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| | | Richard
EvansA deeply proud and passionate
‘Pirate’ from a very young age, Richard grew up within a stone’s
throw of the famous Mennaye Field. His
father, Raymond, was a straight talking (surprise!) and respected officer both
of the Pirates and the England Schools RFU (President 1963-64). Richard
played rugby for Penzance Grammar School, him also playing for Cornwall Schools,
Mounts Bay Colts (the Penzance & Newlyn RFC U18s team), and then the Pirates
Chiefs, his first game being against Bridgwater & Albion in 1965. He
fondly recalls scoring two tries soon after, in a 16-6 win against Redruth with
Richard Sharp in their side - who went on to play for England at Cardiff Arms
Park the following week. Richard played for Richmond whilst
attending University at King’s College, London, and then moved to Africa
where he captained Kenya and East Africa in the early seventies. | | 
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As
an ‘exile’ Pirate, and a successful businessman, Richard followed the
club’s fortunes from abroad, his interest seriously rekindled in the early
nineties. He became our President in 1995, the period since
seeing the Pirates experience a truly meteoric rise through the league system
– an exciting roller-coaster voyage which is now starting to embrace the
whole of Cornwall. Supporters of the Pirates have been
extremely fortunate to witness the standard of rugby accomplished, and although
others have had to play their part, we would all agree that Richard, or Dicky
as he is generally referred to, has been our singularly influential and talismanic
leader to whom we are most grateful. |
