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Kauppinen pen save knocks the colour from Peacocks visit.

Taunton Town’s visit to Webb’s Wood lacked the colourful display of their nickname, the Peacocks. Rob Dean netted a brace with an Ashley Edenborough goal sandwiched between them. Kent Kauppinen even managed to save a penalty to keep a clean sheet on the day. SPONSOR A GALLERY OR PAGE. Contact richard@calyxpix.com Gallery.

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Supermarine fail to stop Hardy’s men as Dorchester triumph.

Supermarine Rugby 1st team V Dorchester at South Marston. Final score Supermarine 12 Dorchester 43. Home tries scored by George Cowley and Capt Matt Dickens which Stu Dawson converted. For the Dorchester report on the game. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dorchester/s/match-report-71798.html?official=0&fixture_id=1671842 SPONSOR A GALLERY OR PAGE. Contact richard@calyxpix.com Gallery.

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New roller – we’ll roll for it.

There is a crisis in Cricket! (Other than my umpiring) Last summer was possibly the worst in living memory for cricket. Not on the field, but in the air. With the wettest summer in history, many teams dependent on match fees for income found their takings halved. Swindon’s United Churches Cricket Club was no exception, […]

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Town drop 2 places and 2 points.

Swindon Town dropped 2 points as a lucky Oldham held on for a 1-1 draw at the County Ground. A goal for Oldham from Lee Barnard on 68 mins gave the Latics the lead, but a super goal from super sub Adam Rooney, with an overhead kick,  three minutes later leveled the game. Despite a […]

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Flames destroy hopes of final home victory.

The Swindon Wildcats were denied a final home win of the 2012/13 season, as they fell short in the third period to the Guildford Flames. Despite the Flames already taking the league’s title the previous weekend, Swindon did well to take them into a shootout on the Sunday and line up a promising clash when […]

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Swindon Town draw up to second.

Swindon Town seemed unlucky not to come away with 3 points, but still moved up to second place in League 1 with a draw against mid-table Notts County. County’s keeper Bartosz Bialkowski kept the visitors in the game with a string of class stops. Final score 0-0. See also: www.swindontownfc.co.uk www.swindonweb.com/?m=133&s=2028&ss=2082&c=12201&t=Swindon+0+Notts+County+0   SPONSOR A GALLERY […]

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It’s back with a splash – Waterpolo.

Swindon Dolphins opened their Waterpolo season with a win against Bath University. My thanks to Chris Kerslake for the report: UNDER STRENGTH DOLPHIN EDGE OUT THE STUDENTS Swindon Dolphin water polo squad opened their Bristol and West Division One season with a hard fought 10 – 8 win against Bath University at Milton Road. The […]

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It’s mad. Freezing conditions don’t stop the March Hares.

Despite bitterly cold temperatures and a chilly wind hundreds of runners and walkers turned out for the sixth Mad March Hare in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer on Sunday 24 March. There was a 10k and 5k fun run starting at Lydiard Park Academy which took in footpaths around West Swindon before going through Lydiard […]

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Wrag Barn captains present a cheque to Seve fund.

Wrag Barn Golf Club 2012 captain Steve Griffiths and ladies captain Juliet Platt have presented a cheque for £9108.11 to the Seve Ballesteros Foundation and Cancer Research UK after their joint fund-raising efforts throughout their year of captaincy. Commenting on the importance of the charity, Juliet said: “Seve was such an icon of the game […]

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Sport for all wheelchair users at Delta open day.

The Wheelchair Sports Open Day was put together by the council’s Leisure Services team at the Delta Tennis Centre on Sunday. It showcased a range of sports available to wheelchair users from across the borough and surrounding areas including Wheelchair basketball and rugby. The wheelchair basketball, was run by coaches from the Swindon Shock basketball […]