The Cornish All Blacks have revealed four new signings to the team. Having already added talent such as Tony Yapp, Ben Hilton, Tim Mathias, Bruce Pow and Sam Roberts this summer, head coach Jon Hill can now add Neil Bayliss, Damian Chambers, Kieron Lewitt and Joe Wearne to his squad list for next season. Prop Neil Bayliss, who is moving to the area to start up a new business, arrives from National One counterparts Cinderford. Second row forward Damian Chambers returns to the club after a brief stint playing with Newton Abbot and the Royal Navy, and Keiron Lewitt, a highly rated back, is heading home to Launceston following a spell with Guinness Premiership side Bath. Joe Wearne has featured with England Colleges, and he had a trial match last season when he impressed for the club's game against the British Army. Jon Hill said: "I'm delighted we've got all four guys on board for next season. Like all clubs, there are players coming in and players going out, but we've had to look at things differently this year because of our budgets and just because the way the game has gone. If you look at the four guys we've brought in, all of them are either local or now have very strong links to the area. That is the way we are looking to move the club on. There will be no overseas players and we'll look to develop as much of what we have already, not just for this season, but for the future as well." Players from last season's squad who will not be returning include Steve Pape, Hamish Smales, Jon Marlin, Jon Brandling-Harris and Adam Staniforth, while the futures of Marc Dibble and Glenn Remnant remain under question.

Pictured above, from left: Kieron Lewitt, Joe Wearne, Neil Bayliss and Damien Chambers.




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