Nickname(s) | The Pirates |
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Founded | 1945 |
Location | Penzance, Cornwall |
Ground(s) | Mennaye Field (Capacity: 3500) |
Coach(es) | Chris Stirling, Harvey Biljon and Ian Davies |
Captain(s) | Gavan Cattle |
Top scorer | 366 Rob Cook (League only) |
Most tries | 12 Phil Burgess (League only) |
League(s) | RFU Championship |
2010–11 | Third and Finalists |
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cornish-pirates |
The 2010–11 season is the Cornish Pirates eighth season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their second in the British and Irish Cup.
Stage one is a league programme of 22 matches starting on Saturday 4 September 2010 and completed by Saturday 19 February 2011. Each team play 11 matches at home and 11 away with the top eight teams qualifying for the promotion play–offs and bottom four play in the relegation play–off.
Stage two was a programme of six matches starting on Saturday 12 March 2011 and completed by Saturday 16 April 2011. Each team played three matches at home and three away with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi–finals.
Touch judges:
Steve Leyshon
Peter Parker-Sedgemore
Television match official:
Geoff Warren
Touch judges:
Gareth Copsey
Chris Sharp
Television match official:
Steve Leyshon