1983–84 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1983–84 Thorn EMI County Championship England Gloucestershire 15 Somerset 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 84th 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 2019-03-17 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Gloucestershire won their 15th title after defeating Somerset in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9VSyk4 Hands,, David. "Rugby Union: Decision And Reaction As Expected." Times, 31 Mar. 1984, p. 29 Times Digital Archives First Round Pos First Division Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 0 64 25 62 Yorkshire 3 2 0 1 44 41 43 Northumberland 3 1 0 2 4639 24 Surrey 3 0 0 3 1765 0 Pos First Division Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1 Somerset 33 0 0 52 39 62 Middlesex 3 2 0 1 72 30 43 Lancashire 3 1 0 2 55 59 24 Devon 3 0 0 3 3990 0 Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 26 Nov Kingsholm Gloucestershire Middlesex 13-12 26 Nov Somerset Yorkshire Final 31 March 1984 Gloucestershire 36–18 Somerset Morley (2) Barnes, Harding, Hogg Barnes (3) Barnes (2) Rees Palmer Palmer (4) Twickenham Fred Howard (Lancashire) 15 Phil Cue Bristol 14 Alan Morley Bristol 13 Ralph Knibbs Bristol 12 Simon Hogg Bristol11 Richard Mogg Gloucester10 Stuart Barnes Bristol9 Richard Harding Bristol1 Malcolm Preedy Gloucester2 Steve Mills Gloucester 3 Phil Blakeway Gloucester 4 John Orwin Gloucester 5 John Fidler Gloucester 6 John Gadd Gloucester7 Mike Rafter (capt) Bristol8 Bob Hesford BristolReplacements:16 Kevin White Gloucester 17 T Davis Stroud 18 Mike Teague Gloucester 19 Dave Sorrell Bristol 20 Gordon Sargent Gloucester21 Steve Boyle Gloucester 15Charles Ralston Bath 14 David Trick Bath 13John Palmer Bath 12Alun Rees Bath 11 Paul Simmons Bath10 John Horton (capt) Bath 9 Chris Stanley Bath 1 Chris Lilley Bath2 Greg Bess Bath 3 Maurice 'Richard' Lee Bath 4 Peter Stiff Bristol5 Ronnie Hakin Bath 6 Jon Hall Bath7 Roger Spurrell Bath8 Paul Simpson BathReplacements:16 N Hopkins Weston-super-Mare 17 Keith Prosser Bath 18 P Norris Bridgwater 19 S Bagg Weston-super-Mare 20 Nigel Redman Bath21 Paul Turner Bath See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons