Local Rugby Fixtures for this Weekends Games

Thursday, 31 August 2023 08:15

By John Hannaford - East Devon Radio Sports Reporter

Saturday sees the start of the new local rugby season and in the Regional One South West Exmouth have home advantage for their first encounter with the visit of Gloucestershire side Lydney to Imperial Road.

Saturday sees the start of the new local rugby season.

In the Regional One South West Exmouth have home advantage for their first encounter with the visit of Gloucestershire side Lydney to Imperial Road and will be looking for victory and hoping for an improvement on last seasons midtable finish.

In Regional Two fellow promotion sides Cullompton and Topsham meet each other at Stafford Park, Crediton who just missed out on promotion last season play host to cornish side Truro at Exhibition Way, Teignmouth make the short trip to Rackerhays to take on Newton Abbot and Sidmouth are also away when they visit North Petherton at Beggars Brook.

In Counties One Western West, Tiverton travel to Cornwall to play Penryn at the Memorial Ground while in Counties 2 Devon, Withycombe take on west devon side North Tawton away at Taw Green, Exeter Saracens host Exmouth Quins at the Exhibition Ground and Honiton have home advantage with the visit of Devonport Services ll at Allhallows.

Finally in Counties 3 East Sidmouth Quins welcome Torrington to the Blackmore field with Tiverton Quins hosting New Cross at Bolham Road.

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