"start of the play-offs. Points per match are awarded as follows: The Cornish Pirates were drawn in Pool one and played the teams in Pool two. The Pool winners and the two best runners–up qualified for the Quarter–finals. Andrew Suniula joined the Pirates after the 2011 World Cup. 2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season The 2011–12 season was the Cornish Pirates 9th season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their third in the British and Irish Cup. The Pirates finished 3rd in Stage One of the Championship, allowing them to qualify for"
"ground. Cornish Pirates continue to work towards developing a stadium that will be required to ensure Premiership status. They are reportedly working with Cornwall County Council, and other partners, and at various sites near Truro, Camborne, or points in between. The Camborne Rec is a popular and historic Cornish rugby venue, having hosted many top class games over the years against teams including the ""All Blacks"" and the ""Wallabies"". On 15 April 2007, the Cornish Pirates won the EDF Energy National Trophy at Twickenham for the first time in the club's history, against Exeter Chiefs. The score was 19–16. After"
"Cornish Sharks The Cornish Sharks are an amateur American Football team currently competing in National South Division of the BAFA National Leagues (BAFANL). They play their home games at the Treviglas Sports Hub, Newquay, Cornwall. In their first season in the BAFL, the Sharks recorded a 7 wins to 3 losses record and finished second in their conference, but lost their playoff quarter-final to the eventual divisional champions, the Norwich Devils. The Cornish Sharks were founded in 2005 by Brian Smallworth, Richard Atkinson and Martin Phillips, all of whom were experienced players or coaches looking to bring American football back"
"next two seasons the Cornish Pirates will play their home rugby matches at Camborne RFC's recreation ground. Camborne's ground is seen as many to be the best rugby ground in Cornwall boasting a superb grandstand. The Pirates say they intend to make match days an ""event"" as they did last year at Kenwyn and as the Camborne Recreation Ground accommodates over 9,000 people with a stand capacity of 780, and a new Family Stand of allowing for more than 1,000. There is also good banked standing, a marquee bar complete with Cadgwith Singers and ample parking at or near the"
"Cornish Pirates players Aaron Penberthy and Grant Pointer. During pre-season, he was sent off against Coventry R.F.C. and was banned by the Rugby Football Union for a week. The ban was initially meant to be served during a friendly against French club, Le Rheu; however, this match did not go ahead. Jersey failed to inform the RFU and its officials that the ban was not served, and then fielded Maidment in their next match, against Plymouth Albion in the RFU Championship. As a result, Maidment and Jersey were charged by the RFU for ""failure to act towards the RFU with"
"one friendly and was unlucky to miss out on the end of season semi-final and two–legged final matches, having had to undergo an appendicitis operation. Grant Pointer Grant Harry Pointer (born 11 December 1987 in Norwich, England) is an English rugby union player who plays at Centre or Wing for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship. Educated at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk, he played rugby there alongside brothers Ben and Tom Youngs, and Ben Pienaar, who are all now at the Leicester Tigers. As a gifted athlete, Grant went to the National Prep School Finals for the long"
"The Championship side moved to Truro in 2005 in a bid to reach the Premiership and was renamed the Cornish Pirates. In 2006 the side moved again, this time to the home ground of Camborne Rugby Club, before returning to Penzance in 2010 to play, once more, at the Mennaye Field. The club has twice reached the play-off final for promotion to the top tier of English rugby in seasons 2010–11 and 2011–12. Penzance was the home of Mount's Bay RFC, founded in 1999, originally as a team for local players who could not play for the professional Cornish Pirates."
"Cornish hurling Hurling or Hurling the Silver Ball (), is an outdoor team game played only in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is played with a small silver ball. Hurling is not to be confused with the Irish game, also known as hurling. There are profound differences between the two sports. Once played widely in Cornwall, the game has similarities to other traditional football or inter parish 'mob' games, but certain attributes make this version unique to Cornwall. It is considered by many to be Cornwall's national game along with Cornish wrestling. An old saying in the Cornish language goes """"hyrlîan"
"Cornish hurling Hurling or Hurling the Silver Ball (), is an outdoor team game played only in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is played with a small silver ball. Hurling is not to be confused with the Irish game, also known as hurling. There are profound differences between the two sports. Once played widely in Cornwall, the game has similarities to other traditional football or inter parish 'mob' games, but certain attributes make this version unique to Cornwall. It is considered by many to be Cornwall's national game along with Cornish wrestling. An old saying in the Cornish language goes """"hyrlîan"
"12 in the English league system and finally the Cornwall Clubs Cup is for teams in the regional Cornish leagues. The Cornwall Cup used to be the premier competition with the top sides such as the Cornish Pirates, Launceston, Mounts Bay and Redruth taking part but has been superseded in recent years by the Super Cup, itself downsized to just the two teams due to the demands of the modern game both in terms of fixture congestion and the increased physical toll on players. All cups are currently sponsored by Tribute Ales. The Cornish rugby tradition has deep roots, stretching"
"and Weymouth F.C.. Dorset County Cricket Club competes in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship and is based at Dean Park Cricket Ground in Bournemouth. Poole Stadium hosts regular greyhound racing and is the home to top-flight speedway team Poole Pirates. The county's coastline, on the English Channel, is noted for its watersports (particularly sailing, gig racing, windsurfing, power boating and kayaking) which take advantage of the sheltered waters in the bays of Weymouth and Poole, and the harbours of Poole and Portland. Dorset hosted the sailing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics at the Weymouth and"
"Cornish Pirates. The intention was that all four teams would play each other twice in a group stage – with the top two teams meeting at the final at Tregorrick Park in St Austell. Owing a variety of reasons (mostly fixture congestion) a large number of games were un-played and the CRFU had to cancel the competition. Since this cancellation the cup has been played between the Launceston and Redruth as a two legged final (separate from league games) for 2009-10 before switching to the current system of doubling up as league games after a hiatus of several years. At"
"two-year contract. Paul Andrew Paul Andrew (born 14 Feb 1989, Truro, England) is a Cornish rugby union player who currently plays for Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship. He weighs 17 stone and is 6 foot tall. He plays as a prop. He made the move to the Worcester Warriors in 2013 from RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates, where he joined in 2008. He made his league debut for the Pirates when he was nineteen years of age and has gone on to represent Cornwall, Cornwall U20 and England Conference U18. In 2014, Andrew was re-signed to the Cornish Pirates"
"has represented Scotland and the Lions, and many others. Also, the Cornish rugby team can boast an Olympic silver medal. In 1908, they won the County Championship for the first time, and the prize was to represent Great Britain at rugby in the 1908 Olympic Games. They lost to Australia 32–3 in the final, and to this day remain the only county side to represent Great Britain at rugby in the Olympics (See Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics for more details and the teams). Association football and cricket are played in most villages and towns. While rugby is"
"deal to join Cornish Pirates for 2013–14.<ref name=""Pirates news on squad signings for 2013/14""></ref> In November 2015, Goss joined National League 2 South side Chinnor on loan, before joining the team on a full-time basis prior to the 2016–17 season.<ref name=""Chinnor RFC Squad for upcoming 2016/2017 season""></ref> Kieran Goss (rugby union) Kieran Goss is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with English National League 2 South team Chinnor. He previously played for the in the Currie Cup and Cornish Pirates in the Championship. His position is fly-half or full-back. He started off playing for the U18s at the"
"teams affiliated to the Cornwall County Football Association that play in the Football League of England and Wales, and the Cornwall County Cricket Club plays as one of the minor counties of English cricket. Viewed as an ""important identifier of ethnic affiliation"", rugby union has become a sport strongly tied with notions of Cornishness, and since the 20th century, rugby union in Cornwall has emerged as one of the most popular spectator and team sports in Cornwall, with professional Cornish rugby footballers being described as a ""formidable force"", ""naturally independent, both in thought and deed, yet paradoxically staunch English patriots"
"Cornish people are a recognised national minority, included under the terms of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in 2014. Each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales has separate national governing bodies for sports and competes separately in many international sporting competitions. Each country of the United Kingdom has a national football team, and competes as a separate national team in the various disciplines in the Commonwealth Games. At the Olympic Games, the United Kingdom is represented by the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, although athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to join the Republic"
"of one of their sports' fields, although the funding was to have been made under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme which was later cut back. Although Camborne School is located within a ten-minute walk of the main town, it has two main fields and an athletics track. It shares a boundary with Camborne RFC, home to the town Rugby team, as well as - until 2010 - the Cornish Pirates. The school maintains good relations with schools in Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Canada and China, affording students the opportunity to take part in exchange trips. The school"
"Cornish Pirates. Initially on the wing, he quickly moved to fly-half, before switching to full back where he remained for the rest of his Pirates tenure. He was a prolific points scorer. In each of his three seasons with the Club (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12), he was their highest scoring player, accumulating over 1,000 points. In 2011/12 he was named in the Championship ""Dream Team"" as he racked up a thousand points for the Pirates and over one hundred first team appearances. Initially linked with a move to Sale Sharks, he signed a contract extension with Pirates. He rescinded this"
"Portsmouth Pirates The Portsmouth Pirates is an Australian rules football team based in Portsmouth, England. The club play in the English Australian Rules Southern Football League under a 9-a-side footy rules format. Portsmouth Pirates were founded in January 2009 by Nood, their first league game was played in Bournemouth against the Bournemouth Demons. The result ended with Bournemouth winning the match 138-19. The Pirates grew in stature and confidence throughout their first season, recording the first ever league win in the penultimate game of the season against the Sussex Swans, the game ending 109-87. The club grew in numbers in"
"cake in extra-time. Cornwall's first title since 1908. Cornwall managed to reach the final again in both 1992 and 1998, unfortunately losing both and it was not until 1999 when they met Gloucester in the final that Cornwall managed to win the Championship again. Cornwall play most of their home games at Redruth R.F.C. and Camborne RFC but matches have also been played at Penzance & Newlyn and Launceston. The premier club side in Cornwall are the Cornish Pirates (recently renamed from Penzance & Newlyn RFC) who play in the RFU Championship. They are hoping to increase their fanbase by"
"Sport in Cornwall Sport in Cornwall includes two sports not found elsewhere in the world, except in areas influenced by Cornish culture i.e. the Cornish forms of wrestling and hurling. The sports otherwise most closely associated with Cornwall are rugby football and surfing. Currently the major hurdle for Cornish sports is the lack of infrastructure and facilities compared to other areas of the UK. There is no stadium suitable for professional sport, although facilities have started to develop. In 2005 campaigners formed the Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association claiming that Cornwall should be recognised with a place in the 2006 Commonwealth"
"South London Pirates The South London Pirates, known until 2012 as the Croydon Pirates, is a British baseball club based in South London. They have two diamonds based in Roundshaw playing fields in South Croydon, the main one being ""Dave Ward 1"". The Pirates are hosts to the London Tournament every year and on occasions The National Finals. The first team known as P1 competes in the NBL League, which is the top flight of British baseball. The second team known as P3 competes in the AA South Division which is two leagues under NBL. In 2004 and 2005 Croydon"
"They won promotion seven times in eight seasons to reach the third tier of English rugby before folding in 2009 due to financial problems. The Pirates Amateurs are part of the Cornish Pirates and play in the lower levels of the league system. They ended their first season in second place in the Tribute Cornwall One and won promotion to Tribute Cornwall/Devon for 2011–12 season, where they continue to play. They also won the Cornwall Clubs Cup in 2010–11. Penzance A.F.C. were relegated from the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Premier Division in season 2012–13 and now play in Division"
"Pirates playing in Division 1. A professional team the Scottish Claymores played in NFL Europe between 1995 and 2004 based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Lawrence Tynes, Joe Andruzzi and Dante Hall all played for the team and went on to have success in the NFL. Australian Rules Football is a minor sport in Scotland. There are currently three teams in SARFL, most established in the early 2000s. It has seen growth around the major cities and now has a national team. Futsal is a Brazilian form of football, similar to, but not the same as indoor football, which is more"
"of the other vessels are owned by their skippers. The company based in the Old Pilchard Works today are major supplies of Cornish sardines and mixed species fish. Newlyn RFC was formed in 1894 (or 1895) by the curate of St Peter's Church, the Rev Fred Peel Yates. The club amalgamated with Penzance RFC in 1944 to form Penzance and Newly RFC (The Pirates), currently known as the Cornish Pirates. Newlyn Non Athletic AFC was formed in 1990 by a group of friends playing on Sunday mornings. They initially played in the West Penwith League, before joining the Mining League"
"play for ""Team Cornwall"" which will then play in the National League against other youngsters. When a player reaches 18 years of age he can then move up to the Cornish Sharks development team and when ready, can move into the Cornish Sharks. The club also operates a Player Exchange Programme in action with two international teams, namely the Tacoma Invaders in Washington, USA and the Brisbane Rhinos in Australia. In 2014, the club's u17 academy team finished 3rd at the youth, junior and flag Britbowl finals. Cornish Sharks The Cornish Sharks are an amateur American Football team currently competing"
"a ""formidable force"", ""naturally independent, both in thought and deed, yet paradoxically staunch English patriots whose top players have represented England with pride and passion"". In 1985, sports journalist Alan Gibson made a direct connection between love of rugby in Cornwall and the ancient parish games of hurling and wrestling that existed for centuries before rugby officially began. Among Cornwall's native sports are a distinctive form of Celtic wrestling related to Breton wrestling, and Cornish hurling, a kind of mediaeval football played with a silver ball (distinct from Irish Hurling). Cornish Wrestling is Cornwall's oldest sport and as Cornwall's native"
"Stadium for Cornwall The Stadium for Cornwall is a proposed multi-purpose stadium in Threemilestone, Cornwall, England. There are no major sports stadia in Cornwall: the largest capacity ground is the Recreation Ground in Camborne. Football club Truro City and rugby union team Cornish Pirates have both advanced plans for a new stadium, with both outfits requiring new facilities if they are to progress in their respective sports. Cornwall Council is developing a business plan for the stadium; although it initially stated any project would have to be privately funded, in April 2018 councillors voted to provide partial funding of £3m"
"to represent Cornwall with six of them going on to be captain. Key: Name in gold indicates the player captained Cornwall on at least one occasion Penzance RFC Penzance RFC formed in 1876, was a rugby union club based in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They amalgamated with Newlyn RFC in 1944 to form Penzance and Newlyn RFC (The Pirates), currently known as the Cornish Pirates. The first recorded rugby match in Penzance is from 1870, played in the grounds of Poltair House, Heamoor and organised by W Borlase of Marlborough School. The Penzance team was mostly public schoolboys, home on holiday,"
"Cornish Pirates and Bristol) had home advantage in the quarter-finals. On 14 April, it was announced that the final would be played at the home of the winner of the Pontypridd / Leinster A semi-final. This game ended as a 22 all draw after extra time; Leinster won on tries scored (3 – 1). Leinster A beat Leeds Carnegie 44 – 17 in the final and retained the cup they won in the previous season – the first team to win the cup for a second time. The number of teams playing in the sixth competition is reduced from twenty-four"
"enter Aldrin in the porridge eating contest next time; he's on the 19th bowl. Roger."" Corby's main football team is Corby Town F.C., who play in the National League North. The Steelmen play at Steel Park and have an average home attendance of 472 in 2014/15. The town's other semi-professional football club are Stewarts & Lloyds Corby F.C., who play in the United Counties League. S&L play their home matches at Occupation Road. Corby is also home to the Corby East Midlands International Swimming Pool which was built in 2009. It is also home to the Stewarts and Lloyds Rugby"
"Paul Andrew Paul Andrew (born 14 Feb 1989, Truro, England) is a Cornish rugby union player who currently plays for Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship. He weighs 17 stone and is 6 foot tall. He plays as a prop. He made the move to the Worcester Warriors in 2013 from RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates, where he joined in 2008. He made his league debut for the Pirates when he was nineteen years of age and has gone on to represent Cornwall, Cornwall U20 and England Conference U18. In 2014, Andrew was re-signed to the Cornish Pirates for a"