With Cornwall For Cornwall
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29 September, 2023
19:30
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The latest new signing confirmed by the Cornish Pirates on a one-year contract is that of Bulawayo-born wing/centre Matt McNab.
A latest new squad member confirmed by the Cornish Pirates is that of centre Ioan Evans. Pontypridd-born Ioan, aged 21, has played for Wales under 20s and is a former Cardiff Academy member who made his senior Cardiff Rugby debut in a Heineken Champions Cup double-header played against Toulouse and Harlequins in December 2021.
We are pleased to confirm Season Tickets for the 2023-24 Season are now on sale. Season Tickets will include entry to the Pre-season friendly against Plymouth on 19th August, the 11 x Championship League home games, plus the home pool fixtures in the Premiership Cup.
Great news for the Cornish Pirates, and for the team’s supporters, confirms that their former full-back/wing Kyle Moyle is returning to Cornwall having signed a one-year contract with the club.
Fixtures for the 2023-24 RFU Championship league season have been confirmed. The league competition will be played over 22 rounds, beginning over the weekend of 20-22 October, with the final round scheduled for the weekend of 24-26 May next year.
The Cornish Pirates can confirm the signing on a one-year contract of Ashford-born fly-half/centre Tom Pittman.
Cornishman Zak Chenoweth, who has previously performed a Sports Therapist role at the Cornish Pirates from 2018-21, has ahead of the 2023/24 season been officially confirmed as a club Physiotherapist. He will be working alongside Simon Edwards, the Head Physiotherapist.
The Cornish Pirates can confirm the appointment of Atis Amaglo as their new Strength & Conditioning Coach (S&C).
Having announced in May the names of 14 x players who had signed new one-year contracts for the forthcoming 2023-24 season, the Cornish Pirates can for the present pleasingly now add to the list the names of 4 x players who will be arriving on loan for the season from Ealing Trailfinders.
Having previously announced the names of 14 x players who had signed new one-year contracts for the forthcoming 2023-24 season, plus four who will be on loan for the season from Ealing Trailfinders, the Cornish Pirates can now officially add to the list a further 12 x players who will be dual registered with Exeter Chiefs.
The Cornish Pirates are pleased to confirm that ahead of their Premiership Cup and RFU Championship league campaigns they have two pre-season friendlies lined up.
As was to be expected, on a gloriously sunny afternoon at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, on Saturday, a big crowd thoroughly enjoyed supporting the eagerly awaited ‘Jack Andrew Testimonial Match’.
A big crowd is expected at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, on Saturday, when the eagerly awaited ‘Jack Andrew Testimonial Match’ will take place between Jack Andrew’s XV and a Cornish Pirates XV.
The owners of the two biggest professional sports clubs in Cornwall, the Cornish Pirates and Truro City Football Club, have today launched an exciting crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising £2.5m for both clubs.
Nearing the end of a week when certain announcements have been made confirming the names of various players who have signed new one-year contracts with the club, the Cornish Pirates have also now listed 12 squad members who are leaving.
At the end of what has been fairly deemed a successful season, one in which they not only finished fifth in the RFU Championship league but also for a second year running made it to the semi-final stage of the Championship Cup, the Cornish Pirates held what proved an emotional Dinner & Awards Evening at the Penventon Hotel, Redruth, on Sunday evening.
As the season for the Cornish Pirates has now come to an end, team manager Matt Evans has decided to step down from his role to become a fulltime employee with the Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service.
Cornish Pirates’ media officer Phil Westren and joint head coach Alan Paver on Monday welcomed Kiwi Mark Philpott and his wife Luisa to the Mennaye Field.
When the Cornish Pirates recently played Jersey Reds at home in the semi-final of this season’s Championship Cup, the atmosphere was considerably boosted by the presence for several individuals who have been associated in the past with the inimitable Falmouth Marine Band.
Two of the Cornish Pirates most experienced forwards, backrower John Stevens and prop Jack Andrew, are the first present squad members to have signed new one-year contracts with the club.
