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1899–1900 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship was the 12th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

1899–1900 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsDurham (1st title)
Runners-upDevon

Durham won the competition for the first time defeating Devon in the final.[2][3]

Final

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8 April 1900
Devon3–11Durham
Try: ThomasTry: Carmidy
Exeter
Attendance: 10,000–13,000
Referee: E B Holmes (Midland Counties)
A Richards Barnstaple
Sydney Coopper R.N.E College
T Mills Plymouth
H J Vyvyan Albion
H B J Taylor Newton Abbot
J Jones Unattached
T Dunn Torquay Athletic
Charlie Thomas (capt) Barnstaple
A O'Neill Torquay Athletic
W Spiers Devonport Albion
P Baron Sidmouth
J Powell Exeter
C Avery Plymouth
Denys Dobson Newton Abbot & Oxford University
E W Roberts R.N.E College
J Hegg West Hartlepool
W Taylor Tudhoe
J Gordon Tudhoe
W S Cox Sunderland
E W Elliott Sunderland
W Moffatt Sunderland
H Gibbon Hamsteels
J Frater Tudhoe
J Carmidy Tudhoe
A Stephenson Tudhoe
G Richardson Tudhoe
G Summerscales Durham City
G H Lewis West Hartlepool
G Simms West Hartlepool
Hamm Tudhoe

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jenkins, Vivian (1976). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. ^ ""The Rugby Union County Championship." Times, 9 Apr. 1900, p. 12". British Library Newspaper Archives.
  3. ^ """TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL." Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, 7 Apr. 1900". British Library Newspaper Archives.
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