Bill Beaumont County Cup reaches crunch point

The Bill Beaumont County Championship group stages reach a thrilling conclusion this weekend with no shortage of winner-takes-all ties. One of them sees reigning champions Cornwall host Kent in a battle between the Bill Beaumont Division 1 South frontrunners at Camborne, with a trip to Twickenham on the line. Ad Cornwall have come out on top on the past three occasions, including on their way to the 2019 title, but each of those matches were decided by six points or fewer.

RugbyBurns excited for final round of Gill Burns County Cup pool matchesAN HOUR AGO This year, both sides are level on nine points in the table, having each won matches against Hampshire and Somerset. Kent are top of the pool on points difference but Director of Rugby Taff Gwilliam is well aware that Cornwall will pose a tough challenge. He said: «We have been in this position before, we know what it takes and we know how tough the opposition are.

»We have pushed Cornwall close in recent years and we are looking forward to the weekend. «It is not so much about them, it is about us performing to our optimum. We have done well against the sides we have played already.

»We've got a nice mixture of youth and experience, it is a lovely blend, we have an established head coach and a younger coach in charge of the back division — so this week is about us and what we can do." Opponents Cornwall come in with pedigree, as the most successful county in the competition's history, and captain Fraser Honey is hoping to use that experience to their advantage. «It is a hugely exciting week to be part of, for both sides it is win or bust, so it is a great occasion to get fired up for,» he said. «The beauty of the County Championship is that you do not know too much