The Group fixtures have been released;
May 14th CORNWALL v HAMPSHIRE @ Redruth RFC 3 pm
May 21st HERTFORDSHIRE v CORNWALL @ Hertford RFC 3 pm
Final;
Sat June 4th CORNWALL v CHESHIRE @ Twickenham Stadium 3 pm
Josie Plant selected for England Women’s Under 18 squad
Congratulations to Josie Plant who has been selected for this season’s England Women Under 18 squad.
Josie, who hails from Perranporth where she began her rugby journey, is currently with Exeter Chiefs having also been with Camborne and Penryn during her rugby development.
We wish her every success for the forthcoming International program.
John Morgan – R.I.P.
Cornwall RFU were saddened to learn of the passing of former county player John Morgan, who played for the Falmouth club.
John was educated at Falmouth Grammar School going on to play for Falmouth on the wing. He played 21 times for Cornwall, including the 1958 County Final against Warwickshire at Coventry’s old Coundon Road ground, a game lost 16-8.
Having enjoyed a career in education John was living in retirement on the Isle of Mann.
The CRFU extend their sincerest condolences to John’s family and friends at this sad time.
Hat-trick for Symonds as Cornwall Clubs win at Perran
Cornwall Clubs XV will be playing their first fixture after a break of a few seasons on Wednesday 15th December against Perranporth RFC to celebrate their new floodlights.
Weds 15 Dec, PERRANPORTH 0 – 22 CORNWALL CLUBS XV (HT 0-5)
Report by Stuart Hood, Team Manager
An evenly contested first quarter led to high scoring Illogan wing Owen Symonds showing his pace and scoring out wide after 22 mins. Stevie Trenoweth (Illogan) missed the conversion and a well contested first half ended 0-5 to Cornwall Clubs.
Early in the second half captain and number 8 Ollie Brooks (Bodmin) barged over under the posts which Stevie Trenoweth duly converted. Cornwall Clubs gradually came together as the second half progressed and again moving the ball wide led to Illogan’s flying winger Owen Symonds scoring twice in the last 10 minutes to complete his hat- trick.
Overall a great showcase for rugby putting Cornwall League 1, 2 and Duchy League players under the spotlight. Hopefully there will be further fixtures during the course of the season.
CORNWALL CLUBS XV
| 15 MAX COWLING | BODMIN RFC |
| 14 BEN CHENOWETH | ROSELAND RFC |
| 13 BILLY O’MEARA | ILLOGAN PARK RFC |
| 12 JOSH TAYLOR | BODMIN RFC |
| 11 OWEN SYMONDS | ILLOGAN PARK RFC |
| 10 STEVE TRENOWETH | ILLOGAN PARK RFC |
| 9 JACK MOORHOUSE-HOYLE | ST. AGNES RFC |
| 1 JONATHON BUDD | ILLOGAN PARK RFC |
| 2 JASON HOUSE | ST. JUST RFC |
| 3 JACOB HAPAN | ST. AGNES RFC |
| 4 ED LLEWELYN | ROSELAND RFC |
| 5 CALLUM ROWE | BODMIN RFC |
| 6 KYLE POINTER | ST. JUST RFC |
| 7 LEWIS EUSTICE | HELSTON RFC |
| 8 OLLY BROOKS (Capt) | BODMIN RFC |
| REPLACEMENTS | |
| DECARLO TRERISE | HELSTON RFC |
| PHIL NICHOLAS | ST. JUST RFC |
| ADAM SMITH | CAMBORNE CRUSADERS RFC |
| MATT PENROSE | CAMBORNE CRUSADERS RFC |
| DAN JANE | LANKELLY-FOWEY RFC |
| JAMES TURPIN | LANKELLY-FOWEY RFC |
| LACHLAN BLACKLAW | BODMIN RFC |
| COACHES | |
| Adrian Trewhella, David Mankee, Chris Bray |
Chloe Dawe – RIP
It is with great sadness that we learned this weekend of the passing of popular young player Chloe Dawe, following a short illness with cancer at the age of just 23.
Chloe began playing rugby at the age of 6 with Launceston minis progressing through the age groups, also representing Cornwall at age group level, before playing for the senior Cornwall Ladies team.
CRFU President John Sumnall, and all involved with Cornwall RFU, wish to express their sincerest and heartfelt condolences to Chloe’s family, friends and teammates, and that our thoughts and prayers are very much with them at this sad time.
Cornwall Under 20 name side to face Reds
Please find attached the team sheet for tomorrow nights game v Redruth XV.
For obvious reasons there are no Redruth players in our squad but a number of U20’s will be playing against us so we can see as many players as possible.
Eleven different clubs represented as well so good spread from the clubs who have supported the nominations process.
We have selected Ethan Pearce-Cowley as the captain for tomorrow night, he has already shown good leadership skills, commitment and has a wealth of experience in rugby.
Cornwall U20’s v Redruth XV
Wednesday 8 December Hayle RFC 1930 kick off
- Ethan Pearce-Cowley not attached (Captain)
- Jake Seaton – Pirates Amateurs
- Kieran Yelland – Truro
- Pat Walton – Penryn
- Eli Williams – Pirates Amateurs
- Archie Pilcher – Pirates Amateurs
- Freddie Trewin – Helston
- Oliver Minnis – St Austell
- Josh Anderson – Truro
- Joe McCarthy – Camborne School of Mines
- Lewis Bostock – Truro
- Bailey Rogers – Veor
- Joss Pascoe – Truro
- Jack Davis – Camborne
- Harry Larkins – Camborne
Replacements
Tyler Dower – Camborne
Matt Boothby – St Austell
Matt Trehair – St Austell
Lewis Woolaway – Saltash
Connor Triggs – Truro
Dillon Newton – Newquay Hornets
Joe Maunder – St Austell
Dominic Tresidder – Camborne
Jack Counter – Wadebridge Camels
Kai Sale – Penryn
Ethan Knight – Truro
Andrew Walsh – Saltash
Team Manager – Colin Hatch
Coaches – Rich Kevern, Tyler Gendall, Adam Kevern.
Medical – Dr John Garman, Graham Ashton
Kit – Paul Hurrell
Photographs -Simon Bryant
Match Filming David Burrows
Multi-media – Kevin Bishop
XGirl Cup: Newquay/Perranporth Storm to Glory
Stage 2 @ Launceston RFC, Report by Ross Tucknott
The sun was out and the winds of Storm Arwen had petered out, but a different force of nature descended from the north Cornish coast to wreak more havoc on Sunday’s second stage of the CRFU’s XRugby competition for girls, as Newquay and Perranporth officially combined in both the U15s and U13s to continue their unbeaten runs in the competition.
Newquay & Perranporth U15s – alongside a pair of talented St Austell players – secured maximum points on the day, with only Truro & Liskeard in the last game coming away with anything to show for their own efforts. They weren’t the only force from the north coast to make waves either: Bude continued their own impressive start to the competition by splitting into two squads and each only losing to the table-toppers. Truro & Liskeard took league points from every game they played, and their opening draw ensured that Launceston – also ably assisted by St Austell – secured their first points of the campaign, as well as from a hard fought bonus point against Bude B.
Not to be outdone by their older clubmates, the Newquay & Perranporth U13s also joined with a St Austell player and grabbed an impressive clean sweep. Launceston came closest to upsetting the visitors, losing by only a single point, as well as participating in a blistering 38-38 draw with Truro & Liskeard and only falling short of matching Camborne by a single try as well. Camborne, Bude and Truro & Liskeard all pocketed wins and but every team’s defence was noticeably improved from Stage 1, promising to create even more tight and exciting games as the season progresses.
Last but far from least, the Launceston U18s continued their own 100% record in the competition with emphatic wins over their opponents. With only a handful of Belerions players able to attend, those that made it joined up with Truro Bengals to inflict a handy defeat upon the Truro Siberians, but the Siberians in turn managed to restrict Launceston to a narrower scoreline than their clubmates.
So at the halfway stage of the league competition, the U18s and U15s tables now stand as follows:
Full Results:
U18s
Launceston 24 – 14 Truro Siberians
Truro Siberians 21 – 47 Truro Bengals & Belerions
Launceston 31 – 12 Truro Bengals & Belerions
U15s
Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell 34 – 12 Bude A
Launceston & St Austell 12 – 12 Truro & Liskeard
Bude B 21 – 54 Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell
Bude A 45 – 7 Launceston & St Austell
Truro & Liskeard 35 – 38 Bude B
Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell 68 – 7 Launceston & St Austell
Truro & Liskeard 24 – 63 Bude A
Bude B 43 – 31 Launceston & St Austell
Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell 55 – 38 Truro & Liskeard
Bude A P-P Bude B (scored as a draw)
U13s
Bude 24 – 42 Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell
Launceston 38 – 38 Liskeard
Camborne 10 – 31 Bude
Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell 22 – 21 Launceston
Liskeard & Truro 28 – 26 Camborne
Bude 54 – 24 Launceston
Liskeard & Truro 0 – 56 Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell
Camborne 42 – 35 Launceston
Bude 33 – 35 Liskeard & Truro
Newquay/Perranporth & St Austell 56 – 12 Camborne
Tribute Cornwall Knock Out Cup 1st Rd Draw
C.R.F.U. TRIBUTE CORNWALL KNOCK OUT CUP 2021-22
There are 14 teams entered, 2 teams will get a bye for the 1st round leaving six 1st round ties to be played on or before Sunday 27th February 2022.
Teams given a 1st round bye, Camborne & Launceston
1st Round Draw;
Newquay Hornets v Wadebridge Camels
Veor-Holman v Falmouth
Pirates Amateurs v Liskeard-Looe
Bude v St. Austell – AWAY W/O
Truro v Hayle
Saltash v Penryn
Round 1 to be played on or by Sunday 27th February
Round 2
Semi-Finals to be played on or by Sunday 13th March
Final to be played on Saturday 16th April (Easter Saturday) @ Redruth RFC 5 pm
Cornwall Under 20s team building day
Over 50 players assembled at Truro RFC last Sunday as the Cornwall Under 20 squad launched their preparations for this season’s Jason Leonard Cup campaign that will commence in January.
Everyone was welcomed by CRFU Chairman Dave Saunter.
Once again Tyler Gendall and Richie Kevern head up the coaching staff with Adam Kevern assisting.
Part of the day was given to the President’s Challenge, team manager Colin Hatch takes up the story. “
As part of the 150 anniversary of the RFU, both the RFU President and our own President John Sumnall challenged individuals and teams to raise money for the Injured Players Foundation with the theme of “150”.
He added. “50+ players attended and each completed 3 laps of the Truro pitch making a total of 150 laps completed. All of the players and the back room staff were also required to donate 100 pennies this was then enhanced so that for every 100 pennies a further 50 pennies was donated making a total of 150 form everybody attending. The total raised was £100 pounds for the injured players foundation which is an excellent commitment from these young players.
“Thanks to one and all for participating”.
The squad will now meet up on a regular basis with a couple of warm up games programmed ahead of the championship.
Fixtures 2022: Jason Leonard Cup Championship
- Sunday 23rd January CORNWALL U.20 v DEVON U.20 (HOME) VENUE TBA
- Sunday 6th February DORSET & WILTS U.20 v CORNWALL (AWAY) VENUE TBA
- 20th March Q/final
- 17th April S/final
- 1st May Final
Roles to be filled for both Under 18 & Under 15 County Girls teams
Team Managers, First Aiders & Coaches… Your Duchy Needs You!It’s been (too long) a while since the girls got to put on the Black and Gold, but not for much longer.
Trials are coming in February, the U18s matches start at the end of March and the U15s get their turn in May.
We’re looking for new team managers for both U18s and U15s to help organise the campaigns and support the girls, plus first aiders to help at training and on match-days. This year’s matches can’t occur without YOU!We also want to add to the coaching team, with an important change from previous years. We’re looking to add specialist coaches to work alongside the head coaches of both age groups, some of whom need not attend at the festivals, just training sessions.
So whether you’re defence-minded or you think attack is the best form of it, forward-thinking or backs-oriented, or just like teaching players how to kick the ball away (!) then there may be a place for you on the team. We’re also looking for fresh faces too: county campaigns aren’t just a development opportunity for the girls!So please get in touch: send Ross an email at womensandgirls@crfu.co.uk to show your interest
DBS checks will be required.
