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Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.
Our word-of-mouth, eco-friendly green game plan is to support sportspeople from the tip of South West England to the top of South Wales, young and old, male and female, grassroots participants to Olympians and Paralympians.
We are a pro-active team with one goal: winning promotion for regional sport.
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CHANNEL LEAGUE Champions Gloucestershire off to flyer
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- Created on Monday, 08 April 2019 18:46
- Last Updated on Monday, 08 April 2019 22:45
- Published on Monday, 08 April 2019 18:46
- Written by ROSS REID amateur golf correspondent
2018 Channel League amateur golf champions Gloucestershire got their 2019 title defence off to a winning start by beating last summer’s runners-up Cornwall 9-6 at West Cornwall.Gloucestershire pipped Cornwall to the title last year with an unbeaten record of four games won, two halved in the season-long men's regional matchplay competition.
EXETER CHIEFS eye Premiership points record
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- Created on Sunday, 07 April 2019 19:44
- Last Updated on Sunday, 07 April 2019 22:30
- Published on Sunday, 07 April 2019 19:44
- Written by MARK STEVENS at Welford Road
Exeter Chiefs are set to set a new Premiership points record following their seven-try 52-20 mauling of Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.
Chiefs' big win - their 15th in 18 league starts - means they are now on 76 points and fast closing in on Saracens' Premiership record mark 87.
LEAGUE ONE Plymouth Argyle 0 Charlton Athletic 2
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- Created on Saturday, 06 April 2019 17:34
- Last Updated on Sunday, 07 April 2019 03:42
- Published on Saturday, 06 April 2019 17:34
- Written by ROSS REID at Home Park
Lee Bowyer’s Charlton Athletic increased their promotion prospects with a two-goal League One win at Plymouth Argyle, who slipped a place to 15th.Charlton took the lead against the run of play in the 41st minute when Chris Solly’s cross from the right was headed home by 19 goals top scorer Lyle Taylor.
Somerset host Kent as cricket season bowls in
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- Created on Saturday, 06 April 2019 11:50
- Last Updated on Saturday, 06 April 2019 12:00
- Published on Saturday, 06 April 2019 11:50
- Written by ROSS REID
Somerset CCC host Kent at the County Ground, Taunton as the 2019 first-class county championship cricket season begins.Tom Abell’s team will be aiming to go one better than last season, when the cider men finished runners-up to Surrey.
60,000 anticipated for Bath versus Bears at rugby HQ
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- Created on Friday, 05 April 2019 13:34
- Last Updated on Saturday, 06 April 2019 11:39
- Published on Friday, 05 April 2019 13:34
A crowd of 60,000 is expected to descend on the Twickenham home of England Rugby today as South West derby rivals Bath Rugby and Bristol Bears go head-to-head in round 18 of the Premiership (1400).Max Lahiff comes into the Bath front row at tighthead while Dave Attwood returns to the starting line-up to partner captain Charlie Ewels in the second row.
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