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Photo – John Grindle
Trelawny’s Army was saddened to learn of the passing yesterday, of Cornwall RFU’s President John Grindle.
TASC wishes to express it’s condolences to all John’s family and close friends.
The following statement was released yesterday by the CRFU:
It is with great sadness that I have to inform the Cornwall rugby family that our President,
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Peter Richmond, BBC Radio Cornwall
The league season is fast approaching and, as I am sure you will all agree, each of our Cornish clubs could do with as much publicity as it can get.
Peter Richmond from BBC Radio Cornwall needs no introduction.
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Photo- The Bill Osborne Memorial Shield for the Cornwall Player of the Year
The club’s Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) will be held on Wednesday 30th September 2015 at the St. Austell Brewery Visitor Centre, 7:30 pm.
All paid up members and life members are cordially invited.
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Report & photo Ben Gilby
London Cornish RFC’s Director of Rugby Dickon Moon has been named as the recipient of the prestigious Paul Smales Medallion, which is awarded annually to a Cornish man or woman, currently not living in Cornwall, who has made an outstanding contribution to the enhancement of the people and heritage of Cornwall.
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By Phil Westren
For a second year running the Cornish Pirates faced Guernsey in a pre-season friendly match played at the Footes Lane Stadium in St. Peter Port.
The visiting Pirates won 62-8 last August and as expected they also won convincingly this time around,
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Charity Fundraising Match
One of Cornish grass roots rugby’s most enduring and popular characters is staging a Charity match at Camborne Rugby Club’s Recreation Ground on Sunday 30th August.
George Simmons began playing in Mining Division rugby in 1968 for the now defunct Ormdale,
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Picture by Simon Bryant Iktis photo – Cornish Pirates centre Tom Riley
The Cornish Pirates continued their pre-season preparations with hard-fought 31-29 win against Welsh Premiership side Aberavon at the Mennaye.
It was typical curate’s egg pre-season fare, good in parts, plenty of work to come as conceded Director of Rugby Ian Davies post match: “It was entertaining,
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Photo by Brian Tempest shows players Tyler Gendall and Luke Jones making the presentation
Cornish Pirates’ chosen charity for Championship Rugby Season 2014 -15 was Children’s Hospice South West’s ‘Little Harbour’ hospice at Porthpean, near St. Austell.
In total, the magnificent sum of £4,625.64 was raised through match day collections and a shirt auction,
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Photo – Ben Gilby with Jeannette Preston of Falmouth-based testicular cancer charity ‘Pants’, raising money at Cornish Pirates on Saturday
Falmouth-based Cancer Charity ‘Pants’ was one recipient of a testicular cancer fundraiser held at Cornish Pirates’ ground the Mennaye, Penzance, on 8 August 2015, as Pirates supporter Ben Gilby raised money for two cancer charities.
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BillReport by Bill Hooper, Photos Simon Bryant Iktis photo
There was a good crowd at the Recreation Ground on a dry and bright Tuesday evening to see both sides benefit from a joint training session and 2 x 30 mins mini-games.
Photo – Reds Kyle Marriott gets to grips with Pirates’
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