Mike
TerryA hero of the Cornish rugby revival in post war seasons, Mike was
a founder-member of the Penzance & Newlyn team. He had a trial for
England and played for several representative sides including Major Stanley’s
XV and the Cornwall and Devon which lost 9-0 to the ‘All Blacks’ at
Camborne in 1953. A fearsome tackler, he also possessed a classic running
style, earning him a huge number of admirers. He had obtained a PE diploma
at Loughborough College and trained in physiotherapy in Bath for whom he also
played, joined the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry and saw service in the West
Indies and finally at Winchester before retiring. Mike played 26 times
for Cornwall, and also played tennis for the county. His son, Paul, carried
on the sporting tradition playing cricket for Hampshire, playing also for England
in one test against the West Indies. | 
