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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

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Group winners

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Division Winners
South-western group Devon
South-eastern group Midland Counties
North-western group Cumberland
North-eastern group Yorkshire

South-western group

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South-western group P W D L F A Pts
Devon 3 3 0 0 47 14 6
Somerset 3 2 0 1 4
Gloucestershire 3 1 0 2 2
Cornwall 3 0 0 3 11 47 0
  • Devon beat Gloucestershire 16 – 9 on 17 November 1894.[7]
17 November 1894
Cornwall8 – 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
Cornwall0 – 23Devon
Redruth
8 December 1894
Gloucestershire8 – 3
(5 – 3)		Cornwall
Try: Bowley c
Lockyer
Con: Hames		Pen: Tarbutt
Kingsholm, Gloucester

[9]

8 December 1894
Somerset5 – 8
(0 – 5)		Devon
Try: Mermagen
Con: Woods		Try: Stoyle
Sowden
Con: Hocken
Weston
Attendance: 5000

[10]

Championship series

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Date Venue Team One Team Two Score
29 Jan Coventry Midland Counties Devon 5-5
11 Feb Leicester Midland Counties Yorkshire 2-2
6 Mar Plymouth Devon Yorkshire 3-8
14 Mar Workington Cumberland Midland Counties 10-0
21 Mar Carlisle Cumberland Devon 7-3
27 Mar Manningham Yorkshire Cumberland 5-3

Decisive match

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27 March 1895
Yorkshire5–3Cumberland
Try: Parkin
Con: Lorimer		Try: Moore
Manningham, Bradford
Referee: J Ashton (Lancashire)
E. Lorimer Manningham
Osbert Mackie Wakefield Trinity
A. Davey Castleford
J. H. Crompton Bradford
E. Parkin Liversedge
George Mosley Leeds Parish Church
Robert Wood Liversedge
John Toothill (c) Bradford
Tom Broadley West Riding
G. Nowell Leeds
W. Sutcliffe Huddersfield
H. Ward Castleford
William Walton Castleford
Fred Clegg Manningham
Alf Barraclough Manningham
J Moore Millom
T Ritson Cockermouth
W Nelson Millom
T Fletcher Seaton
W Cunningham Millom
W S Graham Carlisle
G Messenger Aspatria
J Davidson Aspatria
G Steel Aspatria
J Beil Carlisle
W Moore Millom
D Elliot Carlisle
J Fawcett Millom
W Falcon Millom & Cambridge University
R Bell Workington

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jenkins, Vivian (1976) [1975]. 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. No. 1639. 23 November 1894. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Football. Cornwall v Somerset". The Cornishman. No. 855. 22 November 1894. p. 8.
  9. ^ Footballer (13 December 1894). "Football. Gloucester v Cornwall". The Cornish Telegraph. No. 2356. p. 8.
  10. ^ Footballer (13 December 1894). "Football. Somerset v Devon". The Cornish Telegraph. No. 2356. p. 8.
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