With Cornwall For Cornwall
Gans Kernow Rag Kernow
15 August, 2026
14:30
Westholme, Alexandra Road,
Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4LY
Tel: 01736 331961 Email: [email protected]
Cornish Pirates vs Bedford Blues is the first home fixture for our 25-26 squad following a good win 7-64 at Redruth last weekend, This will be a first chance to test the squad against a traditionally strong Champ club.
It is with the greatest sadness that Cornish Pirates learned of the sudden death of one of its owners consortium, Buddha Hunt. Officially Christopher, he was Buddha to us. He was a proud Cornishman and a front row player in his rugby days.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to confirm the signing of prop Allesandro Heaney from MLR side RFC Los Angeles. The Irishman joins on a short term deal for the rest of 2025.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to confirm the signing of Australian back row forward Luke Ratcliff. The Welsh born former Sydney University man has been training with the Pirates for the whole of Pre-Season on trial and has put pen to paper to remain at the club for the 25/26 season.
The Cornish Pirates can today confirm the four players joining the club on dual registered agreements ahead of the new season, with four familiar faces returning to the club in the shape of Alfie Bell, Jack Forsythe, Sol Moody and Louie Sinclair.
Cornish Pirates are excited to announce their inaugural Talent ID Day at Camborne College on Wednesday 27 August. Young and aspiring athletes, male and female, aged 15-18 from across the Duchy, are invited to test their strength, skill, speed and stamina.
We are delighted to announce that Brooks Financial Planning have extended their support of the club for the 25/26 season, becoming the Official Financial Advisors and Wealth Managers of the Cornish Pirates.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce Jewson as a Premier Club Partner ahead of the 2025/26, with additional support of the club.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce new terms with one of our Premier Partners, St Austell Brewery. Its flagship pale ale, Tribute, remains the exclusive beer of the Cornish Pirates. The team will continue to wear its Tribute purple themed away kit which we look forward to unveiling next month, with the logo appearing in a new position.
Application made by the Pirates to the Rugby Football Union for an important demerger to take place has been approved by the RFU.
The 2025/26 Champ Rugby season is fast approaching, with the fixtures for the newly formatted competition now confirmed, with qualification and play-off games adding aspiration and jeopardy excitement at the conclusion to the season.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce Fly Half Arwel Robson will return to the club. The Welshman, who has already made 51 appearances scoring 307 points in that time, rejoins the club ahead of the 25/26 season.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce young prop forward Ben Woodmansey has signed for the club. The Cornishman, aged just 18 years old, made his Champ Rugby debut last season amassing five appearances in the front row.
Many in West Cornwall and beyond will be saddened to hear that Graham ‘Granite’ Waters passed away during the weekend. He was aged 76.
The Cornish Pirates are delighted to announce Calum Conway has joined the club as Strength and Conditioning lead ahead of the 25/26 season. Calum joins having studied at Hartpury college, before moving onto strength and conditioning at Cardiff Metropolitan.
The Cornish Pirates can today confirm plans for our home Pre Season fixtures, when we welcome Bedford Blues and Exeter Chiefs in preparation for the new 25/26 Champ Rugby Season.
Great Western Railway has stepped up to support Cornish Pirates fans by adding a late-night train service from Penzance, ensuring no one has to miss the final minutes of Friday night home games.
This past weekend saw the Cornish Pirates make their annual end of season awards. As is usual, certain awards were presented after the team’s final home game of the season, which had been played against Nottingham on Saturday…
Nearing the end of a month when the Cornish Pirates have confirmed both the names of various new players who have signed for next season and others who have put pen to paper on new contracts, they have also at this stage confirmed…
Added to the list of already announced Cornish Pirates players who are leaving at the end of the season, is that of wing Robin Wedlake, who to date has made 120 appearances for the club and has scored an impressive total of 46 tries.
