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CORNWALL NAME EIGHT REDS TO START AGAINST GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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Photo hooker Richard Brown against North Midlands at Camborne RFC last season

By Bill Hooper TASC Press Officer, Photo, Simon Bryant/Iktisphoto. Mobile: 07990592945.

There is a strong Redruth representation in the Cornwall squad picked for the opening Bill Beaumont Cup match at Cinderford RFC against Gloucestershire this Saturday kick-off 3 p.m.

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PAUL ANDREW BIDS FAREWELL TO THE MENNAYE

The Cornish Pirate’s final game of the season at the Mennaye against Jersey (won 28-24) was also the swansong for many of the current squad.
Amongst those know to be moving on is prop forward Paul Andrew a local lad who has made tremendous progress whilst being at the Pirates.

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LEWSEY PLOTS COURSE TO THE PREMIERSHIP

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Acting Cornish Pirates CEO Josh Lewsey talking to local media about his plans

Photo Simon Bryant

On Wednesday morning at the Mennaye Acting CEO of the Cornish Pirates, former England full back and World Cup winner, Josh Lewsey shared with the assembled members of the local media his vision to plot the Cornish Pirates course towards the Aviva Premiership.

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BLACK & GOLDS RETAIN TAMAR CUP

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Photos courtesy of Simon Bryant Cornwall skipper Ben Hilton holds Tamar Cup aloft, TASC Chairman Phil Trevarton present Martin Rice with man-of-the-match award.

CORNWALL comfortably if unspectacularly retained the Tamar Cup against old foes Devon on a damp misty evening in Plymouth.

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ST. AUSTELL SECURE PROMOTION TO SOUTH WEST 1 WEST

ST. AUSTELL achieved promotion in front of their home fans some 800 plus at Tregorrick last Saturday when they defeated Exeter Saracens 38-5 putting them 11 points clear of second place Bideford with just one more game to play.

Saints scored six tries with a brace from Matt Shepherd who also kicked four conversions.

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MUNSTER’S LATE SHOW BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN

A STOPPAGE time try scored by the men in red (only they wore blue) sent the Cornish Pirates tumbling out of the British & Irish Cup at the Quarter-Final stage last Sunday at the Mennaye.

The 10-9 loss effectively ended their season with just pride to play for in their remaining three RFU Championship fixtures.

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BRIGHTON GIVE SAINTS THE BLUES

SADLY, there was no glorious win to take St Austell RFC to rugby HQ in the semi-final of the RFU Intermediate Cup last Saturday. The Saints fell at the penultimate hurdle at Brighton’s Waterhall Playing Fields ground by 31-19, they did cover themselves in glory and did both St Austell and Cornwall proud.

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ST AUSTELL CLOSE IN ON TWICKERS FINAL

LAST weekend was certainly am important one in St Austell’s season with a comprehensive 48-10 win over Bude which has virtually confirmed them as Tribute Western Counties West Champions for 2012/13. One more win will make it cast iron certain but for Bideford to catch the Saints will require an extraordinary run of results.

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Fifty Shades of Beige – A 6 Nations Reprise Part 1

Fifty Shades of Beige – A 6 Nations Reprise Part 1.

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CORNWALL STICK WITH PROVEN HILTON

THERE WAS REALLY no need for any black and gold smoke to billow out of the chimney at a chilly Truro College on Monday evening, as largely expected last season’s skipper Ben Hilton (Cornish All Blacks) was confirmed to lead the Duchy’s quest for a fourth county championship title in 2013.

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