1926–27 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1926–27 Rugby Union County Championship was the 34th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1][2][3]

1926–27 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsKent (3rd title)
Runners-upLeicestershire

Kent won the competition for the third time after defeating Leicestershire in the final.[4][5]

Final

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12 March 1927
Kent22–12Leicestershire
Try: Hodgson, Bryan, Kendall (2), Eyres
Con: Kemp (2)
Pen: Kemp
Try: Buckingham
Con: Prentice
Pen: Prentice
Drop: Sambrook
Rectory Field, Blackheath
Referee: W H Jackson (Camborne)


Jack HubbardHarlequins
Cliff GibbsHarlequins
J T KempBlackheath
W E W KendallBlackheath
G J BryanArmy
A F Hamilton-SmytheBlackheath
Arthur YoungBlackheath
F W R Douglas (capt)Richmond
J W CuthbertRoyal Naval College, Greenwich
J N YoungOld Blues
William PrattenBlackheath
P ChichesterBlackheath
C J W HodgsonOld Blues
Wallace EyresRoyal Naval College, Greenwich
G A C HamiltonRichmond & Cambridge University
L C SambrookLeicester
W E FarndonLeicester
M S HoldenLeicester
O C BrysonLeicester
R A BuckinghamLeicester
F WoodLeicester
H D GreenleesLeicester
L W BurtonLeicester
Doug Prentice (capt)Leicester
D J NormanLeicester
E G ColemanLeicester
A H GreenwoodLeicester
T H BriersLeicester
N T ThorneloeLeicester
Norman CoatesLeicester

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, 12 Mar. 1927, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ""Rugby Football." Times, 14 Mar. 1927, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.