Cornwall RLFC demise ‘heartbreaking’ says head coach Mike Abbott

Abbott hopes the sport can be resurrected in some way in the county.

Despite being more known as a rugby union hotbed, the rugby league side had been well-received both locally and among Abbott’s contemporaries in the 13-man code.

“There’s a home for rugby league in Cornwall, and I know it comes with challenges for travelling and everything else like that, but it’s untapped,” he said.

“It just needs someone to come in and do it the right way.

“Myself and John Beach have been screaming for a foundation to be set up, let’s get it playing in schools, let’s do all these really solid foundations that give you a conveyor belt of players – really focus the money underneath it to make it secure.

“There’s a place for rugby league in Cornwall, it’s untouched, no one’s been into it and done it properly to try and make it work.

“I hope it carries on, I hope there’s someone out there who thinks we can go about this the right way, whether that’s with me or someone else I’m not bothered, just come and do it properly and make it work.”