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BillBILL 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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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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BillCornwall 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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BillBy 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 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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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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Camborne Rugby Club has gone live with a Crowdfunder
campaign under the slogan “Trying together for Camborne” which aims to raise
vital funds to improve the changing facilities under the grandstand at the
iconic “Recreation Ground”.
‘Two years ago, in an incredible show of support, more
than 4,000 local people signed our petition to Keep Rugby at the Rec’ explained
Cherry &
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Picture caption: (Front L-R) Denis Preece and Marc Bishop are joined by CRFU Representative rugby Chair, Chris Lea (back left) and Cornwall Rugby player, Rhys Brownfield.
Tribute extends ‘vital’ sponsorship deal with Cornwall Rugby
Cornwall Rugby Football Union (CRFU) has announced a three-year
sponsorship agreement with Tribute Cornish Pale Ale,
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With the conclusion of the play-offs last Saturday we now know our Cornish clubs that have secured promotion for next season.
Congratulations to Launceston RC on their fine win against Old Centralians on Saturday fighting back from 0-19 down to win 33-22, with player coach Ryan Westren scoring three tries!
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The April edition of the London Cornish RFC newsletter, The Animal, is available in the link
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