1956–57 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1956–57 County Championship England Devon 7 Yorkshire 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 Rugby Union County Championship was the 57th 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 Devon won the competition for the seventh time (but first since 1912) after defeating Yorkshire in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9LZic8 FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "County Rugby Final." Times, 9 Mar. 1957, p. 10 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9LZsL7 "Devon's First County Title For 45 Years." Times, 11 Mar. 1957, p. 3 Times Digital Archives Final 9 March 1957 Devon 12–3 Yorkshire Blackmore, Ridd, Homer Blackmore Sykes Home Park, Plymouth Dr P F Cooper (London Society) C T Bowen Newton Abbot J L Stark Exeter G Williams St Lukes College W J Glastonbury Plymouth Albion M J Blackmore Barnstaple B E Jones St Lukes College D B Rees RFC Neath G E R Ridd (capt) Torquay Athletic B R Homer Exeter Derrick Main St Lukes College R L Ellis Plymouth Albion W L Copley Devonport Services F A Prosser Devonport Services Dick Manley Exeter B Sparks St Lukes College O Grieveson Headingley Frank Sykes Northampton Jeff Butterfield (capt) Northampton R R Winn Northampton Peter Thompson Headingley Phil Horrocks-Taylor Cambridge Univ & Halifax Dennis Shuttleworth Waterloo R G Porrisse Sale T B Ramsden Bradford D B Holdsworth Otley Squire Wilkins United Services N W Feather Roundhay A A Chappell Roundhay Phil Taylor Northampton C E Heighton Bradford See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons