Cornish Pirates host Richmond at the Mennaye Field this Sunday in Round 20 of the Greene King IPA Championship. 

The match will be a fifth versus eighth clash, with the Pirates aiming to make it five league wins on the trot.

When the teams last met, at the Richmond Athletic Ground last November, the Pirates won 28-15, so this weekend also gives them an opportunity to complete ‘the double’ – which, it will be remembered, was a feat achieved by Richmond against the Pirates last season.

Sunday’s fixture will proudly mark the 100 games milestone for homegrown full-back Kyle Moyle, whilst wing Alex O’Meara is set to make his 50th appearance for the club.

Both are in a backline that remains unchanged from the team that faced Ealing Trailfinders last weekend.

As for the forwards, there are starting roles for prop Billy Keast and hooker Dan Frost, and on the bench on-loan Bristol scrum-half Reiss Cullen is named.

Player/coach Alan Paver said: “Richmond form a rugged side who get stuck in and have played some good rugby. That said, however, we are at home and have also played some good rugby ourselves.

“As always, we’re expecting a tough encounter and it will likely come down to small margins, but it is an encounter we are looking forward to and the guys are in the right place.”

“If we are fortunate to get on the right side of the score then it would be a big move forward for us.”

Cornish Pirates: 15 Kyle Moyle, 14 Alex O’Meara, 13 Dan Koster, 12 Nicolas De Battista (capt), 11 Matt Evans, 10 Will Cargill, 9 Alex Day; 1 Billy Keast, 2 Dan Frost, 3 Christian Judge, 4 Toby Freeman, 5 Brett Beukeboom, 6, Tom Lawday, 7 John Stevens, 8 Tom Duncan.

Replacements: 16 Marlen Walker, 17 Jack Andrew, 18 Josh Caulfield, 19 Dan Lee, 20 Nico Coronel, 21 Laurence May, 22 Reiss Cullen.

Tickets will be available at the gates on the day (open 12.30pm), whilst in the meantime they can also be purchased online.

For further information please visit www.cornish-pirates.com/tickets

During the afternoon supporters can cast their votes for the ‘The Supporters Player of the Season’ and for their choice to win ‘The ‘Edwin Bryant Trophy’ (selected from players who have been at the club for not less than three seasons).

The awards of the two trophies (‘The Roger Pascoe Cup’ in the case of the ‘The Supporters Player of the Season) will then be made, along with certain other awards after the club’s final home game against Ealing Trailfinders on Saturday 28th April.