1906–07 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1906–07 County Championship England Tied Devon (4th title) Durham (5th title) 1905–06 1907–08 The 1906–07 Rugby Union County Championship was the 19th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.Jenkins Vivian Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976 1976 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 Devon and Durham won the competition after being declared joint champions following two drawn matches. It was Durham's fifth success and Devon's fourth.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8hiZj3 "Football." Times, 22 Apr. 1907, p. 6 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8hied6 "Football." Times, 15 Apr. 1907, p. 11 Times Digital Archiveshttp://www.hhtandn.org/relatedimages/6383/1907-durham-county-v-devon- 1907 - Durham County v Devon Hartlepool History It was Durham's eighth consecutive final appearance. In the final S P Start scored an injury time try for Devon to force a replay.Rugby, 13 April 1907 Morning Post Final 13 April 1907 Durham 3–3 Devon Duthie Start Victoria Park (Hartlepool) A. O. Jones (Midland Counties) D Ellwood Hartlepool Rovers W E Heal Hartlepool Rovers E M Harrison Durham City Jack Taylor (capt) West Hartlepool Fred Chapman Westoe Jimmy Sivewright Hartlepool Rovers J Thompson Hartlepool Rovers Frank Boylen Hartlepool Rovers George Carter Hartlepool Rovers Tom Hogarth Hartlepool Rovers S Brittain Hartlepool Rovers George Summerscale Durham City Jimmy Duthie West Hartlepool J Phillips Durham City Harry Havelock West Hartlepool F Lillicrap Devonport Albion C. Harvey Devonport Albion D F Moir United Services A. C. G. de Smidt Plymouth Sydney Start R.N.E College, Dartmouth Raphael Jago Devonport Albion James Peters Plymouth Ernest Roberts (capt) R.N.E College, Dartmouth T. S. Kelly London Devonians Geoffrey Roberts Exeter George Dobbs Devonport Albion Samuel Williams Devonport Albion F W Bulkely Devonport Albion William Mills Devonport Albion J Cummings Devonport Albion Final replay 20 April 1907 Devon 0-0 (HT 0-0) Durham Exeter A. O. Jones (Midland Counties) F Lillicrap Devonport Albion Rev. C. W. Moore Exeter D F Moir United Services A. C. G. de Smidt Plymouth Sydney Start R.N.E College, Dartmouth Raphael Jago Devonport Albion James Peters Plymouth Ernest Roberts (capt) R.N.E College, Dartmouth T. S. Kelly London Devonians Geoffrey Roberts Exeter George Dobbs Devonport Albion Samuel Williams Devonport Albion J Mallett Newton Abbot William Mills Devonport Albion F Knight Plymouth D Ellwood Hartlepool Rovers W E Heal Hartlepool Rovers E M Harrison Durham City Jack Taylor (capt) West Hartlepool Fred Chapman Westoe Jimmy Sivewright Hartlepool Rovers J Thompson Hartlepool Rovers Frank Boylen Hartlepool Rovers George Carter Hartlepool Rovers Tom Hogarth Hartlepool Rovers S Brittain Hartlepool Rovers George Summerscale Durham City J Phillips Durham City Jimmy Duthie West Hartlepool Harry Havelock West Hartlepool See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons