2015 County Championship Plate

English rugby union tournament the first tier of the English Counties competition 2015 Bill Beaumont Cup the third tier of the English Counties competition 2015 County Championship Shield 2015 County Championship Plate 15 May 2016 - 31 May 2015 England Surrey 1 Eastern Counties 640 Devon v North Midlands (16 May 2015) 2,310 (average 247 per match) 112 North Midlands v Surrey (9 May 2015) ENGMatt NobleSurrey 39 ENGRyan JeffreySurrey 6 2014 2016 The 2015 County Championship Plate, also known as Bill Beaumont Cup Division 2, was the 14th version of the annual English rugby union, County Championship organized by the RFU for the tier 2 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 (north/south) with three teams in the north division and four in the south, with the winners of each pool meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. New counties to the division included North Midlands and Northumberland who were demoted from the 2014 Bill Beaumont Cup while Surrey came up from the 2014 County Championship Shield having beaten Leicestershire the previous year in the Shield final having won the competition three years in a row.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 http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Surrey-make-County-Championship-Shield-titles-row/story-21172811-detail/story.html Surrey make it three County Championship Shield titles in a row at Twickenham Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser 1 June 2014 19 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220001/http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Surrey-make-County-Championship-Shield-titles-row/story-21172811-detail/story.html 23 September 2015 dead http://www.surreyrugby.com/displayarticle.asp?a=778&c=37 Surrey Enters The Bill Beaumont Cup Surrey Rugby 30 April 2014 2015-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074834/http://www.surreyrugby.com/displayarticle.asp?a=778&c=37 2015-05-18 dead At the end of the group stage the northern division was won by Eastern Counties who edged out Northumberland while the southern division was won with ease by Surrey who steamrolled through their group. The counties went through to the final and as group winners will be promoted to the top tier with Surrey making it two promotions in a row. Surrey then defeated Eastern Counties in the early kickoff at Twickenham Stadium, winning 17 – 3, in what was their fourth consecutive Twickenham appearance.http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Super-Surrey-Twickenham-home/story-26606198-detail/story.html Super Surrey call Twickenham their home once again Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser 31 May 2015 31 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601052032/http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Super-Surrey-Twickenham-home/story-26606198-detail/story.html 1 June 2015 dead dmy-all In terms of individual player performances the top try scorer was Surrey's Ryan Jeffrey who got six tries in the tournament – all coming in the one game against North Midlands. yes Competition format The competition format was two regional group stages divided into north and south, with each team playing each other once. In the north group each team played one home game (there were three teams in the group) while in the south group, two teams in the group had two home games, while the other two had just the 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 19 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 with both teams also being promoted to the top tier for the following season. Typically there was no relegation although teams have dropped out of the division in the past. Participating counties and ground locations England 395 Locations of the 2015 County Championship Plate county teams England 50.395140 -3.51392 Brixham (Devon) right England 50.738308 -4.00426 Okehampton (Devon) left England 52.205337 0.121816 Cambridge (Eastern Counties) right England 52.1337 -0.4577 Bedford (East Midlands) left England 52.456891 -2.148730 Stourbridge (North Midlands) left England 55 -1.6 Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Northumberland) left England 51.015344 -3.106849 Taunton (Somerset) right England 51.403928 -0.412931 Sunbury-on-Thames (Surrey) right CountyStadium(s) CapacityCity/Area East MidlandsPutnoe Woods500Bedford, BedfordshireEastern CountiesUniversity Football Ground1,500Cambridge, CambridgeshireDevonAstley ParkShowground1,8001,120 (120 seats)Brixham, DevonOkehampton, DevonNorth MidlandsStourton Park3,500 (499 seats)Stourbridge, West MidlandsNorthumberlandKingston Park10,200Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearSomersetHyde Park2,000 (198 seats)Taunton, SomersetSurreyHazelwood 2,000Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey Group stage Division 2 North 2015 County Championship Plate Division 2 North TableCountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Eastern Counties (P) 2 2 0 0 64 37 27 1 0 9 2 Northumberland 2 1 0 1 55 36 19 1 1 6 3 East Midlands 2 0 0 2 28 74 −46 0 0 0 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 and is also promoted to the Division 1 North of the Bill Beaumont Cup for the following season. Updated: 13 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 East Midlands 10–36 Report Northumberland (BP) Putnoe Woods, Bedford 152 Robbie Bourke 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: 2015 englandrugby.com 31 May 2015 19 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 (BP) Eastern Counties 38–18 Report East Midlands University Football Ground, Cambridge 250 Veryan Boscawen Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 38 Rugby Paper Ltd 17 May 2015 28–30 Round 3 23 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Northumberland 19–26 Report Eastern Counties Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 258 Mick Harris Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 349 Rugby Paper Ltd 24 May 2015 24–26 Division 2 South 2015 County Championship Plate Division 2 South TableCountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Surrey (P) 3 3 0 0 152 81 71 3 0 15 2 North Midlands 3 2 0 1 99 103 −4 2 0 10 3 Somerset 3 1 0 2 86 138 −52 2 0 6 4 Devon 3 0 0 3 86 101 −13 2 2 4 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 and is also promoted to the Division 1 South of the Bill Beaumont Cup for the following season. Updated: 13 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 North Midlands 17–60 Report Surrey (BP) Stourton Park, Stourbridge 112 Chris Bennett 9 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Somerset 34–31 Report Devon (2BP) Hyde Park, Taunton 203 Phil Davies Round 2 16 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Devon 24–34 Report North Midlands (BP) Astley Park, Brixham 640 Benedict Wiles 16 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Surrey 59–33 Report Somerset (BP) Hazelwood, Sunbury-on-Thames 278 John Scully Round 3 23 May 2015 15:00 (BP) Devon 31–33 Report Surrey (BP) Showground, Okehampton 242 Adam Leal 23 May 2015 15:00 (BP) North Midlands 48–19 Somerset Stourton Park, Stourbridge 175 Alex Thomas Final 31 May 2015 10:00 Surrey 17–3 Report Eastern Counties Twickenham Stadium, London Total season attendances Does not include final at Twickenham which was a neutral venue and involved teams from all three county divisions on the same day CountyHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Devon 2 882 441 640 242 29% Eastern Counties 1 250 250 250 250 17% East Midlands 1 152 152 152 152 30% North Midlands 2 287 144 175 112 4% Northumberland 1 258 258 258 258 3% Somerset 1 203 203 203 203 10% Surrey 1 278 278 278 278 14% Individual statistics Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances comes 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 also include final. Top points scorers Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Points 1 ENG Matt Noble Surrey Dorking 4 39 2 ENG Joe Simmons Devon Teignmouth 3 36 3 ENG Ryan Jeffrey Surrey Dorking 1 30 4 ENG Joe Hall Somerset Cleve 3 26 5 ENG James Stokes Eastern Counties Cambridge 3 22 Top try scorers Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Tries 1 ENG Ryan Jeffrey Surrey Dorking 1 6 2 ENG Will Crow Surrey Dorking 3 3 ENG Tom Goodman Devon Brixham 3 3 ENG Sam Montieri North Midlands Bromsgrove 3 3 5 ENG Mike Terelak Surrey Dorking 4 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 Category:2014–15 County Championship