1925–26 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1925–26 Rugby Union County Championship was the 33rd edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1][2][3]

1925–26 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsYorkshire (8th title)
Runners-upHampshire

Yorkshire won the competition for the eighth time (but first for thirty years) after defeating Hampshire in the final.[4][5]

Final

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10 April 1926
Yorkshire15–14Hampshire
Try: Tetley, Myers, Caiger
Con: Macauley
Drop: Roberts
Try: Fulljames, Palmer
Con: Richmond
Pen: Richmond
Bradford
Referee: W H Jackson (Cornwall)


G HarnellWakefield
C F TetleyIlkley
Edward MyersBradford
F RobertsBradford
F T AdamsHalifax
H FletcherBramley Old Boys
H ThompsonOtley
R S WhitfieldBatley
J H EastwoodHalifax
G CaigerSedbergh
R C HartHeadingley
C H WrightonBradford
K A MacauleyBradford
H WilkinsonHalifax
B L ProctorHeadingley
Kenneth SellarUnited Services
Godfrey PalmerRichmond
O R FulljamesRosslyn Park
F E DownUnited Services & Army
M RichmondUnited Services & Navy
F M T BunneyRichmond
R M PhillipsArmy
J S ChickHarlequins & Royal Air Force
G F C BransonUnited Services & Navy
R C Forbes-BrassettRichmond
W G AgnewUnited Services
J D ClinchUnited Services & Army
Charles FaithfullUnited Services & Army
D C D RyderBlackheath
David Turquand-YoungRichmond & Army

See also

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References

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  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. ""Rugby Football." Times, 10 Apr. 1926, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ""Rugby Football." Times, 12 Apr. 1926, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.