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| 1st xv result – Cornish Pirates 27 – 24 Caldy |
| The Championship The Rugby Paper match report – Mike Sinclair Cornish Pirates ………..27pts Tries: Hocking 8, Hiscocks 44, Penalty 50, Everett 59 Conversions: Houston 44 Penalty: Jenkins 73 Caldy………….. 24pts Tries: Ridgway 2, Hyde 23, Hanson 62, 79 Conversions: Barker 23, 79 PIRATES survived a lacklustre first-half to grind out a bonus point win over Championship strugglers Caldy whose two points were the least they deserved. Scrum-half Dom Hanson’s second try on 79 minutes narrowed the gap to three points meaning only replacement Iwan Jenkins’ penalty for Pirates six minutes earlier separated the sides. “I would have liked us to have been a bit more well-oiled than that,” said Pirates coach Gavin Cattle. “There wasn’t a lot of energy in the first half and Caldy are a good mauling team. It’s a new group on a learning journey and we were a bit clunky at times.” Caldy should have had more than a 12-5 half-time lead after an aggressive display built on a solid set-piece but handling errors cost them the chance of adding to their two first-half tries. A rock-solid scrum and dominant lineout provided ample possession after they opened the scoring inside two minutes with a slow-motion lineout drive trundling Callum Ridgway over. Pirates responded with Harry Hocking’s catch and drive try after Caldy fullback Matt Kilcourse was yellow carded for a deliberate knock-on as Hocking grabbed an interception and tried to get his pass away. Mistakes came thick and fast from both sides with Hanson knocking on as took a quick tap penalty but Caldy’s pressure paid off when Charlie Hyde, with a two-man overlap, chose to go it alone to dive over with Lewis Barker converting. Pirates, introducing Charlie Rice for lock Mike Etete after only 40 minutes of his first start, upped the tempo after the interval with prop Billy Young delivering a big 80-minute performance. It took only four minutes for Harry Yates to burst through and put Dan Hiscocks in between the posts for Bruce Houston to level with the conversion. Six minutes later a Pirates lineout drive was illegally pulled down with Andy Wigley awarding a penalty try and despatching Caldy skipper JJ Dickinson to the bin. A back row try, made by Matt Cannon and debutant Jack Forsythe, on loan from Exeter, saw Pirates captain Alex Everett charge to the line and Houston stretched the lead to 24-12. Caldy responded with Hanson’s first try, made by replacement Jacob Mitchell but Jenkins made a try-saving tackle before adding a penalty to give Pirates the safety net which proved crucial after Nick Royle kicked ahead for Hanson to score his second try, converted by Barker. Cornish Pirates : Relton, Wedlake, Ribbons, Yates (Elderkin 59), McNab, Houston (Jenkins 68), Hiscocks (Becconsall 56), Young, Hocking (Irvine 74), French (Andrews 62-72, Woodmansey 72), Etete (Rice 40), Bell, Cannon, Forsythe, Everett (c) (Hallam 78). Caldy : Kilcourse (Rogers 68), Hyde (Royle 59), Wilkinson (Mitchell 59), Barlow, Robinson, Barker, Hanson, Rushton (Rabbette 68), Gallagher (Hearn 59), Weatherby (Higginson 40) Stevenson (Olyott 37), Sproston, Ridgway, Woodman (Jones 50) Referee : Andy Wigley Attendance : 1,500 Rugby Paper Star player : Billy Young – Pirates Caldy score the try of the week https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIwCdJHgmN5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== – Rugby coming up this weekend : Caldy 2nd xv away Saturday 26th April NOWIRUL Bathtime Premier League Macclesfield v Caldy kick off 3.00pm Caldy 3rd xv at Paton Field Saturday 26th April NOWIRUL The Bay Travel Div 3 West Caldy v Oxton Parkonians kick off 3.00pm – Tickets for Caldy 1st xv remaining three Championship home games are available to buy via our club website : Saturday 3rd May – Caldy v Doncaster Knights Saturday 17th May – Caldy v Ealing Trailfinders Saturday 31st May – Caldy v Bedford Blues To buy tickets please go to https://caldyrugbyclub.com/buy-tickets-membership/ – Caldy Rugby Club – End of Season Ball |
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