2013–14 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League
# 2013–14 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League

The 2013–14 Cornwall/Devon League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League was the twenty-seventh full season of rugby union within the Cornwall/Devon League, and consisted of seven teams from Devon and six teams from Cornwall. Exeter University, the champions, lost only one match and finished in their highest ever league placing. Tiverton came second and both teams are promoted to Tribute Western Counties West for 2014–15 season. Newquay Hornets and Veor, who won only two matches and promoted the previous season, are both relegated to Tribute Cornwall 1.

## Participating teams and locations

The 2013–14 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League consists of thirteen teams, six from Cornwall and seven from Devon; each team playing the others twice, home and away. The season started on 14 September 2013 and ended on 26 April 2014. Joining the nine teams who continued from last season were Exeter Saracens and Honiton, both relegated from Tribute Western Counties West last season. Honiton spent only one season in the higher league having been promoted from this league in 2011–12. Two teams were promoted from the two feeder leagues; Exeter University from Tribute Devon 1 and in their first season at this level, and Veor from Tribute Cornwall 1, who were relegated from this league in 2011–12.

| Team | Ground | City/Area | Previous season |
| - | - | - | - |
| Crediton | Blagdon | Crediton, Devon | |
| Exeter Saracens | Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane | Whipton, Exeter, Devon | Relegated from Tribute Western Counties West |
| Exeter University | Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane | Exeter, Devon | Promoted from Tribute Devon League 1 |
| Falmouth | Recreation Ground | Falmouth, Cornwall | |
| Hayle | Memorial Park | Hayle, Cornwall | |
| Honiton | Allhallows Playing Field | Honiton, Devon | Relegated from Tribute Western Counties West |
| Newquay Hornets | Newquay Sports Centre | Newquay, Cornwall | |
| Old Plymothian & Mannamedian's | King George V Playing Fields | Elburton, Plymouth, Devon | |
| Pirates Amateurs | Mennaye Field | Penzance, Cornwall | |
| Saltash | Moorlands Lane | Saltash, Cornwall | |
| Tiverton | Coronation Field | Tiverton, Devon | |
| Veor | Wheal Gerry | Camborne, Cornwall | Promoted from Tribute Cornwall 1 |
| Withycombe | Raleigh Park | Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon | |

## League table

2013–14 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League Table :

| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points Diff | Bonus Points tries | Bonus Points losses | Points | Points deducted |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Exeter University | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1073 | 327 | 746 | 21 | 0 | 108 | –5 |
| 2 | Tiverton | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 784 | 258 | 526 | 12 | 1 | 101 | |
| 3 | Withycombe | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 392 | 284 | 8 | 3 | 79 | |
| 4 | Crediton | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 736 | 462 | 274 | 13 | 5 | 72 | |
| 5 | Honiton | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 589 | 448 | 141 | 8 | 2 | 63 | |
| 6 | Falmouth | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 540 | 448 | 92 | 6 | 5 | 61 | |
| 7 | Saltash | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 679 | 586 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 55 | –5 |
| 8 | Hayle | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 560 | 529 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Old Plymothian & Mannamedian | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 517 | 532 | –15 | 9 | 6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Pirates Amateurs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 415 | 671 | –256 | 6 | 4 | 44 | –2 |
| 11 | Exeter Saracens | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 409 | 786 | –377 | 7 | 4 | 41 | |
| 12 | Newquay Hornets | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 277 | 1032 | –755 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
| 13 | Veor | 24 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 301 | 1085 | –784 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Points are awarded as follows: 4 pts for a win 2 pts for a draw 0 pts for a loss 1 bonus pt for scoring four tries or more in a match 1 bonus pt for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled |||||||||||||
| Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 23 August 2014 |||||||||||||
