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2010–11 Cornish Pirates season

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Nickname(s)
  
The Pirates

Location
  
Penzance, Cornwall

Founded
  
1945

Captain(s)
  
Gavan Cattle

Ground(s)
  
Mennaye Field (Capacity: 3500)

Coach(es)
  
Chris Stirling, Harvey Biljon and Ian Davies

The 2010–11 season is the Cornish Pirates eighth season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their second in the British and Irish Cup.

Contents

Stage one matches

Stage one is a league programme of 22 matches starting on Saturday 4 September 2010 and completed by Saturday 19 February 2011. Each team play 11 matches at home and 11 away with the top eight teams qualifying for the promotion play–offs and bottom four play in the relegation play–off.

Stage two matches

Stage two was a programme of six matches starting on Saturday 12 March 2011 and completed by Saturday 16 April 2011. Each team played three matches at home and three away with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi–finals.

Pool A matches

  • Match v Currie was originally due to be played at Malleny Park, Currie but moved to the Mennaye because of the freezing weather in Scotland.
  • Coaching staff

  • High Performance Manager - Chris Stirling
  • Forwards coach – Ian Davies
  • Backs coach – Harvey Biljon
  • Strength and conditioning coach – Simon Raynes
  • References

    2010–11 Cornish Pirates season Wikipedia