Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall (1602) gives some laws of a game which has similarities to rugby.
[2] The first recorded rugby match in Penzance is from 1870, played in the grounds of Poltair House, Heamoor and organised by W Borlase of Marlborough School.
The Penzance team was mostly public schoolboys, home on holiday, and their opponents, the Eastern Telegraph Company was based in Porthcurno.
Messrs E P P Tyacke, White (Tregony), G Kistler (Penzance), Luke (Truro) and J H Genn, captain (Falmouth) mentioned in the match report.
[19] Points are awarded as follows: The County Championship was reorganised with the fifteen teams divided into three groups.
Yorkshire won the competition for the seventh time defeating Surrey in the final.