerne 3, Crosscourt United 5.
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Cribbs 1, Pucklechurch Sports 3. Frys Club 2, Yate Athletic 3. P W D L GD Pts Crosscourt United .....2 2 0 0 7 6 Cribbs..........................3 2 0 1 6 6 Nicholas Wanderers ..3 2 0 1 5 6 Pucklechurch Sp .......2 2 0 0 3 6 Bristol Eagles .............3 1 1 1 -3 4 Winterbourne Utd ......1 1 0 0 3 3 Hillfields OB ................1 1 0 0 1 3 Yate Athletic ...............2 1 0 1 0 3 DRG Frenchay ............3 0 1 2 -5 1 Frys Club.....................3 0 1 2 -5 1 Colerne........................3 0 1 2 -6 1 Bristol Utd ..................1 0 0 1 -1 0 Cutters Friday ............1 0 0 1 -5 0 DIVISION FIVE AFC Grace 1, The Phoenix 4. AFC Mangotsfield 6, Greyfriars Ath 3. Bradley Stoke Tn 6, Westerleigh 1. Hanham Abbot 8, Bristol Eagles 1. Iron Acton 5, Seymour United 3. P W D L GD Pts Hanham Abbot’s ........3 3 0 0 13 9 The Phoenix ...............3 3 0 0 8 9 Stokeside....................3 2 1 0 8 7 Iron Acton ...................2 2 0 0 10 6 AFC Grace ..................4 2 0 2 4 6 Bradley Stoke Tn........4 2 0 2 3 6 Shaftesbury Crusade .2 1 1 0 8 4 AFC Mangotsfield ......2 1 0 1 1 3 Greyfriars Athletic .....4 1 0 3 -13 3 Seymour United..........3 0 0 3 -5 0 Highridge Colts ..........2 0 0 2 -10 0 westerleigh.................2 0 0 2 -13 0 Bristol Eagles..............2 0 0 2 -14 0 u
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BRISTOL DOWNS DIVISION ONE AFC Bohemia 3, Jamaica Bell 0. Ashley 0, Clifton St Vincents 1. Saints OB 1, Old Elizabethans AFC 3. Sneyd Park 8, Portland OB 1. Torpedo 4, Old Cliftonians 2. Wellington Wdrs 3, Jersey Rangers 3. P W D L GD Pts Sneyd Park .................3 3 0 0 12 9 Old Elizabethans ........3 3 0 0 9 9 Torpedo ......................3 2 1 0 3 7 Wellington Wdrs ........3 2 1 0 2 7 Clifton St Vincents .....3 2 0 1 3 6 AFC Bohemia .............3 1 0 2 -2 3 Old Cliftonians ...........3 1 0 2 -4 3 Ashley ........................3 1 0 2 -6 3 Jersey Rangers ..........3 0 2 1 -1 2 Saints Old Boys .........3 0 1 2 -3 1 Portland Old Boys ......3 0 1 2 -8 1 Jamaica Bell ..............3 0 0 3 -5 0 DIVISION TWO Clifton Rockets 7, Evergreen 0. Clifton St Vincents 3, DAC Beachcroft 5. Sneyd Park 2, Retainers 3. Sporting Greyhound 4, Saints OB 4. St Andrews 7, Old Cliftonians 1. Torpedo 2, Lion 2. P W D L GD Pts Clifton Rockets ..........2 2 0 0 13 6 Sneyd Park .................3 2 0 1 4 6 DAC Beachcroft .........3 2 0 1 -2 6 Sporting Greyhound ..3 1 2 0 6 5 Lion..............................3 1 2 0 2 5 Torpedo ......................3 1 2 0 2 5 Retainers ....................3 1 2 0 1 5 St Andrews ................2 1 0 1 4 3 Saints Old Boys .........3 0 2 1 -1 2 Clifton St Vincents .....3 0 2 1 -2 2 Evergreen ...................3 0 0 3 -11 0 Old Cliftonians ...........3 0 0 3 -16 0 DIVISION THREE Ashley 1, Greens Park Rangers 5. Bengal Tigers 5, Corinthians 5. Clifton Rockets 3, Clifton St Vincents 2. Saints OB 2, Old Elizabethans 1. Sneyd Park 2, Portland OB 1. Sporting Greyhound 1, Jersey Rangers 4. Torpedo 2, Helios 3. P W D L GD Pts Corinthians ................3 2 1 0 6 7 Sneyd Park..................3 2 1 0 4 7 Helios ..........................3 2 0 1 5 6 Greens Park Rangers .3 2 0 1 4 6 Clifton Rockets...........2 2 0 0 4 6 Bengal Tigers .............2 1 1 0 4 4 Saints Old Boys ..........3 1 1 1 -1 4 Torpedo ......................3 1 0 2 0 3 Jersey Rangers...........3 1 0 2 -2 3 Old Elizabethans ........3 1 0 2 -2 3 Portland Old Boys ......3 1 0 2 -3 3 Sporting Greyhound ..3 1 0 2 -5 3 Ashley .........................3 1 0 2 -7 3 Clifton St Vincents .....3 0 0 3 -7 0 DIVISION FOUR Cotham OB 5, Clifton Vale 5. DDAS 7, Clifton St Vincents 2. Lion 4, Clifton Rockets 4. NCSF United 2, BS10 2. Redcliffe Raiders 2, Sneyd Park 1. Retainers 1, West Town United 0. Saints OB 2, Torpedo 4. P W D L GD Pts Redcliffe Raiders .......3 3 0 0 11 9 Torpedo ......................3 3 0 0 6 9 DDAS ..........................3 2 1 0 6 7 NCSF United ...............3 1 2 0 1 5 Sneyd Park..................3 1 1 1 4 4 Clifton Vale .................3 1 1 1 1 4 Cotham Old Boys .......2 1 1 0 1 4 Clifton Rockets...........3 1 1 1 -1 4 Retainers ....................2 1 0 1 0 3 BS10............................3 0 1 2 -2 1 Lion..............................2 0 1 1 -3 1 Saints Old Boys ..........3 0 1 2 -7 1 West Town United ......2 0 0 2 -2 0 Clifton St Vincents .....3 0 0 3 -15 0 u
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RADSTOCK TROPHIES MID-SOMERSET PREMIER Coleford Athletic 4, Westfield 3. Frome Collegians 6, Wells City 1. Mells & Vobster 0, Westhill Sports 1.
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Radstock Town 3, Purnell Sports 3. Victoria Sports 4, Temple Cloud 1. P W D L GD Pts Frome Collegians ......2 2 0 0 7 6 Coleford Athletic ........2 2 0 0 2 6 Radstock Town...........2 1 1 0 2 4 Westfield ....................2 1 0 1 2 3 Victoria Sports ...........2 1 0 1 1 3 Westhill Sports ..........2 1 0 1 0 3 Purnell Sports ............2 0 1 1 -2 1 Mells & Vobster Utd ...1 0 0 1 -1 0 Temple Cloud .............1 0 0 1 -3 0 Wells City ....................2 0 0 2 -8 0 DIVISION ONE Clutton 3, Chew Magna 2. High Littleton 1, Pilton United 3. Somer Valley Sp 2, Chilcompton Sp 2. P W D L GD Pts Clutton Reserves .......3 3 0 0 5 9 Peasedown Albion .....2 2 0 0 6 6 Somer Valley Sports ..3 1 1 1 1 4 Pilton United ...............1 1 0 0 2 3 Belrose .......................2 1 0 1 -2 3 Chew Magna ..............2 0 1 1 -1 1 Chilcompton Sports ..2 0 1 1 -1 1 Bath Villa ....................2 0 1 1 -2 1 Meadow Rangers ......1 0 0 1 -2 0 High Littleton .............2 0 0 2 -6 0 DIVISION TWO Evercreech Rov 1, Coleford Athletic 0. Peasedown Albion 4, Timsbury Athletic 4. P W D L GD Pts Timsbury Athletic.......3 1 2 0 4 5 Saltford .......................1 1 0 0 2 3 Evercreech Rovers ....1 1 0 0 1 3 Wessex .......................2 0 2 0 0 2 Peasedown Albion .....1 0 1 0 0 1 Coleford Athletic ........2 0 1 1 -1 1 Mells & Vobster Utd....1 0 0 1 -2 0 Westhill Sports ...........1 0 0 1 -4 0 DIVISION THREE Farrington Gurney 3, Chilcompton Utd 0. Weston 3, Timsbury Athletic 1. P W D L GD Pts Farrington Gurney .....3 3 0 0 6 9 Weston .......................2 1 1 0 2 4 Westfield .....................1 1 0 0 2 3 Purnell Sports ............1 1 0 0 2 3 Pilotn United ..............1 0 1 0 0 1 Timsbury Athletic.......2 0 1 1 -2 1 Chilcompton United....3 0 1 2 -5 1 Chilcompton Sports ...0 0 0 0 0 0 Stoke Rovers .............1 0 0 1 -1 0 Glastonbury ...............2 0 0 2 -4 0 u
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WESTON-SUPER-MARE AND DISTRICT DIVISION ONE KVFC w/o v Portishead Town. Nailsea United 0, Sporting Weston 2. Wedmore 0, Wrington Redhill 5. P W D L GD Sporting Weston ........2 2 0 0 3 Locking Park ..............1 1 0 0 6 Portishead CT ............1 1 0 0 3 Wrington Redhill ........2 1 0 1 2 Uphill Castle ...............1 1 0 0 1 KV ................................2 1 0 1 -1 Portishead Town.........1 0 0 1 0 Westend .....................1 0 0 1 -1 Nailsea United ...........1 0 0 1 -2 Wedmore ....................2 0 0 2 -11 DIVISION TWO Churchill Club 70 1, Axbridge Town 2. Worle Rangers 4, Banwell 4. Worle 1, St George Easton in Gordano 4. P W D L GD St George EiG..............3 2 0 1 4 Worle ...........................3 2 0 1 1 Axbridge Town ...........3 2 0 1 0 Worle Rangers ...........2 1 1 0 4 Banwell Reserves ......3 1 1 1 -1 Churchill Club 70 .......2 1 0 1 0 Clapton In Gordano ...2 1 0 1 -1 Yatton & Cleeve Utd ...2 1 0 1 -1 Locking Park...............0 0 0 0 0 South Park Rangers ..2 0 0 2 -2 Winscombe.................2 0 0 2 -4 DIVISION THREE Shipham 4, Congresbury 0. St George EiG 2, Nailsea Utd 3. Wrington Redhill 2, Kewstoke Lions 3. P W D L GD St George EiG..............3 2 0 1 9 Shipham .....................3 2 0 1 4 Kewstoke Lions..........3 2 0 1 3 Selkirk United ............2 2 0 0 3 Congresbury ..............3 2 0 1 2 Nailsea United ............3 2 0 1 0 AFC Nailsea ................2 1 0 1 -1 Portishead Town.........2 0 0 2 0 Worle Rangers ............2 0 0 2 -7 Wrington Redhill ........3 0 0 3 -13 DIVISION FOUR AFC Nailsea 0, Cheddar 4. FC Milton 1, Hutton 9. P W D L GD Hutton Reserves ........3 3 0 0 15 Burnham United .........2 2 0 0 8 Cheddar.......................2 2 0 0 7 Uphill Castle................2 1 1 0 0 Congresbury ...............1 0 1 0 0 Sporting Weston.........1 0 0 1 -3 Axbridge Town ...........1 0 0 1 -4 AFC Nailsea ................2 0 0 2 -4 Banwell .......................2 0 0 2 -6 FC Milton ....................2 0 0 2 -13 DIVISION FIVE Banwell 2, Clevedon United 1. Burnham United 5, Weston Celtic 4. Nailsea United 4, Wedmore 2. Yatton & Cleeve United 8, Lodway 1. P W D L GD West Wick ..................2 2 0 0 11 Burnham United .........3 2 0 1 6 Banwell .......................2 2 0 0 4 Yatton & Cleeve ..........1 1 0 0 7 Clevedon United .........2 1 0 1 1 Weston Celtic .............3 1 0 2 -4 Nailsea United ............3 1 0 2 -9 Lodway .......................1 0 0 1 -7 Wedmore ....................3 0 0 3 -9
Montacute 4, AFC Camel 3. Templecombe Rovers 2, Stoke 0. P W D L GD Pts Templecombe Rov......2 2 0 0 5 6 Ashcott .......................2 1 0 1 4 3 Somerton Town .........1 1 0 0 2 3 AFC Camel .................2 1 0 1 1 3 Pen Mill ......................1 1 0 0 1 3 East Coker ..................1 1 0 0 1 3 Montacute ..................2 1 0 1 0 3 Wagtail Athletic .........1 0 1 0 0 1 Stoke ..........................2 0 1 1 -2 1 Castle Cary .................2 0 0 2 -4 0 Martock United ..........2 0 0 2 -8 0 DIVISION ONE Barwick & Stoford 1, Manor Athletic 3. Bradford Abbas 4, Charlton United 1. Pen Mill Athletic 7, Brhoden United 4. P W D L GD Pts Bradford Abbas .........2 2 0 0 8 6 Manor Athletic ...........2 2 0 0 3 6 Pen Mill Athletic ........2 1 1 0 3 4 Brhoden United ..........3 1 1 1 0 4 Charlton United ..........2 1 0 1 2 3 Keinton Park Rgs .......2 1 0 1 0 3 Milborne Port .............2 1 0 1 -1 3 Ashcott........................2 1 0 1 -3 3 Odcombe ....................2 0 2 0 0 2 Barwick & Stoford .....3 0 0 3 -6 0 Bruton United .............2 0 0 2 -6 0 DIVISION TWO Bruton United 2, Langport & Huish 1. Huish AFC 5, Wyndham Athletic 2. Keinton Park Rgs 0, Odcombe 2. Pen Mill 3, Milborne Port 1. Stoke 3, Crewkerne Rangers Colts 4. P W D L GD Pts Crewkerne Rangers ...3 3 0 0 13 9 Pen Mill Reserves ......3 3 0 0 7 9 Langport & Huish .......3 2 0 1 10 6 Martock United ..........2 2 0 0 6 6 Keinton Park Rgs .......2 1 0 1 -1 3 Wyndham Athletic .....3 1 0 2 -3 3 Huish AFC ...................2 1 0 1 -4 3 Bruton United .............2 1 0 1 -10 3 Stoke Reserves ..........3 0 0 3 -4 0 Milborne Port..............2 0 0 2 -6 0 Odcombe.....................3 0 0 3 -8 0
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DIVISION ONE Ash Rangers 3, North Petherton 2. Bishops Lydeard 1, Middlezoy Rovers 1. Bridgwater Sports 0, Alcombe Rovers 2. Milverton Rangers 1, Wembdon 1. Westonzoyland 3, Porlock 0. P W D L GD Pts Westonzoyland ...........2 1 1 0 3 4 Bishops Lydeard.........2 1 1 0 1 4 Bridgwater Sports .....2 1 0 1 2 3 Woolavington..............1 1 0 0 2 3 Alcombe Rovers ........1 1 0 0 2 3 Ash Rangers ...............2 1 0 1 -3 3 Creech Cougars .........1 0 1 0 0 1 Middlezoy Rovers.......1 0 1 0 0 1 Wembdon....................1 0 1 0 0 1 Milverton Rangers......2 0 1 1 -1 1 Morganians.................0 0 0 0 0 0 North Petherton ..........1 0 0 1 -1 0 Porlock........................2 0 0 2 -5 0 DIVISION TWO Butlins 3, Dulverton Town 0. Galmington 4, Minehead AFC 0. Stogursey 3, Bridgwater Sports 3. P W D L GD Pts Galmington ...............3 3 0 0 7 9 Butlins Saturday ........3 2 0 1 5 6 Redgate .....................1 1 0 0 2 3 Minehead AFC ...........2 1 0 1 -1 3 Dulverton Town ........2 1 0 1 -2 3 Bridgwater G’hoppers ..1 0 1 0 0 1 Bridgwater Sports......2 0 1 1 -1 1 Norton Fitzwarren ....2 0 1 1 -1 1 Stogursey ..................2 0 1 1 -2 1 Porlock .......................0 0 0 0 0 0 Staplegrove ................0 0 0 0 0 0 White Eagles ..............1 0 0 1 -3 0 Watchet Town ............1 0 0 1 -4 0 DIVISION THREE FC Castlemoat 7, Norton Fitzwarren 2. Hamilton Athletic Foxes 1, North Curry 8. Middlezoy Rovers Ath 2, Bridgwater Sp 0. SC Somerset v Berrow & H’bridge, post. Wembdon v North Petherton, post. Wyvern United 3, Nether Stowey Tigers 2. P W D L GD Pts FC Castlemoat ............2 2 0 0 14 6 North Curry)................2 2 0 0 12 6 Bridgwater Sports......2 1 0 1 4 3 Sydenham Rangers....1 1 0 0 2 3 Middlezoy Rov Ath ....1 1 0 0 2 3 Wyvern United ............2 1 0 1 -3 3 Exmoor Rangers ........0 0 0 0 0 0 Morganians ................0 0 0 0 0 0 North Petherton .........0 0 0 0 0 0 SC Somerset Lions ....0 0 0 0 0 0 Wembdon Reserves ..0 0 0 0 0 0 Nether Stowey Tigers ...2 0 0 2 -3 0 Norton Fitzwarren .....1 0 0 1 -5 0 Hamilton Ath Foxes ...1 0 0 1 -8 0 Berrow & Highbridge .2 0 0 2 -15 0 u
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WILTSHIRE SENIOR Bassett Bulldogs 0, Ludgershall Sports 4. Corsham Town 4, Wroughton 4. Cricklade Town 4, Bremhill 1. Devizes Town 2, Marlborough Town 1. Kintbury Rangers , Bremhill FC . Malmesbury Vic 1, Pewsey Vale 2.
Purton 1, Trowbridge Town 0. Royal Wootton Bassett 3, Melksham Town 5. P W D L GD Pts Cricklade Town...........9 7 1 1 21 22 Wroughton ..................9 6 1 2 14 19 Kintbury Rangers ......7 6 0 1 23 18 Melksham Town.........7 6 0 1 17 18 Shrewton Utd..............9 5 1 3 11 16 R Wootton Bassett .....9 5 0 4 3 15 Westbury Utd .............8 4 2 2 7 14 Corsham Town............7 3 2 2 0 11 Ludgershall Sports ....7 3 2 2 -7 11 Purton FC ...................7 3 1 3 -4 10 Pewsey Vale ...............8 2 3 3 -6 9 Trowbridge Town........9 2 2 5 -2 8 Devizes Town .............7 2 2 3 -10 8 Marlborough Town ....7 1 2 4 -9 5 Malmesbury Victoria .8 1 0 7 -21 3 Bassett Bulldogs ........8 1 0 7 -27 3 Bremhill.......................8 0 1 7 -10 1 u
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TROWBRIDGE WINDOWS AND CONSERVATORIES TROWBRIDGE AND DISTRICT DIVISION ONE Hilperton United 5, Calne Eagles 3. Luxol St Andrews 0, Melksham Town 0. Stockton & Codford 1, Freshford United 0. Trowbridge Town 1, Warminster Town 0. Westbury United 0, Three Daggers 8. P W D L GD Pts Three Daggers ............3 3 0 0 18 9 Stockton & Codford ...3 3 0 0 12 9 Luxol St Andrews ......2 2 0 0 11 7 Hilperton United .........2 1 1 0 2 4 Semington Magpies ..2 1 0 1 1 3 Freshford United ........2 1 0 1 1 3 Warminster Town ......3 1 0 2 -7 3 Trowbridge Town .......3 1 0 2 -8 3 Melksham Town ........2 0 1 1 -2 2 Calne Eagles ..............3 0 0 3 -12 0 Westbury United ........3 0 0 3 -16 0 DIVISION TWO Holt 4, Greyhound 0. Melksham Town 2, Heytesbury 2. South Newton & Wishford 1, Aces 2. Trowbridge Wanderers 8, Warminster Tn 0. P W D L GD Pts Melksham Town ........3 2 1 0 5 7 Zeals............................2 2 0 0 17 6 Holt ..............................2 2 0 0 5 6 Heytesbury .................3 1 1 1 1 4 Trowbridge Wdrs........2 1 0 1 6 3 Aces.............................3 1 0 2 -4 3 Greyhound .................3 1 0 2 -4 3 The Stiffs ....................2 1 0 1 -7 3 Trowbridge Town .......0 0 0 0 0 0 Warminster Town ......2 0 0 2 -9 0 S Newton & Wishford.2 0 0 2 -10 0 u
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DORSET PREMIER Blandford United 1, Westland Soprts 3. Gillingham Town 3, Wareham Rangers 1. Hamworthy Rec 5, Balti Sports 3. Holt United 3, Merley Cobham Sp 0. Mere Town 4, Sherborne Town 1. Milborne Port 1, Hamworthy United 4. Parley Sports 2, Shaftesbury Tn 0. Sturm Newton Utd 1, Dorchester Sp 6. Swanage Town 4, Bridport 1. P W D L GD Swanage Town & H ....8 7 0 1 18 Balti Sports ................9 6 2 1 19 Dorchester Sports .....8 6 1 1 18 Hamworthy Rec..........8 6 0 2 8 Gillingham Town ........8 5 2 1 14 Mere Town .................8 5 2 1 11 Merley Cobham Sp ....8 5 0 3 16 Westland Sports ........7 4 2 1 12 Holt United .................6 3 2 1 8 Sturminster Newton...9 3 1 5 -12 Hamworthy United .....8 2 3 3 -5 Parley Sports .............8 2 2 4 -7 Shaftesbury Town ......8 2 1 5 -3 Wareham Rangers .....7 2 0 5 -8 Blandford United .......7 2 0 5 -11 Bridport Reserves .....8 1 0 7 -13 Milborne Port .............7 0 0 7 -29 Sherborne Town ........8 0 0 8 -36 u
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Marnhull 2, Broadstone 5. Okeford United 2, Chickerell United 2. Portland Town 2, Sturm Marshall 1. Shaftesbury Tn 5, Sturm Newton Utd 1. Wimborne Phoenix 12, Gillingham Tn 0. P W D L GD Pts Wimborne Phoenix ....3 3 0 0 23 9 Broadmayne ...............3 2 1 0 10 7 Portesham United.......3 2 1 0 7 7 Portland Town ............3 2 1 0 2 7 Sturminster Marshall.3 1 1 1 5 4 Shaftesbury Tn Colts..2 1 1 0 4 4 Broadstone ................2 1 0 1 2 3 Chickerell United .......3 0 3 0 0 3 Maiden Newton & C ...2 1 0 1 -5 3 Okeford United............1 0 1 0 0 1 Piddlehinton United ...3 0 1 2 -7 1 Marnhull......................2 0 0 2 -7 0 Sturminster Newton ..3 0 0 3 -14 0 Gillingham Town ........3 0 0 3 -20 0 DIVISION THREE BC Sports 2, Pimperne Sports 10. Bridport 5, Corfe Castle 0. Donhead United 4, AFC Blandford 2. Handley Sports 3, Gill Dons 3. Portland Town 3, Verwood AS 6. South Cheriton Utd 3, Bere Regis 1. WImborne Phoenix 4, Wool Utd 1. P W D L GD Pts Wimborne Phoenix ....3 3 0 0 5 9 Gill Dons......................3 2 1 0 12 7 Bridport.......................2 2 0 0 7 6 AFC Blandford.............3 2 0 1 5 6 South Cheriton Utd ....2 2 0 0 3 6 Donhead United .........3 2 0 1 2 6 Bere Regis...................3 2 0 1 2 6 Pimperne Sports ........3 1 0 2 -1 3 Corfe Castle ...............2 1 0 1 -2 3 Verwood All Stars ......3 1 0 2 -3 3 Handley Sports ...........2 0 1 1 -3 1 Wool United ................3 0 0 3 -5 0 Portland Town.............3 0 0 3 -10 0 BC Sports ....................3 0 0 3 -12 0 DIVISION FOUR Piddlehinton Utd 0, Corfe Mullen 1. Portesham Utd 2, Lytchett & Upton 2. Portland Town 1, Redlands Rebels 3. Portland Utd 5, Crossways S’fires 4. Puddletown 2, Chickerell Utd 1. Verwood AS 5, Tisbury United 1. Wool & Winfrith 6, Shillingstone 4. P W D L GD Pts Verwood All Stars.......3 3 0 0 9 9 Portland U Panthers ..3 2 1 0 3 7 Corfe Mullen United ..3 2 1 0 3 7 Piddlehinton United ...3 2 0 1 7 6 Puddletown.................3 2 0 1 4 6 Tisbury United ...........3 2 0 1 0 6 Portesham United ......3 1 1 1 0 4 Crossways Spitfires ...3 1 0 2 2 3 Wool and Winfrith.......3 1 0 2 -2 3 Redlands Rebels ........3 1 0 2 -8 3 Shillingstone...............3 0 2 1 -2 2 Lytchett & Upton RT ..3 0 2 1 -3 2 Portland Town ............3 0 1 2 -4 1 Chickerell United........3 0 0 3 -9 0 u
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PERRY STREET AND DISTRICT PREMIER Netherbuy 0, South Petherton 3. Shepton Beauchamp 8, Pymore 1. Winsham 0, Merriott Rovers 2. P W D L GD Shepton Beauchamp..2 2 0 0 12 South Petherton .........2 2 0 0 6 Winsham ....................3 2 0 1 4 W&M Chinnock ..........1 1 0 0 4 Merriott Rovers ..........1 1 0 0 2 Barrington ..................0 0 0 0 0 Misterton ....................1 0 0 1 -3 Combe.........................1 0 0 1 -3 Chard Utd....................1 0 0 1 -4 Netherbury .................2 0 0 2 -8 Pymore .......................2 0 0 2 -10 DIVISION ONE Halstock 3, Ilminster Colts 0. P W D L GD Halstock .....................3 3 0 0 12 Uplyme .......................1 1 0 0 3 Shepton.......................2 1 0 1 1 Hawkchurch ..............1 1 0 0 1 Waytown Hounds ......1 1 0 0 1 Forton Rangers ..........1 1 0 0 1 Chard Rangers ...........2 0 0 2 -3 Ilminster Colts ...........1 0 0 1 -3 Drimpton ....................1 0 0 1 -4 Perry Street ................2 0 0 2 -4 Farway United ............1 0 0 1 -5 DIVISION TWO Chard Utd 1, Misterton 2. Charmouth 4, Winsham 3. Kingsbury 1, Dowlish & Donyatt 4. Thorncombe 2, Crewkerne Rangers 2. P W D L GD Charmouth .................3 3 0 0 6 Thorncombe ...............3 2 1 0 5 Misterton ....................3 2 0 1 1 Crewkerne Rangers ..2 1 1 0 1 Chard Utd....................3 1 0 2 4 Forton Rangers ..........1 1 0 0 3 Dowlish & Donyatt ....2 1 0 1 1 South Petherton .........2 0 0 2 -2 Combe.........................1 0 0 1 -3 Kingsbury ...................1 0 0 1 -3 Winsham.....................3 0 0 3 -13 DIVISION THREE Chard United AS 4, Ilminster Town 1. Donyatt United 5, Farway 2. Lyme Rovers 4, Netherbury 0. P W D L GD Crewkerne Rangers ...2 2 0 0 6 Merriott Dynamos .....2 2 0 0 4 Donyatt United ...........3 2 0 1 1 Chard Rangers ...........2 1 0 1 3 Lyme Rovers ..............2 1 0 1 2 Ilminster Town............2 1 0 1 -1 Thorncombe ...............2 1 0 1 -1 Chard United AS ........3 1 0 2 -2 Netherbury .................2 0 0 2 -5 Farway ........................2 0 0 2 -7
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FIREWATCH DEVON SENIOR CUP FIRST ROUND Alphington 4, Royal Oak 4. (Alphington win 5-3 on penalties) Appledore w/o v Beesands Rovers. Axminster Town 1, Totnes & Dartington 3. Axmouth United 2, Pinhoe 1. Beer Albion 3, Priory 2. Bishopsteignton Utd 10, Budleigh Salt’ 0. Chudleigh Athletic 10 ,Winkleigh 0. Clyst Valley 0, Colyton 2. Countess Wear Dynamoes 1, Dawlish 7. Crediton United 3, Pilton Academicals 4. Georgeham & Croyde 6, Newtown 2. Halwill v Otterton, post. High Bickington 3, Starcross Generals 2. Hookhills United 8, St Martins 1. Liverton United 2, Newton Abbot 66 1. Lympstone 2, Stoke Gabriel 5. Millbridge 1, Tedburn St Mary 9. Newton Abbot Spurs 7, Teignmouth 1. Newton United 1, SB Frankfort 4. North Tawton 1, Heavitree United 6. Sidmouth Town v Whipton & Pinhoe, post. Thorverton 6 Honiton Town 0. Winchester 1 Lapford 6. u
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AS PAVING DEVON INTERMEDIATE CUP FIRST ROUND Appledore 0, Cheriton Fitzpaine 3. Axminster Town 2, Hartland Clovelly 3. Bickleigh 5, Woodford 2. Bideford Comm’ v Newton Poppleford, post. Bradworthy v Kentisbeare, post. Braunton 1, Westexe Park Rangers 2. Buckfastleigh Rgs, 1 K’bridge & K’ton Utd 2. Central 6, Amory Green Rovers 0. (Abandoned at half time) Culm United 3, Broadhempston United 1. Dartmouth 5, Meadowbank Athletic 4. Dittisham United 1, Hooe Rovers 3. Drake 4, Devonport 1. East Budleigh 3, Millwey Rise 8. Exmouth Spartans 4, Holsworthy 1. Exwick Village 14, Ashwater 0. Georgeham & Croyde 2, Dunkeswell Rov 3. Harbertonford 2, Bishopsteignton United 0. Hawkchurch 1, Elmore 4. Hemyock 4, Newton Rovers 1. Horrabridge Rovers 1, Lapford 3, aet. Ipplepen Athletic 0, Friary Vaults 3. Islington Villa 1, Newton Abbot 66 8. Kitto 1, Barnstaple 4. Lakeside Athletic 9, HT Dons 4. Lamerton Community 5, SB Frankfort 1. Offwell Rangers 0, Farway United 6. Okehampton Argyle 1, Barton Athletic 2. Park Rangers 3, Woolsery 2, aet. Sandford 5, Hatherleigh Town 8. Seaton Town 2, Thorverton 5, aet. Sidmouth Town 4, Tedburn St Mary 3. Stoke Fleming & Strete 5, Shebbear Utd 2. Tavistock Rovers 3, St Martins 1. Team Carpy w/o v Combe Martin. Teign Village 3, Kenn Valley United 1. Torrington 6, Chagford 0. Upottery 1, Belgrave 2. Victoria Park Rangers 2, Torbay Police 1. Watts Blake Bearne 1, Exeter United 6. Willand XI 4, South Molton 0. Witheridge 6, Haxton Rangers 5. u
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MACRON DEVON AND EXETER PREMIER Cronies 1, Newtown 1. Elmore 9, Clyst Valley 0. Heavitree United 3, Upottery 4. Newton St Cyres 3, Beer Albion 3. P W D L Elmore.........................5 5 0 0 Exmouth Town............5 4 0 1 Okehampton Argyle ..4 4 0 0 Newtown ....................5 2 2 1 Exwick Villa ...............4 2 1 1 Beer Albion .................5 2 1 2 Witheridge .................4 2 0 2 Newton St Cyres ........6 1 2 3 Cronies........................2 1 1 0 Heavitree United ........5 1 1 3 Feniton ........................4 1 1 2 Upottery ......................4 1 1 2 Clyst Valley ...............5 1 0 4 Seaton Town ...............3 0 2 1 Hatherleigh Town .......2 0 0 2 Topsham Town ..........3 0 0 3 DIVISION ONE Chagford 3, Cullompton Rangers 3. Perry Street & Yon 6, Bickleigh 2. P W D L Lyme Regis .................4 3 1 0 Cullompton Rangers ..3 2 1 0 Lapford........................3 2 0 1 Chard Towns ..............3 2 0 1 Colyton ........................2 1 1 0 Chagford .....................3 1 1 1 Perry Street & YH........2 1 0 1 Bickleigh.....................2 1 0 1 Alphington ..................4 1 0 3 Wellington ..................3 0 1 2 Heavitree United ........2 0 1 1 University of Exeter ...0 0 0 0 Sidmouth Town...........2 0 0 2 Dawlish United ..........1 0 0 1
GD 24 7 7 11 2 -4 0 -5 3 1 -4 -7 -18 -5 -2 -10
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DIVISION TWO Bow AAC 1, Uplowman Ath 1. Kentisbeare 4, Bampton 3. P W D L GD Bow AAC ....................4 2 2 0 6 Bampton .....................3 2 0 1 6 Honiton Town..............3 2 0 1 5 Woodbury....................3 2 0 1 3 Dawlish .......................2 2 0 0 3 Kentisbeare.................3 2 0 1 -1 Uplowman Athletic.....3 1 1 1 1 Thorverton ..................2 1 0 1 -1 Newtown.....................3 1 0 2 -2 Axminster Town ........3 1 0 2 -5 Halwill ........................2 0 1 1 -2 University of Exeter ...0 0 0 0 0 Axmouth United .........1 0 0 1 -1 Newton Poppleford ...2 0 0 2 -6 East Budleigh..............2 0 0 2 -6 DIVISION THREE Ottery St Mary v Sandford, post. P W D L GD Crediton United ..........4 4 0 0 28 Priory...........................4 3 0 1 0 Budleigh Salterton ....4 2 0 2 -12 Tipton St John ...........2 1 1 0 2 Countess Wear Dyn....3 1 1 1 1 Sandford .....................2 1 0 1 1 Lympstone .................3 1 0 2 -2 Pinhoe .........................3 1 0 2 -6 Clyst Valley ................1 0 1 0 0 Ottery St Mary AFC.....2 0 1 1 -2 University of Exeter ...0 0 0 0 0 Royal Oak....................1 0 0 1 -2 Otterton .......................2 0 0 2 -3 Tedburn St Mary.........1 0 0 1 -5 DIVISION FOUR Sampford Peverell 2, Feniton 0. P W D L GD Sampford Peverell .....3 2 1 0 5 Newton St Cyres ........2 2 0 0 8 North Tawton .............2 1 1 0 2 Winkleigh....................1 1 0 0 3 Whipton & Pinhoe ......1 1 0 0 3 Alphington ................2 1 0 1 2 Teignmouth.................2 1 0 1 -1 Starcross Generals.....3 1 0 2 -6 Feniton ........................4 0 2 2 -5 University of Exeter....0 0 0 0 0 Winchester..................1 0 0 1 -2 Beer Albion .................1 0 0 1 -3 St Martins ...................2 0 0 2 -6 DIVISION FIVE Ilminster Town 0, Lyme Regis 0. P W D L GD Lyme Regis .................4 3 1 0 6 Ilminster Town ...........3 1 2 0 3 Hemyock.....................4 1 2 1 1 Central ........................2 1 1 0 1 Halwill .........................3 1 1 1 0 Millwey Rise ...............2 1 0 1 4 Elmore ........................1 1 0 0 4 Culm United ...............3 1 0 2 2 Awliscombe ...............3 1 0 2 -6 Black Swan Town ......1 0 1 0 0 Dunkeswell Rovers ....0 0 0 0 0 Offwell Rangers..........1 0 0 1 -3 Exwick Village ...........1 0 0 1 -4 Westexe Park Rgs .....2 0 0 2 -8 DIVISION SIX Cranbrook 4, Wellington 2. P W D L GD Bravehearts ................3 2 1 0 27 Wellington...................3 2 0 1 6 Queens Head...............2 2 0 0 5 Cheriton Fitzpaine ......3 1 1 1 4 Cranbrook ..................3 1 1 1 -1 Upottery ......................1 1 0 0 4 Exmouth Spartans .....1 1 0 0 3 Bickleigh.....................1 1 0 0 2 Sidmouth Town...........1 1 0 0 1 Seaton Town ...............3 0 1 2 -6 Silverton......................2 0 0 2 -6 Bampton .....................1 0 0 1 -7 Hatherleigh Town ......2 0 0 2 -10 Axminster Town .........2 0 0 2 -22 DIVISION SEVEN Spreyton 2, Colyton 2. P W D L GD Spreyton......................5 4 1 0 14 Lapford........................3 2 0 1 2 Colyton .......................4 1 3 0 1 St Martins ...................3 1 1 1 3 HT Dons.......................2 1 1 0 1 Amory Green Rovers..2 1 0 1 1 Newton Poppleford ...2 1 0 1 0 Witheridge .................2 1 0 1 0 Willand XI....................3 1 0 2 -2 Chagford .....................2 1 0 1 -2 Exeter United ..............1 0 1 0 0 Bradninch Town ........3 0 1 2 -4 Kentisbeare.................1 0 0 1 -1 Kenn Valley United ....3 0 0 3 -13 DIVISION EIGHT Amory Green Rov 2, Central 3. Bradninch Villa v Millwey Rise, post. Cheriton Fitzpaine 4, Culm United 2. Otterton 3, Sidmouth Town 2. P W D L GD Honiton Town..............2 2 0 0 4 Otterton .......................3 2 0 1 3 Cheriton Fitzpaine .....2 2 0 0 3 Sidmouth Town...........3 2 0 1 1 East Budleigh .............2 1 1 0 8 Tedburn St Mary ........3 1 1 1 3 Amory Green Rovers..4 1 1 2 -6 Okehampton Argyle ...2 1 0 1 5 Thorverton ..................2 1 0 1 0 Culm United ................2 1 0 1 0 Central.........................3 1 0 2 -3 Pinhoe .........................3 0 1 2 -2 Millwey Rise ..............2 0 1 1 -3 Bradninch Villa ..........2 0 1 1 -8 Sandford .....................1 0 0 1 -5 EAST DEVON SENIOR CUP Lyme Regis 3, Feniton 2. u
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Boca Seniors 5, Landkey Town 1. Torridgeside 5, Hartland Clovelly 1. All other matches postponed P W D L GD Pts North Molton SC .........7 6 0 1 17 18 Ilfracombe Town ........6 5 0 1 13 15 Torridgeside ...............7 4 1 2 10 13 Boca Seniors ..............6 4 0 2 25 12 Braunton ....................5 4 0 1 14 12 Park United ................5 4 0 1 10 12 Torrington ..................7 3 1 3 8 10 Hartland Clovelly .......5 3 1 1 3 10 Fremington ................5 3 0 2 -2 9 Bradworthy ................5 2 1 2 -7 7 Shamwickshire Rov...4 2 0 2 2 6 Landkey Town ...........7 1 2 4 -10 5 Shebbear United ........6 0 0 6 -15 0 Bideford Community..7 0 0 7 -25 0 Barnstaple ..................6 0 0 6 -43 0 SENIOR Chittlehampton 6, Northam Lions 1. Merton 0, Ilfracombe Town 10. Stratton Utd 2, Shamwickshire Rovers 9. P W D L GD Pts Shamwickshire Rov...7 6 0 1 29 18 Chittlehampton ..........6 6 0 0 23 18 Ilfracombe Town.........9 5 2 2 14 17 Pilton Academicals ...6 4 1 1 24 13 Appledore ...................5 4 0 1 16 12 Northam Lions ...........7 4 0 3 6 12 Merton ........................7 4 0 3 -13 12 Fremington .................6 3 0 3 6 9 Chivenor .....................3 2 1 0 13 7 Stratton United ..........5 2 1 2 -6 7 Putford .......................7 2 0 5 -23 6 Kilkhampton ..............6 1 1 4 -9 4 Braunton ....................4 1 0 3 1 3 Georgeham & Croyde.5 0 1 4 -17 1 Combe Martin ............7 0 1 6 -25 1 High Bickington .........6 0 0 6 -39 0 INTERMEDIATE ONE Northam Lions v North Molton, post. P W D L GD Pts Bideford Community..6 6 0 0 18 18 North Molton SC .........5 4 0 1 14 12 Torrington ..................4 4 0 0 8 12 Holsworthy .................6 3 1 2 7 10 Haxton Rangers .........6 3 1 2 5 10 Morwenstow...............6 3 0 3 -2 9 Bridgerule ..................6 2 2 2 7 8 South Molton .............6 2 2 2 6 8 Hartland Clovelly ........5 2 0 3 -12 6 Equalizers ..................6 2 0 4 -14 6 Appledore Lions ........5 1 2 2 -3 5 Braunton .....................6 1 1 4 0 4 Northam Lions ...........4 1 0 3 -9 3 Lynton & Lynmouth ...5 1 0 4 -16 3 Barnstaple ..................4 0 1 3 -9 1 INTERMEDIATE TWO Hartland Clovelly v Bideford Comm’, post . P W D L GD Pts Bideford Comm Spurs...5 4 0 1 27 12 Appledore....................4 4 0 0 14 12 Braunton .....................6 4 0 2 10 12 Bridgerule ...................7 3 1 3 1 10 Woolacombe ..............6 3 1 2 1 10 Woolsery ....................5 3 0 2 3 9 Hartland Clovelly .......4 3 0 1 1 9 Torridgeside................7 3 0 4 -3 9 Shebbear United.........6 2 1 3 6 7 Park Rangers .............6 2 1 3 1 7 Georgeham & Croyde.7 2 1 4 -21 7 Bradworthy ................5 2 0 3 -3 6 Combe Martin.............5 1 1 3 -5 4 Eastside.......................3 1 0 2 -12 3 Ashwater ....................4 0 0 4 -20 0 u
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WBW SOLICITORS SOUTH DEVON PREMIER East Allington , Brixham AFC . Kingskerswell & C 8, Loddiswell Ath 3. Kingsteignton Ath 3, Buckland Athletic 2. Paignton Villa 3, Dartmouth 1. Upton Athletic 1, Ashburton 1. Waldon Athletic 3, Ivybridge Town 0. Watcombe Wanderers 10, Roselands 1. P W D L GD Watcombe Wdrs ........3 3 0 0 16 Waldon Athletic .........3 3 0 0 9 Ashburton Association..3 2 1 0 2 Kingskerswell & Ch....2 2 0 0 7 Buckland Athletic.......3 2 0 1 5 Loddiswell Athletic.....4 2 0 2 -3 Upton Athletic.............3 1 1 1 -4 East Allington United..1 1 0 0 1 Kingsteignton Ath.......2 1 0 1 0 Paignton Villa..............3 1 0 2 -5 Brixham AFC...............2 0 0 2 -2 Ivybridge Town ..........3 0 0 3 -6 Dartmouth...................3 0 0 3 -8 Roselands ..................3 0 0 3 -12 DIVISION ONE Buckland Athletic 1, Harbertonford 3. Watcombe Wdrs 2, Salcombe Town 7. P W D L GD Harbertonford.............4 3 1 0 12 Chudleigh Athletic .....3 2 1 0 4 Salcombe Town..........3 2 0 1 6 Totnes & Dartington ..2 2 0 0 5 Paignton Saints ..........2 2 0 0 2 Buckland Athletic.......3 1 1 1 -1 Bab’combe Corinthians 2 0 1 1 -2 Watcombe Wdrs ........2 0 1 1 -5 Ipplepen Athletic ........2 0 1 1 -7 Stoke Gabriel ............1 0 0 1 -2 Newton Abbot 66........2 0 0 2 -3 Beesands Rovers........2 0 0 2 -4 Newton Abbot Spurs .2 0 0 2 -5 DIVISION TWO Broadmeadow 3, Riviera Utd 6. P W D L GD Bishopsteignton Utd...2 2 0 0 9 Liverton United ..........2 2 0 0 8 Bovey Tracey ..............1 1 0 0 6 Torbay Police ..............1 1 0 0 4 Broadmeadowt ..........2 1 0 1 0 Riviera United ............2 1 0 1 -1 Kingskerswell & Ch ...0 0 0 0 0 Hookhills United .........2 0 0 2 -2 Buckfastleigh Rgs .....1 0 0 1 -3 Kingsteignton Ath.......1 0 0 1 -6 Newton United............2 0 0 2 -15
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DIVISION THREE Ashburton Association 2, Waldon Athletic 3. P W D L GD Pts Harbertonford.............3 3 0 0 5 9 Ashburton Association .3 2 0 1 4 6 Barton Athletic ...........2 1 1 0 3 4 Roselands ...................2 1 1 0 2 4 Meadowbrook Ath......2 1 0 1 3 3 Ipplepen Athletic .......2 1 0 1 2 3 Waldon Athletic ..........3 1 0 2 -2 3 Chudleigh Athletic .....3 1 0 2 -2 3 Upton Athletic.............2 1 0 1 -4 3 Dartmouth...................2 0 1 1 -2 1 Abbotskerswell .........2 0 1 1 -4 1 Teign Village ...............2 0 0 2 -5 0 DIVISION FIVE Barton Athletic 5, Newton United 0. Chudleigh Ath 1, Brixham AFC 2. P W D L GD Pts Barton Athletic ...........3 3 0 0 14 9 Brixham AFC...............3 3 0 0 10 9 Watts Blake Bearne ...2 2 0 0 4 6 Watcombe Wdrs.........2 1 1 0 1 4 Ilsington Villa..............2 1 0 1 0 3 Stoke Fleming & St’ ...2 0 1 1 -2 1 Malborough United ....0 0 0 0 0 0 Newton Rovers ...........1 0 0 1 -2 0 Broadhempston Utd ..2 0 0 2 -3 0 Chudleigh Athletic......2 0 0 2 -4 0 Paignton Saints ..........1 0 0 1 -6 0 Newton United ...........2 0 0 2 -12 0 u
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SWAZ TEAMWEAR PLYMOUTH AND WEST DEVON PREMIER Mount Gould 2, The Windmill 2. Plympton Athletic 5, Morley Rangers 1. Tavistock Comm’ v Saltram Athletic, post. The Navy Inn 6, Plymouth Hope 0. Uni of Plymouth 1, Chaddlewood Miners 1. P W D L GD Pts The Windmill...............7 6 1 0 20 19 Plympton Athletic ......6 5 0 1 17 15 Mount Gould ...............6 3 3 0 12 12 Chaddlewood Miners.6 2 1 3 1 7 Saltram Athletic .........6 2 1 3 -1 7 The Navy Inn...............3 2 0 1 8 6 Plymouth Hope ...........7 2 0 5 -13 6 Morley Rangers .........7 2 0 5 -17 6 Uni of Plymouth..........1 0 1 0 0 1 Millbridge....................3 0 1 2 -4 1 Tavistock Comm’ .......4 0 0 4 -23 0 MARSHALL MOTORS SW PREMIER CUP SECOND ROUND Maristow 9, Millbridge 1. FIRST ROUND Torpoint Athletic 1, Central Park Rangers 5. u
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MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU EAST CORNWALL PREMIER PREMIER Bere Alston Utd 0, Saltash Utd 1. Pensilva 2, Tavistock 4. Polperro 5, Launceston 1. St Austell 2, Plymouth Parkway 0. St Blazey 0, Plymstock Utd 4. Torpoint Athletic 6, St Stephens 0. P W D L GD Torpoint Athletic ........7 6 1 0 27 St Austell ....................7 6 0 1 13 Saltash United ...........7 5 2 0 12 Polperro ......................7 4 1 2 15 Plymouth Parkway ....6 3 0 3 6 Plymstock United ......6 2 3 1 5 Liskeard Athletic .......6 2 2 2 -2 Bere Alston United ....4 2 1 1 15 Tavistock ....................3 2 1 0 4 Callington Town .........6 2 1 3 0 Launceston ................6 1 3 2 -5 Looe Town ..................4 1 0 3 -6 Pensilva ......................9 0 2 7 -32 St Blazey .....................7 0 1 6 -37 St Stephens Borough .5 0 0 5 -15 DIVISION ONE Millbrook 6, Lanreath 3. St Minver 3, Mevagissey 2. All other matches postponed P W D L GD Wadebridge Town ......6 5 0 1 20 Lakeside Athletic .......5 4 0 1 8 Bude Town .................6 3 1 2 0 Lanreath .....................6 3 0 3 6 Millbrook ....................5 3 0 2 -1 Morwenstow ..............5 2 1 2 3 Padstow United .........2 2 0 0 7 Elburton Villa .............4 2 0 2 2 St Minver ....................4 2 0 2 -1 Mevagissey ................3 1 0 2 -1 Roche .........................3 1 0 2 -4 St Teath ......................6 1 0 5 -21 Newquay ....................5 0 0 5 -18 u
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LWC DRINKS COMBINATION Holmans 3, Penryn Athletic 5. Hayle , Perranporth . Helston Athletic 3, Carharrack 1. Illogan RBL 1, St Just 1. Mullion 1, Falmouth Town 5. Pendeen 5, Redruth United 0. Perranwell 2, Goonhavern 4. Porthleven 1, St Agnes 0.
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Football results, tables and fixtures RNAS Culdrose 0, St Ives Town 4. St Day 4, West Cornwall 2. P W D L Fal Town .....................8 8 0 0 St Day .......................10 7 2 1 Perranporth ................8 7 1 0 Pendeen .....................9 7 0 2 Carharrack .................9 6 1 2 Porthleven ................10 5 1 4 Perranwell...................7 5 0 2 St Ives Town ..............9 5 0 4 Penryn ........................9 3 3 3 Goonhavern ................9 4 0 5 Helston Athletic .........9 3 2 4 Illogan RBL..................9 3 1 5 West Cornwall ...........8 3 1 4 St Just ........................8 2 2 4 Hayle ...........................7 2 1 4 Mullion .......................9 2 1 6 St Agnes .....................8 2 0 6 Redruth United ...........8 1 0 7 RNAS Culdrose ...........4 0 0 4 Holmans .....................8 0 0 8 u
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JJ JONES AND SONS DUCHY LEAGUE PREMIER Biscovey 2, Foxhole Stars 3. Gerrans/Mawes 1, Torpoint Athletic 6. Lostwithiel v Sticker, post. St Mawgan 3, Veryan 2. St Stephen 6, North Petherwin 4. P W D L GD Foxhole Stars .............5 3 1 1 2 St Dennis ....................4 3 0 1 3 Sticker.........................4 2 1 1 4 St Mawgan .................4 2 1 1 1 St Stephen .................4 2 0 2 1 Biscovey .....................4 2 0 2 1 Veryan ........................4 2 0 2 1 Gerrans & St Mawes ..4 1 1 2 -5 Torpoint Athletic ........3 1 0 2 1 North Petherwin ........4 0 3 1 -2 * Lostwithiel ...............3 0 2 1 -2 Saltash United ..........3 0 1 2 -5 * Points adjusted DIVISION ONE Boscastle 8, Callington Town 0 North Hill 4, Gunnislake .2 Pelynt 1, St Newlyn East 17. All other matches postponed P W D L GD Boscastle ...................5 4 1 0 22 St Newlyn East ...........5 4 0 1 39 St Dominick ...............3 3 0 0 14 Queens Rangers ........3 3 0 0 11 AFC Bodmin ...............4 3 0 1 5 * Godolphin Atlantic...4 3 1 0 11 North Hill ....................4 2 0 2 4 Callington Town..........3 1 0 2 -12 St Merryn ...................1 0 0 1 -1 Gunnislake .................4 0 0 4 -15 Grampound ................3 0 0 3 -23 Holywell & Cubert ......4 0 0 4 -24 Pelynt .........................5 0 0 5 -31 * Points adjusted DIVISION TWO Altarnun v St Cleer, post. Calstock 1, Stoke Climsland 4. Gorran v St Minver, post. Saltash United 2, Pensilva 2. St Breward 1, St Columb Major 3. Tintagel 5, Lanivet Inn 0. P W D L GD Stoke Climsland ........3 3 0 0 10 St Breward .................5 3 0 2 2 St Columb Major ........4 2 1 1 -3 Altarnun .....................3 2 0 1 7 Tintagel ......................3 2 0 1 3 St Minver ....................2 1 1 0 3 Saltash United ...........3 1 1 1 0 Pensilva.......................4 1 1 2 -5 Gorran ........................1 1 0 0 3 St Cleer .......................2 1 0 1 3 Tregrehan Mills ..........1 1 0 0 3 Calstock .....................4 0 0 4 -12 Lanivet Inn .................5 0 0 5 -14
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Pts 13 12 9 9 9 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 9 9 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0
DIVISION THREE Delabole United 3, St Eval S’fires 6. Foxhole Stars v High Street, post. Lanreath 4, St Stephen 1. Mevagissey v Lifton, post. Rame Peninsula 1, Roche 5. P W D L GD Pts St Dennis.....................3 3 0 0 12 9 Lamerton Comm’........2 2 0 0 13 6 Lanreath......................3 2 0 1 3 6 Foxhole Stars .............3 2 0 1 2 6 Rame Peninsula..........3 2 0 1 -1 6 Lifton ..........................4 2 0 2 -7 6 Roche ..........................3 1 1 1 3 4 Dobwalls .....................3 1 1 1 0 4 St Stephen ..................2 1 0 1 1 3 St Eval Spitfires .........4 1 0 3 -4 3 High Street .................3 0 2 1 -10 2 Delabole United .........3 0 1 2 -5 1 Mevagissey.................4 0 1 3 -7 1 DIVISION FOUR Looe Town 3, Week St Mary 1. St Anns Chapel 0, Polperro 12. Tregony 5, Boscastle 3. All other matches postponed P W D L GD Pts Polperro.......................5 4 0 1 23 12 Southgate Seniors .....3 3 0 0 18 9 Tregony ......................4 3 0 1 9 9 Wadebridge Town.......4 2 1 1 6 7 Lostwithiel ..................4 2 1 1 0 7 St Kew.........................3 2 0 1 -2 6 North Petherwin ........3 1 1 1 -3 4 Boscastle ....................4 1 1 2 -7 4 Looe Town...................4 1 0 3 -5 3 Week St Mary ............3 1 0 2 -7 3 St Anns Chapel ..........4 1 0 3 -20 3 Liskeard Athletic3 ......0 2 1 -1 2 St Mawgan .................4 0 0 4 -11 0 u
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WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE PREMIER Helston Athletic 1, St Buryan 1. Mawnan 3, Halsetown 2. St Agnes 2, Lizard Argyle 1. St Keverne 1, St Day 7. Troon AFC 0, Chacewater 1. P W D L GD Wendron United .........6 6 0 0 19 St Agnes .....................5 5 0 0 12 Mawnan .....................6 5 0 1 6 Penryn Athletic ..........7 4 0 3 2 St Day..........................6 3 0 3 6 Lizard Argyle ..............5 2 1 2 5 Troon AFC ...................6 2 1 3 -7 Helston Athletic .........7 1 2 4 -3 Chacewater ................6 1 2 3 -7 Halsetown ..................5 1 1 3 -4 St Buryan ...................5 0 3 2 -3 Stithians .....................4 1 0 3 -4 St Keverne ..................6 1 0 5 -22 Camborne SoM ..........0 0 0 0 0 DIVISION ONE Lanner 2, Threemilestone 5. Mabe 0, Constantine 9. Mousehole 1, Rosudgeon 1. Penwith Exiles v RNAS Culdrose, post. Perranporth 3, Hayle 4. Trispen 1, Mawnan 5. P W D L GD Penwith Exiles ...........5 4 0 1 22 Hayle............................5 4 0 1 6 Mousehole .................6 3 2 1 11 Threemilestone ..........4 3 1 0 11 Perranporth ................6 3 1 2 8 Newlyn Non-Ath ........5 3 0 2 9 Mawnan ......................3 2 0 1 -1 Constantine ................2 1 1 0 9 Rosudgeon .................3 1 1 1 -2 Lanner ........................4 1 0 3 -5 Trispen ........................7 1 0 6 -31 RNAS Culdrose ..........2 0 0 2 -6 Mabe ..........................6 0 0 6 -31
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DIVISION TWO Falmouth Town v Frogpool & Cus, post. Gwinear Churchtown 1, Four Lanes 5. Illogan RBL 1, Storm 1. Newlyn Lions 2, Wendron United 5. Probus 4, Goonhavern Athletic 2. Redruth United 3, St Day 5. P W D L GD Newlyn Lions .............6 5 0 1 16 Probus ........................5 4 1 0 14 Illogan RBL..................5 3 2 0 7 Storm ..........................5 3 1 1 1 Wendron United .........4 3 0 1 12 Four Lanes .................4 3 0 1 6 Gwinear Ch’town .......5 2 0 3 -5 Frogpool & Cusgarne 2 1 1 0 3 St Day 3rds ................5 1 1 3 -5 Goonhavern Athletic ..4 0 2 2 -5 Falmouth Town...........5 0 1 4 -8 Mullion .......................3 0 1 2 -9 Redruth United ..........7 0 0 7 -27 DIVISION THREE Carharrack v Ludgvan, post. Frogpool & Cus 3, Falmouth DC 2. Holman SC 4, St Erme 0. Newlyn Non-Ath 4, New Inn Titans 5. St Buryan 0, Ruan Minor 4. St Just 2, St Agnes 4. West Cornwall 3, Rosudgeon 0. P W D L GD Frogpool & Cus’ .........5 5 0 0 18 New Inn Titans ...........5 4 0 1 12 Ruan Minor ................4 4 0 0 9 West Cornwall ...........5 3 0 2 7 St Agnes......................6 3 0 3 4 St Ives Mariners ........6 3 0 3 -3 Holman SC Reserves..3 2 0 1 7 Newlyn Non-Ath .........5 2 0 3 1 Ludgvan ......................4 2 0 2 -4 Falmouth DC ..............5 2 0 3 -5 Rosudgeon..................5 1 1 3 -3 St Buryan ....................4 1 1 2 -5 St Just .........................4 1 0 3 -6 Carharrack .................4 1 0 3 -14 St Erme .......................5 0 0 5 -18 DIVISION FOUR Constantine 2, Hayle 7. Goonhavern Athletic v Madron, post. Lizard Argyle 7, Probus 1. Praze-an-Bebble 4, Mousehole 2. Stithians 1, Perranwell 3. Wendron United 4, Troon AFC 3. P W D L GD Perranwell...................4 4 0 0 15 Penzance.....................3 3 0 0 20 Praze-an-Beeble .......2 2 0 0 3 Wendron United..........3 2 0 1 2 Mousehole ..................4 1 0 3 6 Hayle ...........................2 1 0 1 4 Lizard Argyle...............2 1 0 1 4 Stithians .....................2 1 0 1 1 Troon AFC....................3 1 0 2 -3 Probus.........................2 1 0 1 -4 Constantine ................4 1 0 3 -13 Goonhavern Athletic ..2 0 0 2 -5 Madron .......................3 0 0 3 -30
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Basketball PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES Bristol Flyers 78, Worcester Wolves 70. Leicester Riders v. Plymouth Raiders, post. Pts 15 13 11 10 9 9 6 4 4 2 1 1 0
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PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT CARD EUCHRE LEAGUE Parkway & Brookside Social Club P W D L PD Pts Parkway B ............3 2 0 1 10 6 Parkway A ............3 2 0 1 6 6 St Johnston ..........3 1 1 1 6 4 Keyham Barton ....3 1 1 1 4 4 Kings Tam A ........2 1 1 0 2 4 Kings Tam B ........2 1 1 0 2 4 Mainstone A..........2 1 1 0 2 4 Mainstone B..........3 1 1 1 -10 4 St Bud’x WMC ......3 1 0 2 0 3 St Bud’x CC ..........3 1 0 2 -14 3 Cattedown ............3 0 0 3 -8 0 martinheron@yahoo.co.uk
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Hockey ISCA II 2 LYDNEY 1 Pts 15 12 12 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 0
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(West Premier One) This was a very close game of some excellent passing hockey. Isca were strong from the off, putting away a scrappy goal in the first-half from Anna Mason, though Lydney levelled after the break. That didn’t stop Isca who bounced back well, putting plenty of pressure on the opposition, and managed to put away a wellworked short corner, scored by Anna Gabbitas. All in all it was an encouraging first game of the season, and an important three points against a tough side, with Emma Dalton the stand-out player.
ISCA V 1 TORBAY II 1 ((Petroc Two) Isca had a good game, with plenty of time on the ball. They had several opportunities which they did not capitalise on, but it was otherwise a positive start to the season. Sue Hutchings scored their goal, which was cancelled out by Torbay, though Toni Riley impressed for Isca.
FRIDAY PREMIER LEAGUE AFC Bournemouth 2, Brighton & HA 1.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE SOUTH WEST UNDER-18 Plymouth Argyle 5, Cheltenham Tn 0.
CARLSBERG SOUTH WEST PENINSULA WALTER C PARSONS CUP FIRST ROUND Callington Town v. Torpoint Athletic, post. (Now Tuesday; 7.30 pm) Falmouth Town 2, Helston Athletic 0.
INVEST SOUTH WEST TAUNTON SATURDAY SEWARD CUP FIRST ROUND Exmoor Rangers 1, Sydenham Rangers 11.
THURSDAY FA YOUTH CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Cirencester Tn 5, Oldland Abbots 2.
DENTMAGIC BRISTOL AND SUBURBAN PREMIER TWO Bromley Heath 1, Old Cothamians 2.
WEDNESDAY UHLSPORT HELLENIC PREMIER Brackley Tn 2, Abingdon United 2. Highworth Town 3, Tuffley Rovers 0. Longlevens 1, Fairford Town 1. Royal Wootton 1, Lydney Town 0.
TOOLSTATION WESTERN PREMIER Clevedon Town 2, Bridgwater Town 1. Hengrove Ath 4, Chipping S’bury Tn 1. Willand Rovers 11, Wellington 0. DIVISION ONE Chard Town 0, Welton Rovers 3.
SYDENHAMS WESSEX SYDENHAMS LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Alresford Town 1, Christchurch 0. East Cowes Victoria v Fawley, post. New Milton Tn 1, Laverstock & Ford 1. (Laverstock & F win 5-4 on pens) SECOND ROUND Weymouth v Hamworthy United, AW.
As part of the growing links between Weston-super-Mare’s two football clubs, Uphill Castle manager Anthony Askins presented Weston pitch hire manager Robert Flaskett with a bottle of champagne in gratitude for them being allowed to use pitch three at the Woodspring Stadium to host their Somerset Senior Cup first round tie against Ashton United PICTURE: PAUL KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
CARLSBERG SOUTH WEST PENINSULA PREMIER Plymouth Argyle 12, Stoke Gabriel 0. Tavistock 4, Exmouth Town 0. DIVISION ONE (WEST) Porthlevan 4, Penzance 2.
Railway Beacon’s under-15s who play in the Nash & Co Devon Junior and Minor League. Back row, left to right: Richard Lipinski (coach), Kieran Rich, Fabio Miranda, Elias Klockars, Adrian Ignac. Colbie Bryce, Josh Baker, Josh Jarvis, Jake Foster, Jamie Goucher and Chris King (manager); front: Connor Johnson, Elijah Foley, Jasper White, Owen King, Hal Freeman, Brodie Notman, Dan Chugg and Keegan Goodall GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA CHALLENGE TROPHY FIRST ROUND Roman Glass 4, Thornbury Town 3. Shortwood Utd 2, Cirencester Tn 5.
BRISTOL PREMIER COMBINATION PREMIER Longwell Green 0, Old Sodbury 2. P W D L Talbot Knowle Utd .....3 2 1 0 Olveston United .........2 2 0 0 Hallen .........................2 2 0 0 Totterdown United .....3 2 0 1 Lebeq FC ....................2 1 1 0 Shaftesbury Cru ........2 1 1 0 Winterbourne Utd ......2 1 0 1 Cribbs .........................2 1 0 1 Longwell Green...........2 0 1 1 Sea Mills Park ............3 0 1 2 AEK Boco.....................3 0 1 2 Old Sodbury ...............1 0 0 1 Highridge United ........1 0 0 1 Chipping Sodbury.......2 0 0 2
GD Pts 5 7 14 6 3 6 1 6 2 4 1 4 2 3 -1 3 -1 1 -4 1 -8 1 -1 0 -3 0 -10 0
INVEST SOUTH WEST TAUNTON SATURDAY LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT CUP FIRST ROUND Galmington 0, Bishops Lydeard 6.
MACRON DEVON AND EXETER DIVISION THREE Crediton United 5, Sandford 1.
NORTH DEVON GAZETTE LEAGUE SENIOR Ilfracombe Town 3, Chivenor 3.
MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU EAST CORNWALL PREMIER DIVISION ONE Lakeside Athletic 2, St Minver 2. Wadebridge Town 3, Padstow United 0. SWAZ TEAMWEAR LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Saltash United 4, Elburton Villa 1.
JJ JONES AND SONS DUCHY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE St Dennis 11, High Street 1.
WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE PREMIER Stithians 2, St Agnes 3. DIVISION THREE St Buryan 2, Rosudgeon 2.
TUESDAY ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Wolverhampton Wds 3, Bristol City 3. SKY BET ONE Bristol Rovers 2, Oldham Athletic 3. Plymouth Argyle 1, Blackpool 3. SKY BET TWO Barnet 1, Exeter City 2. Forest Green Rovers 0, Lincoln City 1. Newport County 1, Cheltenham Tn 0. Notts County 1, Swindon Town 0. Yeovil Town 2, Morecambe 2.
VANARAMA NATIONAL NATIONAL Bromley 3, Torquay United 1. NATIONAL SOUTH Oxford City 3, Weston-s-Mare 3. Truro City 1, Chippenham Town 0.
EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTHERN PREMIER Banbury United 1, Redditch United 3. Basingstoke Tn 2, Merthyr Town 0. Biggleswade Tn 2, St Neots Town 0. Bishop’s Stortford 2, Kings Langley 0. Chesham Utd 2, Dunstable Town 0. Gosport Borough 2, Farnborough 4. Hereford 5, Stratford Town 2. Royston Town 2, King’s Lynn Town 0. Slough Town 3, Hitchin Town 0. St Ives Town 3, Kettering Town 4. Tiverton Town 2, Weymouth 1.
UHLSPORT HELLENIC PREMIER Flackwell Heath 6, Highmoor Ibis 0. Thatcham Town 3, Ascot United 1. Wantage Town 3, Brimscombe & Th 1. Windsor 3, Oxford City Nomads 0.
TOOLSTATION WESTERN PREMIER Brislington 2, Melksham Town 1. Cribbs 0, Bitton 1. Hallen 3, Longwell Green Sports 0.
Odd Down 1, Shepton Mallet 2. Street 4, Wells City 0. DIVISION ONE Almondsbury 2, Bishop Sutton 3. Chippenham Pk 1, Corsham Tn 1. Devizes Town 3, Radstock Town 0. Portishead Town 1, Warminster Tn 3. Wincanton Tn 2, Westbury United 5.
SYDENHAMS WESSEX SYDENHAMS LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Blackfield & Lang 6, Hythe & Dibden 0. Bournemouth 2, AFC Portchester 3. Downton 1, Ringwood Town 1. (Ringwood win 4-3 on pens) Petersfield 2, Andover Town 2. (Petersfield win 7-6 on pens) Portland United 2, Amesbury Town 5. Shaftesbury 3, Whitchurch United 2. Totton & Eling 1, Sholing 4. SECOND ROUND Andover New Street 2, Folland Sports 1. Fareham Town 1, AFC Stoneham 2. Horndean 3, Brockenhurst 1. Newport (IoW) 4, Tadley Calleva 3. Utd Serv Portsmouth 2, Alton 0. BOURNEMOUTH SENIOR CUP Bashley 6, Bournemouth Manor 0.
CARLSBERG SOUTH WEST PENINSULA PREMIER Camelford v. Falmouth Town, post. Helston Athletic 1, Bodmin Town 2. Newqay 3, St Austell 0. DIVISION ONE (EAST) Crediton United 2, University of Exeter 1. DIVISION ONE (WEST) Plymouth Marjon 3, Holsworthy 2. Wadebridge Town 0, Ludgvan 1.
SOMERSET COUNTY PREMIER Bridgwater Tn 1, Ilminster Tn 2. Wells City 2, Nailsea United 1.
MACRON DEVON AND EXETER PREMIER Witheridge 0, Cronies 3.
NORTH DEVON GAZETTE LEAGUE PREMIER Bideford Com 0, Torridgeside 3.
LWC DRINKS COMBINATION Falmouth Town 4, RNAS Culdrose 0. Penryn Athletic 1, Porthleven 1.
WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE Carharrack 3, Frogpool & Cus 7. St Just 1, Ludgvan 3. DIVISION FOUR Constantine 1, Wendron United 5. Penzance 4, Mousehole 2.
MONDAY VANARAMA NATIONAL NATIONAL SOUTH Gloucester City 1, Hampton & Richmond 1. Hungerford Town 1, Bath City 2. Wealdstone 4, Poole Town 1.
EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTHERN PREMIER Dorchester Town 1, Frome Town 4.
SYDENHAMS WESSEX SYDENHAMS LEAGUE CUP SECOND ROUND Team Solent 1, Baffins Milton Rov 3.
LAST SUNDAY KEYLINE TAUNTON SUNDAY DIVISION ONE Ash Rangers 2, Castlemoat Alb 4. Hamilton 4, Old Inn 4. North Curry 5, Cotford Saints 0. Royal Rangers 3, Bathpool 3. DIVISION TWO Churchinford 3, Watchet Tn Bl 2. Hardly Ath 2, White Hart Alb 2. Mariners FC 5, Shepherd Rest .0 Sophies Ferrets 3, Carhampton 2. DIVISION THREE AFC Phoenix 0, Cheddon Ath 6. Dunster 0, FC Trinity Rgs 4. Norton FC 4, Williton Rockets 0. Tiger OB 17, Staplegrove FC 0.
BATH AND DISTRICT DIVISION ONE FC Beazer 1, Heritage Utd 6. London Rd 0, Kingsmead 3. Odd Down 1, Atletico Bath 6. DIVISION TWO Atletico New Inn 4, FC Trinity 2. FC Assembly 4, Atletico Cranes 2.
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Marshfield FC 4, Dribuild 1. DIVISION THREE Claverton Pk 5, Tramways 2. FC Brew House 1, A Little Different 1. Lansdown 0, Team Nathan 3. The Griffin 5, Bear Flat 0. DIVISION FOUR AFC BAS 7, Radstock Albion 0. Peasedown Pk 2, Marshfield FC 1. Two Weir Tn 4, Farrington 3.
SSE WOMEN’S FA CUP
SHOESTRINGS CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING Buckland Athletic 9, Exeter City 2.
FA WOMEN’S PREMIER
PREMIER Calne BFC 1, Athleticow Moodrid 14. Pheasant v. Melksham Town, post. Somerford v. Corsham Wildcats, post. Westbury Rangers 1, Lacock 3. DIVISION ONE Corsham Oak 4, FC St George 2. Semington 7, White Horse 1. Sutton Benger 2, Cavalier 2. Westbury Cons 2, Bath Road 3. DIVISION TWO FC Libby 1, Box Rovers 14. North Star v. Faded, post. The Castle Devizes 13, Foresters Arms 2. Warminster Wanderers 4, Forest AFC 3. DIVISION THREE Buttercross 3, Old Road 7. Sporting Box 5, Bromham 8. The Mallard 1, Kingfisher 7. White Hart 1, Fox & Hound 3.
SOUTHERN C&K Basildon 3, West Ham 0. Cardiff City 2, Chichester City 5. Lewes FC 1, Coventry Utd 0. Portsmouth 0, Charlton Ath 1. QPR 0, Gillingham 4. Swindon Tn 0, Crystal Palace 7. P W D L GD Pts Crystal Palace.............3 3 0 0 18 9 Charlton Athletic ........3 3 0 0 7 9 C & K Basildon............3 2 1 0 5 7 Gillingham...................3 2 0 1 4 6 Portsmouth .................3 2 0 1 3 6 Lewes FC.....................3 1 1 1 -4 4 Coventry United..........3 1 0 2 6 3 Chichester City ...........3 1 0 2 -1 3 West Ham United........3 1 0 2 -3 3 QPR..............................3 1 0 2 -11 3 Cardiff City..................3 0 0 3 -7 0 Swindon Town............3 0 0 3 -17 0 SOUTH WEST ONE Cheltenham Tn 1, Maidenhead Utd 2. Keynsham Tn 11, St Nicholas 0. Plym Argyle 9, Larkhall Ath 1. Poole Tn 0, Southampton Saints 4. Southampton 5, Basingstoke Tn 0. P W D L GD Pts Plymouth Argyle.........3 3 0 0 20 9 Southampton Saints ..3 3 0 0 10 9 Keynsham Town.........2 2 0 0 15 6 Poole Town..................3 2 0 1 3 6 Southampton..............1 1 0 0 5 3 Brislington ..................2 1 0 1 -1 3 Maidenhead United....3 1 0 2 -4 3 Cheltenham Town ......3 0 0 3 -7 0 Larkhall Athletic.........1 0 0 1 -8 0 Basingstoke Town......2 0 0 2 -8 0 St Nicholas..................3 0 0 3 -25 0
DORSET VETERANS EAST DIVISION Lymington Tn v. West Howe, post. Merley Cob 1, Christchurch 2. New Milton Tn 5, Star Soccer 4. WEST DIVISION Balti Sports 2, Portland Tn 3. FC Ridgway 6, Milborne St Andrew 3. Windgreen Corfe Mullen 3, Hardys 1.
EXETER & DISTRICT SUNDAY TV MILLS ACCOUNTANTS DIVISION Queens Head 3, Bravehearts 1. Willand 1, St Martins 3. Yeoford 1, Broadclyst 0.
SWAZ TEAMWEAR PLYMOUTH AND WEST DEVON DIVISION ONE Plym Kurd 0, Headways 8. Plymouth Utd 2, Activate 4. Queen & Con 1, Revelstoke Rgs 5. The Navy Inn 1, Hedges 4. The Southway 1, C’wood Miners 0. P W D L GD The Navy Inn...............6 5 0 1 22 Headways FC..............4 4 0 0 27 Hedges ........................5 4 0 1 11 Revelstoke Rangers ...4 2 0 2 3 Plymouth United.........4 2 0 2 0 The Southway.............6 2 0 4 -5 Signal Box Oak Villa...5 2 0 3 -7 Chaddlewood Min ......5 2 0 3 -14 Queen & Cons .............5 1 0 4 -10 Plym Kurd ...................4 1 0 3 -13 * Activate ....................4 1 0 3 -14 * Points adjusted DIVISION TWO AFC Bickleigh 5, Plymouth Ath 1. Plym Armada 2, Headways 12. Plympton Athletic 9, Inter Plymouth 1. P W D L GD Plympton Athletic.......5 4 1 0 28 AFC Bickleigh .............4 3 1 0 13 Central Park Rngrs.....3 3 0 0 29 * Headways FC ...........7 4 0 3 10 Princetown..................3 2 0 1 2 Seymour Arms............4 2 0 2 0 Barbican Pirates.........5 1 1 3 -6 Plymouth Armada ......4 1 1 2 -19 South Brent.................4 1 0 3 -3 Plymouth United.........3 1 0 2 -7 Tamar View .................3 1 0 2 -8 * Activate ....................3 1 1 1 3 Inter Plymouth............4 0 1 3 -31 * Plymouth Athletic ....4 1 0 3 -11 * Points adjusted THE MARSHALL MOTORS SW KEN RICKARD SUNDAY LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Central Pk Rgs 4, South Brent 0.
DEVON VETERANS NORTH Boca Seniors 9, J & A Cameras 2. EAST DIVISION ONE Clyst Valley 3, Alphington 3. Crediton United 0, Topsham Town 1. North Tawton 2, Exwick Villa 5. EAST DIVISION TWO Deeside 4, Okehampton Argyle 5. Waldon Athletic 5, Adams Athletic 2.
CHARITY MATCH Lyme Regis 1, Arsenal Charity XI 5.
SW WOMEN Pts 15 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 -3
Pts 13 10 9 9 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 -3
PREMIER AEK Boco 2, Keynsham Tn 3. Downend Flyers 0, Middlezoy 3. Ilminster Tn 0, Forest Green 4. Marine Acad Plym 1, Torquay Utd 0. Yeovil Town 2, Bishops Lyd 1. EASTERN Cheltenham Civ 1, Almondsbury 2. Frome Town 1, FC Chippenham 2. Portishead 4, Team Mendip 1. St Nicholas 3, Wootton Bassett 4. Swindon S’fires v. Swindon Tn, post. WESTERN Activate v. Bideford, post. Newquay Cel 1, Callington Tn 7. Plym Argyle 2, Bude Town 0. Plympton 0, Alphington 3.
SOMERSET WOMEN DIVISION ONE Berrow 1, Wembdon 2. Pen Mill 6, Merriott 1. Purnell Sports v. Wellington, abandoned. DIVISION TWO Hamilton 0, Cheddar 7. Ilminster 13, Crewkerne Rgs 0. Penmill 2, Purnell 2. Portishead 7, Combe 0.
DORSET WOMEN Dorchester Tn 12, Blandford Utd 0. Gillingham Tn 5, Wool & Winfrith 1. Grange Ath 0, Wareham Rgs 19. Merley Cobham 8, Shaftesbury Tn 0. Poole Town 13, Verwood Town 0.
PIRATE FM CORNWALL WOMEN Charlestown 11, St Breward 0. Helston 3, St Agnes1 . Penryn 1, Mousehole 5. Porthleven 4, Wadebridge 3.
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TODAY PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea v Arsenal (Sky, 1.30). Manchester United v Everton (Sky, 4.0).
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SKY BET ONE Doncaster Rov v Scunthorpe Utd (3.0).
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Jordan v Kenya (4.0). u
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THE EMIRATES FA CUP (3.0 pm, unless stated) SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING 1874 Northwich v North Ferriby United. Albion Sports v Ashton Athletic. Stourbridge v St Ives Town. Thamesmead Town v Billericay Town (2.0). u
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BRISTOL CASUALS (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Cribbs Vets v Nailsea Vets . PaS Masters v Cilycoed & Undy Celts. Westbury Wanderers v Cardiff Accies. DIVISION TWO Bathelona v Golden Hill. Easton Cowboys v Chew Magna Vets. Easton Monday v Retainers FC. Red Star Republic v Rangeworthy FC. Unathletico Vets v Dynamos. DIVISION THREE Bryan Munich v Henleaze Corinthians. LA Codgers v Real Madras. Red Star Bedminster v Avon Retreads. DIVISION FOUR Classic XI v Longwell Records. Wotton Rovers Vets v DAFT. DIVISION FIVE Ashley Vets v Weston Peg-Legs. Cardiff Northern OB v Greyfriars Ath Vets. Fairfield Allstars v Frampton Athletic Vets. Filton High Vets v 78cc. Shipham AFC v Lyde Green Veterans. Swift FC v Uphill Castle Strollers. u
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KEYLINE TAUNTON SUNDAY (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Old Inn v Ash Rangers (10.45). DIVISION TWO Mariners FC v White Hart Albion (10.45). Watchet Town v Sophies Ferrets (10.45). JIM JOWETT CUP FIRST ROUND AFC Phoenix v Staplegrove FC. Carhampton Rov v Churchinford. Cotford Saints v Taunton Warriors. Hardley Ath v FC Trinity Rangers. North Curry v Hamilton. Norton FC v Castlemoat Albion. Royal Rangers v Dunster. Shepherd Rest v Bathpool. Tiger OB v Williton Rockets. u
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BATH AND DISTRICT (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Heritage United v G T Sports. Odd Down SC v London Road. Paulton Rovers v F C Beazer. DIVISION TWO Atletico Cranes v Bristol City. Atletico New Inn v Nomads FC. FC Trinity v FC Assembly. Pig & Fiddle v Marshfield FC. DIVISION THREE A Little Diff v FC Bath United. Bear Flat v Tramways. Claverton Park v Lansdown FC. The Griffin v FC Brew House. DIVISION FOUR Farrington Alb v FC Estrella. Marshfield FC v Radstock Albion. Olympic Victoria v AFC BAS. Peasedown Park v Two Weir Tn. u
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WILTSHIRE FA SUNDAY CUP
PRELIMINARY ROUND Northern Lights v Save on Tyres Ath (10.30). u
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UHLSPORT BLACKMORE VALE (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Bradford Abbas v South Cheriton. Greyhound v TGR. Shillingstone v Sturminster Rov. Team Gryphon v Cary Swans. u
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DIVISION THREE Bromham v Old Road FC. Fox & Hounds v Buttercross FC. Kingfisher FC v Biddestone FC. Sporting Box v The Mallard.
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SHOESTRINGS CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT (10.45 am, unless stated) PREMIER FC Bradford v Calne BFC. Melksham Town v FC Lacock. Pheasant FC v Somerford FC. Westbury Rgs v Corsham Wildcats. DIVISION ONE Cavalier FC v Corsham Oak. FC N Wiltshire v Bath Road. FC St George v Westbury Cons. Sutton Benger v White Horse. DIVISION TWO Calne United v FC Libby. Forest AFC v North Star Club. The Castle Devizes v Warminster Wds. The Foresters Arms v Box Rovers.
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EXETER & DISTRICT SUNDAY (10.15 am, unless stated) TV MILLS ACCOUNTANTS DIVISION Bravehearts v Willand XI. Eurotec SFC v Yeoford. St Martins v Whimple. Uffculme v Broadclyst. u
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SWAZ TEAMWEAR PLYMOUTH AND WEST DEVON (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Hedges v Plymouth United. Signal Box Oak Villa v Plym Kurd. The Southway v Queen & Constitution. Revelstoke Rangers v C’wood Miners. DIVISION TWO Headways v Central Park Rangers. Plymouth United v Plymouth Athletic. Plympton Athletic v Activate. Seymour Arms v Barbican Pirates. South Brent v Plymouth Armada. Tamar View v Inter Plymouth. MARSHALL MOTORS KEN RICKARD SUNDAY LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Activate v AFC Bickleigh. Headways v Princetown. u
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LIAM TILLEY TESTIMONIAL MATCH Launceston v Plymouth Argyle Legends (2.30).
H WOMEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP ONE Kazakhstan v Wales (1.0). u
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FA WOMEN’S PREMIER (2.0 pm, unless stated) SOUTHERN Charlton Ath v Queens Park Rgs. Chichester City v West Ham Utd. Crystal Palace v Coventry United. Gillingham v Swindon Town (1.0). Lewes FC v Portsmouth FC. SOUTH WEST ONE Basingstoke Tn v Brislington. Cheltenham Tn v Southampton Saints. Keynsham Tn v Poole Town. Maidenhead United v Plym Argyle. St Nicholas v Larkhall Athletic. u
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SW WOMEN (2.0 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Bishops Lydeard v Buckland Ath. Charlestown v AEK Boco. Middlezoy v Yeovil Town. EASTERN DIVISION Almondsbury v Frome Town. Oldland Abbotonians v Portishead. Swindon Town v Cheltenham Civ. Team Mendip v St Nicholas. Wootton Bassett v Swindon S’fires. WESTERN DIVISION Bideford v Alphington. Bude Town v Activate. Exeter & Tedburn v Plympton. u
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SOMERSET WOMEN (2.0 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Bishops Lydeard v Purnell Sports. Merriott v Ash Ranger. Wembdon v Staplegrove. Weston AFC v Wellington. DIVISION TWO Cheddar v Ilminster. Crewkerne Rangers v Porlock. Evercreech v Combe. Penmill v Hamilton. Purnell v Portishead.
NATIONAL NORTH Boston United v Darlington. Brackley Town v Curzon Ashton. Chorley v AFC Telford United. Gainsborough Trinity v Salford City. Harrogate Town v York City. Kidderminster Harriers v Blyth Spartans. Leamington v Bradford Park Avenue. Nuneaton Town v Southport. Spennymoor Town v Alfreton Town. Stockport County v North Ferriby United.
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OLDLAND: This memory from the 1970s has been provided by the Toolstation Western League club’s press officer Paul Bray. The manager at the time was Steve Corbett while current vice-chairman Keith Gleeson, (left of the goalkeeper), was also lacing up his boots for the club. But can anyone name the other players in the team? E-mail: sport@indyonline.co.uk
(3.0 pm, unless stated) LADBROKES PREMIERSHIP Kilmarnock v Dundee. Partick Thistle v Heart of Midlothian (4.0). Rangers v Celtic (Sky, 12.0). Ross County v Hibernian. St Johnstone v Hamilton Academical. LADBROKES CHAMPIONSHIP Brechin City v Dunfermline. Dumbarton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Dundee United v Greenock Morton. Falkirk v Livingston. LADBROKES ONE Alloa Athletic v Albion Rovers. East Fife v Forfar Athletic. Queen’s Park v Ayr United. Raith Rovers v Airdrieonians. Stranraer v Arbroath. LADBROKES TWO Clyde v Cowdenbeath. Edinburgh City v Peterhead. Elgin City v Montrose. Stenhousemuir v Berwick Rangers. Stirling Albion v Annan Athletic. u
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PIRATE FM CORNWALL WOMEN (2.30 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Charlestown v Helston. Illogan RBL v Mousehole. St Agnes v St Breward. St Teath v Penryn.
TOMORROW WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
GROUP FIVE Iceland v Faroe Islands (7.15).
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY France v Spain (8.0).
FA YOUTH CUP
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING Cirencester Town v Chippenham Town (7.0). Clevedon Town v Weston-s-Mare (7.0). Gloucester City v Bishop’s Cleeve (7.30). Tavistock AFC v Elburton Villa (7.30).
TUESDAY WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
GROUP ONE England v Russia (BBC-2, 7.0). GROUP TWO Belarus v Albania. (4.0). Switzerland v Poland (6.0). GROUP THREE Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland (7.30). Norway v Slovakia (4.55). GROUP FOUR Croatia v Sweden (5.0). Hungary v Denmark (5.0). GROUP FIVE Czech Republic v Germany (4.58). GROUP SIX Belgium v Moldova (7.15). Romania v Italy (4.0). GROUP SEVEN Serbia v Austria (6.0).
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Australia v Brazil (10.30).
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SKY BET ONE Wigan Athletic v Northamton Town (7.45).
CARABAO CUP (7.45 pm, unless stated) THIRD ROUND AFC Bournemouth v Brighton & HA. Aston Villa v Middlesborough. Brentford v Norwich City. Bristol City v Stoke City. Burnley v Leeds United. Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town. Leicester City v Liverpool (Sky). Reading v Swansea City (8.0). Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley (8.0). West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol Rov.
CHECKATRADE TROPHY (7.45 pm, unless stated) NORTHERN GROUP B Accrington Stan v Middlesboro’ u-21 (7.30). NORTHERN GROUP C Bury v Rochdale. NORTHERN GROUP E Walsall v West Bromwich Albion u-21.
BETFRED SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP (7.45 pm, unless stated) QUARTER-FINALS Hibernian v Livingston. Partick Thistle v Rangers (BT-1).
EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH
WEST Salisbury v Cirencester Town (7.45).
UHLSPORT HELLENIC
PREMIER Tuffley Rovers v Royal Wootton Bassett (7.45).
TOOLSTATION WESTERN (7.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Brislington v Clevedon Town. DIVISION ONE Ashton & Backwell v Almondsbury. Cheddar v Malmesbury Victoria (7.45). Chippenham Park v Keynsham Park (7.45). Devizes Town v Westbury United.
SYDENHAMS WESSEX (7.45 pm, unless stated) SALISBURY HOSPITAL CUP Amesbury Tn v Andover New Street. Laverstock & Ford v Shaftesbury.
CARLSBERG SOUTH WEST PENINSULA (7.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER St Austell v Camelford. DIVISION ONE (EAST) Axminster Town v Honiton Town. Bovey Tracey v Brixham AFC. Newton Abbot Spurs v St Martins. DIVISION ONE (WEST) Plymouth Marjon v Elburton Villa.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP (7.45 pm, unless stated) FIRST ROUND Cinderford Town v Mangotsfield United. Gloucester City v Cheltenham Town FC.
DEVON ST LUKE’S CHALLENGE CUP (7.30 pm, unless stated) FIRST ROUND Barnstaple Tn v Plymouth Argyle (7.45). Cullompton Rgs v Torquay United. Tiverton Town v Buckland Athletic.
WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE
PREMIER Penryn Athletic v Stithians (6.30).
FA WOMEN’S PREMIER
SOUTH WEST ONE Cheltenham Tn v St Nicholas (7.45).
WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY USA v New Zealand (0.30).
CARABAO CUP (7.45 pm, unless stated) THIRD ROUND Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers. Chelsea v Nottingham Forest. Everton v Sunderland. Manchester Utd v Burton Albion (Sky, 8.0). West Brom v Manchester City (8.0).
BETFRED SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP
QUARTER-FINAL Dundee v Celtic (BT-1, 7.45).
EMIRATES FA CUP
SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING Bodmin Town v Bideford (7.45).
FA YOUTH CUP
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING Bath City v Radstock (7.45). Tuffley Rovers v Yate Town (7.30).
PREMIER LEAGUE u-18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Birmingham City v Cardiff City.
UHLSPORT HELLENIC (7.45 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Fairford Town v Brinscombe & Thrupp. Longlevens v Highworth Town. DIVISION TWO (WEST) Cheltenham Sara’s v Bishops Cleeve.
PERPETUA PRESS FLOODLIT CUP FIRST ROUND Shortwood United v Pewsey Vale.
TOOLSTATION WESTERN (7.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Cadbury Heath v Longwell Green Sports. Hengrove Athletic v Bitton. DIVISION ONE Chard Town v Radstock Town. Warminster Town v Welton Rovers.
CARLSBERG SOUTH WEST PENINSULA (7.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Plymouth Parkway v Godolphin Atlantic. Saltash United v Launceston. Tavistock v Ivybridge Town. Witheridge v Exmouth Town. DIVISION ONE (EAST) Budleigh Salterton v Crediton United. DIVISION ONE (WEST) St Blazey v Mousehole.
SOMERSET COUNTY
DIVISION ONE (WEST) Street v Uphill Castle (7.30).
INVEST SOUTH WEST TAUNTON SATURDAY
LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT CUP Bridgwater Sports v Milverton Rgs (8.0).
LARRY SPEARE DEVON WEDNESDAY (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER City Police v BRNC Dartmouth. Devonport HS v HM Naval Base (2.0). Plym Stu Union v Plymouth Dukes. DIVISION ONE 29 Commando v Plym Stu Union. HMS Raleigh v Uni of Plymouth. Plymouth Dukes v Duchy College.
MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU EAST CORNWALL PREMIER
SWAZ TEAMWEAR LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Liskeard Athletic v Callington Town (7.30).
FA WOMEN’S PREMIER (7.45 pm, unless stated) SOUTHERN Gillingham v C&K Basildon. Lewes v Crystal Palace. Portsmouth v Chichester City. Swindon Town v Cardiff. West Ham v Charlton. SOUTH WEST ONE Maidenhead Utd v Basingstoke Tn. Poole Town v Southampton. Southampton Saints v Larkhall Ath.
THURSDAY BETFRED SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP
QUARTER-FINAL Motherwell v Aberdeen (BT-1, 7.45).
FA YOUTH CUP
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING New Col Swindon v Malmesbury Vic (7.30). Odd Down v Wellington (7.45). Salisbury FC v Winchester City (7.45). Sholing v Wimborne Town (7.45). Welton Rovers v Wells City (7.30).
DENTMAGIC BRISTOL AND SUBURBAN
DIVISION TWO Old Cothamians v Bromley Heath Utd (7.30).
FA WOMEN’S PREMIER
SOUTHERN Cardiff v Swindon Town (7.45). SOUTH WEST ONE Brislington v Keynsham Town (7.30).
FRIDAY ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE (7.45 pm, unless stated) SKY BET ONE AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons. SKY BET TWO Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town (Sky).
FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE
SOUTH WEST UNDER-18 Plymouth Argyle v Yeovil Town (2.0).
INVEST SOUTH WEST TAUNTON SATURDAY
SEWARD CUP FIRST ROUND Berrow & Highbridge v Bridgwater Sp (8.0).
WBW SOLICITORS SOUTH DEVON
DIVISION FIVE Paignton Saints v Watts B&B (7.30).
FA WOMEN’S SUPERLEAGUE
SUPERLEAGUE ONE Everton v Liverpool (7.45).
SATURDAY PREMIER LEAGUE (3.0 pm, unless stated) Burnley v Huddersfield Town. Everton v AFC Bournemouth. Leicester City v Liverpool (BT-1, 5.30). Manchester City v Crystal Palace. Southampton v Manchester United. Stoke City v Chelsea. Swansea City v Watford. West Ham Utd v Tottenham (Sky, 12.30).
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE (3.0 pm, unless stated) SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest (Sky, 5.30). Bolton Wanderers v Brentford. Derby County v Birmingham City. Fulham v Middlesborough. Leeds United v Ipswich Town. Norwich City v Bristol City. Preston North End v Millwall. Queens Park Rangers v Burton Albion. Reading v Hull City. Sunderland v Cardiff City. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley. SKY BET ONE Bristol Rovers v Blackpool. Charlton Athletic v Bury. Fleetwood Town v Southend United. Northampton Town v Bradford City. Oxford United v Walsall. Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic. Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers. Rochdale v Gillingham. Rotherham United v Oldham Athletic. Scunthorpe United v Portsmouth. Shrewsbury Town v Blackburn Rovers. SKY BET TWO Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town. Barnet v Crawley Town. Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers. Coventry City v Exeter City. Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United. Luton Town v Chesterfield. Mansfield Town v Cambridge United. Newport County v Grimsby Town. Notts County v Lincoln City. Stevenage v Morecambe. Yeovil Town v Port Vale.
VANARAMA NATIONAL (3.0 pm, unless stated) NATIONAL AFC Fylde v Woking. Aldershot Town v Leyton Orient. Boreham Wood v Ebbsfleet United. Chester v Maidenhead United. FC Halifax Town v Bromley. Guiseley v Dover Athletic. Hartlepool United v Eastleigh. Maidstone United v Gateshead. Solihull Motors v Dagenham & Redbridge. Sutton United v Barrow. Torquay United v Macclesfield Town. Tranmere Rovers v Wrexham. NATIONAL SOUTH Bath City v Wealdstone. Bognor Regis Town v Gloucester City. Braintree Town v Hungerford Town. Chippenham Town v Hemel Hempstead. East Thurrock United v Truro City. Eastbourne Borough v Oxford City. Hampton & Richmond v Concord Rgs. Havant & Waterlooville v Welling United. Poole Town v Chelmsford City. Weston-super-Mare v Dartford. Whitehawk v St Albans City.
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FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE (11.0 am, unless stated) SOUTH WEST UNDER-18 Bristol Rovers v Newport County. Cheltenham Town v Portsmouth. Exeter City v Oxford United (11.30). Forest Green Rovers v AFC Bournemouth. u
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THE BUILDBASE FA VASE
SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING Selected Ties (3.0 pm, unless stated) AFC St Austell v Bridgwater Town. Alton v Amesbury Town. Bovey Tracey v Bishop Sutton. Cadbury Heath v Shepton Mallet AFC. Calne Town v Downton. Chippenham Park v Camberley Town. Clevedon Town v Wellington AFC. Crediton United v Brislington. Cullompton Rangers v Cribbs. Hamworthy United v Lymington Town. Hengrove Athletic v Ashton & Backwell. Highworth Town v Burnham. London Lions v Malmesbury Victoria. Longwell Green Sports v Ivybridge Town. Odd Down v Oldland Abbotonians. Portishead Town v Bodmin Town. Radstock Town v Roman Glass St George. Romsey Town v Bournemouth. Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Codicote. Swanage Town & Herston v Fawley. Tavistock AFC v Camelford. Tytherington Rocks v Longlevens. Wantage Town v Lydney Town. Warminster Town v Farnham Town. Westbury United v Christchurch. Willand Rovers v Saltash United. Wincanton Town v Plymouth Parkway. u
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA SENIOR AMATEUR (NORTH) (2.30 pm, unless stated) FIRST ROUND Lydney Town v Winchcombe Town. Smiths Atheltic v Brimscombe & Thrupp. Upton St Leonards v Newent Town. Woolaston v Broadwell Amateurs. u
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA MINOR (SOUTH) (2.0 pm, unless stated) FIRST ROUND Brandon Sports v Club Corinthians. Clifton Rockets v Sneyd Park. Jersey Rangers v Bengal Tigers. Old Elizabethans v Easton C’boys. Torpedo v Oldbury. u u u
GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA PRIMARY (NORTH) (2.30 pm, unless stated) FIRST ROUND Andoversford v Lydney Town. Bream Amateurs v Redbrook Rovers. Charlton Rovers v FC Littledean. Down Ampney v Broadwell Amateurs. Ellwood v Tidenham. Fintan v Newent Town. Gala Wilton v Yorkley. Harrow Hill v Woodmancote United. Mushet & Coalway v Stonehouse Town. Sedbury United v Randwick. Sling v Prestbury Rovers. Tetbury Town v Staunton & Corse. u u u
GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA PRIMARY (SOUTH) (2.00 pm, unless stated) FIRST ROUND AFC Grace v Bristol Phoenix. AFC Mangotsfield v Hartcliffe. Avonmouth v Clifton Rockets. Bristol Eagles v Corinthian Sp. BS10 v Phoenix. Durdham Down v Socius United. Greyfriars Athletic v Castle Green. Kellaway Rangers v Cadbury Heath. North Bristol v Shaftesbury Crus. Wessex Wds v Lawrence Weston. u
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MARCLIFF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY (3.0 pm, unless stated) Broadwell Amateurs v Hanham Athletic. Gala Wilton v Kingswood. Henbury v Frampton United. Little Stoke v Stonehouse Town. Patchway Town v Lebeq United. Ruardean Hill Rangers v AEK Boco. Southmead CS Athletic v Hardwicke. Thornbury Town v Rockleaze Rangers. u
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SOMERSET COUNTY (3.0 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Bridgwater Town v Nailsea & Tick. Clevedon United v Chilcompton Sports. Ilminster Town v Stockwood Wanderers. Middlezoy Rovers v Shirehampton. Watchet Town v Fry Club. Wells City v Staplegrove. Wrington Redhill v Clutton. DIVISION ONE (EAST) Brislington v Timsbury Athletic. Broad Plain House v Westfield. Castle Cary v Welton Rovers. Cutters Friday v Frome Town Sports. Fry Club v Purnell Sports. Imperial v Hengrove Athletic. Long Ashton v Peasedown Miners. Mendip Broadwalk v Keynsham Town. DIVISION ONE (WEST) Berrow & Highbridge v Portishead Town. Burnham United v Worle. Glastonbury v Congresbury. Nailsea & Tickenham v Street. Uphill Castle v Clevedon United. Weston St Johns v Ashton & Backwell. Wiscombe v Minehead AFC. Yatton & Cleeve United v Somerton Tn. DIVISION TWO AFC Brislington v Cheddar. Chew Magna v Banwell. Draycott v Tunley Athletic. Kewstoke Lions v Winscombe. Pensford v Hutton. Stockwood Green v Radstock Town. Yatton & Cleeve v Burnham United. u
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BRISTOL PREMIER COMBINATION (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER AEK Boco v Talbot Knowle United. PREMIER ONE Shirehampton v Bristol Manor Farm. Stapleton v Greyfairs Athletic. u
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DENTMAGIC BRISTOL AND SUBURBAN (2.00 pm, unless stated) PREMIER ONE Mangotsfield Sports v Bristol Bilbao. PREMIER TWO AFC Hartcliffe v AFC Brislington. Parson Street OB v Fry’s Club OB. DIVISION ONE Bristol Spartak v Wessex Wanderers. Oldbury FC v Bristol Telephones. Ridings High v AFC Mangotsfield. St Aldhelms v Rockleaze Rangers. Stockwood Wdrs v North Bristol Utd. DIVISION TWO Bikkle Sports v Stoke Rangers. Corinthian Sports v Bromley Heath Utd. Keynsham Town v Long Ashton. North Bristol Trust v Wanderers. Old Cothamians v Kingswood. DIVISION THREE AFC Mangotsfield v Imperial. Filton Athletic v Old Georgians. Little Stoke v Bedminster Cricketers. Somerdale Wds v Glenside 5 Old Boys. Stoke Gifford United v Cosmos. DIVISION FOUR Lockleaze Community v Broad Plain. North Bristol Trust v St Aldhelms. Port of Bristol v TC Sports. RR Athletic v AFC Hartcliffe.
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BRISTOL AND DISTRICT (2.30 pm, unless stated) SENIOR Hillfields Old Boys v Lebeq FC. Iron Acton v St Nicholas Old Boys. Longwell G Sports v Mendip Broad. Patchway Town v Cribbs. Bradley Stoke Town v Pucklechurch Sp. DIVISION ONE AEK Boco v AFC Mangotsfield. Frys Club v Henbury. Greyfairs Atheltic v Stapleton. Made for Ever v Seymour United. Rangeworthy v Soundwell Victoria. Totterdown United v Zimba FC. Yate Athletic v Hanham Athletic. DIVISION TWO Bendix v Iron Acton. Dodington FC v Chipping Sodbury Tn. Hartcliffe v Highridge United. Lawrence Rovers v Sea Mills Park. Nicholas Wds v Bradley Stoke Town. Olveston United v Tormarton. DIVISION THREE Bristol Barcelona v Roman Glass SG. De Veys v Real Thornbury. University of Bristol v Mendip Broad. Westerleigh Sports v Greyfairs Athletic. Wick v Brimsham Green. DIVISION FOUR Frys Club v Cutters Friday. Pucklechurch Sp v Crosscourt United. u
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(2.30 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Jamaica Bell v Ashley. Jersey Rangers v AFC Bohemia. Old Elizabethans AFC v Old Cliftonians. Portland Old Boys v Torpedo. Saints Old Boys v Wellington Wanderers. DIVISION TWO Evergreen v Clifton St Vincents. Lion FC v Clifton Rockets. Old Cliftonians FC v Torpedo. Saints Old Boys v St Andrews. Sneyd Park v Sporting Greyhound. DIVISION THREE Ashley v Sporting Greyhound. Greens Park Rangers v Portland OB. Saints Old Boys v Helios FC. DIVISION FOUR Cotham Old Boys v Clifton St Vincents. NCSF United v Redcliffe Raiders. Saints Old Boys v Clifton Vale. Sneyd Park v Lion FC. Torpedo v West Town United. u
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RADSTOCK TROPHIES MID-SOMERSET (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Frome Collegians v Coleford Athletic. Westhill Sports v Victoria Sports. DIVISION ONE Clutton v Meadow Rangers. High Littleton v Chew Magna. DIVISION TWO Evercreech Rovers v Wessex. Mells & Vobster v Frome Town Sports. Timsbury Athletic v Westhill Sports. DIVISION THREE Timsbury Athletic v Weston. Westfield v Purnell Sports. PAULTON HOSPITAL CUP FIRST ROUND Chilcompton Sports v Stoke Rovers. Peasdown Albion v Somer Valley Sp. Pilton United v Bath Villa. Purnell Sports v Westfield. Radstock Town v Peasedown Albion Res. Saltford v Chilcompton United. Temple Cloud v Mells & Vobster United. TONY BAXTER SHIELD FIRST ROUND Coleford Athletic v Farrington Guerney. u
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WESTON-SUPER-MARE AND DISTRICT (3.0 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Nailsea United v Wrington Redhill. Portishead Town v Locking Park. Sporting Weston v Uphill Castle. Westend v KVFC. DIVISION TWO Locking Park v Churchill Club 70. South Park Rangers v Banwell. St George Easton in Gordano v Worle. Winscombe v Clapton in Gordano. Worle v Axbridge Town. DIVISION THREE Selkirk United v Congresbury. Shipham v Nailsea United . Worle Rangers v AFC Nailsea. Wrington Redhill v St George E in G. DIVISION FOUR AFC Nailsea v Axbridge Town. Banwell v Sporting Weston. Burnham United v Cheddar. Congresbury v FC Milton. Hutton v Uphill Castle. DIVISION FIVE Banwell v Lodway. Clevedon United v West Wick. Yatton & Cleeve v Burnham United. LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT CUP FIRST ROUND Portishead Cal Thistle v Kewstoke L (2.0). LEAGUE ATWELL MEMORIAL SHIELD FIRST ROUND Weston Celtic v Yatton & Cleeve (2.30). u
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INVEST SOUTH WEST TAUNTON SATURDAY (2.30 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Ash Rangers v Alcombe Rovers. Bishops Lydeard v Wembdon. Creech Cougars v Middlezoy Rovers. Milverton Rangers v Porlock. Morganians v North Petherton. Westonzoyland v Bridgwater Sports. DIVISION TWO Bridgwater G’hoppers v Stogursey. Bridgwater Sports v Galmington. Minehead AFC v Dulverton Town. Porlock v Redgate. Staplegrove v Norton Fitzwarren. White Eagles v Watchet Town. u
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YEOVIL AND DISTRICT (2.0 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Ashcott v Castle Cary. East Coker v Martock United. Montacute v Wagtail Athletic. Somerton Town v Templecombe Rov. Stoke v Pen Mill. DIVISION ONE Barwick & Stoford v Ashcott.
Forton Rangers v Chard Utd. Misterton v Thorncombe. DIVISION THREE Chard Rangers v Ilminster Town. Crewkerne Rangers v Donyatt Utd (4.30). Farway v Lyme Rovers. Merriott Dynamos v Chard Utd AS. Netherbury v Thorncombe. CORONATION CUP FIRST ROUND Barrington v Combe (2.0). Pymore v West & Middle Chinnock (2.0). Shepton Beauchamp v Misterton (2.0). DIVISION ONE CUP FIRST ROUND Halstock v Chard Rangers (2.0). Ilminster Colts v Forton Rangers (2.0). Uplyme v Hawkchurch (2.0). u
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FIREWATCH DEVON SENIOR CUP
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A&S PAVING DEVON INTERMEDIATE CUP
FIRST ROUND Newton United v Awliscombe (2.0).
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Brhoden Utd v Keinton Park Rgs. Charlton Utd v Milborne Port. Manor Athletic v Bruton United. Pen Mill Athletic v Bradford Abbas. DIVISION TWO Bruton United v Stoke. Keinton Park Rgs v Huish AFC. Langport & Huish v Milborne Port. Martock United v Wyndham Athletic. Odcombe v Pen Mill.
WILTSHIRE SENIOR (3.0 pm, unless stated) Bassett B’dogs v Purton FC. Bremhill FC v Westbury Utd FC. Corsham Town v Kintbury Rangers. Ludgershall Sports v Devizes Town. Marlborough Tn v Cricklade Town. Shrewton Utd v Royal Wootton. Trowbridge Tn v Malmesbury Vic. Wroughton FC v Melksham Town. u
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TROWBRIDGE WINDOWS AND CONSERVATORIES TROWBRIDGE AND DISTRICT (3.0 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Calne Eagles v Luxol St Andrews. Freshford United v Hilperton United. Melksham Town v Semington. Stockton & Codford v Warminster Tn. DIVISION TWO Aces FC v Trowbridge Town. Greyhound FC v South Newton & Wish. Warminster Tn v Melksham Tn. Zeals FC v Trowbridge Wanderers. A&B CUP FIRST ROUND Heytesbury v The Stiffs (2.30). Three Daggers FC v Holt FC (2.30). Westbury Utd v Trowbridge Town (2.30). u
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DORSET PREMIER (3.0 pm, unless stated) Balti Sports v Gillingham Town. Dorchester Sp v Sherborne Town. Merley Cobham Sports v Mere Town. Milborne Port v Hamworthy Rec. Parley Sports v Holt United. Shaftesbury Tn v Hamworthy Utd. Stur Newton Utd v Blandford Utd. Wareham Rangers v Bridport. Westland Sp v Swanage Town & H. u
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DORSET LEAGUE (3.0 pm, unless stated) SENIOR Allendale v Dorchester Sports. Chickerell Utd v Wincanton Town. Cranborne v Broadstone FC. Piddletrenthide Utd v Westland Sp. Poole Borough v Beaminster. Witchampton Utd v Corfe Castle. DIVISION ONE Blandford United v Allendale. Boscombe Polo v Parley Sports. Stalbridge v AFC Blandford. Tisbury United v Wareham Rangers. Weymouth FC v Cranford United. Wool United v Portland United. DIVISION TWO Broadstone FC v Broadmayne. Maiden Newton & C v Portland Town. Marnhull v Chickerell United. Piddlehinton Utd v Stur Newton Utd. Portesham United v Wimborne Phoenix. Shaftesbury Town v Gillingham Town. Stur Marshall v Okeford United. DIVISION THREE AFC Blandford v Wool United. Corfe Castle v BC Sports. Gill Dons v Bridport. Handley Sports v Portland Town. Pimperne Sports v S Cheriton Utd. Verwood AS v Donhead United. Wimborne Phoenix v Bere Regis. DIVISION FOUR Chickerell United v Portland Town. Corfe Mullen v Puddletown FC. Crossways S’fires v Wool & Winfrith. Lytchett & Up v Tisbury United. Portland United v Piddlehinton Utd. Redland Rebels v Portesham Utd. Shillingstone v Verwood All Stars. u
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PERRY STREET AND DISTRICT (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER South Petherton v Merriott Rovers. Winsham v Netherbury. DIVISION ONE Drimpton v Shepton. Farway United v Waytown Hounds (2.0). DIVISION TWO Combe v South Petherton. Crewkerne Rangers v Kingsbury (2.0). Dowlish & Donyatt v Charmouth.
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MACRON DEVON AND EXETER (3.0 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Beer Albion v Hatherleigh Town. Clyst Valley v Seaton Town. Cronies v Upottery. Elmore v Topsham Town. Feniton v Witheridge. Newtown v Okehampton Argyle. DIVISION ONE Chard Town v Dawlish United. Heavitree United v Alphington. Lapford v Chagford. Lyme Regis v Cullompton Rangers. Sidmouth Town v Bickleigh. Wellington v University of Exeter. DIVISION TWO Axmouth United v Newton Poppleford. Bampton v Dawlish FC. Bow AAC v Woodbury. East Budleigh v Halwill. Kentisbeare v Thorverton. Newtown v Honiton Town. Uni of Exeter v Axminster Town. DIVISION THREE Budleigh Salt v Royal Oak FC. Countess Wear v Tedbury St Mary. Pinhoe v Crediton United. Sandford v University of Exeter. DIVISION FOUR Alphington v Whipton & Pinhoe. North Tawton v University of Exeter. Sampford Pev v Newton St Cyres. St Martins v Beer Albion. Teignmouth v Feniton. Winkleigh v Winchester. DIVISION FIVE Black Swan Tn v Ilminster Town. Dunkeswell Rov v Lyme Regis. Halwill v Culm United. Hemyock v Central. Millwey Rise v Offwell Rangers. DIVISION SIX Axminster Town v Cheriton F’paine. Seaton Town v Sidmouth Town. Silverton v Bampton. Upottery v Wellington. DIVISION SEVEN Bradninch Town v Spreyton FC. Colyton v Kentisbeare. Kenn Valley United v HT Dons. Newton Poppleford v Willand. St Martins v Lapford. Witheridge v Exeter United. DIVISION EIGHT Amory Green Rov v East Budleigh. Central v Honiton Town. Cheriton F’paine v Pinhoe. Okehampton v Millwey Rise. Sidmouth Town v Bradninch Villa. Tedbury St Mary v Sandford. Thorverton v Otterton. EAST DEVON SENIOR CUP Perry Street & Yon v Exwick Villa (2.0). BILL SLEE CUP Otterton v Uplowman Athletic (2.0). FOOTBALL EXPRESS CUP Bickleigh v Queens Head (2.0). Exmouth Spartans v Bravehearts (2.0). Hatherleigh Town v Elmore (2.0). Westexe Park Rgs v Cranbrook (2.0). GEARY CUP Culm United v Amory Green Rovers. u
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NORTH DEVON GAZETTE LEAGUE (2.30 pm, unless stated) ARLINGTON CUP FIRST ROUND Appledore Lions v Braunton. Barnstaple v Bideford Community. Bridgerule v Lynton & Lynmouth. Hartland Clovelly v North Molton. Haxton Rangers v Holsworthy. Morwenstow v Torrington. South Molton v Northam Lions (2.0). BRAYFORD CUP FIRST ROUND Boca Seniors v Barnstaple. Braunton v Bideford Community. Fremington v Park United. Hartland Clovelly v Landkey Town. Ilfracombe Town v North Molton. Shebbear Utd v Shamwickshire Rov. Torrington v Torridgeside. COMBE MARTIN CUP FIRST ROUND Chittlehampton v Shamwickshire. Chivenor v Appledore. Combe Martin v Putford.
Georgeham & Croyde v Fremington. High Bickington v Merton. Kilkhampton v Ilfracombe Town. Northam Lions v Braunton. Stratton United v Pilton Academicals. THE BILL SMALE CUP FIRST ROUND Appledore v Bridgerule. Ashwater v Combe Martin. Bideford v Georgeham & Croyde. Bradworthy v Hartland Clovelly. Eastside FC v Braunton. Torridgeside v Park Rangers. Woolacombe v Shebbear United. u
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WBW SOLICITORS SOUTH DEVON (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Ashburton v Ivybridge Town. Brixham AFC v Roselands. Kingsteignton Ath v Upton Ath. Loddiswell Ath v Buckland Ath. Paignton Villa v Kingskerswell & C. Waldon Athletic v Dartmouth. DIVISION ONE Babbacombe v Salcombe Town. Beesands Rov v Newton Abbot Spurs. Chudleigh Athletic v Buckland Ath. Harbertonford v Salcombe Town. Paignton Saints v Newton Abbot 66. Totnes & Dart v Ipplepen Athletic. Watcombe Wanderers v Stoke Gabriel. DIVISION TWO Bishopsteignton v Broadmeadow. Hookhills United v Newton United. Kingskerswell & C v Torbay Police. Liverton United v Kingsteignton Ath. Riviera United v Bovey Tracey. DIVISION THREE Abbotskerswell v Teign Village. Barton Athletic v Roselands. Dartmouth v Ashburton. Ipplepen Athletic v Waldon Athletic. Meadowbrook Ath v Chudleigh Ath. DIVISION FOUR Babbacombe v Torquay Town. Buckfastleigh v Newton Rovers. Dittisham United v Torbay Police. East Allington v Kingsbridge & K. Newton Abbot 66 v Riviera United. DIVISION FIVE Barton Athletic v Brixham AFC. Broadhempston v Watcombe Wds. Chudleig Ath v Ilsington Villa. Newton Rovers v Stoke Fleming. u
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SWAZ TEAMWEAR PLYMOUTH AND WEST DEVON (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Morley Rangers v Millbridge. Plymouth Hope v Plympton Athletic. Saltram Ath v University of Plymouth. The Navy Inn v Tavistock Com. DIVISION ONE DC Auto Repairs v Pennycross SC. Maristow v Lakeside Athletic. Melbourne Inn v Millbridge. Princetown v Plympton Athletic. SB Frankfort v Signal Box Oak Villa. DIVISION TWO Belgrave v Hooe Rovers. Devonport FC v Victoria Park Rgs. Friary Vaults v Millbridge. Kitto FC v Woodford. DIVISION THREE Horrabridge Rgs v Tavistock Rov. The Windmill v Morley Rangers. Torpoint Athletic v Team Carpy. THE MARSHALL MOTORS SW PREMIER CUP FIRST ROUND Uni of Plymouth v Lakeside Ath. THE MARSHALL MOTORS SW CHALLENGE BOWL FIRST ROUND Torpoint Athletic v Central Park Rangers. u
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JJ JONES AND SONS DUCHY LEAGUE (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Biscovey v Lostwithiel. Gerrans & St Mawes v St Stephen. North Petherwin v St Mawgan. Sticker v Saltash United. Torpoint Athletic v Veryan. DIVISION ONE Godolphin Atlantic v Gunnislake. Holywell & Cubert v North Hill. Pelynt v Grampound. Queens Rangers v Boscastle. St Merryn v AFC Bodmin. St Newlyn East v Callington Town. DIVISION TWO Calstock v Gorran. Saltash United v St Breward. St Columb Major v St Cleer. St Minver v Tregrehan Mills. Stoke Climsland v Lanivet Inn. Tintagel v Pensilva. DIVISION THREE Dobwalls v St Eval Spitfires. High Street v Lamerton Com. Lifton v St Dennis. Rame Peninsula v Mevagissey. Roche v Foxhole Stars. St Stephen v Lanreath. DIVISION FOUR Boscastle v St Kew FC. Liskeard Athletic v Tregony. Southgate v Polperro. Wadebridge Town v North Petherwin. Week St Mary v St Anns Chapel. u
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WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Camborne SoM v Halsetown. Chacewater v Wendron United. Lizard Argyle v Penryn Athletic. Mawnan v St Keverne. St Agnes v Helston Athletic. St Day v Troon AFC. Stithians v St Buryan. DIVISION ONE Constantine v Hayle. Lanner v Mawnan. Newlyn Non-Athletico v Mousehole. RNAS Culdrose v Trispen. Rosudgeon v Penwith Exiles. Threemilestone v Mabe. DIVISION TWO Falmouth Town v St Day. Frogpool & Cus v Newlyn Lions. Goonhavern Ath v Redruth Utd. Storm v Mullion. Wendron United v Probus. DIVISION THREE Holman SC v Rosudgeon. New Inn Titans v St Just. Ruan Minor v Falmouth DC. St Buryan v St Agnes. St Erme v Carharrack. St Ives Mariners v Newlyn N-Ath. West Cornwall v Ludgvan. DIVISION FOUR Goonhavern Athletic v Mousehole. Madron v Wendron United. Penzance v Praze-an-Bebble. Probus v Stithians. Troon AFC v Constantine. u
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KIERON HACKERS CHARITY MATCH (6.30 pm, unless stated) Chipping Town u-18s v Yate and Sodbury XI. (at Chipping Sodbury Town)
NEXT SUNDAY PREMIER LEAGUE Brighton v Newcastle (Sky, 4.0).
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Sheffield Wed v Sheffield Utd (Sky, 1.15).
VANARAMA NATIONAL
BOND TIMBER CORNWALL FA JUNIOR CUP
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MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU EAST CORNWALL PREMIER (2.30 pm, unless stated) PREMIER Looe Town v Launceston. Pensilva v Plymstock United. Plymouth Parkway v Callington Town. Polperro v Saltash United. St Stephens v Bere Alston United. DIVISION ONE Bude Town v Newquay. Elburton Villa v St Minver. Lakeside Athletic v Roche. Lanreath v Wadebridge Town. Mevagissey v St Teath. Morwenstow v Millbrook. u
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LWC DRINKS COMBINATION (3.0 pm, unless stated) Carharrack v Pendeen. Holmans v Illogan RBL. Mullion v Porthleven. Perranporth v Falmouth Town. Redruth United v Helston Athletic. St Day v Penryn Athletic. LWC DRINKS COMBINATION LEAGUE CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Perranwell v West Cornwall. RNAS Culdrose v Hayle. St Agnes v St Just. St Ives Town v Goonhavern.
NATIONAL NORTH FC United of Man v Tamworth (3.0).
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LADBROKES PREMIERSHIP Motherwell v Aberdeen (BT-1, 12.15). LADBROKES CHAMPIONSHIP St Mirren v Queen of the South (4.10). u
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA SUNDAY PREMIER (SOUTH) CUP (10.00 am, unless stated) FIRST ROUND BAWA Athletico v Lockstock United. Bristol Argyle v MPK Lofts. Bristol Rangers v Hillfields. Cribbs v Bristol Jaguars. Lebeq v Lebeqs TCR. Lebeq Tavern v 3 Lion Sports. South West Spartans v Redbridge. Spartans v FC BS3. Sportsman v Kingswood Athletic. SWYD United v FC United of Yate. u
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE FA SUNDAY INTERMEDIATE (SOUTH) CUP (10.00 am, unless stated) FIRST ROUND Argonauts v Fishponds Town Wizards. Bawa Sports v Midland Spinner. FC Miners v DRG Frenchay. Hambrook United v Signal Generals. Hanham Cricket v Breakaways. Stoke Lane Atheltic v Marshfield.
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SOMERSET FA SUNDAY CHALLENGE CUP (10.45 am, unless stated) FIRST ROUND FC Assembly v Castle Cary Veterans. Pig & Fiddle Rovers v Rhode Lane Wds. West Bower v FC Trinity. u
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BRISTOL CASUALS (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Wick Gerry Hatricks v LB Vets. DIVISION THREE LA Codgers v Banjo Munchenbadback. OVER-45s DIVISION Barely Athletic v Mathern Casuals. Nailsea Vets 45s v Cardiff Accies 45s. Russell Athletic v St Brendans OB RFC. u
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KEYLINE TAUNTON SUNDAY (10.45 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Ash Rangers v Royal Rangers. Bathpool v North Curry. Castlemoast Albion v Old Inn. Cotford Saints v Hamilton. DIVISION TWO Carhampton v Mariners FC. Shepherd Rest v Sophies Ferrets. Watchet Town Bl v Hardly Athletic. White Hart Albion v Churchinford. DIVISION THREE AFC Phoenix v Taunton Warriors. Cheddon Ath v FC Trinity Rangers. Staplegrove FC v Norton FC. Williton Rockets v Dunster. u
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BATH AND DISTRICT (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE F C Beazer v Odd Down SC. Kingsmead v Heritage United. London Road v Atletico Bath. Paulton Rovers v G T Sports. DIVISION TWO Dribuild FC v Atletico New Inn. Marshfield FC v Bristol City. Nomads FC v Atletico Cranes. DIVISION THREE Claverton Park v A Little Different. FC Bath United v The Griffin FC. Lansdown FC v Bear Flat. Tramways v Team Nathan FC. DIVISION FOUR AFC Bas v Peasedown Park Rgs. Olympic Victoria v Marshfield FC. Radstock Albion v Farrington Albion. Two Weir Town v FC Estrella. u
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UHLSPORT BLACKMORE VALE (10.30 am, unless stated) FC Abbaselona v Shillingstone. Greyhound v Bradford Abbas. South Cheriton Utd v Team Gryphon. Sturminster Rovers v TGR. u
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SHOESTRINGS CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT (10.45 am, unless stated) PREMIER Athleticow Moodrid v FC Bradford. FC Lacock v Westbury Rangers. Somerford FC v Melksham Town. DIVISION ONE Cavalier FC v FC North Wiltshire. Corsham Oak v White Horse FC. FC St George v Bath Road FC. Semington FC v Sutton Benger. DIVISION TWO Box Rovers FC v The Castle Devizes. Faded FC v FC Libby. Warminster Wds v The Foresters Arms. DIVISION THREE Biddestone FC v Buttercross FC. Old Road FC v Fox & Hounds. The Mallard FC v Bromham FC. KNOCKOUT CUP FIRST ROUND Corsham Wildcats v Calne BFC. Forest AFC v Westbury Cons FC. Kingfisher FC v Calne United FC. Pheasant FC v White Hart FC. u
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DORSET VETERANS (10.30 am, unless stated) EAST DIVISION Bournemouth El v Lymington Tn. Christchurch v New Milton Town. Star Soccer v Merley Cobham. WEST DIVISION Hardys v Balti Sports. Milborne St Andrew v Windgreen Corfe. Portland Town v FC Ridgeway. u
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EXETER & DISTRICT SUNDAY (10.15 am, unless stated) TV MILLS ACCOUNTANTS DIVISION Queens Head v Willand. Whimple v Uni of Exeter Greens. EXETER KNOCK-OUT CUP FIRST ROUND Broadclyst v St Martins. Eurotect SFC v Uni of Exeter Blues. Yeoford v Bravehearts. u
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SWAZ TEAMWEAR PLYMOUTH AND WEST DEVON (10.30 am, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Headways v Plymouth United. Hedges v Queen & Con. Plym Kurd v Activate.
The Navy Inn v SB Oak Villa. Revelstoke Rgs v The Southway. DIVISION TWO AFC Bickleigh v Central Park Rgs. Activate v Inter Plymouth. Barbican Pirates v Plympton Ath. Plymouth Armada v Tamar View. Princetown v Headways FC. South Brent v Plympton Ath. u
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DEVON VETERANS (10.30 am, unless stated) NORTH North Molton SCC v J&A Cameras. Shamwickshire v Bocas Seniors. WEST DIVISION Lakeside Athletic v Tailormade. Manstow v Maristow. EAST DIVISION ONE Clyst Valley v Exwick Villa. Crediton United v North Tawton. Topsham Town v Alphington. EAST DIVISION TWO Adams Athletic v Otterton. St Martins v Waldon Athletic. Twyford Spartans v Deeside. u
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LAUNCESTON CUP
PRELIMINARY ROUND Bridgerule v Lamerton. Gunnislake v Kilkhampton. St Anns Chapel v Boscastle.
H WOMEN’S SOCCER FA WOMEN’S SUPERLEAGUE (2.0 pm, unless stated) SUPERLEAGUE ONE Arsenal v Birmingham City. Chelsea v Bristol City (12.30). Reading v Sunderland. Yeovil Town v Manchester City. SUPERLEAGUE TWO Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion. Durham v Tottenham (12.0). London Bees v Doncaster Rovers. Millwall Lionesses v Watford. Oxford United v Sheffield. u
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FA WOMEN’S PREMIER (2.0 pm, unless stated) SOUTHERN Charlton v C&K Basildon. Chichester City v Lewes. Gillingham v Queens Park Rangers. Portsmouth v West Ham. SOUTH WEST ONE Cheltenham Tn v Plym Argyle. Keynsham Tn v Southampton Sts. Maidenhead Utd v Larkhall Ath. FA WPL CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Poole Town v Crystal Palace. Southampton v Actonians. FA WPL PLATE PRELIMINARY ROUND St Nicholas v Basingstoke Town. u
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SW WOMEN (2.0 pm, unless stated) PREMIER AEK Boco v Marine Acad Plym. Buckland Ath v Middlezoy. Charlestown v Keynsham Tn. Downend Flyers v Torquay United. Ilminster Town v Bishops Lydeard. Yeovil Town v Exeter City. EASTERN DIVISION Cheltenham Civ v Wootton Bas. Cheltenham Tn v Frome Town. St Nicholas v Oldland Abbot. Swindon S’fires v Team Mendip. Swindon Town v Almondsbury. WESTERN DIVISION Activate v Callington Town. Alphington v Bude Town. Plymouth Argule v Exeter & Tedburn. Plympton v Bideford. u
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SOMERSET WOMEN (2.0 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Ash Ranger v Purnell Sports. Bishops Lydeard v Weston AFC. Staplegrove v Berrow. Wellington v Pen Mill. DIVISION TWO Crewkerne Rangers v Cheddar. Ilminster v Hamilton. Penmill v Evercreech. Purnell v Porlock. u
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DORSET WOMEN (2.15 pm, unless stated) Gillingham Town v Dorchester Town. Grange Ath v Blandford United. Merley Cobham v Wool & Winfrith. Poole Town v Wareham Rangers. Shaftesbury Town v Verwood Town. u
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PIRATE FM CORNWALL WOMEN (2.30 pm, unless stated) DIVISION ONE Penryn v Illogan RBL. Porthleven v Mousehole. RNAS Culdrose v St Agnes. St Breward v Helston. St Teath v Wadebridge.
SEPTEMBER 17 2017 SPORTS INDEPENDENT 93
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Rugby results, tables and fixtures Australia 45, Argentina 20. New Zealand 57, South Africa 0. P W D New Zealand...............4 4 0 South Africa................4 2 1 Australia......................4 1 1 Argentina ....................4 0 0 u
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GD Pts 100 19 -17 11 -1 8 -82 0
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Leicester 24, Gloucester 10. Newcastle L, Saracens L. Northampton 24, Bath 6.
Sale 52, Sheffield Tigers 15. Sheffield 17, Stourbridge 38. South Leicester 47, Sedgley Park 37. Tynedale 26, Huddersfield 25. P W D L PD Pts Tynedale ..............3 3 0 0 53 15 Stourbridge ........3 3 0 0 47 15 Hinckley ..............3 3 0 0 50 14 S Leicester ..........3 3 0 0 31 14 Macclesfield ........3 2 0 1 49 11 Sale ......................3 2 0 1 67 10 Sedgley Park ......3 2 0 1 31 10 Luctonians ..........3 2 0 1 8 10 Otley ....................3 2 0 1 -3 9 Chester ................3 1 0 2 -43 4 Sheffield Tig ........3 1 0 2 -66 4 Sheffield ..............3 0 0 3 -26 3 Huddersfield ........3 0 0 3 -30 2 Leicester Lions ..3 0 0 3 -54 2 Wharfedale ..........3 0 0 3 -41 1 Blaydon ..............3 0 0 3 -73 1 ◆ ◆ ◆
NATIONAL TWO (S)
- Played Friday Sale Sharks 36, London Irish 7. - Played Friday Worcester 10, Exeter 41. - Played Friday P W D L PD Pts Exeter ..................3 2 0 1 54 11 Wasps ..................2 2 0 0 29 9 Newcastle ............2 2 0 0 28 9 Northampton ......3 2 0 1 0 9 Bath ......................3 2 0 1 -4 8 Sale ......................3 1 0 2 13 7 Saracens ..............2 1 0 1 21 5 Harlequins ..........2 1 0 1 1 5 Leicester ..............3 1 0 2 -3 5 Gloucester ..........3 1 0 2 -18 5 London Irish ........3 1 0 2 -49 5 Worcester ............3 0 0 3 -72 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
Bury St Edmunds 28, Old Redcliffians 20. Canterbury 41, Broadstreet 7. Clifton 14, Tonbridge Juddian 24. Henley 17, Cinderford 90. London Irish Wild Geese 24, Chinnor 43. Redruth 24, Wimbledon 15. Taunton Titans 52, Barnstaple 3. Worthing 30, Redingensians 40. P W D L PD Pts Cinderford ..........3 3 0 0 147 15 Taunton Titans ....3 3 0 0 107 15 Chinnor ................3 2 1 0 38 13 Redruth ................3 2 0 1 52 11 Redingensians ....3 2 0 1 34 11 Canterbury ..........3 2 0 1 24 10 Worthing ..............3 2 0 1 11 10 Barnstaple ..........3 2 0 1 -24 10 Tonbridge J ........3 2 0 1 31 9 Bury St Ed ..........3 2 0 1 -21 8 Henley ..................3 1 0 2 -88 4 London Irish ........3 0 0 3 -52 2 Clifton ..................3 0 1 2 -62 2 Broadstreet ........3 0 0 3 -58 1 Wimbledon ..........3 0 0 3 -45 0 Old R’cliffians ....3 0 0 3 -94 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
SOUTH WEST PREMIER
Cardiff Blues 19, Glasgow 20. Cheetahs 54, Zebre 39. Edinburgh 17, Benetton Treviso 20. - Played Friday Dragons 21, Connacht 8. - Played Friday Ospreys 16, Munster 21. Southern Kings 10, Leinster 31. Ulster 27, Scarlets 20. - Played Friday
CONFERENCE A P Munster ................2 Glasgow ..............2 Connacht ............3 Ospreys ..............2 Cardiff Blues ......2 Zebre ....................2 Cheetahs ............2
W 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L 0 0 2 1 2 2 2
PD Pts 64 10 27 9 3 6 -12 4 -38 0 -40 0 -56 0
CONFERENCE B P W Ulster ..................3 3 Scarlets ................3 2 Leinster ................2 2 Edinburgh ............3 2 Treviso ................3 1 Dragons ..............3 1 Southern Kings ..2 0 ◆ ◆
D L 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 ◆
PD Pts 37 13 71 11 51 10 24 10 -35 5 -27 4 -69 0
Ealing Trailfinders 45, Bedford 25. Jersey 19, Cornish Pirates 13. - Played Friday London Scottish 31, Nottingham 33. Rotherham Titans 21, Hartpury College 32. P W D L PD Pts Ealing T’finders ..3 3 0 0 28 15 Nottingham ..........3 2 0 1 30 10 Bedford ................3 2 0 1 27 10 Doncaster ............2 2 0 0 46 9 Bristol ..................2 2 0 0 13 9 Jersey ..................3 2 0 1 5 9 London Scot ........3 1 0 2 -2 7 Hartpury Coll ......3 1 0 2 -1 6 Yorkshire Car ......2 1 0 1 -10 5 Cornish Pirates ....3 0 0 3 -9 4 Richmond ............2 0 0 2 -36 1 Rotherham Tit ......3 0 0 3 -91 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
NATIONAL ONE
Birmingham Moseley 38, Hull Ionains 24. - Played Friday Bishop’s Stortford 17, Plymouth Albion 36. Blackheath 16, Ampthill & District 15. Darlington Mowden Park 35, Cambridge 18. Esher 32, Rosslyn Park 17. Fylde 7, Old Elthamians 43. Loughborough Students 26, Caldy 31. Old Albanians 19, Coventry 21. P W D L PD Pts Darlington M ........3 3 0 0 39 15 Coventry ..............3 3 0 0 84 14 Blackheath ..........3 3 0 0 21 13 Plym Albion ........3 2 0 1 51 12 Caldy ....................3 2 0 1 0 11 Esher ....................3 2 0 1 7 10 Bishop's S’ford ....3 2 0 1 10 9 Ampthill & Dis ....3 1 1 1 3 8 Old Elthamians ..3 1 0 2 5 6 Birmingham..........3 1 1 1 -25 6 Rosslyn Park ......3 1 0 2 24 5 Cambridge ..........3 1 0 2 -9 5 Loughborough ....3 1 0 2 -10 5 Old Albanians ......3 0 0 3 -64 2 Fylde ....................3 0 0 3 -67 0 Hull Ionians ........3 0 0 3 -69 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
NATIONAL TWO (N)
Hinckley 37, Leicester Lions 34. Luctonians 26, Wharfedale 14. Macclesfield 41, Blaydon 15. Otley 31, Chester 16.
Bracknell 16, Newbury Blues 15. Camborne 31, Newton Abbot 32. Cleve 20, Brixham 11. Dings Crusaders 44, Maidenhead 24. Exmouth 55, Hornets 30. Lydney 10, Ivybridge 19. Weston-super-Mare 25, Bournemouth 32. P W D L PD Pts Newton Abbot ......3 3 0 0 105 15 Dings C’saders ....3 3 0 0 101 15 Exmouth ..............3 3 0 0 70 15 Cleve ....................3 2 0 1 49 11 Camborne ............3 2 0 1 3 10 Newbury Blues ....3 2 0 1 21 9 Bournemouth ......3 2 0 1 4 9 Maidenhead..........3 1 0 2 -21 7 Ivybridge ..............3 1 0 2 -50 5 Bracknell ..............3 1 0 2 -57 5 Brixham ................3 0 1 2 -10 3 Weston-s-Mare ....3 0 1 2 -56 3 Hornets ................3 0 0 3 -100 1 Lydney ..................3 0 0 3 -59 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
SOUTH WEST ONE (E) Bicester 15, Witney 8. Chippenham 34, Banbury 35. Grove 19, Wimborne 37. Marlow 20, Stratford Upon Avon 37. Old Centralians 34, Swindon 21. Old Patesians 27, Salisbury 26. Oxford Harlequins 20, R Wootton Bassett 14. P W D L PD Pts Banbury ................3 3 0 0 75 15 Old Patesians ......3 3 0 0 28 14 Wimborne ............3 3 0 0 25 14 Salisbury ..............3 2 0 1 29 10 Stratford U Av ......3 2 0 1 -52 10 Old Centralians ....3 2 0 1 9 9 Oxford H’quins ....3 2 0 1 1 8 Chippenham ........3 1 0 2 69 8 Grove ....................3 1 0 2 -3 7 Bicester ................3 1 0 2 -55 5 Swindon................3 1 0 2 -24 4 Marlow ..................3 0 0 3 -30 2 Witney ..................3 0 0 3 -34 1 Royal Wootton ....3 0 0 3 -38 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
SOUTH WEST ONE (W) Bridgwater & Albion 19, Thornbury 26. Clevedon 53, Bideford 31. Cullompton 15, Teignmouth 19. Drybrook 40, Okehampton 19. Exeter University 76, North Petherton 0. Keynsham 29, Newent 17. P W D L PD Pts Exeter Uni ............3 3 0 0 113 15 Launceston ..........3 3 0 0 18 14 Drybrook ..............3 2 0 1 23 11 Bideford................3 2 0 1 -7 11 Okehampton ........3 2 0 1 11 10 Teignmouth ..........3 2 0 1 15 9 Thornbury ............3 1 0 2 -1 9 Keynsham ............3 1 0 2 -11 6 Clevedon ..............3 1 0 2 -26 6 Bridgwater & A ....3 1 0 2 0 5 Cullompton ..........3 1 0 2 -14 5 Newent..................3 1 0 2 -33 4 N Petherton ..........3 0 0 3 -87 2 *Matson ................3 1 0 2 -1 0 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
SOUTHERN COUNTIES (N) Beaconsfield 48, High Wycombe 12. Reading Abbey 31, Aylesbury 34. Stow-on-the-Wold 20, Gosford All Blacks 17. Thatcham v Drifters, post. Wallingford 17, Buckingham 35. Windsor 15, Reading 10. P W D L PD Pts Beaconsfield ........2 2 0 0 49 10
Aylesbury ............2 2 Buckingham ........2 2 Stow-on-the-W ....2 2 Reading Abbey ....2 1 Reading ................2 1 Windsor ................2 1 Gosford All Bl ......2 0 Thatcham..............1 0 Wallingford ..........2 0 Drifters..................1 0 High Wycombe ....2 0 ◆ ◆
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ◆
0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2
15 10 40 9 36 9 0 6 4 5 2 5 -16 1 -22 0 -30 0 -33 0 -45 0
SOUTHERN COUNTIES (S) Blandford 24, Devizes 45. Corsham 36, Marlborough 22. Swindon College OBs 21, Swanage & W 8. Trowbridge 19, Sherborne 21. Walcot 19, North Dorset 43. Yeovil 15, Frome 17. P W D L PD Pts Devizes ................2 2 0 0 46 10 North Dorset ........2 2 0 0 34 9 Corsham ..............2 2 0 0 19 9 Sherborne ............2 2 0 0 18 9 Frome....................2 1 0 1 -3 5 Marlborough ........2 1 0 1 -7 5 Blandford..............2 1 0 1 -13 5 Swindon Col ........2 1 0 1 5 4 Trowbridge ..........2 0 0 2 -12 1 Yeovil ....................2 0 0 2 -27 1 Walcot ..................2 0 0 2 -31 1 Swanage & W ......2 0 0 2 -29 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
WESTERN COUNTIES (N) Bristol Saracens 0, Avonmouth OBs 36. Chew Valley 55, Cheltenham 26. Chosen Hill Former Pupils 34, Wells 8. Midsomer Norton 40, Coney Hill 38. Oldfield Old Boys 31, Stroud 5. Winscombe 15, Old Bristolians 21. Yatton 15, Old Richians 12. P W D L PD Pts Chew Valley..........3 3 0 0 71 15 Old Bristolians ....3 3 0 0 24 13 Coney Hill ............3 2 0 1 59 12 Avonmouth OB ....3 2 0 1 58 11 Midsomer N ..........3 2 0 1 15 11 Chosen Hill ..........3 2 0 1 32 10 Old Richians ........3 2 0 1 7 9 Oldfield OB ..........3 1 0 2 -14 6 Cheltenham ..........3 1 0 2 -48 6 Bristol Sar ............3 1 0 2 11 5 Wells ....................3 1 0 2 -33 5 Yatton....................3 1 0 2 -42 5 Winscombe ..........3 0 0 3 -73 1 Stroud ..................3 0 0 3 -67 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
WESTERN COUNTIES (W) Chard 13, Kingsbridge 13. Crediton 16, Burnham-on-Sea 0. Devonport Services 28, Truro 22. Falmouth 18, Torquay Athletic 0. Sidmouth 10, Paignton 12. St Austell 29, St Ives 3. Wadebridge Camels 34, Tiverton 22. P W D L PD Pts Kingsbridge..........3 2 1 0 46 11 Chard ....................3 2 1 0 20 11 St Austell ..............3 2 0 1 43 11 Devonport Ser......3 2 0 1 40 11 St Ives (SW)..........3 2 0 1 25 10 Wadebridge ..........3 2 0 1 -20 9 Truro ....................3 1 0 2 -1 8 Sidmouth ..............3 1 0 2 -42 6 Torquay Ath..........3 2 0 1 -3 5 Crediton................3 1 0 2 -4 5 Paignton ..............3 1 0 2 -20 5 Falmouth ..............3 1 0 2 -12 4 Tiverton ................3 1 0 2 -33 4 B’ham-on-Sea ......3 0 0 3 -39 1 ◆ ◆ ◆
CORNWALL & DEVON Hayle 25, Withycombe 25. Honiton 35, Bude 11. Lanner 109, Wessex 10. Penryn 19, Wellington 14. Pirates Amateurs 8, Torrington 29. Plymouth Argaum 10, Tavistock 5. Plymstock Albion Oaks 10, Saltash 37. P W D L PD Pts Saltash..................3 3 0 0 81 15 Honiton ................3 3 0 0 89 14 Penryn ..................3 3 0 0 54 14 Lanner ..................3 2 0 1 119 10 Withycombe ........3 1 2 0 31 9 Tavistock ..............3 1 0 2 14 7 Wellington ............3 1 0 2 13 7 Plymstock Alb......3 1 1 1 -4 7 Hayle ....................3 1 1 1 -25 7 Bude......................3 1 0 2 -19 5 Torrington ............3 1 0 2 -48 5 Plym Argaum........3 1 0 2 -41 4 Wessex ................3 0 0 3 -174 1 Pirates Amat ........3 0 0 3 -90 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
CORNWALL Camborne SoM 12, Voer 17. Camelford 12, Stithians 48. Helston 40, St Just 0. Illogan Park 17, St Agnes 24. Lankelly-Fowey 17, Roseland 52. Liskeard-Looe v Redruth Albany, post. P W D L PD Pts Liskeard-Looe ......3 3 0 0 109 15 Veor ......................3 3 0 0 86 14 Newquay Hor........3 3 0 0 34 14 Bodmin ................2 2 0 0 89 10 Illogan Park ..........3 2 0 1 -4 10 St Agnes ..............3 2 0 1 -8 10 Helston ................3 1 0 2 10 6 Perranporth ..........2 1 0 1 20 5 Lankelly-Fowey....3 1 0 2 -44 5 *Stithians ..............3 2 0 1 37 4 *Roseland ............3 1 0 2 -31 1 Camborne SoM ....2 0 0 2 -35 1 St Just ..................3 0 0 3 -68 1 Camelford ............3 0 0 3 -147 0 *Redruth Alb ........3 0 0 3 -48 -10 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
GLOUCESTER PREMIER Cheltenham Saracens 36, Barton Hill 38. Hucclecote 25, Gloucester Old Boys 31. Longlevens 45, Frampton Cotterell 17. Spartans (Gloucester) 36, Cirencester 23. St Mary’s OBs (SW) 14, Chipping Sodbury 20. Whitehall 19, Gordon League 24.
P W Longlevens ..........2 2 Barton Hill ............2 2 Chipping So ........2 2 Gloucester OB ....2 2 Cheltenham ..........2 1 Spartans ..............2 1 Gordon League ....2 1 Frampton Cott......2 1 Whitehall ..............2 0 Hucclecote ..........2 0 St Mary's OB ........2 0 Cirencester ..........2 0 ◆ ◆
D L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 ◆
PD Pts 53 10 7 9 14 8 10 8 14 7 5 5 1 5 -19 4 -10 2 -15 1 -22 1 -38 0
GLOUCESTER ONE Berry Hill 36, Bredon Star 24. Old Colstonians 37, North Bristol 8. Old Elizabethans 42, Dursley 18. Southmead 23, Cheltenham North 23. St Brendan’s Old Boys 26, Brockworth 39. Widden Old Boys 37, Old Cryptians 23. P W D L PD Pts O Elizabethans ....2 2 0 0 45 10 O Colstonians ......2 2 0 0 30 9 Brockworth ..........2 2 0 0 18 9 Berry Hill ..............2 2 0 0 14 9 Widden OB ..........2 1 0 1 12 6 Bredon Star ..........2 1 0 1 -1 6 North Bristol ........2 1 0 1 -12 5 Southmead ..........2 0 1 1 -5 3 Cheltenham N ......2 0 1 1 -21 2 St Brendan's ........2 0 0 2 -24 1 Dursley ................2 0 0 2 -25 1 Old Cryptians ......2 0 0 2 -31 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
GLOUCESTER TWO Aretians 12, Ashley Down Old Boys 29. Bishopston 22, Broad Plain 26. Minchinhampton 26, Bristol Aeroplane Co 17. Ross-on-Wye 71, Bream 5. Smiths Rugby 52, Cotham Park 15. Tewkesbury 19, Cheltenham CS 14. P W D L PD Pts Ross-on-Wye........2 2 0 0 124 10 Smiths Rugby ......2 2 0 0 59 10 Broad Plain ..........2 2 0 0 30 10 Tewkesbury ..........2 2 0 0 8 8 Ashley Down ........2 1 0 1 -5 6 Bristol Aero ..........2 1 0 1 9 5 Bream ..................2 1 0 1 -28 5 M’inhampton ........2 1 0 1 -29 5 Aretians ................2 0 0 2 -20 2 Bishopston ..........2 0 0 2 -22 1 Cheltenham C ......2 0 0 2 -31 1 Cotham Park ........2 0 0 2 -95 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
SOMERSET PREMIER Avon v Bridgwater & Albion, HW. Gordano 29, Wiveliscombe 32. Imperial 34, Stothert & Pitt 15. Minehead Barbarians 79, Tor 0. Nailsea & Backwell 83, Hornets 0. Old Redcliffians 23, Weston-super-Mare 21. P W D L PD Pts Wiveliscombe ......3 3 0 0 131 15 Minehead Bar ......3 2 0 1 165 11 Gordano................3 2 0 1 54 11 Nailsea & Back ....2 2 0 0 157 10 Old R’cliffians ....3 2 0 1 27 10 Imperial ................2 2 0 0 23 10 Avon......................2 2 0 0 6 9 Weston-s-Mare ....3 1 0 2 -5 6 Hornets ................3 1 0 2 -124 5 Stothert & Pitt ......3 0 0 3 -79 0 Tor ........................2 0 0 2 -106 0 St Bernadettes ....2 0 0 2 -131 0 *Bridgwater & A ..3 0 0 3 -118 -5 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
SOMERSET ONE Bristol Barbarians 31, Keynsham 24. Bristol Harlequins 73, Morganians 30. Crewkerne 29, Chew Valley 22. North Petherton 22, Wyvern 10. Old Bristolians 36, Old Sulians 47. Wellington 39, Bath Old Edwardians 34. P W D L PD Pts Bristol Har ............3 3 0 0 112 15 Bristol Bar ............3 3 0 0 86 15 Wellington ..........3 2 0 1 1 11 Chew Valley ........3 2 0 1 50 10 Old Sulians ..........2 2 0 0 33 10 Crewkerne ............3 2 0 1 11 10 North Petherton ..3 2 0 1 -40 10 Keynsham ..........3 1 0 2 0 9 Morganians ..........3 1 0 2 -40 8 Bath Old Ed ..........3 0 0 3 -57 4 Old Bristolians ....2 0 0 2 -25 1 Wyvern..................3 0 0 3 -105 0 *Clevedon ............2 0 0 2 -26 -5 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
SOMERSET TWO (N) Bristol Telephone Area 71, Bristol Barbs 0. Cheddar Valley 37, Gordano 14. Chew Valley 19, Oldfield Old Boys 19. Hornets 8, Yatton 50. Old Redcliffians 62, Weston-super-Mare 19. Stothert & Pitt 12, Walcot 44. Whitehall 12, Midsomer Norton 17. P W D L PD Pts Walcot ..................3 3 0 0 107 15 Cheddar Valley ....3 3 0 0 90 15 Old R’cliffians ....3 3 0 0 77 15 Midsomer N ........3 3 0 0 56 13 Whitehall ..............3 2 0 1 18 11 Gordano ..............3 2 0 1 107 10 Oldfield OB ..........3 1 1 1 28 8 Bristol Tele ..........3 1 0 2 58 7 Yatton ..................3 1 0 2 -21 6 Weston-s-Mare ....3 1 0 2 -23 5 Chew Valley ........3 0 1 2 -39 3 Hornets ................3 0 0 3 -145 1 Bristol Bar ..........3 0 0 3 -147 0 Stothert & Pitt ....3 0 0 3 -166 0 ◆ ◆ ◆
SOMERSET TWO (S) Burnham-on-Sea 82, Chard 5. Castle Cary 16, Winscombe 6. Tor 5, Yeovil 88. Wells 33, Minehead Barbarians 3. Weston-super-Mare 50, Bridgwater & Alb 10. Wiveliscombe 15, Somerton 12. P W D L PD Pts Castle Cary ..........3 3 0 0 95 14 Somerton..............3 2 0 1 112 10 Yeovil ..................2 2 0 0 91 10
Weston-s-Mare ....3 2 0 Wells ....................3 2 0 Minehead Bar ......3 1 0 B’ham-on-Sea ....2 1 0 Winscombe ........3 1 0 Chard ..................3 1 0 Bridgwater & A ....2 1 0 Wiveliscombe ......3 1 0 Martock ................1 0 0 *Tor ......................3 0 0 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3
54 10 44 10 -52 6 9 5 -9 5 -39 5 -38 4 -81 4 -2 1 -184 -5
SOMERSET THREE (S) Chard 24, Cheddar Valley 35. Frome 17, Midsomer Norton 32. Wells v Minehead Barbarians, HW. Wincanton v Wyvern, HW. Yatton v Crewkerne, HW. P W D L Midsomer N ........2 2 0 0 Cheddar Valley ....2 2 0 0 Wincanton ............2 2 0 0 Taunton ................1 1 0 0 Yatton ..................2 1 0 1 Wells ....................2 1 0 1 Chard ..................1 0 0 1 *Wyvern ..............2 1 0 1 *Frome ................2 0 0 2 *Crewkerne ..........2 0 0 2 *Minehead Bar ....2 0 0 2 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
PD Pts 65 10 52 10 20 10 30 5 -41 5 -50 5 -11 1 0 0 -15 -5 -20 -5 -30 -5
DORSET & WILTS ONE (N) Avonvale 38, Trowbridge 7. Bradford-on-Avon 71, Chippenham 19. Combe Down 81, Swindon 3. Royal Wootton Bassett 19, Pewsey Vale 20. Supermarine 23, Melksham 22. Warminster 31, Minety 22. P W D L PD Pts B’ford-on-Avon ....2 2 0 0 85 10 Warminster ..........2 2 0 0 16 9 Supermarine ........2 2 0 0 11 8 Melksham ............2 1 0 1 39 6 Avonvale ..............2 1 0 1 24 6 Minety ..................2 1 0 1 6 6 Combe Down........1 1 0 0 78 5 Pewsey Vale ........2 1 0 1 -14 4 Chippenham ........1 0 0 1 -52 0 Trowbridge ..........2 0 0 2 -64 0 Swindon ..............2 0 0 2 -88 0 *Royal Wootton ..2 0 0 2 -41 -4 * Points adjusted * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
DORSET & WILTS ONE (S) Bournemouth 32, Dorset Dockers 21. North Dorset 26, Dorchester 34. Oakmeadians 22, New Milton 10. Salisbury 60, Lytchett Minster 0. Swanage & Wareham 27, Bridport 7. Weymouth & Portland 7, Wimborne 28. P W D L PD Pts Wimborne ............2 2 0 0 56 10 Dorchester............2 2 0 0 9 10 Swanage & W ......2 2 0 0 27 9 Bournemouth ....2 1 0 1 10 7 Salisbury ............2 1 0 1 47 5 Bridport ................2 1 0 1 38 5 *Oakmeadians......2 2 0 0 26 3 Weymouth & P ....2 0 0 2 -28 1 North Dorset ........2 0 0 2 -66 1 New Milton ..........2 0 0 2 -47 0 *Dorset Dock ........2 1 0 1 2 -5 *Lytchett Min ........2 0 0 2 -74 -5 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
DORSET & WILTS TWO (N) Alfred’s Nomans 112, Combe Down 3. Calne 43, Royal Wootton Bassett 7. Devizes 13, Swindon College Old Boys 36. Melksham 50, Colerne 10. Sutton Benger 66, Cricklade 5. Westbury 7, Frome 18. P W D L PD Pts Alfred's No............2 2 0 0 140 10 Sutton Benger......2 2 0 0 121 10 Calne ....................2 2 0 0 78 10 Swindon Coll ......2 2 0 0 63 10 Melksham ............2 2 0 0 52 10 Frome ..................2 1 0 1 -29 4 Royal Wootton ....2 0 0 2 -48 0 Westbury ..............2 0 0 2 -53 0 Colerne ................2 0 0 2 -71 0 Cricklade ..............2 0 0 2 -76 0 Combe Down ......2 0 0 2 -169 0 *Devizes ..............2 1 0 1 -8 -5 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
DORSET & WILTS TWO (S) Bournemouth 54, Oakmeadians 3. Dinton 12, Puddletown 41. Dorchester 10, East Dorset 24. Ellingham & Ringwood 14, Salisbury 68. New Milton 88, Blandford 21. Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew 7, Sherborne 83. P W D L PD Pts Sherborne ............2 2 0 0 155 10 Bournemouth ......2 2 0 0 100 10 Salisbury ............2 2 0 0 95 10 Puddletown ..........2 2 0 0 29 10 East Dorset ..........2 2 0 0 20 10 New Milton ..........2 1 0 1 18 6 Ellingham & R ....2 1 0 1 -44 4 Wheatsheaf ..........2 0 0 2 -82 1 Oakmeadians ......2 0 0 2 -61 0 Dinton ..................2 0 0 2 -70 0 Blandford ............2 0 0 2 -146 0 *Dorchester ........2 0 0 2 -14 -5 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
DORSET & WILTS THREE (N) Bath Saracens 5, Bradford-on-Avon 29. Chippenham v Devizes, HW. Melksham 51, Supermarine 20. Swindon 10, Corsham 52. Trowbridge 59, Warminster 12. P W D L PD Pts Corsham ..............2 2 0 0 112 10 Bradford-on-A ....2 2 0 0 57 10 Trowbridge ..........2 2 0 0 47 10 Warminster ..........3 2 0 1 2 10 Swindon ..............3 1 0 2 -72 6 Melksham ............2 1 0 1 -2 5 Chippenham ........2 1 0 1 -70 5 Supermarine ........2 0 0 2 -50 1 Bath Saracens......1 0 0 1 -24 0
*Minety ................1 0 0 1 *Devizes ..............2 0 0 2 * Points adjusted ◆ ◆ ◆
0 -5 0 -10
DAVE BUTT TROPHY GROUP A Ilfracombe 5, South Molton 55. Topsham 48, North Tawton 14. GROUP B Buckfastleigh 12, Totnes 19. Exeter Saracens 12, New Cross 33. GROUP C Old Techs 10, Dartmouth 25. Salcombe 0, OPM 17. GROUP D DHSOB 50, Plympton Victoria 0. St Columba/Torpoint v Tamar Saracens, AW.
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FIXTURES TODAY
AVIVA PREMIERSHIP: Wasps v Harlequins (3.00 pm). GUINNESS PRO14: Cheetahs v Zebre (1.30 pm). GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP: Bristol v Richmond (2.00 pm), and Yorkshire Carnegie v Doncaster (3.00 pm).
Group C: OPM v Old Techs, and Salcombe v Dartmouth . Group D: Tamar Saracens v DHSOB, and St Columba/Torpoint v Plympton Victoria. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, South West Two: Guernsey v Guildford Gazelles, and Teddington v Reading Abbey.
NEXT SUNDAY AVIVA PREMIERSHIP: (3.00 pm unless stated): Exeter v Wasps, and London Irish v Northampton. GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP: Cornish Pirates v Rotherham Titans (2.30 pm), and Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish (3.00 pm). WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, South West Two: Cullompton v Wimbledon, and Newbury v Drybrook.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
FRIDAY
AVIVA PREMIERSHIP: Gloucester v Worcester (7.45 pm). GUINNESS PRO14: (7.35 pm unless stated): Benetton Treviso v Ospreys, Cheetahs v Leinster (7.00 pm), Glasgow v Munster, and Ulster v Newport Gwent Dragons.
SATURDAY
AVIVA PREMIERSHIP: (3.00 pm unless stated): Bath v Newcaslte, Harlequins v Leicester, and Saracens v Sale. GUINNESS PRO14: Connacht v Cardiff Blues (3.15 pm), Scarlets v Edinburgh (7.35 pm), and Southern Kings v Zebre (6.35 pm). GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP: (3.00 pm unless stated): Bedford v Bristol, Doncaster v Nottingham (2.30 pm), Hartpury College v Yorkshire Carnegie (2.30 pm), and Richmond v Jersey (2.30 pm). National One: (3.00 pm unless stated): Ampthill & District v Esher, Birmingham Moseley v Darlington Mowden Park, Caldy v Cambridge, Coventry v Blackheath, Hull Ionians v Old Albanians, Old Elthamians v Loughborough Students, Plymouth Albion v Fylde, and Rosslyn Park v Bishop’s Stortford. National Two (N): (3.00 pm unless stated): Blaydon v Otley (2.30 pm), Chester v Luctonians, Huddersfield v Macclesfield, Leicester Lions v Tynedale (2.00 pm), Sale v Sheffield, Sedgley Park v Hinckley (2.30 pm), Sheffield Tiger v South Leicester, Wharfedale v Stourbridge. National Two (S): (3.00 pm unless stated): Barnstaple v Bury St Edmunds (2.30 pm), Broadstreet v Clifton (2.30 pm), Chinnor v Redingensians, Cinderford v London Irish Wild Geese, Old Redcliffians v Canterbury, Redruth v Worthing (2.00 pm), Tonbridge Juddian v Henley, and Wimbledon v Taunton Titans. South West Premier: Bournemouth v Camborne, Bracknell v Weston-s-Mare, Brixham v Dings Crusaders, Hornets v Lydney, Maidenhead v Exmouth, Newbury Blues v Ivybridge, and Newton Abbot v Cleve. WADWORTH 6X South West One (E): Banbury v Grove, Bicester v Chippenham, Salisbury v Oxford Harlequins, Stratford Upon Avon v Old Centralians, Swindon v Old Patesians, Wimborne v Marlow, and Witney v Royal Wootton Bassett. TRIBUTE South West One (W): Bideford v Cullompton, Bridgwater & Albion v Clevedon, Newent v Cornish All Blacks, North Petherton v Keynsham, Okehampton v Exeter University, Teignmouth v Drybrook, and Thornbury v Matson. TRIBUTE Western Counties (N): Avonmouth Old Boys v Old Richians, Bristol Saracens v Winscombe, Cheltenham v Chosen Hill Former Pupils, Coney Hill v Yatton, Old Bristolains v Chew Valley, Stroud v Midsomber Norton, and Wells v Oldfield Old Boys. Western Counties (W): Burnham-on-Sea v Devonport Services, Chard v Crediton, Kingsbirdge v Paignton, Tiverton v St Austell, Torquay Athletic v Wadebridge Camels, and Truro v Falmouth. Cornwall and Devon: Bude v Lanner, Hayle v Honiton, Tavistock v Plymstock Albion Oaks, Torrington v Plymouth Argaum, Wellington v Pirates Amateurs, Wessex v Penryn, and Withycombe v Saltash. Cornwall: Bodmin v Helston, Camborne SoM v Camelford, Roseland v Perranporth, St Agnes v Newquay Hornets, St Just v Liskeard-Looe, Stithians v Lankelly-Fowey, and Veor v Illogan Park. TRIBUTE SOMERSET Premier: Nailsea & Backwell v Gordano, St Bernadettes Old Boys v Hornets, Stothert & Pitt v Minehead Barbarians, Tor v Old Redcliffians, Weston-sMare v Avon, and Wiveliscombe v Imperial. Somerset One: Bath Old Edwardians v Crewkerne, Bristol Barbarians v Bristol Harlequins, Clevedon v Old Bristolians, Keynsham v Old Sulians, Morganians v North Petherton, and Wyvern v Wellington. Somerset Two (N): Gordano v Old Redcliffians, Midsomer Norton v Bristol Barbarians, Oldfield Old Boys v Stothert & Pitt, Walcot v Cheddar Valley, Weston-s-Mare v Bristol Telephone Area, Whitehall v Hornets, and Yatton v Chew Valley. Somerset Two (S): Bridgwater & Albion v Tor, Martock v Weston-s-Mare, Minehead Barbarians v Wiveliscombe, Somerton v Castle Cary, Winscombe v Burnham-on-Sea, and Yeovil v Wells. WADWORTH 6X Dorset & Wilts Three (S): Fordingbridge v Swanage & Wareham. DAVE BUTT TROPHY, Group A: North Tawton v Ilfracombe, and Topsham v South Molton. Group B: Exeter Saracens v Buckfastleigh, and New Cross v Totnes.
Leeds Rhinos 44, Salford Red Devils 2. St Helens 40, Huddersfield Giants 16. - Both Played Friday ◆ ◆ ◆
SUPER 8S QUALIFIERS Leigh Centurions 40, Halifax 6. - Played Friday Widnes 38, London Broncos 16. ◆ ◆ ◆
KINGSTONE PRESS SHIELD Toulouse 38, Swinton Lions 34. ◆ ◆ ◆
KINGSTONE PRESS ONE SUPER 8S Toronto Wolfpack L, Doncaster L. ◆ ◆ ◆
KINGSTONE PRESS ONE SHIELD Coventry Bears 58, South Wales Ironmen 16. ◆ ◆ ◆
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BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE: Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers (3.00 pm). SUPER 8S QUALIFIERS: (3.00 pm unless stated): Featherstone Rovers v Warrington Wolves. KINGSTONE PRESS SHIELD: (3.00 pm unless stated): Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles, Bradford Bulls v Rochdale Hornets, and Oldham Roughyeds v Dewsbury Rams. KINGSTONE PRESS ONE super 8s: (3.00 pm unless stated): Barrow Raiders v Keighley Cougars, Workington Town v Whitehaven, and York City Knights v Newcastle Thunder. KINGSTONE PRESS ONE SHIELD: (3.00 pm unless stated): Gloucestershire All Golds v Hemel Stags, Hunslet v London Skolars, and North Wales Crusaders v Oxford RLFC (2.30 pm).
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BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE: Salford v St Helens (8.00 pm).
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BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE: (8.00 pm unless stated): Castleford v Hull, and Huddersfield v Leeds. SUPER 8s QUALIFIERS: London Broncos v Leigh (8.00 pm).
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BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE: Wakefield v Wigan (3.15 pm). SUPER 8s QUALIFIERS: Catalan Dragons v Widnes (5.15 pm), and Warrington v Hull KR (3.00 pm).
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SUPER 8S QUALIFIERS: Halifax v Featherstone (3.00 pm).
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A League joy for Bath An experienced Bath United were too strong for Bristol United in the A League clash at Hornets, but the home side played some attractive rugby and deserved their bonus point for scoring four tries in their 47-24 defeat, writes Mark Hoskins. Bristol started brightly, but the visitors took the lead after seven minutes when fullback Darren Atkins crossed for a try in the left corner. Outside-half Josh Lewis converted, and he added two penalties before the end of the first quarter. Bath continued to dominate, and they went 20-0 up when hooker Nathan Charles scored a try under the posts after Bristol had failed to control their own line-out ball. But the final ten minutes of the half saw the home side get into their stride, with scrum-half Andy Uren and second row Joe Joyce prominent in attack. Bath prop Will Vaughan was yellow carded just before half-time, and Bristol got their first points when winger Jack Wallace went over for a try in the left corner, skipper Callum Sheedy adding a superb conversion. A penalty try and a massive Lewis penalty put Bath further ahead soon after the break, but Bristol hit back with another Wallace try. A soft interception try for Bath winger Levi Davis effectively put the game beyond Bristol’s reach, and replacement Paddy Ryan got his side’s fifth try after 70 minutes. A further binning, this time for Bath’s Josh Bayliss, signalled a late recovery for Bristol. They scored two tries in quick succession, first from replacement Alex Gibson and then, following a smart bout of passing, from flanker Callum Bowden. There was time for another siege-gun penalty from Lewis before the end to give him 20 points for the afternoon.
Wilson signs for Knights Doncaster Knights have boosted their back-three options with the signing of former Ealing Trailfinders wing Curtis Wilson until the end of 2017/18. The 25 year-old signs having spent the early part of the season with Sheffield Tigers after a short stint with Championship Rugby League side Sheffield Eagles and provides much-needed cover out wide following the injuries to Paul Jarvis and Dougie Flockhart.
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Countryside Excavations to try and uncover old mill and wheel The Trerice Archaeological Research Group will be undertaking excavations over two sites to try and find the location of a historic water mill from Monday to Sunday, September 18 to 24, from 10.30am to 5pm. The group is made up of Trerice volunteers and staff working together, led by volunteer coordinator Gary Craddock and the National Trust regional archaeologist. From earlier surveys of the site it is known that there is in existence a number of buildings including a mill; and in 1915 an ‘iron water wheel’ is documented. The size or construction of the mill house, or indeed its precise location, is unknown. The dig will concentrate on two likely sites throughout the seven days in order to provide some answers to the questions. Gary said: “It is always exciting to open up windows on the past, and these investigations at Trerice provide a fantastic opportunity to discover more about this fascinating property and also help us manage it better into the future.” Jim Parry, the National Trust archaeologist said: “This will be a fantastic opportunity for people to see a real life archaeological dig, and we get to discover more about this amazing place.” For more details visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ trerice
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Cast your mind back to early spring this year. Were you deciding between a ‘trumpet’ or a ‘large cup’ and excitedly recording each different daffodil type you stumbled across in Tamar Valley hedges? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear that the results are in, and all will be revealed at the Heralds of Spring Daffodil Conference on October 5. The conference will celebrate the Heritage Lottery funded daffodil project focusing on observation and identification of Tamar Valley daffodils in the local landscape. The event will be an opportunity to share the findings of the project, hear from daffodil experts, listen to oral histories and buy bulbs for the coming season. Sara Rock from Tamar Grow Local, which is the project delivery partner with Tamar Valley AONB, said: “We are delighted to bring together John Lanyon from the National Trust, Ron Scamp from RA Quality Daffodils and RHS judge and bulb committee member Gwynne Davies to the conference to talk about their interests and work with daffodils”. Calstock Parish Archive will also have a display of photographs of the Tamar Valley daffodil industry, and photographs from the 2017 survey will be on show. The premiere of the Heralds of Spring and Bere Ferrers Spring Flower Show film will be shown, too. Corinna Woodall, Tamar Valley AONB manager, said: “Heralds of Spring captured the imaginations of so many people in the Valley. As we emerged from the winter months, this project brought joy and lifted spirits. The information collected will help inform future work as to how we can best protect the Valley’s historic daffodils”. The conference is on Thursday, October 5, 10am-4.30pm at the Tamar Valley Centre, Drakewalls. For free tickets visit the Eventbrite website.
Weird strangers on our shores The strong westerly winds that have been pounding our coastlines recently have brought with them an influx of open ocean visitors to Cornwall’s north coast beaches. Cornwall Wildlife Trust has had an unprecedented number of Portuguese Man o’ War sightings reported to their Marine Strandings Network – 144 in the last three days. In previous years there have been a maximum of 40 reported in one year (2000, 2009) and only three reported in 2016. With strong westerly winds pounding the coastline they have been getting many reports of the creatures washing up. These fascinating beasts are not jellyfish but floating colonies created by coral-like hydroids living joined together, hanging from a modified polyp which acts as a float. Portuguese Man o’ War (Physalia physalis) have long tentacles which can cause a painful sting; however, they are rarely serious and only fatal in a few extremely rare cases. Specialised polyps capture food – other polyps are specialised for reproduction. The whole colony itself becomes a key habitat for other species such as the Man o’ War fish, which lives among the tentacles and is preyed on by bizarre molluscs such as the blue glaucus, a swimming sea slug and the violet sea snail. Matt Slater, marine awareness officer for Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said: “This is an unprecedented event and we urge the public to be cautious and to keep an eye out.” Report sightings on the 24-hour hotline on 0345 2012626.
Pub provides play area for children A Padstow pub has installed a community play area for local children with the support of Pub is The Hub, the rural pub champions. Award-winning tenants at the St Austell Brewery-owned Farmer’s Arms, Dan Martland and Lisa Clarke have been running the pub in St Merryn for nearly three years and had noticed the lack of playing facilities in the area. With some space at the rear of the pub they were determined to create a safe and fun area for local children.
Further badger cull on the cards Keith Taylor MEP, the Green Party’s Animals Spokesperson, has responded with dismay at the news 33,000 badgers face slaughter as the Government’s ‘cruel’ and ‘ineffective’ cull is expanded to 11 new areas, taking the total kill zones to 21.
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Less work equals more wildlife in your autumn garden. Morwenna Alldis, spokesperson for the RSPB South West, offers some top tips on how to help the wildlife that calls our autumn gardens home. There’s some key prep you can do in your gardens this autumn, to help your local wildlife survive winter. Don’t tidy your autumn garden Avoid the urge to cut back and tidy too much – it’s more beneficial for nature to leave any decaying plants intact, as they create a cosy layer for garden mammals and insects to snuggle down in when winter hits. Hollowed stems and seedheads also provide a safe insect hidey-hole from frosts. If you have any dead wood or if you’re already sweeping up rust
coloured leaves, gather them into a pile in a corner of your greenspace – again insects and small mammals, including our struggling hedgehogs, will thank you for creating a snug home for them. Ivy wears the crown Ivy is one of the most beneficial plants for your garden wildlife all year round, but especially during autumn and winter. Whereas most nectar rich plants are starting to die off, ivy’s flowers are now beginning to blossom, providing a vital late source of food for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Ivy is an all-round winner for nature because its evergreen leaves offer crucial shelter for birds and insects even throughout the colder months, when other natural cover is thinning out.
And let’s not forget ivy’s ripe, winter jewels – its berries. These are a crucial, calorie-rich source of food for your feathered friends, just when they need that extra energy hit to enable them to maintain their body temperatures. The garden bird vanishing act During September we’re often contacted by gardeners who have noticed their birds, which once flocked to well-stocked feeders, have suddenly vanished. This is a totally natural occurrence. Nature’s hedgerows are now studded with blackberries and other fruit. Birds will always favour feeding directly from nature’s pantry, so you will naturally see a drop in feeder visits. However, keep their food and water sources topped up, because as soon as temperatures
drop and the berry crop dwindles, your favourite birds will be back to your feeders for high-energy, highfat winter food to fuel them through the colder months. New house guest You may spot in your house either a small tortoiseshell or peacock butterfly perched on the wall in a corner of a room, unmoving – they have entered their winter dormant stage. Only these two species like to overwinter in our homes and will often enter in late summer/early autumn. But as temperatures continue to drop outside and our central heating rises inside, they can be woken up too early, thinking spring has sprung early. This isn’t a good thing for a butterfly as their outside environment is too cold and offers little nectar for them to eat.
The Range’s first port of call for containers West Country home and garden giant The Range celebrated receiving a first shipping container into Bristol Port. The company described it as a historic event for both the firm and their partners, The Bristol Port Company, Agility (Logistics) and shipping line MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. With the recent opening of The Range’s new ‘mega-shed’ in Avonmouth, the need for a local port with good transport links is essential, said billionaire founder Chris Dawson, from Plymouth. The Range is one of the fastest growing homeware retailers in the UK, with more than 140 UK stores. Bristol Port has had £475 million invested since privatisation and sits on a 2,600 acre site. The Range is looking to put through a minimum of 7,000 containers annually.
House viewing can be quite an eye-opener Thousands of people go on property viewings to find homes to rent or buy every single day… But just because it’s a ‘normal’ thing to do, doesn’t mean it’s always smooth sailing. Propertymark has compiled a list of some of the weirdest, strangest, and outright creepiest things which have happened to people while viewing properties. l One unlucky viewer stumbled upon ‘strange Chloe’ as they were being shown around a rental flat by the landlord. When they reached the bedroom a hand emerged from under the bed, gesturing for the potential tenants to join them. The landlord’s response? “Not again, Chloe!” l Another prospective renter had to negotiate a flat viewing while the current tenant was smoking a spliff on the sofa. l One renter found himself preparing his dog for an interview with the landlord before he was allowed to take the property l While dogs and cats are a firm favourite, some people choose to keep more exotic pets. A group of students saw that there was a large open
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Slow-cooked Asian lamb Serves 4-6 The nights are drawing in, but you don’t have to resign yourself to boring old pot roasts – try Kirstie’s slowcooked Asian lamb recipe for a spicy new take on a winter warmer. Ingredients 1 x 1.8kg shoulder of lamb, on the bone, or 1 x 2kg leg of lamb 2tbsp vegetable oil 1 x 7.5cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and grated 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed or grated 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped 4tbsp soy sauce 1tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2tbsp clear honey or maple syrup 1 large onion, peeled and halved 1 lemon, halved 3 star anise (optional) 500ml light chicken or vegetable stock (a stock cube is fine) Method If using a slow-cooker, make sure your joint of lamb will fit in it. If using a conventional oven, preheat it to 170°C/Fan 150°C/Gas 3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the lamb on all sides. Place in the slow-cooker or a roasting pan. (If using an Aga, brown the lamb in the roasting oven for about 20 minutes, then do the rest in the simmering oven.) Mix the ginger, garlic, chillies, soy sauce, Worcester sauce and honey in a bowl. Smear all over the lamb. Tuck the onion halves, lemon halves and star anise around the joint, then pour the stock around it. Set the slow-cooker to low, put the lid on and leave the lamb to cook for around six to seven hours. In the Aga, or a conventional oven preheated as above, it will take about two-and-ahalf to three hours (the longer the better). Add a little more water or stock if it looks dry. You want to have a liquid sauce at the end. Use a fork to pull a little bit of meat from the joint. If it comes away very easily, it’s done. When ready, the meat will be falling off the bone, so be careful when moving it from pot to plate. We serve these tender strands of meat with their juices, some quick stir-fried greens and rice or noodles.
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Kirstie: let’s cook TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp is best known as one half of the Location, Location, Location double act – and we already know she’s talented at scouring for properties and giving straight-talking advice. But now her debut cookbook, Kirstie’s Real Kitchen, has just hit the shelves and she’s on a new mission, to inspire people who think they can’t cook to give it a try. “It’s a book for people who are not that confident about themselves as a cook. There is a big ‘can-do’ part of my life, which I’ve only recently realised,” she says. “The fun bit is doing things in a certain way that people then say, ‘You know, I didn’t think I could do this, and now I can’. And then you think, actually, this is really a job worth doing.” Kirstie, 46, once knew very little about cooking herself. To write the book, she mined her experiences of learning to cook, from her days as a single 20-something, to becoming a mum and stepmum to four boys. Recipes are split into categories such as Big Dishes, Children & Fussy Eaters and, of course, Christmas. “Cooking didn’t play a huge part in my childhood,” she admits. “My mum was fascinated by people who
were interested in food. She used to say, ‘Oh my God! So and so sits in bed and reads recipe books!’ She was amazed anyone would do that. “Nowadays there is a much bigger eating-out culture among young people, but it really didn’t exist back in the early Nineties, when I was 21. If you wanted to see your friends, you had to cook. But it was a really steep learning curve...old friends of mine will tell you there was a whole year of chicken tikka, because I’d learn to do one thing.” She says she’s not “a risk-taker in the kitchen”, although she does experiment on her property developer partner Ben Andersen more now than she used to. “If it’s disgusting, he’ll say something really sweet like, ‘Not sure how successful that is!’” Kirstie has two sons with Ben as well as two older step-sons. She admits that her nanny Heather does “the majority of the cooking for the children in the school term”. But the boys are “all bloody fussy if you ask me”, and she thinks the challenge of cooking for fussy children is one of the reasons women give up trying. “I remember a stage when, if I cooked for the children, I would be
like, ‘Actually, I don’t want to do it any more, can we just have a sandwich or an omelette?’ “When you become confident in your food, you can do very quick things. So now, if given a fish, I am happy to get some peppers and tomatoes and bung them in, with a bit of marinade. It is not a stress. “But if you’re going to teach yourself to cook, you have to teach your children to wash up. That’s a fair division of labour. If we don’t cook, how do we teach our children to wash up?” Her happiest times in the kitchen now are Sunday mornings, when she’s making the roast. “What I really like doing is cooking something for lunch on Sunday, plus something I can freeze for the following weekend or for the week, plus something that uses leftovers.” She’s also a big advocate of healthy eating. “Once you start cooking more, you realise what goes into food and you start being more careful about what you eat. I think it is very hard to have a healthy diet if you don’t cook.” Kirstie’s Real Kitchen by Kirstie Allsopp, photography Rita Platts, is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £25.
One of Somerset’s oldest apple orchards, West Bradley, will be open to the public for three Pick Your Own weekends during the month of September. West Bradley Orchards’ Pick Your Own is open on the following dates: Friday to Sunday, September 15-17 – 10am to 5pm Friday to Sunday, September 22-24 – 10am to 5pm Friday to Sunday, September 29-October 1 – 10am to 5pm David Warburton, MP for Somerton and Frome, was invited to officially launched the series of weekends on Friday.
Eggs-travaganza Two award-winning Devon chefs have joined forces with an egg producer in the area this month to help highlight the benefits of eating British eggs. Paul and Donna Berry, who run The Swan in Bampton, are working with John and Mandy Widdowson from Exe Valley Eggs near Stoodleigh to promote the use of free range eggs.
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EXETER (September 21-24) For crafters the Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show at Exeter’s Westpoint will host talks, demonstrations and quick workshops each day. More than 100 exhibitors will provide products, ideas and innovations. Visit www.stitchandhobby.co.uk for more information and tickets
BRISTOL (September 24) England take on the West Indies in this one-day Royal London clash between two cricketing giants at The County Ground. Go to www.viagogo.co.uk for ticket information
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TEIGNMOUTH (September 23 - October 1) The Taste of the Teign Food and Drink Festival celebrates the provenance of the river. As well as local restaurants offering special menus, there will be wine tasting, foodie talks, cookery demonstrations, cheese, ale and cider tasting, a beach barbecue, crab picking workshop, apple pressing and a gin masterclass. Download the full event schedule at www.tasteoftheteign.org.uk
Due to the unprecedented September weather Gerry Cottle’s Magic Circus have made the decision to not to go to the advertised site in Exeter and instead stay in Central Park, Plymouth, until October 1. Cottle said: “We intended to go to Exeter from Plymouth but when we went to visit the site it was so waterlogged it would have been terrible conditions for the general public. We therefore decided a better option would be to extend our stay in Plymouth for an additional four days.” Anyone who has already booked for the Exeter shows can either exchange them for any of the Plymouth dates or can seek a full refund. The show features rollerskating, juggling, comedy, daredevils and a motorbike on a high wire. It is expected to transfer to Taunton from Wednesday, October 4 to October 8. Visit themagiccircus.com for more information
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The Addams Family the Musical touring production arrives at Bristol Hippodrome this week for a five-day run from Tuesday, September 19-23. The show stars Samantha Womack as Morticia, Les Dennis as Uncle Fester, and Carrie Hope Fletcher as Wednesday, who is now all grown up and has fallen in love with a young man from a respectable family. To book visit www.atgtickets.com
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Justin Hayward on tour BOURNEMOUTH (September 20) BARNSTAPLE (September 22) WESTON-SUPER-MARE (September 25) Justin Hayward, best known as the singer and songwriter of The Moody Blues, brings his Wind of Heaven tour to the West Country this week at Bournemouth Pavilion, Barnstaple Queen’s Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre in Weston-superMare. Hayward will be playing new songs from his album All the Way including The Wind of Heaven, a heartfelt song about a wounded warrior who has left his soul on the battlefield.... The song is dedicated to all of those who have served their country. The show will also include Moody Blues classics. For tickets go to www.justinhayward.com/tour
Great Cornish Food Festival
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TRURO (September 22 - 24) For three days Truro’s Lemon Quay once again plays host to the largest event dedicated entirely to Cornwall’s food and drink. Local Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw will once again open the festival on Friday, September 22 and will be doing a demonstration on the main stage of the Chef’s Theatre. Visitors will be able to sample, learn, discover, try before they buy and browse around 70 food and drink exhibitors, selling everything from pasties to peanut butter, from land and sea, and all produced in Cornwall. There is a rolling three-day programme of demonstrations, masterclasses, tastings and tutorials featuring culinary maestros across two stages. The Croust Bar will feature a Cornish drinks bar and a variety of food stall-holders serving freshly prepared hot and cold meals and snacks to eat in or take away. There will also be an outdoor street market and street food stalls selling everything from pulled pork to posh crab sandwiches. The Truro Farmers’ Market will also be trading on Saturday 23. There is free entry over the whole festival.
BRIDGWATER (September 22) Show of Hands front man Steve Knightley will be combing material from his two albums Off the Beaten Track and All at Sea for his gig at The Arts Centre as part of his Landlocked tour. One half of the evening will feature original and traditional songs of the land and the second half will draw on his nautical themes. Go to bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk/ events for tickets
Wiltshire Game and Country Fair CALNE (September 23 - 24) Bowood House is the setting for the Wiltshire Game and Country Fair which features three show arenas. In the larger arena visitors can experience the extreme sport of horseboarding, watch the Shetland steeplechase, and enjoy the parade of hounds, scurry driving and falconry. The countryside arena features Jonathan Marshall’s Free Spirits Show, ferrets, shire horses, angling demonstrations and the Sherwood Jaguar Racing Team. Meanwhile in the dog arena rescue dogs and gun dogs and terriers will be put through their paces. Visit wiltshiregameandcountryfair.co.uk for tickets
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Stars In Their Eyes finalist from Weston-super-Mare, Stephen Triffit, brings his tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes to the Princess Theatre in Torquay. Expect all the classics including: Fly Me To The Moon, Mack The Knife, New York, New York, My Way, That’s Life, I’ve Got You Under My Skin and many more. For more information go to www.ents24.com/torquay-events
PLYMOUTH (September 30) Twelve secret locations across Plymouth city centre will be taking part in this unusual event, a live mystery game for players of all ages. Partcipants must piece together the trail, question real witnesses and solve ingenious puzzles. The Mystery of the Star-Eaters is a one-day event where visitors play ‘consulting detective’ for the local constabulary. Players will be able to collect their case files at any time in the morning from 10am-12pm and begin their adventure by following the threads of information – wherever they may take them. The game will take approximately two to three hours to play with players free to complete it at any time until 4pm. A trail sheet is also provided for four- to eight-year-olds that they can play alongside the main game. The story so far... Detective Inspector Ranney of the local constabulary has asked for your expertise with a difficult case. The disappearance of Professor Macclesbury, a university Professor who was researching hidden subterranean areas. The Professor was a well-connected man. With pressure coming down on the Inspector from the university and the local council he’s asked for help to solve the mystery. He’ll give you everything he’s got on the Professor in his case-file but the rest is up to you. Out of time and out of luck, he’s counting on you to help solve this mystery – but everything isn’t quite as it seems and a dark cloud of conspiracy hangs over the city. Twists and turns include a thousand year-old legend and a mythical ancient treasure. The best dressed team will received a refund on their ticket price. For more information and a discount code go to www.visitplymouth.co.uk/whats-on
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CONSUMER COLUMN It’s often the things you don’t expect that have the biggest impact. A couple of weeks ago, my Resolver newsletter prompted one of the biggest responses we’d ever had. Was it a controversial subject? Had I mentioned something that got everyone talking? Nope. I used an emoji. Just one. Opinion was divided. Many users sent us their own emojiladen messages in support. Others, however, felt that the inescapable text language was yet more evidence of dumbing down, or simply represented a step too far away from the English language. No matter whether this is making you LOL or want to write a strongly-worded letter, the way we communicate is incredibly important – and everyone’s opinion matters. This is particularly important if you’re trying to stand up for your rights or make a complaint. For many people, making a complaint is a serious, formal act. Of course, many complaints involve horrible or highly distressing situations, so it’s vital that businesses are sensitive to the needs of each person who gets in touch. But it’s hard to find a form of communicating that works for everyone.
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Deadline for coining it Have you been Plevined? Almost certainly you’ve no idea. Recently the financial regulator, the FCA, launched a two-year Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) reclaiming deadline, even getting Arnie to star in its ads. But I’ve been at the forefront of PPI reclaiming for a decade, so now I’m ‘back’ saying everyone should be asking themselves about this hidden new Plevin PPI rule. First the basics – what is PPI and this deadline? Payment Protection Insurance – PPI – was systemically mis-sold by banks and building societies who for decades used hard sells or even lies to add it to loans, credit cards, mortgages and other forms of debt – already well over £27 billion has been paid back. Common types of mis-selling include: l Lied to you that you had to have PPI (it was never compulsory) l Had PPI added without your permission l Lied so that PPI would get you a better deal l Given PPI when it was inappropriate such as ‘unemployment cover’ for those who were self-employed, or not being asked about pre-existing conditions that could invalidate it It was said to cover your repayments if you lost your job or got sick, but actually at most it paid out
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for a year, and the maximum payout for some policies was actually less than it cost. If you think you may be owed money – or haven’t a clue – don’t delay, check now. You don’t need to pay a firm to find your PPI or get it back for you; you can do it for free. For full help see the free PPI reclaiming tool and help (including Plevin) at www.mse.me/ppi Plus there’s more free help at www.which.co.uk and www.fca.org. And it’s worth doing. I’m constantly swamped with successes such as Paul Smith who tweeted me: “@MartinSLewis I have seen you banging on about PPI for years. I thought I would give it a try and I got £18,000 back.”
You asked us, ‘Have you been Plevined’? What’s that about? At the same time as launching the PPI deadline – a totally new category of PPI mis-selling has been introduced and it’s a total game changer. In the past, to reclaim PPI you had to have been mis-sold it. This new rules means, pretty much, if you had PPI from a bank on a product active since 2008, you’re owed some money. It’s based on a 2014 court case brought by Susan Plevin. The court ruled as she wasn’t told about the huge amount of commission taken from her PPI payment – 71% – she was mis-sold it. When banks sold PPI they received most of the policies’ cost in commission, which shows what a bad value product it was. The regulator’s new Plevin rule says if more than 50% of your PPI’s cost went as commission to the lender, and that wasn’t explained to you, you’re due back the extra above that. Staggeringly the AVERAGE commission banks were paid was 67% and I’ve never heard of anyone who was told about it. This means millions of people who’ve had PPI, even if it was sold correctly in every other way, are due something back. On a £10,000 loan over five years, ‘Plevin’ compensation would typically be £500, and a lot more if you were mis-sold in other ways.
So if I have been Plevined, what do I do? This depends on your situation and whether you’ve tried to reclaim PPI in the past… l Already claimed and received money? If you’ve claimed PPI on that policy in the past and got your money, you’re not getting any more with Plevin, you don’t get to double dip (yet if you’ve other policies they may still have been mis-sold’. l Previously had a PPI claim rejected by bank or Ombudsman? If you had a bank’s policy PPI in place at some point since roughly 2008, you’re likely to be due money from Plevin. The banks have to write to 1.2 million people in this situation by the end of November. Yet there’s no need to wait, if you think you’re due, you can contact them now. l Never claimed before? Well assuming you had PPI, first check if you were mis-sold in any other way: if so, then you get all the PPI money back – with Plevin it’s only a proportion. If you think you have been mis-sold in another way, Plevin will be looked at automatically as part of it. If you don’t think you were missold in any other way, you can start a claim purely over the ‘undisclosed high commission’. For full easy step-by-step free help on starting a claim use the links in the box.
James Walker is the founder of online complaintresolution service Resolver. co.uk He often appears on shows like BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours and Money Box – educating and campaigning on consumer rights. James’s business is to help consumers get what they paid for. If you want help making a complaint go to resolver.co.uk or follow James @resolvercouk Even writing someone’s name can be loaded with difficulties. A really good example of this can be found in the titles we use to describe ourselves. I spoke to one woman who was upset that she’d been asked on a form for her partner’s name. “I don’t have a partner,” she told me. “I have a husband”. And it’s not just language and terms that cause problems. There’s a real push by many businesses at the moment to move into new technology. Texting information, social media updates, interactive apps...I love technology – but even I have to admit that this isn’t for everyone. And nothing beats chatting to a human. People tell me they don’t think their language skills or legal/specialist knowledge is strong enough to beat a big business at their own game. If you want to make a point, do it however you feel works for you – send it in a letter or tweet an *unhappy face* emoji. It doesn’t matter. If they’re listening, they’ll understand.
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Art&antiques Irish home provokes bidding fever at sale
A pair of George III style settees sold for £4,500
Arts and Crafts sofa to go under the hammer LAWRENCES AUCTIONEERS, CREWKERNE A rare piece of Arts and Crafts furniture is to be sold at auction. “Made by the celebrated furniture maker and designer Sidney Barnsley, this large sofa is a superb example of his work,” says Simon Jones at Lawrences. “The oak sofa has chamfered splats on the back, curved arms and exposed pegs and joints. “Sidney Barnsley furniture appears very rarely in auction, with most items in museums or private collections, so we are expecting a
great deal of interest from collectors.” The sofa will be included in the Fine Art Sale on Thursday, October 12, and is expected to make £6,000 to £8,000 in auction. For further details about this sale please contact Simon Jones on 01460 73041.
Jewellery valuation CLEVEDON SALEROOMS, BRISTOL Jewellery specialist John Kelly will be providing free no-obligation verbal sale estimates on all items of jewellery, silver and gold, while watches will be appraised by Marc Burridge at the Town Hall in Wells on Monday, October 9 from 10am to 4pm.
Armour and coins BONHAMS, EXETER A specialist valuation day for arms and armour, coins, banknotes and sporting guns takes place at The Bedford Hotel in Tavistock on Tuesday, September 26. Specialists John Millensted, Chris Allen, Patrick Hawes and valuer Lucy Lanning say they will be pleased to offer free, no obligation auction values.
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Oh buoy – you can hear all the sounds of a day at sea Sea shanties, fishermen’s voices and the sounds of a day at sea all feature in a new interactive art exhibit designed to give a voice to marginalised fishing communities. The exhibit uses five large glass buoys suspended from slender wooden stems – all programmed to play recorded audio when a visitor comes close. Each plays a different recording, and together they tell a story of the past and future of fishing communities. The project – called Buoyed – has been created by the University of Exeter, in collaboration with Kaleider production studio, with the aim of helping fishing communities in the debate over their future. “Our aim is to empower and raise the political voice of typically marginalised fishing communities,” said Dr Louisa Evans, senior lecturer in human geography at the University of Exeter. “The central concept of Buoyed is to develop
The Clevedon Salerooms experts say that no appointment is necessary and items valued may be consigned for the October 16 specialist sale.
The contents of an Irish home produced country house bidding fever at the Charterhouse salerooms in Sherborne. “With such strong bidding it felt like brown furniture is back!” commented auctioneer Richard Bromell. “Many of the items from Capard House, Loais in Ireland have been in storage for several years and some items came to the salerooms in a barn-stored market-fresh condition, which always gets bidders excited.” The furniture, ceramics and other items which came from this Irish early Georgian neo-classical country house attracted bidders from Ireland, America, the Isles of Scilly and London. Highlights from this Charterhouse auction, which totalled just under £280,000, included a platinum and solitaire diamond ring, bought as a wedding anniversary present for its lucky new owner at £8,000, an early 18th century walnut wing armchair requiring restoration (£5,000, below), an early 18th century parcel gilt wall mirror (£4,800), a pair of George III style settees (£4,500) and a pair of early 18th century silver tea caddies at £4,500.
beautiful pieces of playable art through which the voices of fishing communities are represented and shared with the general public, media and selected decision-makers. “The UK is an island nation and people tend to feel a strong connection to the country’s coastal heritage. “Inshore, artisanal fishing is an integral part of this culture, yet few people will realise how quickly this sector has changed in the last 1020 years and how close we are to losing both the beauty and importance of fishing in terms of jobs and food security. “Buoyed uses the voices of fishermen and women themselves to tell this story. It sets these personal stories within a broader context of UK and EU bureaucracy – to highlight the challenge of maintaining a way of life and earning a living from one of the most highly regulated industries in the country. “As a collaboration between art and science, the exhibit is both moving and informative. Importantly, it helps document a key time in our country’s history – a time in which it is vital that the voices of our coastal communities are heard.” The buoys will be on display at two forthcoming events: the Hastings Seafood and Wine festival in East Sussex today, and at Exeter’s Lost Weekend Festival from October 6 to 8.
An electric piano hit the right note with bidders at an antiques auction in the Cotswolds. The Yamaha baby grand made £1,500 – the top price of the day – when it went under the hammer at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester. Helping proceedings go with a bang, a cased travelling pistol with chequered butt and Damascus barrel, silver metalwork and capping achieved £500, the third-highest lot price of the day. Inside the lid of the wooden case was a maker’s label: ‘Clive & Stowe Gun & Pistol Makers of Birmingham’. Among the more unusual lots was a collection of three albums of postcards, mainly of the saucy seaside variety, dating from the early 20th century to the 1970s. The collection sold for £200.
Plenty to appeal Wadebridge Antique Centre can be found in the bustling town of Wadebridge – and the venue has car parking outside. The centre is open every day, including bank holidays, from 10am to 5pm. The centre offers a wide range of antiques from more than 20 specialist dealers, including gold and silver jewellery, furniture, glassware, ceramics, taxidermy, oriental antiquities and antique firearms. The auctioneers also have an outside area housing antique garden ornaments, seating, country and farming implements. Visitors can also enjoy a selection of fairground decorative items, including a stunning painted Mickey Mouse Board, fairground organ and side show painted boards. The auctioneers say: “There is a fantastic selection of items on display in glass cabinets, including antique silver, stunning jewellery, collectables and militaria. We also have a resident clock specialist who will repair and service your clocks – and a good selection of rare Cornish books are for sale.”
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West Country dealers have been celebrating this week as one of the most-loved cars produced in the UK, the Vauxhall Astra, comes off the Vauxhall production line for the four millionth time. The vehicle, which was first produced back in 1979, has sold almost 20 million units across Europe since launch
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) This week gives you a good idea of how things will be in your love life for the foreseeable future. Cash and romance will clash midweek and you’ll need to ask yourself some serious questions. After all of that, don’t you deserve a bit of fun when next weekend comes? TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Changes on the home front will give you a chance to get rid of anything that has not been working. Don’t fret but get started on something new as soon as possible. This is a good week for making changes and soon lovely surprises will cheer you up no end. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Love is all around you, be it at home or in your romantic liaisons. The chance to make some longawaited changes will soon fire your imagination. You’ll begin to enjoy a creative time which you’ll want to share. Pick the right companion and there will be fun and even some mayhem. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Are you busy at work or with a hobby? It isn’t always possible to involve your beloved in this, but show some of your sweetness and light and all will be forgiven. Colleagues and friends will take up quite a bit of your time but there are some opportunities that only come once. LEO (July 23 - August 23) After the holidays it can be hard to get to grips with work again. Still, effort put in now will really show results. Something you thought would never come to fruition will surprise you with a spurt of interest. Romance is in the air but it may be hard to find time to benefit from it. VIRGO (August 24 - Sept 23) If anything or anyone leaves your sphere this week, it was meant to be. You know it has been a long time coming. Don’t be afraid to show your real feelings, as honesty is important, especially when trying to explain a new attitude. Don’t fret over what you could not, or cannot, change. LIBRA (Sept 24 - Oct 23) Changes in a domestic situation could be linked to finances. Get friends and family on board and your partner may be more understanding than you realise. The long term looks good and a little romance will not go amiss. Snatch those moments of enjoyment as they come along. SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Stay awake when an opportunity comes your way. Using your imagination and optimism will see you buzzing with ideas. Confidence counts and it is important you show your enthusiasm to convince someone of your intentions. It is a case of ‘what you put in you will get out’. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 21) After a hectic time you should be looking for a chance to relax. Maybe take a late break or enjoy time at home. Stop worrying about anything that you can’t really change. Love is seeking you out so get along to those social events. Taking a current partner for granted is not cool. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 20) Are you feeling a bit overlooked? When the time is right you’ll get the appreciation you deserve. In the meantime, make this a week to do things for yourself and encourage your creative side. Perhaps take a short break or, if you are short of money, just get out into the fresh air. AQUARIUS (Jan 21 - Feb 19) Money matters may need a bit of concentration this week. Ask any questions you need answers to, and do it now. There’s no sense in fretting. Solutions may come from a partner, as well as a special invitation. Then crazy and fun times will give you back some of that old ‘bounce’. PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) Too much to do? This can wind you up. Compile a list going and work through it. Maybe you’ll have to get up earlier but doing your best is all you are able to do, so accept that. Plan something relaxing as there’s no point in being super-successful if you let your health suffer.
Crosswords & puzzles Quicky ACROSS 1. Intellect (4) 8. Coarseness (10) 9. Happy-go-lucky (8) 10. Merit (4) 12. Melodious (6) 14. Even if... (6) 15. Striking tool (6) 17. Poverty (6) 18. Touch (4) 19. Dreadful (8) 21. Anxiety (10) 22. Chiefly (4)
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1 Admonish; 2 Attempt; 4 Meekly; 5 Sweetheart; 6 Alter; 7 Yell; 10 Understand; 12 Ensconce; 15 Detract; 16 Goblet; 18 Rinse; 19 Saga.
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Can you find which name is not in the grid? MULBERRY TRELIGGA CORNWOOD
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ST DENNIS KENN LYDFORD WINCANTON
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1 Bombsite; 2 Foot rot; 4 Avenge; 5 Buttercups; 6 Haven; 7 Pore; 10 On the house; 12 Weathers; 15 All told; 16 Leased; 18 Itchy; 19 Arch.
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CLUES 1. Hair from sheep 2. Praise, glorify 3. Stupid 4. Faucets 5. Type, kind 6. Based on fact 7. School test 8. Spiked club 9. Finishes 10. Fizzy water
11. Female relative 2. Amphibian 13. Single combat 14. Girl 15. Miss out 16. Lord KEY WORD CLUE Mammal
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SOLUTIONS:11. Wool 2. Laud 3. Daft 4. Taps 5. Sort 6. True 7. Exam 8. Mace 9. Ends 10. Soda 11. Aunt 12. Toad 13. Duel 14. Lass 15. Skip 16. Peer Key word solution: MEERKAT
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NIGHT FOR many years now, sci-fi writer Philip K Dick has proved a fertile field to plough for ideas. However, many of his ideas were in short story form and struggled to fill lengthy cinematic films. Channel 4 thinks it’s found the answer, by bringing a selection of Dick’s absorbing short stories to the small screen in anthology form. Each of the 10 stand-alone episodes lasts 1 hour 10 minutes, and they are chock-ablock with famous faces including Timothy Spall, Anna Paquin, Steve Buscemi, Bryan Cranston and Greg Kinnear. Starting tonight, Sunday, is The Hoodmaker starring Richard Madden and Holliday Grainger. Set in a world without advanced technology where telepaths are able to read people’s thoughts – if you’re
SOAPBOX EASTENDERS Kim spots Kathy and decides to bring her up to date. Kathy struggles to understand why Ian didn’t tell her himself Lauren’s guilt over Steven sends her reaching for the bottle. Then a family liaison officer reveals that Steven didn’t have a tumour... Gethin tells Bex he can’t tutor her any more, Keegan goes job hunting, and Mick and Linda have their first counselling session.
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