Colin Dymond player at Penzance & Newlyn RFC

Club History - Players - Colin Dymond

Colin Dymond

Born in Southern Rhodesia, Colin spent his early years both there and at Pendeen the connection naturally being mining.

In his early teens he proved a useful footballer playing for Cape Cornwall School, but there was a rugby interest too which was soon to develop hardly surprising because former Pirate Derek Small was a teacher at the school.

In 1965 Colin started training with our Colts, immediately impressing Derek Ladner (captain) and Ken Thomas (trainer) with his tackling.

It was at this time when working for Joe Kay (Electrical) that he acquired from a colleague the nickname Dumbo which has stuck ever since.

His early senior career was spent in the outsides (wing/centre), but it was not long before a move to the back-row became inevitable.

Playing over 500 games for the Pirates, mainly as a marauding and gifted wing-forward, his number of games would have been much higher but for spells working away on the North Sea oil rigs.

He played for Cornwall and was also our Cornwall K.O. Cup winning skipper in 1976.

Officially Club Captain in 1976/77, he played well into the eighties and was also often active in helping to upkeep our ground and surrounds as a member of the Ground Committee. Indeed, combining also changing room duties, helping still to look after the grounds, especially with his line-marking expertise, are roles that he still performs today conscientiously, and with considerable pride.

Colin Steven Tregonning (not many people know that!) Dymond is a distinctive Pirate character whose views might at first seem idiosyncratic dont be misled though, they often prove to be correct! Keep the support going Colin and may your lines never wander&.