[6] However, due to travel restrictions between Canada and the United Kingdom resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aces and the RFL agreed to defer entry to the League 1 another year again, until 2022.

[7] Come March 2021, it was announced Ottawa would compete in the newly founded North America Rugby League along with the Toronto Wolfpack, however Perez said the club still expected to play in League 1 in 2022 and suggested the club could play as a 2nd team in the NARL.

On 22 October 2021, it was announced that Ottawa Aces would relocate back to the United Kingdom permanently due the "unstable operating environment" of running a club in the British leagues from Canada during a pandemic.

[9] On 8 December 2021 it was announced that Neil Kelly had been appointed as head coach,[10] and Anthony Mullally, a former Super League winner with Leeds Rhinos and Ireland international was the first player signing.

[11] On 25 June 2022, Cornwall earned their first competitive win defeating West Wales Raiders 22-4.