Injury blow to John Stevens mars trip for Cornish Pirates

By Rob Wildman

Nottingham...... 18pts
Tries: Clayton 21, Ecclesfield 80
Conversions: Arden 21
Penalties: Arden 18, 60

Cornish P ......... 24pts
Tries: Nelson 5, 27, McNab 10, Bokenham 77
Conversions: Houston 10, Jenkins 77
Cornish Pirates grabbed a bonus point win from a testing trip to Nottingham which left their captain John Stevens nursing a worrying left knee injury.
The influential No.8 had helped give the Pirates a crucial edge in the first 30 minutes until he picked up the injury which forced him to be helped off.
“It doesn’t look good. We will have to see,” said Pirates boss ...

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