12th May 2009

The Cornish Pirates squad started their pre-season training this week - it all much earlier than in days of old, which will initially consist mainly of conditioning work through lots of running and building up stamina combined with some weights.

What will be a big bonus for the players this year is to have an on-site portakabin 'rest' room at their Mennaye Field training base, which has just been delivered.

It is a facility that the players will really appreciate and it is up to them to now furbish it to meet their needs - music, TV, comfortable seating, refreshments and games (darts etc) springing readily to mind.

Added to the fact that the weights room has also been upgraded, with assistance from loyal club volunteers, the marked improvements have been met with understandable approval.