Camelford RFC
Full nameCamelford Rugby Football Club
UnionCornwall RFU
Nickname(s)The Ford
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
LocationCamelford, Cornwall, England
Ground(s)Lane End (Capacity: 500)
ChairmanIan Elford
Captain(s)Mike Willshire
Most capsIan Elford (100) Jon Ponting (100)
League(s)Cornwall 2
2018-194th
Team kit
Lane End - home ground of Camelford RFC

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.

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

Season League National Cup(s) County Cup(s)
Competition/Level Position Points Competition Performance Competition Performance
2008–09 N/A[4][a 1] N/A N/A Cornwall Clubs Cup 1st Round
2009–10 Cornwall Merit Table B 7th 26 Cornwall Clubs Cup Quarter-finals[5]
2010–11 N/A[a 2] N/A N/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.

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
  5. ^ "Camelford Vs Helston 1st XV Skinners Cup Quarter Final". Camelford RFC (Pitchero). 2 January 2010.
  6. ^ "FINAL LEAGUE TABLES, 2011-2012". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Camelford 3 vs. 57 St Day". Camelford RFC (Pitchero). 1 September 2011.
  8. ^ "FINAL LEAGUE TABLES, 2012-2013". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. ^ "A rum old day for Captain Morgan". Camelford RFC (Pitchero). 22 September 2012.
  10. ^ "FINAL LEAGUE TABLES, 2013-2014". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Full Cornish Fixtures & Results 2013-14". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Tough Time Tacklling". Camelford RFC (Pitchero). 31 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Tribute Cornwall 2". RFU. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Full Cornish Fixtures & Results 2014-15". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Roseland 31 vs. 0 Camelford". Camelford RFC (Pitchero). 6 September 2014.
  16. ^ "South West Division 2015-16". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Full Cornish Fixtures & Results 2015-16". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  18. ^ "South West Division 2016-17". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  19. ^ "South West Division 2017-18". England Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  20. ^ "South West Division 2018-19". England Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Full Cornish Fixtures & Results 2018-19". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

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