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BILL BEAUMONT CUP CORNWALL V HERTFORDSHIRE

Cornwall supporters at the Redruth Recreation Ground. – Mandatory Credit ©Iktis Photo/Simon Bryant – Photo mandatory by-line: 23/05/15 – Cornwall, County Championship, Bill Beaumont Cup, South, Hertfordshire, CRFU, HRFU, Redruth Recreation Ground, Cornwall, Rugby Union, England,

Saturday 11th May Kick-Off 3pm

Come and join the Black and Gold Army as Cornwall take the next step
on the road back to Twickenham.

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#Cry4Tom

Cornwall RFU chosen charity for this season is the #Cry4Tom charity,
set up in memory of former local rugby player Tom Demaine who sadly was
struck down from an undiagnosed cardiac condition.

Collectors will be at the ground this Saturday and will be wearing
the charity T-shirt. Please give as generously as you can to this worthy
cause and make a note of the date at Bodmin College for a screening
session on 4th/5th December this year. 

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Cornwall & Herts name sides

Cornwall looking to
break Herts

By Bill Hooper

Cornwall go into
their second Bill Beaumont Cup group game this Saturday buoyed by an opening
day win at Kent.

Hertfordshire, last season’s finalists in the Cup, will also travel to Redruth in good heart having scored a bonus point win at Hampshire 29-20.

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Battling performance earns a bonus point

GILL BURNS CUP

SOMERSET WOMEN 49 – 22 CORNWALL WOMEN

Cornwall Women’s interest in this season’s Gill Burns Cup came to an end on Sunday as they lost their second and final group game, reports Bill Hooper.

The Cornish side will be pleased to have picked up a try-scoring
bonus point as some consolation for the hard work they have put in for the
campaign.

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Cornish grit sees them defy Kent

BILL BEAUMONT CUP

KENT 21 – 25 CORNWALL

By Bill Hooper, at Medway with photos by Simon Bryant

Fraser Honey’s
penalty three minutes from time sealed an important opening day win for
Cornwall in this season’s Bill Beaumont Cup.

As is often the case when Cornwall face a side with “higher league” players in it,

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TASC 2 Counties colts finals

Saltash receive the Plate

The second TASC sponsored 2 Counties Colts finals took place at Exeter Saracens RFC yesterday. Disappointingly a few sides have dropped out for one reason or another, so the program was a little truncated.

The results are as follows;

Bowl: Exeter Saracens v Okehampton no score known,

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Women & Girl’s Rugby Forum

Cornwall Women & Girl’s Rugby Forum

As another season has passed, we have more girls playing more rugby in Schools, we have more players looking for more playing opportunities and whilst I have an insight as to how the County looks now, we have no forum currently for the clubs to look into the future,

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Cornwall side selected to play Kent

By Bill Hooper, Photos: Simon Bryant Iktisphoto

As expected there is a strong representation from Redruth in the Cornwall side to face Kent on Saturday with no less than seven players is the match day squad.

Dan Job, who did so well in the Tamar Cup,

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Cornwall Women to face Somerset

Cornwall Ladies following their game against Dorset & Wilts

CORNWALL WOMEN TRAVEL TO SOMERSET THIS SUNDAY

By Bill Hooper

Cornwall Women resume
their Gill Burns Cup campaign this Sunday at the Commspluss Stadium Hyde Park,
Taunton against Somerset Women, kick-off 2:30 pm.

Cornwall Women lost
their opening fixture at Launceston last Sunday to group favourites Dorset
&

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Pirates end with a flourish

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by Phil Westren

Doncaster Knights
19   Cornish Pirates 46

Cornish Pirates’ co-coach Alan Paver had said
pre-match “Our team will be chomping on the bit to
get out onto the pitch and aim for a win”,

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