By MIKE SINCLAIR

Cornish Pirates ...............14pts Tries: Johnson 17, Penalty 32 Cons: Houston 17 Hartpury University......... 7pts Try: Crane 40 Conversion: Bazalgette 40 AN awesome display of pack power laid the foundations for a Pirates victory and they repelled Hartpury’s comeback efforts in front of a bumper 2,474 Mennaye Field crowd. The Cornish forwards drove their counterparts back for three first-half scrum penalties and their dominance resulted in two decisive tries – and three Hartpury yellow cards. Pirates joint head coach Gavin Cattle handed the cred...