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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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SWSN guide to sports desks/journalists on twitter

Details: Created on Tuesday, 01 March 2016 06:23; Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 March 2016 22:40; Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2016 06:23

twitter bird logo A great way to stay ahead of the game with 2016 sports news, match updates or postponements is tapping into the twitter network and especially those accounts run by newspaper and radio sports desks across South West England and South Wales.

This South West Sports News list has become a popular, permanent fixture, featuring top regional sports journalists worth tracking on twitter come rain or shine, game on or off!

SW HOCKEY First for University of Bristol men's hockey

Details: Created on Friday, 26 February 2016 15:10; Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2016 09:16; Published on Friday, 26 February 2016 15:10

University of Bristol HC have won promotion the national Men’s Hockey League for the first time.

The students have built up a runaway lead at the regional West of England & South Wales Hockey League summit and following a 4-2 round 19 win at Taunton Vale and cannot be caught by third placed promotion and cross-city rivals Firebrands.

BUCS Championship rugby fixtures & updates

Details: Created on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 16:00; Last Updated on Friday, 04 March 2016 16:32; Published on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 16:00; Written by Ross Reid

Wednesday March 2, 2016

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BUCS Championship quarter finals - men

University of Exeter RFC 39 Newcastle University 5 Exeter to host Durham in March 9 semis

UWE Hartpury College RFC 20 Leeds Beckett Carnegie 18 Hartpury at Lufbra in March 9 semis

Loughborough University RFC 53 Cardiff & Metropolitan RFC 15

Durham University RFC 28 University of Bath RFC 3

RUGBY SHORTS Bath scrum half to join Scarlets

Details: Created on Monday, 22 February 2016 11:18; Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2016 15:35; Published on Monday, 22 February 2016 11:18

Bath Rugby scrum half Jonathan Evans will team up with Scarlets on his return to South Wales next season.

The former Newport Gwent Dragons scrum-half has encountered stern competition for game time at Bath.

EXETER CHIEFS experienced lock Parling "we go again"

Details: Created on Monday, 08 February 2016 15:24; Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2016 22:03; Published on Monday, 08 February 2016 15:24

Exeter Chiefs logo Exeter head coach Rob Baxter and highly experienced lock Geoff Parling believe Chiefs must learn quickly from their 14-11 home defeat by top of the table Saracens ahead of next Saturday's clash at Sale.