Cornwall League 1


Cornwall 1, known as Tribute Cornwall 1 for sponsorship reasons, is an English level nine rugby union league for clubs based in Cornwall. It has been running continually since 1987–88. The champions are promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon league, and the runner-up plays the second team in Tribute Devon 1, with the winning team gaining promotion. One or two teams are usually relegated to Tribute Cornwall 2. Saltash are the most successful team having won the league on five occasions and have been runner-up three times; they currently play in Tribute Cornwall/Devon.
From the 2016–17 season Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 were amalgamated to create the Tribute Cornwall League with fifteen teams playing each other once in a first phase. After Christmas the teams split into two leagues with the top eight playing in Cornwall One and the remainder playing in Cornwall Two. Hayle won both phase one and phase two, winning the title with two matches to play. They are promoted to the Cornwall/Devon league, following their relegation from that league in 2015–16. Newquay Hornets finished in second place and were due to play their counterparts from Devon, Torrington for the second promotion spot. Newquay did not want promotion and declined to play the match.
For the 2018–19 season Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 would revert to being two separate divisions. At present, a club from Cornwall 1 is picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national cup competition for clubs at levels 9-12.

2019–20

Participating teams and locations

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BodminClifden ParkBodmin3rd
Camborne School of MinesMemorial Park, Kernick RoadPenryn4th
HayleMemorial ParkHayle, CornwallRelegated from Cornwall/Devon
Illogan ParkPaynters Lane Playing FieldIllogan6th
Lankelly-FoweyLankelly FarmFowey5th
Newquay HornetsNewquay Sports GroundNewquayRunners up
St AgnesEnys ParcSt AgnesPromoted from Cornwall 2
St JustTregesealTregeseal, St JustPromoted from Cornwall 2

2018–19

Participating teams and locations

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BodminClifden ParkBodminRunners up
Camborne School of MinesMemorial Park, Kernick RoadPenryn6th
HelstonKing George V Playing Field2,500HelstonPromoted from Cornwall 2
Illogan ParkPaynters Lane Playing FieldIllogan7th
Lankelly-FoweyLankelly FarmFoweyPromoted from Cornwall 2
Newquay HornetsNewquay Sports GroundNewquay3rd
RoselandPhilleigh Rugby FieldPhilleigh5th
VeorMemorial Ground500Camborne4th

2017–18

The format is the same as last season with Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 playing in a fifteen team Tribute Cornwall League. The teams will play each other once in the first phase, and after Christmas the teams will split into two leagues with the top eight playing in Cornwall One and the remainder playing in Cornwall Two.

Phase 1

Participating clubs

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BodminClifden ParkBodminRelegated from Tribute Cornwall/Devon
Camborne School of MinesMemorial Park, Kernick RoadPenryn8th
CamelfordLane End500Camelford7th
HelstonKing George V Playing Field2,500Helston5th
Illogan ParkPaynters Lane Playing FieldIllogan2nd
Lankelly-FoweyLankelly FarmFowey1st
Liskeard-LooeLux ParkLiskeard3rd
Newquay HornetsNewquay Sports GroundNewquay2nd
PerranporthPonsmere ValleyPerranporth6th
Redruth AlbanyTrewirgie RoadRedruth5th
RoselandPhilleigh Rugby FieldPhilleigh7th
St AgnesEnys ParcSt Agnes6th
St JustTregesealSt Just4th
StithiansPlaying FieldStithians3rd
VeorMemorial Ground500Camborne4th

2016–17

For the first time Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 were amalgamated to create the Tribute Cornwall League with fifteen teams playing each other once in the first phase. After Christmas the teams split into two leagues with the top eight playing in Cornwall One and the remainder playing in Cornwall Two. Hayle won the Tribute Cornwall League before Christmas and the Tribute Cornwall 1 title with two matches to play, and are promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon league for the following season. Newquay Hornets came second and were due to play Torrington in the play-off for the third promotion place; Newquay declined to play the match and Torrington were promoted.

Phase 1

Participating clubs

League table

Phase 2

League table

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Tribute Cornwall 1 and Tribute Devon 1, participate in a play-off for promotion to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. Newquay Hornets declined to play the match and Torrington were promoted.

2015–16

The 2015–16 Tribute Cornwall League 1 consisted of eight teams; each team playing the others twice, home and away. The season started on 10 October 2015 and the last league matches were played on 16 April 2016. Lanner won the title, in only their second season in league rugby, following promotion last year from Cornwall League 2. Camborne School of Mines finished second and were due to play Topsham from Devon 1 for the remaining promotion place to the Cornwall/Devon League. The match did not take place and Topsham were promoted.

Participating clubs

TeamGroundTown/VillagePrevious season
Camborne School of MinesMemorial Park, Kernick RoadPenryn3rd
HelstonKing George V Playing FieldHelston6th
Illogan ParkPaynters Lane Playing FieldIllogan4th
LannerLannerpromoted from Tribute Cornwall 2
Liskeard-LooeLux ParkLiskeardrelegated from Tribute Cornwall/Devon
PerranporthPonsmere ValleyPerranporth5th
St AgnesEnys ParcSt Agnespromoted from Tribute Cornwall 2
VeorWheal GerryCamborne2nd

League table

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Tribute Cornwall 1 and Tribute Devon 1, participate in a play-off for promotion to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. Camborne School of Mines were due to play Topsham at a venue and date to be decided. The match was not played and Topsham were promoted.

2014–15

The 2014–15 Tribute Cornwall League 1 consists of eight teams; each team playing the others twice, home and away. The season started on 4 October 2014 and the league matches were due to finish on 24 January 2015, but owing to postponements finished on 14 February. The champions, Newquay Hornets are promoted to Tribute Cornwall/Devon while the second place team, Veor lost 3 – 47 against Plymstock Albion Oaks, the runner-up of Tribute Devon 1, in a play-off for promotion to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. Roseland and Stithians are relegated to Tribute Cornwall 2.

Participating clubs

League table

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Tribute Cornwall 1 and Tribute Devon 1, participate in a play-off for promotion to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. Plymouth Albion Oaks beat the home team Veor 47 – 3.

2013–14

The 2013–14 Tribute Cornwall 1 kicked off on 28 September 2013 and was due to finish on 8 February 2014, but owing to postponements finished on 1 March. The league consisted of eight clubs, with each team playing the others twice; home and away. Liskeard-Looe were unbeaten winning thirteen of their fourteen matches, finished as champions and will next season play in Tribute Cornwall/Devon. The runner-up, Bodmin, beat the second placed team Totnes, from Tribute Devon 1 in a play-off for promotion. St Agnes are relegated to Tribute Cornwall 2.

Participating clubs

League table

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Tribute Cornwall 1 and Tribute Devon 1, participate in a play-off for promotion to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. Plymouth Albion Oaks beat the home team Veor 47 – 3.

2012–13

Participating clubs

League table

2011–12

For the previous two season Cornwall 1 and Cornwall 2 were amalgamated, this season the leagues' returned to their original format with the re-introduction of Tribute Cornwall 2. Cornwall 1 was reduced to seven teams playing each other three times to make eighteen games each.
Saltash, the champions, are promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for season 2012–13. Helston played against the runner–up from Tribute Devon 1, losing the play-off for a place in the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League. There was no relegation.

2010–11

Veor, the champions, are promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for season 2011–12. The runner-up, Pirates Amateurs beat Wessex 29 – 20 in the play-off and were also promoted. St Day, Perranporth, Illogan Park, St Agnes, and Redruth Albany were relegated to the re-formed Tribute Cornwall 2. Lankelly-Fowey withdrew during the season and their results expunged from the table.

2009–10

For two seasons, 2009–10 and 2010–11, the size of the league was increased to twelve teams by amalgamating with Cornwall League 2.
Roseland, the champions, are promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for season 2010–11. Veor, the runner-up lost to Honiton in the promotion play-off and continued to play in the Tribute Cornwall League.

2008–09

Stithians as champions, were promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for season 2009–10. With an increase from twelve to sixteen teams in the aforementioned league, St Austell and Liskeard-Looe were also promoted. The two Cornwall leagues amalgamated for the following season and Camborne School of Mines, Illogan Park, Lankelly-Fowey, Redruth Albany, St Agnes, St Day and Veor joined the remaining teams for 2009–10.

2007–08

1987–88

Cornwall League 1 honours

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Cornwall League 1 and Devon League 1 for the third and final promotion place to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Devon League 1 teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the Cornwall League 1 teams five; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams six.

Number of league titles

The Cornwall One League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery from the first season, 1987–88 to season 1996–97. The league was unsponsored until season 2007–08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South-west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label.