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Sporting Blues
Devonport Services
The Sporting Blues provide rugby for the men and women of the armed services of the U.K. In this area it is mainly to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.
We run two senior teams and an occasional veterans XV and play in the Western Counties (west) league.
Thanks to the forward thinking of the Navy and support from the RNRU, we are able to run probably the strongest and best youth set up in the county if not further afield as well. All ages from under 6 to under 16 and colts are catered for. Some age groups can field two teams.
The club badge is made up as follows; the Lion on top represents the British Army, the Royal Navy has the middle spot with the Royal Airforce at the bottom then the banner.
MOD have changed the club phone number it is now 01752-562948
Many thanks to main club sponsors
To
Interlube systems for the many years support
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and most recently to
TCS
Total cellar supplies
they do just what it says in the name
Also
Thanks to CRS training and Charlie Stewart for sponsoring the club shorts, his logo can be seen on the backsides of our teams all over the place. Charlie also scored a couple of nice tries after unexpectedly finding himself on the wing.
Devonport Services, winners of the 2008 Combination 7s
Charity rugby match
at Albion's ground, the Brickfields. 3rd September 2008, ko 19.20
Plymouth Barbarians v Royal Marines
includes Royal Marine band, junior game and charity auction.
Entry £5 (minimum)
All money to Help for Heroes and the Royal Marine Benevolent fund.
A remarkable double for the club
Congratulations to James Currie who is playing for England under 18s against Scotland and to Scott Meakin who is playing for Scotland under 18s against England.
Training:
Training is at Keyham (tuesdays) and The Rectory (thursdays). (2008 ~ 2009 season)
New members welcome.
Fixtures changes;
Congratulations to the Youth on being awarded the RFU Seal of Approval. Above is a photograph of Tony Lambert (right) receiving the award from John Bentley following a Wooden spoon charity dinner.
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An interesting little story
Our sister club in Portsmouth, United Services, wrote about their greatness in times past.
Knocker White, ex president, told me of the day that he was in charge of our second team, there was a fixture with Camborne school of mines to which he turned up with 5 internationals in the team.
That does not happen to every club.
See the history page for a list of representitive players found so far.
Mike
A club pin badge is available, new stocks in, club crest on a red or blue background, £2.50 each + pp
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