Mounts Bay RFC

Mounts Bay RFC was a Cornish rugby club formed in December 1999 and based in Penzance, England, which folded in July 2009.[1] Initially formed as an offshoot from Penzance & Newlyn RFC, the club operated as an independent club. Mounts Bay were promoted at the end of the 2007-08 season and competed in National Division Two in the 2008-09 season.[2] However, the club folded in the summer of 2009 due to financial problems and withdrew from the league structure altogether.

Mounts Bay
Full nameMounts Bay RFC
UnionRugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Bay
Founded1999 (1999)
Disbanded2009 (2009)
LocationPenzance, Cornwall, England
Ground(s)Mennaye Field (Capacity: 4,000)
League(s)National Division 2
2008-0913th

2006-07 season

Mounts Bay had a successful year as they were promoted to the National Leagues as champions of Southwest 1 with three games to play. They also reached two cup finals; on 11 April 2007 they lost 43-7 to Redruth in the final the CRFU Cornwall Cup and on 15 April 2007, Bay made their only visit to Twickenham for the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup Final against former winners Dunstablians. They won the match 46-36.[3]

2007-08 season

In their first season in the National Leagues, Mounts Bay finished first in National Division Three South and were again promoted, their eighth promotion in nine seasons, to play in National Division Two during the 2008-09 season. Fly-half Lee Jarvis was the league's top point scorer with 266 points. In addition to the league championship Mounts Bay also won the Cornwall Super Cup by defeating Launceston 45-17 on 24 March 2008.

2008-09 season

Mounts Bay's quick rise ended with their only relegation. It was soon followed by an AGM in July 2009 that confirmed they were to fold after the possibility of a groundshare with Redruth RFC broke down and they were left with large debts and little assets.[4]

Season summary
Season League National Cup(s) County Cup(s)
Competition/Level Position Points Competition Performance Competition Performance
2000–01Cornwall 2 (10)1st (promoted)26Cornwall Clubs CupRunners up
2001–02Cornwall 1 (9)2nd (lost playoff)26
2002–03Cornwall 1 (9)2nd (promoted via playoff)26Cornwall Clubs CupRunners up
2003–04Cornwall/Devon (8)1st (promoted)40Powergen Junior VaseSemi-finals[5]
2004–05Western Counties West (7)1st (promoted)40Cornwall CupQuarter-finals[6]
2005–06South West 2 West (6)1st (promoted)42
2006–07South West 1 (5)1st (promoted)35RFU Intermediate CupWinnersCornwall CupRunners up
2007–08National 3 South (4)1st (promoted)107[a 1]EDF Energy Trophy4th Round[7]Cornwall Super CupWinners
2008–09National 2 (3)13th (relegated)29EDF Energy TrophyQuarter-finals[8]
Green background stands for either league champions (with promotion) or cup winners. Blue background stands for promotion without winning league or losing cup finalists. Pink background stands for relegation.

Club honours

Notable former players

See also

Notes
  1. Bonus points had been used at level 4 since the 2004–05 season but would not be introduced to the lower leagues until much later. As this was the highest level that Mounts Bay had reached in their history, 2007–08 was the first season the club would encounter bonus points.

References
  1. "BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Mounts Bay fall off the rugby map". BBC News. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. "Mounts Bay RFC". Mounts Bay RFC. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. BBC. "Twickenham Glory". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. "BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Mounts Bay fall off the rugby map". BBC News. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. "Yesterday's rugby results". The Sunday Times. 28 March 2004.
  6. "Cup walkover for Borough". South West Farmers. 6 January 2005.
  7. "EDF National Trophy 07/08". Statbunker. 12 January 2008.
  8. "EDF National Trophy 07/08". Statbunker. 27 February 2009.
  9. "Vacancies". Hampshirerugby.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. "National 3 South 07/08". www.hampshirerugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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