2nd XV Match Reports season 2005/6

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Match reports in descending order

Saturday 15/04/06

Pirates 2nds. 31 Imperial Medicals 38

Boosted by the inclusion of several players from the successful Mounts Bay team, the Pirates outfit, a number of whom had also played in the Fishermens Charity match earlier in the afternoon, blended surprisingly quickly against a useful Imperial Medicals selection last Saturday.

In a match played hard but fair, the home side built up a lead before the mix of qualified doctors and medical students from St. Marys, Charing Cross, Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals came back strongly in the second half to snatch a deserved victory.

Scorers:
Pirates tries: James White (2), Ryan Westren, Steven Kent, Ollie Faulkner; cons: Westren, Kent, Faulkner.

Pirates
Ben Quick, Ollie Faulkner, Andrew Snell ©, Ryan Westren, Steven Kent, Rongo Atkins, Jame Maddern, Tom Outram, James White, Wayne Davey, Richard Humphries, Robert Davies, Daniel Lugg, Darren Semmens, John Thomas.

Replacements (all used) Neal Turner, Zac Scott, Danny Clackworthy, Ben Gibson, Scott Dugdale, Ian Davies

8/04/06 - Camborne Reserves 19 Pirates 2nds 26

Playing on a school pitch used by Camborne, this proved to be a very even contest on a fine and sunny afternoon. We scored four tries in the match, all converted by scrum-half Keith Terry, the match being much enjoyed by all.

Scorers tries: Dave Lawrence, James White, Matt Cock, Scott Dugdale.

Team
Scott Dugdale, Mark Osborne, Ian Davies, Matthew Cock, Danny Hewett, Andrew Snell
Keith Terry, Anthony Stevenson, James White, Ian Butterworth, Robert Davies,
Dave Lawrence, Daniel Lugg, Will Baker, Wayne Davey.
Replacements (both used) Jonny Westren and Paul Smith.

1/4/06 Redruth Albany 21 Pirates 2nds 20

As expected, the return fixture at Redruth Albany was a closely-fought affair, with the hosts sneaking victory by a single point.

We scored tries through prop Daniel Lugg, flanker James White, wing Mark Osborne and full-back Scott Dugdale, but we sadly failed to slot just the one single conversion which would have given us victory.

Pirates
Scott Dugdale, Mark Osborne, Sam Tucker, Ian Davies, Paul Smith, Andrew Snell, Steve Kent, Matt Pascoe, James White, Will Baker, Rob Davies, Dave Lawrence, Daniel Lugg, Wayne Davey, John Thomas. Replacement Ian Buttery.

18/3/06 Pirates 2nds 19 Redruth Albany 7

Playing at home this was a fine win, our side scoring tries through centre Ben Eddy (2) and flanker Kevin Osborne. Ben and full-back Scott Randall also kicked a conversion each.

Pirates
Scott Randall, Scott Dugdale, Ben Eddy, Andrew Snell, Danny Hewett, Anthony Stevenson, Alan Green, Matt Pascoe, James White, Kevin Osborne, Chris Wood, Rob Davies, Daniel Lugg, Wayne Davey, John Thomas. Replacements Martin Bodilly and Stuart Baker.

18/2/06 - Stithians 41 - Pirates 2nds 15

Having beaten Stithians comfortably earlier in the season, this was now revenge timefor the home side who won with something to spare. The seconds did manage three tries through lock Dave Lawrence, wing Mark Osborne and full-back Ben Quick, but on the day there was no argument as to who was the better team in a surprisingly fierce contest.

Pirates - Ben Quick, Mark Osborne, Sam Heath, Des O'Connell, Ian Davies, Andrew Snell, Keith Terry, Matt Pascoe, Kevin Osborne, James White, Dave Lawrence, Rob Davies, Dan Lugg, Wayne Davey, John Thomas. Replacement - Scott Dugdale.

4/2/06 - Perranporth Reserves 12 - Pirates 2nds 55

With England versus Wales being shown on the 'box', the Pirates 2nd. XV travelled to play Perranporth Reserves for an earlier than usual kick-off, their side including a new arrival from Kent in the shape of flanker James White, whilst out wide winger Chris Woods was playing his first game since returning to the area.

On a fine day for rugby football the Pirates blend of experience and youth paid dividends, scoring nine tries against their spirited opponents, with there also being the usual touch of sportsmanship on display - Andrew Snell and Ben Eddy being called upon to referee one half each.

Scorers - tries: Sam Heath (3), Ben Eddy (2), Ben Gibson (2), Scott Dugdale, Matt Pascoe; cons: Andrew Snell (4), Sam Heath.

Team - Ben Eddy, Chris Woods, Martin Bodilly, Sam Heath, Scott Dugdale, Andrew Snell/Anthony Stevenson, Ben Quick, Matt Pascoe, James White, Ben Gibson, Dave Lawrence, Rob Davies, Wayne Davey, Kevin Osborne, John Thomas.

21/1/06 - Pirates 2nd. XV 17 - Camborne 3rds. 0

The team - B. Quick (c), M. Osborne, Nick Rees, Des O'Connell, Danny Hewett, Andrew Snell, Dave Pascoe, Anthony Stevenson, Matt Pascoe, Ben Gibson, Dave Lawrence, Rob Davies, Wayne Davey, Lee Williams, John Thomas.

Replacements - Kevin Osborne, Scott Dugdale (used) - Touch Judge: Nicky Brooks.

Scorers - tries: Lawrence, Stevenson, Hewett; con: M. Osborne.

LEE STEVENS - congratulations to Lee for having played for Cornwall U20s in their 'friendly' match versus a young Redruth XV on Sunday 8/1/06.

7/1/06 - The first fixture of the New Year was played away to ST. JUST 2nds which we won 33-15. Try-scorers were hooker Lee Williams

(who sportingly threw the ball in at the line-out for both sides!), scrum-half Dave Pascoe, skipper and No. 8 Andrew Gwennap, and centre Sam Heath who notched two tries and four conversions. Scott Randall started at fly-half for the Pirates because Andrew Snell, a regular wearer of the number ten jersey, was called upon to referee the first half.

The match provided a memorable and nostalgic moment for replacement Duncan Scobie, him given the opportunity to wear the Pirates' colours for the first time in twelve years.

The result of the game played on New Year's Eve
Pirates 2nd. XV 10 - Brooksy's Barbarians 10

Thanks are expressed to all who took part to help raise funds to send four local young cricketers to South Africa with the Cornwall Schools U13s Cricket team. Ben Brooks, Matt Stevens, Max Miller and Nicole Richards all play for Paul CC, whilst Ben and Matt are also members of the Pirates U13s rugby team.

Scorers:-
Pirates - tries: David Pascoe, Steven Kent; Brooksy's Barbarians -tries: Andrew Gwennap, Richard Harris.

Result of match played at home to HAYLE Reserves - Wed 21st. Dec - 7p.m.
final scoreline 17-all

Try-scorers for the Pirates were Daniel Lugg, Ben Gibson and Steven Kent, with Andrew Snell adding one conversion. In front of a good-sized crowd the

opportunity was taken to give as many players as possible a run out, everyone enjoying the occasion both on and off the field.

Result of match played at home to STITHIANS on the 17th. Dec
Pirates 2nd. XV 36 - Stithians 15

It was back to winnings ways, with a 6-2 try-count confirming a convincing victory against able opponents - bolstered by the inclusion of loan player Scott Dugdale! Scorers for the 2nds., were as follows:- tries: Robbie Burns, Josh Stevens, Dave Lawrence, Nick Rees, Matthew Cock, Ryan Forrester; cons: Andrew Snell (2), Josh Stevens.

Full team:-
R. Forrester, M. Osborne, M. Cock, N. Rees, D. O'Connell, A. Snell, B. Quick, D. Lawrence, Ollie Prior, J. Stevens, R. Burns, R. Davies, D. Lugg, W. Davey, J. Thomas. Replacements (all used) - L. Williams, B. Gibson, S. Heath.

Pirates 2nd. XV against Truro On Saturday 3rd. December
The Pirates 2nd. XV played a closely fought encounter against Truro Reserves at the Mennaye Field. The city side were 10-0 up at the interval, but a try from guest player Blaine Kearey, converted by fly-half and skipper Andrew Snell, reduced the deficit to just three points early in the second period. Truro though soon extended their lead with another seven-pointer, before late in the game home replacement Scott Dugdale made a dash to record his side's second try of the afternoon which made the final score17-12 in favour of the visitors.

Pirates: A. Green, J. Dash, D. Hewitt, N. Rees, M.Osborne, A. Snell (c), B. Kearey, D. Lawrence, W. Davey, M. Pascoe, P. Grieg, R. Davies, L. Stevens, N. Turner, J. Harris. Replacements (all used) - S. Dugdale, L. Williams, B. Gibson, M. Bodilly, J. Marr.

Posted 30/11/05:-

A revamped Penzance & Newlyn 2nd. team (our amateur side) has played five games to date this season, with their results being as follows:-

Pirates 2nds 10 Camborne Reserves 28
St. Just 48 Pirates 2nds 27
Wadebridge 2nds 5 Pirates 2nds 14
Hayle Reserves 21 Pirates 2nds 12
Pirates 2nds 36 St. Day 0

The players who have been involved in the above games are forwards John Thomas, Lee Williams, Lee Stevens, James Harris, Ben Gibson, Martin Bodilly, Scott Dugdale, Dave Lawrence, Ian James, Rob Davies, Stuart Thomas, Wayne Davey, Tom Somers,Peter Bush (guest player), Peter Grieg, Matt Pascoe. The outsides have included Dave Pascoe, Andrew Snell, Danny Hewitt, Josh Stevens (guest player), Nic Rees, Richard Groves, Gary Rich, Alan Green (guest player),Des O'Connell, Ed Skewes, Steve Kent, Keith Terry, Mark Osborne, Scott Randall, Mark Uren, Rob Burns, and Scott Dugdale - again!

In future we hope to list points scorers and number of games played by individuals - a number of whom will soon no doubt qualify for their blazer badge (50 games) or merit tie (100 games) - because matches played for the Pirates in the past still count.