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Cornwall to play Crawshay’s in 2022

Crawshay’s Welsh will be renewing their Cornish links when they return to the Duchy in 2022 as part of their centenary celebrations.

See CRFU link for more details

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County Championships axed for 2020/21

As part of the cost cutting being implemented by the RFU in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, the Bill Beaumont, Gill Burns and Jason Leonard Cups have been axed for the forthcoming season.

The RFU have stated that this is for one season only.

This news will naturally come as a great disappointment for all members of Trelawny’s Army,

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Interview with Graham Dawe by the Rugby Journal

Good interview with Graham on the farm looking back over his remarkable rugby career.

Access article in the link

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Terry Pryor – RIP

Trelawny’s Army were saddened to learn of the passing of former county captain Terry Pryor.

Pryor, who was a former school teacher at Redruth School, was one of the finest props Cornwall has produced.

Terry Pryor holding the ball.

He played for Cornwall 55 times,

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RFU end season

The news we have all being dreading broke this morning. The RFU have ended the season below the Premiership.

This means, apart from the leagues, national and local cups, that the Bill Beaumont, Gill Burns and Jason Leonard Cup competitions are cancelled for 2020.

There will be no presentation this season at our AGM of the Bill Osborne or Jess Humber Shields,

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RFU suspends all rugby activity

Please read the statement from the RFU via the CRFU website

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Super Cornwall roar into last eight

GLOUCESTERSHIRE U.20 27 – 31 CORNWALL U.20

By Bill Hooper at Shaftesbury Park

A late try from skipper Aaron Simmonds gave Cornwall Under 20s a deserved win against fancied Gloucestershire Under 20s.

Mawgan Osborne (Pirates Ams) of Cornwall U20s charges towards the try-line. –

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Cornwall name side to face Gloucestershire

CORNWALL RFU UNDER 20 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 The Jason Leonard Cup.

Cornwall Rugby Football Union (CRFU) Under 20 County Championship team,
play their final fixture in the pool stage of the 2020 Jason Leonard Cup. The
team play Gloucestershire away at Dings RFC with a 1430 kick off on Sunday 15th
March.

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Army provide match balls for Under 20s

Trelawny’s Army Honorary Secretary Ian Gordan presents match balls to Cornwall Head Kitman Paul Hurrell. – Photo mandatory by-line: ©Simon Bryant/Iktis Photo

Ian Gordon presented the match balls to the Cornwall under 20s on Sunday. Former county player Paul Hurrell took receipt of the balls.

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Cornwall back in the hunt

JASON LEONARD CUP

CORNWALL U.20, 42 – 7 BERKSHIRE U.20

By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground, Camborne.

Cornwall put in a much improved performance defeating a useful Berkshire side by six tries to one to keep their hopes of making the last eight in this season’s Leonard Cup competition.

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