1899–1900 Rugby Union County Championship Explained

1899–1900 County Championship
Champions:	Durham
Count:	1
Prevseason:	1898–99
Nextseason:	1900–01

The 1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship was the 12th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^[1]

Durham won the competition for the first time defeating Devon in the final.^{[2] [3]}

Final

A Richards Barnstaple S F Cooper R.N.E College T Mills Plymouth H J Vyvyan Albion H B J Taylor Newton Abbot J Jones Unattached T Dunn Torquay Athletic Charlie Thomas (capt) Barnstaple A O'Neill Torquay Athletic W Spiers Devonport Albion P Baron Sidmouth J Powell Exeter C Avery Plymouth Newton Abbot & Oxford University E W Roberts R.N.E College

J Hegg West Hartlepool W Taylor Tudhoe J Gordon Tudhoe W S Cox Sunderland E W Elliott Sunderland W Moffatt Sunderland H Gibbon Hamsteels J Frater Tudhoe J Carmidy Tudhoe A Stephenson Tudhoe G Richardson Tudhoe G Summerscales Durham City G H Lewis West Hartlepool G Simms West Hartlepool Hamm Tudhoe

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenkins, Vivian. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. 1976. 130–131. Brickfield Publications Ltd. 0362-00221-5.
2. Web site: "The Rugby Union County Championship." Times, 9 Apr. 1900, p. 12. British Library Newspaper Archives.
3. Web site: ""TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL." Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, 7 Apr. 1900. British Library Newspaper Archives.