Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillBy Phil Westren, Cornish Pirates’ media officer
The visit made to Cornwall by the 1947-48 ‘Wallabies’ has often been highlighted, and over the years a number of players in that particular tour party have also on occasions revisited a place where there were happy memories to recall.
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Steve’s latest book “Cornish Pirates Legends” is being launched on 15 October (2015), and as you would expect it is an extremely well-researched tome on some of the greats of the club, not just from the current era but stretching all the way back to Barrie Bennetts from the famous Cornwall 1908 Championship winning side.
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BillLocally there was no league programme, with the first round of the Tribute Cornwall Cup scheduled to take place. There were four ties due to take place, but in the end only two were played.
Bude caused an upset winning 42-25 at higher league Truro in front of a sparse crowd,
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BillTrelawny’s Army members elect their Players of the Year
Report by Bill Hooper TASC Press Officer, Photos Simon Bryant Iktis photo
Winner of the Bill Osborne Memorial Shield
Cornwall’s triumph at Twickenham in winning the Bill Beaumont Cup ensured huge interest from the membership in choosing this season’s Player of the Year.
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BillPlymouth Albion XV 10 – 10 Cornwall Development XV
Courtesy of Roger Watson, CRFU website
Photo: Jack Simmons (Camborne) who featured for the Development XV on Monday night
On Monday 28 September, in chilly conditions under the Brickfields floodlights,
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Photo – Paul Thirlby who has made a great start at St. Ives this season
Not the result the Cornish Pirates would have been hoping for on their travels to newly promoted Ealing in the RFU Championship. The 28-17 defeat being the third in four games leaving them in a clutch of sides on 6 points.
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BillCRFU Development Game
Photo – Mike Rawlings makes a welcome return to the Cornwall squad
Following last year’s successful introduction of a development squad, where 12 players went on to be involved in the full county squad, a training session was held on Monday night at St Austell RFC.
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BillBy Phil Westren, Cornish Pirates’ Media
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Photo – Pirates hooker Rob Elloway played his 200th game for the club
This match provided a fascinating contest at the Mennaye Field, as the Pirates,
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BillWell, I experienced RWC 2015 on Saturday night, taking in France’s win against Italy 32-10 at Twickenham.
A tremendous Latin atmosphere in the stadium that probably bemused the curious English supporters, most of whom where there to cheer Italy or at least Castrogiovanni.
There was brief chorus of ‘Swing Low’
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BillReport & Photo by Ben Gilby
Photo – The exiles rolling maul gets going
On a warm afternoon in Motspur Park, the hosts showed their intent from the start when driving Cornish back impressively from an early penalty –
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