South West Sports News promoting regional sport
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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MANSELL: BOOT ON THE OTHER FOOT
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 14:34
- Last Updated on Saturday, 05 May 2012 13:38
- Published on Friday, 04 May 2012 14:34
- Written by Ross Reid
Torquay skipper Lee Mansell is targeting automatic promotion to League One.
Gulls’ player of the year Mansell is fully focused on a last-day win at relegation-haunted Hereford today, when third placed Crawley visit Accrington.
COVERS OFF FOR DEVON CRICKET LEAGUE
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- Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 19:52
- Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 19:08
- Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 19:52
- Written by Ross Reid
The 2012 Francis Clark Devon Cricket League is set to bowl into action tomorrow with 75 matches across 15 divisions, weather-permitting.
North Devon are due to begin their title defence at last season’s runners-up Sidmouth while newly promoted A Division champions Torquay are at home to Plymouth, who finished sixth in the top 10 last summer.
TEAM NEWS: BILL BEAUMONT CUP STARTING XVs
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- Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 18:37
- Last Updated on Saturday, 05 May 2012 10:49
- Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 18:37
- Written by John Harding & Ross Reid
Cornwall kick off their 2012 Bill Beaumont Cup Division One South county championship campaign at home to perennial group favourites Gloucestershire tomorrow at Redruth RFC (Recreation Ground 1500).
Somerset start their Division Two South programme at home to Devon at Bridgwater & Albion RFC (College Way, 1500).
GORDANO WIN 2012 SOMERSET VASE
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- Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 16:30
- Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 16:43
- Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 16:30
- Written by rugby correspondent John Harding
Gordano beat Old Bristolians 31-7 in last night's 2012 Somerset Vase final at wet Weston-super-Mare RFC.
Lock Matt Rollings scored Gordano’s first try from close range, converted by fly-half Joe Rowsall, before Ashley Cotterall winged in down the right to make it 12-0.
WELLS HEAD FOR TWICKENHAM FINAL
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- Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 15:27
- Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 14:44
- Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 15:27
- Written by Ross Reid
Over 500 supporters from Somerset are expected to cheer-on Wells RFC when they meet Yorkshire’s Wath upon Dearne in tomorrow’s 2012 RFU Senior Vase final at Twickenham (1300).
Newly-promoted Wells head into the final on the back of last week’s 18-10 Somerset Premier play-off win over Drybrook which has secured them a Western Counties place for the first time.
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