1982–83 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1982–83 Thorn EMI County Championship England Gloucestershire 14 Yorkshire 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 83rd edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.Jones Stephen Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1991 1990 152-153 Rothmans Publications Ltd 0-356-19162-1http://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 2019-03-16 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Gloucestershire won their 14th title after defeating Yorkshire in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9VFdK0 Hands, David. "Championship final a clash of style and tradition." Times, 29 Jan. 1983, p. 17 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9VFVY1 Hands, David. "Forward power decisive for Gloucestershire." Times, 31 Jan. 1983, p. 17 Times Digital Archives A new format was introduced which consisted of the counties being organised into four divisions with relegation and promotion.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9V84x7 "Club and county clash." Times, 1 Feb. 1982, p. 16 Times Digital Archives Semi finals Date Team One Team Two Score 26 Nov Gloucestershire Surrey 19-16 26 Nov Middlesex Yorkshire 7-18 Final 29 January 1983 Gloucestershire 19–7 Yorkshire Boyle, Morley, Cue, Harding Sorrell Norton Old Memorial Ground, Bristol Roger Quittenton (London) 15 Phil Cue Bristol14 John Carr Bristol 13 Simon Hogg Bristol 12 Ralph Knibbs Bristol 11 Alan Morley Bristol10 Dave Sorrell Bristol 9 Richard Harding Bristol1 Malcolm Preedy Gloucester2 Kevin Bogira Bristol3 Austin Sheppard Bristol 4 Steve Boyle Gloucester 5 John Fidler Gloucester 6 John Gadd Gloucester 7 Mike Rafter (capt) Bristol 8 Bob Hesford BristolReplacements: 16 C Price Lydney 17 T Davis Stroud18 Nick Price Gloucester 19 Kevin White Gloucester 20 Gordon Sargent Lydney21Nigel Pomphrey Bristol 15D Norton Headingley14 Mike Harrison Wakefield 13Bryan Barley Wakefield 12S Townend Wakefield 11Rory Underwood Middlesbrough10 Alan Old (capt) Sheffield 9Nigel Melville Wakefield1 Paul Huntsman Headingley 2P Lazenby Morley3 J Tinker Harrogate4 P Lockyer Blackheath 5R Walters Huddersfield 6P Buckton Liverpool 7Peter Winterbottom Headingley 8J Ellison HeadingleyReplacements:16 P J Squires Harrogate 17 H Jarzyna Morley 18 A Mason Roundhay 19 A Machell Headingley 20 T C Sinclair Headingley 21 S R Tipping Roundhay See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons