Cornwall/Devon League

Cornwall/Devon League

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987
Ceased	2022
Number of teams	14
Country	England
Holders	Pirates Amateurs (1st title) (2021–22) (promoted to Counties 1 Western West)
Most titles	Paignton, Penryn (3 titles)
Website	South West Division

Cornwall/Devon League (known as Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for sponsorship reasons) was an English level eight, rugby union league for clubs principally based in Cornwall and Devon. Following the reorganisation of the English rugby union leagues in 2022, the league was replaced by two level eight leagues based in Cornwall and Devon. The Pirates Amateurs won the last competition in season 2021–22 and were promoted to Counties 1 Western West

Format

The champions and runner-up were promoted to Western Counties West. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but was usually two or three to Cornwall 1 and/or Devon 1. The season ran from September to April and comprised twenty-six rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contributed points to the league as follows:

• 4 points are awarded for a win
• 2 points are awarded for a draw
• 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
• 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
• 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

The top two teams are promoted to Western Counties West and the bottom three teams are relegated to either Cornwall 1 or Devon 1 depending on their location.

2021–22

The 2021–22 Cornwall/Devon League consisted of fourteen teams; eight from Devon and six from Cornwall. The season started on 4 September 2021 and the final matches were played on 23 April 2022. Nine of the fourteen teams participated in the previous, completed season (2019–20); which following the withdrawal of Lanner in February 2020 only had thirteen teams. Truro and Paignton were promoted to Western Counties West as champions and runner-up respectively while South Molton and Exeter Athletic were relegated to Devon 1.

Five of the fourteen teams from the 2021–22 competition were promoted to the level seven Counties 1 Western West for the 2022–23 season; Pirates Amateurs, Topsham, Cullompton, Bude and Plymstock Albion Oaks. Five teams were assigned to the level eight league Counties 2 Cornwall; Hayle, Liskead-Looe, Newquay Hornets, Saltash and Veor while four teams were assigned to the level eight league Counties 2 Devon; North Tawton, Tavistock, Torquay Athletic and Withycombe. No teams were relegated to level nine.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall 4th Cullompton Stafford Park Cullompton, Devon Relegated from Western Counties West (14th) Hayle Memorial Park Hayle, Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall 1 (champions) Liskeard-Looe Lux Park Liskeard 9th Newquay Hornets Newquay Sports Ground Newquay, Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall 1 (runner-up) North Tawton Taw Meadow North Tawton 7th Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall 5th Plymstock Albion Oaks Horsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth 3rd Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall Relegated from Western Counties West (12th) Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon 11th Topsham Bonfire Field Topsham, Exeter 6th Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 8th Veor Memorial Ground 500 Camborne 10th Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon Promoted from Devon 1 (champions)

Bude Hayle Liskeard-Looe Newquay Pirates Am Saltash Veor class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Cornwall/Devon teams in Cornwall Cullompton North Tawton Plymstock Tavistock Topsham Torquay Withycombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Cornwall/Devon teams in Devon

League table

2021–22 Cornwall/Devon League Table [1]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points adj
1	Pirates Amateurs	26	24	0	2	897	347	550	17	1	116
2	Topsham	26	23	0	3	1028	300	728	18	1	114
3	Cullompton	26	19	2	5	1008	380	628	15	3	98
4	Bude	26	18	0	8	678	488	190	12	2	87
5	Plymstock Albion Oaks	26	16	1	9	738	557	181	17	2	85
6	Tavistock	26	13	1	12	648	628	20	14	3	72
7	Veor	26	11	1	14	560	735	−175	9	5	61
8	Torquay Athletic	26	13	0	13	584	730	−146	9	1	58	−5
9	Saltash	26	10	1	15	728	743	−15	12	4	58
10	North Tawton	26	8	1	16	492	609	−117	8	8	52
11	Withycombe	26	9	3	14	358	575	−217	2	4	49
12	Liskeard-Looe	26	2	1	23	212	695	−483	0	6	18
13	Newquay Hornets	26	7	2	17	410	830	−420	2	3	7	−30
14	Hayle	26	2	0	24	166	890	−724	1	1	−15	−25
Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. 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
Green background are the promotion places. Updated: 7 August 2022

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

2019–20

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall 3rd Exeter Athletic Bravelands Clyst St Mary, Devon Promoted from Devon 1 (playoff) Lanner [3] St. Day Rugby Field Lanner, Cornwall 9th Liskeard-Looe Lux Park Liskeard 6th North Tawton Taw Meadow North Tawton Promoted from Devon 1 (champions) Paignton Queen's Park 1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, Devon Relegated from Western Counties West (14th) Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall 11th Plymstock Albion Oaks Horsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth 4th South Molton Station Road South Molton 7th Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon 10th Topsham Bonfire Field Topsham, Exeter 8th Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 5th Truro St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall Relegated from Western Counties West (13th) Veor Memorial Ground 500 Camborne Promoted from Cornwall 1 (champions)

Bude Exeter Ath Lanner Liskeard-Looe N Tawton Paignton Pirates Am Plymstock S Molton Tavistock Topsham Torquay Truro Veor class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Cornwall/Devon teams

League table

2019–20 Cornwall/Devon League Table (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19) [4]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Truro RFC	22	19	0	3	782	281	501			78
2	Paignton (P)	21	17	0	4	452	239	213			70
3	Plymstock Albion Oaks	20	15	0	5	488	331	157			61
4	Bude	21	14	0	7	507	292	215			57
5	Pirates Amateurs	20	13	0	7	506	354	152			54
6	Topsham	22	12	0	9	588	386	202			48
7	North Tawton	22	11	1	10	355	439	−84			47
8	Torquay Athletic	21	11	0	10	493	473	20			45
9	Liskeard-Looe	21	7	2	12	348	540	−102			34
10	Veor	23	8	1	14	414	580	−166			34
11	Lanner	19	7	0	12	317	426	−109			28
12	Tavistock	22	5	0	17	356	545	−189			20
13	Exeter Athletic	19	4	0	15	247	645	−398			16
14	South Molton	22	2	0	20	248	660	−412			8
Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. 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
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 2 April 2021

2018–19

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall 5th Hayle Memorial Park Hayle, Cornwall 11th Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 4th Lanner St. Day Rugby Field Lanner, Cornwall 6th Liskeard-Looe Lux Park Liskeard Promoted from Cornwall 1 (champions) Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall 3rd Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall 12th Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon 9th Plymstock Albion Oaks Horsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth 8th South Molton Station Road South Molton Promoted from Devon 1 (champions) Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon 10th Topsham Bonfire Field Topsham, Exeter Promoted from Devon 1 (play-off) Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon Relegated from Western Counties West (13th) Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon 7th

Bude Hayle Honiton Lanner Liskeard-Looe Penryn Pirates Am Argaum Plymstock S Molton Tavistock Topsham Torquay Withycombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Cornwall/Devon teams

Final league table

2018–19 Cornwall/Devon League Table [5]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Penryn	26	22	2	2	964	241	723	18	1	113
2	Honiton	26	22	0	4	1122	307	815	19	2	110
3	Bude	26	21	1	4	769	336	433	16	0	104
4	Plymouth Albion Oaks	26	19	0	7	662	519	143	13	1	90
5	Torquay Athletic	26	17	0	9	790	495	295	13	3	84
6	Liskeard-Looe	26	13	1	12	566	519	47	9	3	66
7	South Molton	26	12	2	12	579	597	−18	11	2	66
8	Topsham	26	10	0	16	611	634	−23	11	6	57
9	Lanner	26	11	0	15	516	593	−77	7	5	52	−5
10	Tavistock	26	10	0	16	361	613	−252	5	6	51
11	Pirates Amateurs	26	8	0	18	458	750	−292	6	5	43
12	Hayle	26	7	0	19	502	973	−471	8	4	40
13	Plymouth Argaum	26	5	0	21	287	941	−654	2	2	24
14	Withycombe	26	2	0	24	264	933	−669	3	5	6	−10
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 are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 12 April 2021

2017–18

The season started on 2 September 2017 and finished on 21 April 2018. Fourteen teams contested 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 Western Counties West, and three sides promoted from Devon 1 and Cornwall 1. Wessex (from Devon 1) and Hayle (Cornwall 1) 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

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall Relegated from Western Counties West (13th) Hayle Memorial Park Hayle, Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall 1 (champions) Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 11th Lanner St. Day Rugby Field Lanner, Cornwall 7th Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall 5th Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall 8th Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon 10th Plymstock Albion Oaks Horsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth 6th Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall 3rd Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon 9th Torrington Donnacroft Great Torrington, Devon Promoted from Devon 1 (play-off) Wellington Athletic Ground Wellington, Somerset Relegated from Western Counties West (14th) Wessex Flowerpot Playing Fields Exeter Promoted from Devon 1 (champions) Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon 4th

Bude Hayle Lanner Penryn Pirates Amateurs Saltash class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Cornwall/Devon teams in Cornwall

Honiton Plymouth Argaum Plymstock Tavistock Torrington Wellington Wessex Withycombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Cornwall/Devon teams in Devon and Somerset

Final league table

2017–18 Cornwall/Devon League Table [6]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Wellington	26	24	0	2	997	262	735	18	2	118
2	Saltash	26	21	0	5	936	356	580	19	3	109
3	Penryn	26	22	1	3	973	228	745	17	1	108
4	Honiton	25	19	0	6	778	333	445	14	4	94
5	Bude	25	17	0	8	646	399	247	13	3	84
6	Lanner	25	13	1	11	670	518	152	11	2	67
7	Withycombe	26	11	2	13	630	545	85	10	5	63
8	Plymstock Albion Oaks	26	11	2	13	506	598	−92	9	2	54	−5
9	Plymouth Argaum	26	9	0	17	358	881	−523	6	2	44
10	Tavistock	26	7	0	19	393	664	−271	8	5	42
11	Hayle	26	8	1	17	361	645	−284	3	3	35	−5
12	Pirates Amateurs	25	6	0	19	387	888	−501	7	4	35
13	Exeter Athletic	26	3	1	22	381	1065	−684	7	4	25
14	Torrington	26	5	0	21	283	917	−634	3	3	21	−5
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 are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 12 April 2021

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 Western Counties West, two promoted from Devon 1 and one promoted from Cornwall 1. The relegated teams were Penryn (13th place) and Saltash (14th) and the incoming teams are Tamar Saracens and Topsham (both from Devon 1) and Lanner (Cornwall 1). 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 1 and Topsham and Tamar Saracens to Devon 1.

Participating teams and locations

Bodmin Falmouth Lanner Penryn Pirates Amateurs Saltash class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016–17 Cornwall/Devon teams in Cornwall

Honiton Paignton Plymouth Argaum Plymstock Tamar Saracens Tavistock Topsham Withycombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016–17 Cornwall/Devon teams in Devon

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Bodmin	Clifden Park		Bodmin, Cornwall	9th
Falmouth	Recreation Ground	3,000	Falmouth, Cornwall	6th
Honiton	Allhallows Playing Field		Honiton, Devon	10th
Lanner	St. Day Rugby Field		Lanner, Cornwall	Promoted from Cornwall 1 (champions)
Paignton	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)	Paignton, Devon	8th
Penryn	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)	Penryn, Cornwall	Relegated from Western Counties West (14th)
Pirates Amateurs	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 seats)	Penzance, Cornwall	5th
Plymouth Argaum	Bickleigh Down		Plymouth, Devon	7th
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields		Staddiscombe, Plymouth	4th
Saltash	Moorlands Lane		Saltash, Cornwall	relegated from Western Counties West (13th)
Tamar Saracens	The Parkway		Ernesettle, Plymouth	Promoted from Devon 1 (champions)
Tavistock	Sandy Park	500	Tavistock, Devon	11th
Topsham	Bonfire Field		Topsham, Exeter	Promoted from Devon 1 (runner-up)
Withycombe	Raleigh Park		Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon	3rd

Final league table

2016–17 Cornwall/Devon League Table [7]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Falmouth	26	24	0	2	1004	269	735	18	2	112	−5
2	Paignton	26	24	0	2	788	216	572	15	1	104	−10
3	Saltash	26	19	0	7	778	458	320	17	3	92	−5
4	Withycombe	26	13	0	13	578	468	110	11	8	72
5	Penryn	26	15	0	11	679	377	302	13	3	71	−5
6	Plymstock Albion Oaks	26	14	1	11	449	572	−123	4	2	64
7	Lanner	26	12	1	13	583	551	32	9	4	63
8	Pirates Amateurs	26	13	0	13	554	602	−48	7	3	62
9	Tavistock	26	11	0	15	431	649	−218	8	2	54
10	Plymouth Argaum	26	10	0	16	370	632	−262	6	4	50
11	Honiton	26	8	1	17	526	607	−81	4	5	44
12	Bodmin	26	7	0	19	433	810	−377	7	6	41
13	Topsham	26	8	1	17	445	786	−341	7	2	33	−10
14	Tamar Saracens	26	2	0	24	164	785	−621	0	3	6	−5
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 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 Western Counties West, two promoted from Devon 1 and one promoted from Cornwall 1. 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 1) and Newquay Hornets (Cornwall 1). 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. ^[8]

Bude, won the league for the first time and along with the runner-up, St Ives are promoted to Western Counties West. The bottom three teams are relegated; Newquay Hornets and Hayle to Cornwall 1 and Exeter Saracens to Devon 1.

Bodmin Bude Falmouth Hayle Newquay Pirates Amateurs St Ives class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2015–16 Cornwall/Devon teams in Cornwall

Exeter Saracens Honiton Paignton Plymouth Argaum Plymstock Tavistock Withycombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2015–16 Cornwall/Devon teams in Devon

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Bodmin	Clifden Park		Bodmin, Cornwall	8th
Bude	Bencoolen Meadow	750	Bude, Cornwall	7th
Exeter Saracens	Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane		Whipton, Exeter, Devon	11th
Falmouth	Recreation Ground	3,000	Falmouth, Cornwall	6th
Hayle	Memorial Park		Hayle, Cornwall	9th
Honiton	Allhallows Playing Field		Honiton, Devon	10th
Newquay Hornets	Newquay Sports Ground		Newquay, Cornwall	Promoted from Cornwall 1
Paignton	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)	Paignton, Devon	5th
Pirates Amateurs	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 seats)	Penzance, Cornwall	4th
Plymouth Argaum	Bickleigh Down		Plymouth, Devon	Promoted from Devon 1
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields		Staddiscombe, Plymouth [9]	Promoted from Devon 1 (via play-off)
St Ives	Recreation Ground	3,000 (275 seats)	St Ives, Cornwall	Relegated from Western Counties West (14th)
Tavistock	Sandy Park	500	Tavistock, Devon	Relegated from Western Counties West (13th)
Withycombe	Raleigh Park		Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon	3rd

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Final league table

2015–16 Cornwall/Devon League Table [11]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Bude	26	23	1	2	928	282	646	20	2	117
2	St Ives	26	23	0	3	896	263	633	18	2	108	5
3	Withycombe	25	19	0	6	866	341	525	16	3	95
4	Plymstock Albion Oaks	26	17	2	7	641	366	275	11	2	86
5	Pirates Amateurs	24	15	0	9	578	409	169	11	3	76
6	Falmouth	26	15	2	9	610	498	112	8	3	75
7	Plymouth Argaum	25	13	1	11	531	362	169	8	5	67
8	Paignton	25	12	1	12	430	471	−41	4	3	58
9	Bodmin	26	10	0	16	336	700	−364	4	3	47
10	Honiton	26	8	0	18	399	604	−205	3	5	41
11	Tavistock	26	6	2	18	338	743	−405	4	4	36
12	Hayle	26	6	2	18	317	661	−344	2	4	34
13	Newquay Hornets	26	3	1	22	213	805	−592	1	4	14	5
14	Exeter Saracens	25	3	0	22	354	932	−578	5	2	9	10
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 are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 8 May 2016

2014–15

Participating teams and locations

The 2014–15 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 Western Counties West. The bottom three teams were relegated; Old Plymothian & Mannamedian and South Molton to Devon 1, and Liskeard-Looe to Cornwall 1.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Bodmin	Clifden Park		Bodmin, Cornwall	Promoted from Cornwall 1 (playoffs)
Bude	Bencoolen Meadow	750	Bude, Cornwall	Relegated from Western Counties West (13th)
Crediton	Blagdon		Crediton, Devon	4th
Exeter Saracens	Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane		Whipton, Exeter, Devon	11th
Falmouth	Recreation Ground	3,000	Falmouth, Cornwall	6th
Hayle	Memorial Park		Hayle, Cornwall	8th
Honiton	Allhallows Playing Field		Honiton, Devon	5th
Liskeard-Looe	Lux Park		Liskeard, Cornwall	Promoted from Cornwall 1 (champions)
Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	King George V Playing Field		Elburton, Plymouth, Devon	9th
Paignton	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)	Paignton, Devon	Relegated from Western Counties West (14th)
Pirates Amateurs	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 seats)	Penzance, Cornwall	10th
Saltash	Moorlands Lane		Saltash, Cornwall	7th
South Molton	Station Road		South Molton, Devon	Promoted from Devon 1 (champions)
Withycombe	Raleigh Park		Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon	3rd

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Final league table

2014–15 Cornwall/Devon League Table [13]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Crediton	26	25	0	1	875	302	573	19	1	121
2	Saltash	26	24	0	2	1158	327	831	21	1	118
3	Withycombe	26	19	1	6	823	366	457	15	4	97
4	Pirates Amateurs	26	17	0	9	836	418	418	13	4	85
5	Paignton	26	15	0	11	590	501	89	10	3	74
6	Falmouth	26	15	0	11	508	439	69	8	2	71
7	Bude	26	13	0	13	529	588	−59	9	2	64
8	Bodmin	26	12	0	14	508	556	−48	8	4	61
9	Hayle	26	12	0	14	510	585	−75	6	3	58
10	Honiton	26	11	1	14	423	544	−121	4	3	54
11	Exeter Saracens	26	8	0	18	613	847	−234	10	4	46
12	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	26	7	0	19	322	896	−574	2	1	31
13	South Molton	26	2	0	24	328	864	−536	4	3	15
14	Liskeard-Looe	26	1	0	25	134	924	−790	0	1	–15	20
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 are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 14 July 2015

2013–14

Main article: 2013–14 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League

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 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 Cornwall 1.

2012–13

In 2012–13 the 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 Cornwall/Devon League Table [14] [15] [16]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Bonus points	Points	Points deducted
1	Teignmouth	24	22	0	2	911	270	641	22	110
2	St Ives	24	23	0	1	750	266	484	15	104	5
3	Tiverton	24	16	2	6	571	389	182	11	79
4	Saltash	24	16	0	8	642	448	194	11	70	5
5	Hayle	24	12	2	10	441	460	−19	7	59
6	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	24	12	0	12	537	580	−43	10	58
7	Withycombe	24	11	1	12	546	533	13	9	55
8	Falmouth	24	10	0	14	436	599	−163	11	51
9	Pirates Amateurs	24	9	2	13	406	477	−71	8	48
10	Crediton	24	7	3	14	431	467	−36	8	42
11	Newquay Hornets	24	7	0	17	501	579	−78	15	38	5
12	Liskeard-Looe	24	4	2	18	293	642	−349	7	22	5
13	Wessex	24	1	0	23	200	955	−755	3	2	5
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 are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 14 July 2015

2011–12

Main article: 2011–12 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League

2010–11

Main article: 2010–11 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League

2009–10

Table

2009–10 Cornwall/Devon League Table [17]
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Points	Points deducted
1	Wellington	26	26	0	0	1086	170	916	52
2	Exeter Saracens	26	19	1	6	702	271	431	39
3	St Austell	26	16	1	9	518	350	168	33
4	Crediton	26	16	0	10	596	303	293	32
5	Teignmouth	26	16	1	9	678	349	329	31	−2
6	Bideford	26	14	2	10	572	321	251	30
6	Liskeard-Looe	26	15	0	11	504	424	80	30
8	Falmouth	26	14	2	10	367	327	40	30
9	Stithians	26	12	1	13	454	571	−117	23	−2
10	Hayle	25	11	1	13	329	361	−32	19	−4
11	Torrington	26	9	1	15	325	544	−219	19
12	Saltash	26	4	0	22	349	901	−552	8
13	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	26	4	0	22	229	767	−538	4	−4
14	Plymouth Albion Oaks	26	0	0	26	179	1229	−1050	0	−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 [18]
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points difference	Points
1	Penzance–Newlyn	10	9	0	1	256	96	160	18
2	Sidmouth	10	9	0	1	165	73	92	18
3	Devonport Services	10	7	0	3	223	117	106	14
4	Plymouth Civil Service	10	7	0	3	181	125	56	14
5	Crediton	10	5	1	4	184	139	45	11
6	Teignmouth	10	4	2	4	128	138	−10	10
7	Bideford	10	4	0	6	163	123	40	8
8	Exeter Saracens	10	3	0	7	61	110	−49	6
9	Illogan Park	10	3	0	7	91	193	−102	6
10	Falmouth	10	2	1	7	109	176	−67	5
11	Wadebridge Camels	10	0	0	10	29	300	−271	0
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

Main article: 1988–89 Courage Cornwall/Devon League

1987–88

Main article: 1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Bideford
• Crediton
• Exmouth
• Falmouth
• Hayle
• Newton Abbot
• Paignton
• Penryn
• Penzance & Newlyn
• St Austell
• Teignmouth

Cornwall/Devon honours

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Cornwall/Devon League (1987–1993)

The original Cornwall/Devon League (sponsored by Courage) was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Western Counties and relegation down to either Cornwall 1 or Devon 1.

Cornwall/Devon League
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1987–88	11	Crediton	Exmouth	St Austell, Newton Abbot	[21]
1988–89	11	Penryn	Teignmouth	Paignton, Exmouth, Hayle	[22]
1989–90	11	Penzance-Newlyn	Sidmouth	Falmouth, Wadebridge Camels	[23]
1990–91	11	Devon & Cornwall Police	Crediton	Devonport Services, Illogan Park	[24]
1991–92	13	Bideford	Plymouth Civil Service [lower-alpha 1]	No relegation	[25]
1992–93	13	Devonport Services	Exmouth	Bude, Saltash	[26]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cornwall/Devon League (1993–96)

The creation of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that the Cornwall/Devon League dropped to a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Western Counties and relegation to either Cornwall 1 or Devon 1. The league continued to be sponsored by Courage.

Cornwall/Devon League
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1993–94	13	Devon & Cornwall Police	Exmouth	Liskeard-Looe	[27]
1994–95	13	Paignton	Sidmouth	Newquay Hornets	[28]
1995–96	8	Sidmouth	St Austell [lower-alpha 2]	No relegation	[29]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cornwall/Devon League (1996–2009)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season saw the Cornwall/Devon League return to being a tier 8 division. Further restructuring meant that promotion was now to Western Counties West (formerly Western Counties) ^{[lower-alpha 3]} while relegation continued to either Cornwall 1 or Devon 1. From the 2008–09 season onward the league sponsor would be Tribute.

Cornwall/Devon League
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1996–97	8	Kingsbridge	South Molton	Plymouth Civil Service, Veor [lower-alpha 4]	[30] [31]
1997–98	10	Truro	Crediton	Saltash, Honiton	[32]
1998–99	10	Newton Abbot	Withycombe	Old Plymouthians, Falmouth	[33]
1999–00	10	Exmouth	Devonport Services	No relegation (Bideford 10th)	[34]
2000–01	10	St Just	Bideford	Kingsbridge, Teignmouth, Bude, Sidmouth, Perranporth	[35]
2001–02	10	Paignton	St Ives	Old Plymouthians, Torrington, Saltash	[36]
2002–03	10	Devonport Services	Wessex	St Austell	[37]
2003–04	12	Mounts Bay	Bude	Newquay Hornets, South Molton, Teignmouth	[38]
2004–05	12	Sidmouth	Kingsbridge	Okehampton, Bideford, St Just	[39]
2005–06	12	Tiverton	Devonport Services	Old Plymouthians, Liskeard-Looe	[40]
2006–07	12	Paignton	Wadebridge Camels	St Austell, South Molton, Perranporth	[41]
2007–08	12	Cullompton	Newquay Hornets	Honiton, Wessex, Teignmouth	[42]
2008–09	14	Penryn	Okehampton [lower-alpha 5]	No relegation (14th Falmouth)	[43]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cornwall/Devon League (2009–2022)

Despite widespread league restructuring by the RFU, the Cornwall/Devon League continued as a tier 8 division, with promotion to Western Counties West and relegation to either Cornwall 1 or Devon 1. Tribute continued to sponsor the league.

Cornwall/Devon League
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2009–10	14	Wellington	Exeter Saracens	Old Plymouthians, Plymstock Albion Oaks	[44]
2010–11	14	Bideford	St Austell	Saltash, Stithians, Roseland	[45]
2011–12	14	Tavistock	Honiton	Veor, Totnes, Torrington	[46]
2012–13	13	Teignmouth	St Ives	Liskeard-Looe, Wessex	[47]
2013–14	13	Exeter University	Tiverton	Newquay Hornets, Veor	[48] [lower-alpha 6]
2014–15	14	Crediton	Saltash	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian, South Molton, Liskeard-Looe	[49]
2015–16	14	Bude	St Ives	Newquay Hornets, Exeter Saracens	[50]
2016–17	14	Falmouth	Paignton	Tamar Saracens, Topsham, Bodmin	[51]
2017–18	14	Wellington	Saltash	Torrington, Wessex [53]	[54]
2018–19	14	Penryn	Honiton	Withycombe, Plymouth Argaum, Hayle	[55]
2019–20	13 [lower-alpha 7]	Truro	Paignton	South Molton, Exeter Athletic	[57]
2020–21	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	14	Pirates Amateurs	Topsham	Awaiting decision from RFU
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Summary of champions and runners-up

Team	Champions	Year(s)	Runners-up	Year(s)
Paignton	3	1995, 2002, 2007	2	2017, 2020
Penryn	3	1989, 2009, 2019
Devonport Services	2	1993, 2003	2	2000, 2006
Sidmouth	2	1996, 2005	2	1990, 1995
Crediton	2	1988, 2015	2	1991, 1998
Bideford	2	1992, 2011	1	2001
Devon & Cornwall Police	2	1991, 1994
Truro	2	1998, 2020
Wellington	2	2010, 2018
Exmouth	1	2000	3	1988, 1993, 1994
Kingsbridge	1	1997	1	2005
Tiverton	1	2006	1	2014
Teignmouth	1	2013	1	1989
Bude	1	2016	1	2004
Penzance–Newlyn	1	1990
Newton Abbot	1	1999
St Just	1	2001
Mounts Bay	1	2004
Cullompton	1	2008
Tavistock	1	2012
Exeter University	1	2014
Falmouth	1	2017
Pirates Amateurs	1	2022
St Ives			3	2002, 2013, 2016
St Austell			2	1996, 2011
Saltash			2	2015, 2018
Honiton			2	2012, 2019
Plymouth Civil Service			1	1992
South Molton			1	1997
Withycombe			1	1999
Wessex			1	2003
Wadebridge Camels			1	2007
Newquay Hornets			1	2008
Okehampton			1	2009
Exeter Saracens			1	2010
Topsham			1	2010

Place	Champions	Year(s)	Runners-up	Year(s)
Devon	21	1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	24	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
Cornwall	11	1989, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022	10	1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Somerset	2	2010, 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. ^[58] The league was unsponsored until season 2007–08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South-west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label.

Notes

1. Crediton also promoted.
2. Hayle also promoted.
3. At the end of the 1995–96 season, Western Counties would split into two regional divisions; Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
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. League was reduced to 13 teams after Lanner withdrew from the competition in February. ^[56]

See also

• South West Division RFU
• Cornwall RFU
• Devon RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in Cornwall
• Rugby union in England

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External links

• Trelawny's Army (league tables and results)