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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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NATIONAL LEAGUE Key fixtures for South West sides

Details: Created on Friday, 03 July 2015 13:00; Last Updated on Friday, 03 July 2015 14:28; Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 13:00

The National League logo Gary Johnson’s Cheltenham Town FC kick off the new National League season at Lincoln City FC on Saturday August 8.

Manager Paul Cox’s first competitive game in charge of Torquay United FC will be at home to Macclesfield Town FC while Adie Pennock’s Forest Green Rovers FC start at Altrincham FC.

PREMIERSHIP kicks off with Bath vs Exeter derby

Details: Created on Friday, 03 July 2015 11:00; Last Updated on Friday, 03 July 2015 11:04; Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 11:00

Bath Rugby host South West rivals Exeter Chiefs at the Recreation Ground on the opening day of the new 2015-16 Aviva Premiership season, Saturday October 17.

Gloucester Rugby start the new season at Newcastle Falcons before hosting defending champions Saracens on the second Saturday of the new top flight term October 24.

WOMENS GOLF Five in a row for Gloucestershire

Details: Created on Saturday, 27 June 2015 05:35; Last Updated on Saturday, 27 June 2015 09:53; Published on Saturday, 27 June 2015 05:35

Gloucestershire completed a remarkable fifth consecutive women’s England Golf South West County Match Week title success on home fairways at Minchinhampton New golf course yesterday.

The host county can boast a tremendous run in the inter-counties regional week - staged at Yeovil last summer - having topped the leaderboard on the last four occasions to qualify as South West representatives at the annual women’s England Golf County Finals.

TORQUAY UNITED FC appoint Cox as manager

Details: Created on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 08:44; Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 14:31; Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 08:44

Torquay United have appointed former Mansfield Town boss Paul Cox, 43 as the new Gulls first team manager.

Cox arrives at the Launa Windows Stadium following great success as manager of Eastwood Town and then Mansfield, earning the Stags a return to the Football League two seasons ago.

CAPITAL ONE CUP first hurdle for South West clubs

Details: Created on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 10:34; Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 11:27; Published on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 10:34

Football League Capital One Cup The first round draw for the Capital One Cup has thrown up some intriguing ties for South West-based Football League clubs notably with Darrell Clarke’s newly promoted Bristol Rovers FC hosting Birmingham City FC and Paul Sturrock’s Yeovil Town FC at home to Queens Park Rangers FC.