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Craig Tilley

Portsmouth

Reporter at Forces News

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  • 2 weeks ago | forcesnews.com | Craig Tilley

    The Royal Navy Hockey Association have rounded up their overseas tour of New Zealand with strong results over their Kiwi counterparts. Earlier in the week, a mixed Royal Navy team went up against the Royal New Zealand Air Force which ended in a 2-2 draw after both sides showed some impressive levels of hockey. On 11 June, both men's and women's teams once again went up against the Royal New Zealand Navy, a chance to make amends for their losses earlier in their tour.

  • 2 weeks ago | forcesnews.com | Craig Tilley

    The men's UK Armed Forces Rugby League team have conceded the President's Cup to the England Universities team following a physical clash at Halton Farnworth Hornets. The UKAF side were the table setters in the opening minutes of the game, with Royal Navy left wing Myles Macon going over in the corner, with Army dual-coded player Michael McDonald adding the extra two points.

  • 2 weeks ago | forcesnews.com | Craig Tilley

    The British Army 7s have won the second leg of the Men's Elite LIT Super Sevens Series following a perfect outing at Shelford RFC. The red shirts began their day by sailing through the group stages with commanding wins over the Mavericks, Vaquita Fiji Warriors and Apache. In the knockout stages, the Army continued to pick the teams off one by one with a 26-7 quarter-final win over the HK China Dragons and a 31-5 semi-final victory over the Tsunami Assassins.

  • 3 weeks ago | forcesnews.com | Craig Tilley

    Army Rugby Union star Guardsman Manuqalo Komaitai has earned her first international cap for the Fiji Women's Rugby Team (Fijiana) after coming off the bench to score a try in their dominant 59-5 victory over Tonga. Gdsm Komaitai of the Irish Guards came off the bench in the second half and immediately made an impact by scoring her first international try, as Fijiana ran in 10 tries to secure a commanding victory over their Pacific rivals.

  • 3 weeks ago | forcesnews.com | Craig Tilley

    American Football has been given a boost across the services after the UKAF Sports' Board granted Category 2 status to the Army, Navy and RAF teams. This new recognition will inject the three service teams with extra funding, and also path the way for potential opportunities to play in international fixtures going forward.

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