England Counties XV explained

Country:England
Union:Rugby Football Union
Emblem:Red Rose
Captain:Keith Laughlin (Blaydon)
Coach:Mark Luffman (Forwards coach)
Bigwin:108–10 v Korea President's XV (2009)
Bigloss:27–57 v Scotland Club XV (2016)
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England Counties XV is a representative rugby union team, formed in 2002, open to English players who play in the County Championship and the third tier (and below) of the English rugby union system.[1] Players from the Premiership and RFU Championship are ineligible.[2] [3]

2019 matches

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
17 JuneGeorgia XVKutaisiW28 – 15[4]
211 JuneGeorgia XVAvchala Rugby Stadium, TbilisiL23 – 24[5]

2018 matches

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
11 JuneCSM BucureștiW41 – 17[6]
25 JuneRomania AW41 – 5[7]
38 June Romania AW31 – 20[8]

2017 matches

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
124 FebruaryScotland Club XVBillesley Common, BirminghamW45 – 28[9]
217 MarchIreland Club InternationalTemple Hill, Ballintemple, CorkW34 – 26[10] [11]
331 MayEuskariansSan SebastiánW61 – 19[12]
43 JuneSpainGuadalajaraW45 – 28[13] [14] [15]

2016 matches

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
126 FebruaryScotland Club XVNetherdale, GalashielsL27 – 57[16]
211 MarchFrance Federale XVRectory Field, BlackheathW32 – 3[17]
33 JuneBC BearsKlahanie Park, West VancouverW41 – 0[18] [19]
47 JunePrairie Wolf PackRugby Park, CalgaryW67 – 10[20]
511 JuneOntario BluesFletcher's Fields, TorontoW73 – 0[21]

2015 matches

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
127 FebruaryScotland Club XVWoodlands Memorial Ground, Lytham St AnnesW37 – 3[22]
220 MarchFrance Federale XVStade Francis-Rongiéras, PérigueuxW24 – 15[23]
35 JuneCSM BucureștiStadionul Arcul de Triumf, BucharestW28 – 16[24]
49 JuneRomania AStadionul Arcul de Triumf, BucharestW28 – 20[25]

The England Counties squad for the tour of Romania was:[26]

Forwards: Matthew Beesley (Wharefdale & Cheshire), David Laverick (Hull Ionians & Yorkshire), Stephen Johnson (Hull Ionians & Yorkshire), Craig Williams (Redruth & Cornwall), Andrew Berry (Old Albanians & Hertfordshire), Brett McNamee (Old Albanians & Hertfordshire), Samuel Wilkes (Cinderford & Gloucestershire), Ben Hilton (Launceston & Cornwall), Christopher Wearmouth (Blaydon& Durham), George Oram (Blackheath & Kent), Keith Laughlin (Blaydon & Northumberland), Gavin Jones (Blaydon & Yorkshire), Evan Stewart (Fylde & Lancashire), Harry Bate (Blaydon & Northumberland), Nyle Davidson (Caldy & Cheshire).

Backs: William Crow (Dorking & Surrey), Matthew Shepherd (Launceston & Cornwall), Alexander Gallagher (Blackheath & Kent), Sebastian Rodwell (London Irish Wild Geese & Gloucestershire), James Spiers (Old Albanians & Hertfordshire), Samuel Winter (Bishop Stortford & Hertfordshire), Leo Fielding (Cinderford & Gloucestershire), Albert Portsmouth (Cambridge & Eastern Counties), Nevaro Codlin (Coney Hill & Gloucestershire), Jordan Dorrington (Fylde & Lancashire), Henry Robinson (Darlington Mowden Park & Hertfordshire), Michael Wilcox (Cinderford & Gloucestershire).

2014 matches

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
131 JanuaryFrance Federale XVNeversL15 – 16[27]
221 FebruaryIreland Club XVNorthern Echo Arena, DarlingtonL22 – 23[28]
34 JuneEmerging GeorgiaTbilisiW48 – 23[29]
48 JuneEmerging GeorgiaRustavi Stadium, TbilisiW15 – 14[30]

2013 matches

The England Counties squad for the Belgium tour in June 2013 was:

Forwards: Harry Broadbent (Caldy & Cheshire)Royce Cadman (Hull Ionians & Yorkshire)Mark George* (Stourbridge & Gloucestershire)Matt Hall* (Blaydon & Northumberland)Michael Hill (Birmingham Bees and North Midlands) Ben Hilton* (Launceston & Cornwall)Steve Hipwell (Cambridge & Eastern Counties)Darren Jacques* (Redruth & Cornwall)Robbie Kalbraier* (Blaydon & Northumberland)Adam Kettle (Doncaster & Cheshire)James Lindfield (Blackheath & Kent)Brett McNamee (Old Albanian & Hertfordshire)Tom Stradwick* (Blackheath & Kent)Chris Wearmouth*(Blaydon & Durham)

Backs: Drew Cheshire (Luctonians & North Midlands)Nevaro Codlin (Cinderford & Gloucestershire)Chris Hallam (Doncaster & Yorkshire)Chris Harris (Tynedale & Northumberland)Matt Heeks* (Rosslyn Park & Eastern Counties)Chris Johnson

Rhys Owen (Loughborough & North Midlands)Heath Stevens (Plymouth & East Midlands)Sean Taylor (Preston & Lancashire)Ollie Thomas* (Moseley & North Midlands)Nielson Webber (Launceston & Cornwall)Jim Wigglesworth* (Cambridge & Yorkshire) *Capped by the England Counties[31] [32]

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
18 FebruaryIreland Club XVTemple Hill, CorkL20 – 30[33] [34]
222 FebruaryFrance FederaleTrailfinders Sports Ground, EalingW27 – 7[35]
312 JuneBelgium President's SelectKituro Rugby Club, BrusselsW78 – 0[36]
416 JuneStade Leburton, TubizeW57 – 5[37]

The England Counties squad for the February matches was:Forwards Dave Allen (Blackheath); Tom Fidler (Cambridge); Mark George (Stourbridge); Matt Hall (Blaydon); James Inglis (Esher); Billy Johnson (Old Albanian); Robbie Kalbraier (Blaydon); Alex Loney (Fylde); Sam Shires (Ealing Trailfinders); Ollie Stedman (Tynedale); Will Warden (Richmond); Ben West (Cinderford).Backs Jack Adams (Cinderford); Lewis Barker (Coventry); Scott Barrow (Fylde); Nev Edwards (Rosslyn Park); Chris Elder (Esher); Matt Heeks (Rosslyn Park); Peter Hodgkinson (Ealing Trailfinders); Will Hurrell (Stourbridge); Ollie Marchon (Old Albanian); Rory Teague (Blackheath).[38]

2012 Tour of East Africa

The team toured East Africa in early June 2012.[39] While there they played a match against the East Africa rugby union team[40] which, though established in 1950 and having previously faced the British Lions (twice), the Springboks, Wales and the Barbarians, was playing its first fixture in almost exactly 30 years The tour was designed to aid this region re-ignite its rugby heritage.

2012 Matches
DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
116 MarchUlster Bank International TeamLightfoot Green, PrestonWon34 – 16[41]
25 JuneUgandan BarbariansKampalaWon 66 – 13 [42]
39 JuneElgon WarriorsKampala Won 39 – 5 [43]
416 JuneElgon WarriorsWon 34 – 14 [44]
The England Counties squad was: Forwards Rob Baldwin (Wharfedale & Yorkshire)Joe Bonner*^ (Blackheath & Kent)Richard Boyle^ (Newcastle Falcons & Northumberland)James Cleverly (Blackheath & Kent)David Dickinson* (Tynedale & Northumberland)Billy Johnson (Unattached & Hertfordshire)James Lindfield (Westcombe Park & Kent)Dave Marwick (Stockport & Cheshire)Louis McGowan*^ (Sedgley Park & Lancashire)Ben Pons (Moseley & North Mids)Gareth Rawlings (Fylde & Lancashire)Jared Saunders (Saracens & Hertfordshire)Craig Voisey^ (Moseley & North Mids)Sam Wilkes* (Cinderford & Gloucestershire)BacksChris Briers*^ (Fylde & Lancashire)Will Burton (Luctonians & North Mids)Phil Chesters

Steve Hamilton^ (Unattached & Yorkshire)Peter Hodgkinson*^ (Ealing & Cheshire)Toby Howley-Berridge (Unattached & Eastern Counties)Stefan Liebenberg* (Bedford & Hertfordshire)Harry Peck*^ (Tynedale & Northumberland)Jack Smales^ (Nevers & Northumberland)Rory Teague (Cinderford & Gloucestershire)Tom Wheatcroft* (Ealing & Warwickshire)Jim Wigglesworth (Hull & Yorkshire)Players on standbyRob Schillachi^ (Hertford & Hertfordshire); Jamie Salter (Launceston & Cornwall); Chris Wearmouth* (Blaydon & Durham); Gavin Jones (Blaydon & Yorkshire); Philip Woodhead* (Wharfedale & Yorkshire); Tyson Lewis (Plymouth & Devon)

[45]

2011 Tour of Spain

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
  1. Madrid XV
Match 15 JuneMadrid XVMadridWon53 – 24[46]
  1. Castilla Leon Union XV
Match 28 JuneCastilla Leon Union XVSalamancaWon104 – 10[47]
  1. Spain XV
Match 311 JuneSpainEstadio Pepe Rojo, ValladolidWon55 – 6[48]

The England Counties squad was:Forwards: Rob Baldwin (Wharfedale & Yorkshire), Daegan Beaumont (Worthing & Sussex), Richard Boyle (Tynedale & Northumberland), Matt Hall (Blaydon & Northumberland), Ben Hilton (Launceston & Cornwall), Martin Kent (Macclesfield & Cheshire), Aaron Myers (Westoe & Durham), Steve Pape (Rosslyn Park & Somerset), Jack Preece (Birmingham Solihull & Gloucestershire), Rob Schillaci (Hertford & Hertfordshire), Ben Sparks (Stourbridge & Gloucestershire), Tom Stradwick (Henley & Kent), Tommy Taylor (Sale Jets & Cheshire), Craig Voisey (Moseley & North Midlands), Gavin Woods (Caldy & Cheshire).Backs: Oliver Brennand (Fylde & Lancashire), Gareth Collins (Leicester Lions & Warwickshire) (Captain), Steve Hamilton (Rotherham & Kent), Peter Hodgkinson (Ealing & Cheshire), Tom Hughes (Preston Grasshoppers & Lancashire), Cameron Mitchell (Plymouth Albion & North Midlands), Charlie Mulchrone (Macclesfield & Cheshire), Fergus Mulchrone (unattached & Cheshire), Harry Peck (Tynedale & Northumberland), Aaron Penberthy (Redruth & Cornwall), Ollie Thomas (Moseley & North Midlands), Curtis Wilson (Leeds & Yorkshire).[49]

England Counties have met the Spanish national side once previously. Both took part in a FIRA Festival in southwestern France in 2007, when the Counties were 21–15 winners in Morlaàs.

2010 Tour of Canada

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 14 JuneThe RockSwilers RFC, St John's, NewfoundlandWon20 – 6
Match 28 JuneOntario BluesCrusader Park, Oakville, TorontoWon32 – 26
Match 316 JuneBritish Columbia BearsKlahanie Park, West VancouverWon 46 – 7
[1]

2009 Tour of Korea and Japan

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 15 JuneKorea President's XVSeongnam Stadium, SeoulWon108 – 10[50]
Match 2 8 JuneEast JapanEdogawa Stadium, TokyoWon67 – 31[51]
Match 312 JuneYamaha JubiloYamaha Resort, TsumagoiWon36 – 20[52]
[53]

2008 FIRA/AER Rugby Festival in France

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 17 SeptemberRussiaStade Marius Lacoste, FleuranceWon76 - 10[54]
Match 2 11 SeptemberSpainStade des Cordeliers, MorlaasWon21 – 15[55]
Match 313 SeptemberStade Municipal, Saint-Paul-lès-DaxDrew21 – 21[56]

2008 Tour of USA and Canada

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 16 JuneUSA Eagles ANew YorkWon26 – 3[57]
Match 2 9 JuneUSA Eagles ANew YorkWon31 – 16[58]
Match 312 JuneCommunity Athletic Complex, Chatham-KentWon31 - 6[59]

2007 tour of Russia

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 17 JuneRugby team of KrasnoyarskCentral StadiumWon27 – 19
Match 212 JuneVVA-PodmoskovieMonino StadiumWon15 – 35
Match 316 JuneRussiaSlava Stadium, MoscowWon23 – 21
[60] The England Counties squad was Forwards: Neil Spence (Yorkshire & Bradford & Bingley), Chris Rainbow (Hertfordshire & Newbury), Mike Blakeburn (Surrey & Esher), Chris Morgan (Somerset & Newbury), Gregor Hayter (Oxfordshire & Newbury), James Winterbottom (Middlesex & Henley), David Campton (Warwickshire & Coventry), Alex Davidson (North Midlands & Pertemps Bees), James Tideswell (North Midlands & Stourbridge), Carl Rimmer (Warwickshire & Coventry), Tim Mathias (Devon & Plymouth Albion), Liam Wordley (Staffordshire & Henley), Glenn Cooper (Somerset & Newbury), Duncan Cormack (Surrey & Esher) captain. Backs: Oliver Viney (Lancashire & Preston Grasshoppers), Frankie Neale (Kent & Blackheath), Tom Jarvis (Gloucestershire & Lydney), Hamish Smales (Northumberland & Tynedale), Chris Malherbe (Yorkshire & Wharfedale), Aaran Cruickshank (Devon & Plymouth Albion), Mark Bedworth (Yorkshire & Wharfedale), Scott Rawlings (Staffordshire & Manchester), Mark Woodrow (Gloucestershire & Doncaster), Matthew Leek (Surrey & Esher), Paul Knight (Gloucestershire & Moseley), Chris Pilgrim (Cheshire & Loughborough University).

England Counties under-20

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreReference
Match 16 May 2011Scotland under-20West Park, LeedsLost15 – 18
Match 24 May 2012Scotland under-20University Park, St Andrews UniversityLost16 – 33Report
Match 315 May 2013Georgia under-20 Select XVShevardeni High Performance Centre, TbilisiWon16 – 14Report
Match 418 May 2013Georgia under-20Shevardeni High Performance Centre, TbilisiWon25 – 13Web site: England Counties U20s make it two from two in Georgia . Rugby Football Union . 26 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622165211/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/may/news-articles/200513_counties_u20 . 22 June 2013 .
Match 524 May 2014Georgia under-20Volac Park, CambridgeLost22 – 23[61]
Match 612 June 2015Hungarian BarbariansRCH Stadium, EsztergomWon94 – 24[62]
Match 714 June 2015Hungary under-20[63]
Match 85 June 2016Russia under-20Slavia Stadium, MoscowWon19 – 14[64]
Match 98 June 2016Russia under-20Slavia Stadium, MoscowLost29 – 32[65] [66] [67]
Match 107 June 2017Holland ANational Rugby Centre, AmsterdamWon36 – 8[68]
Match 1110 June 2017Holland ARugby Club Waterland, PurmerendWon57 – 8[69] [70]
Match 1219 May 2018Georgia under-20TbilisiWon24 – 17[71] [72]
Match 1325 May 2018Georgia under-20 Development XVRustaviWon24 – 22[73]

England Counties under-18

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreRef
30 March 2016France under-18 Poles EspoirsAshbourne RFC, County MeathL[74]
2 April 2016Ireland under-18 ClubsAshbourne RFC, County MeathL[75]
12 April 2017Ireland under-18 Clubs & SchoolsAshbourne RFC, County MeathL17 – 29[76]
15 April 2017Ireland under-18 Clubs & SchoolsAshbourne RFC, County MeathL13 − 24[77]
4 April 2018Ireland Clubs and Schools U18United Services, PortsmouthW15 – 13[78]
7 April 2018Ireland Clubs and Schools U18United Services, Portsmouth

Notes and References

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  2. Nigel Walrond. Penberthy crowns wonderful season. Independent.
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  4. Web site: England Counties battle to opening win . ncarugby . 7 June 2019 . 25 May 2021.
  5. Web site: England Counties fall to late defeat in Georgia . ncarugby . 11 June 2019 . 25 May 2021.
  6. News: Newcombe. John. Long names Counties squad for Romania tour. The RugbyPaper. 506. 27 May 2018. 22.
  7. Web site: Hale . Chris . Danny Maher on England Counties' second victory in Romania . ncarugby . 6 June 2018 . 25 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Heal . Chris . England Counties end tour unbeaten . ncarugby . 11 June 2018 . 25 May 2021.
  9. Web site: England Counties overcome Scotland in Birmingham. England Rugby. 25 February 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170226131154/http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-counties-overcome-scotland-birmingham/. 26 February 2017.
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  30. News: England Counties XV clinch double over Emerging Georgia. England Rugby. 9 June 2014. 22 April 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422202609/http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-counties-clinch-double-over-emerging-georgia/. 22 April 2016.
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  36. News: England Counties make strong start in Belgium . https://archive.today/20130618031542/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/june/news-articles/140613_england_counties_belgium_win . dead . 18 June 2013 . Rugby Football Union . 17 June 2013 .
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