CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY Two debut for Pirates

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Created on Friday, 04 October 2013 01:07

Last Updated on Friday, 04 October 2013 17:45

Published on Wednesday, 02 October 2013 20:07

Fly half Angus Sinclair and utility back Mike Pope make their first Championship starts for Cornish Pirates against Moseley under lights at the Mennaye Field tonight (1945).

Australian Sinclair previously played for hometown side East Suburbs in Sydney, while Pope also featured for his hometown club, Bournemouth, before representing Taunton Titans and Exeter Chiefs Braves as well as University of Exeter. Both players are 23 years old.

Tom Channon starts at hooker with Aaron Carpenter dropping back to his familiar position at number eight.

Laurie McGlone moves up a row from 8 to partner Darren Barry in the engine room with Exeter Chiefs’ Joel Conlon starting at 7.

Cornish Pirates starting XV 15 Craig Holland 14 Mike Pope 13 Tom Riley 12 Junior Fatialofa 11 Kieran Goss 10 Angus Sinclair 9 Tom Kessell 1 Jack Andrew 2 Tom Channon 3 Alan Paver 4 Laurie McGlone 5 Darren Barry 6 Chris Morgan (capt) 7 Joel Conlon 8 Aaron Carpenter

Ready on the bench 16 Kieran Davies 17 Ben Prescott 18 Will Graulich 19 Alex Cheesman 20 Gavin Cattle 21 Kieran Hallett 22 Rheon James

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