February, another month with only one home fixture in it and that’s been and gone already! Now we have Wellington away off the back of a draw and a narrow defeat. What’s in store up the M5?

Wellington (the R&B’s) took their A-game to Sidmouth last week and could well have taken all the spoils but it finished in an 11-all draw. The R&B’s dominated territorially for much of the first half whilst playing down the slope. They had two tries disallowed for being held up/ref unsighted so it could have been an entirely different story. The theme of the game seems to have been them camped on the Sidmouth line and Sidmouth repelling all boarders. This has got to have boosted their confidence before the Saints travel so we need to be sharp from the kick-off to pull off the season double.

The R&B’s have posted some big scores this season, many in the 50’s and one in the 60’s and this is evidenced by their 11 try scoring bonus points from 17 games, so they know where the try-line is. They sit 4th in the league and have 2 games in hand on the Saints and have lost one less game.

Saints have now played 19 games, 4 of which they have lost and 1 drawn. Last Saturday they were narrowly defeated by a resurgent Wadebridge (who incidentally where the last to beat Welly). Despite Saints dominating the early scrum and playing some flowing rugby across the width of the park the Camels dug in and ground out a win. This Saturday potentially offers a tougher challenge so let’s see what Kyle Marriott, Saints Head Coach has to say:

“After a couple of tough Cornish derby games a trip to high flying Wellington is just the ticket. No motivation is needed this week and Wellington have shown recently what a talented side they are. Once again, the Saints side are busy preparing and continually looking to improve and build on previous weeks. We aim to pull it all together this weekend and put a performance in worthy of the result. A coach trip with travelling support is sure to add some extra motivation. COYS!!”

It’s also a break from the 6 Nations this week so as I type this there is the Sinners playing Saltash at home with a 2.30pm KO. Please come and cheer them on if not travelling to Wellington!

For this that want to travel to Wellington on the players’ coach there are a number of spare seats and the cost is £10. Please contact Al Cummins on 07902 216417 to book a seat.

Yours in Rugby

Ian Grantham

Parish Notices

Senior Players Awards Night – Friday 10th May in ‘The Seahorse’ at Pentewan Sands. A 3-course meal and live music from the Mighty Off-Beats will accompany Senior player and other awards. Tickets at £30 each will be limited for what promises to be a fantastic night. Get them early to avoid disappointment from Lesley Bennett via either 07890 001117 or lesleybennett1@aol.com.

Ale & Craft Gin Fest 2019 – Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April. Get this in your diaries. An expanded event from previous years involving more live music, more rugby and a broader range of drinks incl. Craft Gins and Proseccos’. Want to sponsor either the Friday night or Saturday afternoon and evening session? We are putting together a really good package for any business that wants to take a greater part in Ale and Cider Fest 19. Contact our Sponsorship manager Julie on juliewhite58@btopenworld.com. Want to sponsor a barrel? Get in touch with Darren at tregorrickpark@hotmail.co.uk to talk about how you can!

100 club –You can still join…Your number will be assigned in the next month’s draw. Feeding funds into purely rugby activities is central to our strategy to grow the whole club, providing help to the people who volunteer at Tregorrick to get qualified and to buy equipment when needed. If we don’t invest in ourselves we won’t progress! The fund that we are placing the money in is explained HERE. The form is available around the club in wall holders. Please get behind this…3 cash prizes a month and it needs your support!

RFU Grand Draw – Paul Gilder is coordinating efforts with Clair Grantham dealing specifically with Youth, Rhian Roberts with Supporters and Neil Grigg for Senior players. More details HERE but in essence sell some tickets and we will be able to afford some nice new tables which helps us attract more function and events business which in turns helps us to keep fees down! Let’s have one last push too move some!

Pre-Match Lunches – HAVE TOTALLY SOLD OUT! We are running a reserve list. We always seem to get a few drop outs closer to the time at this time of the year due to illness etc so get your name down with Tich today. He’s available on sardineslayer@hotmail.co.uk. More details are HERE.