Hartpury University R.F.C.

England

Founded

2004

Arena

ALPAS Arena · 2,000 cap

Hartpury University RFC is an English rugby union club. The men's first team play in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship, having won promotion from National League 1 at the end of the 2016-17 season. The club is based at Hartpury University in Gloucestershire, England, and is made up primarily of the college's students and staff. Hartpury University share a close relationship with Premiership Rugby side Gloucester, who use Hartpury's facilities as their permanent training base and provide a small number of academy players, all of whom are current or recently departed students, to supplement the Hartpury University team. Several Hartpury University players have gone on to play for Gloucester and other professional teams. They also jointly run the Gloucester-Hartpury Women team in Women's Super Rugby.

Cornish Pirates

England

Founded

1945

Arena

Mennaye Field · 4,000 cap

The Cornish Pirates are a professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn RFU, the Cornish Pirates play and train at their home ground, the Mennaye Field in Penzance.