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Twickenham Glory

Victorious Cornish rugby players are back in Cornwall after a memorable double at Twickenham. The Cornish Pirates and Mounts Bay rugby teams were victorious in their finals. See photos, watch footage and hear the reports.

Thousands of Cornish rugby fans made the journey to Twickenham to witness two amazing Cup finals.

The Cornish Pirates beat Exeter Chiefs 19-16 to lift the EDF Energy National Trophy.

Mounts Bay beat Dunstablians 46-36 to clinch the Intermediate trophy.

If you weren't there to enjoy the footage as it happened, click on the links below to enjoy video footage, photo galleries and audio reports capturing the action:

A late penalty from fly-half Alberto di Bernado saw Cornish Pirates beat near neighbours Exeter Chiefs 19-16 to win the EDF Energy National Trophy final.
The Pirates, fifth in League One, came back from 13-3 down to prevail over Exeter, two league places below them.

Mounts Bay

Victory for Mounts Bay at Twickenham

The teams were locked at 3-3 before a converted try from full-back Gary Kingdom helped put Exeter 13-3 up.

But Di Bernardo converted hooker Viliami Ma'asl's try and landed two more penalties to see the Pirates home.

Meanwhile the excitement continued at 5pm when Mounts Bay took to the world famous Twickenham pitch to face Dunstablians in the Intermediate Cup.

Miku Mua scored four tries for the Cornish side.

The determination of the Mounts Bay team saw them lift the Intermediate Cup in front of their large team of fans who had travelled from west Cornwall.

It was an emotional day for both teams, and one that they, and the thousands of Cornish rugby fans will never forget.

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