MATT SHEPHERD put tiredness and jet-lag aside on Friday night to make his first appearance for Plymouth Albion. The Cornwall scrum-half, who moved to Brickfields from Launceston in the summer, had missed all Albion’s previous pre-season matches due to a-once-in-a-lifetime holiday in Thailand, which he had booked last year. But he arrived back just in … Continue reading
CORNWALL star Matt Shepherd is hoping a pre-planned once-in-a-lifetime holiday will not hamper his Plymouth Albion chances too much. Shepherd will miss all of Albion’s warm-up matches as he will be in Thailand with his girlfriend. The pair booked the 30-day dream trip last December before Shepherd had any idea he would be joining Albion … Continue reading
CORNWALL’S County Championship match-winning scrum-half Matt Shepherd has accepted an offer to join Plymouth Albion. The England Counties international had been thinking over his options since his star performance for Cornwall at Twickenham, but has now decided to join his county coach Graham Dawe at Brickfields. Shepherd scored both the Duchy’s tries in their 18-13 … Continue reading