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| Chris
Cracknell |  |
| Sam
Betty |  |
| Matt
Evans |  |
| Sam
Heard |  |
| Vunga
Lilo |  |
| Brian
Tuohy |  |
| Ollie
Thomas |
| Although
welcoming a side to Camborne on Sunday (ko3pm) that is perilously close to the
relegation zone, all can be assured that the challenge from Sedgley Park will
not be taken lightly. Such
teams at this stage of the season can prove very dangerous, as they fight it out
for survival, and although Pertemps Bees and the Cornish All Blacks appear a duo
doomed for the drop, it is not yet certain, with fourteenth placed Sedgley Park
in no position to relax. The 'Tigers' have been
labelled the survivors in National Division One, having finished tenth, thirteenth
and thirteenth again in their three completed seasons playing at the level, and
it should also be remembered that the Pirates only won 20-13 when playing them
at Park Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, back in November.
Indeed, in that game the final outcome was only decided when a second penalty
kicked by Gareth Steenson, who also crossed a try and notched two conversions
in the match, proved the last score of the game. They were up for the scrap then,
and they will surely be up for one again on Sunday. When
the two teams last met in Cornwall back in February, 2007, the Pirates won 39-13,
there a 5-1 try-count in our favour, which would happily be accepted on Sunday.
Besides being awarded a penalty try (nowadays sponsored
by the Newlyn Steak Club!), our other tries in that match were scored by Duncan
Bell, Iva Motusaga, Tim Cowley and Grant Anderson. Fly-half
Alberto Di Bernardo landed three conversions and two penalties, and there was
a conversion also for replacement Jimmy Moore. For the visitors flanker Ledua
Jope scored a try, converted by experienced fly-half Phil Jones, who also slotted
two penalty goals. Phil Jones is again Sedgley Park's top
points scorer this season, with them also dangerous out wide in the shape of wingers
Jan Van DeVenter and Chris Briers. Player/coach/captain Tim Fourie, a talismanic
performer for a good number of seasons, and now aged 40, will boss an able pack
of forwards. The Pirates are forced to make a number of
changes throughout their team, there certain players injured or needing rest.
It is still, nonetheless, a strong looking outfit, where in the outsides wing
Vunga Lilo, centre Brian Tuohy and fly-half Ollie Thomas start. With
Tim Cowley taking a spot on the bench, Chris Cracknell will lead the team, playing
alongside fellow flanker Sam Betty and No. 8 Matt Evans in the back-row.
Tight-head prop Sam Heard, who has been out injured for several weeks, will be
delighted to get his chance of a run out. Cornish
Pirates: | 15
Adryan Winnan | 14 Jimmy Moore | 13 Brian
Tuohy | | 12 Steve Winn, | 11 Vunga
Lilo | 10 Ollie Thomas | | 9 Ed Fairhurst | 8
Matt Evans | 7 Sam Betty | | 6 Chris
Cracknell (Capt) | 5 Bruce Cumming | 4 Heino
Senekal | | 3 Sam Heard | 2 Rob Elloway | 1
Peter Cook |
Replacements: Dan
Seal, Darren Dawidiuk, Tim Cowley, Alan Paver
Richard Bolt, Rhodri McAtee,
Sam Parsons
Sedgley Park: 15 Chris Hall,
14 Jan Van DeVenter, 13 Andy Craig, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Chris Briers
10
Phil Jones, 9 Chris Leck, 8 Jon Skurr, 7 Adam Newton, 6 Juan Crous, 6 Glen Townson
4 Tim Fourie (capt), 3 Martin Halsall, 2 Jonny Roddam, 1 Alistair Livesey. Replacements:
Phil Gazzola, Gareth Roberts, Petrus Du Plessis
Ed Norris, David Livesey,
James Albinson, Freeman Payne. Referee: Nick Williams
(RFU)
Touch Judges: Luke Pearce & Mark Summerhayes
Match
Day Sponsor: Western Electrical Match Ball Sponsor: Bedrock Business
Finance |
