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| 1. ACTION REQUIRED Adult Player Registration – verify your players’ email addresses To help get ready for Adult Player Registration next season and to support the health of the game, from February 2024 we are asking clubs to make sure that players’ email addresses are verified on GMS. The National Rugby Survey is live! Every year the National Rugby Survey is your way to share how your season has gone so far and what you would like the game to look like in the future. Papa Johns Men’s Community Cup Draw & Finals Information We are pleased to announce the draw for this seasons Papa Johns Men’s Community Cup, as well as details on where the finals will be held this season. Your chance to play at Twickenham with Play Together, Stay Together Be in with a chance of playing at Twickenham stadium, by telling the RFU what your club is doing to help age grade players transition to adult rugby. READ ONLINE > |
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| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Age Grade Rugby – Key Reminders in the second half of the season It is great to see Age Grade Rugby back up and running after the Christmas break across clubs, schools and colleges. Check out these key reminders for the rest of the season. RugbySafe HEADCASE Concussion Tracker Over 400 clubs are already using the Proactive App to assist their incident and injury recording, pre-session checks and emergency action planning and now the system includes a groundbreaking concussion tracker feature. Feature in an England Rugby film! The RFU is searching for inspiring girls within the community game whose story can be told via a content film. Youth Group Offer for Red Roses v Ireland Ahead of the Red Roses v Ireland match, the RFU is running an offer for youth groups to attend this fixture. Support available for your club! The RFU provides various ‘off field club support’ services, as well as regular webinars on a range of topics – find them all here. |
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| 3. FOR AWARENESS 2023 Community Rugby Inclusion & Diversity Survey Results In October 2023 the RFU launched the fourth Community Game I&D Survey. Many of you will have contributed to this and you can discover the findings in this section. The Clubhouse: Episode 3 The latest episode of The Clubhouse, the RFU’s magazine show that takes a closer look at the community game was released last week. Community News – monthly round up In case you missed them, check out some of the top community rugby stories over the last month from the England Rugby website. READ ONLINE > |
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Cornwall name side to face the Royal Navy
Cornwall selectors have named an exciting side to take on the Royal Navy on Wednesday 28th February at Tregorrick Park, St. Austell, kick-off 7:30 pm.
The side will be captained by Fijian International Josh Matavesi, one of six Camborne players named in the squad.
Launceston also provide six players, whilst the home club, St. Austell have four players selected.
CRFU are most grateful to St. Austell RFC for staging this match and to our valued sponsors whose support is much appreciated.
Ground entry is £5 adults, under 16s free.
Please note there is no spectator parking at Tregorrick Park for this game. A park & ride will operate from Penrice Academy, the cost is £2, which will be charged with your admission entry. Details of this will published on this site next week.
The Great Cornish Rugby Split?
Francis Edwards takes a look at another fascinating episode in Cornish rugby history.
Reading time: 40 minutes
…I have sat in my living-room with my mother and father at home and seen a rugby league representative take sheafs of pound notes out of his pocket…but…I have never wanted to be paid for playing rugby…
~ Gareth Edwards, Gareth: An Autobiography, Stanley Paul & Co., 1978, p91. As Edwards makes clear in The Autobiography (Headline, 1999), his 1978 book professionalised him in the eyes of the WRU and he was barred from coaching.
…when I went, I said the right things in the Press…I ‘needed a new challenge’…that was bullshit…I needed security for my family…
~ Jonathan Davies, The Rugby Codebreakers, BBC documentary, 2018
Read the rest in the link below
https://the-cornish-historian.com/2024/02/03/the-great-cornish-rugby-split/
Second half storm sees Under 20s to win
Cornwall U.20, 48 – 7 Camborne School of Mines
Report by Terry Williams
Cornwall U20’s started off their 23/24 County Championship season with a fine win in a warm up game over the Camborne School of Mines XV, running out 48 – 7 winners. A large crowd of over 300 watched from the clubhouse touchline. The first half was scoreless, with both teams appearing to be nervous and the game was error strewn throughout. The Cornwall players seemed to be trying to force the game, which was the primary cause of the errors. Both teams had opportunities to cross the line, but both defences proved resolute.
Head coach Ritchie Kevern must have said something to fire the players up as the second half producing a much improved performance with the team scoring 8 tries, 4 of which were converted. A spirited CSM XV never gave up and their efforts were rewarded in the 74 minute with a converted try. They were well supported by a vociferous group of fellow students.
All the substitutes were used so the coaches had a good look at players and all are looking forward to the next warm up game v Cornwall Clubs at St Austell. There was a lot to take in from last night’s performance; a negative first half but a vastly improved second half. Four of the CSM XV are eligible for the County U20’s, so the coaches were able to cast their eyes over 29 players last night.
Cornwall U20 Team v Camborne School of Mines
Wednesday 31 January @ Hayle RFC with a 1930 ko
- Rowan Lawrence (Falmouth)
- Pete Harris (St Austell)
- Beau Danks (Newquay Hornets)
- Will Perkin Captain (St Ives)
- James Sutton (Saltash)
- Finn Lister (Penryn)
- Will Symons (Wadebridge Camels)
- Adam Dack (Liskeard / Looe)
- Will Tanswell (Penryn)
- Harry Walsh-Newton (Falmouth)
- Jack Keogh (St. Just)
- Tom Hollyman (Saltash)
- Alfie Hammersley (Falmouth)
- Ayden Earnshaw (Penryn)
- Harvey Penhallurick Vice Captain (Falmouth)
- Callum Bate (Wadebridge Camels)
- Fin Holt (Redruth)
- Treave Rowe (Falmouth)
- Ethan Milford (Pirates Ams)
- Wiiliam Hoskin (Liskeard / Looe)
- Ieuan Evans (Wadebridge Camels)
- Max Jenkin (Hayle)
- Amori Mantanatabu (Helston)
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- Angus Williams (Penryn)
- Dylan Denne (Helston)
Cornwall Clubs XV
Cornwall Clubs XV will take on St. Ives RFC on Feast Monday, 5th February kick-off 7 pm at Alexandra Road, St. Ives.
Cornwall Women 2024 – Key Dates & Fixtures
It’s time to get involved.
If you want to play for Cornwall Women this season then express your interest by completing the online form below.
Cornwall U.18 Boys Round Off Hartpury Games
Match Report – Cornwall U18’s 10 v Gloucestershire 25
7th January 2024 @ Hartpury College, by Oscar Marr
Cornwall U18’s played their final game of the South West tournament this weekend. A highly anticipated game against Gloucestershire was all that was between Cornwall and an unbeaten run in the tournament.
The first half started solidly with a pointless first 15 minutes. Gloucestershire then began to build some momentum and broke the deadlock with the first score of the match. Cornwall continued to probe and test the Gloucester defence, but they could not end with a score.
Gloucester started to pounce on Cornwall’s mistakes and added two quick scores, but Cornwall were determined not to go into the break empty handed and sustained pressure through direct running from Olly Pellow led to a line break and an easy score in the corner from Bailey Hadfield to end the half.
Down at the break Cornwall were determined to make inroads on Gloucester’s lead early in the second half. However, the mistakes continued to keep them on the wrong side of momentum and Gloucester capitalised once again to start the half.
The next 20 minutes were Cornwall’s most positive of the day. Strong defence led to lots of attacking pressure but a lack of criticality meant they failed to score as many as they should. The pressure was not for nothing though as a slick move to access the wide channels was finished with a quick pick around the ruck from Kaea Griffiths.
Back in the game Cornwall hoped to find an extra score and push for the win. However, that was not the case and Gloucester finished the game with another score ending the game 5 tries to 2.
Squad: Dan Bennett, Charles Byron, Sam Vickery, Pierce Ford, Jack Jenkin, Bailey Hadfield, Issac Jago (Capt), Kaea Griffiths, Idris Logan, Oscar Marr, Ted Kullich, Olly Pellow, Harry Rigg, Jowan Wilding, Ross McKnight, Aaron Jones, Joe Court, Seb Dash, Jude Hardy, Ashton Rowe, Callum Phillips, Fin Stuart.
Tries: Hadfield, Griffiths.
Coaches: Andy Hawken, LJ Colick.
7 Cornwall U18’s selected to trial for the South West Combined side
After some very enjoyable games at Hartpury, where all our players were accessed across the games, congratulations to the following who have been selected to attend the trial for the combined South West U18 side:
Dan Bennett Truro RFC
Sam Vickery Launceston RC
Issac Jago Wadebridge Camels RFC
Kaea Griffiths Penzance & Newlyn RFC
Idris Logan Helston RFC
Ted Kullich Penzance & Newlyn RFC
Callum Phillips Wadebridge Camels RFC
Best of luck all for the 28th January.
County Fixtures 2024
This season’s fixtures for the various county championships can be viewed if you click on Representative Rugby in the bar above on the main page and then click on the team you wish to see.
Play it Safe Course Helston RFC
The above course has spaces. 31 January 6pm-9pm at Helston RFC.
£10 course fee refunded by Cornwall RFU.
Book via your GMS account.
Principles of Lineout Courses
Please find attached details of this years Principles of the Lineout courses. Booking links included! Please share these with your club contacts. These courses are live on the GMS system now!
Course fees of £10 will be fully refunded by the CRFU.
Cornwall
Liskeard 11th March https://shorturl.at/blnrK
Camborne 27th March https://rb.gy/wqhza4
