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Local derby – Spitfires v Supermarine Ladies.

Swindon Ladies battle out a draw. The eagerly awaited meeting of Swindon Spitfires and Swindon Supermarine ended all square on Sunday in an enthralling and fiercely competitive 2-2 draw. With the Webb’s Wood pitch declared unfit on Saturday evening the game was switched to Spitfires’ home at The Elms, Highworth. League leaders Supermarine made the […]

American College sport in Pinehurst? Swindon Shock net a win over Chichester.

It’s the theme of many a Hollywood blockbuster, and Swindon sports a team too. Basketball is played at the Swindon Academy on a Saturday night, and this week we won! So you thought that the all-American sport of Basketball was a non-contact sport; think again. The Swindon Shock Basketball team played out a winning 4 […]

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Supermarine draw in mud.

Swindon Supermarine faced up to Evesham at the Webb’s Wood Stadium on a pitch that the well known impact glue makers and League Sponsors would have been proud of. On impact the ball stuck. In a hard fought battle the mud won, and football came second but there were several goal line clearances and a […]

Swindon’s new bowls club opens.

All looked doomed for the Oasis Bowls Club when new owners took over the Oasis Sports Centre a year ago. They were asked to leave so that the area could be converted into yet another gym. Move forward a year and a day, and the club has a new facility based in a council owned […]

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A blast from the Wildcats send Jets spinning.

In a midweek fixture against the Slough Jets, the Swindon Wildcats displayed an impressive peformance to earn themselves a vital two point victory in an thrilling 8-5 game. The Wildcats opened the scoring, with the returning Matias Perkkio releasing a quick shot in front of net and past netminder Gregg Rockman. It was not long […]

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Super Supermarine battle back to win 4-3 against North Leigh.

Super Supermarine are flying high after an amazing fight back. Against all odds the Webb’s Wood boys bounced back from 3-1 down at half time to keep their home record in tact with a 4-3 win. This, despite being down to 10 men for the final part of the game. Result: Supermarine FC 4. […]

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Sport shorts – Speedway update Bjarne Pedersen at Kilby meeting.

DANISH star Bjarne Pedersen will defend his Bob Kilby Memorial Trophy title at the Abbey Stadium next month. The Dane, who beat Robins skipper Hans Andersen in the final, is the latest big name to be added to the line-up on Thursday, March 14. Pedersen is back at Eastbourne for a second spell with the […]

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Flying and Malmesbury Abbey seem to go together.

Flying through the air is not new to Malmesbury Abbey, as it was the site of an early attempt at human flight when, during the early 11th century, the monk Eilmer of Malmesbury attached wings to his body and flew from a tower of the Abbey which itself dates back to 700 AD. Eilmer flew […]

Sport shorts: Speedway update

DANISH ace Mads Korneliussen is the latest rider to be confirmed for the Bob Kilby Memorial at Blunsdon on March 14. Korneliussen rode for Swindon between 2006-08, and also in 2010, and has often shown good form around his old home circuit on his returns – including a four-ride maximum last April. He will be […]

Round two of the weekends Roller Derby: Wiltshire V Kernow.

It was not an Oasis of calm at the Swindon Oasis leisure Centre on Saturday as Wiltshire Roller Derby Played the Kernow Rollers; Enter the likes of Feral Perryl, Kamicassie, Kay-Lamity Jane, Amzilla from Cornwall and from Wiltshire, Trailer Park Trash, Miss Shell Shock, Nad ya Goddamn Business and of course being from Swindon Magic […]

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