Wadebridge Camels
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Wadebridge Camels RFC is a rugby union
club in Wadebridge
, Cornwall
who have been in existence since 1955. They currently play in the Tribute South West 1 West league having won promotion from the Tribute Western Counties West
division by beating Tribute Western Counties North
runners up Thornbury RFC by 25 points to 21 at the end of the 2009/2010 season. In what proved to be a very successful season for the Camels, Wadebridge followed up their promotion by winning the Skinners Cornwall Cup final for the second time in three years by beating defending champions St Ives by 26 points to 21.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club in Wadebridge
Wadebridge
Wadebridge is a civil parish and town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles upstream from Padstow....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
who have been in existence since 1955. They currently play in the Tribute South West 1 West league having won promotion from the Tribute Western Counties West
Tribute Western Counties West
English Rugby Union South West Division - Tribute Western Counties West is an English Rugby Union League.- Teams 2009/10 :*Camborne*Tiverton*Devonport Services*Penryn*Bude*Kingsbridge*Minehead Barbarians*Newquay Hornets*North Petherton*Okehampton...
division by beating Tribute Western Counties North
Tribute Western Counties North
English Rugby Union South West Division - Tribute Western Counties North is a level 7 English Rugby Union League.Western Counties North is made up of rugby teams from around the Northern area of the South West of England. Teams play each other twice, home and away, in a season. Four points are...
runners up Thornbury RFC by 25 points to 21 at the end of the 2009/2010 season. In what proved to be a very successful season for the Camels, Wadebridge followed up their promotion by winning the Skinners Cornwall Cup final for the second time in three years by beating defending champions St Ives by 26 points to 21.