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CB Stevens 'Stack'C.B. Stevens (better known as 'Stack')
A Cornish farmer who reached the highest levels of the game. Capped 25 times
for England (1969-75), he toured with the victorious 1971 British Lions side in
New Zealand, and was also a 'Barbarian'. Added to this, he played 83 times
for Cornwall (1959-76), besides also playing over 500 games for the Pirates. One
of the most memorable county matches that 'Stack' played in was the 1969 County
Championship Final played at Redruth in 1969. It was 1908 all over again
- the same interest, the same enthusiasm, with 23,000 packed into the Recreation
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However,
the opponents this time were the strong Lancashire side captained by Jim Greenwood,
England's leader of the period who is also the father of Will Greenwood. Cornwall
were 9-0 up at the break, but the Lancastrians came back strongly in the second
period to sneak it 11-9. There were no Cornish excuses - the better side won.
1969
County Championship Final v Lancashire at Redruth
Cornish players
pictured above L-R:
Gerry McKeown, Roger Hosken, 'Stack', Colin 'Knocker'
Kneebone (then of Penryn, but who did good deeds in later years when coaching
our Colts), 'Bonzo' Johns and Roger Harris.
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