Pirates maul their way back from brink

By MIKE SINCLAIR

CORNISH Pirates recovered from an early self-inflicted 14-0 deficit to clinch their first victory over London Scottish in three attempts this season.
They bounced back with four tries to secure the bonus point win and a home Championship Cup quarter-final against Coventry.
“We were slow out of the blocks but clawed our way back into it,” said joint head coach Gavin Cattle.
“We had time to put it right but there are areas of our game we were not happy with.” One of those was the lineout, where Pirates squandered their throw five tim...

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