Good luck to our Girls Under 18 side playing up in Gloucestershire tomorrow.
Tamar Cup date announced
Tamar Cup 2024/25
Cornwall RFU are pleased to announce that this seasons Tamar Cup will be played on Easter Saturday 19th April 2025 KO 1400 Venue TBC. This is a departure from the traditional mid week fixture and is being played much closer to the start of the County Championship campaign.
We hope that this new approach will enable and encourage Cornish supporters to get right behind the team over the Easter break. We hope to confirm the venue in the next couple of weeks.
CRFU Appoint new Senior XV Backs Coach
CRFU President Andy Reed and CRFU Chairman Steve Murley welcome Mal Roberts into his new role as Mens Senior XV Backs coach.
Cornwall Head Coach Graham Dawe said “I’m delighted that Mal has agreed to join our coaching team; our main focus continues to be the County Championship and I’m looking forward to working with Mal as we start to plan ahead of the Championship campaign”
Mal started his rugby career at Illogan Park, his playing journey took him to Truro, Newbury, Cornish All Blacks and Weston Super Mare. From a Representative Rugby perspective Mal played for Cornwall, England Counties, Barbarians, British Army and Combined Services.
He has coached at a number of Clubs in addition to holding a number of roles with the British Army and Combined Services. Mal was appointed as the British Army Head Coach in 2020.
County Championship Fixtures Released
The RFU have recently released County Championship fixtures for our
Men, Women and U20 Teams. There are some mouth watering clashes there
with both our Men and Women playing double Championship winners in
their respective groups. We are working hard behind the scenes to
arrange additional games with potentially some exciting fixtures. As
soon as we have confirmations will be releasing further details
Our mens team kick off their campaign with a home game against
reigning champions Kent who will no doubt be determined to win their
third consecutive title. Cornwall and Kent have won the past 4 County
Championships so this promises to be a titanic encounter. Our final
group game is at Hampshire who will be keen to avenge the defeat at
Redruth last season.
Our Women, semi-finalists last season in their County Championship
Division 2, begin with an away game against reigning two-times County
Champions Hampshire.They then have two home games, the first against
Gloucestershire while the final group game is a fantastic contest
against our friends from the other side of the Tamar, Devon.
Our U20s begin their games at the end of March at home against
Gloucestershire before travelling to play Devon and completing their
group stage with a home game against Somerset.
We will post details of where matches are played as soon as we can, so
you can come along and support your Cornish teams.
Steve Murley
Chairman Cornwall RFU
Bill Beaumont Cup Division 1
Sat 24th May, Cornwall v Kent
Sat 31st May, Hampshire v Cornwall
Gill Burns Cup Division 2
Sun 18th May, Hampshire Women v Cornwall Women
Sun 25th May, Cornwall Women v Gloucestershire Women
Sun 1st Jun, Cornwall Women v Devon Women
Jason Leonard Cup Under 20s County Championship (dates tbc)
29th Mar, Cornwall Under 20 v Gloucestershire Under 20
26th Apr, Devon Under 20 v Cornwall Under 20 (Brunel Cup)
10th May, Cornwall Under 20 v Somerset Under 20
Sun 25th May, Divisional Finals
Note. Finals weekend at Twickenham is the 21/22 June.
Cornwall Under 18’s Girls Squad
Congratulations to all the girls selected for this season’s Under 18’s squad. You have all come through a tough selection process. To those girls who didn’t make it, commiserations, along with best wishes on your rugby journey.
The squad can now look forward to their programme of matches against Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Paladin new kit provider for the CRFU
Cornwall RFU Unveil New Kit Provider
Tanya Thomas, responsible for Commercial Development for the CRFU met Lewis Dennett, UK Manager for Paladin Sports to sign off on a 4 year contract at a recent meeting at the Penventon Park Hotel. Tanya commented “We are working closely with the Paladin’s designers and our sponsors to create a brand new kit for our representative teams for this coming season”.
Steve Murley, Chairman of the CRFU said “We are looking forward to working with Paladin as our kit supplier. Whilst relatively unknown in the UK. Paladin’s reputation across Australia, New Zealand and the USA is well known”.
Keep following CRFU to see the unveiling of the new kit.
Thank you to Tanya for the hard work in securing this new deal with Paladin Sports.
Cornwall Girls U.18 Rugby County Team -Updated
Cornwall Girls Under 18 Rugby County Team
2024/25
Dear Head Coaches, & Teacher,
We would be grateful if you would nominate girls to attend the County Trials.
Players must be prompt to registration which will be open half an hour before the above trial times on the selection dates to collect their bibs. It will close 10 minutes before the session starts: all sessions start promptly so if you are late you may be excluded from the trial.
Player Eligibility
To be able to play for Cornwall a player must be registered with the RFU, have previously participated in contact rugby, and either live in Cornwall or play for a Cornish Club.
U18 players were aged 17 years old on the 1st September 2024 in school Year 12 or at college.
All players nominated for the trials who attend must have fully completed consent form (by a parent/guardian) & nomination form (by their Head coach and/or PE Teacher) before they can participate. Forms should be submitted electronically to cozetteshros@live.co.uk from the contact email addresses supplied on the form – information submitted on the nomination form will be checked with the relevant Head coach if it comes from an alternative email address, especially the sign-off to play.
As in previous seasons to give the players a positive, focused trial environment we will be asking parents and coaches to stay well back from the pitches at each venue.
Starting Sunday 27th October at Truro College for Cornwall Assessment. 12.30 – 2pm
Squad selection Sunday 10th November 2024 (Remembrance Sunday), 12.30 – 2pm
PLEASE BE PROMPT FOR STARTING AT 12:30PM.
Training dates and venues:
Friday 29th November 2024 at Truro College –Girls to arrive at 18:45 to register for prompt training at 19:00 start and finish at 20:30 with all dates.
Friday 10th January 2025 at Truro College – Girls to arrive at 18:45 to register for prompt training at 19:00 start and finish at 20:30 with all dates.
Friday 14th February 2025 at Truro College – Girls to arrive at 18:45 to register for prompt training at 19:00 start and finish at 20:30 with all dates.
Match Dates:
1st December 2024 away to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham Tigers on the 4G 1pm warm up for a 2pm Kick Off.
12th January 2025 away to Devon
16th February 2025 away to Somerset
Match day Matches and times TBC
Deadlines: All nomination and consent forms must be emailed to cozetteshros@live.co.uk by 11th October 2024 at 5pm.
If anyone has any issues, please contact Cozy.
Any applications received after the deadline will unfortunately not be considered.
We look forward to receiving your applications.
Regards,
Cozette Shrosbree
County U18s Team Manager
Mobile – 07840457495
Please contact Cozette Shrosbree by email (see above), she will forward the forms detailed below for completion and return.
Consent to Participate Form
Nomination Form
Cornwall Under 20 training squad 2025
Cornwall Rugby Football Union Ltd
Cornwall Rugby Football Union Ltd is a Registered Society under The Co-operative and Community
Benefit Societies Act 2014. Register Number 30748R
Colin Hatch
CRFU Under 20 Team Manager (Temporary)
hatch0348@btinternet.com
07967725368
03 September 2024
Dear Club Secretary / Coach,
Cornwall Under 20 – Training Squads 2025
I am writing as the temporary CRFU Under 20 Team Manager to ask for your assistance with
the coming season. Cornwall U20’s enters the Jason Leonard Cup, the County Championship
for that age group. Last season we had representation from over 14 different Cornish clubs
which is a fantastic achievement. We are looking to start training in January 2025, depending on
confirmation of the fixtures from the RFU.
The squad will be coached by Rich Kevern who also acts as a link for these young players into
the full County squad. We will be holding training sessions commencing in January 2025 on
Sunday mornings at Truro college between 1000 -1200 with the aim of building a squad for the
Jason Leonard Cup U20 County Championship.
We would like you to nominate players that you feel have the skill / knowledge and potential to
represent your club at County Under 20 level.
The requirements are nominated players must be under 20 years of age on 1 st September
2024, however, they must also be over the age of 18 before they can train as it is classed as
adult rugby and registered as an adult player with your club.
If you wish to discuss any potential players, then please do not hesitate to contact myself in the
first instance on the details above or in the county handbook. I thank you in anticipation of your
support. Please complete and return the pro forma (link below) by 05 October 2024 to me or the assistant
team manager Terry Williams, by email or over the phone.
Yours sincerely,
Colin Hatch
Under 20 Team Manager (Temporary)
07967725368
Cornwall Rugby Football Union Ltd
Presentations made at Redruth
91 team guests of honour at Redruth
Several members of Cornwall’s historic County Championship winning team were present at Redruth last Saturday as guests of the CRFU.
The players were entertained pre-match by the CRFU and at half-time they paraded around the Redruth pitch, scene of many of their glorious encounters before packed crowds.
The present day supporters gave them a rousing cheer and applauded them, notably in Hellfire corner.
The team also picked Duncan Tout as Tribute man-of-the-match.
