1972–73 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1972–73 County Championship England Lancashire 9 Gloucestershire 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 Rugby Union County Championship was the 73rd season of England's County Championship club rugby union 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 2019-03-12 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Lancashire won their ninth title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9SSQq5 West, Peter. "Rugby Union." Times, 24 Mar. 1973, p. 5 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9SSUY5 West, Peter. "Rugby Union." Times, 26 Mar. 1973, p. 9 Times Digital Archives Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Gloucestershire Eastern Counties 7–6 Lancashire North Midlands 9–9, 22–7 Final 24 March 1973 Gloucestershire 12–17 Lancashire Rollitt Butler Butler (2) Briers (2), Richards O'Driscoll McDonald Memorial Ground, Bristol R F Johnson (Kent) 15Peter Butler (Gloucester)14Alan Morley (Bristol)13Pete Johnson (Clifton)12Richard Jardine (Gloucester)11Peter Knight (Bristol)10Bob Redwood (Gloucester)9 John Cannon (Clifton)1 Robin Cowling (Gloucester)2 John Pullin (c; Bristol)3 Budge Rogers (Bristol)4 Alan Brinn (Gloucester)5 John Fidler (Gloucester)6 John Watkins (Gloucester)7 Charlie Hannaford (Bristol)8 Dave Rollitt (Bristol) 15Barry O'Driscoll (Manchester)14Tony Richards (Fylde)13M. A. J. Glover (West Park)12Eric Lyon (Orrell)11Rob Briers (West Park)10I. McConnell (Fylde)9 Brian Ashton (Fylde)1 Frank Anderson (Orrell)2 Colin Fisher (Waterloo)3 Fran Cotton (Loughborough College)4 Richard Trickey (Sale)5 Mike Leadbetter (Broughton Park)6 Peter Bayman (Orrell)7 Tony Neary (Broughton Park)8 Des Seabrook (c; Orrell) References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons