BillAt the final whistle yesterday there is now doubt that the Cornish lads felt that but for a couple of breaks, they and not Hertfordshire, would be going to Twickenham next Sunday to face Lancashire in the Bill Beaumont Cup Final, at the ridiculous hour of 11 a.m.
“What could have been” lamented skipper Ben Hilton.
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BillBy Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground Camborne
Cornwall did their best to try and give themselves a chance of going to Twickenham next Sunday, but the narrow loss of Hertfordshire 27-25 at Gloucestershire saw the home-counties side through to their second successive final against title holders Lancashire who accounted for Cheshire at Broughton Park 36-29.
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BillWESTREN RETURNS TO FACE NORTH MIDLANDS
By Bill Hooper TASC Press Officer, at Recreation Ground Camborne
London Scottish centre Ryan Westren has recovered from a groin injury to line up for Cornwall in the final pool match in this season’s Bill Beaumont Cup Southern Section against North Midlands at Camborne kick-off 3 p.m.
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BillCornwall’s skipper Ben Hilton has penned his thoughts on the defeat last Saturday at Hertford.
He and the rest of the squad also look forward to sharing a beer or two with all the supporters after the final whistle.
“First of all…Let me thank everyone who came up to Herts to support the boys.
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BillSo the twenty-one point advantage proved to be more than enough after the first leg of the semi-final as the Cornish Pirates, despite losing at the Memorial Ground 29-18 went through on aggregate 63-53 over favourites Bristol.
The Pirates exposed Bristol in open play scoring two cracking tries on the counter through full back Rob Cook and openside flanker Phil Burgess.
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BillFor one day only………..! This Saturday the Olympic Flame will traverse the Duchy on its first leg on the journey around the United Kingdom having been flown in to RNAS Culdrose on Friday under immense, almost unprecedented security. I understand many of the roads around the base will be closed off just for the plane to land!
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BillHERTFORDSHIRE 29 – 27 CORNWALL
Cornwall’s hopes of reaching a first County Championship Final since 1999 rest out of their hands following this narrow defeat at Hertford.
It’s a game Cornwall will look back on and know they should have won as they lead 24 – 8 early in the second half.
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BillMcATEE SET TO BOOST CORNWALL’S ATTACKING OPTIONS
By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground.
Cornwall went through their final preparations for Saturday’s vital Bill Beaumont Cup match against Hertfordshire at Hertford RFC kick-off 2 pm at a damp and dismal Redruth on Wednesday evening under the watchful eye of Cornwall’s head coach Dave “Benji” Thomas.
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BillRFU CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL 1ST LEG
CORNISH PIRATES 45 – 24 BRISTOL RUGBY
By Bill Hooper at the Mennaye Field Penzance
Twenty-six unanswered points in the final twenty minutes left promotion favourites Bristol bewildered and bemused at the final whistle at the Mennaye Field on May Bank Holiday Monday.
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BillYou could win tomorrow’s match ball signed by the Cornwall squad.
That’s the prize for the lucky bidder as Trelawny’s Army looks to raise funds for BBC Radio Cornwall’s Phoenix Stroke Appeal at the game tomorrow.
You can make a bid for what will be a much prized memento either by telephone to our Hon.Sec Ian Gordon on 01579 320670 (answer phone will take bids).
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