Full name | Penryn Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Cornwall RFU | |
Nickname(s) | The Borough | |
Founded | 1872 | |
Location | Penryn, Cornwall, England | |
Ground(s) | Memorial Ground, (Capacity: 4,000 (200 seats)[1][2]) | |
Chairman | Matthew Gray | |
President | Tim Nicholls | |
Captain(s) | Andrew Seviour | |
League(s) | Counties 1 Western West | |
2023–24 | 6th | |
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Official website | ||
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Penyrn RFC is a Cornish rugby union club based in the town of Penryn, and is the oldest club side in the county having been formed in 1872.[3] The club currently has two senior men's teams (the seconds are known as the Saracens) as well as a ladies team, colts, and multiple mini/youth sides (male and female). Nicknamed "The Borough" the club's colours are black and red.[4] The men's first team play in Counties 1 Western West - a league at level 7 of the English rugby union system - having been promoted from Cornwall/Devon as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season. They enjoy a rivalry with neighbours, Falmouth RFC.