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BillCornish Pirates 31 Doncaster Knights 24
Pre-season complete, the Cornish Pirates welcomed Doncaster Knights to the Mennaye Field on Sunday for their opening game in this season’s Greene King IPA Championship, reports Phil Westren from the Mennaye Field.
Matches between the Pirates and the Knights are often high-scoring and entertaining affairs,
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BillCornish Pirates 29 Exeter Chiefs 21
On a most pleasant and atmospheric August evening the Cornish Pirates deservedly took the scalp of visiting Exeter Chiefs, reports Phil Westren from the Mennaye
Field.
Photo: Brian Tempest. Sam Matavesi scores one of his two tries
Rob Baxter’s Devon side arrived at the Mennaye Field with a mix of Premiership and international stars,
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Bill‘Meet the Players’ Event Again Proves Popular
Photo Brian Tempest: Brett Beukeboom new club captain
The Cornish Pirates annual ‘Meet the Players’ event, held at the Mennaye Field on Tuesday, once again proved popular, reports Phil Westren.
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Photo by Brian Tempest. Coach Alan Paver
The Cornish Pirates are in buoyant mood ahead of the 2018/19 season, and for good reason, reports Phil Westren from the Mennaye.
For the team and its supporters there is much to look forward to as they approach a new campaign with an already gifted squad boosted still further by the arrival of quality new signings.
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BillJOHN “CHEYENNE” BLACKBURN
Photo: John Blackburn at front of the lineout for Penryn against London Welsh 1973
John Blackburn, who sadly passed away this week aged 79, was in his heyday one of the most renowned lock forwards playing in Cornwall during the sixties and early seventies,
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BillEverybody connected with Trelawny’s Army are saddened to learn of the passing of our great friend and valued committee member Ewart White who sadly passed away yesterday following a short illness.
Ewart was rightly regarded as a stalwart of Cornish rugby, he was county team secretary for over twenty years,
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BillRedruth and Royal Navy lock Edd Pascoe is the only Cornish player to have been selected for this year’s England Counties tour to Romania.
Well done to Edd.
Full England Counties squad in the link
Congratulations to Josh Matavesi who has been called up to the Barbarians squad to face England on Sunday.
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BillThere were plenty of Chris’ former and current team-mates on show Saturday for Fucs’ farewell game at Redruth.
Just a few photos by Dan Barbary to give you a flavour of the day.
Cheers Fucs.
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BillBILL BEAUMONT CUP – COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
HERTFORDSHIRE 50–0 CORNWALL
By Bill Hooper
Cornwall selectors rang the changes ahead of county side’s final fixture for this season with a view to looking at players ahead of next season’s campaign; however they were also hit by some late withdrawals which meant Cornwall fielding a side with not one Redruth player in the match day squad!
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