All rugby was officially cancelled for the duration of the war, but that didn’t stop people in Cornwall…
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Sport on the Dole: Cornwall’s Unemployed Rugby Clubs
Mass unemployment in 1930s, Depression-era Cornwall gave rise to rugby teams for those out of work…
John Jackett’s Ghost: Cornish Rugby and the 1928 County Championship
The seldom told story of the Cornwall rugby team’s 1927/28 County Championship campaign, and how close they came to glory…
Joseph Menear and Cornish Wrestling in London
The story of Cornishman Joseph Menear, London’s champion wrestler of Cornwall and Devon during the 1860s…
Cornish Sporting Heroes, #5: Tony Penberthy: Troon, Cornwall and Northants Cricket
An interview with Troon-born Cornish cricketer Tony Penberthy, who played professionally for First Class County side Northamptonshire…
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 