What a cracking game of rugby the Doncaster Knights v Cornish Pirates Championship clash proved to be on SKY yesterday afternoon.

No question it was the best performance of the season, thus far, from the Cornish side as they triumphed 46-29 to notch up their first away win of the season.

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It has been confirmed that a ‘Service of Thanksgiving’ for Brian ‘Stack’ Stevens is to be held at:

St. Mary’s Church, Penzance

Friday 27th October

commencing 12 noon

Those attending the Service of Thanksgiving are afterwards invited to the Pirates ‘Westholme’ clubhouse.

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Photo: Chris Fuca had a storming game for the Cornish Pirates in the B&I Cup deservedly man-of-the-match

Redruth weathered both Storm Brian and the early Clifton onslaught to run out comfortable winners 36-3 in National League 2.

The Reds scored five tries,

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Photo: Cattle & Paver pleased with result and performance

BRITISH & IRISH CUP

CORNISH PIRATES 23 – 14 ULSTER A

By Bill Hooper

A strong second half performance from the Cornish Pirates made sure it was two wins out of the first couple of rounds played in this season’s British &

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By CRFU Press Officer John Martin

Sunday 27th May is the date for the 2018 County Championship Final of the Bill Beaumont Cup, the highest level of County Rugby in this country. The Cornwall team has reached this final for the last five years in a row so it has become an expectation from the loyal fans of Trelawny’s Army that it will happen again!

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Photo: Alan Paver pleased with his side’s Cup campaign start

 Hartpury RFC 19   Cornish Pirates 35

Played at Hartpury RFC’s Gillman’s Ground, this opening British & Irish Cup match of the season, which also formed a first ever meeting between the two sides,

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TRIBUTE CORNWALL RFU KNOCK OUT CUP 1ST ROUND

TRURO 23 – 51 ST. AUSTELL

Holders St. Austell got their cup defence off to a great start with a nine try win at Truro, reports Bill Hooper from St. Clements Hill.

Star of the show was Saints No.8 George Knowles who scored four of the tries,

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BRIAN “STACK” STEVENS

Stack Stevens who passed away last Tuesday was one of the finest rugby players from the Duchy of Cornwall to have played the game.

He was an extremely strong and athletic player for a prop forward. He had the physique and features that seemed to have been chiselled form Cornwall’s granite.

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Cornish rugby weekly round up

By Bill Hooper

In National League 2 South, it proved to be another difficult afternoon for Redruth at home to Bury St. Edmunds. Reduth edged the win 12-9 to make it four wins from six games.

Conditions proved a great leveller,

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Photo: Alan Paver & Gavin Cattle – Simon Bryant Iktisphoto

By Phil Westren Cornish Pirates’ Media Officer

Cornish Pirates 31   Nottingham Rugby 34

As this game neared conclusion, with the scoreboard reading 17-34 there were likely few about who could have expected the Cornish Pirates to acquire two bonus points.

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