Trelawny’s Army was saddened to learn of the sad passing of Dave Muirhead.

Dave was a stalwart of the Cadgwith Singers, singing with the group at our annual dinners, and at many rugby matches

A skilled boatman and fisherman, he was also a fine rugby player in his younger days playing and captaining both Falmouth and Helston rugby clubs from the back row. London Cornish and Roseland were also sides he played for. He also represented Cornwall 17 times between 1975-79, his first game for Cornwall was against Capt Crawshay’s, as indeed was his final appearance for Cornwall in 1979.

We will miss David’s camaraderie and friendship.

Trelawny’s Army wish to extend their sincerest condolences to Dave’s family and friends at this sad time.

Having spent a period of time on-loan to Premiership Club Gloucester, it has been announced today that Kyle has sealed a deal that sees him move permanently to the Premiership outfit from the Cornish Pirates.

You will have seen the news that the county has moved into tier 3 with all that that entails. You may also have seen the RFU guidance to tier 3 and the implications of that.
The CRFU have taken a responsible view all through Covid and I hope you’ll agree we have not only kept clubs informed as to RFU developments but also offered assistance to any club who has either asked or needed it. For that reason we wanted to act quickly on the above.

As a constituent body we think it would be fool hardy to endorse any form of competition and to that aim have suspended the start of our clusters until end of January when we will update. I know this will be disappointing to some but please think of the big picture. The County has already had players tested positive, and I’m sure we all want to support our NHS, with cases on the increase.
To that aim the colts, U16s and the County DPP will also be suspended until 31st January when the position will be reviewed.The Govt are reassessing the situation in a fortnight and we of course will be guided by any changes.

The situation now is simple, as a CB we can not stop you playing  friendlies but we would urge you to consider the possible consequences. The RFU allow this but with strict restrictions, please see their website
2020 has been an awful year for us all, let’s hope 2021 is better for all sport and especially Cornish rugby.

Saunts 
Chairman CRFU

Tony

Chairman Youth & Education CRFU

We are delighted to be associated once again with the CRFU Colts rugby for 2021.

A list of the cluster group fixtures can be found in the links below

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

In recent years we have delighted to award the Tony Pill Memorial Cup as a man-of-the-match award at the Boxing Day derby between Camborne and Redruth.

We had hoped to be able to do the same this year, however the pandemic has made us re-think our plans for 2020.

Despite the fixture going ahead as planned within the rules governing rugby at this time, we have taken the decision not to award the cup this year.

We have written to both Camborne and Redruth clubs advising them of our decision, with the hope and wish that we can resume again in 2021.

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Flanker Tom Spiers (pictured above) has been named Trelawny’s Army Under 20 Player of the Year.

Tom enjoyed a stellar campaign with Cornwall Under 20s last season catching the eye in all three of Cornwall’s group games.

His hard work was rewarded being picked for the South West squad, sadly due to the lockdown he was unable to progress any further along the trial process for England Counties Under 20.

Tom who played last season for Truro RFC has recently taken up an opportunity with Championship side Ealing Trailfinders joining their Academy in conjunction with Brunel University in London.

Speaking of Tom Trailfinders Rugby Academy Head Coach Glen Townson said. “He is a very powerful back-rower who is an exciting addition to the programme. His ball carrying and also defensive work will stand him in good stead, and give him the platform to improve dramatically.”

The presentation of the Tony Mead Memorial Shield to Tom will take place when he is able to return to Cornwall.

Due to the lockdown and the cancellation of both the Bill Beaumont and Gill Burns Cup, there will be no presentations for 2020 for the Bill Osborne Shield (Senior Player) nor Jess Humber Shield (Women’s Player).