1986–87 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1986–87 Thorn EMI County Championship England Yorkshire 11 Middlesex 1985–86 1987–88 The 1986–87 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 87th 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 2019-03-18 2021-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043322/https://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html dead Yorkshire won their 11th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9W5h53 hands,, david. "England wings hoping to help Yorkshire win elusive final prize." Times, 11 Apr. 1987, p. 37 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/9W5q61 hands, David. "Harrison is on song in Yorkshire's timely march to title success." Times, 13 Apr. 1987, p. 29 Times Digital Archives Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score March 14 Moseley North Midlands Yorkshire 0-24 March 14 The Stoop Middlesex Cornwall 20-18 Final 11 April 1987 Yorkshire 22–11 Middlesex Underwood (2), Buckton Adamson (2) Adamson (2) Moss, Pinnegar Fletcher 10,000 Twickenham Colin High (Manchester) 15R Adamson Wakefield 14Mike Harrison (capt) Wakefield 13 John Bentley Otley 12 John Buckton Saracens11 Rory Underwood Leicester 10 Rob Andrew Wasps 9 David Holmes Sheffield 1 Martin Whitcombe Bedford2P Sellar Hull and East Riding 3A Rice Hull and East Riding 4G Thompson Roundhay5 D Baldwin Wakefield6 S Tipping Sale 7 Peter Winterbottom Headingley8 Peter Buckton Orrell 15 Huw Davies Wasps14 Simon Smith Wasps 13 Rob Lozowski Wasps 12 C R J Smith Harlequins 11 A A Dent Harlequins 10 D M Fletcher Harlequins 9 J C Cullen Richmond 1 Paul Curtis Harlequins 2 John Olver Harlequins 3 J Thorne Richmond4 Chris Pinnegar Wasps5 J R Howe Saracens6 Mark Rigby Wasps 7 Ken Moss Wasps8 Paul Jackson (capt) Harlequins Replacements: Floyd Steadman Saracens (for Cullen)Coach: Dick Best See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons