With Cornwall For Cornwall
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3 May, 2024
19:45
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Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4LY
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The well attended ‘Meet the Players’ event held by the Cornish Pirates at the Mennaye Field on Friday evening once again proved popular.
With the 2022/23 rugby season only a few weeks away, the Cornish Pirates can confirm the names of seven gifted players who will be dual registered with Exeter Chiefs.
The Cornish Pirates are saddened to announce that a loyal supporter of the club, Bobby Jacka, has passed away peacefully at the Poldhu Care Home, Mullion, on Wednesday.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce that backrower John Stevens will be the club captain for the 2022/23 season.
The marquee at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, will be the venue on Saturday 30th July when Lions’ rugby stars Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, and Stuart Hogg will be present for what promises to be a fantastic evening.
Forming a golf threesome last Friday, to play in a fundraiser to benefit the Wooden Spoon rugby charity, were Brooks Financial Planning advisor Ed Mortimore and Cornish Pirates players Harry Bazalgette and Ruaridh Dawson.
An early team building opportunity for the Cornish Pirates saw the squad visit the ‘Boatshed Activity Centre – Stones Reef Praa Sands’ last Saturday.
Joining the Cornish Pirates as a loan signing for the 2022/23 season will be prop forward Harvey Beaton from Saracens.
The annual Cornish Pirates ‘Meet the Players’ Evening will take place at the Mennaye Field on Friday 5th August - with additions!
The Cornish Pirates are pleased to announce that as part of their preparations for the 2022/23 campaign they will be playing a pre-season home fixture against Premiership side Exeter Chiefs on Friday 2nd September (ko 7.30pm).
Following former Head Analyst Chris Price having left the club for a career change at the end of the past season, Technical Performance Analyst Adam Watts will now step up into the role.
The Cornish Pirates can confirm that Number 8 Sebastian Nagle-Taylor has signed a one-year contract with the club.
Season Tickets for the Cornish Pirates 2022-23 campaign are on sale now! Season Ticket membership is the only way to guarantee entry to all 11 Championship home league fixtures as well as three home Cup round games.
Fixtures for the 2022-23 RFU Championship season have been confirmed. The league competition will be played over 22 rounds, beginning over the weekend of 10th September, with the final round scheduled for the weekend of 29th April next year.
The Cornish Pirates are pleased to announce that experienced scrum-half Tom Kessell has signed another one-year contract with the club. Now aged 32, in two spells with the Pirates he has to date made 133 appearances.
Having signed for the Cornish Pirates in the past season, and it then unfortunate that he was unable to feature because of injury, it is confirmed that fit again 24-year-old lock forward Josh Williams has pleasingly put pen to paper for the 2022/23 campaign.
The Cornish Pirates can confirm that Ospreys’ lock James Fender will be on loan for the 2022/23 season. Swansea-born, the 6’ 7” forward, aged 20, is a former Wales under 18s, under 19s, and under 20s player.
The first of our pre-season friendlies has been confirmed, which will be away to Taunton Titans on Saturday 20th August (ko 3pm).
The Cornish Pirates can confirm that prop forward Olly Adkins, who is aged 22 and arrived at the club on a short-term loan deal from Gloucester last December, will once again be on loan from the Premiership club next season.
After announcing the departures of Syd Blackmore and Ed Scragg, the Cornish Pirates can confirm a finalised list of leavers ahead of the 2022-23.