Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillCornwall go into this vital must win Bill Beaumont Southern Group relegation decider against Kent this Saturday with yet another changed side.
Injuries and unavailability sees Aaron Penberthy don the 15 shirt with veteran Ian Morgan once again answering Cornwall’s call in the fly-half berth. Shaun Hawkey starts at scrum-half in place of the injured Nick Simmons.
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BillCornwall have been forced into several changes for their clash against Gloucestershire at Cinderford tomorow afternoon kick-off 3pm.
Lock Adam Harris comes in for Redruth’s Damien Cook who is sidelined with illness. Harris who now plays for Rosslyn Park began his career at Hayle RFC and last played for Cornwall in 2007 against Surrey.
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BillCORNWALL CONFIDENT AHEAD OF HERTS CLASH
BY BILL HOOPER TASC PRESS OFFICER
CORNWALL despite lacking players from the Cornish All Blacks go into their opening County Championship clash on Saturday at Redruth full of confidence.
Redruth club captain prop Darren Jacques is set to lead the side in Cornwall’s only home game of the season against Hertfordshire,
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BillThe first leg final of the RFU Championship between the Cornish Pirates and Worcester Warriors will be played at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, on Wednesday 11th May (ko 7.45pm).
For tickets please contact the club’s ticket office 01736-331961, open 9am – 4pm Monday-Friday (up to and including Tuesday 10th May).
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BillIT WAS TENSE down at the Mennaye yesterday evening, with just over 10 minutes of proper time left on the clock and trailing to an excellent London Welsh side 10-3, the Cornish Pirates dug deep to turn the result around in dramatic fashion with a little bit of Welsh wizardry from their skipper scrum-half Gavin Cattle.
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BillREDRUTH 26 – 25 BLAYDON
Redruth live to fight another day following this narrow win in their final league match at the Recreation Ground this season, reports Bill Hooper.
A seesaw match with the lead changed seven times, not recommended for those of a nervous disposition,
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BillJosh Matavesi’s first interview with Racing Metro’s website translates from French original.
A little over three weeks since his arrival as a medical joker to cover the absence of Juan Hernandez , Josh Matavesi has been called into the sky blues and white’s match day squad for the first time for Saturday’s clash at Colombes against Agen.
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BillSIX WINS out of six for the Cornish Pirates as they top Pool B of the RFU Championship play-offs to earn a home semi-final against the runners up in Pool A London Welsh.
That game will take place at the Mennaye on Sunday 1st May with a 5-45pm kick-off.
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BillHaving thrashed Rotherham 67-14 at the Mennaye Field on Sunday, the Cornish Pirates, who will need no reminding that they lost 19-18 away to the Titans in January, know they can expect a totally different encounter when they travel to the Yorkshire team’s Clifton Lane ground this Saturday (ko 3pm).
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BillThe 20th April 1991 is a date indelibly lodged in the minds of every Cornish rugby supporter – the day 40,000 Cornwall supporters descended on Twickenham to witness their team secure the County Championship for the first time in over 80 years. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this historic event Redruth RFC are issuing invitations to the living members of that Cornwall squad (sadly Tony Mead is no longer with us) to join us at the home of Cornish rugby.
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