1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

1894–95 County Championship
Countries England
DateOctober 1894 - March 1895
ChampionsYorkshire (6th title)

Yorkshire won the competition for the sixth time, defeating Cumberland in the decisive tie of the Championship Series.[2][3][4][5][6]

Group stage

Group winners
Division Winners
South-western groupDevon
South-eastern groupMidland Counties
North-western groupCumberland
North-eastern groupYorkshire

South-western group
South-western group P W D L F A Pts
Devon 330047146
Somerset 32014
Gloucestershire 31022
Cornwall300311470
  • Devon beat Gloucestershire 16 – 9 on 17 November 1894.[7]
17 November 1894
Cornwall 8 – 16
(5 – 3)		 Somerset
Try: Triggs
Paige
Con: Viant
 Try: Mermagen
Westcott
Gilmore
Woods
Drop: McLier
Penzance
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Fred Hall
  • Eight Cornish players made their championship debut. Three Somerset players were England internationals.[8]
1 December 1894
Cornwall 0 – 23 Devon
8 December 1894
Gloucestershire 8 – 3
(5 – 3)		 Cornwall
Try: Bowley c
Lockyer
Con: Hames
 Pen: Tarbutt

[9]

8 December 1894
Somerset 5 – 8
(0 – 5)		 Devon
Try: Mermagen
Con: Woods
 Try: Stoyle
Sowden
Con: Hocken
Weston
Attendance: 5000

[10]

Championship series
Date Venue Team One Team Two Score
29 JanCoventryMidland CountiesDevon5-5
11 FebLeicesterMidland CountiesYorkshire2-2
6 MarPlymouthDevonYorkshire3-8
14 MarWorkingtonCumberlandMidland Counties10-0
21 MarCarlisleCumberlandDevon7-3
27 MarManninghamYorkshireCumberland5-3

Decisive match
27 March 1895
Yorkshire 5-3 (HT 5-0) Cumberland
Try: Parkin
Con: Lorimer
 Try: Moore
Manningham, Bradford
Referee: J Ashton (Lancashire)
E. LorimerManningham
Osbert MackieWakefield Trinity
A. DaveyCastleford
J. H. CromptonBradford
E. ParkinLiversedge
George MosleyLeeds Parish Church
Robert WoodLiversedge
John Toothill (c)Bradford
Tom BroadleyWest Riding
G. NowellLeeds
W. SutcliffeHuddersfield
H. WardCastleford
William WaltonCastleford
Fred CleggManningham
Alf BarracloughManningham
J MooreMillom
T RitsonCockermouth
W NelsonMillom
T FletcherSeaton
W CunninghamMillom
W S GrahamCarlisle
G MessengerAspatria
J DavidsonAspatria
G SteelAspatria
J BeilCarlisle
W MooreMillom
D ElliotCarlisle
J FawcettMillom
W FalconMillom & Cambridge University
R BellWorkington

See also

References
  1. Jenkins, Vivian (1975–76). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. ""The County Championship." Times, 7 Mar. 1895, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ""FOOTBALL." Daily Gazette For Middlesbrough, 28 Mar. 1895". British Library Newspapers Archives.
  4. ""FOOTBALL." Standard, 22 Mar. 1895, p. 2". British Library Newspapers Archives.
  5. ""FOOTBALL." Standard, 15 Mar. 1895, p. 2". British Library Newspapers Archives.
  6. ""FOOTBALL." Morning Post, 12 Feb. 1895, p. 3". British Library Newspapers Archives.
  7. "Football". The Cornubian and Redruth Times (1639). 23 November 1894. p. 2.
  8. "Football. Cornwall v Somerset". The Cornishman (855). 22 November 1894. p. 8.
  9. Footballer (13 December 1894). "Football. Gloucester v Cornwall". The Cornish Telegraph (2356). p. 8.
  10. Footballer (13 December 1894). "Football. Somerset v Devon". The Cornish Telegraph (2356). p. 8.
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