Cornwall/Devon League
Cornwall/Devon League (known as Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for sponsorship reasons) is an English level eight, rugby union league for clubs principally based in Cornwall and Devon. The champions and runner-up are promoted to 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 Cornwall 1 and/or Devon 1.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Tribute Cornwall/Devon | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Country | England |
Holders | Truro (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Western Counties West) |
Most titles | Paignton, Penryn (3 titles) |
Website | South West Division |
Each year two Cornwall/Devon League 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:
- 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.
2019–20
Participating teams and locations
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2018–19
Participating teams and locations
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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 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
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Honiton Plymouth Argaum Plymstock Tavistock Torrington Wellington Wessex Withycombe
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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
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Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
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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
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points deducted | ||||
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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 | |||
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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.[4]
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.
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Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
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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[5] | 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 |
Final league table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points deducted | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 |
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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 |
Final league table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points deducted | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 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.
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Bonus points | Points | Points deducted | |||||
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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 | ||||
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2011–12
2010–11
2009–10
Table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Points | Points deducted | |||||
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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 | ||||
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1989–90
Table
1989–90 Courage Cornwall/Devon League Table[14] | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Points | ||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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1988–89
1987–88
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
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.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||||
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1987–88 | 11 | Crediton | Exmouth | St Austell, Newton Abbot | [17] | |||||||||
1988–89 | 11 | Penryn | Teignmouth | Paignton, Exmouth, Hayle | [18] | |||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Penzance-Newlyn | Sidmouth | Falmouth, Wadebridge Camels | [19] | |||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | Devon & Cornwall Police | Crediton | Devonport Services, Illogan Park | [20] | |||||||||
1991–92 | 13 | Bideford | Plymouth Civil Service[lower-alpha 1] | No relegation | [21] | |||||||||
1992–93 | 13 | Devonport Services | Exmouth | Bude, Saltash | [22] | |||||||||
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.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Devon & Cornwall Police | Exmouth | Liskeard-Looe | [23] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Paignton | Sidmouth | Newquay Hornets | [24] | |||||||||
1995–96 | 8 | Sidmouth | St Austell[lower-alpha 2] | No relegation | [25] | |||||||||
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.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 8 | Kingsbridge | South Molton | Plymouth Civil Service, Veor[lower-alpha 4] | [26][27] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 10 | Truro | Crediton | Saltash, Honiton | [28] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 10 | Newton Abbot | Withycombe | Old Plymouthians, Falmouth | [29] | |||||||||
1999–00 | 10 | Exmouth | Devonport Services | No relegation (Bideford 10th) | [30] | |||||||||
2000–01 | 10 | St Just | Bideford | Kingsbridge, Teignmouth, Bude, Sidmouth, Perranporth | [31] | |||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | Paignton | St Ives | Old Plymouthians, Torrington, Saltash | [32] | |||||||||
2002–03 | 10 | Devonport Services | Wessex | St Austell | [33] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 12 | Mounts Bay | Bude | Newquay Hornets, South Molton, Teignmouth | [34] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 12 | Sidmouth | Kingsbridge | Okehampton, Bideford, St Just | [35] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 12 | Tiverton | Devonport Services | Old Plymouthians, Liskeard-Looe | [36] | |||||||||
2006–07 | 12 | Paignton | Wadebridge Camels | St Austell, South Molton, Perranporth | [37] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 12 | Cullompton | Newquay Hornets | Honiton, Wessex, Teignmouth | [38] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 14 | Penryn | Okehampton[lower-alpha 5] | No relegation (14th Falmouth) | [39] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Cornwall/Devon League (2009–present)
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 would continue to sponsor the league.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 14 | Wellington | Exeter Saracens | Old Plymouthians, Plymstock Albion Oaks | [40] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 14 | Bideford | St Austell | Saltash, Stithians, Roseland | [41] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 14 | Tavistock | Honiton | Veor, Totnes, Torrington | [42] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 13 | Teignmouth | St Ives | Liskeard-Looe, Wessex | [43] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 13 | Exeter University | Tiverton | Newquay Hornets, Veor | [44][lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 14 | Crediton | Saltash | Old Plymothian & Mannamedian, South Molton, Liskeard-Looe | [45] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 14 | Bude | St Ives | Newquay Hornets, Exeter Saracens | [46] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 14 | Falmouth | Paignton | Tamar Saracens, Topsham, Bodmin | [47] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 14 | Wellington | Saltash | Torrington, Wessex[49] | [50] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 14 | Penryn | Honiton | Withycombe, Plymouth Argaum, Hayle | [51] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 13[lower-alpha 7] | Truro | Paignton | South Molton, Exeter Athletic | [53] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Summary of champions and runners-up
Team | Champions | Year(s) | Runners-up | Year(s) |
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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 | ||
St Ives | 3 | 2002, 2013, 2016 | ||
Saltash | 2 | 2015, 2018 | ||
St Austell | 2 | 1996, 2011 | ||
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 | ||
Honiton | 1 | 2012 | ||
Place | Champions | Year(s) | Runners-up | Year(s) |
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Devon | 21 | 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 22 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020 |
Cornwall | 10 | 1989, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 | 9 | 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
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.[54] The league was unsponsored until season 2007–08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South-west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label.
Notes
- Crediton also promoted.
- Hayle also promoted.
- At the end of the 1995–96 season, Western Counties would split into two regional divisions; Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
- Veor withdrew from the league this year and would be demoted two levels down to Cornwall 2 for the following season.
- 3rd placed Truro also promoted.
- Plymouth Barbarians withdrew from the league this year.
- League was reduced to 13 teams after Lanner withdrew from the competition in February.[52]
See also
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