Television presenter Nick Knowles becomes a shareholder in Champ Rugby side Cornish Pirates.

Television presenter Nick Knowles has become a shareholder in Champ Rugby side Cornish Pirates. The presenter, best known for shows such as DIY SOS and National Lottery: Who Dares Wins, is the latest person to join the club's ownership group. Pirates became the first English professional side to have American ownership when Pittsburgh-based Stonewood Capital Management took a stake in May. "He's Cornish by choice," Cornish Pirates chief executive Sally Pettipher told BBC Sport. "There's a spirit to the place that gets under your skin and he's been an ambassador for Cornish Pirates for over a season now already, he's in the crowd and people don't know. "This investment, becoming a shareholder, is him putting some skin in the game and bringing with him his rugby heritage. "He's got a rugby brain, he's got a rugby background, he's well connected in that world, he does an awful lot of philanthropy in that world and he brings visibility to us, which I think is really important. "So the more eyes on we have, the more we can build our national and international audience.