Gael Force (H) Won 29-8 (Jacko Jackson, Gavin Cattle, Dave Ward, Luke Collins tries; Rob Cook 3 conv, pen)

27 Nov –

Leinster (A) Lost 10-12 (Gavin Cattle try; Rob Cook conv, pen)

13 Feb –

Plymouth Albion (A) Won 13-9 (Scott Franklin try; Rob Cook conv, 2 pens)

28 Feb –

Exeter Chiefs (H) Won 37-14 (Paul Devlin, Gavin Cattle, Dave Ward, Mark Ireland tries; Rob Cook 4 conv, 3 pens)

7 Mar –

Newport (H) Won 26-20 (Jacko Jackson, Blair Cowan tries; Rob Cook try, conv, 3 pens)

25 Apr (SF) –

Doncaster Knights (H) Won 43-5 (Wes Davies, Gavin Cattle, Laurie McGlone, Chris Morgan, Jacko Jackson tries; Jonathan Bentley try, 5 conv, pen)

Coventry (A) Won 20-13 (Tom Gleeson, Duncan Williams, Ian Nagle, James Coughlan tries)

27 Nov –

Bristol Rugby (H) Won 18-6 (Danny Barnes, Dave Kilcoyne, Ronan O’Mahony tries; Declan Cusack pen)

12 Feb –

Nottingham (H) Won 18-3 (Declan Cusack 6 pens)

27 Feb –

Neath (A) Won 21-12 (Tom Gleeson, Peter O’Mahony tries; Declan Cusack conv, 3 pens)

7 Mar –

Heriot’s (H) Won 34-7 (Danny Barnes, Dave Kilcoyne, Mike Sherry, Nick Williams, Sean Scanlon tries; Declan Cusack 2 conv, pen; Jeremy Manning conv)

24 Apr (SF) –

Ulster Ravens (H) Won 27-3 (Jeremy Manning 2, Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry tries; Declan Cusack 2 conv, pen)

Cornish Pirates finished in 6^{th place in the RFU Championship table this season but could not progress through their playoff pool to reach the semi-final stage. The Pirates’ only victory in their last four matches in all competitions was the semi-final triumph in the British & Irish Cup at home to Doncaster Knights. Cornish Pirates only previous appearance in a national final was when they beat Exeter Chiefs 19-16 in the EDF Energy National Trophy at Twickenham on 15 April 2007.}