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SECONDARY FINALS
U12- Wed, April 30th at Wadebridge FC
Girls - Treviglas/Wadebridge v Penryn KO 3pm
Boys - Penrice v Falmouth KO 4.30pm
U13- Mon, April 28th at St Blazey FC
Boys - Fowey v Penair/Redruth KO 3.30pm
U14 - Tues, April 29th at Sticker FC
Boys - Tretherras v Helston/Truro School KO 5.30pm
Girls - Bude v Richard Lander KO 7pm
U15 - Mon, April 28th at St Blazey FC
Boys - Penrice v Truro School KO 5.30pm
NEWS UPDATES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Well done to Arch Benson who represented Truro City in the Southern Area finals. They lost 4-2 on penalties in the semi-final to a school representing Southend.
PRIMARY FINALS WEEK
Mon, May 12th - Fri, May 16th
Schedule
Mon - Chloe Williams and Rosewarne
Tues - Centenary, T. Broad and Girls Yr3/4
Wed - Miller, Diamond and Small schools Girls
Thurs - NHS Cup - Winners of Centenary, T. Broad and Chloe Williams
Fri - Dof E Cup - Winners of Miller, Diamond and Rosewarne
Venue - Nanphysick, nr St Austell
KO - 4pm
Further details will be sent to those schools qualifying when known
SW REGIONAL FINALS
Good luck to Nancledra, Bishop Cornish and Archbishop Benson who will represent Cornwall tomorrow at Keynsham.
Unfortunately both Bishop Cornish and Archbishop Benson failed to qualify from their group. Nancledra did qualify but lost narrowly in their semi-final.
Our thanks go to the Cornish refs, Tom Westwood, his grandaughter, Katie Nixcholls, Andy Salmon and Hayden McCelland.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE
We have had some very complimentary emails, from the Chair of the ESFA and the manager of the England team, regarding our organisation of the game.
Our thanks go to the ball boys and girls from Nancledra, St Breock and Archbishop Benson schools for their involvement.
The East Cornwall schools’ squad were invited by the England management team to take part in a training session with the England squad. See photo on the gallery page.
U18 INTERNATIONAL
Congratulations to N. Ireland with an easy 2-0 win over a poor England side in defence of their Centenary Shield title. The Irish were technically and tactically superior to their English counterparts. The game was played in front of a record Truro City stadium crowd of 2,835 spectators.
Our thanks go to Truro City for their hospitality on the night, Thanks also to John Fabby (Truro City) and Ian Laithwaite (ESFA) for their considerable help in staging the game. Finally, sincere thanks to Ray Brown for his superb work in making sure all the arrangements fell into place and everything went off smoothly. THANKS Ray!
NATIONAL LEAGUE SW Finals
Both Archbishop Benson(Girls) and Bishop Cornish(Boys) represented Truro City in the National League Competition.
Both schools qualified out of their respective groups to reach the semi-finals.
Girls semi - Weymouth 1 Truro 2 final -Torquay 0 Truro 0, Truro won 3-2 on pens.
Boys semi - Truro 1 Bath 1, Truro won 2-1 on pens, final - Torquay 1 Truro 0.
Both schools will now go on to represent Truro City in the Southern Area finals.
A brilliant effort by both schools!!
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
The officials for the international against N Ireland have been announced.
Ryan Cornelius(Ref), Josh Eyre and Paul Kempen(Assistants), Scott Coutts(Reserve Official)
We thank the ESFA for awarding these appointments to the above who have continued to support schools football at all levels.
Enjoy the game!