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Cheshire make changes for Twickenham clash


Full-back Tom Foden, who played in Cheshire’s final pool game against Lancashire, misses out through injury with Macclesfield’s Charlie Venables coming in from the bench.

Caldy’s Harrison Crowe, who was also on the bench, is the other player to miss out from Cheshire’s final pool game.

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Camborne add to squad for National 3 SW campaign


Photo, by Simon Bryant: Camborne parade three of their new signings Leigh Hocking (middle), Brad Howe & Joel Matavesi

Despite his preoccupation with Cornwall’s County Championship campaign, Camborne’s new Director of Rugby Ian Morgan has wasted little time in adding to his squad for next season’s National League 3 SW campaign,

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Cornwall name side to face Cheshire on Sunday


Photo: Greg Goodfellow will be looking to bring the curtain down on his Cornwall career with a winner’s medal

Cornwall’s selectors have made just the one change to the starting line up for Sunday’s Bill Beaumont Cup Final at Twickenham, kick-off mid-day.

Plymouth Albion’s Rupert Freestone starts at hooker,

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A brief look back at previous meetings with Cheshire


Games between Cornwall and Cheshire don’t come round that often: according to the records, this is only the sixth meeting between the two counties.

Cornwall lead 4-1, but that sole Cheshire win came in 1998 at the Tetley’s Bitter County Championship final on the 18th April,

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Alan and Gavin to Shadow ‘Stirlo’


Photo: Gavin and Alan with Chris Stirling overlooking Wellington Harbour

The Cornish Pirates coaching duo, Alan Paver and Gavin Cattle, are in New Zealand this week, meeting up and staying with the club’s former High Performance Manager, Chris Stirling, writes Cornish Pirates’

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Cornwall defeat Surrey and march back to Twickenham

CORNWALL 32 – 14 SURREY

By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground, photos Simon Bryant

Cornwall were again pushed all the way before making sure of the win during the final ten minutes of a pulsating game, to book a fourth successive County Championship final at Twickenham next Sunday,

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Cornwall ready for Surrey test

Bill Hooper reports from the training session at Camborne last night (Wednesday 18 May) with photos from Simon Bryant Iktisphoto.

Cornwall go into Saturday’s game against Surrey knowing that they are just eighty minutes from a fourth successive visit to England rugby’s illustrious HQ!

Between them and that achievement is a Surrey side who will be battling to avoid a swift return to Division 2 of the Bill Beaumont Cup following two defeats against Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire.

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Phil Westren looks back at three classic Cornish encounters with Surrey from 1966-67

 County Championship semi-final 1967

Cornwall versus Surrey – A Look Back In Time!

For Cornish rugby followers of a certain vintage, this weekend’s match will kindle memories of three thrillingly tense matches played against Surrey 49 years ago.


Lineout action from the Athletic Ground,

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Cornwall overcome Herts hurdle to set up Camborne finale

BILL BEAUMONT CUP SOUTHERN GROUP

HERTFORDSHIRE 15 – 23 CORNWALL

Photos: Simon Bryant Iktisphoto

Cornwall at times spluttered their way to another win at Bishop’s Stortford against a tough Hertfordshire side who pushed the reigning county kings all the way, reports Bill Hooper.

The Black and Golds began the game in great style going 12-0 up in the first quarter.

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Cornwall ring changes for trip to Herts

Cornwall go into Saturday’s game against Hertfordshire at Bishop’s Stortford (kick-off 3 pm) with a side showing seven positional changes and just one new face in the match day twenty-two.

Cornwall’s coaches and selectors have had much to ponder over the last few days following, Cornwall’s dramatic late win against Gloucestershire at Redruth.

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