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| Location | Penzance, Cornwall |
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| Owner | Cornwall Council |
| Operator | Cornish Pirates |
| Capacity | 4,000 (2,200 seats) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1945 |
| Opened | Saturday, 22 September 1945 |
| Tenants | |
| Cornish Pirates Penzance-Newlyn Amateurs | |
The Mennaye Field is a sports stadium located in Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The ground was provided by the Borough of Penzance for the Penzance and Newlyn RFC formed on Tuesday, 12 December 1944 with the amalgamation of Penzance RFC and Newlyn RFC.[1] The current tenants 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 from its original capacity of 3,500 to the current capacity of 4,000 with 2,200 seats.[2]
- ^ Batten, B.G. (1978) 'Newlyn, Penzance and the Pirates.' Penzance: Penzance & Newlyn Rugby Football Club.
- ^ "Cornish Pirates to increase capacity at Mennaye Field". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.