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De Battista given debut in crunch match

CORNWALL NAME SIDE TO FACE KENT

By Bill Hooper

Cornwall’s selectors have named the side to face Kent in the group decider at Camborne on Saturday, kick-off 2 pm.

With Camborne’s Jack Kessell ruled out of the rest of the competition due to injury,

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Cornwall Women back at Launceston

Cornwall Women’s semi-final in the Gill Burns Division 2 against either Kent Women or Hampshire Women, will be played at Polson Bridge, Launceston on Sunday 28th May.

Further details will be advised early next week.

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Cornish dozen make SW trials

12 Cornwall U20’s selected for Southwest trials.

Following the completion of the SW pools 1 + 2 the SW selectors have invited several players from the 7 SW counties to attend the SW trials on Sunday 28 May.

At each game that is played in the 2 SW pools,

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Cornwall set up group decider v Kent

BILL BEAUMONT CUP

HAMPSHIRE  20 – 24 CORNWALL

By Bill Hooper at Fraser Road, Havant RFC

“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” For Cornwall the hour was time added on as they trailed 20—17, the man was replacement prop Tommy-Lee Southworth, he emerged from the melee of players clutching the ball having been driven over by the never say die Cornish pack.

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Cornwall announce side to face Hampshire

CORNWALL NAME SIDE TO FACE HAMPSHIRE AT HAVANT

By Bill Hooper

Cornwall selectors have named the side to face Hampshire for Cornwall’s second group game.

The Black and Golds travel to Hampshire to take on a side that narrowly lost at Kent by 20-15 last Saturday.

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Brave Cornwall come up short against Dorset & Wilts

Dorset and Wilts U.20, 27 – 23 Cornwall U.20

Cornwall U.20’s travelled to North Dorset RFC to face D+W in the quarter-final of the Jason
Leonard Cup.
A good crowd with lots of black and gold on display from Trelawny’s Army joined the players
in a minute’s silence at the start of the game to recognise the tragic events that occurred in
Bodmin earlier in the month.

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Change of kick-off time Cornwall v Kent

To assist Kent RFU, the kick-off time for Cornwall v Kent at Camborne on Saturday May 20th is now 2 pm.

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Cornwall Women book semi-final in impressive style

GILL BURNS CUP DIVISION 2

CORNWALL WOMEN 57 – 0 OXFORDSHIRE WOMEN

By Bill Hooper, at Polson Bridge

With Somerset Women having pulled out of the competition earlier this week, this game became a knock-out match with the winner guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.

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Ian Gordon makes match ball presentation

Ian Gordon made the match ball presentation to Cornwall skipper Fraser Honey ahead of the Somerset game.

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Cornwall battle to Somerset win

BILL BEAUMONT CUP

CORNWALL 28 – 19 SOMERSET

By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground.

Cornwall got their campaign off to a winning start but it was a far from convincing performance as they were pushed all the way by a gutsy Somerset side.

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