Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillAs you will have seen from my previous entry I took in Camborne’s home Tribute South West 1 West league match against Cullompton last Saturday.
Always a pleasure to visit Crane Park and catch up with the Cherry and Whites and following on from their disappointment in the play-offs last season to re-enter the National Leagues,
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BillTRIBUTE SOUTH WEST 1 WEST
CAMBORNE 34 – 13 CULLOMPTON
Camborne made it back-to-back home wins witha five try win against a Cullompton side that until today had conceded just sixteen points during their opening three league games, reports Bill Hooper from the Recreation Ground.
Playing against a stiff wind during the first half the Cherry and Whites pack were in rampant form.
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BillREDRUTH got their season up and running on Saturday with a deserved 38-7 win over Southend who had won their opening two matches.
It’s been a tough few weeks for head coach Ashley Morcom as his side struggled to find form and for the renowned Reds pack to get to grips with the scrum laws.
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BillSettled down to watch the Greene King IPA Championship Double Header from Sandy Park on Sunday.
What a cracking couple of game. First a great contest between Jersey and Plymouth Albion with the Devon boys pulling away in the end to win 41-27.
Good to see former Pirates Grant Pointer,
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BillSo the first of this season’s Cornish Derbies in National League 2 South decisively went the way of the Cornish All Blacks 31-10 over their old rivals Redruth at Polson Bridge.
That result will certainly go part way to expunge the hurt the East Cornwall side endured last season when the Reds did the double over them.
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BillNot the best start for either of our National League 2 South sides last Saturday.
Redruth’s 35-27 defeat at the Recreation Ground to demoted Cambridge was a very frustrating affair.
The Reds certainly didn’t endear themselves to referee Phil Watters who appeared to constantly penalize the home side at scrum time.
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BillSlightly late, but more time to reflect on Friday night’s game at the Mennaye under the new lights.
I, for one, thought it was a tremendous evening with it’s own unique atmosphere, which you get at a floodlight game.
What a cracking occasion too for the Cornwall Clubs XV players ably led by skipper Nathan Chapman from Roseland RFC.
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BillWith Josh Lewsey’s term as acting CEO almost up it was anticipated that an announcement would be made as to his future role.
So yesterday’s announcement from Chairman Dicky Evans came as no surprise.
The statement read. “It was announced back in March that British Lion and World Cup winner Josh Lewsey had been appointed as Acting CEO/Performance Director at the Cornish Pirates for a six month period.
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BillIt’s been all go down at the Mennaye this summer, not just refurbishment of the ground with new floodlights, and yes I am one of those looking forward to a Friday night game under the new lights, nor pre-season training with Ian Davies and Harvey Biljoen putting their charges through their paces not just at the Mennaye but around the Duchy too,
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BillBehind the scenes, following Cornwall’s defeat to Lancashire in the Bill Beaumont Cup Final, negotiations have been taking place to find a replacement for Dave “Benji” Thomas as county coach for the 2013/14 campaign.
Finally yesterday evening the suspense was lifted with the naming of both Graham Dawe and Ian Morgan to lead the County’s challenge next season.
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