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Cornish Pirates 22Â Â Yorkshire Carnegie 12
After weeks of incessant rain in West Cornwall, with two fixtures postponed and not having played a match at home since New Year’s Eve, the Cornish Pirates celebrated their return to Mennaye action with this welcome win,
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Photo Graham Walker: Declan Matthews on the break
JASON LEONARD CUP UNDER 20 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP POOL 4
CORNWALL 25 – 22 HAMPSHIRE (HT 12-5)
By Bill Hooper at Tregorrick Park, St. Austell
Time added on proved dramatic indeed as Hampshire scored a fourth try to level a pulsating game,
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The action last weekend began on Friday night when the Cornish Pirates took on Nottingham at Lady Bay in the Championship.
Sadly for the Pirates, a game they looked set to win, was snatched away with the final kick of the game as Nottingham sneaked the win 18-17 leaving the Cornish side frustrated.
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BillJason Leonard U20 County Championship
Cornwall U20 V Hampshire U20
The Cornwall U20 team play their second pool game on Sunday 25th February at St Austell RFC with a 13:00 kick off time.
Cornwall’s opponents on the day will be Hampshire who,
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Photo Simon Bryant Iktis: Richie Kevern in fine form for Reds
Slightly late with the blog this week, which is better than none the previous week! I must be slipping.
Sadly the rain again got the better of the Mennaye enforcing a postponement of Pirates’ game against Yorkshire Carnegie.
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JASON LEONARD CUP UNDER 20 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP POOL D
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 15 -24 CORNWALL
Cornwall got their campaign off to a great start with a gutsy win at Cinderford against a tough Gloucestershire outfit.
The black and golds got off to a perfect start with an early unconverted try from Penryn tight-head prop Kyle Gatrix.
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Cornwall selectors have announced their squad to take on Gloucestershire on Sunday in the first Jason Leonard Cup game this season.
The Cornish All Blacks have the largest club representation in the squad, testimony to their excellent youth policy at Polson Bridge.
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Photo: Simon Bryant Iktisphoto
Redruth’s 31-19 success against Canterbury lifts them above Henley Hawks in the league table to 5th place. The two sides meet in two weeks time at the Recreation Ground, but before that there is the game at Clifton and that fixture occupies the thoughts of head coach Pale Nonu.
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Cornish Pirates 41Â Â Hartpury RFC 0Â Â
Reports Phil Westren
Playing this important ‘home’ tie ‘away’ in the British & Irish Cup, which followed an announcement on Friday that the ground at the Mennaye Field was unlikely to be playable, the Cornish Pirates displayed wholly admirable stoicism to qualify for the quarter-finals stage.
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