1996–97 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1996–97 CIS Insurance County Championship England Cumbria 1 Somerset 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 CIS Insurance Rugby Union County Championship was the 97th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.http://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 2019-03-22 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Cumbria won their first title (although Cumberland had won the title in 1924). They defeated Somerset in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9YVDt1 Aylwin, Michael. "Cumbrians warm to captain moment of glory." Times, 21 Apr. 1997, p. 34 Times Digital Archives Final 19 April 1997 Cumbria 21–13 Somerset Bell, Milnes Scott Scott (3) Rees, King Edmonds 8,150 Twickenham Brian Campsall (Yorkshire) 15 Graeme Cook Aspatria 14 D Warwick Waterloo 13 Paul Burns (capt) Furness 12 M Lynch Wigton 11 Steven Davidson Aspatria 10 Mike Scott Aspatria 9 Paul Thompson Wigton 1 Stephen Irving Aspatria 2 Mike Armstrong Wigton 3 J McCune Aspatria 4 S Milnes Aspatria 5 Andrew Bell Wigton 6 B Atkinson Egremont7 Sean Cusack Aspatria 8 Mark Richardson AspatriaReplacements: J Cartmell Wigton (for S Cusack 25m) D Johnston Wigton (for McCune 67m) P Cusack Cockermouth (for Cook 70m) P Hancock Aspatria (for Atkinson 72m) M Westcott Keynsham D Underwood Weston-super-Mare D Fox Keynsham A Webber Bridgwater & Albion P Blackett Keynsham N Edmonds Bridgwater & Albion L Hirons Keynsham J Barnes Bridgwater & Albion C Rees Bridgwater & Albion A Harris Bridgwater & Albion J King Hornets M Rackham Bridgwater & Albion M Curry Exeter M Venner Weston-super-Mare S Withey KeynshamReplacements: S Bennett Keynsham (for Fox 41m) B Thirlwall Bridgwater & Albion (for Fox 41m) N Lloyd Clifton (for Fox 41m) See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons