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Counties 3 Cornwall

Current season or competition: 2024–25 Counties 3 Cornwall
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Hayle (1st title) (2023–24) (promoted to Counties 2 Cornwall)
Most titles	St Agnes (6 titles)

Counties 3 Cornwall (formerly known as Tribute Cornwall League 2) is an English level nine rugby union league for clubs based in Cornwall. The champions and runner-up are promoted to Counties 2 Cornwall (formerly Cornwall League 1); there is no relegation. The league ran continuously since 1987–88, except for a two-season break, when Cornwall 2 combined with Cornwall League 1 for seasons 2009–10 and 2010–11. The competition recommenced in 2011–12 when it was decided to form two leagues of seven teams each.

For the 2016–17 season Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 were amalgamated to create the Cornwall League with fifteen teams playing each other once in the first phase. After Christmas the teams split into two leagues with the top eight playing in Cornwall One and the remainder playing in Cornwall Two. For the 2018–19 season Cornwall League 1 and Cornwall League 2 reverted to separate divisions.

Hayle are the current champions and, along with Wadebridge Camels II XV, are promoted to Counties 2 Cornwall. St Agnes are the most successful team having won the league on six occasions.

Format

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two 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:

• 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.

2024-25

Departing were Hayle and Wadebridge Camels II, promoted to Counties 2 Cornwall.

Joining were Truro II, St Ives II and Penryn II.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Bude II Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall 12th Camborne II Recreation Ground 7,000 (780 seats) Camborne 4th Camborne School of Mines Memorial Park, Kernick Road Penryn Relegated from Counties 2 Cornwall Falmouth II Recreation Ground 3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall 10th Illogan Park Paynters Lane Playing Field Illogan Relegated from Counties 2 Cornwall Launceston II Polson Bridge 3,000 (194 seats) Launceston 3rd Lankelly-Fowey Lankelly Farm Fowey 7th Penryn II Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall Redruth Albany Trewirgie Road Redruth 11th Roseland Philleigh Rugby Field Philleigh 9th Saltash II Moorlands Lane Saltash 8th St Agnes Enys Parc St Agnes 6th St Austell III Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell 5th St Ives II Recreation Ground 3,000 (275 seats) St Ives Truro II St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall

BudeCBNCSOMFalmouthIPLankelly-FoweyLauncestonPenrynSaltashRARoselandSt AgnesSt AustellSt IvesTruroclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 3 Cornwall teams

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Bude II Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall 9th Camborne II Recreation Ground 7,000 (780 seats) Camborne 3rd Falmouth II Recreation Ground 3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall First season Hayle Memorial Park Hayle Relegated from Counties 2 Cornwall (12th) Launceston II Polson Bridge 3,000 (194 seats) Launceston 5th Lankelly-Fowey Lankelly Farm Fowey 8th Redruth Albany Trewirgie Road Redruth 10th Roseland Philleigh Rugby Field Philleigh 7th Saltash II Moorlands Lane Saltash First season St Agnes Enys Parc St Agnes 4th St Austell III Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell First season Wadebridge Camels II Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge 6th

BudeCamborneFalmouthHayleLankelly-FoweyLauncestonSaltashRed AlbRoselandSt AgnesSt AustellWadebridgeclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Cornwall League 2 teams

League table

2022–23

Ten teams competed this season with Perranporth, Redruth Albany and St Just returning from the 2021–22 competition. Lankelly-Fowey, Roseland and St Agnes were relegated from Cornwall 1, while, four club 2nd teams joined the league; Bude II, Camborne II, Launceston II and Wadebridge Camels II.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Bude II Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall First season Camborne II Recreation Ground 7,000 (780 seats) Camborne First season Launceston II Polson Bridge 3,000 (194 seats) Launceston First season Lankelly-Fowey Lankelly Farm Fowey Relegated from Cornwall League 1 (6th) Perranporth Ponsmere Valley Perranporth 2nd Redruth Albany Trewirgie Road Redruth 4th Roseland Philleigh Rugby Field Philleigh Relegated from Cornwall League 1 (5th) St Agnes Enys Parc St Agnes Relegated from Cornwall League 1 (7th) St Just Tregeseal Tregeseal, St Just (3rd) Wadebridge Camels II Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge First season

BudeCamborneLankelly-FoweyLauncestonPerranporthRedruth AlbanyRoselandSt AgnesSt JustWadebridgeclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Cornwall League 2 teams

League table

2021–22

Participating teams and locations

Stithians, who finished 4th in 2019–20, returned for 2021–22 but withdrew from the league in September 2021, consequently it ran with five teams instead.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Camelford Lane End 500 Camelford 5th Perranporth Ponsmere Valley Perranporth 3rd Redruth Albany Trewirgie Road Redruth 6th St Ives Recreation Ground 3,000 (275 seats) St Ives withdrew from South West 1 West in 2019–20 St Just Tregeseal Tregeseal, St Just relegated from Cornwall 1

CamelfordPerranporthRedruth AlbanySt IvesSt Justclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Cornwall League 2 teams

League table

2020–21

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

2019–20

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Camelford Lane End 500 Camelford 4th Helston King George V Playing Field 2,500 Helston Relegated from Cornwall 1 (8th) Perranporth Ponsmere Valley Perranporth 3rd Redruth Albany Trewirgie Road Redruth 6th Roseland Philleigh Rugby Field Philleigh Relegated from Cornwall 1 (7th) Stithians Playing Field Stithians 5th

CamelfordHelstonPerranporthRedruth AlbanyRoselandStithiansclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Cornwall League 2 teams

League table

2018–19

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Camelford Lane End 500 Camelford 4th Perranporth Ponsmere Valley Perranporth 6th Redruth Albany Trewirgie Road Redruth 7th St Agnes Enys Parc St Agnes Relegated from Cornwall 1 (8th) St Just Tregeseal Tregeseal, St Just 3rd Stithians Playing Field Stithians 5th

CamelfordPerranporthRedruth AlbanySt AgnesSt JustStithiansclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Cornwall League 2 teams

League table

2017–18

League table (phase 2)

2016–17

For the current season Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 have been amalgamated to create the Cornwall League with fifteen teams playing each other once in the first phase. After Christmas the teams split into two leagues with the top eight playing in Cornwall One and the remainder playing in Cornwall Two.

Participating clubs (phase 2)

League table (phase 2)

2015–16

The first matches of the 2015–16 Cornwall League 2 were played on 10 October 2015 and the final matches on 2 April 2016 with the six teams playing each of the other teams twice to make ten matches each.

Participating clubs and locations

League table

2014–15

The 2014–15 Cornwall League 2 originally consisted of seven teams; each team playing the others twice, home and away. St Day withdrew before the season started reducing the league to six teams. The season started on 4 October 2014 and finished on 24 January 2015 with the champions, St Agnes promoted to Cornwall 1. Lanner, in their first season in league rugby was also promoted after finishing the league season in second place. Both promoted teams finished the league season unbeaten winning eight of their ten matches.

Participating clubs and locations

League table

2013–14

The 2013–14 Cornwall League 2 kicked off on 28 September 2013 and was due to finish on 18 January 2014 with each team playing each of the other teams three times. Owing to fixture cancellations the competition finished on 8 February 2014. The champions, Illogan Park are promoted to Cornwall 1, there is no relegation.

Participating clubs and locations

League table

2012–13

Participating clubs and locations

2011–12

Original teams

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

• Lankelly-Fowey
• RAF St Mawgan
• Redruth CGSOB
• Roseland
• Veor

Cornwall League 2 honours

Cornwall League 2 (1987–1993)

The original Cornwall 2 (sponsored by Courage) was a tier 10 league with promotion to Cornwall 1; there was no relegation.

Cornwall League 2 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that the Cornwall League 2 dropped one tier to tier 11. Promotion was to Cornwall 1 and there was no relegation.

Cornwall League 2 (1996–2009)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Cornwall League 2 return to being a tier 10 division. Promotion continued to Cornwall 1 and there was no relegation. From the 2008–09 season onwards the league sponsor is Tribute. Restructuring at the end of the 2008–09 season saw Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 clubs merged into a single Cornwall League.

Cornwall League 2 (2011–2016)

After an absence of several seasons, Cornwall 2 returned due to the splitting of the Cornwall League back into two separate divisions. Remaining at tier 10 of the league system, promotion was once again to Cornwall 1 and there was no relegation

Cornwall League 2 (2016–2017)

The 2016–17 season saw a restructuring of the Cornwall leagues. For the first half of the season, all clubs from Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 played in a single tier 9 division. In the second half of the season the league divided into Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 leagues based on the league position of the clubs. During this season there was no promotion or relegation to or from Cornwall 2.

Cornwall League 2 (2017–2022)

The 2017–18 season saw Cornwall 2 revert to being a tier 10 league. Promotion was to Cornwall 1 and there was no relegation.

Counties 3 Cornwall (2022– )

Following reorganisation of the league structure, Cornwall 2 became a tier nine league and renamed Counties 3 Cornwall. Promotion is to Counties 2 Cornwall and there is no relegation.

Number of league titles

• St Agnes (6)
• Helston (5)
• Illogan Park (3)
• Redruth Albany (3)
• Roseland (3)
• Bodmin (2)
• Veor (2)
• Hayle (1)
• Lankelly-Fowey (1)
• Liskeard-Looe (1)
• Mounts Bay (1)
• Perranporth (1)
• St Day (1)
• St Ives (1)
• St Just (1)
• Stithians (1)

Notes

1. Forces side representing RAF St Mawgan. No longer playing competitive league rugby.
2. Old boys side from Redruth Grammar School. No longer playing competitive league rugby.
3. Five other teams were promoted along with Veor and St Day due to Cornwall 2 and Cornwall League 1 combining into a single division for the 2009-10 season.
4. After two seasons there was a return to a two tier system; Cornwall 1 and 2.

Geography

The following clubs have participated in the Cornwall League 2.

Sponsorship

The competition is known as Cornwall League 2 and has been sponsored by St Austell Brewery from season 2011–12 through to the current season; Tribute is the name of a beer. For the first ten seasons (1987–88 to 1996–97) the league was sponsored by the Courage Brewery.

See also

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

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External links

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