New stadium will end talent drain to Exeter says Matavesi

■By NEALE HARVEY

Big chance at Saints: Sam Mataves

SAM Matavesi believes the ambition of Cornish Pirates will blow the Premiership’s ringfencing brigade clean out of the water as their bid to challenge Exeter’s West Country dominance gathers pace.
With the transfer of land to Pirates’ control removing the final hurdle to building a new ‘Stadium for Cornwall’ in Truro by 2022, planning for a Premiership future has begun in earnest – a shot in the arm for those in favour of retaining promotion and relegation.
Proud Cornishman Matavesi, who joined N...

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