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Exeter gallops into Christmas with festive race day for ELF

Exeter Racecourse will sparkle on Friday 5 December as festive outfits, thrilling jump racing, and generosity come together for ELF Race Day, supporting the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF). ELF provides vital care and support to families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders across Devon,...

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Devils turn up the heat

PLYMOUTH closed to within two points of sixth-placed Ipswich with two matches in hand following their 54-38 Premier League win over Rye House at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening.

The Skills Group Devils are now in a strong position to push for a top six finish to earn a place in the end of season play-offs.

Team manager Lee Trigger said: "It was another good team...

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Plymouth 1 Gillingham 2: Match report

ARGYLE were frustratingly on the wrong end of a late goal-burst in their Capital One Cup first-round tie at Home Park on Tuesday night.

The Derek Adams’ era continued impressively for the first 85 minutes of the new gaffer’s competitive home bow, with substitute Craig Tanner having given them a deserved lead from a spectacular 78th-minute penalty-area volley.

However, late...

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Devils turn on the style

PLYMOUTH continued their recent excellent home form with a convincing 54-39 victory over play-off rivals Ipswich at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening.

The Skills Group Devils are now five points behind sixth-placed Ipswich with three matches in hand.

Ipswich were looking to take at least a losing bonus point from the meeting and restricted Plymouth to a five-point lead...

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Competitors triumph at Transplant Games

Team Plymouth scooped a total of 25 medals at this year’s British Transplant Games – a great effort and one more medal than last year.

The 10 gold, nine silver and six bronze medals were won by the eight competitors who represented Team Plymouth. All eight, aged between 22 and 70, have received a life-saving kidney transplant at Derriford Hospital.

This year’s games were held...

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Plymouth ready for Ipswich

PLYMOUTH stage what promises to be one of their most important matches of the season at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening (7.15pm) with a Premier League match against play-off rivals Ipswich.

The Witches currently occupy the sixth – and final – play-off position and are the team the Skills Group Devils need to overhaul if they are to figure in the end of season battle for the...

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Devils come back down to Earth

PLYMOUTH ended a four-match unbeaten run when they lost 52-41 in their Premier League match at Glasgow on Monday evening, writes Graham Hambly.

The Skills Group Devils relied heavily on Ryan Fisher, who had a couple of race wins, including a six-point tactical ride, in his 14-point return. Their only other heat winner was reserve Todd Kurtz with Glasgow providing the first man home in...

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Beat the Rugby World Cup crowds

England Rugby 2015 has launched its travel demand campaign to help fans, residents and local businesses beat the Rugby crowds during Rugby World Cup 2015, which takes place from September 18 to October 31.

With 4.3 million extra journeys expected across the 44 days of the biggest event to be hosted in the UK since the Olympics, the transport networks in and around the Host Cities will...

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Free entry in Community Football League

Footballers in Plymouth will find themselves saving money this summer if they join the area’s most popular 6 a side leagues throughout August.

Selected leagues across the town are run by Leisure Leagues – Europe’s largest provider of 5 and 6 a side football and they have waived the usual £25 entry fee throughout the rest of the month.

Leisure Leagues Executive Director,...

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Additional Rugby World Cup tickets on sale

Fans across the world have just 50 days to go until the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted in England and in Cardiff between September 18 and October 31, 2015.

As the countdown continues, to what is predicted to be the biggest Rugby World Cup to date, fans will today have further opportunities to be part of Rugby World Cup 2015 as an additional 30,000 tickets go on general sale from...

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Magnificent Seven go for points

Plymouth Skills Group Devils travel to the Oak Tree Arena, Highbridge for Friday evenings Premier League encounter with the Cases Somerset Rebels. In the first of two very important meetings. The second meeting will be back at the St Boniface Arena, Plymouth on Saturday at 7.15pm (gates open at 5.45pm). Plymouth will be going into this away fixture with the intention of bringing home valuable...

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