1960–61 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1960–61 County Championship England Cheshire 2 Devon 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 Rugby Union County Championship was the 61st 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 2019-03-05 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Cheshire won the competition for the second time after defeating Devon in the replayed final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9MWHf0 From Our Rugby Football Correspondent. "Cheshire's Explosive START Decides County Final." Times, 10 Apr. 1961, p. 14 Times Digital Archives Final 11 March 1961 Devon 0-0 Cheshire Home Park, Plymouth L M Boundy (London) M Caunter Torquay Athletic M W Blackmore (capt) Barnstaple M A Pearcy Devonport Services C Evans St Lukes College P Thorning Torquay Athletic M P Arscott Rosslyn Park K A Hopper Exeter A Morris St Lukes College A T Taylor Plymouth Albion J E Highton Devonport Services R L Ellis Plymouth Albion N Southern Plymouth Albion P J Brown Sidmouth Dick Manley Exeter E J Bonner Exeter M Rhodes Wilmslow S A Martin Old Birkonians K Nelson Sale Bill Patterson (capt) Sale D Staniford New Brighton F G Griffiths Sale I J Tomkins New Brighton R S Cooper New Brighton A L Hart New Brighton F J Herbert Sale C S Stafford Royal Navy M R M Evans Wilmslow J T Billington New Brighton J Crowe Birkenhead Park Laurie Rimmer Old Birkonians & Bath Final Replay 8 April 1961 Cheshire 5–3 Devon Nelson Griffiths Thorning Upper Park, Birkenhead Park A E R Cotterill (Shrewsbury R S) John Scott Birkenhead Park & Harlequins S A Martin Old Birkonians K Nelson Sale Bill Patterson (capt) Sale D Staniford New Brighton F G Griffiths Sale I J Tomkins New Brighton R S Cooper New Brighton A L Hart New Brighton F J Herbert Sale P H Oulton Birkenhead Park M R M Evans Wilmslow Laurie Rimmer Old Birkonians & Bath J Crowe Birkenhead Park D Hackett Sale M Caunter Torquay Athletic M W Blackmore (capt) Barnstaple M A Pearcy Devonport Services C Evans St Lukes College P Thorning Torquay Athletic M P Arscott Rosslyn Park K A Hopper Exeter M Tait Plymouth Albion A T Taylor Plymouth Albion J E Highton Devonport Services R L Ellis Plymouth Albion N Southern Plymouth Albion P J Brown Sidmouth Dick Manley Exeter E J Bonner Exeter See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons