While Camborne’s elevation to National 1 may have deprived us of one local derby the league rivalry continues in Counties 1 Western West when Redruth 2s cross the demilitarised zone this coming Saturday to take on their opposite numbers from Town.

The 2s will be looking to put a disappointing start to the season behind them and where better to do it than at the ground of the old rivals. Camborne 2 arrived at this level at the beginning of the season and are currently unbeaten with their last outing seeing a 71-17 demolition of Barnstaple 2s. Handy to have somewhere to stick players who don’t fancy long coach journeys to the north of England.

The Reds held their own in the first half of their match against Torquay last week but the home side lit up the after-burners in the second period and ran out 41-24 winners.

The 2s are treading the path originally laid down by their counterparts, then called Redruth Reserves. They took on Camborne Reserves on Boxing Day 1877 in what was the first ever game of rugby between the two clubs and one which led to the mistaken belief that this was the start of a continuous run of Boxing Day fixtures. The Reds won by two touch-downs to nil.

Referee: Luca Bernasconi.