Sport

City's sporting future in the spotlight

The future shape of sport in Plymouth will be discussed at a strategic summit hosted by the University of St Mark & St John on Thursday 19 February.

A hotbed of sporting talent, Plymouth is renowned for breeding gold medalists and Olympic winners; from Sharron Davies to Tom Daley, Ben Proud to Ruta Meilutyte.

The Plymouth City Sport Summit will bring together the UK’s...

All Six Nations games - live at Walkabout Plymouth

Walkabout will be hosting every Six Nations game of 2015, starting 6th February! Expect big screens, jugs of beer and stacks of food. Not forgetting the unique Australian spirit and atmosphere of Walkabout!

All 15 games will be shown live, spanning across six weeks of the most exciting rugby around.

The Six Nations is one of the world’s greatest rugby tournaments. England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy battle it out for national pride. The first match of the 2015 Six Nations is a Friday night fixture between Wales and England at the Millennium Stadium in...

Sporting talent on show at Plymouth Uni

From sailing to swimming and rugby to hockey, Plymouth University has been celebrating its sporting talent with business and community leaders across the city.

The Sporting Excellence Showcase evening – held for the first time at the city centre campus – recognised the efforts and achievements of sporting scholars and their contributions to the wider community, with each of the 43...

Plymouth Albion prepare for Doncaster Knights

Plymouth Albion will face the Doncaster Knights on the opening day of the RFU Championship. The match will be held at the 5,000 capacity Castle Park Stadium, which is the home of Doncaster, on 6th September.

Albion’s first home game will be the following week, when they’ll face Nottingham Rugby at Brickfields. Both teams pre-season begins this week. Plymouth face the Cornish All Blacks...

Plymouth Argyle begin new campaign

Plymouth Argyle start their new campaign against newly promoted Cambridge United on Saturday.

Their first match of the season will be played at the R Costings Abbey Stadium, which is the home of Cambridge United.

Cambridge have had a successful pre-season, winning seven of their ten games, including an 8-0 thrashing over St Neots Town, whereas Plymouth have struggled for any...

There has never been a better time to get into golf!

Looking for thing to do this summer? Well look no further as a South Devon golf club is giving people the perfect opportunity to get out and be active over the coming months.

Wrangaton Golf Club is encouraging people to get into golf by offering beginner coaching sessions for £5 per lesson throughout July, August, September and October.

“We’re running a series of lessons to...

Are you game for some sporting fun?

Sports teams from across the city are being invited to take part in an Olympics-style competition hosted by Plymouth City Council’s sports development unit.

The Plymouth Games were launched in 2012 to build on the legacy of the London Olympics and promote sport in a fun way. More than 1,200 people competed in the event last summer and the Council hopes even more will join in this year...

Boost for disability sport in Devon

Active Devon has been awarded a grant of £207,220 from Sport England to develop inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled people.

The Inclusive Sport programme is designed to increase the number of young people (aged 14 plus) and adults regularly playing sport as part of Sport England’s wider commitment to increasing regular sport participation by disabled people.

Active...

Opinion: Pointers for the Raiders

Plymouth combined their flair and grit to overcome lowly Birmingham Knights on the weekend, but should they be aiming higher than just a second win in eight?

The season is far from over, with two trips and one home fixture of the regular campaign left before the possibility of play-offs. But in the spirit of Mystic Meg, let’s take a look ahead and see how the Raiders can raise their...

Plymouth University signs exciting partnership with Plymouth Argyle FC

Plymouth University is looking to create a range of exciting opportunities for its students and staff after forging a partnership with Plymouth Argyle Football Club.

The agreement will see students across all faculties working with the players and management at Argyle, currently the highest placed Devon side in the Football League, as part of their academic programmes.

It also...

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