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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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SW RUGBY Friday update - pitch inspection latest

Details: Created on Friday, 22 March 2013 10:41; Last Updated on Friday, 22 March 2013 12:33; Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 10:41; Written by ROSS REID

Tomorrow's Rotherham Titans v Cornish Pirates game has been postponed tomorrow and tenatively rescheduled for Sunday (1400) subject to another Clifton Lane pitch inspection tomorrow morning.

I plan to post tomorrow's SWSN rugby fixtures over the next two hours but PLEASE if you know of any pitch inspections, or games being called off tweet @swsportsnews so that our rugby followers – and in most cases your supporters – get early notice of the state of play.

SW RUGBY SHORTS Thursday updates

Details: Created on Thursday, 21 March 2013 07:08; Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 18:51; Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 07:08; Written by MARK STEVENS & ROSS REID

Exeter Chiefs prop Alex Brown has agreed a new two-year deal with the ambitious Aviva Premiership club.

Fellow forwards Dave Ewers and Tom Cowan-Dickie have penned new one-year deals with Rob Baxter's Chiefs.

LEAGUE 2 Howzat? Knill hails 'massive' Torquay win

Details: Created on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 07:26; Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:04; Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 07:26; Written by ROSS REID at Plainmoor

Torquay top scorer Rene Howe, courtesy TUFC copyright pinnacle photo agency Torquay United manager Alan Knill admits last night’s 2-1 home win over Chesterfield was “massive” and it is important to follow-up with another, similar, Plainmoor result on Saturday against relegation rivals York City.

Knill said: “It was a massive win. We needed it. We have been playing all right, we just haven’t got the three points to show for it and now we have.

SW RUGBY SHORTS Hilton to captain Cornwall again

Details: Created on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 07:11; Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:12; Published on Monday, 18 March 2013 07:11; Written by ROSS REID chasing egg news

Cornwall keep faith with Launceston’s popular Ben Hilton to lead the side in this season’s county championship campaign, which kicks off away to Gloucestershire at Cinderford RFC on May 4.

Cornish All Blacks lock forward Hilton had the honour of skippering the famous blacks and golds in the Bill Beaumont Cup last season and was Trelawny's Army Supporters Club player of the year in 2011.

WOMENS HOCKEY Exe eye title, Clifton cup latest

Details: Created on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 05:27; Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 05:43; Published on Monday, 18 March 2013 05:27; Written by ROSS REID

england hockey shield Exeter-based Exe can clinch the West Clubs Women's Hockey League title with a win at Plymouth Marjon tonight under lights at University of St Mark & St John (1915).