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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Cattle prods for a proper pathway

By LUKE JARMYN Cornish Pirates’ coach Gavin Cattle believes this season’s success for the Penzance-based club is a clear indicator that...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Include Welsh sides in two-tier Premiership

A couple of letters in last week’s paper along with Nick Cain’s column got me thinking on these subjects of ring-fencing...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

I want to win title before I leave Bristol – Luatua

By PAUL REES Few overseas signings have had a more lasting impact in the Premiership than Steve Luatua who looks like...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Coventry denied by powerful Pirates

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ............ 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ..........................12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Doncaster win the battle but Ealing take the title

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster......... 20pts Tries: Fox 25, Margetts 59 Conversions: Bennett 25, 59 Penalties: Bennett 40, 68 Ealing T ................

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Don’t only blame RFU for lack of confidence

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS interesting to read last week’s comments by Simon Halliday in...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Blame RFU for lack of confidence – Halliday

By NICK CAIN The Cornish Pirates statement that the future of professional rugby in Cornwall is in jeopardy – citing RFU...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

RFU’s still killing the dreams of investors

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU’s indecision is final. It does not know what to do about...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates take control to close down Nottingham

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham........ 7pts Tries: van der Flier 22 Conversions: Arden 22 Cornish P ..........29pts Tries: Hocking 12, Schwarz 38,...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

We had belief in our ability

Mark Stevens talks to Exeter Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson as he embarks on a new chapter away from Sandy Park IN...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates aiming for a three-peat over lowly Cambridge

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW Cornish Pirates v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates and Cambridge meet for the third...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Navy set sights on retaining Babcock Trophy

NEWS EXTRA ROYAL Navy head coach Dave Pascoe hopes a tougher build-up to this season’s Inter Services Championship will ensure his...

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My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow - The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates keep Hartpury at bay to stay in the race

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury RFC ...25pts Tries: Barton 4, Penalty 44, Hunt 68 Conversions: Bazalgette 69 Penalties: Bazalgette 30, 72 Cornish...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Doncaster looking for revenge after Caldy’s December win

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Doncaster v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Castle Park DONCASTER Knights are out for revenge after the Merseysiders...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates sign Harris on loan

By SAM JACKSON Cornish Pirates have signed Exeter Chiefs hooker Iestyn Harris on loan to cover injuries. The 25-year-old former Wales...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Squeezed-out Robson ready to take on his next challenge

By LUKE JARMYN CARDIFF’S Arwel Robson fervently believes he’s in the best shape he’s ever been in and, after following his...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Masterful Willis leads Trailfinders fightback

■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 17pts Tries: Walker 10, Stevens 25, McNab 63 Conversions: Houston 25 E Trailfinders ..26pts Tries:...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Bazalgette dreaming of shot at big time

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury playmaker Harry Bazalgette believes he’s put himself in the shop window for Premiership outfits as he aims...

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Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Relegation saga still a shadow over game

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is so much that makes so little sense in the English club...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Knights make the most of lifelines

■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster....................... 27pts Tries: Margett 53, Simpson 57, 77 Conversions: Bennett 53, 57, 77 Penalties: Bennett 42, 75 Cornish...

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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Alex Day

The Bedford and former Cornish Pirates, Northampton & Saracens scrum-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates duo happy for top sides to do the plundering

By MARK STEVENS Over the years, the Cornish Pirates coaching duo of Gavin Cattle and Alan Paver have unearthed some real...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Tonkin on a new Trail

EALING Trailfinders have confirmed the signing of Louie Tonkin as an assistant coach from the start of next season, as revealed...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Beating Ealing proves anything is possible

Matthew Luddington talks to London Scottish flanker Jack Ingall about combining work and play in the Championship ANECDOTES from rugby’s amateur...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

High-flying Pirates wary of Turner’s ‘tricky customers’

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates have won six out of their...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Tonkin gets the call to join Ealing

ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Houston in control to take Caldy to cleaners

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................. 14pts Tries: Penalty 50, Sproston 79 Conversions: Barker 80 Cornish P ..........32pts Tries: Stevens 7, Trewin...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We want to create some more history, says Ward

By BEN JAYCOCK No fear: Coach Ben Ward EALING Trailfinders finished top of Pool D following a clean sweep of victories...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Hendrickson enjoying his new life in Japan

By MARK STEVENS Tom Hendrickson is settling well to life in the Far East having swapped the Premiership for that of...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Long breaks do us no favours – Rayer

By BEN JAYCOCK Bedford Blues have made a promising start to this season’s truncated Championship but director of rugby Mike Rayer...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Norey working hard to grab his Prem chance

By PAUL REES Max Norey made his Exeter debut in 2019 but has had to wait until this season to nail...

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Rugby Europe Championship

/ 2 years ago

Shock for Portugal as Belgium beat the odds

By JON NEWCOMBE Cornish Pirates full-back Jordan Gott hopes that playing a part in Belgium rugby’s best-ever win will be the...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Gallagher delight as Caldy down Cov

By BEN JAYCOCK Coming off the bench to score a hat-trick and spearhead Caldy’s upset victory over title fighting Coventry last...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dominant Ealing make it look easy

By TOM JOHNSON Ealing Trailfinders.. 40pts Tries: Cornish 4, Holmes 12, Bird-Tulloch 19, Cordy-Redden 35, 53; O’Brien 80 Conversions: Twelvetrees 4,...

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