Re: Cornwall Rugby League Club : Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:45 am
vastman wrote:
The more I look into this the less sceptical I am.
1: Not much football in Cornwall.
2: Surprising number of well-run clubs in the South West, a Mecca of RL compared to Ottawa. Probably around 3-400 junior and senior players doing the rounds, not huge but a start.
Devon Sharks, Exeter Centurions, North Devon Raiders, Plymouth Titans, Somerset Vikings and of course Cornwall Rebels (AKA Cornwall RLFC) the parent club.
3: Rugby Union is the main sport, but, the Cornish and the RFU have a fractious relationship, not dissimilar to our own during the great schism. Converting people to watching RL may be relatively easy if done well. Ditto the players, many Cornish players consider themselves overlooked, perfect conditions to convert.
4: A place to go. Cornwall is one of the few destinations in the UK that will get RL fans to make a 'weekend' of it. So away support should be good, this in turn also attracts sponsors as it did in Catalan.
It's still a long shot but compared to the Canada fiasco it's one I'm happy to back whenever I can.
Best of luck and I hope the RFL doesn't mess it up.
1: Not much football in Cornwall.
2: Surprising number of well-run clubs in the South West, a Mecca of RL compared to Ottawa. Probably around 3-400 junior and senior players doing the rounds, not huge but a start.
Devon Sharks, Exeter Centurions, North Devon Raiders, Plymouth Titans, Somerset Vikings and of course Cornwall Rebels (AKA Cornwall RLFC) the parent club.
3: Rugby Union is the main sport, but, the Cornish and the RFU have a fractious relationship, not dissimilar to our own during the great schism. Converting people to watching RL may be relatively easy if done well. Ditto the players, many Cornish players consider themselves overlooked, perfect conditions to convert.
4: A place to go. Cornwall is one of the few destinations in the UK that will get RL fans to make a 'weekend' of it. So away support should be good, this in turn also attracts sponsors as it did in Catalan.
It's still a long shot but compared to the Canada fiasco it's one I'm happy to back whenever I can.
Best of luck and I hope the RFL doesn't mess it up.
Despite my comments, and those of others Vasty I think we're all for it, and I sincerely hope it works. I agree not much local professional sport to compete with, but the crucial bit for me is the last comment you make. The RFL can't just expect it to gel in a foreign part, so to speak, they will need to give a lot of support to make it happen. I hope it does.