THE Cornish All Blacks scooped a crucial 27-23 win over London Irish Wild Geese in a nailbiting encounter at Polson Bridge on Saturday. It wasn't easy for Launceston as they faced tough opposition who were also seeking a victory, but a win is a win, particularly when things are so tight at the bottom of the table. The result was welcome by Neil Bayliss, Launceston Director of Rugby, who said: "It was a pretty emotional day but I asked the boys to perform and they did. We needed a win, we stuck to it and we've got that win. "All credit to the boys — they were outstanding from one to 20. We knew where London Irish would be strong and we weathered that pretty well. We let them back in with some soft tries, but that's rugby. I'm delighted with the performance. One win next week and we're safe." Launceston were close to scoring on a number of occasions in the opening minutes of the game, but a strong London Irish WG defence stopped them finding touch. Eventually Lewis Webb got the ball free and passed to Kieron Lewitt who had a clear run under the posts. Lewitt also made the easy conversion. But the visitors were quick to re-start and after being awarded a penalty, they notched up three points with a kick by Oscar Thomas. For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.