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Supermarine: Swindon Supermarine FC are pleased to announce that they have been voted South & West Team of the Month for November, our second consecutive win for our league. But on this occasion we have also won the Evo-Stik Southern League Team of the Month and will be rewarded with £100 worth of pro-star vouchers! […]

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Double victory for Supermarine as youth girls produce a winning performance

Supermarine Ladies 36-0 Chipping Sodbury It was an extra special win for Supermarine this weekend with the ladies and the youth girls, Supermiren, both putting in winning performances at home against Chipping Sodbury. The ladies very much needed a win this weekend after a disappointing start to the season. With no league fixture wins under […]

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Sports shorts – Wildcats

Two For One At Telford Swindon Widcats fans may have seen that the Telford Tigers are running a special promotion for supporters ahead of Sunday’s EPL game at the Telford Ice Rink in a bid to gain further interest in the club from the local community. Although the offer is primarily aimed at “home” supporters, […]

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What have Jahmene Douglas and X-factor to do with sport?

Answer: The all turn on Swindon’s Christmas Lights. Yes Swindon’s sporting heroes and Olympic torch bearers lined up alongside the X-factor sensation  Jahmene Douglas to switch on Swindon’s Town Centre Lights. Almost 3 time the average County Ground crowd, about 28,000, gathered in the Parade and Wharf Green to see the fun and interviews with […]

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Delay due to smashing time.

Sportswindon apologises for the delay in posting this week but we have been having a smashing time. First the medium focal length lens smashed, then the car fell victim to a crime with the drivers side window shattered. Nothing of value was taken thankfully. Then Jahmene Douglas came to town. Many thanks for your patience […]

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Did you know Swindon has a Waterpolo team?

In our lookout for sports that don’t come under the spotlight very often, it emerged that Swindon has a water polo team. The team is part of the Swindon Dolphins Swimming Club and is based at the Health Hydro in Milton Road. Sportswindon attended the team’s last game of the season against M4 rivals Bristol, […]

No more Amateur Boxing.

No more Amateur Boxing.

It is reported by Tom Degun in Inside the Games as an Exclusive: Contact the writer of this story at tom.degun@insidethegames.biz “Now, even further with the launch of APB, the concept of ‘amateur boxing’ will no longer exist.” See full story and more on the Olympics and keep up to date in the build up […]

Sport Shorts.

Sport Shorts.

Speedway: Kildemand IN. SWINDON have made Danish crowd-pleaser Peter Kildemand their first signing for the 2013 Elite League season. Kildemand, 23, joined the Robins at reserve this year for his first full top-flight campaign and proved to be a massive success, quickly moving into the main body of the team with a string of high […]

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Charlie, a cut above the rest.

International Powerlifter Charlie Shotton-Gale promised to raise £3000 for the charity Breaking Free, but the total was too much to raise so the penalty clause cut in and she had to cut her hair off. Even a power cut couldn’t save Charlie’s blonde locks when she attended the Knock em Dead Saloon in Morley Street […]

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Sports Forum Grants handed out.

Swindon Sports Forum held its AGM at Supermarine Social Club and gave out 22 grants. So where does the money for the grants come from? The Forums funding for Grants comes from Swindon Town Football Club gate money. It also pays for hall hire and refreshments for meetings.  The club provide not only money for our […]