Cornwall Under 17s travel to Chippenham RFC on Sunday to take on Dorset & Wilts.
Best of luck on the road lads.
Cornwall Under 17s to take on Dorset & Wilts
Cornwall Under 17 beat Gloucestershire Under 17, 32-31
Please see the side below chosen to play Gloucestershire Under 17 at Bodmin RFC this Sunday 2:30 pm.
Cornwall take the win 32-31, well played lads.
Cornwall Boys Under 17’s
The Under 17’s programme of county games begins tomorrow night with a trip to Brixham to take on their Devon counterparts.
The selected side to play Devon is featured above.
On Sunday, May 12th, the Under 17s face Somerset Under 17s at Polson Bridge that side is named below.
Good luck for both games.
Under 16 Finals Day
This Sunday sees both Boys & Girls Under 16 finals at Newquay Hornets RFC.
First final at 10:30 am, last game kicks-off at 3 pm.
Four Cornish Lads represent SW in Regional games
Forty-five boys attended Hartpury college in early February for a south west under 18 selection.
These four lads from Cornwall were selected in the team of twenty-three players;
Dan Bennett Truro RFC (formally of St Austell RFC)
Kaea Griffiths Penzance & Newlyn RFC
Sam Vickery Launceston RC (Formerly of Bude RFC)
Idris Logan Helston RFC
They attended a 3 day England RFU development camp at Warwickshire university and ended with a 31 – all draw against the North counties development team. Sam Vickery scored in this game
On Sunday they all played London and south East at Cotham RFC and ended with a good win 22 – 12.
Congratulations to Dan, Kaea, Sam & Idris on their achievements, looking mighty fine with their SW Divisional Caps.
Age Grade Festivals & Cup Finals Dates
County Festivals; U7 – U14 & Age Group Cup Finals
The dates and venues for the age group festivals for 2023/24 season.
Under 7/8 – Sunday 28th April – Penryn RFC
Under 9 – Sunday 21st April – St. Austell RFC
Under 10 – Sunday 14th April – Truro RFC
Under 11 – Sunday 28th April – Launceston RC
Under 12 – Sunday 21st April – St. Ives RFC
Under 13 – Sunday 14th April – Liskeard-Looe RFC
Under 14 – Sunday 4th May – Newquay Hornets RFC
Under 15 Cup Finals Day – Sunday 21st April – Camborne RFC
Under 16 Cup Finals Day – Sunday 28th April – Newquay Hornets RFC (Boys & Girls)
Colts Cup Finals Day – Saturday 20th April – Hayle RFC, 4 finals from 10 am
Under 16 Girls DPP v Devon
Please note the fixture against Devon Under 16 Girls at Okehampton on Sunday 18th February has been postponed due to the state of the pitches.
Cornwall U.18 Boys Round Off Hartpury Games
Match Report – Cornwall U18’s 10 v Gloucestershire 25
7th January 2024 @ Hartpury College, by Oscar Marr
Cornwall U18’s played their final game of the South West tournament this weekend. A highly anticipated game against Gloucestershire was all that was between Cornwall and an unbeaten run in the tournament.
The first half started solidly with a pointless first 15 minutes. Gloucestershire then began to build some momentum and broke the deadlock with the first score of the match. Cornwall continued to probe and test the Gloucester defence, but they could not end with a score.
Gloucester started to pounce on Cornwall’s mistakes and added two quick scores, but Cornwall were determined not to go into the break empty handed and sustained pressure through direct running from Olly Pellow led to a line break and an easy score in the corner from Bailey Hadfield to end the half.
Down at the break Cornwall were determined to make inroads on Gloucester’s lead early in the second half. However, the mistakes continued to keep them on the wrong side of momentum and Gloucester capitalised once again to start the half.
The next 20 minutes were Cornwall’s most positive of the day. Strong defence led to lots of attacking pressure but a lack of criticality meant they failed to score as many as they should. The pressure was not for nothing though as a slick move to access the wide channels was finished with a quick pick around the ruck from Kaea Griffiths.
Back in the game Cornwall hoped to find an extra score and push for the win. However, that was not the case and Gloucester finished the game with another score ending the game 5 tries to 2.
Squad: Dan Bennett, Charles Byron, Sam Vickery, Pierce Ford, Jack Jenkin, Bailey Hadfield, Issac Jago (Capt), Kaea Griffiths, Idris Logan, Oscar Marr, Ted Kullich, Olly Pellow, Harry Rigg, Jowan Wilding, Ross McKnight, Aaron Jones, Joe Court, Seb Dash, Jude Hardy, Ashton Rowe, Callum Phillips, Fin Stuart.
Tries: Hadfield, Griffiths.
Coaches: Andy Hawken, LJ Colick.
7 Cornwall U18’s selected to trial for the South West Combined side
After some very enjoyable games at Hartpury, where all our players were accessed across the games, congratulations to the following who have been selected to attend the trial for the combined South West U18 side:
Dan Bennett Truro RFC
Sam Vickery Launceston RC
Issac Jago Wadebridge Camels RFC
Kaea Griffiths Penzance & Newlyn RFC
Idris Logan Helston RFC
Ted Kullich Penzance & Newlyn RFC
Callum Phillips Wadebridge Camels RFC
Best of luck all for the 28th January.
Cornwall Under 18s score 6 tries in Somerset win
Match Report – Cornwall U18’s 30 v Somerset 5
17th December 2023 @ Hartpury College
Report by: Oscar Marr
The boys made their second trip to Hartpury to take on a physical Somerset side in their penultimate game of the SW tournament.
With better conditions the team got off to a flyer, with Sam Vickery going over early to give the lads an early lead. High physicality in defence led to errors from Somerset which were swiftly converted into points from the Cornwall boys. With just under 15 minutes played Sam Vickery went over for his second to push the lead to 10 points.
After the strong start from the pack the backs were eager to show what they could do with the remainder of the first half, a slick combination of moves led to Harry Rigg crashing over to strengthen Cornwall’s grip on the game.
The first half ended in positive fashion as a 4th try was scored by Aaron Jones, and a passion in defence continued to show, leaving Somerset scoreless at the end of the half.
With the beginning of the second half the team were keen to show more of the same and carry the
momentum through to the final whistle. Cornwall started off the half positively but attacking flourishes
were blundered with minor mistakes in crucial areas. However, they stuck to it, and a dominant scrum
followed by a moment of magic from Jowan Wilding led to a length of the pitch score. After this the second half was played in similar fashion to the first. A strong set piece, paired with a precise and pacey back line continued to pile on the pressure. Unfortunately, a lot of the pressure went to waste. With the theme of silly mistakes making the job hard work.
The momentum inevitably swayed and Somerset dug out a try through some brutal play from their forwards. Once again, the boys bounced back and the second half was finished on a high note as backs play was finished off in the corner by Oscar Marr.
The game finished 30 points to 5 in favour of the Cornish lads, another strong performance. In a game
riddled with mistakes, moments of brilliance shone through constantly in a convincing win which was
enjoyed by all involved.
Squad: Dan Bennett, Aaron Jones, Sam Vickery, Bailey Hadfield, Seb Dash, Jude Hardy, Ashton Rowe, Jack
Jenkin, Fin Stuart, Olly Pellow, Ted Kullich, Harvey Brough, Harry Rigg, Callum Phillips, Jowan Wilding,
Charles Byron, Joe Court, Jack Green, Issac Jago (Capt), Kaea Griffiths, Ross McKnight, Pierce Ford, Oscar Marr.
Tries: Vickery (2), Rigg, Wilding, Jones, Marr.
Coaches: Andy Hawken, LJ Colick.
Cornwall Girls U.18s v Devon
This Sunday at Saltash RFC kick-off 2 pm.
Come along and support the future of Women’s rugby in Cornwall.
Free-entry.
