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A freelance historian, writer and researcher from Cornwall

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Tag Archives: rugby

Cornish Rugby’s England Trialists, 1919 to 1939

The stories of the Cornishmen who excelled at rugby, yet were never given the opportunity to play for England…

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Posted byTheCornishHistorianDec 13, 2025Jan 24, 2026Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornwall, history, kernow, rugby, rugby-history2 Comments on Cornish Rugby’s England Trialists, 1919 to 1939

Roll of Honour ~ Camborne School of Mines RFC

The stories of the Camborne mining students who laid down their lives in World War One…

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Posted byTheCornishHistorianNov 9, 2025Nov 13, 2025Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornwall, history, kernow, remembrance-sunday, rugby, rugby-union, world-war-one, ww14 Comments on Roll of Honour ~ Camborne School of Mines RFC

Cornwall’s Rugby Codebreakers: Part Two

From the 1920s to the present, the stories of the Cornish rugby union players who switched codes and joined the rugby league…

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Posted byTheCornishHistorianJun 28, 2025Jan 10, 2026Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornwall, kernow, rugby, rugby-league1 Comment on Cornwall’s Rugby Codebreakers: Part Two
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