Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillDEVON 13 – 38 CORNWALL
Report by Nigel Walrond at Brickfields
CORNWALL lifted the Tamar Cup for the fourth successive year with a convincing victory over arch-rivals Devon at a very wet Brickfields last night.
The Duchy struggled to get any continuity going in the first half as they gave away a stream of penalties,
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BillFinal league fixtures were completed this weekend and I think all the clubs can now breathe a huge sigh of relief that the leagues are over for another season.
There is still the matter of both CRFU Cup Finals to be played on Monday May 4th with Veor taking on Lanner in Clubs Cup at 1 pm and then Camborne playing St.
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A section of the large crowd at Medway’s Priestfield’s Ground
Report & Photos by Ben Gilby
Medway 29-12 London Cornish
London Cornish’s historic season came to a disappointing end in the city of Rochester, as an impressive Medway side claimed the spoils in the London Two South Promotion Play-Off.
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Photo – Cornwall’s new skipper Kyle Marriott
CORNWALL go into Tuesday evening’s Tamar Cup game looking to retain the Cup for a fourth successive year whilst more importantly looking for a good win going into a challenging Bill Beaumont campaign, writes Bill Hooper.
Stern tests await Cornwall captain Kyle Marriott and his squad as they face two difficult away hurdles in Gloucestershire and Kent before receiving Hertfordshire at Redruth in their final pool game.
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BillBy Ben Gilby LCRFC Press Officer
The biggest game in the history of London Cornish RFC is getting nearer, as Cornish Exiles supporters and officials count down the hours for their London Two South promotion play-off clash at Medway RFC in Rochester this Saturday.
In this winner takes all clash,
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BillThe Cornish Pirates wrapped up their home Championship program going down to promotion favourites Worcester Warriors 69-8.
The Warriors ran in ten tries in a comprehensive win, which shows the gap facing the Pirates’ at the moment.
People will point to the win against Bristol and to a degree they have a point,
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BillBy Cornish Pirates’ Media Officer Phil Westren
Jersey 28 – Cornish Pirates 26
The Cornish Pirates outscored their opponents by four tries to three but ultimately lost this closely-fought contest when a former ‘Pirate’, Aaron Penberthy, held his nerve to land a match-winning conversion.
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BillReport & Photos by Ben Gilby
London Cornish head into the London Two South Promotion Play-Off on the back of a 41-17 win at Weybridge Vandals this afternoon.
The game was a rather strange affair in so far that Cornish scored thirty-one of their forty-one points in either the opening twelve minutes or the final twelve minutes –
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Photo – Todd Prisk in action against Gloucestershire
Following a gruelling weekend at Welbeck College, Loughborough with the South West Under 20s competing in the Divisional Festival Redruth duo lock and County Under 20s skipper Todd Prisk and prop Tommy Phillips have been selected for the England Counties Under 20s squad to tour Hungary in June,
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Photo – Neil Bayliss, pleased with Cornish All Blacks’ recent form.
A wet and windy Sunday afternoon saw what could well be the last cross-Tamar derby for at least a season as the Cornish Pirates’ 27-16 win over Plymouth Albion creaked open further the relegation trap door on their Devon rivals.
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