Cornwall R.L.F.C.

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Cornwall R.L.F.C.
Cornwall RLFC badge.jpg
Club information
Full nameCornwall Rugby League Football Club
Founded2021; 1 year ago (2021)
Websitewww.cornwallrlfc.co.uk
Current details
Ground(s)
CoachNeil Kelly
CompetitionRFL League 1

Cornwall R.L.F.C. are an English professional rugby league team based in Penryn, Cornwall. They will play their home matches at Penryn RFC's Memorial Ground.

History[]

2019–20: Ottawa Aces[]

See also: Hemel Stags
Original Ottawa bid logo

It was first announced in March 2019 that a consortium from Canada, led by Toronto Wolfpack founder Eric Perez, had purchased the Rugby Football League membership of club Hemel Stags and planned to relocate their licence to Canada.[3]

More due diligence took place during 2019 to decide if the club was ready to join League 1 for the 2020 season along with the New York City Rugby League,[4] however at the end of July 2019 it was announced that the club would not enter the league in 2020 and would instead work towards joining the league in 2021.[5]

On 9 March 2020, Ottawa announced they would push back their debut season and enter League 1 in 2021.[6] However, due to travel restrictions between Canada and the United Kingdom resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aces and the RFL agreed to defer entry to the League 1 another year again, until 2022.[7]

Come March 2021, it was announced Ottawa would compete in the newly founded North America Rugby League along with the Toronto Wolfpack, however Perez said the club still expected to play in League 1 in 2022 and suggested the club could play as a 2nd team in the NARL.

On 22 October 2021, it was announced that Ottawa Aces would relocate back to the United Kingdom permanently due the "unstable operating environment" of running a club in the British leagues from Canada during a pandemic.[8] They would also withdraw from the NARL effectively disbanding as the Ottawa Aces.

2021–present: Relocation to Cornwall[]

On 2 November 2021 the club was officially relocated to Penryn, Cornwall and rebranded as Cornwall R.L.F.C.. The club will begin play in RFL League 1, the third tier of the British rugby league system.[9]

On 8 Dec 2021 it was announced that Neil Kelly had been appointed as head coach of new club Cornwall RLFC[10] and Anthony Mullally was the first player signing[11]

They will be sponsored by Sedulo for the 2021 season.[12]

Players[]

Current Squad[]

Squad for 2022 RFL League 1;

Cornwall RLFC League 1 Squad

Fullbacks

  • England Joe Purcell
  • England Liam Whitton

Wingers

  • England Henry Symons
  • England Harry Aaronson
  • Fiji Josh Tora

Centres

  • England Kyle Johns
  • England Decarlo Trerise
  • England Chris Chard

Standoffs (Five-Eighths)

  • England James Collings

Halfbacks

  • England Matty Turton

Props

Hookers

  • England Sam Gilder
  • Australia Luke Collins

Second Rows

  • England Sam Snell
  • Scotland Aaron Thomson

Loose Forwards

  • England Jake Lloyd

Coaches[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Band of Brothers - Lions of '71 roar one more time". ESPN. 28 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Penryn denied by last-gasp penalty". South West Farmers. 17 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Toronto Wolfpack founder looking to bring rugby league team to Ottawa". globalnews.ca. 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Overseas clubs - What happens next". RFL. 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Ottawa miss out on 2020 arrival". Total Rugby League. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Eric Perez unveils 2021 League 1 expansion team Ottawa Aces". Rugby League Hub. 9 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Ottawa Aces: Canadian club defer League One entry until 2022". BBC Sport. 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/ottawa-aces-forced-to-relocate-to-the-uk-in-sensational-move-44550/
  9. ^ Cornwall to host new professional rugby league team after Ottawa plans shelved
  10. ^ "Neil Kelly: Cornwall RLFC appoint ex-Widnes coach for inaugural season". BBC Sport. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Cornwall make Anthony Mullally first signing". Love Rugby League. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Cornwall RLFC bring in major Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls sponsor ahead of their maiden League One campaign". Rugby-Addict. 15 March 2022.

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