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Cornish Pirates snap up third Loughborough student

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A third Loughborough student, Craig Holland, a full back/wing, has signed for the Cornish Pirates  after last week's news that back-row forwards Joe Atkinson and Truro-born Jake Parker will be joining  the Championship club

Holland,  21, played his early rugby for Brighton and has also been a member of the Harlequins and London Irish Academies.

A club spokesman said: "News of these signings provides clear evidence of a positive and further development that exists between Loughborough Students and the Cornish Pirates, remembering that Phil Burgess, Grant Pointer and Kieran Hallett have in the past played for the university's team.

"Dave Morris, head coach at Loughborough Students, is someone who has known Cornish Pirates head coach Ian Davies for a long time. The pair were both on the RFU Level 4 coaching course together and Dave brought his team to Cornwall last August for a pre-season friendly at the Mennaye Field.

"Dave and Ian also arranged that Joe and Jake spent a week training with the Pirates with a view to the talented young players looking for a route to take them into the professional game where they could develop still further.

Morris said: "Joe is an outstanding athlete and is our top try-scorer in National 1 this season, and Jake has been one of our outstanding performers over a number of years. 

"As for Craig, he is another exciting talent who has also played for England Students. All three will thrive working with the coaches alongside so many other gifted individuals.

"For me the signings further demonstrate how our rugby programme at Loughborough gives up and coming players the right environment to further progress their rugby careers whilst studying for an excellent degree."

Davies added: "The reasoning we have a relationship with Loughborough is quite simple. If a player has studied at Loughborough University and played 1st XV rugby you know they've been well coached, well conditioned and there will be a lot of the core skill building blocks already in place. 

"When Phil and Grant arrived with us they already understood the core values (Honesty and Hard Work) on which we try to build our squad down here at the Pirates and it will be the same case with the three new recruits." 

Cornish Pirates snap up third Loughborough student


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