Cornwall/Devon

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Tribute Cornwall/Devon League
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Rugby football current event.svg 2019–20 Tribute Cornwall/Devon
Sport Rugby union
Instituted1987;33 years ago (1987)
Number of teams14
CountryEngland
Holders Truro (2nd title) (2019–20)
(promoted to Tribute Western Counties West)
Most titles Paignton, Penryn (3 titles)
Website South West Division

Tribute Cornwall/Devon League is an English level eight, rugby union league for clubs principally based in Cornwall and Devon. The champions and runner-up are promoted to Tribute Western Counties West. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually two or three to Tribute Cornwall One and/or Tribute Devon One.

Contents

Each year two Tribute Cornwall/Devon sides take part in the RFU Senior Vase (a level 8 national competition) - one affiliated with the Cornwall RFU, the other with the Devon RFU.

Format

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-six rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

The top two teams are promoted to Western Counties West and the bottom three teams are relegated to either Cornwall One or Devon One depending on their location.

2019–20

Participating teams and locations

2018–19

Participating teams and locations

2017–18

The season starts on 2 September 2017 and is due to finish on 21 April 2018. A total of fourteen teams are contesting the Cornwall/Devon league, seven from Devon, six from Cornwall and one from Somerset (Wellington). Nine of the sides played in the league last season and are joined by Bude (13th) and Wellington (14th), both relegated from Tribute Western Counties West, and three sides promoted from Tribute Devon One and Tribute Cornwall One. Wessex (from Devon One) and Hayle (Cornwall One) are champions of their respective leagues and Torrington were also promoted after Newquay Hornets declined to contest a play-off for the third promotion match.

Participating teams and locations

2016–17

A total of fourteen teams contested the Cornwall/Devon league, eight from Devon and six from Cornwall. Nine of the sides played in the league last season and were joined by two relegated from Tribute Western Counties West, two promoted from Tribute Devon One and one promoted from Tribute Cornwall One. The relegated teams were Penryn (13th place) and Saltash (14th) and the incoming teams are Tamar Saracens and Topsham (both from Devon One) and Lanner (Cornwall One). The season started on 3 September 2016 and ended on 22 April 2017.

Falmouth won the league for the first time and along with the runner-up, Paignton are promoted to Western Counties West. The bottom three teams are relegated; Bodmin to Cornwall One and Topsham and Tamar Saracens to Devon One.

Participating teams and locations

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BodminClifden Park Bodmin, Cornwall 9th
Falmouth Recreation Ground3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall6th
HonitonAllhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 10th
LannerSt. Day Rugby Field Lanner, Cornwallpromoted from Tribute Cornwall 1 (champions)
Paignton Queen's Park1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, Devon8th
Penryn Memorial Ground4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwallrelegated from Tribute Western Counties West (14th)
Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall5th
Plymouth ArgaumBickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon 7th
Plymstock Albion OaksHorsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth4th
SaltashMoorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwallrelegated from Tribute Western Counties West (13th)
Tamar SaracensThe Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouthpromoted from Tribute Devon 1 (champions)
TavistockSandy Park500 Tavistock, Devon11th
TopshamBonfire Field Topsham, Exeterpromoted from Tribute Devon 1 (runner-up)
WithycombeRaleigh ParkWithycombe, Exmouth, Devon3rd

Final league table

2016–17 Cornwall/Devon League Table [2]
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted
1 Falmouth 2624021004269735182112−5
2 Paignton 262402788216572151104−10
3Saltash26190777845832017392−5
4Withycombe261301357846811011872
5 Penryn 261501167937730213371−5
6Plymstock Albion Oaks2614111449572−1234264
7Lanner2612113583551329463
8Pirates Amateurs2613013554602−487362
9Tavistock2611015431649−2188254
10Plymouth Argaum2610016370632−2626450
11Honiton268117526607−814544
12Bodmin267019433810−3777641
13Topsham268117445786−3417233−10
14Tamar Saracens262024164785−621036−5
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 16 May 2017

2015–16

Participating teams and locations

A total of fourteen teams contested the Cornwall/Devon league, seven each from Cornwall and Devon. Nine of the sides played in the league last season and were joined by two relegated from Tribute Western Counties West, two promoted from Tribute Devon One and one promoted from Tribute Cornwall One. The relegated teams are Tavistock (13th place) and St Ives (14th), and the incoming teams are Plymouth Argaum and Plymstock Albion Oaks (both from Devon One) and Newquay Hornets (Cornwall One). The season started on 5 September 2015 and ended on 30 April 2016 with three matches still to play; the RFU deciding that the matches need not be played. [3]

Bude, won the league for the first time and along with the runner-up, St Ives are promoted to Tribute Western Counties West. The bottom three teams are relegated; Newquay Hornets and Hayle to Tribute Cornwall One and Exeter Saracens to Tribute Devon One.

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BodminClifden Park Bodmin, Cornwall 8th
Bude Bencoolen Meadow750 Bude, Cornwall7th
Exeter SaracensExhibition Fields, Summer LaneWhipton, Exeter, Devon 11th
Falmouth Recreation Ground3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall6th
HayleMemorial Park Hayle, Cornwall9th
HonitonAllhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon10th
Newquay HornetsNewquay Sports GroundNewquay, Cornwallpromoted from Tribute Cornwall 1
Paignton Queen's Park1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, Devon5th
Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall4th
Plymouth ArgaumBickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon promoted from Tribute Devon 1
Plymstock Albion OaksHorsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth [4] promoted from Tribute Devon 1 (via play-off)
St Ives Recreation Ground3,000 (275 seats) St Ives, Cornwallrelegated from Tribute Western Counties West (14th)
TavistockSandy Park500 Tavistock, Devonrelegated from Tribute Western Counties West (13th)
WithycombeRaleigh ParkWithycombe, Exmouth, Devon3rd

[5]

Final league table

2015–16 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League Table [6]
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted
1 Bude 262312928282646202117
2 St Ives 2623038962636331821085
3Withycombe25190686634152516395
4Plymstock Albion Oaks26172764136627511286
5Pirates Amateurs24150957840916911376
6 Falmouth 2615296104981128375
7Plymouth Argaum25131115313621698567
8 Paignton 2512112430471−414358
9Bodmin2610016336700−3644347
10Honiton268018399604−2053541
11Tavistock266218338743−4054436
12Hayle266218317661−3442434
13Newquay Hornets263122213805−59214145
14Exeter Saracens253022354932−57852910
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 8 May 2016

2014–15

Participating teams and locations

The 2014–15 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League consisted of fourteen teams; seven from Cornwall and seven from Devon. The season started on 6 September 2014 and the final matches were played on 18 April 2015. Crediton beat the runner-up Saltash on the final day of the season to claim first place and both teams were promoted to Tribute Western Counties West. The bottom three teams were relegated; Old Plymothian & Mannamedian and South Molton to Tribute Devon One, and Liskeard-Looe to Tribute Cornwall One.

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BodminClifden Park Bodmin, Cornwall Promoted from Tribute Cornwall 1 (playoffs)
Bude Bencoolen Meadow750 Bude, CornwallRelegated from Tribute Western Counties West (13th)
CreditonBlagdon Crediton, Devon 4th
Exeter SaracensExhibition Fields, Summer LaneWhipton, Exeter, Devon11th
Falmouth Recreation Ground3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall6th
HayleMemorial Park Hayle, Cornwall8th
HonitonAllhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon5th
Liskeard-LooeLux Park Liskeard, CornwallPromoted from Tribute Cornwall 1 (champions)
Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Field Elburton, Plymouth, Devon 9th
Paignton Queen's Park1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, DevonRelegated from Tribute Western Counties West (14th)
Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall10th
SaltashMoorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall7th
South MoltonStation Road South Molton, DevonPromoted from Tribute Devon 1 (champions)
WithycombeRaleigh ParkWithycombe, Exmouth, Devon3rd

[7]

Final league table

2014–15 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League Table [8]
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted
1Crediton262501875302573191121
2Saltash2624021158327831211118
3Withycombe26191682336645715497
4Pirates Amateurs26170983641841813485
5 Paignton 26150115905018910374
6 Falmouth 2615011508439698271
7 Bude 2613013529588−599264
8Bodmin2612014508556−488461
9Hayle2612014510585−756358
10Honiton2611114423544−1214354
11Exeter Saracens268018613847−23410446
12Old Plymothian & Mannamedian267019322896−5742131
13South Molton262024328864−5364315
14Liskeard-Looe261025134924−79001–1520
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 14 July 2015

2013–14

Exeter University, the champions, lost only one match and finished in their highest ever league placing. Tiverton came second and both teams were promoted to Tribute Western Counties West for 2014–15 season. Newquay Hornets, and Veor who won only two matches and promoted the previous season, are both relegated to Tribute Cornwall 1.

2012–13

In 2012–13 the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League consisted of thirteen teams; seven from Cornwall and six from Devon. The season started on 8 September 2012 and ended on 20 April 2013. Plymouth Barbarians were originally included in the fixtures but dropped out of the league during the season.

2012–13 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League Table [9] [10] [11]
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffBonus pointsPointsPoints deducted
1 Teignmouth 24220291127064122110
2 St Ives 242301750266484151045
3 Tiverton 2416265713891821179
4 Saltash 24160864244819411705
5 Hayle 2412210441460−19759
6Old Plymothian & Mannamedian2412012537580−431058
7 Withycombe 241111254653313955
8 Falmouth 2410014436599−1631151
9Pirates Amateurs249213406477−71848
10 Crediton 247314431467−36842
11 Newquay Hornets 247017501579−7815385
12 Liskeard-Looe 244218293642−3497225
13 Wessex 241023200955−755325
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 14 July 2015

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

Table

2009–10 Cornwall/Devon League Table [12]
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPointsPoints deducted
1Wellington262600108617091652
2Exeter Saracens26191670227143139
3 St Austell 26161951835016833
4Crediton261601059630329332
5 Teignmouth 26161967834932931−2
6Bideford261421057232125130
6Liskeard-Looe26150115044248030
8 Falmouth 26142103673274030
9Stithians2612113454571−11723−2
10Hayle2511113329361−3219−4
11Torrington269115325544−21919
12Saltash264022349901−5528
13Old Plymothian & Mannamedian264022229767−5384−4
14Plymouth Albion Oaks2600261791229−10500−2
  • Points are awarded as follows: two points for a win; one points for a draw; no points for a loss.
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
    (1) difference between points for and against,
    (2) total number of points for.
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places

1989–90

Table

1989–90 Courage Cornwall/Devon League Table [13]
ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints differencePoints
1 Penzance–Newlyn 109012569616018
2Sidmouth10901165739218
3 Devonport Services 1070322311710614
4Plymouth Civil Service107031811255614
5Crediton105141841394511
6 Teignmouth 10424128138−1010
7 Bideford 10406163123408
8Exeter Saracens1030761110−496
9Illogan Park1030791193−1026
10 Falmouth 10217109176−675
11 Wadebridge Camels 10001029300−2710

Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win; 1 pt for a draw; 0 pts for a loss

Green background are teams promoted. Pink background are teams relegated.

1988–89

1987–88

Cornwall/Devon honours

[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Cornwall/Devon honours
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
1987–88 11 Crediton Exmouth St Austell, Newton Abbot
1988–89 11 Penryn Teignmouth Paignton, Exmouth, Hayle
1989–9011 Penzance-Newlyn Sidmouth Falmouth, Wadebridge Camels
1990–9111 Devon & Cornwall Police Crediton Devonport Services, Illogan Park
1991–9213 Bideford Plymouth Civil Service [a 2] No relegation
1992–9313 Devonport Services Exmouth Bude, Saltash
1993–9413 Devon & Cornwall Police Exmouth Liskeard-Looe
1994–9513 Paignton Sidmouth Newquay Hornets
1995–968 Sidmouth St Austell [a 3] No relegation
1996–978 Kingsbridge South Molton Plymouth Civil Service, Veor [a 4]
1997–9810 Truro Crediton Saltash, Honiton [21]
1998–9910 Newton Abbot Withycombe Old Plymouthians, Falmouth [22]
1999–0010 Exmouth Devonport Services No relegation (Bideford 10th) [23]
2000–0110 St Just Bideford Kingsbridge, Teignmouth, Bude, Sidmouth, Perranporth [24]
2001–0210 Paignton St Ives Old Plymouthians, Torrington, Saltash [25]
2002–0310 Devonport Services Wessex St Austell [26]
2003–0412 Mounts Bay Bude Newquay Hornets, South Molton, Teignmouth [27]
2004–0512 Sidmouth Kingsbridge Okehampton, Bideford, St Just [28]
2005–0612 Tiverton Devonport Services Old Plymouthians, Liskeard-Looe [29]
2006–0712 Paignton Wadebridge Camels St Austell, South Molton, Perranporth [30]
2007–0812 Cullompton Newquay Hornets Honiton, Wessex, Teignmouth [31]
2008–0914 Penryn Okehampton [a 5] No relegation (14th Falmouth) [32]
2009–1014 Wellington Exeter Saracens Old Plymouthians, Plymstock Albion Oaks [33]
2010–11 14 Bideford St Austell Saltash, Stithians, Roseland [34]
2011–12 14 Tavistock Honiton Veor, Totnes, Torrington [35]
2012–1313 Teignmouth St Ives Liskeard-Looe, Wessex [36]
2013–14 13 Exeter University Tiverton Newquay Hornets, Veor [37] [a 6]
2014–1514 Crediton Saltash Old Plymothian & Mannamedian, South Molton, Liskeard-Looe [38]
2015–1614 Bude St Ives Newquay Hornets, Exeter Saracens [39]
2016–1714 Falmouth Paignton Tamar Saracens, Topsham, Bodmin [40]
2017–1814 Wellington Saltash Torrington, Wessex [a 7] [42]
2018–1914 Penryn Honiton Withycombe, Plymouth Argaum, Hayle [43]
2019–2013 [a 8] Truro Paignton South Molton, Exeter Athletic [45]
2020–2114
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Summary of champions and runners-up

TeamChampionsYear(s)Runners-upYear(s)
Paignton 31995, 2002, 200722017, 2020
Penryn 31989, 2009, 2019
Devonport Services 21993, 200322000, 2006
Sidmouth21996, 200521990, 1995
Crediton21988, 201521991, 1998
Bideford 21992, 201112001
Devon & Cornwall Police 21991, 1994
Truro 21998, 2020
Wellington22010, 2018
Exmouth 1200031988, 1993, 1994
Kingsbridge1199712005
Tiverton 1200612014
Teignmouth1201311989
Bude 1201612004
Penzance–Newlyn 11990
Newton Abbot 11999
St Just12001
Mounts Bay 12004
Cullompton12008
Tavistock12012
Exeter University 12014
Falmouth 12017
St Ives 32002, 2013, 2016
Saltash22015, 2018
St Austell 21996, 2011
Plymouth Civil Service11992
South Molton11997
Withycombe11999
Wessex12003
Wadebridge Camels 12007
Newquay Hornets12008
Okehampton 12009
Exeter Saracens12010
Honiton12012
PlaceChampionsYear(s)Runners-upYear(s)
Devon211988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015221988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020
Cornwall101989, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 202091996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Somerset 22010, 2018

Sponsorship

The Cornwall/Devon League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery from the first season, 1987–88 to season 1996–97. [46] The league was unsponsored until season 2007–08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South-west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label.

Notes

  1. ↑ Lanner withdrew after only seven players turned up for a match on 15 February; they were in 9th place, having won 8 of their 19 games. [1]
  2. ↑ Crediton also promoted.
  3. ↑ Hayle also promoted.
  4. ↑ Veor withdrew from the league this year and would be demoted two levels down to Cornwall 2 for the following season.
  5. ↑ 3rd placed Truro also promoted.
  6. ↑ Plymouth Barbarians withdrew from the league this year.
  7. ↑ Wessex would be renamed Exeter Athletic following the club's merger with Exeter Youth RFC at the end of the 2017-18 season. [41]
  8. ↑ League was reduced to 13 teams after Lanner withdrew from the competition in February. [44]

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Truro RFC is a Cornish rugby union club that is based in the city of Truro and was formed in 1885. The club's colours are blue and yellow and they operate 2 senior men's teams, a colts side and various mini/junior teams. The men's first team currently play in Cornwall/Devon - a league at level 8 of the English rugby union system - following the club's relegation from Tribute Western Counties West at the end of the 2018–19 season.

St Ives RFC (Cornwall)

St Ives Rugby Football Club is a Cornish rugby union club that are based in the town of St Ives and play home games at the Recreation Ground, just off Alexandra Road. The club operate a senior men's side as well as several min and junior teams. The men's first team currently play in Cornwall League 2 following their withdrawal from Tribute South West 1 at the start of the 2019–20 season. After withdrawal from the 2019-20 league the club continued to play friendlies for the remainder of the season. The club play a traditional Boxing Day fixture against neighbours Hayle RFC and are the current holders after victory on Boxing Day 2019 in front of a large home crowd.

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