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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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SW COLTS RUGBY and juniors training days

Details: Created on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:10; Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 November 2015 13:56; Published on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:10

training nights - rugby Gordano RFC U18s from Bristol were the first team to react to our FREE OFFER to list Colts or juniors rugby training nights.

This is a FREE SERVICE offered to any amateur team running a colts/juniors section in order to promote the sport of rugby union.

GLOUCESTER RUGBY Scottish hero Laidlaw starts

Details: Created on Sunday, 08 November 2015 14:03; Last Updated on Sunday, 08 November 2015 14:16; Published on Sunday, 08 November 2015 14:03

Gloucester Rugby crest Scotland's inspirational World Cup captain Greig Laidlaw make his first Gloucester Rugby start of the season, at Wasps in the Premiership today (1500ko).

Laidlaw starts at scrum-half in a new-look Gloucester half-back partnership with Bath-born Billy Burns, 21, starting his first game of the season at fly-half. Wales' James Hook moves to inside centre.

EXETER CHIEFS Nowell roars in to face Tigers

Details: Created on Friday, 06 November 2015 12:27; Last Updated on Friday, 06 November 2015 13:14; Published on Friday, 06 November 2015 12:27

exeter chiefs logo England international wing Jack Nowell roars back for Exeter Chiefs' Premiership clash against three-wins-from-three Leicester Tigers at Sandy Park tomorrow (1730ko).

The 22-year-old Flying Cornishman was forced to sit out last Sunday's six-try 41-3 round three triumph at Newcastle but returns in a starting XV that shows two changes.

HOCKEY Daunting Cup date for Plymouth at Surbiton

Details: Created on Thursday, 05 November 2015 13:07; Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2015 14:25; Published on Thursday, 05 November 2015 13:07

england hockey shield Plymouth Marjon, eighth in the West of England & South Wales Hockey League, have been drawn away to unbeaten England Hockey League leaders Surbiton in the Men’s Cup third round.

The Men’s Cup is England Hockey’s equivalent of football’s FA Cup competition and Plymouth will need to become giant-killers on Sunday November 15 if they are to progress past the last 16 into the quarter finals.

FA VASE Claridge's Whites host Lafferty's Lillywhites

Details: Created on Monday, 02 November 2015 15:06; Last Updated on Monday, 02 November 2015 22:51; Published on Monday, 02 November 2015 15:06

fa vase logo Steve Claridge’s Salisbury FC versus 2015 FA Vase semi-finalists AFC St Austell, managed by Phil Lafferty, appears to be the stand-out tie of this season's second round.