David Roberts R.I.P.
From Camborne RFC website
On behalf of the Club it is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former President David Roberts at the age of 98.
DLC Roberts DL OBE was a popular and stalwart servant of Camborne RFC holding the office of President for a remarkable 17 years period from 1991 to 2008. During that time he also became President of the Cornwall RFU serving a three year tenure from 2000-03.
David was rewarded with Life Membership of the Club in 2005 in recognition of his dedication and service.
In recent seasons David remained a regular at the Recreation Ground watching either National League games or taking great pleasure following his grandsons play in the 2nd XV.
Our sincere condolences to David’s family and friends.
There will be a minute’s silence held before the Rodda’s Milk Cup game versus Redruth this afternoon.
Martin Symons
Chairman
Camborne RFC
Cornwall Women 2026 registration now open
Cornwall Women 2026… HERE WE GO! 
https://www.facebook.com/reel/4265834313733190
Registration is NOW OPEN and this year is going to be MASSIVE!
We’ve lined up TWO huge warm-up clashes before the season even starts taking on the Navy and the Police. 
We kick things off with Trials in January, then:
March: Warm-Up Game 1
May: Warm-Up Game 2
All building towards a massive push into the Championship season.
Our coaches and selectors will be out at club games, watching players across the county and spotting talent for 2026. 
This is your chance. Your county. Your year.
Let’s make 2026 something special.
Cornwall One and All!
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Community Game Update – December
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| 1. IMPORTANT UPDATES Protect Where We Play: Act Now To Save Our Playing Fields Rugby pitches are under threat, but you can help to protect them. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has proposed major changes to the planning system – including removing Sport England’s statutory consultee status for planning applications relating to playing fields. Help protect our playing fields by contributing to the consultation. Reduce your running costs with One Club Through the One Club alliance, rugby clubs can gain a uniquely valuable combination of cost savings and practical, operational insight that makes a meaningful difference where it matters most — your club’s bottom line. Find out how you can access the support in this section. Club Engagement – Have Your Say! As part of the member pledges we made earlier this year, we committed to enhancing engagement opportunities with our member clubs. We’re running local and national engagement sessions between January and April 2026 – find out how you can get involved and help shape the future of community rugby in this piece! How did RWC 2025 help your club? With the Women’s Rugby World Cup recently concluded, it’s been brilliant to already hear stories about how the tournament influenced interest and activity across the game. We would like to hear more about how the tournament impacted clubs around the country and you can submit your stories and reflections through this section. It’s time for the Love Rugby Series! To build on the success of RWC 2025, the new Love Rugby Series is here, with a nationwide calendar of girls-only festivals, joining up girls new to rugby with those already playing, for a fun, friendly and positive experience. READ ONLINE > |
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| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Regulation 15 Update – Consultation The RFU is reviewing Regulation 15, Age Grade Rugby and would welcome the input of coaches, teachers, team managers, volunteers and more to ensure all views are considered as part of any update. Registrations for the Volunteer Area, supported by Switch, at the Guinness Six Nations As part of the Switch Volunteer Recognition Programme, volunteers with tickets to an England home match at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham can register for up to four places in the volunteer area pre-match. England Rugby Advanced Coaching Workshop 2026-27 From 17 November the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Workshop will be open for booking via GMS. The completion of the Workshop is essential to be able to book onto Part 1 of the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award – Developing Advanced Coaching Practice. Upcoming webinars and support available for your club! Find details and registration information for our upcoming webinars and support here. |
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| 3. FOR AWARENESS The 2026 World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List: Summary of Changes The latest World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List is now available to view. Ensure you are aware of any updates through this section. Community News – monthly round-up Read this month’s roundup of the best community rugby stories – and find out how to submit your own story. READ ONLINE > |
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Cornwall Women Player Development Clinic
We are excited to announce the following Women’s Players Development Clinic led by Exeter Chiefs Womens attack coach Oli Bishop.
Click on the link below for all the details.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:eu:2aa97468-ba66-4971-b2a0-547c654ba6cb
Cornwall Under 18s,15 – 10 Dorset & Wilts
South West Tournament (Game 2 of 3)
Hartpury College – 07/12/25
Game two of the SW tournament gave the boys a slight lie in as the later 14:00 kick off, gave a mid-morning 08:00 start to travel back to Hartpury to face Dorset & Wilts.
For the game the rain finally stopped, which left just a strong wind to contend with. From kick-off we were slow to get going and again conceded a quick try before we had really touched the ball. We soon got a foot hold in the game, showing some good hands with both forwards and backs breaking the line, and with a little pressure we scored to level the game.
For the rest of the game, we were never really able to keep the pressure on for long periods to fully show what we could do with the ball, as our control was too often lost with simple mistakes and miscalculations. We were not at the standard of our 1st game, but in flashes we showed some great skills, fast feet and dominant tackling. You could also not question the commitment and work rate of the boys. We just know we can play better.
In the end it was an entertaining close game, where a few tries were traded, and we finished with a close win.
Final Score : 15 – 10
Team : J. Horner, H. Gay, A.Smith, C. Frisby, L Crannis (Capt), O. Heyes, H. Bennetts, M Abbott, D. Taylor, K.Lewis, M. Wilson, E.Richards, J. Tribe, D. Webster, B. Green, E. Evans, N. Willams, B. Nicholas, F. Bulley, S. Lee-Hirst, T. Heartford
Tries –Webster, Abbott, Heyes
Coaches : P Bostock, D Pritchard, P Holman, A Lawton, M Pollard, L Bostock
PHICIS : R Bartlett
Last U18 game will be against Devon at Truro RFC on Sunday 21st Dec, 14:00 KO.
Cornwall Girls Under 18s to play Gloucestershire
Cornwall Girls Under 18 side picked to face Gloucestershire Girls Under 18 at Truro College on Sunday 7th December at 2 pm.
Camborne Women toast their Team of the Month Award
Introducing Cornwall RFU Women’s Team of the Month Camborne RFC.
Last evening prior to training Tanya Thomas from the CRFU met with the players, along with Josh Geary from The Cornish Wine Company to present their award.
Josh, who is one of the directors of the company has kindly offered to sponsor this award for us this season.
Due to the time of the year, the team were game to embrace the festive season and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
We wish them all the best for their future fixtures.
Congratulations on your nomination.
St. Agnes RFC are awarded Tribute team of the month
Congatulations to St. Agnes RFC who deservedly picked up the latest Trubute Team of the Month award. Top of Counties 3 Cornwall.
Presentation was made by CRFU’s Lee Maher after he had refereed their home game against Lankelly-Fowey on Saturday.
Cornwall Under 18s win opener at Hartpury
Congratulations to our Under 18s who defeated Oxfordshire Under 18s, 30-25 yesterday at Hartpury.
Report from Team Manager Paul Howard.
Cornwall U18 v Oxfordshire U18
South West Tournament (Game 1 of 3) Hartpury College – 23/11/25
This year’s campaign kicked off on Sunday with our 1 st game v Oxfordshire at Hartpury
college. This meant an early start with us leaving home just after 06:00 for our bus trip up the
M5 for a 12:00 KO.
It would be fair to say after the long trip (and some of our more interesting training sessions),
there was a little nervousness in the camp. However, after a slow start, conceding an early
try, we soon found our feet. As the work rate lifted, we started to show some fierce tackling
and great hands, allowing us to create gaps and punching holes in the Oxfordshire defence.
The forwards were getting over the gain line, and the back line were exploring opportunities
as a unit, leading us to large slices of possession, and showing off some high-class finishing.
This dominance around the park, lead us to going into half time 4 tries to 2 up.
The 2nd half started well, where the bench was emptied and started positively keeping the
momentum, ending in a good team try. However, with some unforced errors and some untidy defence on penalties, we gave away two soft tries. This led to a tight finish where we traded tries as we looked to gain the initiative again. On the final whistle, there was a sigh of relief from the spectators on a back-and-forth finish, where we just kept in front with the score 6 tries to 5.
Final Score : 30 – 25
Our next game is again at Hartpury on the 7 th Dec, before our final game at Truro RFC v
Devon on the 21 st Dec.
Team : A. Smith, H. Gay, J. Crapp, C. Frisby, O. Heyes, H. Bennetts, O. Goodwin, L.
Crannis (Capt), D. Taylor, D. Davies, M. Wilson, K. Lewis, J. Tribe, J. Andrew, B. Green, E.
Evans, J. Horner, N. Willams, C. Grenfell, B. Nicholas, F. Bulley, D. Webster, E. Richards, M.
Abbott
Tries – Wilson, Taylor, Gay, Bennetts, Lewis, Webster
Also, a special mention to our PHICIS team, Ronnie who was with us today, and Donna who
was with us in our warmup games. Thank you for looking after the boys, as I am not sure if
we have ever had a team that needed more strapping!
Coaches : P Bostock, D Pritchard, P Holman, A Lawton, M Pollard, L Bostock
Good luck to all the squad for this Sunday’s game.
