With Cornwall For Cornwall
Gans Kernow Rag Kernow
25 January, 2025
15:00
Westholme, Alexandra Road,
Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4LY
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The Cornish Pirates can confirm that this weekend’s game away to Ampthill will mark a last with the club for their Strength & Conditioning Coach, Atis Amaglo.
This Sunday will see the Cornish Pirates welcome Doncaster Knights to the Mennaye Field for a sixth versus seventh in the Championship clash.
This Sunday’s Cornish Pirates game versus Doncaster Knights will be a last at home for flanker Will Gibson. Aged 25, the Portsmouth-born but Cornwall raised player who has to date made 78 appearances for the Pirates since arriving in 2021, will soon be departing Cornwall for Australia.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to today confirm the lifting of break clauses in player contracts, giving reassurance to them and everyone who supports the club.
This Saturday will see the Cornish Pirates welcome unbeaten league leaders Coventry to the Mennaye Field for a scheduled Round 8 fixture in this season’s Championship.
The leaders of the 12 Championship clubs have asked the President of the RFU to convene a Special General Meeting of the union and to hold a debate on a vote of no confidence in the Chairman of the RFU Board of Directors, Tom Ilube and in the Chief Executive Officer of the RFU, Bill Sweeney.
The Cornish Pirates are pleased to confirm the signing of two young Cornish forwards for the remainder of this season.
First set of Premiership Cup games completed, focus for the Cornish Pirates turns back to the Championship on Friday when for an eleventh versus sixth in the league contest Chinnor will be warmly welcomed to the Mennaye Field. This will be a first ever meeting between the two sides which kicks off at 7.30pm.
Simon Gillham has been appointed Chair of the newly established Tier 2 Board, taking up his role with immediate effect.
For supporters not yet aware, Friday evening’s Premiership Cup opener against Exeter Chiefs at the Mennaye Field (ko 7.30pm) has been declared a sell-out. This means no tickets can be purchased in advance through the ticket office or at the gates on the night. Also, as has previously been announced, for season ticket holders it is important to note that season tickets do not cover entry to the Premiership Cup games.
In a week when Cornish Pirates’ hooker Morgan Nelson reaches his 25th birthday, it is also confirmed the Herefordshire born former Wales under 18s player has signed a contract for Gloucester Rugby.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce Nevada Construction as a new Official Club Partner. With their Head Office in Devon, the Construction company have expanded to Truro, recently opening a new office at the Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre near Treliske Hospital.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce Paul Robinson Solicitors as a new Official Club Partner. Paul Robinson Solicitors is an independent, dynamic, fast-growing leading law firm dedicated to providing an outstanding level of service to all clients across the country, with offices across London and Essex.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce a new multi-year deal with Premier Partner, St Austell Brewery.
For our second home league of the season, we will welcome Bedford Blues to the Mennaye Field on Saturday (ko 2.30pm).
Now into October the Cornish Pirates are pleased to welcome a new face on loan from Ealing Trailfinders in Tomiwa Agbongbon.
Now, there are inevitably several games in a season that one can describe as being a ‘biggy’, and this certainly applies to the Cornish Pirates first home game in this season’s Championship, which on Friday is against last year’s champions Ealing Trailfinders (ko 7.30pm).
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce that ARW Scaffold Contracting Ltd will increase their support of the club ahead of the new season, becoming an Official Club Partner.
The Cornish Pirates are pleased to confirm that Exeter Chiefs’ lock Eoin O’Connor has this week arrived at the Mennaye Field on loan.
The latest player to have signed a contract for the Cornish Pirates is scrum half Will Rigelsford, who had featured in all three of the club’s pre-season games.
