What a day.
@Argyle
are in the Championship and it’s fantastic news for Plymouth AND Cornwall. The club is deeply embedded in this county and the impact on football in Cornwall of having a club playing in the second tier of the English game is overwhelmingly positive.
𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜... 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖! 👋
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They've done it!
@CornwallRLFC
ended their wait for a first victory on Cornish soil this afternoon with a 35-10 win over London Skolars!
We were at the Memorial Ground to capture the action from what was a momentous result for Cornish sport. 📸
𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 🚨
🟢⚪ 🤝 ⚫⚪
We are delighted to announce that Plymouth Argyle have appointed Cornwall Sports Media as their media agency in Cornwall.
More details here ⬇️
@only1argyle
#pafc
The
@RNLI
flag at half mast as
@MouseholeAFC
and
@HelstonAFC
observe a minutes silence in memory of those lost in the Penlee lifeboat disaster in December 1981.
‘They that go down to the sea in ships…’
An excellent season for Cornish football just got better.
Truro City are back in the National League South, with Connor Riley-Lowe's stoppage-time goal clinching a 3-2 win in their play-off final. 👏👏
⚽️ | Former
@newquay_afc
striker Mustapha Bundu starts for Sierra Leone in their
#AFCON2021
opener against Riyad Mahrez's Algeria this afternoon.
Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming piece on Bundu's time at Newquay on Cornwall Sports Media. 👀
It’s a massive day for Cornish sport tomorrow as
@CornwallRLFC
kick off the new season as Cornwall’s first professional rugby league team. Red Cornwall Sports Media’s Matt Friday on the significance of the big day.
@CornwallSport
@itvwestcountry
“That first win will come. We don’t know when that will be, but what we do know is that rugby league has found a new home in Cornwall.”
Matt Friday reflects on a famous day for Cornish sport on Sunday.
@CornwallRLFC
@EnglandRL
@SkySportsRL
Local sports reporting is all about being there, having your boots on the ground, asking the hard questions. Here’s Tom Howe of Cornwall Sports Media doing just that after today’s
@WalterCParson
League Cup Match between
@WendronUtdAFC
and
@FCBodminTown
Because
#LocalSportMatters
In this week’s Cornwall Football Newsletter:
💚Paul Rowe on scouting for Cornish talent for
@Argyle
⚽️ We talk to
@AFCSTAUSTELL
and
@newquay_afc
managers after their weekend clash
2️⃣
@MouseholeAFC
‘s title bid continues
And more…Read ➡️ Subscribe
🏆 We were at Bickland Park today to witness
@Falmouth_Town
lift the
@swpleague
west division trophy.
A fantastic afternoon to round off a fantastic season for the club.👏
⚽️ | The 2022/23 football season is almost here! 🎉
To mark the occasion, we've spoken to all 24 Cornish football clubs at Step 6 or above to get their thoughts on the upcoming campaign. 🤔
You can find them all right here. ⬇️
Congratulations to
@CornwallRLFC
It was a really special win yesterday and a privilege for
@sportscornwall
to be there to document it.
The club has come so far in two seasons and there’s no doubt next year will be even better.
Kernow bys vyken!
Well the votes are in!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate.
With a massive 78% of the vote and first ever win over a heartlands team, your team of the week is 🥁
@CornwallRLFC
Congratulations 👏
📷
@sportscornwall
🗣 "Every rugby player from Cornwall dreams of finally getting this kind of exposure."
@CornwallRLFC
have signed another one of our own, and he is excited to get started.
💬 "I’ve waited a long time for this and Helston as a club have waited even longer so we are going to just enjoy the moment."
@HelstonAFC
supremo
@Goal_Mass
reflects on a memorable day at Blaise Park.
Read this - and much, much more - in our Senior Cup special newsletter. ⬇
⚽️ | They may not have won the series, but the
@cornwallfa
men's team did the business on the night as goals from Jack Bray-Evans and Ed Harrison sealed a 2-1 win over Devon at St Blazey last night.
📸 Colin Bradbury
FT:
@CornwallRLFC
14-60
@HurricanesRLFC
Defeated, but proud.
The Cornwall RLFC squad acknowledges the sizeable home support, who cheered their new team until the very end.
GOAL! Cornwall lead!
He's had a superb season in front of goal for Falmouth Town and Jack Bray-Evans is at it again, stepping in from the left and curling into the top corner from 20 yards.
🟡⚫ 1-0 ⚪🔵 (10)
BREAKING:
@HelstonAFC
reach the Cornwall Senior Cup final after a comprehensive 4-0 win over ten-man
@saltashunited
.
The Blues will face the winner of tomorrow's second semi-final between
@WendronUtdAFC
and
@MillbrookAFC
in the showpiece match on Easter Monday.
FT |
@LiskeardAthlet1
0,
@StBlazeyAFC
2
Blazey juggernaut continues at pace with Andy Watkins & Luke Cloke goals contributing to industrious win at Lux Park
• Now three clear in
@swpleague
West
• Exclusive reaction from both sides, as always, to follow via
@sportscornwall
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖?
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⚽️ | Liam Eddy's late header sent
@StBlazeyAFC
into the
@WalterCParson
League Cup final for the first time in 11 years.
Eddy struck twice as the Green and Blacks defeated Ivybridge Town 2-1 last night.
Read the report of the game. ⬇️
@swpleague
⚽️ | "It puts us in a great place going forward because the belief from one game like this can be incredible."
@StBlazeyAFC
chief Phil Lafferty discusses Saturday's 3-2 victory over
@Falmouth_Town
- the
@swpleague
leaders' first defeat of the season.
The first of Luke Cloak’s three goals for
@StBlazeyAFC
against
@PenzanceAFC
this afternoon. More pics to follow.
📸 Colin Bradbury / Cornwall Sports Media
⚽️ | We were at Priory Park this afternoon as
@Falmouth_Town
defeated
@torpointafc
to win the inaugural
@swpleague
Champions Bowl!
Congratulations to both teams for an excellent season. 👏
💬 "𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞."
@MouseholeAFC
chief Jake Ash is delighted with the current state of grassroots football in the Duchy.
🎥 | What a wonderful moment for
@Falmouth_Town
, who finally secured the
@swpleague
Premier West title this afternoon with a 3-2 victory at Penryn Athletic.
🏆 It's Cornwall Senior Cup final day! 🏆
We'll be at Blaise Park this afternoon as
@HelstonAFC
take on
@MillbrookAFC
in the Duchy's football showpiece, and we'll be providing live updates right here...
A baptism of fire for
@CornwallRLFC
in their first ever home game. But there was plenty to be positive about - including a crowd of almost 1,500. Something tells us rugby league is going to be quite popular in Cornwall!
Great day for Cornish sport.
⚽️
@KernowFA
book their spot in the
@CONIFAOfficial
World Cup in Kurdistan with a 2-1 win over FA Sapmi
🏉
@CornwallRLFC
beat
@HurricanesRLFC
28-8 to record back-to-back wins
And Cornwall Sports Media will have photos and reports of all the action
📸 | The
@WalterCParson
League Cup tie at Trefrew Park this afternoon went all the way, with
@StBlazeyAFC
eventually beating
@TheCamels1893
3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals.
The two
@swpleague
west sides drew 2-2 after 120 minutes of play.
💬 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶-𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.
Victorious
@saltashunited
boss Dane Bunney speaking to
@gareth_davies82
after yesterday's Senior Cup win over
@HelstonAFC
.
It was
@StBlazeyAFC
who took the spoils in today's
@swpleague
derby with
@AFCSTAUSTELL
, running out 2-1 winners in front of 686 spectators at Blaise Park.
We'll have more photos and reaction from both sides in tomorrow's Cornwall Football newsletter.
📸✍ We're looking forward to covering both Cornwall Senior Cup semi-finals this week, starting with
@Falmouth_Town
v
@DobwallsFC
today.
See you at Bodieve Park tonight!
Great to see these kits donated by
@WendronUtdAFC
with their new team in
#Bulawayo
Thanks to Michael and the Club for acting as our main collection point in
#Cornwall
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦... 👋
Matt Friday (
@MattFri94
) is a sports writer and photographer who has spent the last five years in Cornish sport.
He was sports editor at the Falmouth Packet for three years before working on the production desk at the Voice series in 2021.
Breaking: Newquay’s Katie Robinson is in the England squad for this summer’s World Cup in Australia.
The former
@newquay_afc
striker also played at the
@Argyle
centres of excellence and is now at
@OfficialBHAFC
More coverage of this story from Cornwall Sports Media very soon.
We were at Poltair Park this afternoon to watch
@AfcAustell
run out 3-0 winners in their huge
@swwfl
clash with league leaders Ilminster Town.
Find the full gallery and match report on our website tomorrow. 📸📝
🗣 | “I’ve known
@jakeyash
for years & he’s a very good friend of mine. I spoke to him a few times in the off-season & he’s one of the reasons I am here.”
Veteran striker
@watto85
on being reunited with his former
@TCFC_Official
teammate at
@MouseholeAFC
It was a fine line between joy and despair at the Kimberley Stadium this afternoon as
@saltashunited
ran out 2-1 winners over
@HelstonAFC
in the Cornwall Senior Cup quarter finals today. But that’s why we love football isn’t it?
@cornwallfa
⚽️ |
@AfcAustell
became the first team to defeat
@swwfl
leaders Ilminster Town this season, running out 3-0 winners at Poltair Park on Sunday.
Goals from Kaitlyn Harris, Beth Overton and Lucy Solloway sealed the crucial victory. 🔥
🗣 “They are a bit of a Crazy Gang spirit and they totally deserve all the plaudits. I am just dead proud of them.”
@StBlazeyAFC
chief Phil Lafferty revealed his pride at his team's efforts across the entire season after they secured the
@swpleague
Premier West title.
The teams are out at
@OfficialTroon
and we’re ready for the very first outing of
@cornwallairamb
’s football team ⚽️🚁
Couldn’t make it today? There’s still time to donate & support the excellent work of both
@cornwallairamb
& their opponents
@TVAirAmb
⬇️
🚨 NEW 🚨
In an exclusive interview, Eric Perez, the new chairman of
@TCFC_Official
, discusses:
❤️ 'Falling in love' with Cornwall
🏠 Bringing the team back to Truro
📈 The need for 'sustainable' growth
👨👩👧👦 A focus on 'youth and community'
😎 Making Truro City 'cool'
“To bring two trophies, potentially three trophies back to the Mill, for a club that hasn’t won a trophy for a long time, is absolutely brilliant."
@torpointafc
striker Ryan Richards reflects on his side's
@swpleague
cup triumph on Saturday. 🏆
⚽️ | We were also at a sweltering Bickland Park this afternoon as an on-fire
@Falmouth_Town
fired four past Clevedon Town, with all four goals coming in the first half.
📸
@MattFri94
⚽️ | "I felt that we were always pushing to try and break new barriers this season, and to lead the team into their first final is a fantastic feeling."
@WendronUtdAFC
chief Michael O'Neill reacts to his side's momentous Senior Cup victory last night. 🏆
📸 Luke Cloke opened the scoring for
@StBlazeyAFC
in their
@EmiratesFACup
win at Wendron with this finish.
Blazey can now look forward to a home tie against
@MouseholeAFC
in the next round.
We'll have more pix and reaction from both sides in our Cornwall Football newsletter.
⚽️ | There's a LOT of goals in this photo!
@Falmouth_Town
's Jack Bray-Evans and
@torpointafc
's Curtis Damerell were presented with the
@swpleague
west and east division golden boot awards before today's Champions Bowl match.
💬 "They have done the hard yards and we deserve to be champions."
@StBlazeyAFC
joint manager Brad Richardson reflects on their
@swpleague
triumph after their title-winning season came to a close on Saturday.
⚽️ | We were at Poltair Park this afternoon to watch
@AfcAustell
run out 2-0 winners at home to Marine Academy Plymouth in the
@swwfl
.
Check back here tomorrow for the full gallery and match report. 📸✍
Congratulations to Cornwall, and
@TruroSchool
‘s, own Freddie Issaka on signing his first pro contract with
@argyle
Very big things ahead for this young man!
✅ Youngest-ever Pilgrim
✅ First goal of pre-season
✅ Professional footballer
✒️ Today, on his 17th birthday, Freddie Issaka becomes a pro.
Congratulations, Freddie!
#pafc
⚽️ | Goals from Charlie Young, Scott Palmer and Jack Stocker sealed a 3-0 win for
@WendronUtdAFC
at
@WeAreGodolphin
this afternoon.
Read the report of the game below. ⬇️
⚽️ | "When he came on in that game and scored those two goals you could tell he was head and shoulders above anyone on the pitch."
@SashWheatman
and
@callammacca97
recall Sierra Leone star’s virtuoso yet unlikely cameo for
@swpleague
side
@newquay_afc
BREAKING:
@WendronUtdAFC
will make their FA Cup debut this season. 🏆
Fellow SWPL outfit
@LiskeardAthlet1
will join Michael O'Neill's side in the extra preliminary round on August 5.
FA CUP!
Just 7 clubs nationally from Step 6 got into the FA Cup, but 3 are SWP!
@OkeArgyle
&
@WendronUtdAFC
in for the first time ever along with
@LiskeardAthlet1
who also get in on PPG
Draws next Friday (7/7) Ties start season on 5/8
Super pleased esp for Okehampton & Wendron!
🗣 “I see so much potential & really am desperate to make sure [that it is realised].”
@StBlazeyAFC
’s Phil Lafferty on his new role, incoming first team manager Ryan Fice & a bright future at Blaise Park ⚽️
⚽️ | Read the match report from
@Falmouth_Town
's 7-1 victory over Godolphin Atlantic yesterday afternoon.
Jack Bray-Evans (2), Luke Barner, Tim Nixon, Luke Brabyn, James Ward and Alex Wharton netted for
@swpleague
leaders Town.
Our bonus Cornwall Rugby newsletter, all about last night's Tamar Cup win for
@Cornwallrugby
at
@StAustellRFC
, is out now!
Match report ✅️
Photo gallery ✅️
THREE exclusive interviews ✅️
Check it out, and make sure to subscribe. ⬇️