[[Sport TV]] Caldy - Cornish Pirates live watch 2 April 2023
Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn RFU, the Cornish Pirates play and train at their home ground, the Mennaye Field in Penzance. History[edit] At the end of the 2004–05 season the Pirates finished in 4th position in National Division 1 which at the time was their highest league position since owner Dicky Evans became president and just three places below Premiership rugby status.
The re-brand from Penzance & Newlyn to the Cornish Pirates for the 2005–06 season, along with relocating from Penzance to Truro, meant that the club was not only the highest ranked in the county but also the best supported, having doubled its supporter base in just over five seasons. A further move to Camborne the next season saw attendances continued to flourish, rising to a peak of 3, 011 per game during the 2009–10 season.
These 3rd-place finishes resulted in Pirates qualifying for the promotion play-offs. In 2010-11 Pirates beat London Welsh in the semi-final 18–10 at the Mennaye Field before succumbing to Worcester Warriors in the final over two legs, 12–21 at home and 25–20 away, 46–32 on aggregate, resulting in Worcester's promotion back to the Aviva Premiership. The following season the Pirates again won their semi-final, beating Bristol over two legs, 45–24 at home and losing 29–18 away, resulting in a 63–53 win on aggregate.
43[a 18] Semi-finals[a 19] 2020–21 Green background stands for either league champions (with promotion) or cup winners. Blue background stands for promotion without winning league or losing cup finalists. Pink background stands for relegation. Honours[edit] Cornwall Cup winners (3): 1975–76, 1998–99, 1999–00[a 20] Cornwall & Devon champions: 1989–90 South West Division 2 champions: 1996–97[13] South West Division 1 champions: 1998–99[14] National League 3 South champions: 2001–02 National League 2 champions: 2002–03 EDF Energy National Trophy winners: 2006–07 British and Irish Cup winners: 2009–10[15] RFU Championship runners up: 2010–11, 2011–12 [16] Club records[edit] Highest attendance – 6, 487 At home to Northampton Saints on 9 September 2007 (Recreation Ground, Camborne). [17] Highest average attendance (league) — 3, 486 Achieved during the 2007–08 season Current standings[edit] Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus 1 Ealing Trailfinders 19 17 0 2 794 312 482 87 Jersey Reds 18 16 664 320 344 15 81 3 Coventry 4 585 441 144 69 Bedford Blues 11 8 626 523 103 61 5 Doncaster Knights 9 476 475 46 6 Hartpury 445 515 −70 7 Ampthill 449 466 −17 Cornish Pirates 413 −28 43 Caldy 397 547 −150 Nottingham 597 −131 Richmond 323 657 −334 20 12 London Scottish 328 672 −344 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background Champions (there is no promotion this season).
Red background will be relegated. Updated: 1 April 2023 Source: "The Championship". England Rugby. Current squad[edit] The Cornish Pirates squad for the 2022–23 season. [18][a][b][c][d] Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality. Player Union Will Crane Hooker England Morgan Nelson Wales Max Norey [d] Olly Adkins [a] Prop Jack Andrew Harvey Beaton [c] Matt Johnson [d] Hayden King Marlen Walker New Zealand Steele Barker Lock Will Britton James Fender [b] Lewis Pearson [d] Cory Teague [d] Josh Williams Joe Elderkin Back row Alex Everett Will Gibson Jarrad Hayler Seb Nagle-Taylor John Stevens Rusi Tuima [d] Olly White Bear Williams Ruaridh Dawson Scrum-half Scotland Tom Kessell Alex Schwarz Harry Bazelgette Fly-half Arwel Robson Rory Parata Centre Ireland Garyn Smith Shae Tucker Tommy Wyatt [d] AJ Cant Wing Arthur Relton [d] Callum Sirker Robin Wedlake Carwyn Penny Fullback Will Trewin ^ a b Gloucester prop Olly Adkins is on a season-long loan for the 2022-23 season.
Cornish Pirates - WikipediaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cornish PiratesFull namePenzance and Newlyn Rugby Football ClubUnionCornwall RFUFounded1945; 78 years agoLocationPenzance, Cornwall, EnglandGround(s)Mennaye Field (Capacity: 4, 000 (2, 200 seated))ChairmanPaul DurkinCoach(es)Gavin Cattle Alan PaverCaptain(s)Nicolas de BattistaLeague(s)RFU Championship2021–223rd Team kit Official websitewww. cornish-pirates. com The Cornish Pirates (Cornish: An Vorladron Gernewek) are a professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club.
It is hoped that the proposed move back to Truro to the proposed Stadium for Cornwall will see an upturn in the club's fortunes and bring the supporters back. Season Total Average Highest 2000–01[a 1] 11, 400 1, 140 2, 000 2001–02[a 2] 12, 400 1, 127 3, 000 2002–03[a 3] 11, 300 1, 614 2, 200 2003–04[a 4] 19, 810 2, 201 5, 100 2004–05[a 5] 24, 018 2, 002 5, 000 2005–06 36, 194 2, 784 5, 879 2006–07 38, 892 2, 593 5, 365 2007–08 52, 294 3, 486 6, 487 2008–09 44, 739 2, 983 4, 913 2009–10 42, 157 3, 011 5, 654 2010–11 39, 195 2, 450 3, 500 2011–12 36, 932 2, 308 3, 214 2012–13 20, 480 1, 862 2, 954 2013–14 21, 558 1, 797 3, 752 2014–15 16, 270 1, 479 2, 390 2015–16 15, 705 1, 428 2, 340 2016–17 16, 132 1, 467 2, 043 2017–18 16, 715 1, 520 2, 236 2018–19 20, 190 1, 835 2, 963 2019–20[a 6] 14, 372 2, 975 Season summary[edit] League National Cup(s) Other Cup(s) Competition/Level Position Points Play Offs Competition Performance 1987–88 Cornwall/Devon (8) 4th 13 1988–89 7th 10 1989–90 1st (promoted) 1990–91 Western Counties (7) 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 3rd (promoted) 14 1996–97 South West 2 West (6) 1997–98 1st (promoted)[4] 36 1998–99 South West 1 (5) 4th[5] 29 Tetley's Bitter Cup 2nd Round Cornwall Cup Winners 1999–00 1st (promoted)[6] 40 3rd Round 2000–01 National 3 South (4) 3rd 38 Semi-finals[7] 2001–02 49 Powergen Cup 2002–03 National 2 (3) 45 2003–04 National 1 (2) 10th 43[a 7] 6th Round 2004–05 85 2005–06[a 8] 90 Powergen Trophy 6th Round[8] 5th 101 EDF Energy Cup Winners[9] 91 EDF Energy Trophy 4th Round[10] 82 5th Round[11] RFU Championship (2)[a 9] 6th[a 10] 58[a 11] British & Irish Cup RFU Championship (2) 3rd[a 12] 76[a 13] Runners up Pool Stage 3rd[a 14] 74[a 15] Semi-finals 6th[a 16] 52 Quarter-finals 6th 51 8th 9th 55 4th[a 17] 67 59 RFU Championship Cup 2019–20 75.
[19] ^ a b Ospreys lock James Fender is on a season-long loan for the 2022-23 season. [20] ^ a b Saracens prop Harvey Beaton is on a season-long loan for the 2022-23 season. [21] ^ a b c d e f g h Seven Exeter Chiefs players are dual-registered for the 2022-23 season. [22] Notable former players[edit] Notes[edit] ^ Note that Pirates are missing 3 home attendances out of 13 due to poor media coverage during the 2000–01 season.
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