1894β95 County Championship | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Date | October 1894 - March 1895 |
Champions | Yorkshire (6th title) |
The 1894β95 Rugby Union County Championship was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. [1]
Yorkshire won the competition for the sixth time, defeating Cumberland in the decisive tie of the Championship Series. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Division | Winners |
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South-western group | Devon |
South-eastern group | Midland Counties |
North-western group | Cumberland |
North-eastern group | Yorkshire |
South-western group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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Devon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 6 |
Somerset | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
Gloucestershire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Cornwall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 0 |
17 November 1894 |
Cornwall | 8 β 16 (5 β 3) | Somerset |
Try: Triggs Paige Con: Viant | Try: Mermagen Westcott Gilmore Woods Drop: McLier |
Penzance Attendance: 1200 Referee: Fred Hall |
8 December 1894 |
Gloucestershire | 8 β 3 (5 β 3) | Cornwall |
Try: Bowley c Lockyer Con: Hames | Pen: Tarbutt |
Kingsholm, Gloucester |
8 December 1894 |
Somerset | 5 β 8 (0 β 5) | Devon |
Try: Mermagen Con: Woods | Try: Stoyle Sowden Con: Hocken |
Weston Attendance: 5000 |
Date | Venue | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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29 Jan | Coventry | Midland Counties | Devon | 5-5 |
11 Feb | Leicester | Midland Counties | Yorkshire | 2-2 |
6 Mar | Plymouth | Devon | Yorkshire | 3-8 |
14 Mar | Workington | Cumberland | Midland Counties | 10-0 |
21 Mar | Carlisle | Cumberland | Devon | 7-3 |
27 Mar | Manningham | Yorkshire | Cumberland | 5-3 |
27 March 1895 |
Yorkshire | 5β3 | Cumberland |
Try: Parkin Con: Lorimer | Try: Moore |
Manningham, Bradford Referee: J Ashton (Lancashire) |
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