Mennaye Field

Mennaye Field
Location	Penzance, Cornwall
Built	1945
Opened	Saturday, 22nd September, 1945
Owner	Cornwall Council
Operator	Cornish Pirates
Surface	Grass
Capacity	3500
Tenants
Cornish Pirates

Mennaye Field is a sports stadium located in Penzance, Cornwall. The ground was provided by the Borough of Penzance for the Penzance and Newlyn RFC formed on Tuesday, 12th December, 1944 with the amalgamation of Penzance RFC and Newlyn RFC.^[1] The current tennants are the Cornish Pirates rugby union team, who play in the RFU Championship. The club moved, in 2005, to a temporary stadium at Kenwyn, near Truro and the following year to Camborne Recreation Ground. In 2010 the club returned to the Mennaye Field and announced that the capacity would be increased by 1,500.^[2]

List of Tennants

• 1945 - 2005 Penzance-Newlyn RFC/Cornish Pirates
• 1945 - 1973 Mounts Bay RFC (under-18)
• 1974 - present Pirates Colts
• 1999 - 2009 Mounts Bay RFC
• 2010 - present Penzance-Newlyn Amateurs
• 2010 - present Cornish Pirates

First Match

22nd Sept., 1945: Penzance-Newlyn v Guy's Hospital 3 - 15 (att. 3000)

References

1. ^ Batten, B.G. (1978) 'Newlyn, Penzance and the Pirates.' Penzance: Penzance & Newlyn Rugby Football Club.
2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8845883.stm

Coordinates: 50°6′47.23″N 5°32′38.26″W / 50.1131194°N 5.5439611°W / 50.1131194; -5.5439611

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