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COUNTY SHIELD FINAL RESULT

NORTHUMBERLAND 25 – 11 CORNWALL

Cornwall’s points Try Paul Thirlby, 2 Penalties Mark Scrivener

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CORNWALL WAIT ON JESS

With just over 40 hours to go to the 10 am kick-off on Sunday, all of Cornwall are on tenterhooks as they wait to hear if one of their favourite sons, Matt Jess, will be allowed by his new employers, Exeter Chiefs, to line up with his Cornish team mates on the hallowed turf of Twickenham on Sunday morning.

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TRELAWNY’S ARMY COACHES TO TWICKENHAM

Please note, both coaches to Twickenham are now FULLY-BOOKED we are unable to take any further bookings for the Shield Final.

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MATT JESS MAKES COUNTIES TOUR

The day after the County Shield final at Twickenham, Cornish All Black, Matt Jess will be jetting off to North America on the England Counties tour to USA and Canada. Jess is no stranger to the England Counties set-up having toured twice previously to Canada and South America.

Matt is the only Cornish player named in the touring party.

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CORNWALL SET TO STORM HQ

Cornwall are back at Twickenham following a 43-0 win over Eastern Counties on Saturday at Camborne.

It was all over by half-time as the Black & Golds raced into a 36-0 lead at the break. Just like last week at Hertford Cornwall scored an early try an absolute beauty with “made in Launceston”

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CARROLL’S RETURN TO LIFT CORNWALL

The return of Richard Carroll, three times voted Trelawny’s Army player of the year, is the major change in the side to face Eastern Counties on Saturday at Camborne in the final match in this season’s County Shield, for the winners the prize of promotion to the County Championship (Bill Beaumont Cup) next season.

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CORNWALL BROUGHT DOWN TO EARTH

Despite outscoring their hosts on the try front by four to three, Cornwall were beaten at Hertford on Saturday in their second County Shield match by 31-26. Meanwhile at Chinnor, Eastern Counties won their second match against Oxfordshire 18-14 and will travel to Camborne next Saturday knowing that a draw will be good enough for them to win the group,

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JESS RECALLED FOR HERTFORDSHIRE TEST

Matt Jess comes into the starting XV for Cornwall’s second County Shield match at Hertford tomorrow afternoon at 3pm in place of the injured Lewis Vinnicombe. Redruth ace Paul Thirlby comes in at full back with Mount’s Bay’s Jamie Semmens switching to the other wing in place of Nathan Pedley.

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CORNWALL BACK IN BUISNESS

Cornwall couldn’t have hoped for a better start in their quest to regain their place in the County Championship proper next season following an emphatic 66-8 win, scoring no less than eleven tries over Oxfordshire in their opening County Shield match at Redruth on Saturday in front of a sizeable crowd.

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JOSH LORD TO CAPTAIN CORNWALL IN SHIELD OPENER

The Cornwall side chosen to play Oxfordshire tomorrow at REDRUTH kick-off 3pm;

Team as per this mornings WMN;

15. Jamie Semmens (Mount’s Bay), 14. Lewis Vinnicombe (Redruth), 13. Ryan Westren (CAB’s), 12. Simon Peters (Redruth), 11. Sam Parsons (Cornish Pirates), 10. Mark Scrivener (CAB’s), 9. Mark Richards (Redruth);

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