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.[1] The current tenants are the Cornish Piratesrugby 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 be increased from its original capacity of 3,500 to the current capacity of 4,000 with 2,200 seats.[2]
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 a 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).[1]
General Dwight D Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe inspected American troops on 26 June 1944 at the Mennaye. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 35th Division had been billeted with families in Penzance. The troops marched along the promenade to the Mennaye where Eisenhower, along with General George S Patton took a salute on the bank. The 1st Battalion, was part of the back-up to the initial D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, leaving Penzance on 4 July and reaching Normandy the next day.[3][4][5]
mennaye, field, sports, stadium, located, penzance, cornwall, ground, provided, borough, penzance, penzance, newlyn, formed, tuesday, december, 1944, with, amalgamation, penzance, newlyn, current, tenants, cornish, pirates, rugby, union, team, play, championsh. 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 1 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 be increased from its original capacity of 3 500 to the current capacity of 4 000 with 2 200 seats 2 Mennaye FieldLocationPenzance CornwallOwnerCornwall CouncilOperatorCornish PiratesCapacity4 000 2 200 seats SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1945OpenedSaturday 22 September 1945TenantsCornish PiratesPenzance Newlyn Amateurs Contents 1 History 2 List of tenants 3 First match 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe 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 a 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 1 General Dwight D Eisenhower the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe inspected American troops on 26 June 1944 at the Mennaye Soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 35th Division had been billeted with families in Penzance The troops marched along the promenade to the Mennaye where Eisenhower along with General George S Patton took a salute on the bank The 1st Battalion was part of the back up to the initial D Day landings on 6 June 1944 leaving Penzance on 4 July and reaching Normandy the next day 3 4 5 List of tenants Edit1945 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 PiratesFirst match Edit22 September 1945 Penzance Newlyn v Guy s Hospital 3 15 att 3 000 References Edit a b Batten B G 1978 Newlyn Penzance and the Pirates Penzance Penzance amp Newlyn Rugby Football Club Cornish Pirates to increase capacity at Mennaye Field BBC Sport Retrieved 27 February 2017 War Hero Honoured Cornwall Independent 28 June 2015 p 23 VC and general to be celebrated The Cornishman 18 June 2015 p 11 Casey Tony 9 July 2015 Eisenhower s visit The Cornishman p 24 Coordinates 50 6 47 23 N 5 32 38 26 W 50 1131194 N 5 5439611 W 50 1131194 5 5439611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mennaye Field amp oldid 1096351201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
