Pirates Amateurs (2ND XV) News 2007/08

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'All Stars' Play In Pink For Charity

Forget top French rugby side Stade Francais, as a Cornish team are also due to play in pink!

Carbis Bay All Stars will be taking on the Pirates Amateurs at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, on Sunday 13th April (ko 3pm), with all proceeds going to Cancer Research.

Cornish Pirates community coach Mike Crump has arranged the game, and will play in the match alongside a mix of rugby folk who are keen to raise monies for the charity.

Admission is just £2, with all proceeds going to the chosen worthy cause.

Pirates 'Amateurs' Play An Important Role
	In this professional age, it is sometimes forgotten that the majority of sportsmen and women are amateur in the true sense of the word, playing their chosen sport for fun and and enjoyment. A success story this past couple of years has been the introduction of the Pirates 2nds, the mix of youth and experience now referred to as the 'Amateurs', who play in the Cornwall Merit Table and are coached by Paul Greaves. The side is captained by Wayne Davey, with Scott Dugdale, a Penzance & Newlyn RFC committee member, its driving force. Scott is truly proud to be a 'Pirate', his father Roger and uncle Peter having played for the club, whilst his son Trevelyan is also captain of the Colts.
Pirates 2nds In Action Against St Ives

Standing L-R:
Tom McFadden, Tom Ball, Mark Blewett, Andrew Gwennap, Ian Butterworth, Zac Harris
Treve Williams, Scott Powell, Matt Nicholas, James McLoud, Kevin Walsh
Danny Lugg, Julian Gwennap.

Seated L-R:
Nathan Glinski, Scott Dugdale, Ed Skewes, Ashley Weston, Wayne Davey (capt), Ian James
Ben Quick, Danny Hewett, Andrew Snell.

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Harlequins Amateurs 31 Pirates Amateurs 21
30th March, 2008

A noon kick-off was a tall order for the Pirates after a night at Kempton Park races, it a situation exacerbated by the fact the team also had just 13 fit players to take on theirs 'Quins' counterparts.

Watching the game played at Teddington was former England captain Bill Beaumont, whose son played at hooker for the hosts, the large crowd enjoying the contest.

The Pirates led 21-14 at the break, before injuries took their toll when 'Pup' Gwennap and Des O'Connell had to go off. With a player also sin-binned the Pirates played with just 10 men for a spell, it perhaps no surprise that the Quins, who only had 14 players themselves, ultimately emerged winners of a hard-fought match.

Tries for the Pirates were scored by prop Treve Williams, wing Phil Grey and centre Tom McFadden. Lock Scott Powell slotted two conversions, with there one also successfully kicked by fly-half Andrew Snell.

Pirates Amateurs: M. Osborne, T. McFadden, D. O'Connell, P. Grey, A. Snell, G. Tackle, S., Dugdale, R. Sharp, S. Powell, D. Lawrence, T. Williams, A. Gwennap, M. Blewett.

Pirates 2nds Back In Training

Friday 19th July 2007

The Pirates 2nds have started training for the new rugby season which will see them play both Merit Table games and friendlies against Cornwall One teams.

It is also hoped to play a number of midweek floodlit matches.

Players 'old and new' are welcome to attend training at the Mennaye Nurseries field at 7pm on Wednesday evenings.

Paul Greaves - a former Pirates player and successful coach of the club in the early nineties - will be coaching the team, but there is still a need for a first-aider to lend assistance.

If any local business wishes to sponsor the Pirates amateur 2nd. XV, the Colts or Mini-Junior Sections, then please contact Sue Elliott on 01736-335312.

Penzance & Newlyn RFC provides rugby football for over 300 hundred players from the Minis upwards, with all support greatly appreciated.

For further information please contact either
Terry Drew (Club Administrator 01736-351568)
Scott Dugdale (01736-350804/m07745189922)
Andrew Snell (01736-332265/m07899847171).