London Cornish RFC
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London Cornish RFC are a rugby union
club for Cornish
exiles in London
, England
. They were established in 1962 by a group who met in Fleet Street
's Cock Tavern, and were originally known as "Cornish Exiles".
The club changed its name to "London Cornish" shortly thereafter and played occasional fixtures in a variety of locations until moving to the current ground, the Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields just off the A3 and home to the Harlequins RFC Training Ground, in 1972. These grounds have been rented to the club every season since that year by Wimbledon and Putney Common Conservators. A conservators' rule currently exists that forbids any matches kicking off later than 14:15 on a Saturday.
The advent of the League system saw London Cornish join the Middlesex division and there they stayed until the season of 1997/98 when it transferred to Surrey 3. After one season in the new league, London Cornish saw vast improvement year on year, achieving 4 promotions in 7 years. They are now competing for promotion from the London 2 South West League. London Cornish have four, and sometimes five XVs.
The current Director of Rugby and Head Coach, Redruth born Dickon Moon, took on the role at the start of 2003/04, having joined the club from Old Patesians RFC.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club for Cornish
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
exiles in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They were established in 1962 by a group who met in Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
's Cock Tavern, and were originally known as "Cornish Exiles".
The club changed its name to "London Cornish" shortly thereafter and played occasional fixtures in a variety of locations until moving to the current ground, the Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields just off the A3 and home to the Harlequins RFC Training Ground, in 1972. These grounds have been rented to the club every season since that year by Wimbledon and Putney Common Conservators. A conservators' rule currently exists that forbids any matches kicking off later than 14:15 on a Saturday.
The advent of the League system saw London Cornish join the Middlesex division and there they stayed until the season of 1997/98 when it transferred to Surrey 3. After one season in the new league, London Cornish saw vast improvement year on year, achieving 4 promotions in 7 years. They are now competing for promotion from the London 2 South West League. London Cornish have four, and sometimes five XVs.
The current Director of Rugby and Head Coach, Redruth born Dickon Moon, took on the role at the start of 2003/04, having joined the club from Old Patesians RFC.
See also
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