Ross Tucknott: Cornwall, Sport & All Sorts

Hello my luvvers! My name’s Useless Eustice (but I’m not useless!) and I’m your new MP for Redruth and Camborne! I’m looking forward to being a voice for change in Westminster, and I’m going to change a lot of things right away. In fact, I’ve got David Cameron’s mobile number – I’ll just give him [...]

Sedgley Park make their first trip to the Recreation Ground today still not mathematically safe from relegation, and will be looking to make Cornwall a happy hunting ground this season after stealing four points from Polson Bridge earlier in the season. After flirting with the drop in previous seasons, the Tigers finally descended from National [...]

Most teams gaining promotion to National One have a honeymoon season then struggle the second time around. Bucking that trend, Tynedale’s second season at this level has been every bit as successful as their first, with the northern outfit currently scrapping it out with Launceston for third place in the league after finishing fourth last [...]

The remainder of Redruth’s season is full of tricky ties against mid-table opponents until the finale against Esher in May, starting today with a team only a point behind and with a game in hand. Whilst other teams have been loudly chasing titles or struggling against financial ruin, Stourbridge have been quietly going about their [...]

Cinderford make their first visit across the Tamar this season knowing that a win over Redruth will push them tantalisingly close to safety in the battle to avoid the third relegation place. Victory could potentially lift them another another three places into 9th, possibly overtaking the Reds on games won with a game in hand [...]

It’s that time of year again, when couples across Cornwall prepare for the intimacy and tenderness which accompanies a romantic meal out on Valentines Day. However, the Valentines dilemma as always is this: where to eat? Now, personally I’m not the biggest fan of Valentines Day, largely because its my birthday and I’ve spent years [...]

Redruth ensured that they returned home from their northern double-header with five league points with a dominant second-half performance over a Manchester side still looking for their first league points of the season. Manchester were determined to play good rugby and demonstrate the huge improvements that their game has undergone from the darks days of [...]

Wharfedale return to the Recreation Ground today seeking to repeat their slender, last-gasp 14-15 victory here last season in a result which put the first nail into the Reds’ title hopes after Launceston had closed the coffin door the weekend before. Currently lying in fifth place in the table, a defeat today could see the [...]

An educated treatise about the inequity of the Dual Registration scheme, the financial status of the Championship, and the fact that the RFU smell of wee.

Yo-yoing between leagues is something usually associated (and resented) between the Premiership and the Championship, but Nuneaton are establishing a great claim to be the first National League yo-yo team. First winning promotion to this league in 2004, they were relegated in 2006, promoted in 2007, relegated in 2008 only to win back promotion again [...]