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Photo by Simon Bryant Iktisphoto. Cattle & Paver see Pirates’ play-off hopes evaporate in London haze
An exciting weekend of rugby that saw some promotion and relegation issues settled up and down the leagues.
Cornish Pirates were for the second time this season denied by Richmond as a late converted try sealed a 35-32 win for the London side.
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Photo: TASC Chairman Phil Trevarton presenting the winning Launceston captain with the Premiership trophy
Officials and members of TASC were part of a 500 strong crowd at Polson Bridge, Launceston last Friday evening for the finals of this season’s Trelawny’s Army Colts League.
In the Championship final Newquay Hornets proved a little too strong for a plucky Liskeard-Looe side winning 41-13.
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Photo: Head coach Graham Dawe, Tamar Cup crucial preparation
Cornwall have named eight Redruth players in their starting line up for Monday night’s Tamar Cup clash with Devon at Tiverton kick-off 7:30 pm.
Reds hooker Richard Brown, who recently made his 200th appearance for the club,
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Photo: London Cornish skipper Craig Chatley receives London 2 SW plaque from Middlesex RFU President Tom Brownsell
Redruth can thank the goal kicking of Brett Rule, who landed three of the Reds four conversions as the edged a game of two halves 33-29.
Both sides managed to score five tries in a thrilling National League 2 South encounter.
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Nine players from this season’s Cornwall Under 20s squad have been picked for the South West Division trial at Keynsham RFC on Sunday 9th April.
A large squad of players has been selected from all the constituent bodies forming the South West group.
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Photo by Rodney Parrish, TASC ball presentation to Bude
On a glorious spring day the Cornish Pirates put on one of their best displays of the season in defeating last season’s defeated Championship finalists Doncaster Knights 34-17 to keep their play-off hopes alive with two rounds remaining of the league season.
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Report by Roger Watson at Overton RFC
Despite a valiant fight back in the last ten minutes the young “Black & Golds” went down 25-19 to a well organised Hampshire side who sealed the group with their third victory of the campaign.
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Outside of the Cornish Pirates Championship game at leaders London Irish it was the National Cup Quarter-finals that took centre stage.
The Pirates were rocked by a dazzling Irish first half spell that saw the home side race into 34-0 lead inside 30 minutes.
Credit though to the Cornish Pirates as they came back with a couple of unconverted tries before half-time through Jake Parker and Alex Dancer.
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Photo: Tom Sandercock one of four Launceston players in the Cornwall squad on Sunday
Cornwall Under 20s travel to play Hampshire this Sunday knowing nothing less than a win will do to keep them in this season’s competition.
It will be a tough task against a Hampshire side that has won both opening games,
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There was huge disappointment for the Cornish Pirates on Friday night when they lost their quarter-final tie in this season’s British & Irish Cup to Jersey Reds at rue des Landes 36-20.
A late flurry from the visitors when they scored a couple of tries saved some blushes on a night to forget.
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