The 1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship was the 71st edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. It would be the last season when the competition was viewed as the premier club competition because the following season would see the introduction of a National Knockout Competition .[1] [2] [3]
Surrey won their second title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.[4] [5]
First Round [ ]
Pos
Midland Group
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Warwickshire +
5
4
0
1
49
27
8
2
Leicestershire
5
4
0
1
70
46
8
3
North Midlands
5
3
1
1
54
36
7
4
East Midlands
5
1
1
3
41
70
3
5
Staffordshire
4
1
0
3
35
40
2
6
Notts, Lincs & Derby
4
0
0
4
29
59
0
+ Won play off
Pos
South-West Group
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Gloucestershire
3
3
0
0
32
11
6
2
Devon
3
2
0
1
47
29
4
3
Cornwall
3
1
0
2
25
34
2
4
Somerset
3
0
0
3
14
44
0
Pos
Southern Group
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Dorset & Wilts
4
4
0
0
8
2
Berkshire
4
1
2
1
4
3
Buckinghamshire
4
2
0
2
4
4
Oxfordshire
4
1
1
2
3
5
Hertfordshire
4
0
1
3
1
Second Round [ ]
Date
Venue
Team One
Team Two
Score
9 Jan
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Dorset & Wilts
18-3
Semi finals [ ]
Date
Venue
Team One
Team Two
Score
23 Jan
Gosforth
Northumberland
Gloucestershire
6-9
20 Feb
Twickenham
Surrey
Warwickshire
11-9
Final [ ]
Gloucestershire
3-14 (HT 0-11)
Surrey
Pen: Stephens
Try: McHarg, Novak Con: HillerPen: HillerDrop: Wright (2)
Kingsholm , Gloucestershire Referee: R F Johnson (Kent)
15
Eric Stephens
Gloucester
14
Peter Knight
Bristol & St Luke's College
13
Pat Simmons
Rosslyn Park
12
Des Diamond
Loughborough College
11
Mike Collins
Bristol
10
Jonathan Gabitass
Bristol
9
John Spalding
Gloucester
1
Robin Cowling
Gloucester
2
John Pullin
Bristol
3
Barry Nelmes
Bristol
4
Alan Brinn
Gloucester
5
N A Jackson
Gloucester
6
Charlie Hannaford
Bristol
7
Dick Smith
Gloucester
8
Dave Rollitt (capt)
Bristol
15
Bob Hiller (capt)
Harlequins
14
R C Cunis
Rosslyn Park
13
C T Gibbons
London Welsh
12
Bob Lloyd
Harlequins
11
John Novak
Harlequins
10
Ian Wright
Northampton
9
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Harlequins
1
Paddy Hinton
Richmond
2
B Russell
Richmond
3
Mike Roberts
London Welsh
4
Alastair McHarg
London Scottish
5
Geoff Evans
London Welsh
6
A M Phillips
London Welsh
7
John Taylor
London Welsh
8
Mervyn Davies
London Welsh
See also [ ]
English rugby union system
Rugby union in England
References [ ]
County Championship (rugby union) seasons
Rugby union in England
Governing body
Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU )
National teams
International competitions
Men's
World Cup
Six Nations
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Sevens World Series
Sevens Grand Prix Series
Commonwealth Games
Women's
Competition divisions
European competitions
European Rugby Champions Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup
National competitions London and South East competitions Midland competitions Northern competitions South West competitions County competitions Discontinued competitions Related articles
International players
Clubs
Churchill Cup
Calcutta Cup
Millennium Trophy
Cook Cup
Hillary Shield
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