With Cornwall For Cornwall
Gans Kernow Rag Kernow
14 December, 2024
14:30
Westholme, Alexandra Road,
Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4LY
Tel: 01736 331961 Email: [email protected]
It was great sadness that news was received on Monday confirming that long time club stalwart Mike Richards had passed away.
It promises to be another hugely exciting and action packed year ahead for the Cornish Pirates. Here's what's coming up in the first few weeks of the New Year
The Cornish Pirates can confirm that centre Joe Jenkins has arrived in Cornwall on short-term loan from Bristol Bears.
A welcome visitor to the Mennaye Field this week has been former Chilean international prop forward Francisco Jose Deformes.
Bolingey Barbarians have advised that they had a great day out at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, for the recent Cornish Pirates fixture versus Nottingham.
When the Cornish Pirates play Ampthill at the Mennaye Field on Sunday the 10th March – Mothering Sunday – the club’s ‘Ladies Day’ will also be celebrated.
This SATURDAY will see the Cornish Pirates welcome Nottingham to the Mennaye Field for a scheduled Round 10 fixture in this season’s RFU Championship (ko 2.30pm).
With numbers dropping just a little, cherished individuals need to replaced, and there are benefits for those who respond, because getting involved can help one learn and develop new skills, build friendships, and make a real difference in the community.
A match day collection held by representatives and supporters of RSPCA Cornwall when the Cornish Pirates played Hartpury at the Mennaye Field just before Christmas, helped raise the magnificent sum of £676-31 for the important charity.
The Cornish Pirates can confirm that David Douglas ‘Doug’ Bridge has arrived at the Mennaye Field on loan from Ealing Trailfinders.
We emphasised in our last statement our principled objections to a franchise or selection-based Tier 2.
Over the years the Pirates have had a good number of cherished volunteers, with Arthur Uren certainly being one of them.
Pirates to travel to Ealing for rearranged game on Saturday February 10th (3pm)
Knighthood for Richard “Dicky” Evans in The King’s New Year’s Honours list.
When the Cornish Pirates play Hartpury at home on Saturday (ko 2.30pm), the day will see the one of the club’s leading contributors over many years, Chris ‘Jan’ Rendall, step down from office.
The 11 Championship clubs came together today to debate their collective future: whether our league will be best served by capitalising on the potential of its commercial rights and its brand-identity to underpin a truly “whole-game solution” to tier two, or by considering a putative “Premiership 2” based on a franchise model.
This SATURDAY will see the Cornish Pirates welcome Hartpury to the Mennaye Field for a scheduled Round 8 fixture in this season’s RFU Championship (ko 2.30pm). For what promises to be a bumper Christmas occasion, general information to note is as follows:
Following a serious injury to Ben Grubb in the 58th minute, we can confirm today’s match has been postponed. Information on the rearranged fixture will be announced in due course, as will an update on Ben Grubb’s condition.
With recent news from Kernow Sport Ltd confirming that the ambitions for the Stadium for Cornwall were unable to be realised by the Cornish Pirates, and there a need for Truro City FC to have a ground to return to in time for next season, it was also announced that the latter had been bought by Ontario Inc, a Canadian sports consortium.
