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If the RU side were ever to be promoted I'm pretty sure that would kill off any interest in RL

Thanks for the info and I get the village mentality. The attendances of the pirates don't back it up though, maybe they would if they made the premiership...very much like Exeter Chiefs when they built there new stadium. I just don't see the cornish people getting behind a sports side on a sustainable level especially with the geographical challenges that you mention.

If there's 500k rugby loving people already in Cornwall, why can't they muster up a top flight union side and build a relatively low cost 10k capacity stadium.

Travelling to London is a touch easier than Cornwall

None, they'd be better off having a team at Dawlish Warren if that's the target market.

One bus an hour from the airport if you're lucky. Then one bus an hour from Newquay to wherever. I remember people laughing at me when I asked if I could get the train to Exeter Airport for a job interview. Outside of the tourist areas Cornwall is on it's ######. People aren't going to spend what little disposable income they have watching a sport they have no interest in. Any rugby talent gets hoovered up by the Chiefs same with Taunton and cricket.

Some sense at last. I've lived in Devon for 20 years and barely met anyone who watches RL, sadly. Union is the preferred sport and even then the attendances are abysmal. Cornwall has an ageing population, lots of poverty and dreadful transport links. Good luck because I think you'll need it.