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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SW HOCKEY England joy for Ansley & Leigh
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- Created on Monday, 21 January 2013 15:47
- Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 16:10
- Published on Sunday, 20 January 2013 15:47
- Written by ROSS REID
Devon's Loughborough Students skipper Giselle Ansley is set to make her England Hockey senior debut next month.
The former Plymouth Marjon and Dartmouth defender has been named in a youthful new-look England women's squad for the forthcoming Investec Challenge tournament in Cape Town, South Africa, from Feb 4-11.
SW RUGBY Gold adds Stringer to Bath bow
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- Created on Monday, 21 January 2013 14:52
- Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 15:04
- Published on Monday, 21 January 2013 14:52
- Written by ROSS REID
Bath Rugby have swooped to sign highly experienced Irish scrum half Peter Stringer as short-term injury cover.
With 98 caps Cork-born Stringer, 35, is the Ireland's most-capped scrum-half as well as making 232 appearances for Munster.
SW HOCKEY Top of table Exeter derby today
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- Created on Sunday, 20 January 2013 09:40
- Last Updated on Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:51
- Published on Saturday, 19 January 2013 09:40
- Written by ROSS REID
Weather-permitting there could be some super Sunday regional hockey today.
Topping the Davis Wood Hockey fixtures list is the Premiership clash between promotion favourites Isca and sixth placed University of Exeter B at the University of Exeter Sports Park (1230).
WEATHER REPORT Snow takes toll on regional sport
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- Created on Friday, 18 January 2013 06:14
- Last Updated on Sunday, 20 January 2013 10:18
- Published on Thursday, 17 January 2013 06:14
- Written by ROSS REID at the fixtures desk
Today replicates recent "normal" winter Saturdays with scores of pitch inspections and subsequent postponements due to inclement weather conditions.
Up until now it's been due to unrelenting rain. Today it's down to the cold snap, the forecast for heavy snow, plummeting temperatures and the knock-on effect for sports teams and their supporters in South Wales and South West England.
DEVON DERBY The Howe and Gow show
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- Created on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 07:24
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 08:47
- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 07:24
- Written by ROSS REID at Plainmoor
Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale was delighted with game changer Alan Gow as the hot shot Scot's 84th minute penalty levelled the first professional Devon derby of 2013 1-1 under lights at Torquay last night.
Tisdale said: "Alan Gow was fantastic for us. We were always going to bring him on at half time, he knew that and was ready. As he proved, he is a very good player if you get the ball to him."
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