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Nick Knowles brings pasties, cannons and a Pirates plan to GBR

The DIY SOS presenter joins Alex Payne, James Haskell and Mike Tindall to discuss a documentary and Cornwall's rugby ambitions.

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Nick Knowles On His 10-Year Plan To Save The Cornish Pirates

Cornwall filled the schedule. All five new uploads on The Good, The Bad & The Rugby revolved around Nick Knowles, with the full conversation drawing the week's biggest audience at roughly 53,000 views.

In "Nick Knowles On His 10-Year Plan To Save The Cornish Pirates", the club's part-owner lays out an ambition to reach the top of the Premiership. The practical questions are substantial: a stadium, a budget and the difficulties of traveling to and from Cornwall. But the proposed match-day spectacle has its own personality, with pirate themes, pasties and cannons entering the conversation.

Knowles also discusses a documentary inspired by Welcome to Wrexham. That connection makes sense as a storytelling ambition: a club's fortunes can introduce viewers to the place around it, not just the scoreboard. Here, Cornwall itself is a recurring subject.

The comments bring that local connection down to ground level. One viewer remembers taking his sons to the Mennaye, with a piper playing in the Cornish drizzle before the match. Another has a Pirates visit planned and says the interview has given the trip an extra dimension. Several discuss how the club might grow without sacrificing that atmosphere.

Shorter uploads pulled out Cornish rugby's profile, the Pirates' ambitions and Knowles's grip-strength challenge. Some of those clips are sponsored by Continental Tyres.

The channel's subscribers were unchanged across the week, while today's viewing pace is about half its usual level. Its weekly view gain was modest among nearby sports channels; Fox League had a busier week. Yet the strongest daily momentum here belongs to an earlier conversation: "Why I Almost Quit: Joe Heyes on the Reality of Professional Rugby" is currently drawing more daily views than the Knowles interview.

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What viewers say

As a somerset boy who follows Briz, I absolutely love going to the Mennaye. Have a great memories of taking my sons to games against London Scottish, the piper playing in the cornish mizzle before the match. So many great times there, my favorite ground, reminds me of the Memorial Ground. C'mon Pirates!
@petelewis6920See it on YouTube
Going down to see Pirates in a month as staying with some mates - I was already looking forward to it, but Nick Knowles’ passion has added another dimension. Thanks for this and can’t wait for the tv show.
@davidollerhead9571See it on YouTube
Love how passionate Knowles is about Cornwall as a whole
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5 more comments

Throughly entertaining and engaging hour from Nick Knowles, had so much to say about Cornwall, Hask could barely get a word in.
@caballo6724See it on YouTube
Great listen & good luck to all involved in the Pirates rugby journey
@nealh2555See it on YouTube
Clearly a very strong strategy he’s brought to Cornish Pirates. Will be interesting to see how that goes…
@WecmediaSee it on YouTube
Great to hear Cornish pirates, doing well. Love the prem. championship and amateur leagues are wonderful too watch. To see the progress of players and teams
@bertsmateSee it on YouTube
Yes Nick love what you are trying to do. Keep at it fingers crossed for you
@Muppet-hk4ukSee it on YouTube