Pirates put Coventry to the sword

Cornish Pirates dented Coventry’s title hopes with a 46-14 victory in Penzance. Pirates produced a blistering first half, running in four tries to seal a bonus point before the break and seize control of proceedings. Charlie Rice opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour, and he was followed by Will Gibson and a double from Matt McNab before Liam Richman got Coventry on the board just before half time. Martin Moloney then extended Pirates’ lead after the break and late tries from Cam Jones and Sol Moody rounded off a day to remember for the hosts in Cornwall. A first defeat of the season for Coventry sees them drop to second behind Ealing Trailfinders.