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
S G Williams Devonport Albion
T. S. Kelly Exeter
W. 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
H 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.