ILFRACOMBE RFC are delighted to have reached the Devon Junior Shield final. The Devon Merit Table club booked their place by beating high-flying Devon One side Exeter Saracens 18-12. “We are very happy,” said Ilfracombe spokesman Leo Cooper. “We beat a team from the league above, who have only been […]

NatWest RugbyForce is back for 2019 with clubs now invited to register online.  The 2019 NatWest RugbyForce weekend will take place across June 22 and 23 and should be another great event bringing the rugby family and local communities together. NatWest RugbyForce offers a unique and carefully crafted programme for grassroots […]

DEVON Under-18s have named a squad of 24 players for their county warm-up match against Cornwall RFU at Ivybridge RFC on Sunday (2pm). Devon have a wider training squad of 38 players, which shows their strength and depth. “It’s really pleasing to see the players wanting to play for Devon […]

DEVON Schools’ Under-16s have named their 2018/19 training squad following recent trials. Dates and venues for training will be announced shortly. The county’s game will be held in January and February.  The match dates are as follows: January 6, 2019 – Devon U16s v Somerset U16s at Ivybridge RFC January 20, 2019 […]

DEVON’S Sara Cox will break more new ground this weekend when she becomes the first women to referee a Premiership Rugby Cup game. Cox will take charge of Wasps’ Sunday afternoon clash at the Ricoh Arena with Northampton Saints. She will then follow that up by heading to France to […]

DEVON Under-18s have named a squad to feature in a game against Exeter Chiefs Outreach on Sunday, October 28 at Ivybridge RFC. The selection for the match follows on from trials held at the weekend. “The standard was genuinely high and caused a selection headache for the coaches, which is […]

The first Devon pitch-up-and-play event of the new season took place at Brixham RFC on Monday night. The event attracted around 20 players of differing standards and ages. Devon’s pitch-up-and-play sessions are aimed at male adults who are either new to the game, returning to rugby after a long period […]

THERE was a good turnout for the Devon Under-18 trials at Ivybridge RFC on Sunday. Club coaches were asked to nominate players they felt were up to the standard of representing their county. Around 80 players were nominated and many of those were at Cross-in-Hand trying to impress Devon’s coaching […]

THE quarter-finals of the Devon Junior Cup are now known. Buckfastleigh will host Dartmouth, OPM will entertain Exeter Athletic, Totnes will welcome North Tawton to Borough Park, while Torrington will play Old Techs at Donnacroft Fields. North Tawton booked their place in the last eight by overcoming previously unbeaten Exeter […]

DEVON Schools are inviting last season’s under-15 squad to attend the under-16 development day/trial on Sunday, October 28. The event will take place at the Royal Navy’s artificial pitch at Keyham in Plymouth (PL2 1QT). Here is the list of last year’s under-15s who do not need to be nominate […]