RUGBY: PIRATES, DORSET & WILTS, BRISTOL COMBI CUP
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Cornish Pirates host the RFU Championship final first leg against London Welsh at the Mennaye Field, Penzance on Wednesday May 23 (1945).
The return is fixtured for May 30 at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium (1945) with both legs screened live on Sky Sports.
Cornwall’s leading rugby side overcame Bristol 63-53 on aggregate in their all-south west semi-final following yesterday’s 29-18 second leg defeat at the Memorial Ground attended by 7,356.
Pirates won the first leg 45-24 at the Mennaye and will be hoping for a similar head start against Welsh, who beat Bedford Blues 30-27 on aggregate in their play-off semi.
Bristol Jon Goodridge; Will Helu, Fautua Otto, Luke Eves, George Watkins; Tristan Roberts (Matty James, 75), Ruki Tipuna (Tom Salter, 70); Mark Irish (Mark Lilley, 39-41; 68), Jason Harris-Wright (Ross Johnson, 51), Jason Hobson (Wayne Thompson, 68), Mariano Sambucetti (Ben Glynn, 51), Roy Winters, Josh Ovens, James Merriman, Iain Grieve (capt) (Henry Vanderglas, 68).
Scorers - tries Goodridge 2, Watkins, Helu cons Roberts 2, James pen Roberts
Cornish Pirates Rob Cook, Grant Pointer, Sam Hill, Andrew Suniula, Sam Hill, David Doherty; Cieron Thomas, Gavin Cattle (capt); Carl Rimmer, Dave Ward, Alan Paver, Laurie McGlone, Ian Nimmo, Chris Morgan, Phil Burgess, Kyle Marriott. Reps (not used): Ryan Storer, Rob Elloway, Rudi Brits, Matt Smith, Dave Ewers, David Ewers, Matt Evans, Tom Kessell
Tries Cook, Burgess con Cook pens Cook 2
• Tonight the Memorial Stadium hosts the rain-delayed 2012 Bristol Combination Cup final between eight times winners Avonmouth Old Boys and first-time finalists Thornbury (1930).
• RFU County Championship Shield holders Dorset & Wilts scored a massive 67-22 win over Berkshire to set up a semi-final trip to Leicestershire next Saturday.
The green and whites needed to win by at least 21 points at Bournemouth RFC to continue on the road to Twickenham following an opening 27-14 group three defeat away to Oxfordshire.
Dorset & Wilts rallied from conceding an eighth minute try to lead 36-12 at half time on their way to a remarkable turnaround victory.
Dorset & Wilts Karim Lynch (Bournemouth); Robbie Searle (Bournemouth), Charlie Elton (Bradford-on-Avon), Oliver Pickford (Salisbury), Ben Stewart (Bournemouth); Dan Pollard (Bournemouth), Sam Hardcastle (Bournemouth); Richard Carrel (Bournemouth), Gareth Blackborrow (Salisbury), Steve Bailey (Corsham); Chris Hughes (Bournemouth); Rhys Jones (Corsham); Liam Gilbert (Chinnor), Tony Dunkerley, (Bournemouth), Gavin Hart (Bournemouth). Reps John Warren (Dorchester), Alan Low (Swindon), Bobby Lyons (Chippenham), Alex Bradley (Bishop Wordsworth School), Rob Luckham (Salisbury), Tim Berry (Swindon), Tom Pottage (Salisbury).
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