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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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PLAY-OFF TEAM NEWS: BRISTOL v CORNISH PIRATES

Details: Created on Saturday, 12 May 2012 12:56; Last Updated on Saturday, 12 May 2012 12:20; Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 12:57; Written by Ross Reid

Bristol Rugby head coach Liam Middleton makes four changes to his starting XV ahead of tomorrow’s RFU Championship play-off semi-final second leg against leaders Cornish Pirates (Memorial Stadium 1245).

Middleton’s men must overturn a 21-point deficit following Monday’s 45-24 first leg defeat at the Mennaye.

CRICKET: NOON START FOR PREMIER CUP TIES

Details: Created on Saturday, 12 May 2012 12:23; Last Updated on Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:35; Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 12:23; Written by Michael Weeks

Today's Cornwall Cricket League Premier 50/50 Cup start an hour earlier - at noon - due to county first team players travelling to Hertfordshire for tomorrow's crunch Minor Counties match.

A win for Tom Sharp's unchanged county side against Herts at North Mymms (1100 start) will enable Cornwall to reach the MCCA Trophy semi-finals.

CORNWALL CRICKET

Details: Created on Saturday, 12 May 2012 08:21; Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 09:40; Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 08:21; Written by Ross Reid

Cornwall Cricket were one of the first organisations to foster links with South West Sports News via their media officer Michael Weeks.

Those bonds have grown stronger over five summers thanks – in main - to the support of clubs around the county and various individuals including Alex Smeeth (Werrington CC) Sean Hooper (St Austell CC) Paul Berryman (Camborne CC) and Mark Stevens (Bugle CC).

SOUTH WEST FOOTBALL SHORTS

Details: Created on Friday, 11 May 2012 13:00; Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 00:23; Published on Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:00; Written by Mike Sampson and Ross Reid

Simon Laughton, Tom Sercombe and Robbie Bowker (pen) were on target for Liverton United as they beat Stoke Gabriel 3-2 to win the Devon Premier Cup final at Coach Road, Newton Abbot.

Chris Luxton, Shane Krac and Adam Carter – with his 54^th goal of the term – scored for Bodmin Town as they completed their Carlsberg South West Peninsula League championship-winning season with a 3-0 home win over Plymouth Parkway.

WOMEN'S RUGBY: ENGLAND CALL ON SOUTH WEST 7

Details: Created on Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:08; Last Updated on Thursday, 10 May 2012 22:06; Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 16:08; Written by Ross Reid

Bristol back Sally Tuson and front row forward Kate Newton are set to make their England Women's rugby debut in Saturday's FIRA-AER European Cup opener against Spain in Rovereto, Italy (1630 BST).

The England starting XV also includes Bristol centre Kim Oliver and 22-year-old flanker Marlie Packer - from Yeovil - as well Lichfield's Bath-born former Avon RFC and Plymouth Albion scrum half Georgina Rozario, a UCP Marjon Sport graduate.