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CORNWALL 19-20 DEVON
By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground, Camborne
The dream of a sixth successive trip to Twickenham for the Cornwall team was brutally scattered to the four corner of the Recreation Ground as Devon beat Cornwall for the first time in the County Championship in eight years.
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Cant’t get to Camborne tomorrow, no worries, follow the game live on this video link from 3 pm
Thanks to Dave Burrows.
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Photo: Penryn’s George Jones starts against Devon
Cornwall have made a few changes ahead of the game against Devon tomorrow at Camborne RFC kick-off 3 pm.
Into the side comes Redruth lock Edd Pascoe who partners his clubmate Luke Hattam in the second row.
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Former Cornwall player Lewis Paterson (pictured above) reckons that Devon are playing Cornwall at the right time and will travel to Camborne on Saturday confident of getting a result.
Paterson, interviewd on the Devon RFU site, who now plays his club rugby at Ivybridge following a spell at Launceston when he played for Cornwall,
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Five Cornish players were originally selected, however their has been a late call up for Camborne’s Luke Barnes.
Games will be played this weekend from which the England Counties Under 20 squad for Georgia will be picked.
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Photo: Saltash at Twickenham ahead of Senior Vase Final
Away from the county senior and under 20 sides there was still a fair bit of other rugby played over the weekend.
Sharing the billing with Cornwall Under 20s at Twickenham were Saltash in the final of RFU Senior Vase against Yorkshire side Wath-upon-Dearne.
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BillUNDER 20 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
JASON LEONARD CUP
YORKSHIRE 63-10 CORNWALL
By Bill Hooper
There are just some days in rugby when you have acknowledge that the other side were better and this turned out to be one of those.
Yorkshire were a different class to a brave,
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Photo Dan Barbary: Cornwall’s George Jones, Ben Humber & Jess Tompsett
BILL BEAUMONT CUP
CORNWALL 15 – 15 SURREY (HT 5-15)
By Bill Hooper at the Recreation Ground, Redruth
A new look Cornwall side battled to a creditable draw against Surrey at Redruth on the opening day of this season’s County Championship.
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David Burrows will be streaming the Cornwall v Surrey game live from Redruth on You Tube.
Click on the link to access. There will be no commentary
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BillCornwall v Surrey – PREVIEW
Cornwall begin their 2018 Bill Beaumont Cup campaign this Saturday at Redruth when they entertain Surrey.
Having retained the Tamar Cup against Devon in their only warm up game 24-12 at St. Austell last month, the black and golds will approach their program with another Twickenham visit as the goal.
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