TEAM NEWS: BILL BEAUMONT CUP STARTING XVs

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Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 18:37

Last Updated on Saturday, 05 May 2012 10:49

Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012 18:37

Cornwall kick off their 2012 Bill Beaumont Cup Division One South county championship campaign at home to perennial group favourites Gloucestershire tomorrow at Redruth RFC (Recreation Ground 1500).

Somerset start their Division Two South programme at home to Devon at Bridgwater & Albion RFC (College Way, 1500).

The county championship clash on the Bath Road will be preceded by a Somerset Saxons game against a Bristol Combination XV (1230).

County championship winners

Cornwall three times, the last in 1999.

Devon 10 times, the last in 2007.

Gloucestershire 17 times, the last in 2002, 16 times runners-up.

Somerset’s single win was in 1923.

Teams - Cornwall Brett Rule (Redruth); Richard Bright (Cornish All Blacks), Ryan Westren (London Scottish), Lewis Patterson (Cornish All Blacks), Steve Johns (Plymouth Albion); Lewis Webb (Cornish All Blacks), Greg Goodfellow (Redruth); Darren Jacques (Redruth), James Salter (Cornish All Blacks), Craig Williams (Redruth); Ben Hilton (Cornish All Blacks, capt), Brynn Jenkins (Cambridge); Mike Rawlins, Tom Rawlings (both Cornish All Blacks), Sam Hocking (Plymouth Albion, pictured) reps Dave Pascoe (Penryn), Jake Murphy, Tom Duncan, Peter Joyce, Richard Brown, Damian Cook, Chris Fuca (all Redruth).

Gloucestershire Mike Wilcox, Nevaro Codlin, Rob Winchle (all Cinderford) Sebastian Rodwell (Hartpury RFC) Reuben Haile (Taunton) Rory Teague (Cinderford) Sam Arnott (Southend); Joe Smart, Sam Wilkes (both Cinderford), Nick Selway (Lydney) Danny Wright (Rugby Lions) Ed King, Luke Allen, Will Foden (capt, all Cinderford) Brandon Walker (Hartpury RFC) reps Connor Thompson (Old Patesians) Chaz Meddick (Dings Crusaders) Ben Sparks (Cinderford) Harrison Tovey (Clifton) Steve Plummer (Dings Crusaders) Glen Lewis (Hartpury RFC) Josh Hannam (Lydney)

Somerset J Hall (Old Redcliffians); J Claydon (Taunton), B Roberts (Clifton), B Barnes (Oldfield Old Boys), M Watkins (Weston-super-Mare); D Hawkes (Birmingham Solihull), R McQuire (Oldfield Old Boys); D Hilton, A Bellamy (both Dings Crusaders), C Rowlands (Redingensians), E Hack (Dings Crusaders), G Charlton (Taunton), T Vakalutukali (Royal Marines), W Webster (Birmingham Solihull), V Murrel (Dings Crusaders) reps J Gatford (Taunton), M Hudd (Dings Crusaders), S Pape (London Scottish), B Harvey (Sherborne), J Foster, S Naulago (both Royal Marines), T Thie (Clevedon).

Devon B Rogers (Newton Abbot), S Roberts (Barnstaple), M Manton (Plymouth Albion), D Flashman (Brixham), A Lockley (Plymouth), D Lee (Barnstaple), P Mortimore (Newton Abbot), S Richardson (Sidmouth), N Webber (Barnstaple), R Avery-Wright (Newton Abbot), P Chesters (Ealing), J Squires (Barnstaple), B Armitage, T Lewis, M Lee (all Barnstaple) reps C Bryce (Brixham), T Hobbs (unattached), W James (Barnstaple), J Harris (Plymouth), O Mulberry (UWIC), T Whelan (Sidmouth), J Bull (Cullompton).

Somerset Saxons R Cooper (Burnham on Sea); K Giblett (Bridgwater & Albion), J Carter (North Petherton), R Muskett, J Paul (both Burnham on Sea); A Groves (Bristol Barbarians), M Parsons (Wellington); S Coles (Burnham on Sea), S Williams (North Petherton), E Bowler (Keynsham), S Johnson (Crewkerne), S Blake (Burnham on Sea), R Henson (Minehead Barbarians), S Steer (Barton Hill OB), A Gibbs (North Petherton) reps N Berry (Exmouth), S Hill (Crewkerne), M Hocking (Burnham on Sea), T Hopwood (Taunton), H Jones (Weston).

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