Kernow Model Rail Centre continue our Sponsorship of the Cornish Pirates Rugby Union team.

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

21 Sep 2021 00:00am

Kernow Model Rail Centre have been proud sponsors of the Cornish Pirates in a variety of ways since 2007.
For the 2021/22 season we are pleased to announce sponsorship of both Tom Kessell and Shae Tucker.


Our boss Chris says: "We are delighted to continue our sponsorship once more, I was expecting a further year of sponsoring Chris Morgan, so it came as real shock when I heard he was leaving to take up a new role with Worcester Warriors.
My next immediate thought was who to sponsor this year, and noting that scrum half Tom Kessell was returning I immediately contacted the club to get him on the Kernow list! I well remember his first stint with the Pirates and look forward to seeing him in action again this year.
It seems like we had sponsored Chris since time began, I believe for 10 out of the 13 years I have been sponsoring the Pirates. Despite being a New York Giants fan (plenty of banter between us about the Giants and my beloved Philadelphia Eagles!) we instantly got on and this resulted in being introduced to Hayley who ended up working for us at Kernow and being a key part of our business development and expansion! We used to joke that Chris only ever scored on away games so that we missed having our name announced! I was always very proud to hear Phil Westren announce ‘Chris Morgan – sponsored by Kernow Model Rail Centre’ followed by our cheer!
Obviously wishing Chris the best for the future, this did leave a gap in our sponsorship. During the lockdown we, like everyone, had to watch the Pirates from home and were impressed with Shae Tucker. Seeing the Superbowl would also be his favourite sporting event to attend I thought this is ideal, so we are also sponsoring Shae and now look forward to cheering both Shae and Tom during the new season.”