Billy Ryan, associated with the Club from his school days, a fast breaking, incisive, quick thinking stand off half took over the captaincy, whilst Rip Kirby returned from his Plymouth Albion excursio...
John Price, an attacking wing forward took over as captain. John was old fashioned enough as to consider that rugby was primarily a game of running and passing and in imposing his own standards on the...
Ian Cooper, a very solid scrummaging prop forward became captain, Geoff Bryan, Nigel Hadden, Peter Green, John Ellis and Rip Kirby in support, from the previous year Stuart Morrow full back, vice capt...
Rip Kirby was captain, Ken Beake his vice. Ted Delve the President resigned and George Cross a player of the 1930s taking over. John Richards continued in charge of the A side. There was a promising o...
The midweek XV – Plymouth Argaum Barbarians – duly came to fruition, owing their title undoubtedly to the Devon Barbarians, who operated in midweek before the war. Like all newly formed si...
The Club’s 75th Anniversary and the Devon R.F.U. promised to field a County side at Bickleigh in the course of the season. John Keating – a great extrovert – fortunately continued as capta...
John Keating (No.8) was captain Dave Algate vice but the latter moved from Plymouth early in the season. The field at Estover was finally and irrevocably lost to the Club, Plymouth City Council having...
Harold Brickwood, an experienced centre, was captain; Ches Magill vice captain, Mike Dodd captaining the A side. The 1st team got off to an indifferent start losing 5 of their first 6 fixtures with he...
From the outset of the season, the clubhouse – in truncated form – together with one pitch on the Hitchins land at Bickleigh Down was brought into use. The field at Estover was still retai...
John Frankham returned to the club after a short Midlands excursion to reassume the captaincy with George Rhodes vice captain and Nigel Cumming in charge of the A side. Early in 1957 planning permissi...