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Cornish Pirates crowdfunder: trying to support the recovery effort after Storm Goretti took out one stand, and then Storm Ingrid damaged the other. Any help from the Bluesky rugby community would be gratefully received - more details of the impact on the ground and the club is on the link below.

Lots more Cornish Pirates tries to enjoy, some of them not scored by Sol Moody, in yesterday's highlights from the @londonscottishfc.bsky.social match.

It finishes with a try for Scottish after their replacement prop chases a kick the length of the Pirates half. No conversion and the final score is

Cornish Pirates 43-12 London Scottish

Pirates running everything from our own 22 now and after a lot of phases Alex Everett breaks from around half way and fends off the cover to run it in.

Cornish Pirates 43-7 London Scottish

A 6th try as a maul gets over the line at high speed for Rory Suttor to score.

Cornish Pirates 36-7 London Scottish

Scottish get on the board after a near chip over the defensive line to put their 12 in under the posts.

Cornish Pirates 31-7 London Scottish

No further score up to the hour mark, as Pirates weather 10 minutes without Luke Ratcliff due to a yellow card for a high tackle.

Cornish Pirates 31-0 London Scottish

There’s time for a kickoff, but not much more as Dan Hiscocks kicks it straight through the posts to bring up halftime.

Excellent first half from the Pirates and at halftime it’s

Cornish Pirates 31-0 London Scottish

And it’s a second consecutive home hat trick for Sol Moody as he peels off the back of a maul and runs through to score. Another good conversion attempt hits the right post.

Cornish Pirates 31-0 London Scottish

Brief pause after Tomi Agbongbon accidentally flattens the referee. Seems ok to continue without an HIA.

Another 5 m line out and another Sol Moody try from the maul. This time it’s out on the right.

Sinclair converts this one.

Cornish Pirates 26-0 London Scottish

That’s Sol Moody’s 5th try at Camborne in under 2 hours of play as a maul is driven over in the left corner. Conversion hits the right hand post.

Cornish Pirates 19-0 London Scottish

10 minutes gone and it’s the second already. A 5 m line out pops out of the maul and after a break from Sol Moody Josh King goes through to score.

Cornish Pirates 14-0 London Scottish

Pirates open the scoring with a quick first phase move through the backs after a dominant scrum on the Scottish 10m line - Angus Mawson speeds through to score on the right. Louie Sinclair converts well.

Cornish Pirates 7-0 London Scottish

Teams are out: Pirates in purple away kit and led by Dan Hiscocks on his 50th appearance

Back at the Rec in Camborne for a second match - under 10 minutes to kick off vs London Scottish here.

Here's the team for our second home game at Camborne: this weekend's visitors are London Scottish. A few changes in the backs this week.

Cornish Pirates v London Scottish, The Rec, Camborne, Sun 8 Feb, 2pm.

Team’s up for tomorrow’s long trip north to Doncaster.

Castle Park, Sat 31 Jan, 2.30pm

11 tries from Cornish Pirates vs Ampthill to enjoy

Report from yesterday’s bonus-point win against Ampthill

A slow final 15 mins after lots of changes on both sides. Ampthill get their bonus point try so it finishes

Cornish Pirates 45-24 Ampthill

Miraculous looking try from Ampthill as their winger appears to catch and ground a not-forward pass while over the try line… conversion misses

Cornish Pirates 45-17 Ampthill

Dan Hiscocks kicks through and Matty Ward wins the race to score in the left corner. Iwan Price-Thomas converts well.

Cornish Pirates 45-12 Ampthill

Ampthill start the second half with an unconverted try after a series of maul penalties which also lead to a yellow for Arwel Robson

Cornish Pirates 38-12 Ampthill

Correction and half time

Cornish Pirates 38-7 Ampthill

Chester Ribbons gets through after a neatly worked move by the backs and scores the 6th try under the posts.

Cornish Pirates 31-7 Ampthill

Another 5m lineout, another Sol Moody try

Cornish Pirates 31-7 Ampthill

Sol Moody has a hat trick with barely 30 mins gone (guessing at that, there’s no clock…) and that’s the bonus point. Converted well.

Cornish Pirates 26-7 Ampthill

Ampthill get on the scoreboard after a long attacking phase.

Cornish Pirates 19-7 Ampthill