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Andy Birkett

@AndyPBirkett

Former rugby player and cricket tragic, now the Sports Reporter for BBC Spotlight. If you have a story, please get in touch andy.birkett@bbc.co.uk

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Joined June 2009
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Congratulations to @officialraiders on reaching 1000 games. Only one way to end the report 😳 📞 me @NBA
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Palms are sweating watching this 😳
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Observe the rigorous health and safety standards used when cleaning the clock face of Big Ben on Westminster Palaces Elizabeth Tower in the 1980s. Not a bit of me if I'm honest.
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𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢 🌳 LIVE ON NATIONAL TV. Parkway’s FA Cup First Round tie against Berkhamsted has been selected for live television coverage on @footballontnt 1 and @HBOMaxUK 📅 Monday 9 November ⏰ Kick-off: 7:30pm 📍 Bolitho Park The draw for the FA Cup Second Round will take place before kick-off. Further details and ticketing information will be announced in due course. A huge occasion for Parkway. A huge occasion for PL5. #ppfc @swsportsnews
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Thanks to @tony_debolfo for sharing my story. @CarltonFC fans are everywhere! 🥳
Carlton History (@CarltonHistory) profile pictureCarlton History@CarltonHistoryAug 20
Earlier this month, an email found its way to Carlton from the Plymouth-based BBC sports journalist and former professional rugby player Andy Birkett 📰 READ: carltonfc.com.au/news/210550…
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RIP Dodge x
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Former Cornwall rugby player and Bath great Roger Spurrell dies aged 71 He had spells at Plymouth Albion and Launceston bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/…
Roger Spurrell: Ex-Bath captain and Hall of Fame player dies aged 71

Roger Spurrell: Ex-Bath captain and Hall of Fame player dies aged 71

Former Bath captain and club Hall of Fame player Roger Spurrell dies at the age of 71.

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🔴 Exeter City latest: Gary Caldwell says he’ll be in charge for Saturday’s game against Northampton Town, but refuses to say whether he’ll be the Grecians’ manager next week. Listen to the full interview on our Exeter club page on BBC Sounds. #ECFC | @BBCDevon
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The Legend of Jimmy 9! ⁦@ExeterChiefs⁩ ⁦@premrugby⁩ ⁦@trelawnysarmy⁩ bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/…
Exeter Chiefs: The story behind the Jimmy Nine photo tradition

Exeter Chiefs: The story behind the Jimmy Nine photo tradition

BBC Sport examines the origins of a tradition Exeter players have done for every team photo for two decades.

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Always nice to chat to a World Cup winner... bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/…
Maddie Feaunati: Exeter's England star reflects on World Cup win

Maddie Feaunati: Exeter's England star reflects on World Cup win

Exeter flanker Maddie Feaunati reflects on her journey from playing in New Zealand to winning the World Cup with England.

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle appoint ex-Watford boss as head coach

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle appoint ex-Watford boss as head coach

Plymouth Argyle appoint former Watford boss Tom Cleverley as their head coach.

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Quite a turnaround from this to having “no intention of returning to Plymouth” a few weeks later, according to Simon Hallett’s statement pafc.co.uk/news/chairmans-ch…
Chairman's Chat | May 2025 | Plymouth Argyle

Chairman's Chat | May 2025 | Plymouth Argyle

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Was lovely to take a trip down memory lane with ⁦⁦@Argyle⁩ legend Kevin Hodges. Catch it on ⁦@BBCSpotlight⁩ tomorrow night and read ⁦@brentpilnick⁩ write up here 👇 bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
FA Cup: Plymouth Argyle legend Kevin Hodges remembers 1984 semi-final

FA Cup: Plymouth Argyle legend Kevin Hodges remembers 1984 semi-final

Plymouth Argyle legend Kevin Hodges looks back on their appearance in the 1984 FA Cup semi-final against Watford.

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Rob Baxter: Exeter Chiefs boss confident he is right man to take struggling side forward

Rob Baxter: Exeter Chiefs boss confident he is right man to take struggling side forward

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter does not feel it is time for a coaching change despite his side’s poor form.

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Adaptive surf instructor wins Unsung Hero award bbc.in/4gut5ye
Unsung Hero: North Devon surf instructor recognised with award

Unsung Hero: North Devon surf instructor recognised with award

Ian Bennett's mission is to make the ocean and surfing accessible for all.

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Plymouth Argyle move to bring in Sir Alex Ferguson’s former no.2 at Man Utd bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…

Plymouth Argyle: Mike Phelan becomes Wayne Rooney's assistant at Championship club

Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan is appointed as Wayne Rooney's new assistant head coach at Plymouth Argyle.

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British champion Pauls primed for biggest fight of career bbc.in/3CSPmqU
Brad Pauls: British champion ready to face Denzel Bentley at Wembley

Brad Pauls: British champion ready to face Denzel Bentley at Wembley

Brad Pauls says he is ready for the biggest fight of his career when he faces Denzel Bentley for the European Middleweight title on Saturday.

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Beating professionals triathletes as a 46-year-old amateur is mind blowing 👏💪
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'You're not past it' - Britain's triathlon master bbc.in/3CKuPoo
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Dizzy just watching ❤️
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I have no idea what I just watched, but that might be the best goal celebration of all time... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Mindset and peaches key to Channel swim, says teen bbc.in/4epy2aH
Mindset and tinned peaches key to Channel swim, says teen

Mindset and tinned peaches key to Channel swim, says teen

Lowenna North is already the youngest person to swim from the Eddystone Lighthouse to Plymouth.

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Conor Hazard: Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper out for 12 weeks with ankle injury

Conor Hazard: Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper out for 12 weeks with ankle injury

Plymouth Argyle's Northern Ireland goalkeeper Conor Hazard is likely to be out until December after undergoing ankle surgery.

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And the new British middleweight champion. Massive respect to my very tough opponent Nathan Heaney. What a fighter. 24 rounds shared with this man and nothing but respect for him. Now for some time in Cornwall to see my family 😁 #NewquayBomb
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