1953–54 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1953–54 County Championship England Middlesex 3 Lancashire 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 Rugby Union County Championship was the 54th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.Jenkins Vivian Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1976 1975 130-131 Brickfield Publications Ltd 0362-00221-5http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/english_county.html English County Championship Rugby Football Historyhttp://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html The County Finals County Rugby.com Middlesex won the competition for the third time after defeating Lancashire in the final. Higgins was carried off on a stretcher early in the game which contributed to the heavy loss suffered by Lancashire.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9H4tt1 FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby County Final." Times, 3 Apr. 1954, p. 3 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9H4z50 FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Unhappy Day For Lancashire." Times, 5 Apr. 1954, p. 5 Times Digital Archives Final 3 April 1954 Lancashire 6–24 Middlesex Griffiths (2) Roberts, Elgie, Baker, Syrett, Woodward Elgie (3) Elgie 12,000 St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands R J Dean (Warwickshire) Harry Scott Manchester K Smith Preston Grasshoppers F G Griffiths Sale Pat Quinn New Brighton Reg Bazley Waterloo & Army Martin Regan Liverpool Gordon Rimmer (capt) Waterloo A Higgins Army & Liverpool T Barker Sale M W Jameson Waterloo G G Twist St Helens Alan Ashcroft St Helens J Surrey Waterloo N Slack Waterloo D Chapman Broughton Park G H Sullivan London Welsh Ted Woodward Wasps P Delight Old Blues & Loughborough Coll M Elgie London Scottish Jim Roberts Old Millhillians Doug Baker Old Merchant Taylors' Johnny Williams Old Millhillians Ron Syrett Wasps Jim Ritchie London Irish Dyson Wilson (capt) Metropolitan Police Robin Thompson Instonians & London Irish Peter Yarranton Wasps & R.A.F John H Smith London Irish Nick Labuschagne Guy's Hospital D H Murphy St Mary's Hospital See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons