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Photo: Chris Fuca had a storming game for the Cornish Pirates in the B&I Cup deservedly man-of-the-match
Redruth weathered both Storm Brian and the early Clifton onslaught to run out comfortable winners 36-3 in National League 2.
The Reds scored five tries,
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Photo: Cattle & Paver pleased with result and performance
BRITISH & IRISH CUP
CORNISH PIRATES 23 – 14 ULSTER A
By Bill Hooper
A strong second half performance from the Cornish Pirates made sure it was two wins out of the first couple of rounds played in this season’s British &
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By CRFU Press Officer John Martin
Sunday 27th May is the date for the 2018 County Championship Final of the Bill Beaumont Cup, the highest level of County Rugby in this country. The Cornwall team has reached this final for the last five years in a row so it has become an expectation from the loyal fans of Trelawny’s Army that it will happen again!
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Photo: Alan Paver pleased with his side’s Cup campaign start
Hartpury RFC 19 Cornish Pirates 35
Played at Hartpury RFC’s Gillman’s Ground, this opening British & Irish Cup match of the season, which also formed a first ever meeting between the two sides,
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TRIBUTE CORNWALL RFU KNOCK OUT CUP 1ST ROUND
TRURO 23 – 51 ST. AUSTELL
Holders St. Austell got their cup defence off to a great start with a nine try win at Truro, reports Bill Hooper from St. Clements Hill.
Star of the show was Saints No.8 George Knowles who scored four of the tries,
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BillBRIAN “STACK” STEVENS
Stack Stevens who passed away last Tuesday was one of the finest rugby players from the Duchy of Cornwall to have played the game.
He was an extremely strong and athletic player for a prop forward. He had the physique and features that seemed to have been chiselled form Cornwall’s granite.
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Cornish rugby weekly round up
By Bill Hooper
In National League 2 South, it proved to be another difficult afternoon for Redruth at home to Bury St. Edmunds. Reduth edged the win 12-9 to make it four wins from six games.
Conditions proved a great leveller,
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Photo: Alan Paver & Gavin Cattle – Simon Bryant Iktisphoto
By Phil Westren Cornish Pirates’ Media Officer
Cornish Pirates 31 Nottingham Rugby 34
As this game neared conclusion, with the scoreboard reading 17-34 there were likely few about who could have expected the Cornish Pirates to acquire two bonus points.
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BillIt was great to see All Black legend Zinzan Brooke back at Redruth last Saturday.
The former All Black No.8 played on the ground back in 1993 for the All Blacks against England SW, a game won by the tourists 19-15 thanks to a Jamie Joseph try and the boot of Matt Cooper who kicked a conversion and four penalties.
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There was not a lot to report on scoring wise in this South West Premier League game played in appalling conditions at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, but there was a heroic rear-guard action from the Cherry and Whites during a second half that lasted 55 minutes.
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