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Albion face a stern test this week with the visit of high-flying Sale Sharks to the Brickfields. After a weekend to forget against Rams, this game couldn’t come soon enough for the Ocean Cities finest and has a fair bit of spice lingering from the game back in September. On that date, the home side flew into a 26-10 half-time lead only for an injury raved Albion to battle back to a 27-28 lead with eight minutes left. Sadly, Sale wrestled control and scored twice in that period as the visitors fatigued. This seemed to be the catalyst for Sale...
Read more ›Report by Chris Bentley / Photography by s2s Photography The Albion coaching staff must be struggling to see what the secret sauce is that diminishes the potency of their charges on the road. Two dominant home bonus point wins have each been followed by blunt road trips, first to Taunton and now Reading-based Rams. This week’s loss was especially galling as the host club were reduced to 14 men after just 20 minutes of action at Old Bath Road. Albion were forced into a late change going into the game as hooker Max Norey dropped out suffering from a stomach...
Read more ›A buoyant Plymouth Albion make one of their shorter trips this weekend as they head to Reading to take on an enigmatic Rams outfit. On the back of two bonus-point wins at the Brickfields, the visiting team is starting to fulfil early-season expectation and will certainly be looking to upset the apple cart! Following a very promising start to the season, Rams have lost four of their last six games and will certainly face a considerable challenge at Old Bath Road. In the reverse fixture, the Rams took an early lead against an injury-ravaged Albion and survived a strong fightback...
Read more ›Join us for the second of our 2022 home fixtures – Albion v Sale FC on Saturday 22nd January. Gates open at 12:00 pm Happy hour from 1:30 ‘till 2:30 pm with selected pints at just £3. K/O 3:00 pm We’ve got a new supporter challenge and the Plymouth Cheerleaders performing at half-time, plus Stu-Diverse will perform in the Old J Rum marquee after the game. We hope you can make it! BOOK YOUR TICKETS Please note that we can only accept card payment throughout the ground as we work towards becoming a cashless club.
Read more ›Report by Rob Kershaw Photography by David Cunningham Plymouth Albion overcame the stern test of Bishop’s Stortford to pick up their second consecutive victory at home in a 31-17 National League One win. Stortford arrived having won four of their opening 14 league games this season, making for what was expected to be a close encounter. On a bitterly cold, atrociously wet, and miserable day, questions were raised as to whether the game would go ahead. The pitch was damp, with standing water and one of the corners of the pitch was extremely waterlogged. Following a pitch inspection by the...
Read more ›Plymouth face a pivotal fixture this weekend with the visit of Bishops Stortford to the Brickfields as they start the reverse fixture programme in National League One. The game at the Hertfordshire based club back in September was heart-wrenching for the Albion faithful to say the least. Three second half yellow cards from Albion saw a 3-19 half time lead relinquished, as Bishops scored 29 unanswered points to snatch a 32-19 win! Since then, this weekend’s visitors have had an equally frustrating season and sit just two spots above Albion in the league, having played one game more game. Following...
Read more ›Don’t miss our next home game against Bishops Stortford on Saturday 8th January! Gates open at 12:00 pm We’ve got a happy hour from 12:30 ‘till 1:30 pm with pints at just £3. K/O 2:00 pm We’ve got our Dartmoor Brewery supporter challenge at half-time, plus ‘Germanys got talent’ winner Angel Flukes will perform in the Old J Rum marquee after the game. We hope you can make it! BOOK YOUR TICKETS Please note that we can only accept card payment throughout the ground as we work towards becoming a cashless club.
Read more ›Against a spirited Albion side, Taunton stole the west country bragging rights in the battle of Somerset and Devon this weekend. In a free-scoring game, the men from Veritas Park took an early lead that, barring a purple patch in the second half, never looked like losing. The game kicked off on a cool but clear day and the home side were the first to hit their straps, opting against taking the points for a sequence of catch and drives against the Ocean Cities finest. Manfully, Albion put in a succession of strong defensive sets but it felt like, unless...
Read more ›We’re sad to report that a member of Leeds Tykes has returned a positive COVID test and the team have been advised by the RFU not to travel. Unfortunately, we have been left with no choice but to postpone the game. All tickets will be valid for the rescheduled game or we can issue refunds via Eventbrite. THE GOOD NEWSYou are welcome to join us in the Old J Marquee from 14:40 for a lively Q&A with head coach Damian Welch, and then party the afternoon away with Angel Flukes who is performing with her band from 16:00. We’re very...
Read more ›Match report by Peter Redmond / Photography by David Cunningham Plymouth Albion bounced back from last week’s narrow defeat at Tonbridge with a dominant 49-22 victory over Darlington Mowden Park at Brickfields in National League One. Albion overwhelmed their opposition in an inspired display, scoring seven tries to the Sharks four, to lift themselves out of the bottom two in the table. Head coach Damien Welch was delighted with the performance in front of an appreciative home crowd before a crunch match at home to Leeds Tykes next week. He said: “Everything we discussed during the week as a group,...
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosslyn Park | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Caldy | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| Sale FC | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 54 |
| Cinderford | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 54 |
| Cambridge | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 49 |
| Chinnor | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 47 |
| Rams | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| Taunton Titans | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 42 |
| Blackheath | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 30 |
| Birmingham Moseley | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| Darlington Mowden | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 |
| Plymouth Albion | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| Leeds Tykes | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| Tonbridge Juddians | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
