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2013 Bill Beaumont Cup

For the second tier of the English Counties competition, see 2013 County Championship Plate. For the third tier of the English Counties competition, see 2013 County Championship Shield.

The 2013 Bill Beaumont Cup, also known as Bill Beaumont Cup Division One, was the 113th version of the annual, English rugby union, County Championship organized by the RFU for the top tier English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 South or National League 2 North). The counties were divided into two regional pools with the winners of each pool meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. New counties to the competition included Durham County (north) and Kent (south) who won their respective groups in the 2012 County Championship Plate.[1] Hertfordshire were the defending champions.[2]

2013 Bill Beaumont Cup (County Championship)
Countries England
Date4 May 2013 - 26 May 2013
ChampionsLancashire (22nd title)
Runners-upCornwall
RelegatedDurham County, Kent
Matches played13
Attendance27,346
(average 2,104 per match)
Highest attendance20,000 Lancashire v Cornwall (26 May 2013)
Lowest attendance175 Gloucestershire v Kent (18 May 2013)
Top point scorerEngland Paul Thirlby
(Cornwall) 47
Top try scorerEngland Nick Royle
(Lancashire) 5
← 2012
2014 →

The northern group was won by last year's runners up, Lancashire, who booked a place in their fifth successive final in what was a very close group, edging Cheshire and Yorkshire by virtue of a superior bonus points record. They were joined by southern group winners, Cornwall, who were appearing in their first Twickenham final since 1999. Cornwall had perhaps an easier route through to the final, winning all three games, but looked very impressive in their six try demolition of last year's winners, Hertfordshire, in their final pool game to book their place. Both promoted counties, Durham County and Kent, were relegated to the 2014 County Championship Plate.[3][4]

Over 10,000 Cornish fans made the journey to Twickenham but were unable to help their team to victory as Lancashire emerged victorious by defeating Cornwall, 35 - 26, in what was an exciting game.[5][6] Lancashire's Nick Royle had an excellent tournament by finishing top try scorer with 5 including 1 in the final, while Cornwall's Paul Thirlby was the tournament's top scorer with 47 points.

Competition format

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The competition format was two regional group stages divided into north and south, with each team playing each other once. This meant that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The top side in each group went through to the final held at Twickenham Stadium on 26 May 2013.

Participating Counties and ground locations

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Macclesfield (Cheshire)
 
Camborne (Cornwall)
 
Hartlepool (Durham)
 
Gateshead (Durham)
 
Cinderford (Gloucestershire)
 
 
Aylesford (Kent)
 
Rochester (Kent)
 
Lytham Saint Annes (Lancashire)
 
Bingley (Yorkshire)
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Locations of the 2013 Bill Beaumont Cup county teams
County Stadium(s) Capacity City/Area
Cheshire Priory Park 1,000 Macclesfield, Cheshire
Cornwall Recreation Ground 7,000 (780 seats) Camborne, Cornwall
Durham County New Friarage
Eastwood Gardens 		N/A
N/A 		Hartlepool, County Durham
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Gloucestershire Dockham Road 2,500 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Hertfordshire Highfields N/A Ware, Hertfordshire
Kent Jack Williams Ground
Priestfields 		N/A
N/A 		Aylesford, Kent
Rochester, Kent
Lancashire Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Yorkshire Wagon Lane
Silver Royd 		4,000
1,950 (322 seats) 		Bingley, West Yorkshire
Scalby, North Yorkshire

Group stage

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Division 1 North

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2013 Beaumont Cup Division 1 North Table
County Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Lancashire (Q) 3 2 0 1 88 74 14 2 1 11
2 Cheshire 3 2 0 1 66 63 3 1 1 10
3 Yorkshire 3 2 0 1 66 55 11 0 0 8
4 Durham County (R) 3 0 0 3 63 91 -28 2 1 3
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 North of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 18 May 2013
Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com.

Round 1

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4 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Durham County29 - 40Lancashire (BP)
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New Friarage, Hartlepool
Attendance: 310
Referee: Marcus Caton
4 May 2013
15:00
Yorkshire21 - 15Cheshire (BP)
Wagon Lane, Bingley
Attendance: 295
Referee: Will Halford

[7][8]

Round 2

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11 May 2013
15:00
(2BP) Durham County29 - 31Cheshire (BP)
Eastwood Gardens, Gateshead
Attendance: 194
Referee: Graham Dickens
11 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Lancashire35 - 25Yorkshire
Woodlands Memorial Ground, Lytham St Annes
Attendance: 740
Referee: Wayne Falla

[9][8]

Round 3

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18 May 2013
15:00
Cheshire20 - 13Lancashire (BP)
Priory Park, Macclesfield
Attendance: 479
Referee: Andrew Jackson
18 May 2013
15:00
Yorkshire20 - 5Durham County
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Silver Royd, Scalby
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Andrew Rawson

[10][8]

Division 1 South

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2013 Beaumont Cup Division 1 South Table
County Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Cornwall (Q) 3 3 0 0 88 65 23 1 0 13
2 Hertfordshire 3 2 0 1 135 89 46 3 0 11
3 Gloucestershire 3 1 0 2 77 100 -23 2 1 7
4 Kent (R) 3 0 0 3 63 109 -46 0 1 1
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 South of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 18 May 2013
Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com.

Round 1

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4 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Gloucestershire19 - 24Cornwall
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Dockham Road, Cinderford
Attendance: 407
Referee: Rowan Kitt
4 May 2013
15:00
Kent26 - 50Hertfordshire (BP)
Jack Williams Ground, Aylesford
Attendance: 305
Referee: Richard Kelly

[7][8]

Round 2

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11 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Hertfordshire56 - 22Gloucestershire (BP)
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Highfields, Ware
Attendance: 426
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
11 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Kent17 - 23Cornwall
Report
Priestfields, Rochester
Attendance: 700
Referee: Tom Davis

[9][8]

Round 3

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18 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Cornwall41 - 29Hertfordshire (BP)
Report
Recreation Ground, Camborne
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Nick Williams
18 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Gloucestershire36 - 20Kent
Report
Dockham Road, Cinderford
Attendance: 175
Referee: Phillip Davis

[10][8]

Final

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26 May 2013
15:15
Lancashire35–26Cornwall
Try: Royle (2), Moon, Rath
Con: Johnson (3)
Pen: Johnson (2)
Drop: Johnson		ReportTry: Webber, Penalty try, Vinnicombe
Con: Thirlby
Pen: Thirlby (3)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 20,000[11]
Referee: Wayne Falla


15 Sean Taylor Preston Grasshoppers
14 Nick Royle Vale of Lune
13 Chris Briers Fylde
12 Jack Ward Preston Grasshoppers
11 Ben Rath Fylde
10 Chris Johnson (capt) Fylde
9 Steve Collins Sedgley Park
1 Dan Birchall Fylde
2 Jon Matthews Otley
3 Simon Griffiths Fylde
4 Paul Arnold Fylde
5 Louis McGowan (capt) Sedgley Park
6 Jon Nugent Stade Dijon
7 Steve McGinnis Fylde
8 Dominic Moon Preston Grasshoppers
Replacements:
16 Pete Altham Preston Grasshoppers
17 Gareth Gore Preston Grasshoppers
18 Phil Mills Preston Grasshoppers
19 Evan Stewart Fylde
20 Phil Baines Preston Grasshoppers
21 Tom Webb Fylde
22 Grant Eddlestone Sedgley Park
15 Jake Murphy Cornish All Blacks
14 Richard Bright Cornish All Blacks
13 Steve Johns Coventry
12 Nielson Webber Cornish All Blacks
11 Tom Notman Redruth
10 Paul Thirlby Redruth
9 Greg Goodfellow Redruth
1 Darren Jacques Redruth
2 Richard Brown Redruth
3 Craig Williams Redruth
4 Damien Cook Redruth
5 Ben Hilton (capt) Cornish All Blacks
6 Chris Fuca Redruth
7 Sam Hocking Plymouth Albion
8 Ashley Lawton Camborne
Replacements:
16 Neal Turner Redruth
17 Jon Drew Redruth
18 Luke Collins Redruth
19 Tom Rawlings Cornish All Blacks
20 Matthew Shepherd St Austell
21 Steve Perry Unattached
22 Lewis Vinnicombe Redruth

Total season attendances

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  • Does not include final at Twickenham which is a neutral venue and involves teams from all three county divisions on the same day
County Home
Games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Cheshire 1 479 479 479 479 48%
Cornwall 1 2,215 2,215 2,215 2,215 32%
Durham County 2 504 252 310 194
Gloucestershire 2 582 291 407 175 12%
Hertfordshire 1 426 426 426 426
Kent 2 1,005 503 700 305
Lancashire 1 740 740 740 740 8%
Yorkshire 2 1,395 698 1,100 295 32%

Individual statistics

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  • Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Statistics will also include final.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "County Championships Results: 2011-12". englandrugby.com. 19 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Cup delight for Hertfordshire at Twickenham". The Hearts Advertiser. 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ "YORKSHIRE AVOID RELEGATION WITH WIN OVER DURHAM". BBC Sport. 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Gloucestershire defeat Kent to avoid relegation". Gloucestershire Echo. 19 May 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "County Championship: Cornwall 25-36 Lancashire". BBC Sport. 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Trelawny's Army: Memorable Matches". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 242. Rugby Paper Ltd. 5 May 2014. pp. 34–35 & 37.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "County Championships Results: 2012-13". englandrugby.com. 26 May 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 243. Rugby Paper Ltd. 11 May 2014. pp. 28–29 & 32.
  10. ^ a b "Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 244. Rugby Paper Ltd. 19 May 2014. pp. 28–29 & 32.
  11. ^ "JOHNSON MASTERMINDS LANCASHIRE'S TRIUMPH". Trelawny's Army. 27 May 2013.
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