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Cornwall prepares for new season

CRFU Development Squad training commences

Chairman of Selectors Terry Carter has met with Cornwall RFU Selectors and Coaches ahead of the first training session at Perranporth RFC on Wednesday 10th October.

Having cast their net far and wide, attending many grounds and games,

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Reds roar back to form with eight try win

Photo : Dan Barbary – Ben Fox wins the lineout

REDRUTH 50 – 36 CLIFTON

By Bill Hooper, at the Recreation Ground.

Redruth took the spoils in a fourteen try thriller at a sunny Recreation Ground outscoring their opponents by eight tries to six.

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Two Bonus Points and The Pirates Stay Top

 

 

 

Ealing Trailfinders 41   Cornish Pirates 35

Report by Phil Westren, photos Brian Tempest

It was stated pre-match that this 2nd versus 1st Round 5 Greene King IPA Championship encounter would be a measuring stick for the Cornish Pirates and to a degree it was.

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Jake & Torin scoop TASC Player of the Year awards

TRELAWNY’S ARMY ANNOUNCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Trelawny’s Army members have voted Cornwall captain Jake Murphy as their 2018 Cornwall Player of the Year.

Centre Murphy played in all of Cornwall’s senior fixtures last season captaining the side in what proved to be a turbulent Bill Beaumont Cup campaign.

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League round up

In National 2 South, Redruth travelled over to Guernsey for a Saturday evening game played in typical autumnal Cornish weather with driving rain and wind.

Despite the conditions the Reds held on to win 16-15 and bring back home four points.

Richie Kevern converted Ben Fox’s second half try,

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Pirates Stay Top After Four Games

Kyle Moyle looks to break the tackle. Photo: Brian Tempest

                                         

Cornish Pirates 29   Richmond 19

Keen to keep progressing, the Cornish Pirates made it four bonus points wins out of four in this season’s Greene King IPA Championship,

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Round up from the leagues Sat 15th September

 

Having started this season’s National League 2 South campaign on a positive note with two wins, Redruth’s supporters were given a nasty reality check on Saturday as their beloved Reds crashed to a 68-21 loss at Worthing.

It looked good at half-time 14-all and all to play for but four tries in the opening nine minutes of the second half put head coach Ian Davies’ Worthing side well in command and they never looked back.

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Co-op Stores Step Up for Wooden Spoon

 

Wooden Spoon is the rugby charity for disadvantaged and disabled children. The Cornwall region has worked tirelessly to raise more than £120,000 for projects supporting disadvantaged and disabled children in the local community. All the money raised in Cornwall remains in Cornwall to benefit these children.

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Pirates Make it 10 Wins on The Trot

Hartpury RFC 17    Cornish Pirates 46

Report by Pirates’ Media Officer Phil Westren

Overcoming something of an indifferent start to this contest, when they went 12 points down with just eight minutes on the clock, the Cornish Pirates recovered so admirably well to not only back into the game but to also proceed to comfortably win it.

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Week 2 round up of Cornish rugby

In the South West Premier, Camborne celebrated their RFU club accreditation with a 23-20 win against visiting Maidenhead.

After a slow start that saw the Cherry & Whites trail 10-0, Jake Champion got his side on the board with a penalty. The visitors still managed to reach half-time 13-3 to the good.

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