BillA very busy weekend in the local rugby world with results going along way towards settling issues.
The Cornish Pirates crossed the Tamar to take on Plymouth Albion at the Brickfields and returned back across the river with the points following a 26-20 win in Devon.
These games have had a habit of being dull affairs of late,
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BillUNDER 20’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINAL
By Bill Hooper at the Recreation Ground
Gloucestershire ended Cornwall’s hopes of progressing to the semi-finals scoring seven tries in a comprehensive win at Camborne on Sunday afternoon.
The Cornish lads battled manfully throughout, but they had no answer to the pace and power of the visitors backline,
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BillCORNWALL V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Cornwall make just two changes to the side that defeated Devon at Penryn for this Sunday’s County Championship Under 20’s quarter-final against Gloucestershire at Camborne kick-off 2-30 pm.
Both changes are in the backs where Tom Holdsworth (Truro College) comes in at centre,
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BillIf you wanted tries then Camborne Rec was the place to be last Saturday as twenty tries were scored with the Cherry and Whites bagging nineteen of them!
Camborne’s 123-7 win over Sidmouth in Tribute South West 1 West was just the tonic they needed following the previous week’s loss at Bideford.
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BillEngland did the business in Rome against Italy on the final day of this season’s RBS 6 Nations winning 52-11 with Newlyn’s favourite son Jack Nowell getting his first try for England to cap a fine tournament.
England’s big win wasn’t enough as Ireland defied the odds to defeat France in Paris 22-20 to take the title and crown a fitting send-off for Brian O’Driscoll.
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BillSlight change of scene for me last weekend as I flew up to Edinburgh for the Scotland v France game.
The weekend started off with a trip down to the Borders to watch the Under 20’s game between Scotland and France at Netherdale, Gala.
With three wins already under the belt the French were looking to make it four as they seek a Grand Slam at this level.
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BillThe dreadful conditions down at the Mennaye yesterday did not stop the players from both sides putting on a great performance in the mud.
The Cornish Pirates getting a first Championship win in 2014 against Jersey, 19-15, in front of RFU Chairman former England captain Bill Beaumont down in Penzance for the weekend.
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BillJust after Trelawny’s Army Annual Dinner & Dance thoughts turn towards springtime and Cornwall’s annual quest for it’s “Holy Grail”, winning the County Championship, or as it is now called the Bill Beaumont Cup.
Last Wednesday evening players, coaches and officials from the CRFU gathered at Kingsley Village to lay down the route map for this season’s campaign,
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BillThe young black and golds put in a storming performance at Penryn’s Memorial Ground yesterday afternoon to book their place in the National Quarter-Finals of this season’s Under 20 County Championship.
They followed up their 37-35 win against Dorset & Wilts with an 18-15 win over Devon to finish top of their pool.
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BillCornwall go into next Sunday’s decisive group game against Devon at Penryn’s Memorial Ground knowing that a win against their opponents will land them a home quarter-final to be played towards the end of March.
The Cornish youngsters will hope to repeat the result the last time Cornwall played Devon on Cornish soil at Hayle in 2012 when the young black and golds ran out winners by 24 points to 23.
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