NEWS EXTRA

CORNISH Pirates could become semi-professional if they can’t get the right funding next season.
The Pirates have crowdfunded to help fill the gap that will be left when long-time benefactor Dicky Evans ends his support next summer.
“There’s other models we can look at,” chief executive Rebecca Thomas said. “We are still a fully professional set up and we are very fortunate that Dicky has supported that for many, many years,” she told the BBC.
“There are other models – the Championship is split and made up of clubs th...