Tribute Cornwall/Devon

Tribute Cornwall/Devon League
Current season or competition:
2014–15 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 1987
Number of teams 14
Country England
Holders Crediton (2014–15)
Most titles Paignton (3 titles)
Website rfu.com

Tribute Cornwall/Devon League is an English level eight, rugby union league for clubs principally based in Cornwall and Devon. The champions and runners-up are promoted to Tribute Western Counties West. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually two or three to Tribute Cornwall One and/or Tribute Devon One.

The current champions are Crediton who beat the runners-up Saltash on the final day of the season to claim first place. Both teams are promoted to Tribute Western Counties West for next season. South Molton and Liskeard Looe are relegated to Tribute Devon One and Tribute Cornwall One respectively.

2014–15

Participating teams and locations

The 2014–15 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League consists of fourteen teams; seven from Cornwall and seven from Devon. The season started on 6 September 2014 and the final matches were played on 18 April 2015.

Team Ground Town/Village Previous season
Bodmin Clifden Park Bodmin, Cornwall promoted from Tribute Cornwall 1
Bude Bencoolen Meadow Bude, Cornwall relegated from Tribute Western Counties West
Crediton Blagdon Crediton, Devon 4th
Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Exeter, Devon 11th
Falmouth Recreation Ground Falmouth, Cornwall 6th
Hayle Memorial Park Hayle, Cornwall 8th
Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 5th
Liskeard Looe Lux Park Liskeard, Cornwall promoted from Tribute Cornwall 1
Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Field Elburton, Plymouth, Devon 9th
Paignton Queen's Park Paignton, Devon relegated from Tribute Western Counties West
Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field Penzance, Cornwall 10th
Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall 7th
South Molton Station Road South Molton, Devon promoted from Tribute Devon 1
Withycombe Raleigh Park Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon 3rd

[1]

Final league table

2014–15 Tribute Cornwall and Devon League Table[2]
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points diff Try Bonus Points Loss Bonus Points Points Points Deducted
1 Crediton 26 25 0 1 875 302 573 19 1 121
2 Saltash 26 24 0 2 1158 327 831 21 1 118
3 Withycombe 26 19 1 6 823 366 457 15 4 97
4 Pirates Amateurs 26 17 0 9 836 418 418 13 4 85
5 Paignton 26 15 0 11 590 501 89 10 3 74
6 Falmouth 26 15 0 11 508 439 69 8 2 71
7 Bude 26 13 0 13 529 588 –59 9 2 64
8 Bodmin 26 12 0 14 508 556 –48 8 4 61
9 Hayle 26 12 0 14 510 585 –75 6 3 58
10 Honiton 26 11 1 14 423 544 –121 4 3 54
11 Exeter Saracens 26 8 0 18 613 847 –234 10 4 46
12 Old Plymothian & Mannamedian 26 7 0 19 322 896 –574 2 1 31
13 South Molton 26 2 0 24 328 864 –536 4 3 15
14 Liskeard Looe 26 1 0 25 134 924 –790 0 1 –15 20
  • Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for.
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

2013–14

Exeter University, the champions, lost only one match and finished in their highest ever league placing. Tiverton came second and both teams were promoted to Tribute Western Counties West for 2014–15 season. Newquay Hornets, and Veor who won only two matches and won promotion the previous season, are both relegated to Tribute Cornwall 1.

2012–13

In 2012–13 the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League consisted of thirteen teams; seven from Cornwall and six from Devon. The season started on 8 September 2012 and ended on 20 April 2013. Plymouth Barbarians were originally included in the fixtures but dropped out of the league during the season.

2012–13 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League Table[3][4][5]
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Bonus Points Points Points deducted
1 Teignmouth 24 22 0 2 911 270 641 22 110
2 St Ives 24 23 0 1 750 266 484 15 104 –5
3 Tiverton 24 16 2 6 571 389 182 11 79
4 Saltash 24 16 0 8 642 448 194 11 70 –5
5 Hayle 24 12 2 10 441 460 –19 7 59
6 Old Plymothian & Mannamedian 24 12 0 12 537 580 –43 10 58
7 Withycombe 24 11 1 12 546 533 13 9 55
8 Falmouth 24 10 0 14 436 599 –163 11 51
9 Pirates Amateurs 24 9 2 13 406 477 –71 8 48
10 Crediton 24 7 3 14 431 467 –36 8 42
11 Newquay Hornets 24 7 0 17 501 579 –78 15 38 –5
12 Liskeard Looe 24 4 2 18 293 642 –349 7 22 –5
13 Wessex 24 1 0 23 200 955 –755 3 2 –5
  • Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for.
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

Tribute Cornwall/Devon Honours

[6][7][8][9][10] [11] [12] [13]

Tribute Cornwall/Devon Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1987–88 11 Crediton Exmouth St Austell, Newton Abbot Cornwall & Devon
1988–89 11 Penryn Teignmouth Paignton, Exmouth, Hayle Cornwall & Devon
1989–90 11 Penzance-Newlyn Sidmouth Falmouth, Wadebridge Camels Cornwall & Devon
1990–91 11 Devon & Cornwall Police Crediton Devonport Services, Illogan Park Cornwall & Devon
1991–92 13 Bideford Plymouth Civil Service, Crediton (also promoted) No relegation Cornwall & Devon
1992–93 13 Devonport Services Exmouth Bude, Saltash Cornwall & Devon
1993–94 13 Devon & Cornwall Police Exmouth Liskeard Looe Cornwall & Devon
1994–95 13 Paignton Sidmouth Newquay Hornets Cornwall & Devon
1995–96 8 Sidmouth St Austell, Hayle (also promoted) No relegation Cornwall & Devon
1996–97 8[n 1] Kingsbridge South Molton Plymouth Civil Service Cornwall & Devon
1997–98[14] 10 Truro Crediton Saltash, Honiton Cornwall & Devon
1998–99[15] 10 Newton Abbot Withycombe Old Plymouthians, Falmouth Cornwall & Devon
1999–00[16] 10 Exmouth Devonport Services No relegation Cornwall & Devon
2000–01[17] 10 St Just Bideford Kingsbridge, Teignmouth, Bude, Sidmouth, Perranporth Cornwall & Devon
2001–02[18] 10 Paignton St Ives Old Plymouthians, Torrington, Saltash Cornwall & Devon
2002–03[19] 10 Devonport Services Wessex St Austell Cornwall & Devon
2003–04[20] 12 Mounts Bay Bude Newquay Hornets, South Molton, Teignmouth Cornwall & Devon
2004–05[21] 12 Sidmouth Kingsbridge Okehampton, Bideford, St Just Cornwall & Devon
2005–06[22] 12 Tiverton Devonport Services Old Plymouthians, Liskeard Looe Cornwall & Devon
2006–07[23] 12 Paignton Wadebridge Camels St Austell, South Molton, Perranporth Cornwall & Devon
2007–08[24] 12 Cullompton Newquay Hornets Honiton, Wessex, Teignmouth Cornwall & Devon
2008–09[25] 14 Penryn Okehampton No relegation Cornwall & Devon
2009–10[26] 14 Wellington Exeter Saracens Old Plymouthians, Plymstock Albion Oaks Tribute Cornwall & Devon
2010–11[27] 14 Bideford St Austell Saltash, Stithians, Roseland Tribute Cornwall & Devon
2011–12[28] 14 Tavistock Honiton Veor, Totnes, Torrington Tribute Cornwall & Devon
2012–13[29] 13 Teignmouth St Ives Liskeard Looe, Wessex Tribute Cornwall & Devon
2013–14[30] 13[n 2] Exeter University Tiverton Newquay Hornets, Veor Tribute Cornwall & Devon
2014–15 14 Crediton Saltash South Molton and Liskeard Looe Tribute Cornwall & Devon
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ Veor withdrew from the league this year.
  2. ↑ Plymouth Barbarians withdrew from the league this year.

Summary of champions and runners-up

Team Champions Year(s) Runners–up Year(s)
Paignton 3 1995, 2002, 2007
Devonport Services 2 1993, 2003 2 2000, 2006
Sidmouth 2 1996, 2005 2 1990, 1995
Crediton 2 1988, 2015 2 1991, 1998
Bideford 2 1992, 2011 1 2001
Penryn 2 1989, 2009
Devon & Cornwall Police 2 1991, 1994
Exmouth 1 2000 3 1988, 1993, 1994
Kingsbridge 1 1997 1 2005
Tiverton 1 2006 1 2014
Teignmouth 1 2013 1 1989
Penzance–Newlyn 1 1990
Truro 1 1998
Newton Abbot 1 1999
St Just 1 2001
Mounts Bay 1 2004
Tiverton 1 2006 1 2014
Cullompton 1 2008
Wellington 1 2010
Tavistock 1 2012
Exeter University 1 2014
St Austell 2 1996, 2011
St Ives 2 2002, 2013
Plymouth Civil Service 1 1992
South Molton 1 1997
Withycombe 1 1999
Wessex 1 2003
Bude 1 2004
Wadebridge Camels 1 2007
Newquary Hornets 1 2008
Okehampton 1 2009
Exeter Saracens 1 2010
Honiton 1 2012
Saltash 1 2015
Place Champions Year(s) Runners–up Year(s)
Devon 21 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 20 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Cornwall 6 1989, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009 8 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015
Somerset 1 2010

See also

References

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