Cornwall's rugby players could make it an historic triple winning season this afternoon with two cup finals taking place in London today.
The first match of the afternoon will see Cornwall Women face up against Notts, Lincs & Derby Women at 2:15 at the Richmond Athletic Ground.
The team staged a historic comeback in the semi-final. Trailing 17-7 at the interval Cornwall rallied hard to turn the game in their favour, eventually triumphing 28-27 at Hayle RFC.
Cornwall Women's Team:
M.Ruby , N. Rowland, K. Upcott, A. Gallagher, C. Milliken, R. Roberts, V. Holden , B.Hampton, A. Warman, H.Williams, L. Hawkins, T. Larson, L.Allin, E. Stefanotti, A. Bunt
Replacements:
E.Carbis, J.Ninnis, B. Eddy, C. Thompson, O. Brazier, F. Rowe, C. Towers
Cornwall Men will then play Chesire in the Bill Beaumont County Championship Final at Twickenham this afternoon with kick-off at 3 pm.
Three tries in the last quarter of the last match saw Cornwall defeat Hertfordshire 24-50 to reach the last stage, which is a repeat of the 2019 final where Cornwall edged to a 14-12 win.
Cornwall Men's Team:
T. Phillips, B. Priddey, J. Tompsett, T. Freeman, T. Whittle, B. Fox, S. Stevens, K. Marriott,J. Oulton, F. Honey, A. Ducker, D.Tout J. Simmons, M. Shepherd, W. Trewin
Replacements;
L. Barnes,R. Brown, C. Williams, B Hilton,E. Pascoe, M. Austin, K. Bradley
Coverage of both matches are avialble on the RFU streaming service.
The first trophy of the campaign was won by the promising Cornwall U20s outfit who defeated kent U20s 24-21 at Sixways, Worcester in early May.
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