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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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STERLINI STRIKES TWICE IN EXETER WIN
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- Created on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 10:33
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 10:33
- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 11:44
University of Exeter skipper Olly Deasy was full of praise for his team as the greens marked their England Hockey League top flight return with a pulsating 3-2 home win over Reading.
Deasy said: “It was a fantastic opening day result against a very good team. The boys played superbly and a 3-2 win is a brilliant way to start the season, especially against a team of the calibre of Reading.
FIVE STAR START FOR CLIFTON
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- Created on Monday, 19 September 2011 12:51
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 12:39
- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 12:39
Els Mansell scored a hat-trick as Clifton made an eye-catching start to the new England Hockey League Women’s Premier Division season by beating defending champions Leicester 5-1 in Bristol.
Mansell took just two minutes to get off the mark and put Clifton 2-0 ahead at half-time with a 14th minute strike at Coombe Dingle.
MANTELL SET TO START AGAINST EXETER
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- Created on Sunday, 18 September 2011 09:26
- Last Updated on Sunday, 18 September 2011 09:26
- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 11:33
Newly promoted University of Exeter begin their England Hockey League Men’s Premier Division campaign with a huge home fixture, against Reading today (University Sports Park, 12.30).
Reading – who finished fourth in the EHL last term – could possibly call upon a handful of internationals, some of whom helped England claim bronze in the recent EuroHockey championships, including Somerset star Richard Mantell.
WEST CLUBS TO FORE AS EHL STARTS TODAY
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- Created on Saturday, 17 September 2011 10:06
- Last Updated on Saturday, 17 September 2011 10:06
- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 11:31
The 2011-2012 England Hockey League starts today with the top match in the region at Coombe Dingle, Bristol where Fleur Horner’s Clifton Ladies take on reigning champions Leicester in the Women’s Premier Division (1300).
Last season’s Women’s Conference West runners-up Isca University start the new season at home to Southampton side Trojans at the water-based University Sports Park (1230).
TEAM NEWS: PLYMOUTH ALBION SKIPPER RETURNS
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- Created on Friday, 16 September 2011 07:53
- Last Updated on Friday, 16 September 2011 07:53
- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 11:27
Plymouth Albion have been boosted by the news that influential captain Sean-Michael Stephen has been passed fit to face Rotherham tonight at Brickfields (1945).
Stephen missed last week's 34-23 defeat at London Welsh due to a hip injury.
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