1976–77 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1976–77 County Championship England Lancashire 10 Middlesex 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 Rugby Union County Championship was the 77th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.Jenkins Vivian Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1978 1977 121-126 Brickfield Publications Ltd 0354-09020-8http://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 2019-03-14 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Lancashire won their 10th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TvdV6 West, Peter. "Rugby Union." Times, 26 Feb. 1977, p. 5 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9TvhK9 West, Peter. "Rugby union." Times, 28 Feb. 1977, p. 9 Times Digital Archives First Round Pos Northern Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Lancashire 5 5 0 0 177 36 102 Yorkshire 5 4 0 1 65 51 83 Northumberland 5 3 0 2 63 73 64 Durham 5 1 0 4 45 90 25 Cumberland & Westmorland 5 1 0 4 37 87 26 Cheshire 5 1 0 4 26 76 2 Pos Midland Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Warwickshire 5 5 0 0 100 47 102 North Midlands 5 3 0 2 109 61 63 Notts, Lincs & Derby 5 3 0 2 70 74 64 Leicestershire 5 2 0 3 81 72 45 Staffordshire 5 2 0 3 62 84 46 East Midlands 5 0 0 5 36 120 0 Pos London Group A P W D L F A Pts 1 Middlesex 2 1 0 1 42 32 22 Hertfordshire 2 1 0 1 32 36 23 Eastern Counties 2 1 0 1 25 31 2 Pos London Group B P W D L F A Pts 1 Surrey 3 3 0 0 70 25 62 Kent 3 2 0 1 53 42 43 Hampshire 3 1 0 2 31 51 24 Sussex 3 0 0 3 20 56 0 Pos South-West Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 0 79 18 62 Somerset 3 2 0 1 36 38 43 Devon 3 1 0 2 38 57 24 Cornwall 3 0 0 3 3 43 0 Pos Southern Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Oxfordshire 3 3 0 0 47 16 62 Buckinghamshire 3 1 0 2 38 47 23 Berkshire 3 1 0 2 31 42 24 Dorset & Wilts 3 1 0 2 36 47 2 Second Round Venue Team One Team Two Score Kingsholm GloucestershireOxfordshire 37-12 Richmond MiddlesexSurrey 29-6 Semi finals Venue Team One Team Two Score Vale of Lune Lancashire Gloucestershire19-15 Richmond Middlesex Warwickshire10-0 Final 26 February 1977 Lancashire 17–6 Middlesex Lyon, Briers, Bond Gullick Gullick Lawson Croydon St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands K Pattinson (North Midlands) replaced by M Fisk (Yorkshire) 65 mins Dave Gullick Orrell Rob Briers West Park Eric Lyon Orrell Tony Bond Broughton Park Mike Slemen Liverpool John Horton Bath David Carfoot Waterloo Laurie Connor Waterloo Tony Neary Broughton Park Bill Beaumont Fylde Richard Trickey Sale Roger Creed (capt) Sale Fran Cotton Sale Colin Fisher Waterloo Frank Blackhurst Waterloo Geoffrey Richards Wasps Colin Lambert Harlequins Alan Friell (capt) London Scottish David Croydon Saracens S Tiddy Rosslyn Park Ron Wilson London Scottish Alan Lawson London Scottish Bob Mordell Rosslyn Park Andy Ripley Rosslyn Park Chris Howcroft London Welsh Chris Ralston Richmond Adrian Alexander Harlequins Clint McGregor Saracens G G Bignell Wasps Les Barlow Rosslyn Park See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons