Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillOf the two hastily assembled squads for this annual fixture played this season at Brixham’s Astley Park ground Devon gelled the better to run out comfortable winners against Cornwall by 59-8.
Despite being under the cosh from the start Cornwall were still in the game as they trailed by just 3-0 after 20 minutes.
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BillTOMORROW,Sunday sees Cornwall take on old rivals Devon in the St. Austell Brewery sponsored Tamar Cup at Brixham kick-off 3pm.
Squads for tomorrow’s match;
Cornwall (squad): J Parma (Camborne), M Lea (Truro), R Kevern (Camborne), S Kenward (Redruth), G Thirlby (Redruth), D Mankee (Camborrne), N Endean (Camborne),
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BillThe Cornish Pirates will extend a warm welcome to Rotherham Titans on Sunday for a vitally important Pool B game in the RFU Championship. Kick-off at the Mennaye Field is at 4.05pm.
It will be Rotherham’s second visit to Penzance this season, where they were beaten 40-15 points back in October.
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BillCornish Pirates will travel to Bedford this Sunday keen to achieve glory by toppling respected opponents. The match at Goldington Road, which is being shown live on Sky TV, kicks off at 1.05pm.
In games played between the two teams in Stage One of the RFU Championship, the Pirates lost 32-25 at Bedford in October but won 23-13 at home in January.
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BillRedruth Rugby launches its Hall of Fame on 25 & 26 March. 30 ‘Hall of Famers’ will be inducted at a ceremony in the Redruth Clubhouse on the evening of 25 March and all living Hall of Famers have been invited to a formal luncheon in the Club’s Hospitality Suite prior to the Redruth v Cinderford match on 26 March.
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BillThis is what we’ve been waiting for, with due respect to the other sides in the Championship, the play-offs for promotion to the Aviva Premiership.
After the thrills of last season and Exeter Chiefs dramatic winning of the Play-offs at the expense of favourites Bristol, many wonder if it could happen again?
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BillST PIRAN’S DAY – 05 March
It is many years since we have had a home fixture on St Piran’s Day so, when we welcome our friends from Stourbridge, it will be to a substantial St Piran’s Day celebration. Redruth Rugby have come together with Redruth Town to stage an event to remember.
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BillCornwall got their County Championship campaign at under 20 level off to a great start with an impressive 51-16 win over Somerset at Camborne, reports Bill Hooper.
Despite trailing at half-time 15-16 when playing into the wind, Cornwall stepped up a gear during the second half scoring thirty-six unanswered points to the delight of their coaches Tom Rawlings and Ryan Westren.
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BillCORNWALL Under 20`s V Somerset Under 20`s.
From the Cornwall RFU
To be played at Camborne RFC on Sunday 20th February 2011 2.30pm kick off.
Joint coaches Ryan Westren and Tom Rawlings have announced the following side to take on Somerset U.20’s in the opening match of this season’s Championship.
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BillJust three days after Dicky Evans outlined his plans for a new stadium near Truro what better advert to bolster his ideas than the fantastic televised game at the Mennaye on Sunday when the Cornish Pirates gave leaders Worcester Warriors another terrible fright, having won at Worcester’s Sixways ground 23-21 earlier in the season to inflict their sole defeat in the Championship thus far,
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