1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship

1974–75 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Gloucestershire (12th title)
Runners-up	Eastern Counties

The 1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship was the 75th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.^[1][2][3]

Gloucestershire won their 12th title after defeating Eastern Counties in the final.^[4][5]

First Round

Pos	Northern Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Lancashire	5	5	0	0	77	36	10
2	Yorkshire	5	4	0	1	93	39	8
3	Cheshire	5	3	0	2	88	62	6
4	Northumberland	5	2	0	3	65	71	4
5	Durham	5	1	0	4	37	99	2
6	Cumberland & Westmorland	5	0	0	5	43	96	0

Pos	Midland Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Warwickshire	5	5	0	0	177	29	10
2	Notts, Lincs & Derby	5	4	0	1	112	100	8
3	North Midlands	5	3	0	2	69	71	6
4	East Midlands	5	1	0	4	49	93	2
5	Staffordshire	5	1	0	4	51	99	2
6	Leicestershire	5	1	0	4	49	115	2

Pos	South East Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Eastern Counties +	5	4	0	1	88	47	8
2	Middlesex	5	4	0	1	120	60	8
3	Surrey	5	4	0	1	90	52	8
4	Kent	5	1	1	3	73	90	3
5	Hampshire	5	1	1	3	63	83	3
6	Sussex	5	0	0	5	21	123	0

+Eastern Counties won three way play off

Pos	South-West Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Gloucestershire	3	3	0	0	46	15	6
2	Somerset	3	2	0	1	15	20	4
3	Cornwall	3	1	0	2	27	29	2
4	Devon	3	0	0	3	21	45	0

Pos	Southern Group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Hertfordshire	4	3	0	1	83	61	6
2	Berkshire	4	2	1	1	64	49	5
3	Buckinghamshire	4	2	1	1	71	66	5
4	Oxfordshire	4	2	0	2	56	57	4
5	Dorset & Wilts	4	0	0	4	40	81	0

Second Round

Team One	Team Two	Score
Gloucestershire	Hertfordshire	15-12

Semi finals

Date	Venue	Team One	Team Two	Score
22 Feb	Blundellsands	Lancashire	Eastern Counties	9-19
22 Feb	Kingsholm	Gloucestershire	Warwickshire	28-3

Final

22 March 1975

Gloucestershire	13–9	Eastern Counties
Try: Brinn, Dix Con: Butler Pen: Butler		Try: Callum Con: Wyatt Pen: Jorden

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Referee: Alan Welsby (Lancashire)

15 Peter Butler Gloucester 14 Alan Morley Bristol 13 John Bayliss (capt) Gloucester 12 Richard Jardine Gloucester 11 Stuart Dix Gloucester 10 Dave Pointon St Paul's College 9 Peter Kingston Gloucester 8 Dave Rollitt Bristol 7 John Haines Gloucester 6 John Watkins Gloucester 5 John Fidler Gloucester 4 Alan Brinn Gloucester 3 Mike Burton Gloucester 2 David Protherough Moseley 1 Barry Nelmes Cardiff Replacements: D T Crabbe Gloucester Colin Patterson Bristol University M J Nicholls Gloucester N A Jackson Gloucester E A Pinkney Gloucester

15 Tony Jorden (capt) Bedford 14 David McKay Rosslyn Park 13 Jeremy Janion Richmond 12 I Vinter Saracens 11 Derek Wyatt Bedford 10 Les Byrne Blackheath 9 Jacko Page Northampton 8 A Hollins Bedford 7 Steve Callum Upper Clapton 6 Tony Bucknall Richmond 5 Nick Martin Harlequins 4 Tony Rodgers Rosslyn Park 3 K Cairns Saracens 2 Phil Keith-Roach Rosslyn Park 1 Chris Bailward Bedford Replacements: D J Ling Ipswich T O'Hanlon Richmond J Stokoe Blackheath G Swainson Blackheath P Holden Saracens B Carter Moseley

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. "West, Peter. "Rugby Union." Times, 22 Mar. 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
5. "West, Peter. "Rugby union." Times, 24 Mar. 1975, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.