1966–67 Rugby Union County Championship

England rugby Union competition 1966-67 1966–67 County Championship England Surrey (1st title)Durham County 7 1965–66 1967–68 The 1966–67 Rugby Union County Championship was the 67th 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 2019-03-09 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Surrey and Durham County were declared joint champions after two drawn matches. For Surrey it was their first ever success while Durham County recorded their seventh title but first since 1909.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9QPBE3 TITLEY, U. A. "Team Spirit The Key At Twickenham." Times, 8 Apr. 1967, p. 7 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9QPCq5 "Barton gains recall at Cardiff." Times, 10 Apr. 1967, p. 6 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9QPGd3 TITLEY,, U. A. "Durham have edge in experience." Times, 22 Apr. 1967, p. 13 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9QPJx6 THOMSON, A. A. "Independence Of Cheer Leaders." Times, 24 Apr. 1967, p. 11 Times Digital Archives Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 4 Feb Hartlepool Durham County Leicestershire 6-3 4 Feb Redruth Cornwall Surrey 6-6 18 Feb Richmond Surrey Cornwall 14-14 4 Mar Redruth Cornwall Surrey 3-14 Final 8 April 1967 Surrey 14–14 Durham County Lloyd Hiller Hiller (3) Weston, Ranson Chapman Weston, Chapman Twickenham Mike Titcomb (Gloucestershire) Bob Hiller Harlequins C T Gibbons London Welsh Bob Lloyd Harlequins Terry Brooke Richmond John B H Coker Harlequins B A Richards Streatham Croydon R P Lewis Harlequins Tony Horton Blackheath Peter L Ostling Blackheath G C Murray Harlequins C W Dutson Wasps G J Patterson London Welsh Archie J Hendrickse Rosslyn Park Roger Michaelson (capt) London Welsh D Richards London Welsh R A Allison Metropolitan Police Jim McManners Durham University A E Chapman Rosslyn Park John Dee Hartlepool Rovers John Ranson Rosslyn Park Mike Weston (capt) Durham City W Woodward Hartlepool Rovers T Urwin North Durham H Lamb Sunderland M R McKenzie Durham University K Baggs West Hartlepool J B Wakefield Hartlepool Rovers J B Boyd Sunderland Charlie Hannaford Durham University P J N Knowles Durham University Final replay 22 April 1967 Durham County 0–0 Surrey Hartlepool Mike Titcomb (Gloucestershire) R A Allison Metropolitan Police J W Brownlee Richmond A E Chapman Rosslyn Park John Dee Hartlepool Rovers John Ranson Rosslyn Park Mike Weston (capt) Durham City W Woodward Hartlepool Rovers T Urwin North Durham H Lamb Sunderland D A Pike Darlington Grammar School O.B K Baggs West Hartlepool J B Wakefield Hartlepool Rovers J B Boyd Sunderland Charlie Hannaford Durham University P J N Knowles City of Derry Bob Hiller Harlequins C T Gibbons London Welsh Bob Lloyd Harlequins Terry Brooke Richmond John B H Coker Harlequins B A Richards Streatham Croydon R P Lewis Harlequins Tony Horton Blackheath Peter Ostling Blackheath G C Murray Harlequins C S Dutson Wasps G J Patterson London Welsh Archie J Hendrickse Rosslyn Park Roger Michaelson (capt) London Welsh D Richards London Welsh See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons