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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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WELLS HEAD FOR TWICKENHAM FINAL

Details: Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 15:27; Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 14:44; Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 15:27; Written by Ross Reid

Over 500 supporters from Somerset are expected to cheer-on Wells RFC when they meet Yorkshire’s Wath upon Dearne in tomorrow’s 2012 RFU Senior Vase final at Twickenham (1300).

Newly-promoted Wells head into the final on the back of last week’s 18-10 Somerset Premier play-off win over Drybrook which has secured them a Western Counties place for the first time.

CORNWALL CRICKET PREVIEW

Details: Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 12:58; Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 15:10; Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 12:58; Written by by Ross Reid & Michael Weeks

There’s a busy Cornish cricket programme ahead with rounds of Premier 50/50 Cup games tomorrow and bank holiday Monday sandwiching a county game on Sunday.

After successive washouts Tom Sharp's Cornwall will be hoping to get their Minor Counties season up-and-running on Sunday when they take on Bedfordshire at Truro CC in the MCCA KO Trophy (Boscawen Park 1200).

HORSTMANN IS LATEST CHIEFS RECRUIT

Details: Created on Thursday, 03 May 2012 17:51; Last Updated on Thursday, 03 May 2012 17:51; Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:51; Written by Ross Reid

Exeter Chiefs have signed Harare-born England Saxons and England Sevens back row forward Kai Horstmann from Aviva Premiership rivals Worcester Warriors.

The 30-year-old - who has agreed a two-year deal with the Chiefs - has becomes Exeter's sixth new capture ahead of the 2012/13 campaign, linking up next term with fellow newcomers Dean Mumm, Ian Whitten, Will Chudley, Alex Brown and Jack Yeandle.

ENGAGE! South West rugby shorts

Details: Created on Thursday, 03 May 2012 13:30; Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 01:05; Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 13:30; Written by Ross Reid

avonmouth old boys rugby football club crest Tonight’s Bristol Combination Cup final between newly-promoted Avonmouth Old Boys and Thornbury at Bristol Rugby is off due to a waterlogged Memorial Ground pitch.

However tonight’s Somerset Vase final between Gordano and Old Bristolians is still on at Weston-super-Mare RFC (Drove Road 1930) after the Recreation Ground passed an early morning pitch inspection.

STROLL IN THE PARK FOR TOP QUALIFIER HENDRIKSEN

Details: Created on Thursday, 03 May 2012 09:51; Last Updated on Thursday, 03 May 2012 09:35; Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:51; Written by Ross Reid

Paul Hendriksen Dinnaton Golf Club manager Devon golf professional Paul Hendriksen fired a fantastic eight-under-par 63 at Ferndown to clinch his second successive victory in a West Region qualifier for the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship in association with Peugeot.