Cornish Pirates

Cornish Pirates V Pertemps Bees
Sunday September 23rd Kick Off 3:00pm

As expected, the Cornish Pirates have made a number of changes for this weekend's visit by Pertemps Bees, with four players drafted into the side who were not in last week's starting line-up against Coventry.

Centre Steve Winn will make his first league appearance of the season, whilst one other change in the backs sees James Moore given an opportunity to impress in the number nine shirt.

Another making his first league start is Kiwi hooker Nathan Kemp who will play in the front-row alongside loose-head prop Peter Cook and recalled tight-head Sam Heard. With Tim Cowley still sidelined with injury, the team will once again be skippered by fly-half Gareth Steenson.

Although winning the match, the Cornish Pirates are fully aware that they under-performed at the Butts Park Arena last weekend, and will be desperately keen to move forward and perform to their obvious potential, especially at home.

Few would argue that they would appear to have every chance to do well against a Pertemps Bees side which has lost its opening three matches and lies without a point at the foot of the National 1 table, but sport at this level is not that predictable.

The Pirates are aware they cannot take the Midlanders lightly, there simply too many good players in the visiting squad to dismiss a challenge that they can still realistically pose. Experienced back-rower Russell Earnshaw, who has joined Pertemps Bees from Doncaster as player-coach, is a quality performer who demands respect, and there is a quick return to Cornwall for Mike Hook, the Redruth fly-half last season, brother of Welsh international James

Cornish Pirates
15 Adryan Winnan, 14 Rhodri McAtee, 13 Steve Winn, 12 Nick Buckley, 11 Brian Tuohy
10 Gareth Steenson (capt), 9 James Moore, 8 Chris Cracknell, 7 Iva Motusaga
6 Eniola Gisende, 5 Bruce Cumming, 4 Joe Beardshaw, 3 Sam Heard
2 Nathan Kemp, 1 Peter Cook.

Replacements - 16 Rob Elloway, 17 Dan Seal, 18 Johnny Williams, 19 Scott Hobson
20 Richard Bolt, 21 Simon Whatling, 22 Paul Devlin.

Pertemps Bees
15 Peter Murchie, 14 Reece Spee, 13 Ashley Maggs, 12 Mike Hook, 11 Miles Benjamin
10 Jon Higgins (capt), Nicky Griffiths, 8 Russell Earnshaw, 7 Will Matthews, 6 Andy Daish
5 Alex Davidson, 4 Gareth McComb, 3 Peter Bucknall, 2 Stuart Pearl, 1 Matt Long.

Replacement - 16 Mark Gabey, 17 Phil Osborne, 18 Matt Larson, 19 Dave Campton
20 Matt Mullin, 21 Jimmy Aston, 22 Paul Knight.

Coaches - Ben Harvey & Russell Earnshaw

Referee - Chris Sharp (RFU)
Touch Judges - Steve Leyshon & Kevin Obern

Last Time 22/04/07 Cornish Pirates 55 Pertemps Bees 14 Match Report