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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1104886" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>I remember them having a decent side in the late 80s / early 90s, I'm not sure if that counts as them at their best. IIRC Dewi Morris was the only big-name player they had, they gave the impression of a club relying on homegrown talent or ambitious players from lower placed local clubs. All IIRC, they were coached a guy called Des Seabrook, who always seemed to wear a wide brimmed hat and had a big prop called Sammy Southern and a hard as nails second row called Bob Kimmins, who commentators were fond of telling us was a brickie.</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure I saw them play live at my local club (<---------) in the mid 2000s, during their slide down the pyramid, with Simon Mason turning out for them. I remember it seemed surreal to be watching a team I'd grown up on the TV playing against the team I'd grown up playing for.</p><p></p><p>While their demise was sad (as with other proud northern clubs that now reside further down the pyramid, if at all), they're part of the reason that I struggle to find too much sympathy for clubs that give themselves to wealthy individuals on the promise of riches. It makes a great cautionary tale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1104886, member: 58362"] I remember them having a decent side in the late 80s / early 90s, I'm not sure if that counts as them at their best. IIRC Dewi Morris was the only big-name player they had, they gave the impression of a club relying on homegrown talent or ambitious players from lower placed local clubs. All IIRC, they were coached a guy called Des Seabrook, who always seemed to wear a wide brimmed hat and had a big prop called Sammy Southern and a hard as nails second row called Bob Kimmins, who commentators were fond of telling us was a brickie. I'm pretty sure I saw them play live at my local club (<---------) in the mid 2000s, during their slide down the pyramid, with Simon Mason turning out for them. I remember it seemed surreal to be watching a team I'd grown up on the TV playing against the team I'd grown up playing for. While their demise was sad (as with other proud northern clubs that now reside further down the pyramid, if at all), they're part of the reason that I struggle to find too much sympathy for clubs that give themselves to wealthy individuals on the promise of riches. It makes a great cautionary tale. [/QUOTE]
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