Richard Nancekivell was a Cornish

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player who competed in the Cornwall County team. He is remembered as the man who scored the winning tries in the 1991 County Rugby championships at

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when Cornwall narrowly beat

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. Nancekivell started his rugby career with Launceston (The Cornish All Blacks) along with his two brothers Roly and Eddie.Richard Nancekivell (from ''The Cornish All Blacks history'')
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Living people Cornwall RFU players English rugby union players Rugby union players from Cornwall Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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