1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship

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1974–75 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Gloucestershire (12th title)
Runners-up	Eastern Counties
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship was the 75th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Gloucestershire won their 12th title after defeating Eastern Counties in the final.^[4]^[5]

First Round

Pos	Northern Group	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Lancashire	5	5	0	77	36	10
2	Yorkshire	5	4	1	93	39	8
3	Cheshire	5	3	2	88	62	6
4	Northumberland	5	2	3	65	71	4
5	Durham	5	1	4	37	99	2
6	Cumberland & Westmorland	5	0	5	43	96	0

Pos	Midland Group	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Warwickshire	5	5	0	177	29	10
2	Notts, Lincs & Derby	5	4	1	112	100	8
3	North Midlands	5	3	2	69	71	6
4	East Midlands	5	1	4	49	93	2
5	Staffordshire	5	1	4	51	99	2
6	Leicestershire	5	1	4	49	115	2

Pos	South East Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Eastern Counties +	5	4	0	1	88	47	8
2	Middlesex	5	4	0	1	120	60	8
3	Surrey	5	4	0	1	90	52	8
4	Kent	5	1	1	3	73	90	3
5	Hampshire	5	1	1	3	63	83	3
6	Sussex	5	0	0	5	21	123	0

+Eastern Counties won three way play off

Pos	South-West Group	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Gloucestershire	3	3	0	46	15	6
2	Somerset	3	2	1	15	20	4
3	Cornwall	3	1	2	27	29	2
4	Devon	3	0	3	21	45	0

Pos	Southern Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Hertfordshire	4	3	0	1	83	61	6
2	Berkshire	4	2	1	1	64	49	5
3	Buckinghamshire	4	2	1	1	71	66	5
4	Oxfordshire	4	2	0	2	56	57	4
5	Dorset & Wilts	4	0	0	4	40	81	0

Second Round

Team One	Team Two	Score
Gloucestershire	Hertfordshire	15-12

Semi finals

Date	Venue	Team One	Team Two	Score
22 Feb	Blundellsands	Lancashire	Eastern Counties	9-19
22 Feb	Kingsholm	Gloucestershire	Warwickshire	28-3

Final

22 March 1975

Gloucestershire	13–9	Eastern Counties
Try: Brinn, Dix Con: Butler Pen: Butler		Try: Callum Con: Wyatt Pen: Jorden

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Referee: Alan Welsby (Lancashire)


15	Peter Butler	Gloucester
14	Alan Morley	Bristol
13	John Bayliss (capt)	Gloucester
12	Richard Jardine	Gloucester
11	Stuart Dix	Gloucester
10	Dave Pointon	St Paul's College
9	Peter Kingston	Gloucester
8	Dave Rollitt	Bristol
7	John Haines	Gloucester
6	John Watkins	Gloucester
5	John Fidler	Gloucester
4	Alan Brinn	Gloucester
3	Mike Burton	Gloucester
2	David Protherough	Moseley
1	Barry Nelmes	Cardiff
Replacements:
	D T Crabbe	Gloucester
	Colin Patterson	Bristol University
	M J Nicholls	Gloucester
	N A Jackson	Gloucester
	E A Pinkney	Gloucester


15	Tony Jorden (capt)	Bedford
14	David McKay	Rosslyn Park
13	Jeremy Janion	Richmond
12	I Vinter	Saracens
11	Derek Wyatt	Bedford
10	Les Byrne	Blackheath
9	Jacko Page	Northampton
8	A Hollins	Bedford
7	Steve Callum	Upper Clapton
6	Tony Bucknall	Richmond
5	Nick Martin	Harlequins
4	Tony Rodgers	Rosslyn Park
3	K Cairns	Saracens
2	Phil Keith-Roach	Rosslyn Park
1	Chris Bailward	Bedford
Replacements:
	D J Ling	Ipswich
	T O'Hanlon	Richmond
	J Stokoe	Blackheath
	G Swainson	Blackheath
	P Holden	Saracens
	B Carter	Moseley

References

^ Jenkins, Vivian (1976) [1975]. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
^ "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
^ "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
^ "West, Peter. "Rugby Union." Times, 22 Mar. 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
^ "West, Peter. "Rugby union." Times, 24 Mar. 1975, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.

County Championship (rugby union) seasons

Rugby union in England

Governing body

Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)

National teams

Men's	England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV
Women's	Women's 7's

International competitions

Men's	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games
Women's	World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens

Competition divisions

Men's	Premiership Championship National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup
Women's	Premiership Women's Rugby

European competitions

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London and South East
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Midland competitions

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Discontinued competitions

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Categories:

First Round

Second Round

Semi finals

Final

See also

References