Unfortunately the side couldn't live with the newly relegated Northampton Saints and were unlucky to draw them in the 1st round of the cup, going down 15–3 at home. In 2009–10 the Pirates won the inaugural British and Irish Cup, beating Munster A 23–14 in the final at the Recreation Ground, Camborne.
Season Total Average Highest 2000–01[a 1] 11, 400 1, 140 2, 000 2001–02[a 2] 12, 400 1, 127 3, 000 2002–03[a 3] 11, 300 1, 614 2, 200 2003–04[a 4] 19, 810 2, 201 5, 100 2004–05[a 5] 24, 018 2, 002 5, 000 2005–06 36, 194 2, 784 5, 879 2006–07 38, 892 2, 593 5, 365 2007–08 52, 294 3, 486 6, 487 2008–09 44, 739 2, 983 4, 913 2009–10 42, 157 3, 011 5, 654 2010–11 39, 195 2, 450 3, 500 2011–12 36, 932 2, 308 3, 214 2012–13 20, 480 1, 862 2, 954 2013–14 21, 558 1, 797 3, 752 2014–15 16, 270 1, 479 2, 390 2015–16 15, 705 1, 428 2, 340 2016–17 16, 132 1, 467 2, 043 2017–18 16, 715 1, 520 2, 236 2018–19 20, 190 1, 835 2, 963 2019–20[a 6] 14, 372 2, 975 Season summary[edit] League National Cup(s) Other Cup(s) Competition/Level Position Points Play Offs Competition Performance 1987–88 Cornwall/Devon (8) 4th 13 1988–89 7th 10 1989–90 1st (promoted) 1990–91 Western Counties (7) 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 3rd (promoted) 14 1996–97 South West 2 West (6) 1997–98 1st (promoted)[4] 36 1998–99 South West 1 (5) 4th[5] 29 Tetley's Bitter Cup 2nd Round Cornwall Cup Winners 1999–00 1st (promoted)[6] 40 3rd Round 2000–01 National 3 South (4) 3rd 38 Semi-finals[7] 2001–02 49 Powergen Cup 2002–03 National 2 (3) 45 2003–04 National 1 (2) 10th 43[a 7] 6th Round 2004–05 85 2005–06[a 8] 90 Powergen Trophy 6th Round[8] 5th 101 EDF Energy Cup Winners[9] 91 EDF Energy Trophy 4th Round[10] 82 5th Round[11] RFU Championship (2)[a 9] 6th[a 10] 58[a 11] British & Irish Cup RFU Championship (2) 3rd[a 12] 76[a 13] Runners up Pool Stage 3rd[a 14] 74[a 15] Semi-finals 6th[a 16] 52 Quarter-finals 6th 51 8th 9th 55 4th[a 17] 67 59 RFU Championship Cup 2019–20 75.
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The most concrete of these plans is the proposed Stadium for Cornwall, which would be home for both the Pirates and Truro City Football Club. [2] The Stadium For Cornwall has received funding from Cornwall Council, and is now only awaiting £3m of funding from the UK government before construction can begin, which is expected to be provided in Spring 2019.
A further move to Camborne the next season saw attendances continued to flourish, rising to a peak of 3, 011 per game during the 2009–10 season. A move back to Penzance during the 2010–11 season heralded a steady decline in attendances, although as the county's only professional team the club still was easily the best supported. Despite their higher status, the Pirates continued to enjoy good relations with neighbouring clubs such as Redruth and Camborne, often playing home matches on Sunday so that supporters of those clubs can also attend games at the Mennaye Field. It is hoped that the proposed move back to Truro to the proposed Stadium for Cornwall will see an upturn in the club's fortunes and bring the supporters back.
Pirates remain a solid RFU Championship side, their lowest finish since being 9th in 2015–16, with highs of 3rd in 2010–11 and 2011–12. These 3rd-place finishes resulted in Pirates qualifying for the promotion play-offs. In 2010-11 Pirates beat London Welsh in the semi-final 18–10 at the Mennaye Field before succumbing to Worcester Warriors in the final over two legs, 12–21 at home and 25–20 away, 46–32 on aggregate, resulting in Worcester's promotion back to the Aviva Premiership. The following season the Pirates again won their semi-final, beating Bristol over two legs, 45–24 at home and losing 29–18 away, resulting in a 63–53 win on aggregate. Pirates again however lost in the final, this time to London Welsh, losing 21–37 at the Mennaye and 29–20 away from home, 66–41 on aggregate.
[3] The first stage is planned to have a capacity of 6, 000, which can be expanded to 10, 000 in phase two in the event of the Pirates being promoted. Supporters[edit] A number of promotions at the beginning of the 21st century saw the Pirates rise from south-west regional rugby all of the way up to the second division. The re-brand from Penzance & Newlyn to the Cornish Pirates for the 2005–06 season, along with relocating from Penzance to Truro, meant that the club was not only the highest ranked in the county but also the best supported, having doubled its supporter base in just over five seasons.
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