Wadebridge U16s 7 Pirates U16s 59
21st December, 2008

Having had their previous cup match against Newquay postponed the previous week due to bad weather, the Pirates U16s made their way up the A30 on Sunday 21st December for their 2nd. round cup match against Wadebridge.

As half-time approached the Pirates were comfortably ahead, but they then conceded a converted try for the score to read 7-26 at the break.

The second half of the match saw the Pirates build on their dominance, and without further reply from Wadebridge they emerged comfortable winners.

From the Pirates perspective, although there was some fine individual play - and some excellent place kicking from Kyle Moyle - it was a match that highlighted that as a team performance there is still much room for improvement.

Pirates U16s squad:
Keiran Brownfield, Jonathan Badcock, John Drew, John Hunter, Mathew Richards, Dan Dingley, Charlie Tokeley, Ben Britten (capt.), Ben Brooks, William Banks, Felix Lovell, Chris Nicholas, Kyle Moyle, Guy Hobson, Andrew Tester, Jordan Oxley .

Scorers - tries: Andrew Tester (3), Felix Lovell, Ben Britten

Pirates U13s 53 Camborne U13s 0
21st December, 2008

In a game that was played in a very good festive spirit, the Pirates U13s overcame their Camborne opponents by scoring nine tries to nil.

The young Pirates signed off the year with their eighth win of the season, and in doing so played some excellent open rugby. However, to be fair to Camborne, who arrived with only 12 players (the Pirates lending them three), they never let their heads drop and tackled really well right to the end.

From the start, the ball was passed wide for stand-in wing Ed Holmes to score at the corner. The pack played particularly well as a unit, and provided the possession for more tries to follow in the first half through centres Lockran Williams (3) and Tom Holdsworth (2). Ben Martin converted two, and fly-half Treeve Polglase one

Leading 36-0 at the interval, before the second half began the referee consulted both coaches about playing on, because six unanswered tries had been scored by one side. However, both coaches were happy to play continue, even with some small changes to the Pirates team, and to see how things would go in the second period.

Second half under way, the tries flowed again, with Lockran Williams (2) and Tom Holdsworth adding to their tally. Prop Ben Martin slotted one more conversion.

On the advice of the coaches the match was stopped 10 minutes early by referee Nigel Walters, who had a fine first game with the whistle.

Coaches Terry Coogan, Tony Richards, and Paul Skinner would like to thank the whole squad for their dedication to training for the first part of the season. The results are starting to show out on the field, them commenting "Well done everyone, have a Happy Xmas and we will see you all in the New Year."

Pirates U7s Entertain At Redruth

20th December, 2008

Redruth and Pirates U7s provided the half time entertainment at the recent local 'derby' between Redruth and Mounts Bay.

The youngsters displayed quickness of feet, slickness of hands and ferocious tagging, with the final result of six tries each echoing the commitment and determination of these future rugby players.

Try-scorers for the Pirates were Toby Osborne, Tom Hands and Jago Perrin.

Pirates U7s:
Harris Eddy, Finley Gray-Williams, Tom Hands, Tyler Kearney, Thomas Morice, Toby Osborne, Jack Rogers, Ben Wragg, Jago Perrin.