Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
Bedford Blues 27 Cornish Pirates 17
By Phil Westren
Playing their penultimate Pool 3 game in the new Championship Cup competition, despite this loss the Cornish Pirates will still ultimately progress to the quarter-finals stage – either as one of the two best third-placed teams across the three pools or as the runner-up in their pool.
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Photo: In the gathering gloom Wedlake scores the late winner.
Hartpury RFC 29 Cornish Pirates 36
In the very final seconds of this match, and with the scores level at 29-all, the Cornish Pirates snatched victory with a dramatic late try scored by wing Robin Wedlake,
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With the league program heading towards the halfway mark as we enter December a clearer picture begins to emerge about those sides in the running for promotion and also those who are at the wrong end of the table.
In National League 2 South Redruth after their welcome win at Barnes found leaders the Rams too hot as the visitors ran out 32-14 winners.
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The Cornwall Rugby Football Union is set to lose a most valued administrator Honorary Secretary, Roger Watson, has resigned and will attend his final meeting in January. Recently, he has been unwell, he and his wife, Nikki, have decided to move to Newport to be closer to their daughter.
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Photo: Rebecca Watson
On Saturday 15th December 2018 four volunteers, Rebecca Watson, Rachel Trembath, Mark Roberts and Alan Milliner will be driving to every affiliated rugby Club with facilities to the Cornwall RFU. The drive will commence at 6am from St.Just RFC and then to all 30 Clubs finishing at the Pirates,
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Photo; Tom Duncan powers on
Cornish Pirates 53 Hartpury RFC 17
By Phil Westren
Responding to their hefty defeat suffered at London Irish the previous Sunday, the Cornish Pirates recorded this convincing home win against Hartpury RFC,
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Trelawny’s army were delighted to welcome Chris Hailey to our recent committee meeting. Chris deals with sponsorship for the Cornwall Rugby Referees Society and we were delighted to help the CRRS with a donation of £250 towards the cost of O’Neil long coats and rechargeable batteries and radio belts for their referee advisors.
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Photo: Tom Cowan-Dickie on the charge
Cornish Pirates 22 Bedford Blues 20
Although not a classic, this contest was nonetheless entertaining between these two proud teams. Importantly, for the Cornish Pirates, it also delivered a win to kick off their campaign in this season’s new Championship Cup competition,
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No game for the Cornish Pirates this week, they return to action on Armistice Day with their opening game in the new Championship Cup against Bedford Blues at the Mennaye.
Redruth travelled to Old Albanian in National League 2 but couldn’t put a stop to their mini run of defeats losing for the third game running this time by 27-10.
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