Hayle and hearty review 24-25 October 2026

Hayle were the standout side among the Cornish clubs on 24-25 October, running up 59 points against Saltash II in Counties 3. St Austell beat Weston-super-Mare and Penzance & Newlyn won at Okehampton in the Regional leagues, while Launceston’s three-match winning run ended against Exmouth. Several games were postponed.

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Launceston 14 – 28 Exmouth. Exmouth led 21-0 at half-time after a penalty try and two converted tries, with Launceston missing chances including two five-metre penalties and a held-up try. Charlie Tummon was sin-binned after the penalty try, but Launceston conceded no points while he was off. A second-half fightback brought two converted tries, from George Harris and Mitch Hawken with James Tucker adding both conversions, but Exmouth added a late second penalty try. Launceston’s three-match winning run ended and they finished without a losing bonus point; Tummon was named their man of the match.

St. Austell 33 – 12 Weston-super-Mare.

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Okehampton 5 – 13 Penzance & Newlyn. Wadebridge Camels v Teignmouth was postponed.

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Saltash 12 – 19 Truro; St. Ives 5 – 8 Redruth II. Camborne II v Torquay Athletic was postponed.

Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex

Old Wimbledonians 30 – 17 London Cornish.

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Bude won at Newquay in stormy, wet conditions, taking a bonus point with a 29-7 victory (reported as 17-0 ahead at half-time). Joe Wilson scored a hat-trick of tries, with Ed Hilliam-Cooke and skipper Finley Fry also crossing and Olly Denford kicking two conversions; Tyler Croft scored Newquay’s only try. Other results: Helston 38 – 0 St. Austell II; Liskeard-Looe 24 – 0 Falmouth; Penryn 28 – 0 Wadebridge Camels II. Perranporth v Launceston II and St. Agnes v St. Just were postponed.

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Hayle 59 – 7 Saltash II was the biggest score of the weekend. Other results: Camborne School of Mines 7 – 24 Illogan Park; Falmouth II 12 – 38 St. Ives II; Lankelly-Fowey 35 – 18 Roseland; Redruth Albany 26 – 28 Penzance & Newlyn II. Bude II v Bodmin and Veor v Helston II were postponed.

Women’s rugby (Sunday)

Wadebridge Camels Women 52 – 7 Falmouth Women (Women’s NC 3 South West (West)); Truro Women 29 – 5 Camborne Women (RFU Women’s Junior Cup Round 2).

Full fixtures and results are on our Full Cornish page.

Scores from trelawnysarmy.org/full-cornish. Match colour from The Post (thepost.uk.com).