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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fly-half Robson makes Cornish Pirates return
Welsh fly-half Arwel Robson has returned to Cornish Pirates almost two years after departing the 28-year-old made 51 appearances and scored 307 points for the Pirates before leaving to join his boyhood club Cardiff in September 2023.A spell in France with third tier side Stade Olympique Chamberien Rugby followed, where he was part of a squad who finished top of the Nationale but lost out on promotion to Pro D2 in the play-offs."I'm really excited to be coming home to the Cornish Pirates – a club that means a lot to me and my family," he told the club's website, external. "I thoroughly enjoyed my first spell here and it was always a goal of mine to return one day."Robson's return follows the news of scrum-half Will Rigelsford and prop Ben Woodmansey agreeing new deals with the club last have not stated the length of Robson's contract.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rigelsford and Woodmansey sign Cornish Pirates deals
Cornish Pirates have agreed new deals with scrum-half Will Rigelsford and prop Ben played eight times for the Pirates last season and scored for the Royal Navy in their win against the Army at Twickenham in May. "I'm delighted to be a part of this great club," Rigelsford said."The support, the coaching and the culture around the club makes it a brilliant place to be."Meanwhile, young prop Woodmansey has signed for Pirates after impressing for the club in the Championship last Cornish 18-year-old made his debut in a friendly against the Navy before going on to make five appearances in the second tier."For such a young man in the front row to have been able to play in the Champ is such an enormous achievement," Pirates joint-head coach Alan Paver told the club website., external"It's great that he's local and a Cornish man – he has huge potential to grow. We'll nurture his development and make sure he gets the right exposure."
