Jimmy Jenkin

A Mousehole boy, whose brother Ron also played for the Pirates, Jimmy was educated at the Penzance Grammar School where he proved himself to be a fine athlete.

He first played for the Pirates in the forties as a strong second-row forward.

After attending St. Lukes College Jimmy returned to teach at Lescudjack C.S. School which enabled him to continue playing for the Pirates.

He was an inspirational Club Captain in 1955/56 both on and off the field, and he also skippered our CRFU 7s winning team that season.

His 300th. game for us came in October, 1956, when a Graham Paul dropped-goal earned us a 3-0 victory against Pontypridd.

Having appeared regularly for Cornwall (17 caps), he might well have played, but for injury, in the successful 1957/58 County Championship side. This injury caused him great frustration because he had again been appointed as our Captain that season.

In January, 1959, he joined Graham Paul up north, where the both played a big part in Hull Kingston Rovers revival.

Returning to the west country in 1967, he became a deputy headmaster at Sidmouth, where he resided until his death in 2002 at the age of 72

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