1905–06 Rugby Union County Championship

1905–06 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsDevon (3rd title)
Runners-upDurham

The 1905–06 Rugby Union County Championship was the 18th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1][2][3]

Devon won the competition for the third time defeating Durham in the final.[4][5] It was Durham's seventh consecutive final appearance, Adamson was carried off and taken to hospital leaving Durham with just fourteen players for the majority of the game.[6]

Final

10 March 1906
Devon16–3Durham
Try: Hosking, Odam, Kelly (2)
Con: Peters, Lillicrap		Try: Boylen
Exeter
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: E. B. Holmes (Midland Counties)
F Lillicrap Devonport Albion
C. Hosking Devonport Albion
Lieutenant de Smidt Plymouth
A. J. R. Roberts Exeter
J Odam Exeter
Raphael Jago Devonport Albion
James Peters Plymouth
Ernest Roberts (capt) R.N.E College, Dartmouth
Samuel Williams Devonport Albion
T. S. Kelly Exeter
William Mills Devonport Albion
Lieutenant George Dobbs Devonport Albion
George Northmore Cardiff
G. Lark Torquay Athletic
L. H. Smith R.N.E College, Dartmouth
N C Neilson Sunderland
Jack Wass West Hartlepool
Jack Taylor (capt) West Hartlepool
Charlie Adamson Durham City
Henry Imrie Durham City
Jimmy Sivewright Hartlepool Rovers
H Wallace West Hartlepool
Frank Boylen Hartlepool Rovers
George Carter Hartlepool Rovers
Tom Hogarth Hartlepool Rovers
J. Elliott Durham City
M Hall Westoe
Jimmy Duthie West Hartlepool
C J Stock Sunderland
Harry Havelock Hartlepool Old Boys

See also

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Vivian (1976). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. 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. ^ "County Championship, 13 March". North Devon Gazette. 1906.
  5. ^ "1906 - Durham County v Devon". Hartlepool History.
  6. ^ "Devon win, 12 March". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 1906.
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