TEAM NEWS Cattle set for 200th Pirates appearance
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- Created on Thursday, 10 October 2013 13:44
- Last Updated on Thursday, 10 October 2013 13:00
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Inspirational skipper Gavin Cattle is set to play his 200th Cornish Pirates match in tomorrow's British & Irish Cup opener against Ulster Ravens at the Mennaye (1945).
Now in his seventh season as a Pirate, Bridgend-born scrum half Cattle, 33, leads a side which welcomes back fit-again wing Matt Evans, meaning Kieran Goss switches to full-back.
TEAM NEWS Shanahan makes first Albion start
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- Created on Thursday, 10 October 2013 13:07
- Last Updated on Thursday, 10 October 2013 12:25
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Plymouth player-coach James Shanahan makes his first Albion start against Nottingham in tomorrow's British & Irish Cup opener at Brickfields (1945).
Head coach Shanahan - a late replacement in last Friday's 22-20 Championship defeat by London Scottish - takes over from top points scorer Dan Mugford at fly half.
CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY Davies wings in for Albion debut
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- Created on Friday, 04 October 2013 01:00
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Plymouth Albion make six changes for tonight's home Championship clash against London Scottish at Brickfields (1945).
Jamie Davies, who joined Albion from Cardiff RFC in summer, makes his league debut on the left wing having recovered from injury.
TEAM NEWS Lewis debuts for Chiefs
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- Created on Sunday, 06 October 2013 07:24
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Dave Lewis makes his first Exeter Chiefs start against former club Gloucester in today's top Aviva Premiership clash at Kingsholm (1400).
The scrum-half debuts as Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter makes four changes to the Exeter starting XV which lost 21-9 at home to defending champions Leicester Tigers.
RUGBY UNION Gloucestershire v Cornwall team news
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- Created on Monday, 29 April 2013 17:40
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Cornwall coach Dave "Benji" Thomas has named the gold and black side to face Gloucestershire in Saturday's Bill Beaumont Cup Division One South county championship opener at Cinderford RFC (Dockham Road, 1500).
Redruth's fit-again front row forward Darren Jacques is recalled to the starting line-up but Launceston's Tom Rawlings is still ruled out by injury so his place goes to Camborne's Sam Matavesi, who has just signed a new one-year deal to stay at Plymouth Albion.
CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY Two debut for Pirates
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- Created on Friday, 04 October 2013 01:07
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Fly half Angus Sinclair and utility back Mike Pope make their first Championship starts for Cornish Pirates against Moseley under lights at the Mennaye Field tonight (1945).
Australian Sinclair previously played for hometown side East Suburbs in Sydney, while Pope also featured for his hometown club, Bournemouth, before representing Taunton Titans and Exeter Chiefs Braves as well as University of Exeter. Both players are 23 years old.
RUGBY UNION 2013 Tamar Cup line-up
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- Created on Monday, 22 April 2013 12:58
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Cornwall bid to retain the Tamar Cup when they make a short trip across the border river to Plymouth Albion RFC to face annual pre-season rivals Devon tonight (1930).
Teams are correct at times of posting although Cornwall flanker Tom Rawlings suffered a leg injury and was replaced by Devon's Jamie Tripcony in the 20th minute of Cornish All Blacks' gutsy 19-7 defeat by National Two South leaders Worthing at Polson Bridge on Saturday.
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