Camelford RFC

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Camelford RFC
Full nameCamelford Rugby Football Club
Union Cornwall RFU
Nickname(s)The Ford
Founded2008;15 years ago (2008)
Location Camelford, Cornwall, England
Ground(s)Lane End (Capacity: 500)
ChairmanIan Elford
Captain(s)Mike Willshire
Most caps Ian Elford (100) Jon Ponting (100)
League(s) Cornwall 2
2018-194th
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Camelford Rugby Football Club are an English and Cornish rugby union club that are based in the town of Camelford in north-east Cornwall and were founded in 2008. [1] They currently operate a men's team that play in Cornwall League 2 - a league that is ranked at tier 10 of the English rugby union system.

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History

Camelford RFC was formed in 2008. During the club's first two seasons they played friendly matches, mainly against Cornish opposition and in 2010 entered the Cornwall Merit Table, finishing 7th. 2011 was their first season in league rugby after being accepted to play in the Tribute Cornwall League Two. Since then they have gone from strength to strength, finishing third on both occasions during the 2013–14 and 2014-15 Cornwall 2 seasons. [2]

Ground

Camelford plays its home games at Lane End (Tregoodwell Lane) on the outskirts of the town. [3] Facilities are basic, with no club-house and just the one open pitch with space for around 500 supporters standing. Although there is no parking available at the ground, visitors can park nearby in town (five minute walk). As Camelford has limited public transport, arriving by car is essential.

Season summary

SeasonLeagueNational Cup(s)County Cup(s)
Competition/LevelPositionPointsCompetitionPerformanceCompetitionPerformance
2008–09N/A [4] [a 1] N/AN/A Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round
2009–10Cornwall Merit Table B7th26 Cornwall Clubs Cup Quarter-finals [5]
2010–11N/A [a 2] N/AN/A Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round
2011–12 Cornwall 2 (10)7th [6] 5 Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round [7]
2012–13 Cornwall 2 (10)5th [8] 28 Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round [9]
2013–14 Cornwall 2 (10)3rd [10] 34 RFU Junior Vase 1st Round [11] Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round [12]
2014–15 Cornwall 2 (10)3rd [13] 24 RFU Junior Vase 2nd Round [14] Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round [15]
2015–16 Cornwall 2 (10)3rd [16] 24 Cornwall Clubs Cup Group Stage [17]
2016–17 Cornwall 2 (10)7th [18] 0
2017–18 Cornwall 2 (10)4th [19] 20
2018–19 Cornwall 2 (10)4th [20] 15 RFU Junior Vase Quarter-finals [21]
2019–20 Cornwall 2 (10)
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.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Camelford played friendly games during the 2008–09 season.
  2. ↑ Camelford played friendly games during the 2010–11 season.

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References

  1. ↑ New club planned for Camelford http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/New-club-planned-Camelford/story-11488034-detail/story.html Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Camelford looking to Ford ahead in league rugby. http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Camelford-looking-Ford-ahead-league-rugby/story-12474998-detail/story.html Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Nigel Walrond. Camelford gain spot in league structure for next season.Independent, May 25th, 2011.
  4. ↑ Cornwall RFU website http://www.cornwall-rfu.org.uk/results/merit-table
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  14. ↑ "Full Cornish Fixtures & Results 2014-15". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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