Yes, Cornwall may have lost at Twickenham in the rugby match against Lancashire, 36 to 26 points, but they lost with pride and dignity and with the wonderful outpouring of national pride by the 'Trelawny's Army' of Cornish supporters, with good humoured and gentlemanly sportsmanship shown between and by one and all.

So we say, well done our boys, well done Cornwall, we are proud of you. Kernow bys vyken!

Compare our Cornish national game with that of England's. Their game with its tacky paraphernalia, ill tempered and overpaid players, commercially over financed hype and utterly tasteless support by the English media, one newspaper even stooping so low as to deliver a 'Get Well Slowly' card to the Uruguayan embassy in London in respect of a top class but injured footballer from that country, Luis Suarez.

With many now heartily sick of hearing of 1966 and inappropriate references to England's military victories against just about every country, it can be hardly surprising that many turn their back with disgust and an increasing number of Cornish people support other teams from rather more humble countries.

Tony Leamon,
Falmouth

HAVING watched Cornwall play rugby against Lancashire, I saw no bad behaviour or drunkenness at all amongst the thousands there and nor heard of any amongst those watching from home.

A wonderful game, well played and with extremely high standards of sportsmanship.

Then we are warned in the press that when England plays football, our taxes are spent supporting the already overworked police called upon to deal with drunkenness both behind the wheel and elsewhere and according to a recent news item on the BBC, a massive rise in domestic violence, family abuse, disorder in pubs and on the streets and assaults.

Why should we be expected to subsidise by many millions of pounds this football game and its consequences?

Ian Soulsby,
Threemilestone,
Truro