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Mennaye Field

The Mennaye Field is a sports stadium located in Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The ground was provided by the Borough of Penzance for the Penzance and Newlyn RFC formed on Tuesday, 12 December 1944 with the amalgamation of Penzance RFC and Newlyn RFC. The current tenants are the Cornish Pirates rugby union team, who play in the RFU Championship. The club moved, in 2005, to a temporary stadium at Kenwyn, near Truro and the following year to Camborne Recreation Ground. In 2010 the club returned to the Mennaye Field and announced that the capacity would increase from its original 3,500 to 4,000, including 2,200 seats.

History
The first mention of playing rugby in the Mennaye Fields was in January 1934 when a sub-committee was set up to negotiate with the Borough of Penzance for the tenancy of the fields; finally granted in 1945. The ground was equi-distant between St Goulder (Newlyn's ground) and St Clare (Penzance's ground). ==List of tenants==
List of tenants
• 1945 – 2005, Penzance-Newlyn RFC/Cornish Pirates • 1945 – 1973, Mounts Bay RFC (under-18) • 1974 – present, Pirates Colts • 1999 – 2009, Mounts Bay RFC • 2010 – present, Penzance-Newlyn Amateurs • 2010 – present, Cornish Pirates ==First match==
First match
• 22 September 1945: Penzance–Newlyn v Guy's Hospital 3 – 15 (att 3,000). ==References==
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