| 词条 | Mennaye Field |
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| name = Mennaye Field | nickname = | image = | fullname = | location = Penzance, Cornwall | coordinates = | broke_ground = | built = 1945 | opened = Saturday, 22 September 1945 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Cornwall Council | operator = Cornish Pirates | surface = Grass | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = | tenants = Cornish Pirates Penzance-Newlyn Amateurs | capacity = 4,000 (2,200 seats) | dimensions = }} The Mennaye Field is a sports stadium located in Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The ground was provided by the Borough of Penzance for the Penzance and Newlyn RFC formed on Tuesday, 12 December 1944 with the amalgamation of Penzance RFC and Newlyn RFC.[1] The current tenants are the Cornish Pirates rugby union team, who play in the RFU Championship. The club moved, in 2005, to a temporary stadium at Kenwyn, near Truro and the following year to Camborne Recreation Ground. In 2010 the club returned to the Mennaye Field and announced that the capacity would be increased from its original capacity of 3,500 to the current capacity of 4,000 with 2,200 seats.[2] HistoryThe first mention of playing rugby in the Mennaye Fields was in January 1934 when a sub-committee was set up to negotiate with the Borough of Penzance for a tenancy of the fields; finally granted in 1945. The ground was equi-distant between St Goulder (Newlyn's ground) and St Clare (Penzance's ground).[1] General Dwight D Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe inspected American troops on 26 June 1944 at the Mennaye. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 35th Division had been billeted with families in Penzance. The troops marched along the promenade to the Mennaye where Eisenhower, along with General George S Patton took a salute on the bank. The 1st Battalion, was part of the back-up to the initial D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, leaving Penzance on 4 July and reaching Normandy the next day.[3][4][5] List of tenants
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References1. ^1 Batten, B.G. (1978) 'Newlyn, Penzance and the Pirates.' Penzance: Penzance & Newlyn Rugby Football Club. {{RFU Championship Venues}}{{coord|50|6|47.23|N|5|32|38.26|W|region:GB|display=title}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Cornish Pirates to increase capacity at Mennaye Field|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8845883.stm|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 February 2017}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=War Hero Honoured|work=Cornwall Independent|date=28 June 2015|page=23}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=VC and general to be celebrated|work=The Cornishman|date=18 June 2015|page=11}} 5. ^{{cite news|last1=Casey|first1=Tony|title=Eisenhower's visit|work=The Cornishman|date=9 July 2015|page=24}} 6 : Rugby union stadiums in England|Rugby union in Cornwall|Sports venues in Cornwall|Sports venues completed in 1945|Sport in Penzance|Cornish Pirates |
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