2010–11 Cornish Pirates season

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2010–11 Cornish Pirates Rugby season
Nickname(s)The Pirates
Founded1945
LocationPenzance, Cornwall
Ground(s)Mennaye Field (Capacity: 3500)
Coach(es)Chris Stirling, Harvey Biljon and Ian Davies
Captain(s)Gavan Cattle
Top scorer366 England Rob Cook (League only)
Most tries12 England Phil Burgess (League only)
League(s)RFU Championship
2010–11Third and Finalists
Official website
cornish-pirates.com

The 2010–11 season is the Cornish Pirates eighth season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their second in the British and Irish Cup.

Pre–season friendlies[]

Date Opponents H / A Result Score Attendance Ref
1 14 August Gwent Dragons H L 11 – 27 2110 [1]
2 22 August Exeter Chiefs A L 14 – 22 2280 [2]
3 5 March Exeter Chiefs XV H W 43 – 19 990 [3]

RFU Championship[]

Stage one matches[]

Stage one is a league programme of 22 matches starting on Saturday 4 September 2010 and completed by Saturday 19 February 2011. Each team play 11 matches at home and 11 away with the top eight teams qualifying for the promotion play–offs and bottom four play in the relegation play–off.

Date Opponents H / A Result Score Attendance Ref
1 29 August Doncaster Knights H W 30 – 14 2232 [4]
2 5 September London Welsh H W 22 – 3 2047 [5]
3 11 September Moseley A D 26 – 26 751 [6]
4 19 September Birmingham & Solihull H W 32 – 15 1672 [7]
5 26 September Bristol A L 7 – 21 4379 [8]
6 3 October Plymouth Albion H W 46 – 13 2439 [9]
7 9 October Bedford A L 25 – 32 3243 [10]
8 17 October Rotherham Titans H W 40 – 15 1982 [11]
9 22 October Worcester Warriors A W 23 – 21 6928 [12]
10 31 October Esher H W 54 – 6 1767 [13]
11 7 November Nottingham A W 36 – 10 1637 [14]
12 14 November London Welsh A L 16 – 23 1250
13 21 November Moseley H W 50 – 7 1854 [15]
28 November Birmingham & Solihull A P – P [16]
14 5 December Bristol H W 16 – 6 2253 [17]
15 15 December Birmingham & Solihull A W 61 – 28 407 [18]
26 December Plymouth Albion A P – P
16 2 January Bedford Blues H W 23 – 13 3051 [19]
17 8 January Rotherham Titans A L 18 – 19 1067 [20]
18 12 January Plymouth Albion A W 10 – 6 2512 [21]
19 30 January Worcester Warriors H L 30 – 33 1976 [22]
20 5 February Esher A L 12 – 13 1338 [23]
21 13 February Nottingham H W 40 – 0 2486 [24]
22 19 February Doncaster Knights A W 16 – 13 1091 [25]

Stage one league table[]

2010-11 RFU Championship Table · · discuss
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Points
1 Worcester Warriors (P) 22 21 0 1 770 382 +388 17 101
2 Bedford Blues (SF) 22 17 0 5 662 375 +287 14 82
3 Cornish Pirates (F) 22 15 1 6 633 337 +296 14 76
4 London Welsh (SF) 22 14 0 8 575 429 +146 12 68
5 Nottingham 22 12 0 10 647 556 +91 16 64
6 Doncaster Knights 22 9 0 13 572 576 –4 15 51
7 Rotherham Titans 22 10 0 12 435 553 –118 7 47
8 Bristol 22 8 1 13 468 540 –72 7 41
9 Esher 22 7 1 14 406 651 –245 8 38
10 Plymouth Albion 22 6 2 14 365 500 –135 8 36
11 Moseley 22 5 3 14 382 667 –285 3 29
12 Birmingham & Solihull (R) 22 4 0 18 397 746 –349 6 22
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion play-off places. Pink background are relegation play-off places.

Stage two matches[]

Stage two was a programme of six matches starting on Saturday 12 March 2011 and completed by Saturday 16 April 2011. Each team played three matches at home and three away with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi–finals.

Date Opponents H / A Result Score Attendance Ref
1 13 March Doncaster Knights H W 33 – 25 2185 [26]
2 20 March Bedford Blues A W 31 – 18 2725 [27]
3 27 March Rotherham Titans H W 64 – 17 2285 [28]
4 2 April Rotherham Titans A W 24 – 16 1026 [29]
5 10 April Bedford Blues H W 33 – 22 2985 [30]
6 16 April Doncaster Knights A W 27 – 24 1173 [31]

Stage two league table[]

Pos Team P W D L F A +/- BP Pts *
1 Cornish Pirates 6 6 0 0 215 119 96 3 29 2
2 Bedford Blues 6 3 0 3 226 147 79 4 19 3
3 Doncaster Knights 6 3 0 3 181 154 27 5 18 1
4 Rotherham Titans 6 0 0 6 110 312 -202 1 1 0
Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
*Additional points awarded from stage one league position

Semi-finals[]

1 May 2011
17:45
Cornish Pirates England 18 - 10 England London Welsh
Try: Cattle 62'c, McAtee 76'm
Con: Cook (1/2)
Pen: Cook 12', 69' (2)
 Report Try: Corker 16'c
Con: Ross (1/1)
Pen: Ross 9' (1)
Mennaye Field, Penzance
Attendance: 3,001
Referee: David Rose
FB 15 England Rob Cook
RW 14 South Africa
OC 13 England Matt Hopper
IC 12 England downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Wales Rhodri McAtee
FH 10 New Zealand Johnny Bentley
SH 9 Wales Gavin Cattle (c)
N8 8 New Zealand
OF 7 England Sam Betty yellow card 10' to 20' downward-facing red arrow 51'
BF 6 England
RL 5 England Ben Gulliver downward-facing red arrow 60'
LL 4 England
TP 3 England downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 England Dave Ward downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 England Paul Andrew
Replacements:
PR 16 England Carl Rimmer upward-facing green arrow 45'
HK 17 Germany Rob Elloway upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 18 England Phil Burgess upward-facing green arrow 51'
N8 19 England upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE 20 Wales Steve Winn
CE 21 England Drew Locke upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 22 England
Coach: New Zealand
FB 15 Wales Aled Thomas downward-facing red arrow 56'
RW 14 England Liam Gibson
OC 13 Tonga Hudson Tonga'uiha
IC 12 England Simon Whatling
LW 11 South Africa Errie Claassens downward-facing red arrow 40'
FH 10 Scotland Gordon Ross
SH 9 Wales Robert Lewis downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 England Ben Russell downward-facing red arrow 47' upward-facing green arrow 55' downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 England Michael Hills
BF 6 Wales Jonathan Mills (c)
RL 5 England Matt Corker
LL 4 Wales Mike Powell downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 South Africa Lorne Ward
HK 2 Tonga downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 United States Shawn Pittman yellow card 45' to 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Wales upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 England Max Lahiff upward-facing green arrow 47' downward-facing red arrow 55'
LK 18 England Martin Purdy upward-facing green arrow 51'
N8 19 Wales Lee Beach upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 20 England Ben Stevenson upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 20 England Dominic Shabbo upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 22 England Marland Yarde upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach: England Phil Greening

Touch judges:
England Steve Leyshon
England Peter Parker-Sedgemore
Television match official:
England Geoff Warren

Final[]

11 May 2011
19:45
Cornish Pirates England 12 - 21 England Worcester Warriors
Pen: Cook 21', 38', 57', 69' (4)
 Report Try: Benjamin 5'm, Goode 30'c
Con: Goode (1/2)
Pen: Goode 18', 39', 54' (3)
Mennaye Field, Penzance
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Martin Fox
FB 15 England Rob Cook
RW 14 Wales Wes Davies downward-facing red arrow 63'
OC 13 England Matt Hopper
IC 12 England downward-facing red arrow 54'
LW 11 Wales Rhodri McAtee
FH 10 New Zealand Johnny Bentley
SH 9 Wales Gavin Cattle (c)
N8 8 New Zealand downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 England Phil Burgess
BF 6 England
RL 5 England
LL 4 Scotland Ian Nimmo
TP 3 England downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 England Dave Ward downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 England Paul Andrew downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
PR 16 England upward-facing green arrow 63'
HK 17 Germany Rob Elloway upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 England Carl Rimmer upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 19 South Africa Tyrone Holmes upward-facing green arrow 75'
N8 20 England upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 21 England Drew Locke upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 22 England
Coach: New Zealand
FB 15 England Chris Pennell (c)
RW 14 England Marcel Garvey
OC 13 England Alex Crockett downward-facing red arrow 57'
IC 12 Samoa Dale Rasmussen
LW 11 England Miles Benjamin
FH 10 England Andy Goode downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 England Jonny Arr
N8 8 England Kai Horstmann
OF 7 England Jake Abbott
BF 6 Ireland Neil Best yellow card 56' to 66' downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 England Craig Gillies
LL 4 New Zealand Greg Rawlinson downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Tonga Tevita Taumoepeau downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 England Chris Fortey downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 England Adam Black
Replacements:
HK 16 Tonga Aleki Lutui upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Scotland Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 England Graham Kitchener upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 19 England Adam Balding upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 England Ollie Frost
FH 21 England Joe Carlisle upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 22 Scotland Alex Grove upward-facing green arrow 57'
Coach: England Richard Hill

Touch judges:
England Gareth Copsey
England Chris Sharp
Television match official:
England Steve Leyshon

18 May 2011
19:45
Worcester Warriors England 25 - 20 England Cornish Pirates
Try: Garvey 12'c, Benjamin 43'c, Goode 46'm
Con: Goode (2/3)
Pen: Goode 6' (1)
Drop: Goode 21' (1)
 Report Try: Locke 53'c, Penalty try 74'c
Con: Cook (2/2)
Pen: Cook 2', 35' (2)
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 12,024
Referee: JP Doyle
FB 15 England Chris Pennell (c)
RW 14 England Marcel Garvey downward-facing red arrow 79'
OC 13 Scotland Alex Grove
IC 12 Samoa Dale Rasmussen downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 England Miles Benjamin
FH 10 England Andy Goode downward-facing red arrow 70'
SH 9 England Jonny Arr
N8 8 England Kai Horstmann
OF 7 England Jake Abbott
BF 6 Ireland Neil Best yellow card 72' to 80'
RL 5 England Craig Gillies
LL 4 New Zealand Greg Rawlinson downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 Tonga Tevita Taumoepeau downward-facing red arrow 75'
HK 2 England Chris Fortey downward-facing red arrow 33'
LP 1 England Adam Black
Replacements:
HK 16 Tonga Aleki Lutui upward-facing green arrow 33'
PR 17 Scotland Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 75'
LK 18 England Graham Kitchener upward-facing green arrow 70'
N8 19 England Adam Balding
SH 20 England Ollie Frost upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 21 England Joe Carlisle upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 England Alex Crockett upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach: England Richard Hill
FB 15 England Rob Cook
RW 14 South Africa
OC 13 England Matt Hopper
IC 12 England Drew Locke
LW 11 Wales Rhodri McAtee downward-facing red arrow 40'
FH 10 New Zealand Johnny Bentley
SH 9 Wales Gavin Cattle (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 England
OF 7 England Phil Burgess downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 England
RL 5 England
LL 4 New Zealand downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 England Carl Rimmer downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Germany Rob Elloway downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 England downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
PR 16 England Paul Andrew upward-facing green arrow 58'
HK 17 England Dave Ward upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 England upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 Scotland Ian Nimmo upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 England Sam Betty upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 21 England upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 22 England upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach: New Zealand

Touch judges:
England Gareth Copsey
England Chris Sharp
Television match official:
England Steve Leyshon

British and Irish Cup[]

Pool A matches[]

Date Opponents H / A Result Score Attendance Ref
1 11 December Currie H W 54–31 923

[32]

2 19 December Leinster A H W 43–12 2026

[33]

3 16 January Plymouth Albion H W 34–3 2207

[34]

4 21 January Newport A L 32–34 697

[35]

5 26 February Worcester Warriors A L 12–28 4042

[36]

  • Match v Currie was originally due to be played at Malleny Park, Currie but moved to the Mennaye because of the freezing weather in Scotland.

Pool A table[]

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Worcester Warriors 5 4 0 1 175 87 88 22 3 0 19
Ireland Leinster A 5 4 0 1 138 117 21 18 3 0 19
England Cornish Pirates 5 3 0 2 175 108 67 23 4 1 17
Wales Newport 5 3 0 2 121 159 -38 16 3 1 16
England Plymouth Albion 5 1 0 4 76 144 -68 9 1 0 5
Scotland Currie 5 0 0 5 104 174 -70 11 0 2 2
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Coaching staff[]

  • High Performance Manager - Chris Stirling
  • Forwards coach – Ian Davies
  • Backs coach – Harvey Biljon
  • Strength and conditioning coach – Simon Raynes[37]

See also[]

References[]

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