1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1974–75 County Championship England Gloucestershire 12 Eastern Counties 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship was the 75th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.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 2019-03-13 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Gloucestershire won their 12th title after defeating Eastern Counties in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TAVZ8 West, Peter. "Rugby Union." Times, 22 Mar. 1975, p. 6 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TAZE3 West, Peter. "Rugby union." Times, 24 Mar. 1975, p. 8 Times Digital Archives First Round Pos Northern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Lancashire 5 5 0 0 77 36 102 Yorkshire 5 4 0 1 93 39 83 Cheshire 5 3 0 2 88 62 64 Northumberland 5 2 0 3 65 71 45 Durham 5 1 0 4 37 99 26 Cumberland & Westmorland 5 0 0 5 43 96 0 Pos Midland Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Warwickshire 5 5 0 0 177 29 102 Notts, Lincs & Derby 5 4 0 1 112 100 83 North Midlands 5 3 0 2 6971 64 East Midlands 5 1 0 4 49 93 25 Staffordshire 5 1 0 4 51 99 26 Leicestershire 5 1 0 4 49 115 2 Pos South East Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Eastern Counties + 5 4 0 1 88 47 82 Middlesex 5 4 0 1 120 60 83 Surrey 5 4 0 1 9052 84 Kent 5 1 1 3 73 90 35 Hampshire 5 1 13 63 83 36 Sussex 5 0 0 5 21 123 0 +Eastern Counties won three way play off Pos South-West Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 0 46 15 62 Somerset 3 2 0 1 15 20 43 Cornwall 3 1 0 2 27 29 24 Devon 3 0 0 3 21 45 0 Pos Southern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Hertfordshire 4 3 0 1 83 61 62 Berkshire 4 2 1 1 64 49 53 Buckinghamshire 4 2 1 1 71 66 54 Oxfordshire 4 2 0 2 56 57 45 Dorset & Wilts 4 0 0 4 40 81 0 Second Round Team One Team Two Score Gloucestershire Hertfordshire 15-12 Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 22 FebBlundellsands Lancashire Eastern Counties 9-19 22 FebKingsholm Gloucestershire Warwickshire 28-3 Final 22 March 1975 Gloucestershire 13–9 Eastern Counties Brinn, Dix Butler Butler Callum Wyatt Jorden Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Alan Welsby (Lancashire) 15 Peter Butler Gloucester 14 Alan Morley Bristol 13 John Bayliss (capt) Gloucester 12 Richard Jardine Gloucester 11 Stuart Dix Gloucester10 Dave Pointon St Paul's College 9 Peter Kingston Gloucester8 Dave Rollitt Bristol 7John Haines Gloucester 6John Watkins Gloucester5 John Fidler Gloucester 4 Alan Brinn Gloucester3 Mike Burton Gloucester 2 David Protherough Moseley 1 Barry Nelmes CardiffReplacements: D T Crabbe Gloucester Colin Patterson Bristol University M J Nicholls Gloucester N A Jackson Gloucester E A Pinkney Gloucester 15Tony Jorden (capt) Bedford 14David McKay Rosslyn Park 13Jeremy Janion Richmond 12I Vinter Saracens 11Derek Wyatt Bedford 10Les Byrne Blackheath 9Jacko Page Northampton8 A Hollins Bedford 7Steve Callum Upper Clapton 6Tony Bucknall Richmond 5Nick Martin Harlequins4 Tony Rodgers Rosslyn Park 3K Cairns Saracens 2Phil Keith-Roach Rosslyn Park 1Chris Bailward BedfordReplacements: D J Ling Ipswich T O'Hanlon Richmond J Stokoe Blackheath G Swainson Blackheath P Holden Saracens B Carter Moseley See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons