Sam Hocking gets the plaudits from the team versus Kent – Photo John Beach

Cornwall’s skipper Ben Hilton on the charge against Kent – Photo John Beach

Cornwall staged a remarkable comeback to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against a spirited Kent side at Medway RFC.

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Try scorer at Cinderford Craig Williams on the charge with Chris Fuca in support – Photo John Beach

Cornwall’s selectors have named an unchanged team for Saturday’s Bill Beaumont Cup match against Kent at Medway RFC kick-off 3 pm.
The only addition is on the bench with last season’s TASC Player of the Year Lewis Paterson (Cornish All Blacks) named as a replacement.

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Big hit from BJ Chapman Photo – John Beach

Craig Williams scores Cornwall’s second try – Photo John Beach

Cornwall made an almost perfect start to their Bill Beaumont Cup campaign with a hard-fought win over old rivals Gloucestershire at Cinderford’s Dockham Road ground.

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Sam Hocking scores Cornwall’s third try – Photo John Beach

Sam Matavesi scores Cornwall’s first try against Gloucestershire – Photo by John Beach

CORNWALL got their Bill Beaumont Cup campaign off to the best possible start with a hard fought 24 –

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l-r Tom Hendrickson, Mike Roach, Max Bodilly & Matt Bolwell photo by Simon Bryant/Iktisphoto. Mobile: 07990592945.

Following on from last week’s press call with the Cornish Pirates Acting CEO Josh Lewsey and his wish to strengthen links with educational establishments around the Duchy;

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Cornwall’s head coach Dave “Benji” Thomas, was having to overcome the loss of influential flanker Tom Rawlings for Saturday’s Bill Beaumont Cup opener against Gloucestershire at Cinderford kick-off 3 pm.

The Cornish All Black star has not recovered in time from injury and had to pull out.

In his place comes Redruth and Royal Navy backrower Ben Priddey.

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Photo hooker Richard Brown against North Midlands at Camborne RFC last season

By Bill Hooper TASC Press Officer, Photo, Simon Bryant/Iktisphoto. Mobile: 07990592945.

There is a strong Redruth representation in the Cornwall squad picked for the opening Bill Beaumont Cup match at Cinderford RFC against Gloucestershire this Saturday kick-off 3 p.m.

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The Cornish Pirate’s final game of the season at the Mennaye against Jersey (won 28-24) was also the swansong for many of the current squad.
Amongst those know to be moving on is prop forward Paul Andrew a local lad who has made tremendous progress whilst being at the Pirates.

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Acting Cornish Pirates CEO Josh Lewsey talking to local media about his plans

Photo Simon Bryant

On Wednesday morning at the Mennaye Acting CEO of the Cornish Pirates, former England full back and World Cup winner, Josh Lewsey shared with the assembled members of the local media his vision to plot the Cornish Pirates course towards the Aviva Premiership.

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Photos courtesy of Simon Bryant Cornwall skipper Ben Hilton holds Tamar Cup aloft, TASC Chairman Phil Trevarton present Martin Rice with man-of-the-match award.

CORNWALL comfortably if unspectacularly retained the Tamar Cup against old foes Devon on a damp misty evening in Plymouth.

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