London Cornish RFC

London Cornish
Full name London Cornish Rugby Football Club
Union Cornwall RFU, Middlesex RFU
Founded 1962 (1962)1
Location Roehampton Vale, Wandsworth, London, England
Ground(s) Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields, Putney Heath
CEO Dickon Moon
Coach(es) Tom Sincock
Marc Sweeney
Daniel Leo
League(s) London 1 South
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/londoncornishrfc/

London Cornish RFC is a rugby union club which was originally formed for Cornish exiles in London, England. It was established in 1962 by a group who met in Fleet Street's Cock Tavern, and were originally known as the ″Cornish Exiles″.[1]

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 the current venue for the Rosslyn Park 7s.[2]These grounds have been rented to the club ever since by Wimbledon and Putney Common Conservators. The club moved their once a week training venue to Rosslyn Park RFC's all weather surface at the start of the 2016-17 season.

The advent of the League system saw London Cornish join the Middlesex division and there they stayed until the season of 1997–98 when the club transferred to Surrey 3. After one season in the new league, London Cornish saw improvements, achieving four promotions in seven years. A decade at Level 7 followed, but following 2 Play-Off defeats when finishing 2nd in London 2 South West in 2014-15 and 2015-16, London Cornish stormed to the title in 2016-17, registering the Leagues first ever unbeaten 22 match season in the process. The upshot of this title is that in 2017-18, the club will play at its highest ever level, the Level 6 London 1 South. London Cornish run four teams, all of which compete in leagues, having doubled in size from 2 teams in 2003-04.

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. Dickon was voted Middlesex RFU Volunteer of the Year in 2014 and was awarded the Paul Smales Medallion for 'Services to Cornwall from a Cornishman living outside Cornwall' in 2015, the citation given for 'Outstanding service to Cornish rugby'.

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References

  1. ↑ "London Cornish RFC". London Cornish. Pitchero. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Location". London Cornish. Pitchero. Retrieved 26 January 2017.


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