2013 County Championship Plate

English rugby union event the first tier of the English Counties competition 2013 Bill Beaumont Cup the third tier of the English Counties competition 2013 County Championship Shield 2013 County Championship Plate 4 May 2013 – 26 May 2013 England Northumberland 4 North Midlands 1,271 (average 106 per match) 360 East Midlands v Northumberland (4 May 2013) 140 Northumberland v Eastern Counties (18 May 2013) IRE rugby union Caolan Ryan(North Midlands) 30 ENG Brett Daynes(East Midlands) 4 2012 2014 The 2013 County Championship Plate, also known as Bill Beaumont Cup Division 2, was the 12th 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 three in the south, with the winners of each pool meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. New teams to the division included Northumberland (north)) and North Midlands (south) who were relegated from the 2012 Bill Beaumont Cup.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2011-2012/#/results County Championships Results: 2011–12 englandrugby.com 18 May 2012 Both Northumberland and North Midlands would make an instant return to the 2014 Bill Beaumont Cup as they won their respective pools, with North Midlands having a more difficult time of it as they were run close by Somerset. In the final at Twickenham, Northumberland proved to be a class apart, scoring six tries as they beat North Midlands 45–10 to claim their 4th title in the plate competition.http://www.thejournal.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/northumberland-45-north-midlands-10-4393185 Northumberland 45 North Midlands 10 The Journal 27 May 2013 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot yes Competition format The competition format involved six teams divided into two regional group stages of three teams each, divided into north and south, with each team playing each other once. The top side in each group went through to the final held at Twickenham Stadium on 26 May 2013. Participating Counties and ground locations England 395 Locations of the 2013 County Championship Plate county teams England 50.902 -3.4912 Tiverton (Devon) left England 52.1430222 -1.0093174 Towcester (East Midlands) left England 52.205337 0.121816 Cambridge (Eastern Counties) right England 52.456891 -2.148730 Stourbridge (North Midlands top England 55.4042587 -1.7014900 Alnwick (Northumberland) right England 51.127889 -3.003632 Bridgwater (Somerset) right CountyStadium(s) CapacityCity/Area Devon Coronation Road750Tiverton, DevonEast MidlandsGreens Norton RoadN/ATowcester, NorthamptonshireEastern CountiesGrantchester Road2,200 (200 seats)Cambridge, CambridgeshireNorth MidlandsStourton Park3,500 (499 seats)Stourbridge, West MidlandsNorthumberlandGreensfield1,200 (200 in stand)Alnwick, NorthumberlandSomersetBath Road5,000Bridgwater, Somerset Group stage Division 1 North 2013 Beaumont Cup Division 1 North TableCountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Northumberland (P) 2 2 0 0 68 20 48 2 0 10 2 East Midlands 2 1 0 1 37 51 -14 0 0 4 3 Eastern Counties 2 0 0 2 23 57 -34 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 and is also promoted to the Division 1 North of the Bill Beaumont Cup for the following season. Updated: 18 May 2013Source: http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2012-2013/ County Championships englandrugby.com Round 1 4 May 2013 15:00 East Midlands 14 - 34 Report Northumberland (BP) Greens Norton Road, Towcester 360 Andrew Rawson Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 242 Rugby Paper Ltd 5 May 2014 34–35 & 37http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2012-2013/#/results County Championships Results: 2012–13 englandrugby.com 18 May 2013 Round 2 11 May 2013 15:00 (BP) Eastern Counties 17 - 23 East Midlands Grantchester Road, Cambridge 194 Alexis Manley Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 243 Rugby Paper Ltd 11 May 2014 28–29 & 32 Round 3 18 May 2013 14:00 (BP) Northumberland 34 - 6 Eastern Counties Greensfield, Alnwick 140 Wayne Falla Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper 244 Rugby Paper Ltd 19 May 2014 28–29 & 32 Division 2 South 2013 Beaumont Cup Division 1 South TableCountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 North Midlands (P) 2 2 0 0 90 70 20 2 0 10 2 Somerset 2 1 0 1 66 51 15 2 1 7 3 Devon 2 0 0 2 45 80 -35 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 and is also promoted to the Division 1 South of the Bill Beaumont Cup for the following season. Updated: 18 May 2013Source: http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2012-2013/ County Championships englandrugby.com Round 1 4 May 2013 (BP) North Midlands 50 - 34 Report Devon (BP) Stourton Park, Stourbridge 143 Daniel Parott Round 2 11 May 2013 Devon 11 - 30 Somerset (BP) Coronation Park, Tiverton 204 Phil Watters Round 3 18 May 2013 (2BP) Somerset 36 - 40 Report North Midlands (BP) Bath Road, Bridgwater 230 Tom Davis Final 26 May 2013 9:30 Northumberland 45 - 10 Report North Midlands Twickenham Stadium, London Craig Maxwell-Keys 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 Devon 1 204 204 204 204 29% East Midlands 1 360 360 360 360 Eastern Counties 1 194 194 194 194 9% North Midlands 1 143 143 143 143 4% Northumberland 1 140 140 140 140 12% Somerset 1 230 230 230 230 5% 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 IRE rugby union Caolan Ryan North Midlands Stourbridge 3 30 2 ENG Grant Connon Northumberland Darlington Mowden Park 2 22 3 ENG Brett Daynes East Midlands Coventry 2 20 4 ENG Drew Cheshire North Midlands Stourbridge 3 20 ENG Jason Smithson Northumberland Blaydon 3 20 Top try scorers Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Tries 1 ENG Brett Daynes East Midlands Coventry 2 4 2 ENG Drew Cheshire North Midlands Stourbridge 3 4 ENG Jason Smithson Northumberland Blaydon 3 4 3 ENG Tom Grimes Northumberland Preston Grasshoppers 2 3 ENG Ali Taylor Somerset Wellington 2 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 2013 Category:2012–13 County Championship