2015 Bill Beaumont Cup

the second tier of the English Counties competition 2015 County Championship Plate the third tier of the English Counties competition 2015 County Championship Shield 2015 Bill Beaumont Cup (County Championship) 9 May 2015 - 31 May 2015 England Cornwall 4 Lancashire Kent, Durham County 13 9803 2,800 Cornwall v Hertfordshire (23 May 2015) 250 Cheshire v Lancashire (9 May 2015) ENG Matthew ShepherdCornwall 64 ENG Forbes EdwardsCheshire 4 2014 2016 The 2015 Bill Beaumont Cup, also known as Bill Beaumont Cup Division One, was the 115th 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 were the two finalists from the 2014 County Championship Plate – Kent (winners) and Durham County (runners-up) who replaced North Midlands and Northumberland.http://jswaite.co.uk/kent-rugby.org/5_county_plate_champ.html Stradwick leads Kent to county title Kent RFU 1 June 2014 13 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100650/http://jswaite.co.uk/kent-rugby.org/5_county_plate_champ.html 18 May 2015 dead dmy-all http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/more-sports/durham-rugby-hope-not-to-freeze-at-twickenham-in-county-championship-final-v-kent-1-6646252 Durham rugby hope not to freeze at Twickenham in County Championship final v Kent Hartlepool Mail 30 May 2014 13 May 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073008/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/more-sports/durham-rugby-hope-not-to-freeze-at-twickenham-in-county-championship-final-v-kent-1-6646252 dead http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/north-midlands-relegated/ North Midlands relegated North Midlands RFU 24 May 2014 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/northumberland-22-yorkshire-36-relegation-7169640 Northumberland 22 Yorkshire 36: Relegation blow for beaten North Chronicle Live 25 May 2014 Lancashire were the defending champions.http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/cornwall-victorious-county-championship-final/story-21172623-detail/story.html Cornwall fall short in County Championship final at Twickenham Western Morning News 1 June 2014 11 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20140605204810/http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Cornwall-victorious-County-Championship-final/story-21172623-detail/story.html 5 June 2014 dead dmy-all At the end of the group stage, Lancashire won the northern division with relative ease to book their place in the final for the seventh successive year while Cornwall joined them, squeezing through by defeating Hertfordshire in the last game of the southern group having trailed 18 - 6 at half time. Both Durham County and Kent made an instant return to the 2016 County Championship Plate after being relegated by coming bottom of their respective groups.http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/12970802.RUGBY__Gloucestershire_survive_relegation_with_vital_win_over_Kent/?ref=rss RUGBY: Gloucestershire survive relegation with vital win over Kent Gazette 26 May 2015 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/amateur-rugby/counties-beaten-durham-relegated-northumberland-9319089 Counties beaten as Durham relegated and Northumberland miss out Chronicle Live 24 May 2015 The 2015 final was a repeat of the previous two seasons with Cornwall this time turning the tables on holders Lancashire and winning their first county title since 1999 in an 18 - 13 victory. Cornish All Black scrum half Matthew Shepherd was man of the match with two tries and also finished as the competition's top scorer.http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Cornwall-v-Lancashire/story-26606326-detail/story.html Cornwall win County Championship with superb win over Lancashire West Briton 31 May 2015 2016-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150602193239/http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Cornwall-v-Lancashire/story-26606326-detail/story.html 2015-06-02 dead yes Competition format 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 31 May 2015.http://www.twrfc.com/news/england-v-barbarians-sunday-31-may-2015-ko-3pm-1365028.html ENGLAND V BARBARIANS SUNDAY 31 MAY 2015 K.O. 3pm Tunbridge Wells RFC 21 January 2015 13 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084205/http://www.twrfc.com/news/england-v-barbarians-sunday-31-may-2015-ko-3pm-1365028.html 18 May 2015 dead The bottom side in each group was relegated to the second tier of the county championships for the following season, with the finalists from that division replacing them. Participating Counties and ground locations England 395 Locations of the 2015 Bill Beaumont Cup county teams England 53.193392 -2.893074 Chester (Cheshire) right England 50.233022 -5.226666 Redruth (Cornwall) right England 54.523610 -1.559457 Darlington (Durham) right England 54.95854 -1.686243 Swalwell (Durham) right England 51.825303 -2.500957 Cinderford (Gloucestershire) right England 51.482306 -2.488160 Mangotsfield (Gloucestershire) bottom England 51.810437 -0.028177 Ware (Hertfordshire) right England 51.280233 1.0789088 Canterbury (Kent) bottom England 51.441883 0.3707590 Gravesend (Kent) left England 53.756629 -3.021319 Lytham Saint Annes (Lancashire) left England 53.522820 -1.128462 Doncaster (Yorkshire) right England 53.645792 -1.785034 Huddersfield (Yorkshire) top CountyStadium(s) CapacityCity/Area CheshireHare Lane2,000Chester, CheshireCornwallRecreation Ground3,500 (580 seats)Redruth, CornwallDurham CountyCrow TreesThe Darlington Arena 2,00025,000Swalwell, Tyne and WearDarlington, County DurhamGloucestershireDockham RoadThe Hayfields2,500N/ACinderford, GloucestershireMangotsfield, GloucestershireHertfordshireHighfieldsN/AWare, HertfordshireKentMerton LaneRectory Field1,500 (75 seats)N/ACanterbury, KentGravesend, KentLancashireWoodlands Memorial Ground9,000Lytham St Annes, LancashireYorkshireLockwood ParkCastle Park1,500 (500 seats)5,000 (1,650 seats)Huddersfield, West YorkshireDoncaster, South Yorkshire Group stage Division 1 North 2015 Beaumont Cup Division 1 North TableCountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Lancashire (Q) 3 3 0 0 67 24 29 1 0 13 2 Cheshire 3 2 0 1 95 80 15 1 1 10 3 Yorkshire 3 1 0 2 66 66 0 1 1 6 4 Durham County (R) 3 0 0 3 58 102 –44 1 0 1 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 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: 12 May 2015Source: http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2014-2015/ County Championships englandrugby.com Round 1 9 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Cheshire 18 – 21 Report Lancashire Hare Lane 250 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 9 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Yorkshire 33 – 12 Report Durham County Lockwood Park, Huddersfield 446 Ben Davis Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 347 Rugby Paper Ltd 10 May 2015 32–33 & 36http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/ County Championships Results: 2014-15 englandrugby.com 31 May 2015 13 May 2015 8 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150508120328/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/ dead Round 2 16 May 2015 15:00 Durham County 6 – 17 Report Lancashire Crow Trees, Swalwell 320 Peter Steniford 16 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Yorkshire 19 – 25 Report Cheshire Castle Park, Doncaster 550 Mike Harris Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 348 Rugby Paper Ltd 17 May 2015 28–30 Round 3 23 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Durham County 40 – 52 Report Cheshire (BP) Darlington Arena, Darlington 380 Matt Turvey 23 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Lancashire 29 – 14 Report Yorkshire Woodlands Memorial Ground, Lytham St Annes 1,200 Gareth Holsgrove Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 349 Rugby Paper Ltd 24 May 2015 24–26 Division 1 South 2015 Beaumont Cup Division 1 South TableCountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Cornwall (Q) 3 3 0 0 74 42 32 1 0 13 2 Hertfordshire 3 2 0 1 86 69 17 2 1 11 3 Gloucestershire 3 1 0 2 53 75 –22 0 0 4 4 Kent (R) 3 0 0 3 46 73 –27 0 1 1 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 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 en demoted to Division 2 South of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 12 May 2015Source: http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2014-2015/ County Championships englandrugby.com Round 1 9 May 2015 15:00 Gloucestershire 8 – 27 Report Cornwall (BP) Dockham Road, Cinderford 562 Mike Hudson 9 May 2015 15:00 Kent 19 – 31 Report Hertfordshire (BP) Merton Lane, Canterbury 250 Luis Caviglia Round 2 16 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Hertfordshire 37 – 25 Report Gloucestershire Highfields, Ware 620 Luke Haskins 16 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Kent 16 – 22 Report Cornwall Milton Road, Gravesend 600 Calum Howard Round 3 23 May 2015 15:00 Cornwall 25 – 18 Report Hertfordshire (BP) The Recreation Ground, Redruth 2,800 Veryan Boscawen 23 May 2015 15:00 Gloucestershire 20 – 11 Report Kent The Hayfields, Mangotsfield 325 Anthony Woodthorpe Final 31 May 2015 12:00 Cornwall 18–13 Report Lancashire Shepherd (2) Shepherd Shepherd, Searle Stewart Johnson Collins, Johnson Twickenham Stadium, London 1,500 James Sullivan 15 Billy Searle Cornish All Blacks 14 Jon Dawe Cornish All Blacks13 Jake Murphy Cornish All Blacks 12 Nielson Webber Redruth11 Robin Wedlake Redruth 10Lewis Webb Taunton 9 Matthew Shepherd Cornish All Blacks 1 Rupert Freestone Clifton 2 Jamie Salter Cornish All Blacks 3 Craig Williams Redruth 4 Tony Whittle Camborne 5 Ben Hilton Cornish All Blacks 6 Chris Fuca Redruth 7 George Jones Penryn 8 Kyle Marriott (capt) RedruthReplacements: 16 Christian Judge Cornish All Blacks 17 Damien Cook Redruth 18 Tommy Phillips Redruth 19 James Goldsworthy Camborne 20 David Mankee Camborne 22 Sam Parsons Redruth 23 Barrie-John Chapman Cornish All Blacks 15 Warren Spragg Fylde 14 Jordan Dorrington Fylde13 Chris Briers Fylde 12 Scott RawlingsFylde11 Anthony Bingham Rossendale 10 Steve Collins Sedgley Park 9 Ryan De La Harpe Fylde 1 Ben Black Sedgley Park 2 Alex Loney Fylde 3 Adam Lewis Fylde 4 Jonathan Nugent Bergerac 5 Gareth Rawlings Fylde 6 Evan Stewart (capt) Fylde 7 Steven McGinnis Loughborough Students 8 Matthew Lamprey Sedgley Park Replacements: 16 Louis McGowan Caldy 17 Peter Altham Preston Grasshoppers 18 Philip Mills Preston Grasshoppers 19 Paul Arnold Fylde 20 Chris Johnson Fylde 21 Oliver Brennand Fylde 22 Niall Crossley Hartpury College Total season attendances Does not include final at Twickenham which is a neutral venue and involves teams from all three county divisions on the same day CountyHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Cheshire 1 250 250 250 250 13% Cornwall 1 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800 80% Durham County 2 700 350 380 320 9% Gloucestershire 2 887 444 562 325 22% Hertfordshire 1 620 620 620 620 Kent 2 850 425 600 250 17% Lancashire 1 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 13% Yorkshire 2 996 498 550 446 20% Individual statistics 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. Top points scorers Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Points 1 ENG Matthew Shepherd Cornwall Cornish All Blacks 4 64 2 ENG Jack Lavin Cheshire Caldy 3 31 3 ENG Dan Watt Hertfordshire Old Albanian 3 28 4 ENG Chris Johnson Lancashire Fylde 3 21 5 ENG Forbes Edwards Cheshire Caldy 3 20 Top try scorers Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Tries 1 ENG Forbes Edwards Cheshire Caldy 3 4 2 ENG Matthew Shepherd Cornwall Cornish All Blacks 4 4 3 ENG Jordan Dorrington Cheshire Fylde 3 3 4 ENG Jack Lavin Cheshire Caldy 3 3 5 ENG Robin Wedlake Cornwall Redruth 3 3 See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References 2 External links NCA Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20150701021407/http://www.ncarugby.org/index.php 2015-07-01 2015