Richard Nanckivell
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Richard Nancekivell was a Cornish rugby union
player who competed in the Cornwall County team. He is remembered as the man who scored the winning tries in the 1991 County Rugby championships
at Twickenham
when Cornwall narrowly beat Yorkshire
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Nancekivell
started his rugby career with Launceston Rugby Football Club
(The Cornish All Blacks) along with his two brothers Roly and Eddie.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who competed in the Cornwall County team. He is remembered as the man who scored the winning tries in the 1991 County Rugby championships
County Championship (rugby union)
The County Championship is an annual rugby union competition in England between teams representing English counties. After restructuring in 2007 the top tier of the Championship has been known as the Bill Beaumont Cup, after the trophy awarded to the competition winners was named in honour of Bill...
at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
when Cornwall narrowly beat Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
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Nancekivell
Nankivell (surname)
Nankivell is a surname originating from Cornwall, it may refer to:* Edward J. Nankivell* Joice NanKivell Loch, an Australian author, journalist and humanitarian worker who worked with refugees in Poland, Greece and Romania after World War I and World War II....
started his rugby career with Launceston Rugby Football Club
Launceston RUFC
Launceston Rugby Club are a Cornish rugby club who play in National League 2 South of the English rugby union leagues.-History:The club was founded in 1948 after an inaugural meeting chaired by the then Headmaster of Launceston College, Mr Spencer Toy with Gordon Reeve, Eric Smith and Arthur...
(The Cornish All Blacks) along with his two brothers Roly and Eddie.