BillIs that the fate of our three National League 2 clubs this season? Noises from certain well-connected quarters are seeming to suggest that the RFU in their bid to create a 12 club second tier will have no promotion from National League 2 this season, with four clubs comming down from National League 1!
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BillAll four of our National League clubs have now had a run out during pre-season. Last week-end Mount’s Bay defeated Welsh Premiership side Pontypridd 9-8 at the Mennaye in a fiesty encounter.
Launceston got the ball rolling this week-end as they entertained South West 1 side Exmouth at Polson.
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BillHard to believe that August is just around the corner, and still we await some decent summer weather to cheer us all up!!!! Clubs up and down the county are preparing for the new season, in what promises to be a very exciting season for many of our Cornish clubs.
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BillIf only Cornwall could play all her matches in the grand old Duchy……… Once again Cornwall came unstuck away from home this time at the home of rugby Twickenham at the ridiculously early hour of 10 am.
Whereas Cornwall looked to be suffering from a severe form of collective jet lag or coach lag,
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BillNORTHUMBERLAND 25 – 11 CORNWALL
Cornwall’s points Try Paul Thirlby, 2 Penalties Mark Scrivener
Report to follow
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BillWith just over 40 hours to go to the 10 am kick-off on Sunday, all of Cornwall are on tenterhooks as they wait to hear if one of their favourite sons, Matt Jess, will be allowed by his new employers, Exeter Chiefs, to line up with his Cornish team mates on the hallowed turf of Twickenham on Sunday morning.
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BillPlease note, both coaches to Twickenham are now FULLY-BOOKED we are unable to take any further bookings for the Shield Final.
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BillThe day after the County Shield final at Twickenham, Cornish All Black, Matt Jess will be jetting off to North America on the England Counties tour to USA and Canada. Jess is no stranger to the England Counties set-up having toured twice previously to Canada and South America.
Matt is the only Cornish player named in the touring party.
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BillCornwall are back at Twickenham following a 43-0 win over Eastern Counties on Saturday at Camborne.
It was all over by half-time as the Black & Golds raced into a 36-0 lead at the break. Just like last week at Hertford Cornwall scored an early try an absolute beauty with “made in Launceston”
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BillThe return of Richard Carroll, three times voted Trelawny’s Army player of the year, is the major change in the side to face Eastern Counties on Saturday at Camborne in the final match in this season’s County Shield, for the winners the prize of promotion to the County Championship (Bill Beaumont Cup) next season.
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