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CAMBORNE RUN UP A RECORD SCORE

If you wanted tries then Camborne Rec was the place to be last Saturday as twenty tries were scored with the Cherry and Whites bagging nineteen of them!

Camborne’s 123-7 win over Sidmouth in Tribute South West 1 West was just the tonic they needed following the previous week’s loss at Bideford.

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NOWELL SCORES FIRST TRY FOR ENGLAND IN ROMAN ROMP

England did the business in Rome against Italy on the final day of this season’s RBS 6 Nations winning 52-11 with Newlyn’s favourite son Jack Nowell getting his first try for England to cap a fine tournament.

England’s big win wasn’t enough as Ireland defied the odds to defeat France in Paris 22-20 to take the title and crown a fitting send-off for Brian O’Driscoll.

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HIGH DRAMA IN SCOTLAND

Slight change of scene for me last weekend as I flew up to Edinburgh for the Scotland v France game.

The weekend started off with a trip down to the Borders to watch the Under 20’s game between Scotland and France at Netherdale, Gala.

With three wins already under the belt the French were looking to make it four as they seek a Grand Slam at this level.

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BODILLY SHINES FOR PIRATES WHILST LOCAL DERBY ENDS IN STALEMATE

The dreadful conditions down at the Mennaye yesterday did not stop the players from both sides putting on a great performance in the mud.

The Cornish Pirates getting a first Championship win in 2014 against Jersey, 19-15, in front of RFU Chairman former England captain Bill Beaumont down in Penzance for the weekend.

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CORNWALL AIM TO GO ONE BETTER

Just after Trelawny’s Army Annual Dinner & Dance thoughts turn towards springtime and Cornwall’s annual quest for it’s “Holy Grail”, winning the County Championship, or as it is now called the Bill Beaumont Cup.

Last Wednesday evening players, coaches and officials from the CRFU gathered at Kingsley Village to lay down the route map for this season’s campaign,

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CORNWALL UNDER 20’S STORM INTO QUARTER-FINALS

The young black and golds put in a storming performance at Penryn’s Memorial Ground yesterday afternoon to book their place in the National Quarter-Finals of this season’s Under 20 County Championship.

They followed up their 37-35 win against Dorset & Wilts with an 18-15 win over Devon to finish top of their pool.

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CORNWALL UNDER 20’S READY FOR DEVON CLASH

Cornwall go into next Sunday’s decisive group game against Devon at Penryn’s Memorial Ground knowing that a win against their opponents will land them a home quarter-final to be played towards the end of March.

The Cornish youngsters will hope to repeat the result the last time Cornwall played Devon on Cornish soil at Hayle in 2012 when the young black and golds ran out winners by 24 points to 23.

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SAINTS STORM TO TOP OF THE TABLE

The rugby program was pretty well decimated in Cornwall last weekend, however some games were played.

There was only one fixture played in Tribute South West 1 West with St. Austell taking on Bridgwater & Albion.

A fantastic effort by all at Tregorrick Park to get the game on,

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REDRUTH RFC LAUNCHES PLAYERS CAP

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It was very fitting that Redruth Rugby Club had chosen Calcutta Cup weekend to present Redruth rugby legend Richard Sharp with the very first Redruth Players Cap in the club lounge which appropriately is named after him.

In 1963, Sharp who captained England in their championship winning 5 Nations campaign of that year,

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REDRUTH BACK IN THE RELEGATION MIX!

The continuing appalling weather once again took it’s toll on the weekend’s rugby fixtures.

The Cornish Pirates Friday evening RFU Championship clash at Moseley was an early victim.

In National League 2 South great work by the ground staff at Redruth ensured the game against Dings Crusaders went ahead.

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