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REDS’ TAKE CHRISTMAS DERBY

REDRUTH 26 – 0 CORNISH ALL BLACKS
It was Red faces that were smiling at the end of another pulsating Cornish derby at the Recreation Ground.

The margin of victory was one that only the most fervent Reds’ supporter could have dared dream of before the match,

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POST MATCH REACTION FROM NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BORDER

BRITISH & IRISH CUP – POOL A

CORNISH PIRATES 54 – 31 CURRIE

Despite his side’s solid start to the defence of their British & Irish Cup Pirates’ High Performance Manager Chris Stirling was measured in his enthusiasm for his side’s performance “It was sketchy it was up and down,

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PIRATES EIGHT TRY START OVER PLUCKY CURRIE

BRITISH & IRISH CUP POOL A MATCH

By Bill Hooper, at the Mennaye Field, Penzance

The Cornish Pirates got their defence of the British and Irish Cup off to a winning start with a 54-31 win over Scottish Premiership side Currie in a thoroughly entertaining Pool A match at the Mennaye on Saturday afternoon.

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B&I CUP DEFENCE OPENER SWITCHED TO MENNAYE

Currie V The Pirates On Saturday – NOW AT PENZANCE
December 11th
Moved To The Mennaye Field Penzance
Kick Off 2pm

This is an ALL PAY GAME

No Advance tickets for This Match

Tickets £10 Adults/Concessions
Includes entry to the covered stands on a first come first served basis.

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PIRATES MAINTAIN STEADY HEADING

“The best set-piece performance of the season” was how Cornish Pirates High Performance Director Chris Stirling summed up his side’s performance against old foes Bristol at the Mennaye on a bitterly cold December afternoon.

Leading 9-6 thanks to three Rob Cook penalties against two from Bristol’s Adrian Jarvis,

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CORNWALL’S RAGING BULL CALLS TIME

CORNISHMAN Phil Vickery today called time on his rugby playing career which saw him lift the Rugby World Cup in 2003 in Australia.

Seelink from the guardian for full report. What a fine ambassador for Cornwall Phil has been over the years, a truly remarkable player.

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MENNAYE MAGIC LINGERS ON

I finally had the chance to pop down to the Mennaye on Sunday to see the Cornish Pirates in action against Rotherham Titans.

I am not going to spend too much time talking about the game itself – you can read the excellent reports by Woll on the Pirates website or the match report in today’s Western Morning News by Bill Sobey.

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REDS DUO SCOOP AWARDS

Following Redruth’s first league win of the season last Saturday against Rosslyn Park, more good news for the Reds as two of their players picked up the Trelawny’s Army Cornwall Senior and U.20 Player of the Year Awards at the clubs AGM held at the St. Austell Brewrey Visitor Centre last evening.

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DROP-GOAL DRAMA SEES REDS HOME

Trailing 24-23 a dramatic drop-goal from Aaron Penberthy with the final kick of the match gave Redruth a deserved first win in National League 1 this season, reports Bill Hooper from the Recreation Ground.

It looked like the Reds were heading for another defeat as Rosslyn Park’s centre Chris Lewis scored his side’s third try on 79 minutes to take a one point lead with time almost up.

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MEMORIAL GROUND BRINGS BACK MEMORIES

NO – I didn’t travel up to Bristol on Sunday to watch the Cornish Pirates go down to their first defeat of the season by 21-7. Instead I took the much shorter trip (for me) to watch a Cornish Derby in Western Counties West between PENRYN & TRURO.

The old ground evokes many happy memories stretching back to the early seventies when Penryn were the force in Cornwall and Exeter didn’t fancy their chances against the Borough either!

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