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HAKES SHAKES Blink and it was over! That was the Cornwall Two season in which St Ives became champions of a five-club league without conceding a try. It comprised originally of six teams but Stithians, Cornwall’s oldest junior side, withdrew from the competition.

The Hakes lifted the trophy before December had dawned, rounding off one of the shortest league seasons in history by beating Redruth Albany 127-0. Their other results, for posterity, were 60-0 and 45-0 victories over St Just, 34-0 and 36-9 wins over

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