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currently competing in the third tier of Professional English Rugby the

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. They play their home games at

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. Other semi-professional and amateur clubs include armed forces team Devonport Services who play in the

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(tier 7), Plymstock Albion Oaks and Plymouth Argaum, both of whom play in

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(tier 8). Additionally there are also many junior rugby union clubs playing in regional, Devon and Plymouth Combination leagues.

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play in the

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South West Division. Plymouth City Patriots represent Plymouth in the

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. Formed in 2021, they replaced the former professional club,

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, after the latter team were withdrawn from competition due to venue issues. Raiders later reformed in 2023 and currently compete in the National Basketball League.

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are a

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team who reformed in 2006 after closing in 1970. The club are members of British

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, with home meetings taking place at the

Plymouth Coliseum Plymouth Coliseum, formerly known as St Boniface Arena, is a rugby field and speedway venue in Plymouth, Devon. It is situated adjacent to the River Plym near Marsh Mills. Stadium The stadium dates back to 1982 and has hosted speedway since 20 ...

. The first track in Plymouth was located at the

Pennycross Stadium Pennycross Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in north Plymouth, Devon. Origins In 1928 southeast of Pennycross village and directly east of the Pennycross vicarage an area of rural land was identified for a greyhound track ...

in the Pennycross area and this operated both sides of WWII. The site was redeveloped for a school. Another Motoring event in the city is The

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is an annual

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for charity, similar to the

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. Plymouth Cricket Club has teams at all levels. it was threatened with eviction from its home at Peverell Park. Other cricket clubs are at Plympton and Plymstock. Plymouth Blitz are University of Plymouth

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team who compete in the

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.
Plymouth Mariners
adult baseball club play in the newly formed independent South West Baseball League alongside the Torbay Barons, Bristol Bats and the Exeter Spitfires. They play all their home games at Wilson Field in Central Park, Plymouth. Among the several

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clubs in the city is Plymouth Marjon Hockey Club, one of the South West of England's largest and most successful hockey clubs, which is also based at UCP Marjon. Other prominent clubs include PGSOB, Devonport Services, OPM, Mannamead Ladies and Plym Valley Ladies. Plymouth and District

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League is one of the biggest and most competitive in the country with junior and senior sections.

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is also enjoying a revival particularly among university students.

Water sports

Inshore and offshore

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is organised from the Royal Western Yacht Club at Queen Anne's Battery and there is a thriving coastal and cross channel passage racing calendar. The long-established Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club has its clubhouse on the Hoe foreshore and there are several other sailing clubs on the rivers

Plym Plym can refer to: * River Plym, in Devon * HMS ''Plym'' (K271), a River class frigate * ''Plym'' and ''Plym II'', former and current Torpoint Ferries * ''Plym'', a GWR Caliph Class The Great Western Railway (GWR) Ariadne Class and Caliph Cla ...

, Tamar and Yealm. Several of these provide members and visitors with weekly 'round the cans' divisional weeknight racing in

Plymouth Sound Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a deep inlet or sound in the English Channel near Plymouth in England. Description Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point in Devon, a distance of abou ...

. There are facilities for other watersports including

water-skiing Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires suffic ...

,

windsurfing Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the aerospace and surf culture of California. Windsurfing ga ...

and diving and there is a well-used watersports centre at Turnchapel. There are

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

clubs on both rivers and a growing interest in gig racing. In 2006 after three years competitive inshore

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racing, Plymouth lost the event to the

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.

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is a diver, who specialises in the 10-metre platform event. He started diving at the age of seven, and was a member of Plymouth Diving Club He has made an impact in national and international competition at an early age. Plymouth Leander

is the most successful swimming club in Great Britain; there are several indoor and outdoor public pools. There are sea-angling options from boats based on the Barbican and a large number of Plymothians fish from hundreds of spots around the Sound and along the rivers.

Racquet sports

Tennis is played in many clubs; there are indoor tennis courts at Derriford and

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and outdoor public courts spread across the city including at

St Budeaux St Budeaux is an area and ward in the north west of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Original settlement The name St Budeaux comes from Saint Budoc, the Bishop of Dol (Brittany). Around 480, Budoc is said to have founded a settlemen ...

, West Hoe and Plymstock. The city has many public and private

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courts, no racquets courts but badminton is widely played.

Target sports

Bowls is popular because of the link with

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and there are many public and club greens. Plymouth

Croquet Croquet ( or ; french: croquet) is a sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court. Its international governing body is the W ...

Club is at Hartley and there is another club at Durnford Street. There is a golf club at Staddon Heights overlooking

Plymouth Sound Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a deep inlet or sound in the English Channel near Plymouth in England. Description Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point in Devon, a distance of abou ...

and a 9-hole

pitch and putt Pitch and putt is an amateur sport very similar to, and derived from, golf, where the hole length is typically up to and just 2–3 clubs are typically used. The game was organised and developed in Ireland during the early 20th century, befo ...

course in Central Park. There is a large commercial driving range near Elburton.

Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing was conducted at five separate venues throughout the city. The most significant of these was the

National Greyhound Racing Club The National Greyhound Racing Club was an organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom. History The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) was formed in 1928 and this body would be responsible for regulation, licensing and the ...

(NGRC) affiliated stadium at

Pennycross Stadium Pennycross Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in north Plymouth, Devon. Origins In 1928 southeast of Pennycross village and directly east of the Pennycross vicarage an area of rural land was identified for a greyhound track ...

which existed from 1928 until 1972. In addition to this main venue there were four short lived venues where the racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the NGRC) and they were known as a flapping tracks, which was the nickname given to independent tracks. The first was at Beacon Park from 1928 to 1931. The second was at Plymstock Park which opened on 26 May 1931 and operated only for special gala events. The third was at West Park in Higher St Budeaux and was called the Devonport Greyhound and whippet track. It opened on 10 October 1931 and finally there was a track called the Beacon Castle Greyhound and Whippet Sports Ground which opened on 22 October 1931. It was situated near Lipson and the end of Efford Lane, racing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. One of the favoured distances was 660 yards and they used a trackless hare. Racing ended in 1934.

Other sports

Plymouth Judo Club
is one of the oldest in the southwest and there several other martial arts clubs in the city. Adjacent to the Brickfields rugby stadium is the Plymouth athletics track. The annual Plymouth

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

starts and ends on The Hoe. For

skateboarders Skateboarding is an action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. ...

there is an outdoor concrete skate park at Central Park Youth Park. Plymouth has been noted as a Parkour and

Free Running Freerunning is an athletic and acrobatic discipline incorporating an aesthetic element, and can be considered either a sport or a performance art, or both. Freerunning is similar to parkour, from which it is derived, but emphasizes artistry over ...

hotspot.

References

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Team sports

Water sports

Racquet sports

Target sports

Greyhound racing

Other sports

See also

References