DATE
thu 26th season 2023-24 the rec dec 2024 2:30 pm
-CELEBRATING
KICK-OFF
Falmouth Penryn
The Recreation Ground, Dracaena Avenue, Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth
(BLACK/WHITE)
r.ewels
o.gay
o.church
c.hopkins
b.warwicker
a.pilkington
o.jones
s.bailey
c.bullock
j.walker
o.evans
s.firth
m.watkins
b.phillips
d.jones
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If we say that of all the fixtures on the Falmouth list there is nothing comparable or anything that the
falmouth
Penryn
s.hewitt
c.hinchley
k.johns
j.salisbury
m.fittock
r.mcknight
r.banks
quite captures the popular imagination as much as the annual Boxing Day Derby with Penryn.
Since our inception in eighteenseventy-three in order to give our good neighbours a team to play against, our prestigious boxing day fixture has marked a long tradition of rivalry between two of the oldest clubs in Cornwall, if not in England. Played with some respect, some friendship, but always with a community spirit, like those before them we trust today's players are just as proud to be involved in such a tremendous occasion and become part of its long history and legacy. It is important that this tradition continues for the generations to follow, as we mere mortals take great joy in catching up with old friends and recounting the memories of yesteryear, battles, bumps and bruises, the tackles and tries, the losses and victories that have moulded the men and minds of the women who have come through the first one-hundred-and-fiftyone seasons together.
Today marks the third year of the Blueflame boxing day cup, and we are grateful to Paul Smith and Mark Bolitho for its inception and their continued support to Cornish Rugby. Last years game was a draw which meant the Eagles took the Cup away as the away team. The Eagles loyal supporters will be hoping for it to remain at the Recreation Ground in today's local derby fixture.
At this time of year we come together as a Rugby Family to remember absent friends and loved ones. We ask that you pause for a moment to remember the many that have contributed to our great Clubs that can no longer be with us. We hope that both sides can put on a great show today in their honour. On behalf of Falmouth Rugby Football Club may we wish you one and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year... The Warmth of Eagles Hospitality awaits with the sounds of Toby Webb in the Clubhouse post-match along with festive cheer.
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