Cornwall has long been recognised as being one of the hotbeds of
English rugby enjoying a level of interest and support even
outstripping that of football. Ten years ago Penzance and Newlyn
rebranded itself as the Cornish Pirates and now operates as the
only truly professional sports team in the area. Despite its remote
location and low population base it has nevertheless recently twice
won national knock-out trophies and twice more reached play-off
finals of the Rugby Championship - just one tier below the Premier
League. Ex-player Steve Tomlin's latest book details the lives and
playing careers of forty-six leading players and four senior
coaches covering both the amateur and professional eras of the
club. It is almost entirely based on a series of detailed
interviews with the players themselves - or with their colleagues
and families if they are no longer with us. Many of those featured
played at international level whilst others remained as heroes in
their own backyard. It gives a fascinating and often hilarious
insight into the lives, pressures, achievements and disappointments
of rugby players of different generations and varying backgrounds.
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