1958–59 Rugby Union County Championship

1958–59 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Warwickshire (3rd title)
Runners-up	Gloucestershire

The 1958–59 Rugby Union County Championship was the 59th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^[1][2][3]

Warwickshire won the competition for the third time after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.^[4][5]

Final

11 April 1959

Gloucestershire	9–14	Warwickshire
Try: Watts Pen: Cripps (2)		Try: Melville (2), another Con: Cole Pen: Cole

Memorial Stadium, Bristol Referee: D M Parkes (Kent Society)

I W Sheen Gloucester M G Ellery Bristol L D Watts Bristol J Radford Bristol T W Jones Bristol A Holder Gloucester M Booth Gloucester George Hastings Gloucester John Thorne Bristol R Fowke Stroud B J Green Bristol D W Neale Bristol T E Base Bristol Gordon Cripps (capt) Bristol R A M Whyte Harlequins

D R Cook Coventry Peter Jackson Coventry G P D Morris Coventry J A Pargetter Moseley R Melville Coventry C A Hewitt Cardiff George Cole Coventry Phil Judd (capt) Coventry Bert Godwin Coventry M R McLean Coventry John Price Coventry P Judd Moseley Stan Purdy Rugby J F Gardiner Coventry R F Batsone Coventry

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. Jenkins, Vivian (1976) [1975]. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
2. "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
3. "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
4. "FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Late Climax To County Rugby." Times, 11 Apr. 1959, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.
5. "From a Staff Reporter. "Powerful Pack Again Push Warwickshire To Title." Times, 13 Apr. 1959, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.