1922–23 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsSomerset (1st title)
Runners-upLeicestershire

The 1922–23 Rugby Union County Championship was the 30th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1][2][3]

Somerset won the competition for the first time after defeating Leicestershire in the final.[4][5][6]

Semifinals

Date Venue Team one Team two Score
SomersetKent12-5

Final

14 April 1923
Somerset8-6 (HT 8-3)Leicestershire
Try: Jervis, Meine rugby ball
Con: Gaisford		Try: Smallwood, Burton rugby ball
Bridgwater Albion ground
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T H Vile (Newport)


W F GaisfordClifton & St Bartholomews's
Dr F MeineEdinburgh University & Bath
E HammettBlackheath
A ThomsonNavy & Wellington
S ConsidineBath
E EsbesterClifton
J Jarvis (capt)Bridgwater
H VowlesBath
A J SpriggsBridgwater
J ReedBridgwater
P LewisBridgwater
W SheppardBath
C ManningsBath
L BisgroveBath
F SpriggsBlackheath
L SambrookLeicester
C BurtonNottingham
A SmallwoodLeicester
N CoatesLeicester
Percy LawrieLeicester
Teddy HaselmereLeicester
Tim TaylorLeicester
G GermanLeicester
G WardLeicester
J E DaviesLeicester
C CrossLeicester
Doug NormanLeicester
N ThoreloeLeicester
H SharrattLeicester
H GriersonRosslyn Park

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1976) [1975]. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. 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. ↑ "Rugby Football, Times, 14 Apr. 1923, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ↑ "1990s". Clifton RFC.
  6. ↑ ""Rugby Results." Times, 16 Apr. 1923, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
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