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Ward delight as Ealing cut loose to sink Pirates

26 March 2023 0 comments

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T ………….50pts Tries: Newman 3, Walker 6, W Davis 19, 43; Kelleher 40, Howard 52, Cordy-Redden 69, Bodilly 79 Conversions: Willis […]

Georgian beefcake on menu for Baxter

12 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs have signed Georgian international loosehead Nika Abuladze, above, on a two-year deal as Rob Baxter takes steps […]

Cov sink as Pirates triumph in the mud

12 March 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ……………31pts Tries: Stevens 29, Crane 40, Nelson 60, Penalty 65 Conversions: Robson 29, 40, Bazalgette 60 Penalties: Bazalgette 80 Coventry […]

Storming Pirates cruise into semis

12 February 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCALIR C Pirates ………..52pts Tries: Williams 10, King 19, Elderkin 38, Nelson 42, Haylor 61, Crane 67, Cant 71, Stacey 76 Conversions: Bazalgette […]

Young Guns: Sale & England U20s centre Reketi Ma’asi-White

12 February 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Introvert Rekeiti Ma’asi-White is hoping to use the Six Nations U20s experience with England to improve on his communication skills. Ma’asi-White, 20, […]

Second-half blitz puts Pirates in control

8 January 2023 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ..37pts Tries: Crane 5, Wyatt 53, 79, Kessell 58, Tuima 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 53, Robson 75, 79 Penalties: Bazalgette 24, […]

Hartpury make it three on the spin

31 December 2022 0 comments

Hartpury………………22 Cornish Pirates …. 16 HARTPURY sealed a third consecutive win to down the Pirates in tricky conditions. Hartpury came out firing and their first […]

Pirates trying to turn the tide

18 December 2022 0 comments

Preview C Pirates v Doncaster Today. 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle sees today’s game as a fantastic opportunity to make amends for their ‘frustrating’ […]

Burns fires late double to keep Ealing on bonus run

4 December 2022 0 comments

By MARTIN WOOLLATT C Pirates……….. 12pts Tries: Crane 14, Wyatt 37 Conversion: Robson 38 Ealing……………..25pts Tries: Uzokwe 48, Tizzano 62, Burns 78, 80 Conversions: Willis […]

Sirker’s found new lease of life in West Country

20 November 2022 3 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made him a better player […]

Scottish woe as Clow sent off before he gets on pitch

30 October 2022 2 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P ………32pts Tries: Walker 9, Beaton 28, Elderkin 37, Andrew 53, Fender 80 Cons: Robson 9, 37 Penalties: Robson 2 London […]

Dream Team with Gus Southon

16 October 2022 1 comment

The London Scottish and former London Irish and Hartpury loose forward, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Desmond Merry – […]

Cambriani sets his sights on try feast

9 October 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Ampthill’s Ben Cambriani has set a clear goal of scoring at least 20 tries this season as the free-scoring winger continues to […]

Judge delight as he goes back to Saracens

25 September 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Christian Judge admits his return to Saracens was a “little out of the blue” but now aims to make his second coming […]

Day makes the most of his return to Cornwall

25 September 2022 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates …………21pts Tries: Crane 29, Tuima 37, Wedlake 53 Conversions: Robson 29, 37, 53 Bedford …………..41pts Tries: Day 43, 68, Arthur […]

Regional Premier

25 September 2022 3 comments

1 Midlands By DAVID LAWRENCE DERBY look poised for a challenge at the Regional 1 Midlands title after an emphatic 66-29 victory over lowly Stoke-on-Trent. […]

Relton returns home to take the Pirates route

4 September 2022 0 comments

Arthur Relton is returning to his Cornwall rugby roots this season keen to follow a well-trodden path into a Premiership career. The most important thing […]

England’s Jersey trip leaves RFU all at sea

4 September 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK English club rugby has never been more in need of coherent, strong, farsighted leadership as it enters […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Gloucester

4 September 2022 1 comment

Head Coach: George Skivington Captain: Lewis Ludlow Ground: Kingsholm Capacity: 16,115 PREDICTED FINISH: 3RD When George Skivington arrived at Gloucester during the Covid summer, the […]

Rich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they embark on a quest […]

The game paying too much for its players

28 August 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Top gun: Semi Radradra is a marquee player for Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images After this week’s […]

Dozen new faces sign on at Ampthill

21 August 2022 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS AMPTHILL have confirmed the signings of six forwards and six backs ahead of the 2022/23 Championship season. In the back row, Caleb Montgomery […]

Marine Hayler joins Pirates

21 August 2022 1 comment

ROYAL Marine back rower Jarrard Hayler has signed a one-year contract with Cornish Pirates. Hayler has captained the Navy against the Army at Twickenham and […]

From Moseley to a bar in Buenos Aires

21 August 2022 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MOSELEY & CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK OLLIE THOMAS MY route to rugby was different from the modern-day route as my dad […]

Stadium for Cornwall will happen – Durkin

14 August 2022 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has reassured fans that plans for a proposed Stadium for Cornwall – and the dream of Premiership […]

Rylands delight as he heads home to Bedford

17 July 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club Bedford Blues. The Bedford-born […]

A’s ace Cambriani enjoys his revival

19 June 2022 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Danger man: Ben Cambriani scores for Ampthill PICTURE: PRiME Media Images AFTER being released by Ospreys, Ben Cambriani has enjoyed a career […]

Northampton sign trialist Aaron Hinkley and Alfie Petch from Exeter

31 May 2022 1 comment

Northampton Saints have signed trialist Aaron Hinkley and Alfie Petch from Exeter Chiefs. The former England age group internationals have signed ahead of the 2022/23 […]

League ‘pyramid’ now has a flat-top

29 May 2022 1 comment

REGARDING the restructuring of the National Leagues next season, please, please RFU stop using phraseology such as “re-branding, re-booting, re-energising” as I guess it turns […]

DREAM TEAM

15 May 2022 1 comment

CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER NEWCASTLE & SCOTLAND U20s SCRUM-HALF RUARIDH DAWSON CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Trevor Davison – […]

Pirates hold nerve to steal it in a thriller

8 May 2022 0 comments

By TOM CARR Bedford …………..32pts Tries: Worley 24, 29, Stedman 62, Adamson 96 Conversions: Maisey 24, 30, 62 Penalties: Maisey 6, 12 C Pirates…………33pts Tries: […]

Three English rugby clubs join brain scan trial to make rugby safer

3 May 2022 2 comments

Three rugby union clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped that a device can […]

Irish give back row Caulfield another shot in top-flight

1 May 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are poised to make a move for Cornish Pirates’ former England U20 lock Josh Caulfield. Caulfield, […]

Last-minute touchdown gives Pirates narrow lead

1 May 2022 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates ……….38pts Tries: Channon 8, De Battista 18, Wyatt 26, Blackmore 60, Penny 69, Bolwell 80 Conversions: Bazalgette 9, 18, 26; […]

Ace Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec

1 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23 season. The 31-year-old, who […]

Winter’s departure confirmed

1 May 2022 0 comments

COVENTRY have confirmed Rowland Winter’s exit from the club. The director of rugby has not been present at a Coventry game since the Butts Park […]

Cornish Pirates’ Tom Channon announces retirement

29 April 2022 0 comments

Cornish Pirates hooker and top try scorer Tom Channon will be retiring after his final game for the club tomorrow. The Championship Cup quarter-final 1st Leg […]

Holden on song to give edge to Knights

24 April 2022 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates …………20pts Tries: Petch 7, Sirker 39, Parata 73 Conversions: Bazalgette 8 Penalties: Bazalgette 23 Doncaster ……..32pts Tries: Hudson 27, 36; […]

Versatile Ealing ace Uzokwe glad to finish off the job in style

10 April 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK CHAMPIONSHIP winner Simon Uzokwe is enjoying some well-earned time off as he awaits the outcome of Ealing Trailfinders’ appeal against the RFU’s […]

Pirates penetrate Castle Park fortress

10 April 2022 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ……..24pts Tries: Best 26, Penalty 62, Holling 74, Smith 80 Conversions: McBryde 74 C Pirates…………26pts Tries: Wedlake-Millecam 15, Tucker 42, Walker […]

Fallen champs eat their humble pie as required

10 April 2022 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 105 Saracens […]

Duncan at the double to keep heat on leaders

20 March 2022 2 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates…………31pts Tries: Channon 10, 49; Duncan 13, 56; Sirker 76 Conversions: Robson 14, 50, 76 Hartpury ……….24pts Tries: Short 5, Britton […]

Evans set to pump in extra £2.5m

20 March 2022 0 comments

CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years has given him and […]

Pirates may go part-time

6 March 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CORNISH Pirates were due to have talks with benefactor Dicky Evans and his family at the end of […]

Promotion hopefuls hear their fate on Tuesday

20 February 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE EALING and Doncaster’s applications for promotion to the Premiership will be considered at an RFU Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday. The […]

Pirates help prop pair get chance in Europe

30 January 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR JAMES Kenny and Patrick Schickerling, who began the season competing for Championship places in the Cornish Pirates front row, will […]

Bazalgette on target as Pirates rattle past the 50

23 January 2022 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ..52pts Tries: Kiri Kiri 3, 55; Andrew 10, Cutmore 22, Wedlake 45, Cant 62, Duncan 71 Conversions: Bazalgette 3, 10, […]

My job at Sedgley Park was to punch people

2 January 2022 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS HEAD COACH AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, LANCASHIRE, SALE, SEDGLEY PARK, ORRELL, NOTTINGHAM, MOLESEY, CALDY AND FYLDE LOCK PAUL […]

New Years Day Championship Preview

31 December 2021 0 comments

Ampthill v London Scottish is the lone game to survive this New Years Day. Covid-19 infection rates continue to wreak havoc on rugby around the […]

Pirates psyched up for revenge mission

26 December 2021 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates v Hartpury Boxing Day, kick-off 5pm, Mennaye Field Pack power: Pirates hooker Tom Channon crashes over to score against Ampthill […]

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