Leading perspective on Cornish rugby
BillBRIAN “STACK” STEVENS
Stack Stevens who passed away last Tuesday was one of the finest rugby players from the Duchy of Cornwall to have played the game.
He was an extremely strong and athletic player for a prop forward. He had the physique and features that seemed to have been chiselled form Cornwall’s granite.
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Cornish rugby weekly round up
By Bill Hooper
In National League 2 South, it proved to be another difficult afternoon for Redruth at home to Bury St. Edmunds. Reduth edged the win 12-9 to make it four wins from six games.
Conditions proved a great leveller,
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Photo: Alan Paver & Gavin Cattle – Simon Bryant Iktisphoto
By Phil Westren Cornish Pirates’ Media Officer
Cornish Pirates 31 Nottingham Rugby 34
As this game neared conclusion, with the scoreboard reading 17-34 there were likely few about who could have expected the Cornish Pirates to acquire two bonus points.
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BillIt was great to see All Black legend Zinzan Brooke back at Redruth last Saturday.
The former All Black No.8 played on the ground back in 1993 for the All Blacks against England SW, a game won by the tourists 19-15 thanks to a Jamie Joseph try and the boot of Matt Cooper who kicked a conversion and four penalties.
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There was not a lot to report on scoring wise in this South West Premier League game played in appalling conditions at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, but there was a heroic rear-guard action from the Cherry and Whites during a second half that lasted 55 minutes.
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Photo Simon Bryant Iktisphoto: Robin Wedlake Try time vs Gloucestershire 2015
Plymouth Albion’s Robin Wedlake was announced Trelawny’s Army Player of the Year at their well attended Annual General Meeting held at St. Austell Brewery Visitor Centre last night.
Wedlake,
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In National League 2 South Redruth were home for the second Saturday running and were again made to work hard with the win sealed with final play of the game thanks to a Matt Gidlow try.
That made the final score 20-19 to the Reds,
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BillCORNISH PIRATES 62 – 47 ROTHERHAM TITANS
This game was a defence coach’s nightmare but for the spectator an absolute feast of try-scoring, and there were some very good ones too, scored by both sides reports Bill Hooper from the Mennaye Field.
“Who’d want to be coach?”
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Photo: TASC’s Ben Gilby presents LCRFC DoR Dickon Moon with a couple of training balls in recognition of last season’s promotion to London 1 South
The action this week began on Friday night when the Cornish Pirates made their way over to Jersey for the Championship game at rue des Landes.
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BillCornish Pirates 29 Bristol Rugby 31
Played between two fully committed and gifted sides, this thrillingly pulsating contest provided an occasion when without doubt the game of rugby was a true winner, reports Phil Westren from the Mennaye Field.
Welcoming the might of Bristol Rugby to the Mennaye Field,
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