Plymouth Albion RFC News

DRAMATIC WIN FOR ALBION IN SOUTH WEST LONDON By Kevin Westlake. Following the hard-fought draw against Chinnor at Brickfields last week, Albion were back on the road with Richmond awaiting their arrival in South West London. Richmond had been sitting second in National One after Round 12, with the Plymouth club just managing to keep above the dreaded relegation spots. Albion were bolstered by some additions to the squad after injury, with Connor Eastgate and Josh Skelcey coming back into the matchday squad. With Director of Rugby Nigel Sparrow taking charge of the fixture in the absence of Ben Gulliver,...

By Jack Guthrie Plymouth Albion came away with a draw against their National Division One rivals Chinnor on Saturday, as their physical battle with the Oxfordshire side saw both teams claim points as the game ended 10-10. Albion’s Captain George Mills felt that: “it was a really tough, close game, the team’s been a bit thin on the ground and we’ve had to make a few changes, but we pulled through and were unlucky not to get the win.” Albion held control for the most of the first half, as a sin-bin for Chinnor’s Peter Laverick early in proceedings gave...

By Jack Guthrie Plymouth Albion were able to shut out fifth-placed Birmingham Moseley and deservedly win 19-7 at the Brickfields on Saturday after a commanding first-half performance proved too much for the away side to overturn in their Division One match-up. Albion’s head coach Ben Gulliver described his side’s performance as: “outstanding, to come up 19 points to nil at half-time, we couldn’t have asked for more from the boys. It was just a bit disappointing that we didn’t get the bonus-point in the second half, but that’s credit to Moseley.” The home side set the tone early on, asserting...

Provided by the Cambridge Independent. Game management will be the big lesson learnt by Cambridge in their 20-20 draw with Plymouth Albion at Volac Park on Saturday. Draws are something of a sparsity in rugby union, but no-one can quibble with the outcome as squally conditions made for tough going as defences were on top in a match of few opportunities for either set of backs. Having gained a 20-0 lead in the first half, Cambridge will perhaps kick themselves that they did not go on to take victory, but they should not do so. What the hosts should look...