1947–48 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1947–48 County Championship England Lancashire 5 Eastern Counties 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 Rugby Union County Championship was the 48th 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 Lancashire won the competition for the fifth time after defeating Eastern Counties in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9ESqo0 From Our Rugby Football Correspondent. "Rugby Football." Times, 13 Mar. 1948, p. 2 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9ESxp6 From Our Special Correspondent. "Lancashire Win The Championship." Times, 15 Mar. 1948, p. 6 Times Digital Archives Final 13 March 1948 Eastern Counties 0–5 Lancashire Bole Heaton University Ground, Cambridge R A Gabb H E R Chew London Hospital G Rowlands London Hospital Peter Hepburn Woodford Viv Harrison London Welsh P J Langley Ipswich Peter Hepburn Woodford B W Sykes Wasps D Marrack London Hospital W A Gluck Old Merchant Taylors' R Crouch Rosslyn Park T A Hall Old Haileyburians Fred Huskisson (capt) Old Merchant Taylors' J B Bland Wasps E P Cutler Southend Robert Huskisson Old Merchant Taylors' J Bradburn Wigan Old Boys Dickie Guest Waterloo Jack Heaton (capt) Waterloo A C Shuker Broughton Park Cyril Holmes Manchester W B Cartnmell Liverpool University Gordon Rimmer Wigan Old Boys R Logan Sale Eric Evans Sale John Williams Army & Liverpool University Samuel Victor Perry Waterloo Humphrey Luya Waterloo P M Rhodes Manchester Joe Mycock Sale Eric Bole Waterloo See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons