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Tuesday, August 05, 2008, 18:01
The club are donating £4 from every replica shirt sold directly to the charity.
Pink shirts are not a first for a rugby team, as top French club Stade Francais also wear an equally vivid strip, so the All Blacks are in very good company.
The players were joined at the kit launch by 2007 Miss Cornwall Vicky Omlo and current Miss Plymouth Bryony Ritchie who appeared thanks to the support of Hotshot Promotions.
Launceston RFC president Tony Randel said: "2008 is the club's 60th anniversary and to mark the occasion we wanted to find a way to support and raise money for a good cause that would benefit on a local and national level.
"The players are more than happy to wear the shirts for such a worthwhile cause."
The club has several senior members whose families have been involved with cancer in different ways, including one former president's wife who raised a significant amount of money for the Primrose Ward for cancer sufferers at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital.
This previous involvement by members was part of the inspiration for the colour of the new away shirt.
"We are delighted to be working with the Cornish All Blacks on this exciting project," said Cancer Research UK Area Volunteer Manager Sam Williams.
"The money raised from the sale of the shirts will be vital to our groundbreaking research to prevent, diagnose and treat all forms of cancer."
The All Blacks get their pre-season campaign underway on Saturday week when they take on Exmouth at Polson Bridge, with a 3.00pm kick-off.
That match was due to be followed by a game against Newton Abbot at 5pm, but the South Devon side have cried off, leaving the All Blacks seeking new opponents.
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