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1978–79 County Championship |
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Countries | England |
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Champions | Middlesex (7th title) |
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Runners-up | Northumberland |
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The 1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship was the 79th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.[1][2]
Middlesex won their seventh title after defeating Northumberland in the final.[3]
First Round[]
Pos
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Northern Division
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 |
Northumberland |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
90 |
37 |
8
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2 |
Lancashire |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
96 |
41 |
8
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3 |
Yorkshire |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
75 |
57 |
6
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4 |
Durham |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
49 |
76 |
4
|
5 |
Cumbria |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
74 |
2
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6 |
Cheshire |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
29 |
82 |
2
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Pos
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Midlands West Division
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 |
Warwickshire |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
6 |
4
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2 |
North Midlands |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
20 |
2
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3 |
Staffordshire |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
47 |
0
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Pos
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London Group B
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 |
Surrey |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
27 |
6
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2 |
Sussex |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
32 |
4
|
3 |
Hertfordshire |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
50 |
62 |
2
|
4 |
Hampshire |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
25 |
79 |
0
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Pos
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South-West Division
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 |
Gloucestershire |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
59 |
21 |
5
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2 |
Cornwall |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
35 |
20 |
5
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3 |
Somerset |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
63 |
2
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4 |
Devon |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
25 |
35 |
0
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Pos
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Southern Division
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1 |
Oxfordshire |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
39 |
6
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2 |
Buckinghamshire |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
61 |
48 |
4
|
3 |
Berkshire |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
44 |
67 |
2
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4 |
Dorset & Wilts |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
36 |
74 |
0
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Second Round[]
Venue
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Team One
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Team Two
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Score
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Newark |
Notts, Lincs & Derbys |
Warwickshire |
19-12
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Richmond |
Middlesex |
Surrey |
38-30
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Cheltenham |
Gloucestershire |
Oxfordshire |
25-10
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Semi finals[]
Date
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Venue
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Team One
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Team Two
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Score
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9 Dec |
Gosforth |
Northumberland |
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire |
19-6
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9 Dec |
Gloucester |
Gloucestershire |
Middlesex |
13-21
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Final[]
Middlesex
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19-6
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Northumberland
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Try: Lambert, Hess Con: Charles Ralston Pen: Charles Ralston (3)
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Try: Patrick Con: Young
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Twickenham Referee: Laurie Prideaux (North Midlands)
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Charles Ralston |
Rosslyn Park
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Colin Lambert |
Harlequins
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Alan Friell |
London Scottish
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Rick Gordon |
London Scottish
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T Morrison |
London New Zealand
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T A Bryan |
Northampton
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Alan Lawson |
London Scottish
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Andy Ripley |
Rosslyn Park
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Adrian Alexander |
Harlequins
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M A H Hess |
Richmond
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Chris Ralston (capt) |
Richmond
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Bob Mordell |
Rosslyn Park
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Clint McGregor |
Saracens
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I Thomas |
London Welsh
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Les Barlow |
Rosslyn Park
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Replacements:
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David Croydon |
Saracens (for Gordon 39 mins)
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Brian Patrick |
Gosforth
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Jim Pollock |
Northern
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Alan MacMillan |
Morpeth
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Alastair Tindle |
Northern
|
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Steve Gustard (capt) |
Gosforth
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Richard Breakey |
Gosforth
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Malcolm Young |
Gosforth
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Roger Uttley |
Gosforth
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Iain Richardson |
Northern
|
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G E Longstaff |
Northern
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Steve Bainbridge |
Gosforth
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P J Gordon |
Morpeth
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A D Johnson |
Alnwick
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John Blissett |
Gosforth
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L W Smith |
Alnwick
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Replacements:
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I Pringle |
Morpeth (for Longstaff HT)
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See also[]
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References[]
County Championship (rugby union) seasons |
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Rugby union in England |
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Governing body |
- Rugby Football Union
- Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)
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National teams | |
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International competitions | Men's |
- World Cup
- Six Nations
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- Sevens World Series
- Sevens Grand Prix Series
- Commonwealth Games
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Women's | |
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Competition divisions | |
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European competitions |
- European Rugby Champions Cup
- European Rugby Challenge Cup
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National competitions | |
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London and South East competitions | |
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Midland competitions | |
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Northern competitions | |
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South West competitions | |
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County competitions | |
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Discontinued competitions | |
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Related articles |
- International players
- Clubs
- Churchill Cup
- Calcutta Cup
- Millennium Trophy
- Cook Cup
- Hillary Shield
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Other | |
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Categories:
- 1978–79 in English rugby union
- County Championship (rugby union) seasons