2000–01 Rugby Union County Championship Explained
The 2000–01 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 101st edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.[1] [2]
Yorkshire won their 14th title by defeating Cornwall in the final.[3]
The competition had been devastated by the cancelling of fixtures due to flooding in 2000 and a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001, so therefore the two previous years' winners Yorkshire and Cornwall met in a challenge match to decide the Championship.[4]
Final
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| Danny Scarbrough | | Stuart Dixon | | Jon Shepherd | | Summers | | Mark Kirkby | | Rob Liley | | Dave Scully | | Simon Bunting | | John Lawn (capt) | | Rod Latham | | Cook | | Manuel | | Mark Sowerby | | Hedley Verity | | Berke | | Replacements: | | Wainwright (for Liley 72min) | | Andy Brown (for Scully 48min) | |
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| James Hawken | | Steve Larkins | | Andy Hymans | | Shane Kirman | | Adryan Winnan | | James Hendy | | Ian Sanders (capt) | | Neil Douch | | Neil Clark | | Nick Croker | | Lee Soper | | S O'Sullivan | | Ali Durant | | Ian Boase | | Laka Waqinivere | | Replacements: | | Hobson (for Croker 51min) | | Joynt (for O'Sullivan 49min) | | Coach: | | Barry Trevaskis | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: English County Championship. Rugby Football History.
- Web site: The County Finals. County Rugby.com.
- Web site: Hands, david. "Yorkshire confirm their blossoming dominance." Times, 5 June 2000, p. Times Digital Archives.
- Web site: Kirkby puts the fizz into seven-up Yorkshire. The Guardian. 28 May 2001.
