Английская Википедия:Camborne RFC

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox rugby team Camborne RFC was established in 1878, known locally by fans as 'Town', are one of the most famous rugby union clubs in Cornwall. They are currently champions of Regional 1 South West, a level five league in the English rugby union system and are promoted to National League 2 West.

When the rugby union leagues were introduced in 1987, Camborne was the highest placed Cornish team and played in Area 4 South. They are also one of the most successful club sides in Cornwall having won the Cornish Cup ten times as of 2016 – level with local rivals Redruth – following a record fourth title in a row in 2016. Camborne enjoys a strong a rivalry with neighbours Redruth, with the two clubs meeting each year, in what is the world's longest enduring rugby fixture.

History

Many original players were involved in the local tin mining industry especially at Camborne's Dolcoath mine which at that time was the deepest mine in Britain, and many were employed at the local machine tool manufacturer at Holman Brothers producing mining equipment. The first Camborne RFC game was played against Penzance in front of some 600 spectators in November 1877. At the start of the 1880–81 season the ground was a field near Camborne Consols (described as an ″old mine″), adjoining Holman Brothers' stone yard.

In 1909–10 Camborne was the top Cornish team and in the following season no Cornish side managed to score a try against "Town" as they were then known. When the tin mining recession hit Cornwall in the late 19th-century many Camborne men and their successors were forced to emigrate to places such as South Africa, Australia and North and South America and along with their mining skills they also helped establish the game of rugby in these areas.

After the First World War in the early 1920s, rugby established a huge following in Camborne. Teams would change at a local hotel and march to the ground behind the Town band. In 1924 a crowd of 19,000 people gathered at Camborne to watch Cornwall, with no less than seven Camborne players, take on the New Zealand All Blacks, and matches against local rivals, Redruth, invariably pulled in crowds of around 6,000. Captain Crawshays Welsh Touring XV started to include Camborne on their fixture list in 1923. Crawshays teams were chosen from the leading clubs in Wales, and consisted of seasoned internationals and up and coming players who would usually go on to be internationals. In 1926–27, Camborne, also known as the Cherry and Whites were the top club in Cornwall and had their first win over a Crawshay side.

With the end of the Second World War the club was back in business and John Collins made his debut for the reserves team in 1946–47 and was selected to play at full back for England in 1952. The 1950s and 60's saw many more successful teams, and Camborne became the first Cornish side in 1968 to beat Ebbw Vale in eighteen Cornish tours.

The team became the most consistent and successful side in Cornwall in the 1970s, winning the Cornish league and cup in 1977–78, the league for the next four years running until 1982, again league champions 84–85 and 85–86, were the highest placed Cornish national league club 87–88 and 88–89, and achieved further Cornwall Cup wins in 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1992. Giant lock Andy Reed joined the Cherry and Whites in 1987, who was later to play for the all-conquering Bath Rugby team of the nineties and represent Scotland and the British and Irish Lions. In 1989 Cornwall reached the final of the County Championship at Twickenham against Durham and were represented by nine Camborne players out of the twenty-one man squad.

More recently youth development products Josh Matavesi and younger brother Sam have gone on to represent Fiji at International level. They are the sons of Camborne and Cornwall legend Serelli Matavesi.

Recreation Ground

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View of the grandstand at the Recreation Ground, home of Camborne RFC

Camborne is one of the grounds used by the Cornish rugby team and has hosted many notable international sides including the New Zealand All Blacks in 1905, 1924 and 1953, Australia in 1908, 1947 and 1967, South Africa 1960, United States 1977 and numerous other touring sides such as the South African Barbarians and Canterbury (NZ).

In 2006 it was agreed to ground share the Recreation Ground with RFU Championship team the Cornish Pirates and the ground underwent a major refurbishment including a new stand for the 2007–08 season. This arrangement has now ceased and the Pirates returned to play at the Mennaye, Penzance in 2010. The first stand was built in 1901 with a £400 loan from the local order of Oddfellows.

The capacity of the Recreation Ground has varied over the decades. Up until the 1980s it was one of the largest rugby grounds in England with an official capacity of 18,582. The current capacity (2018) is much reduced on this due to much tighter safety measures, being approximately 7,000, which includes 780 seated in the grandstand. The Cornish Pirates came close to achieving a capacity crowd at the ground with a club-record attendance of 6,487 watching the Pirates play Northampton Saints on 9 September 2007.

Season summary

Season	League			National Cup(s)		County Cup(s)
	Competition/Level	Position	Points	Competition	Performance	Competition	Performance
1987–88	Area League South (4)	4th	12	John Player Cup	1st Round
1988–89	Area League South (4)	3rd	13			Cornwall Cup	Runners up
1989–90	Area League South (4)	4th	13			Cornwall Cup	Winners
1990–91	National 4 South (4)	4th	12	Pilkington Cup	2nd Round	Cornwall Cup	Runners up
1991–92	National 4 South (4)	6th	14	Pilkington Cup	3rd Round	Cornwall Cup	Winners
1992–93	National 4 South (4)	4th (relegated)	14	Pilkington Cup	1st Round
1993–94	Division 5 South (5)	4th	14	Pilkington Cup	2nd Round
1994–95	Division 5 South (5)	8th	10	Pilkington Cup	2nd Round
1995–96	Division 5 South (5)	13th (relegated)	4	Pilkington Cup	1st Round
1996–97	South West 1 (5)	12th (relegated)	0
1997–98	South West 2 West (6)	5th	24
1998–99	South West 2 West (6)	5th	23
1999–00	South West 2 West (6)	7th	18
2000–01	South West 2 West (6)	7th	20	Tetley's Bitter Cup	1st Round
2001–02	South West 2 West (6)	11th (relegated)	8			Cornwall Cup	Quarter-finals
2002–03	Western Counties West (7)	7th	21	Powergen Intermediate Cup	1st Round	Cornwall Cup	Semi-finals
2003–04	Western Counties West (7)	1st (promoted)	41	Powergen Intermediate Cup	4th Round	Cornwall Cup	1st Round
2004–05	South West 2 West (6)	6th	24	Powergen Intermediate Cup	5th Round	Cornwall Cup	2nd Round
2005–06	South West 2 West (6)	8th	16	Powergen Intermediate Cup	2nd Round
2006–07	South West 2 West (6)	4th	26	EDF Energy Intermediate Cup	2nd Round	Cornwall Cup	4th Round
2007–08	South West 2 West (6)	12th (relegated)	3	EDF Energy Intermediate Cup	2nd Round	Cornwall Cup	Semi-finals
2008–09	Western Counties West (7)	9th	14	EDF Energy Senior Vase	5th Round	Cornwall Cup	Runners up
2009–10	Western Counties West (7)	1st (promoted)	47	RFU Intermediate Cup	4th Round
2010–11	South West 1 West (6)	5th	69			Cornwall Cup	Winners
2011–12	South West 1 West (6)	4th	83			Cornwall Cup	Semi-finals
2012–13	South West 1 West (6)	2nd (lost play-off)	99			Cornwall Cup	Winners
2013–14	South West 1 West (6)	3rd	93			Cornwall Cup	Winners
2014–15	South West 1 West (6)	6th	71			Cornwall Cup	Winners
2015–16	South West 1 West (6)	1st (promoted)	110			Cornwall Cup	Winners
2016–17	National 3 South West (5)	3rd	77
2017–18	South West Premier (5)	7th	66
2018–19	South West Premier (5)	9th	70
2019–20	South West Premier (5)	9th	55.20
2020–21	South West Premier (5)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	South West Premier (5)	11th	49
Green background stands for either league champions (with promotion) or cup winners. Blue background stands for promotion without winning league or losing cup finalists. Pink background stands for relegation.

Honours

• Cornwall League/Merit Table champions (10): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1926–27, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86
• Cornwall Cup winners (10): 1977–78, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Western Counties West champions (2): 2003–04, 2009–10
• Rodda's Cup winners (3): 2011 (1), 2013 (1), 2018 (1)
• Tribute South West 1 West champions: 2015–16
• Cornwall Super Cup winners: 2016–17
• Regional 1 South West champions 2022–23

Notable former players

• Шаблон:Flagicon F S Jackson – 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
• Шаблон:Flagicon John Collins – 1952 England international
• Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Matavesi – played junior rugby at the club, went on to play for a number of professional clubs including Racing 92, and has gained multiple international caps for Fiji as well as representing the Barbarians.
• Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Reed – British and Irish Lion and Scotland international

• Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Matavesi - Northampton Saints & Fiji international

See also

• Cornish rugby

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Cornish Pirates website