Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillOn Sunday 28 May Cornwall the U20 Southwest trials took place in Bristol. During the pool stages of
this season Jason Leonard Cup, SW selectors and coaches from participating teams selected a team
of the day at each game and when all the names were collated the SW selectors invited several
players from all counties to the trials.
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GILL BURNS DIVISION 2 SEMI-FINAL
CORNWALL WOMEN 0 – 38 HAMPSHIRE WOMEN
By Bill Hooper, at Polson Bridge
Under a blistering hot sun and a hard pitch, it proved not to be this season for a brave Cornwall Women’s side who found Hampshire just a little too hot to handle.
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By Bill Hooper
Nine players from the Launceston club are in the match day squad for Sunday’s Gill Burns Division 2 semi-final against Hampshire Women at Polson Bridge, kick-off 2 pm.
Last Saturday Cornwall Women had a warm up game against Ivybridge Ladies, which gave the coaches the chance to view their options.
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Gill Burns Division 2 Semi-Final
Following the conclusion of today’s group matches, Cornwall Women will face last season’s Division 2 runners-up Hampshire Women.
Hampshire won all three of their group matches conceding just 12 points, and those in their final match against Kent Women.
The match will be played on Sunday 28th May at Launceston’s Polson Bridge ground.
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BILL BEAUMONT CUP
CORNWALL 31 – 34 KENT
By Bill Hooper
On World Bee Day, Kent drew the sting of the Cornish swarm to book their place in this season’s Bill Beaumont Cup final at Twickenham next Sunday.
Cornwall can have no complaints,
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CORNWALL NAME SIDE TO FACE KENT
By Bill Hooper
Cornwall’s selectors have named the side to face Kent in the group decider at Camborne on Saturday, kick-off 2 pm.
With Camborne’s Jack Kessell ruled out of the rest of the competition due to injury,
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Cornwall Women’s semi-final in the Gill Burns Division 2 against either Kent Women or Hampshire Women, will be played at Polson Bridge, Launceston on Sunday 28th May.
Further details will be advised early next week.
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12 Cornwall U20’s selected for Southwest trials.
Following the completion of the SW pools 1 + 2 the SW selectors have invited several players from the 7 SW counties to attend the SW trials on Sunday 28 May.
At each game that is played in the 2 SW pools,
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BILL BEAUMONT CUP
HAMPSHIRE 20 – 24 CORNWALL
By Bill Hooper at Fraser Road, Havant RFC
“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” For Cornwall the hour was time added on as they trailed 20—17, the man was replacement prop Tommy-Lee Southworth, he emerged from the melee of players clutching the ball having been driven over by the never say die Cornish pack.
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