Micky James 14th May 2010

A former Pirates player, Micky James, sadly passed away suddenly on Friday.

Aged 67, Micky played over 300 games for the club and was a member of the 1976 Cornwall KO Cup winning side, featuring as a powerful centre.

Darren Hicks February 2010

Lance Corporal Darren Hicks, who played for both the Youth Section and the Amateurs, was killed whilst on foot patrol in Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards,

A Memorial Match against the Coldstream Guards was held at the Mennaye Field, Penzance on Friday 11th June 2010.

Terry Eagland 31st Dec 2009

Former Pirates player, Terry Eagland, recently passed away aged 77. A devoted rugby fan all his life, Terry, a tight five forward, played 186 games for the Pirates between 1957 and 1968

Martin Scrase 1943 - 2009

It is with great sadness to hear today that Martin Scrase, who was Penzance & Newlyn RFC's first ever CEO, has passed away at his home in Newlyn, aged 66. 27/10/2009

Ron Jenkin

A former Pirates player, Ron Jenkin, aged 74, whose brothers Jimmy (deceased) and Keith also played for the club, has died suddenly on Monday of this week. 13th October 2008

Dick Payne

We have heard this week that a former player and lifelong supporter of the Pirates, Dick Payne, aged 78, has passed away.

Laurence Trembath
August 2008

Supporters of the Pirates will be saddened to hear that Laurence Trembath has recently died.

Geoff Cock
July 2008

News was received this week that loyal 'Pirate' Geoff Cock had suddenly passed away. A gifted sportsman in his youth, Geoff was a talented wing-forward who played for Mounts Bay Colts (as the Pirates Colts were at one time called) in the early-mid 1960s.

Raymond Matthews
27th. June, 2007

A keen rugby supporter and a Vice President of the Penzance & Newlyn RFC, Raymond Matthews, has passed away this week, aged 86. Ray, a single man, lived at Pendeen and was for many years manager of the Western National Bus Depot at Camborne. His involvement with the Pirates was considerable, especially in helping to organise social events.

Mike Stringer
May 2007

A Pirates player from the 1960s, Mike Stringer, has sadly passed away in London aged 65.

A prop forward who also later played for London Cornish, he was always a generous host to friends who ventured to rugby weekends in the capital. The eldest son of Norman and Joan Stringer, proprietors of the one time Carlton Cafe in Market Jew Street, Penzance.

Edwin Bryant
April 2007

Edwin was a true gentleman and and passionate rugby supporter who passed away suddenly in April, 2007, aged 64.

P.D. 'PAT' CLEAVER
October 2006

We are sorry to hear that former 'Pirate' Pat Cleaver has passed away, aged 77.

John Edgecombe
October 2005

One of life’s real characters, John was a big man who was proud of his Cornish rugby roots, a second row forward who played a total of 305 games for the Pirates in the fifties and sixties.

David Frost - June 2006

David Frost, former rugby union correspondent for ‘The Guardian’ newspaper, has died at the age of 77 after a short illness.

Having been largely brought up as a boy in Cornwall, David played his first club rugby for the Pirates after having represented Cornwall Schools versus The Rest in a holiday match at Camborne.

Hugh Martin - March 2006

The death of Hugh Martin has occurred at the age of 89.

Though not a player, he still holds a unique place in the history of the Pirates, having designed the superb Penzance & Newlyn RFC badge in 1946.

David Drew - February 2006

We were all shocked to hear that David, who captained the club for three seasons during the seventies, passed away suddenly during the last weekend in February