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Bill
A look back from the archives.
Oh yes, Cornwall!
The greatest comeback in the history of Cornish rugby sent Duchy fans delirious with delighted disbelief at the end of Saturday’s tumultuous triumph at Twickenham.
As the final whistle blew, signalling an unforgettable 29-20 victory over the White Rose of Yorkshire,
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County Championship surveyWe are contacting you to help us understand the views and opinions of all individuals in the community game on the County Championship competition.
The results of this survey will feed into the independent review of the County Championship across the senior men’s, senior women’s and men’s U20 competitions,…
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Cornish Pirates 10 Ealing Trailfinders 38
By Phil Westren, at the Mennaye Field.
It was said pre-match that unbeaten league leaders Ealing Trailfinders were the team to beat. So, when the Pirates got within two points of their visitors early in the second half,
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Doncaster Knights 17 Cornish Pirates 15
By Phil Westren
Travelling ‘Up North’ for this Round 4 game in this season’s Greene King IPA Championship, the Cornish Pirates expected a tough examination against Doncaster Knights at Castle Park, as both sides arrived at this stage of the campaign each with three wins under their belts.
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Cornish Pirates 27 Bedford Blues 12
Cornish Pirates made it three wins out of three in the Championship, and with a satisfying bonus point to boot gained against Bedford Blues, reports Phil Westren from the Mennaye Field.
Flanker John Stevens, who was man of the match when the Pirates played Saracens two weeks previously,
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Richmond 7 – 27 Cornish Pirates
Following their superb victory at home to Saracens seven days earlier, the Cornish Pirates followed up with another deserved result by bagging a bonus point win in Round 2 of this season’s Greene King IPA Championship, reports Phil Westren
For their visit to the RAG (Richmond Athletic Ground),
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CORNISH PIRATES 25-17 SARACENS
This contest saw the Cornish Pirates welcome Saracens, for the first time since 2003, to Penzance for their opening game in this season’s belated Greene King IPA Championship, reports Phil Westren from the Mennaye Field
Pre-match Jackson Wray, the visitors’ skipper, said his side was primed and ready to resist anything about to be thrown at them as they began their intended march back to the Premiership.
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Bill
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.
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Bill
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.
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Bill
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.
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