Cornish Pirates

Cornish Pirates Academy V Leicester 'Tigers' Academy U19s
Mennaye Field, Penzance - 7p.m. - Friday 13th. Oct 2006e
Admission £2 for adults and £1 for juniors with a ‘free’ programme sheet.

Following our openers against Westcountry Warriors and a Launceston Development side, we are delighted to welcome - for the first time - representatives of the mighty Leicester club.

Pirates Academy leave the field after the Albion match

Leicester 'Tigers' has a significant history of developing home-grown talent, producing such legends as Martin Johnson and Graham Rowntree back in the amateur era.

When the game went professional in 1996, Leicester recognised that a clear programme was needed to develop promising youngsters, & that a structure should be established on a parallel path to the senior squad.

In 1998 the Leicester Tigers Academy was established, every player exposed to a programme of rugby and body development, balanced against their education.

Some of the first players to come through the system included England internationals Ollie Smith, Louis Deacon and Harry Ellis. It is also likely that a number of this evening's players will go on to greater things - and not just from Leicester.

Robin Cowling - who played for Leicester & England - and his colleagues at the SWERA Academy Truro, have had an important role in the development of young Cornish players.

It is no coincidence that Truro College won the British Colleges Cup last season & a number will surely make their mark in this game. The President of the Cornish Pirates - Dicky Evans - is also tremendously supportive and keen to give them their chance.

Cornish Pirates Academy
15 Lewis Webb 14 Billy Harriss 13 Brett Rule 12 Sam Parsons 11 Johnny Morrison 10 Mike Provis 9 Nick Simmons 8 Adam Nicholls 7 Duke Seymour 6 Mike Rawlings 5 Charlie Armstrong 4 Scott McLean 3 Luke Varney 2 Ben Taylor 1 Gareth Tedstone

Replacements - 16 Andrew Knight 17 Matt Tarby 18 Ben Fox 19 Karl Martin 20 Steve Bryant 21 Nick Hitchens 22 tbc

Lewis Webb 15	Sam Parsons 12	Mike Provis 10
Adam Nicholls 8	Mike Rawlings 6	Gareth Tedstone 1

Leicester 'Tigers' U19s
15 Rickie Aley 14 Mitchell Culpin 13 Jack Cobden 12 Will Lawson 11 Will Hurrell 10 Ben Youngs 9 Sam Harrison 8 Adam Varley 7 Chris Mundy © 6 Ben Avent 5 Dan Hurst 4 Tom McGregor 3 Adam Parkins 2 Tom Collett 1 Andy Brown

Replacements - Nathaniel Lowers, Karl Pallas, Chris Fletcher, Spencer Eke, Alex Pickard, Greg Sammons, Joe Tate, Lee Miller

Next Academy Game
Monday the 23rd. October Pirates V Bath U20s - kick-off 6.30p.m.

Next Cornish Pirates Home Matches - October
Sunday 22nd v Bedford Blues - and Sunday 29th Exeter Chiefs.
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