John Jackett’s stellar Rugby Union career was often blighted by hints that he played for money…
Category Archives: Sport
In Search of John Jackett, Part Two: The Artist’s Model & The Coastguard’s Daughter
In 1900, John Jackett’s reputation is rocked by scandal…escape abroad is the only option…
In Search of John Jackett, King of Cornish Sport: Part One
Film-star looks, artist’s model, champion cyclist, international rugby star…John Jackett had it all, and much more…
The Great Cornish Rugby Split?
The true story of how two Camborne RFC players joined the Northern Union, nearly causing Camborne to quit the RFU in a bitter fallout…
Camborne~Redruth: The Oldest Continual Rugby Fixture in the World? Part Two
Cornwall’s greatest sporting rivalry? The world’s oldest sporting rivalry? Continuing the warts-and-all account of a great Cornish rugby tradition, up to the present day…
Camborne~Redruth: The Oldest Continual Rugby Fixture in the World? Part One
Cornwall’s greatest sporting rivalry? The world’s oldest sporting rivalry? Here is the warts-and-all account of a great Cornish rugby tradition…
Camborne’s Feast Day Rugby
The story of how Camborne Feast led to the birth of its rugby club, and how the ‘Feast Monday’ fixture became one of the biggest games of the season!
Bodyline at North Roskear
One for all cricket lovers…what do a bandleader, a mine captain, and the world’s fastest bowler have in common?
Rugby Special ~ Part Twelve
It’s the day of the CRFU Cup Final…all Camborne have to do to achieve a Cup and Merit Table ‘double’ in their 1977-78 Centenary Season is beat lowly St Austell…
Rugby Special ~ Final Part
There’s one big game to play in Camborne RFC’s 1977-78 Centenary Season: a John Player National Knockout match against little-known Matson…
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 