Cornish Pirates Coach Gavin Cattle Commends Team’s Performance After Caldy Victory

The team led by Gavin Cattle has achieved three victories in seven Championship matches this season. Cornish Pirates head coach Gavin Cattle expressed admiration for his team’s handling of challenging weather during their 22-3 Championship triumph over Caldy. This win marked the Pirates’ initial instance of consecutive victories this season, building on their previous week’s success against Chinnor. An early try by Arther Relton and a penalty kick from Bruce Houston established a 10-0 lead for the Pirates by halftime. Harry Hocking and Relton then scored tries within a three-minute period after 62 minutes, securing the victory. Consequently, the mid-table Pirates now hold a 14-point advantage over Caldy, who are at the bottom of the table, having been defeated in all seven of their league fixtures. “It was a game of two halves, directly into the wind and then wind at our backs in the first half, ” Cattle conveyed to BBC Radio Cornwall, noting that both teams contended with Storm Darragh. “Our reaction in the second half I’ve got to say was probably the best half of rugby, in difficult conditions, we’ve played this season.” He further stated: “It was really pleasing. Caldy are desperate to win themselves, they would have been licking their lips at the weather conditions with a big pack and set piece.” “But what was pleasing was we were under pressure in the scrum but we found a way to negate that” “That gave us a chance to impose our game plan in that second half.”