Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
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Photo: Head coach Graham Dawe, Tamar Cup crucial preparation
Cornwall have named eight Redruth players in their starting line up for Monday night’s Tamar Cup clash with Devon at Tiverton kick-off 7:30 pm.
Reds hooker Richard Brown, who recently made his 200th appearance for the club,
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Photo: London Cornish skipper Craig Chatley receives London 2 SW plaque from Middlesex RFU President Tom Brownsell
Redruth can thank the goal kicking of Brett Rule, who landed three of the Reds four conversions as the edged a game of two halves 33-29.
Both sides managed to score five tries in a thrilling National League 2 South encounter.
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Nine players from this season’s Cornwall Under 20s squad have been picked for the South West Division trial at Keynsham RFC on Sunday 9th April.
A large squad of players has been selected from all the constituent bodies forming the South West group.
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Photo by Rodney Parrish, TASC ball presentation to Bude
On a glorious spring day the Cornish Pirates put on one of their best displays of the season in defeating last season’s defeated Championship finalists Doncaster Knights 34-17 to keep their play-off hopes alive with two rounds remaining of the league season.
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Report by Roger Watson at Overton RFC
Despite a valiant fight back in the last ten minutes the young “Black & Golds” went down 25-19 to a well organised Hampshire side who sealed the group with their third victory of the campaign.
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Outside of the Cornish Pirates Championship game at leaders London Irish it was the National Cup Quarter-finals that took centre stage.
The Pirates were rocked by a dazzling Irish first half spell that saw the home side race into 34-0 lead inside 30 minutes.
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Photo: Tom Sandercock one of four Launceston players in the Cornwall squad on Sunday
Cornwall Under 20s travel to play Hampshire this Sunday knowing nothing less than a win will do to keep them in this season’s competition.
It will be a tough task against a Hampshire side that has won both opening games,
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There was huge disappointment for the Cornish Pirates on Friday night when they lost their quarter-final tie in this season’s British & Irish Cup to Jersey Reds at rue des Landes 36-20.
A late flurry from the visitors when they scored a couple of tries saved some blushes on a night to forget.
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There was no St. Piran’s Day win for the Cornish Pirates in their Greene King Championship fixture against Jersey Reds on Sunday at a windswept Mennaye.
The Islanders took the spoils 7-5 with the few points scored all coming during the second half.
Pirates had first use of the wind,
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Photo: London Cornish DoR Dickon Moon
Nicolas De Battista’s try scored in the dying moments of the game gave the Pirates a bonus point win 34-5 against Rotherham Titans. The win sees the Cornish side leap-frog Jersey in the championship table back into fifth place.
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