Thursday 11th March 2010
National League One
Wednesday 18th February 2009 16:10
Cornish Pirates management have informed players that those who remain at the club next season will be forced to take a pay cut.
The moves are designed to help ease the clubs financial worries.
The announcement comes just a month after a public meeting was held by the Pirates to discuss ways to compensate for a projected £650,000 budgeting shortfall.
Owner Dicky Evans revealed the plans to cut players wages in a press statement to explain the sacking of head coach Mark Hewitt.
Tough
Wednesday 18th February 2009 11:24
Cornish Pirates rugby club has dismissed head coach Mark Hewitt. His sacking comes after a run of poor displays culminating in a comprehensive 39-8 defeat on Saturday.
Assistant coach Brett Davey has been put in charge until the end of the season. Hewitts dismissal comes one year into a two-year contract signed back in 2008.
Dicky Evans, the owner of the Camborne-based club, has released a statement on the official Pirates website. He cites the club's inconsistent form from the start of the season as the main reason for Hewitt's departure.
