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Tamar Cup date & venue announced – updated

Tamar Cup 2024/25

Cornwall RFU are pleased to announce that this season’s Tamar Cup will be played on Easter Saturday 19th April 2025 KO 14:30 @ Redruth RFC  This is a departure from the traditional mid week fixture and is being played much closer to the start of the County Championship campaign.

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County Championship Fixtures Announced

The RFU have recently released County Championship fixtures for our
Men, Women and U20 Teams. There are some mouth watering clashes there
with both our Men and Women playing double Championship winners in
their respective groups. We are working hard behind the scenes to
arrange additional games with potentially some exciting fixtures.

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TASC presents Match Balls to Redruth II

Trelawny’s Army Chairman Phil Trevarton was at Redruth RFC on the 5th October to present Redruth Second XV with two Gilbert Match-balls in recognition of their promotion into Counties 1 Tribute Western West.
TASC has continued to provide all promoted Cornish Rugby Teams with kit for several years.

Further presentations will take place during this season to Hayle,

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Tributes paid as long standing Hon. Sec steps down at AGM

Tributes were paid to Ian Gordon as he relinquished his role as Hon. Secretary of Trelawny’s Army Supporters Club at the club’s AGM held at St. Austell Brewery Visitor Centre.

Club Chairman Phil Trevarton paid tribute to Ian’s 20 year tenure in the post, whilst Ian himself spoke of his great pride and recounted some of his anecdotes and names who had marked his stewardship of the Army.

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TASC Player of the Year Awards

Time to get voting for your Player of the Year Awards.

3 Categories;

Cornwall Men’s Player

Cornwall Under 20 Player

Cornwall Women’s Player

Votes need to be with Hon.Sec Ian Gordon by Sunday 25 August

Send your nominations to Ian email: ian.gordon865@btinternet.com or phone on 01579 320670

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All four Cornwall U20’s into the SW Squad!!!

Following the final trials at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire on Sunday 9th June all
four Cornwall attendees have been selected for the SW team.

In addition to their success Will Perkin has been named as captain of the SW squad
and Jack Statton the vice-captain which is a fabulous achievement.

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Cornish lads make SW squad

Cornwall U20’s into SW Squad

Following the recent SW trials held at Hartpury College Gloucestershire, 5 Cornwall
U20 players have been selected into the SW squad for a further training session on
Sunday 9 th June.
This further session will be held at Hartpury College once again which will mean
many hours on the road once again for the Cornwall players!!

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Trelawny’s Army match ball sponsors & 91 squad.

TASC Hon. Sec Ian Gordon presented the match ball to Cornwall captain Ben Priddey at the Hampshire game at Redruth on Saturday.

Ian, along with his wife Trixie were invited to the CRFU pre-match function at Redruth, in recognition of Ian’s 20 years tenure as TASC Hon. Sec before he steps down at September’s AGM.

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Cornwall Women pipped at the last

GILL BURNS CUP DIVISION 2 SEMI-FINAL

DURHAM WOMEN 25 -17 CORNWALL WOMEN

By Bill Hooper

Two late tries denied Cornwall Women a trip to Twickenham as Durham edged this pulsating yet at times physically brutal game in the final 10 minutes of a match played in very warm conditions.

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Black and Golds score seven tries in finale

BILL BEAUMONT CUP

CORNWALL 48 – 24 HAMPSHIRE

By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground, Redruth

The Twickenham dream may have been fully extinguished when Surrey forfeited their final match against Kent late on Friday afternoon, but the Cornwall supporters flocked in their masses to Redruth to make it a mini Twickenham experience.

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