2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season
| Nickname(s) | The Pirates |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| Location | Penzance, Cornwall |
| Ground(s) | Mennaye Field (Capacity: 3200 2082 seating) |
| CEO | Rod Coward |
| Coach(es) | (High Performance Manager) Chris Stirling left the club April 2012 and replaced by Ian Davies (Backs) Harvey Biljon |
| Captain(s) | Gavin Cattle |
| Top scorer | 295 Rob Cook |
| Most tries | 14 David Doherty |
| League(s) | RFU Championship |
| 2011–12 | 3rd |
| Official website | |
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The 2011–12 season was the Cornish Pirates 9th season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their third in the British and Irish Cup. The Pirates finished 3rd in Stage One of the Championship, allowing them to qualify for the promotion stages, where they were losing finalist to London Welsh RFC. They also reached the semi–finals of the British and Irish Cup losing to Cross Keys in Wales.