Plymouth Albion RFC News

Carl Rimmer has announced he will be leaving his role as scrum coach. We would like to thank him for all of his hard work and expertise. Albion wishes him all the best for the future. News on a replacement soon.

By Kevin Westlake Plymouth Albion were making their second-longest trip of the season to National League One strugglers Canterbury this weekend. Canterbury have not been able to keep pace in the league since their promotion in April 2019 and sat bottom of the pile on 9 points. Head Coach James Scaysbrook made only one change to the side which beat Old Elthamians at Brickfields the week before, with Scott Makepeace replacing Lewis Pearson. With conditions perfect for rugby, Albion set about looking to make it 3 wins from 3 in 2020. Albion certainly started the stronger, with the forward pack...

Head Coach James Scaysbrook spoke to us about what he expects from his team on the weekend and Scott Makepeace being brought in to the starting line up. “I think we are defiantly seeing some improvements and some good transfer from what we have been doing in training”. “From the weekend there was defiantly a lot of positives coming out, we also saw some areas we need to work on as well. So in terms of keeping our foot on the pedal as it were, our own internal process and how we are doing things and the improvements we need...

By Jack Guthrie After a battle at the Brickfields, a galvanised Plymouth Albion side were victorious as they won 21-10 against Old Elthamians in their National Division One match on Saturday, after their incredible second-half defensive effort saw them shut out the south-eastern London side. Head coach James Scaysbrook credited the performance to the team-work and togetherness from the players saying: “it was definitely a real performance that showed the players are willing to work for each other. They put a lot of pressure on our line and we fought really hard and you can definitely see that the rest...

At 3pm tomorrow, Albion will kick off there first home game of 2020. Josh Skelcey shared his thoughts on the opponent in our pre-match interview. “OE’s have had a really good season so far, we had a tough game up against them at there place but, we are looking to get a win back home this week! I think they will throw the ball around a bit, weather permitting, they like to play a good brand of rugby so it should be a good challenge for us. We will look to outwork them and grind out the result at home...