A break in the South West Counties Cup programme forced the Royal Navy football team to continue preparations for the Inter-Services fixtures with a friendly against HM Prison Service at Burnaby Road in Portsmouth.

The second half of the season has brought highs and lows for the Royal Navy’s Triathlon team.

Royal Navy boxing coach POPT Q Shillingford is having to make tactical decisions in this year’s first round of the ABA National Championships – and it already looks a lost cause as injuries have weakened the squad.

The profile of Royal Navy and Royal Marines rugby league has been given another huge boost by the award of the Royal Marines Sportsman of the Year trophy to Sgt Chris Richards (UPTI CLR).

The Royal Navy Rugby Union is on the look-out for a mascot to lead the Dark Blues out in the biggest Services rugby fixture of the season.

Royal Navy boxers have returned from a tour to Australia which pitted them against the best fighters in New South Wales and to undertake a warm weather training camp in preparation of the Inter Services Championships, to be held at HMS Nelson in Portsmouth on January 23 and 30.