Accompanied
by coaches Rob Hughes and Ben Kirk, a number of young players from the Isles of
Scilly flew to the mainland last weekend for a busy rugby schedule.
Immediately
upon their arrival in Penzance on Saturday they were transported to the Mennaye
Field, where the players were given a coaching session by Cornish Pirates centre
Simon Whatling, which they enjoyed immensely.
Included
among the islanders was Patrick May, a nephew of well-known 'Scillonian' Barneslie
Ward - often referred to as the Pirates first overseas international! - who played
for the Pirates first team in the early 1950s.
A 'sevens'
match at Helston followed on Saturday afternoon, where they were again hosted
well, before on Sunday the group were guests of the Cornish Pirates when they
played Plymouth Albion at Camborne.
Rob Hughes commented:
"We
would like to thank everyone at the Pirates and Helston for making our weekend
both enjoyable and beneficial to help the development of our youngsters, with
thanks also to the Isles of Scilly Council for their support."
