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Cornwall R.L.F.C. is an English
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team based in Penryn,
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. They will play their home matches at Penryn RFC's Memorial Ground.


History


2019–20: Ottawa Aces

It was first announced in March 2019 that a consortium from Canada, led by Toronto Wolfpack founder Eric Perez, had purchased the
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membership of club Hemel Stags and planned to relocate their licence to Canada. More due diligence took place during 2019 to decide if the club was ready to join League 1 for the 2020 season along with the
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, however at the end of July 2019 it was announced that the club would not enter the league in 2020 and would instead work towards joining the league in 2021. On 9 March 2020, Ottawa announced they would push back their debut season and enter League 1 in 2021. However, due to travel restrictions between Canada and the United Kingdom resulting from the
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, the Aces and the RFL agreed to defer entry to the League 1 another year again, until 2022. Come March 2021, it was announced Ottawa would compete in the newly founded North America Rugby League along with the Toronto Wolfpack, however Perez said the club still expected to play in League 1 in 2022 and suggested the club could play as a 2nd team in the NARL. On 22 October 2021, it was announced that Ottawa Aces would relocate back to the United Kingdom permanently due the "unstable operating environment" of running a club in the British leagues from Canada during a pandemic. They would also withdraw from the NARL effectively disbanding as the Ottawa Aces.


2021–present: Relocation to Cornwall

On 2 November 2021 the club was officially relocated to Penryn,
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and rebranded as Cornwall R.L.F.C.. The club will begin play in RFL League 1, the third tier of the
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. On 8 December 2021 it was announced that
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had been appointed as head coach, and
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was the first player signing They will be sponsored by Sedulo for the 2021 season.


Players


Current squad

Squad for
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;


Coaches

*
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2022-Present *
Neil Kelly Neil Kelly (born 10 May 1962) is an English rugby league coach and former professional player who was the head coach of Cornwall RLFC. He played club level rugby league for Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Featherstone Rovers, Wakefield Trinity an ...
2021–2022


Seasons


See also

* Rugby League in Cornwall *
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References


External links

* {{League 1 English rugby league teams 2021 establishments in England Rugby clubs established in 2021 Rugby league teams in Cornwall