The Pirates Rugby Academy Season 2006/07

Last Match

Bath Academy 49 Pirates Academy 13
Monday 19th February - Match Report

Academy News

The game against a Launceston Development side on Tuesday 6th. Feb has been postponed.

It is hoped to arrange a new date for this match, plus a home game against Exeter United

Scheduled away fixtures against Bath Academy on the19th. February and Leicester U19s on the 2nd. March are to go ahead as planned

Sam Parsons Selected for Dubai 7s - 30th November/2nd December

Sam Parsons, a member of the Academy team - who has previously played for St. Austell and Truro - has been called up to England's 'St. George Samurai' squad.

St. George Samurai - an England Development side - play in the competitions 2nd tier

About The Academy

The regional Academies are helping to produce more and more quality players who can play at a high level

We are fortunate in Cornwall to have excellent ties with the South-West England Rugby Academy based at Truro.

The Academy Manager Robin Cowling, former Gloucester, Leicester and England prop forward, is also on the coaching staff assisting the Cornish Pirates.

In the past numerous quality performers such as Graham Dawe, Martin Haag, Andy Reed, Ian Sanders, Phil Vickery, Trevor Woodman, Olly Barkley, Tom Voyce etc., have had to depart the Duchy to further their rugby careers - even our own 'Stack' Stevens had to play at Harlequins for a brief spell in the early seventies to keep his England place.

The hope for the future is that the best of our developing talent can stay and play for the Cornish Pirates in their home Duchy, something that will become an even more attractive prospect should we reach the Premiership.

In 2005-06 we had four Academy players, namely Sam Betty, Owen Hambly, Adam Nicholls and Simon Peters. Simon has since returned to play for his home club Redruth.

New Academy recruits, who have joined us for 2006-07, are prop Gareth Tedstone, scrum-half/full-back Lewis Webb, hooker Darren Dawiduik, lock Scott Hobson, back-row forward Mike Rawlings, centre Sam Parsons and fly-half Mike Provis, all of whom featured in the highly successful Truro College squad that lifted the British Colleges Cup for the first time with a 37-0 victory over Filton College (Bristol) at Castlecroft in 2006.


Sam Betty Flanker	Darren Dawiduik Hooker	Scott Hobson Lock	Owen Hambly Hooker	Adam Nicholls Flanker


Sam Parsons Centre	Mike Rawlings Flanker	Mike Provis Fly-half	Gareth Tedstone Prop	Lewis Webb Scrum-half

Academy Match Reports

	19/03/07 Bath Academy 49 Pirates Academy 13 04/12/06 Exeter United 5 Pirates Academy/Development 34 20/11/06 Pirates Academy/Development 15 Leinster Academy 61 23/10/06 Cornish Pirates v Bath U21s 13/10/06 Cornish Pirates v Leicester U19s 19/09/06 Launceston 12 - 39 Cornish Pirates 11/09/06 Cornish Pirates V Westcountry Warriors (Plymouth Albion)