1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1970–71 County Championship England Surrey 2 Gloucestershire 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship was the 71st edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. It would be the last season when the competition was viewed as the premier club competition because the following season would see the introduction of a National Knockout Competition.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 2019-03-11 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Surrey won their second title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9Rccu1 Titley., U. A. "Hannaford awaits fitness report." Times, 6 Mar. 1971, p. 4 Times Digital Archives http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9RciV5 Titley, U. A. "Surrey's debt to a London Scot." Times, 8 Mar. 1971, p. 7 Times Digital Archives First Round Pos Northern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Northumberland 5 5 0 0 65 34 102 Lancashire 5 4 0 1 90 41 83 Cheshire 5 2 0 3 73 70 44 Yorkshire 5 2 0 3 51 51 45 Durham 5 1 0 4 22 50 26 Cumberland & Westmorland 5 1 0 4 44 99 2 Pos Midland Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Warwickshire + 5 4 0 1 49 27 82 Leicestershire 5 4 0 1 70 46 83 North Midlands 5 3 1 1 5436 74 East Midlands 5 1 1 3 41 70 35 Staffordshire 4 1 0 3 35 40 26 Notts, Lincs & Derby 4 0 0 4 29 59 0 + Won play off Pos South East Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Surrey 5 5 0 0 99 26 102 Middlesex 5 4 1 0 69 41 83 Eastern Counties 5 3 0 2 86 52 64 Kent 5 2 0 3 55 80 45 Hampshire 5 1 0 4 55 92 26 Sussex 5 0 0 5 32 105 0 Pos South-West Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 0 32 11 62 Devon 3 2 0 1 47 29 43 Cornwall 3 1 0 2 25 34 24 Somerset 3 0 0 3 14 44 0 Pos Southern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Dorset & Wilts 4 4 0 0 82 Berkshire 4 1 2 1 43 Buckinghamshire 4 2 0 2 44 Oxfordshire 4 1 1 2 35 Hertfordshire 4 0 1 3 1 Second Round Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 9 Jan Bristol Gloucestershire Dorset & Wilts 18-3 Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 23 Jan Gosforth Northumberland Gloucestershire 6-9 20 Feb Twickenham Surrey Warwickshire 11-9 Final 6 March 1971 Gloucestershire 3–14 Surrey Stephens McHarg, Novak Hiller Hiller Wright (2) Kingsholm, Gloucestershire R F Johnson (Kent) 15 Eric Stephens Gloucester 14 Peter Knight Bristol & St Luke's College 13 Pat Simmons Rosslyn Park12 Des Diamond Loughborough College 11 Mike Collins Bristol10 Jonathan Gabitass Bristol9 John Spalding Gloucester1 Robin Cowling Gloucester2 John Pullin Bristol 3 Barry Nelmes Bristol4 Alan Brinn Gloucester5 N A Jackson Gloucester6 Charlie Hannaford Bristol 7 Dick Smith Gloucester 8 Dave Rollitt (capt) Bristol 15 Bob Hiller (capt) Harlequins14 R C Cunis Rosslyn Park 13 C T Gibbons London Welsh12 Bob Lloyd Harlequins 11 John Novak Harlequins 10 Ian Wright Northampton9 Nigel Starmer-Smith Harlequins 1 Paddy Hinton Richmond 2 B Russell Richmond 3 Mike Roberts London Welsh 4 Alastair McHarg London Scottish 5 Geoff Evans London Welsh 6 A M Phillips London Welsh7 John Taylor London Welsh 8 Mervyn Davies London Welsh See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons