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The Cornish Pirates, formerly known as Penzance and Newlyn Pirates, formed in 1945 and play their home matches at Mennaye Field.
Club Name:
Club Address:
Cornish Pirates
Westholme
Alexandra Road
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 4LY
Telephone:
01736 331961
Stadium:
Address:
Capacity:
The Mennaye Field
Westholme, Alexandra Road, Penzance TR18 4LY
4,000
Club Founded:
Team Colours:
1945
Red and Black
For the North Coast route into Penzance follow the A39 then A30. If using the South Coast route follow the A390, A39 then A394.
Isles of Scilly Car Park £3. Western end of the promenade at Wherrytown (the old'Jewson' site), three minutes walk from the ground. recommended as it is private and offers a degree of security. Open from 12.30 to 7pm on match days.
Public Car Park - West end of the promenade opposite the Co-op (3 minutes).
Other Car Parks
Penlee Car Park - short pleasant 4mins walk through the park to ground.
The centre of town car parks near St. John's Hall (8 minutes).
Large harbour car park near the railway station (15 minutes comfortable walk).
Opposite the outdoor bathing pool on the east end of the promenade (8 minutes).
Operators running services to Cornwall include:
Great Western Trains: Wales - London - SW England + Local services
Night Riviera Sleeper: Paddington - Penzance
Cross Country Trains: Cornwall - Midlands North - Scotland - Wales
From Penzance station to the Mennaye:
By Taxi: There are plentiful taxis at the station. Price to the Mennaye is approximately £4.
On Foot: If you are walking allow 10/15mins. Follow the shoreline westwards until the Beachfield Hotel, then turn right into Alexandra Road, ground is a short distance on the left.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1st Jan | Coventry | Cornish Pirates |
| Sat 24th Jan | Cornish Pirates | Ampthill |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 27th Dec | Cornish Pirates | Ealing Trailfinders | 14-41 |
| Sat 20th Dec | Chinnor | Cornish Pirates | 47-10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 12 | 59 |
| 2 | Bedford Blues | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Worcester Warriors | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Chinnor | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Coventry | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Nottingham | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Hartpury RFC | 12 | 37 |
| 8 | Cornish Pirates | 12 | 32 |
| 9 | Caldy | 12 | 29 |
| 10 | Ampthill | 12 | 29 |
| 11 | Doncaster | 12 | 27 |
| 12 | Richmond | 12 | 16 |
| 13 | London Scottish | 12 | 14 |
| 14 | Cambridge | 12 | 6 |
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