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Wadebridge Camels

Full name	Wadebridge Camels Rugby Football Club
Union	Cornwall RFU
Founded	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Location	Wadebridge, Cornwall
Ground(s)	Molesworth Field (Capacity: 500)
Chairman	Martin Bricknell
President	Terry Gardner
Coach(es)	Mike Rawlings, Matt Bailey, Tom Rawlings
League(s)	Regional 2 South West
2023–24	2nd
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/wadebridgecamels

Wadebridge Camels RFC is a rugby union club based in Wadebridge, Cornwall which has been in existence since 1955. They play at Molesworth Field.

History

Wadebridge played in the Tribute South West 1 West, for four seasons having won promotion from the Tribute Western Counties West by beating Tribute Western Counties North runners-up Thornbury RFC by 25 points to 21 at the end of the 2009–10 season. In what proved to be a very successful season for the Camels, Wadebridge followed up their promotion by winning the Skinners Cornwall Cup final for the second time in three years by beating defending champions St Ives by 26 points to 21. The Camels currently play in Regional 2 South West a level six league in the English rugby union system.

2008–09 EDF Energy National Trophy

The Camels qualified for the competition by winning the Cornwall Cup. The club was knocked out in the third round by Tynedale.

Season summary

Honours

• Cornwall Clubs Cup winners (6): 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1992–93, 2000–01
• Cornwall League 1 champions: 1988–89
• Cornwall Cup winners (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2018–19
• Cornwall 1 v Devon 1 promotion play-off winners: 2000–01
• Tribute Western Counties (north v west) promotion play-off winners: 2009–10

England Counties Squad

• Zac Cinnamond – England Counties (U20) tour to Georgia, May 2013.

See also

• Cornish rugby

Notes

1. The 2010–11 season would see the introduction of bonus points into lower league English rugby union (tier 6 and below).
2. The season was postponed and ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom with Wadebridge sitting in 5th, having played 21 games and gained 65 points. The remaining games were calculated on a 'best playing record formula', with Wadebridge remaining in 5th place with 79.65 points.

References

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External links

• www.WadebridgeCamelsRFC.co.uk

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