1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship

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1907–08 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Cornwall (1st title)
Runners-up	Durham
← 1906–07 1908–09 →

The 1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship was the 20th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Cornwall won the competition for the first time in front of 17,000 spectators defeating Durham in the final at Redruth 17-3 scoring 5 tries through Solomon (2) Tregurtha, Bennetts and Davey. It was Durham's ninth consecutive final appearance.^[4] ^[5]

Final

28 March 1908

Cornwall	17–3	Durham
Try: x5 Bennetts, Solomon, Tregurtha Con: Jackson		Pen: Adamson

Redruth


	John Jackett (capt)	Leicester
	Barrie Bennetts	Devonport Albion
	Bert Solomon	Redruth
	Frederick Dean	Devonport Albion
	Jimmy Jose	Devonport Albion
	Thomas Wedge	St Ives
	James Davey	Redruth
	Jumbo Milton	Camborne School of Mines
	Arthur Wilson	Camborne School of Mines
	Frederick Jackson	Leicester
	Richard Jackett	Falmouth
	A J Thomas	Devonport Albion
	Dr R C 'Chummy' Lawry	Redruth
	R Davey	Redruth
	Nicholas Tregurtha	St Ives


	D Ellwood	Hartlepool Rovers
	C Adamson (capt)	Durham City
	P Watson	Hartlepool Rovers
	A Emerson	West Hartlepool
	H Imrie	Durham City
	J Thompson	Hartlepool Rovers
	J Knaggs	Hartlepool Rovers
	George Summerscales	Durham City
	George Carter	Hartlepool Rovers
	S Brittain	Hartlepool Rovers
	Frank Boylen	Hartlepool Rovers
	Harry Havelock	West Hartlepool
	W H Phillips	Durham City
	Jimmy Duthie	Winlaton Vulcans
	Tom Hogarth	Hartlepool Rovers

References

^ Jenkins, Vivian (1976). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
^ "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
^ "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
^ "Rugby, 30 March". Western Times. 1908.
^ "1908 County Championship final". Rugby Network.

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