Bill Beaumont Cup

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Champs Cornwall see off Somerset

Cornwall………28 Somerset…….. 19 By BILL HOOPER Cornwall were pushed all the way by a valiant Somerset side with Sam Stevens’ try in the dying moments […]

Kent make winning start

By MO SHER Kent……………… 20 Hampshire…… 15 Kent opened up their campaign with a hard-fought win against Hampshire, a late try from Rafael Dutta securing […]

Henderson keeps Lancashire on road

Division 1 North Cheshire…………19pts Lancashire……. 54pts By KIERAN FREE Lancashire got off to a winning start on the road at Upper Park, Birkenhead as they […]

Durham victors on their return

Durham…………..30 Northum’land..12 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham returned to the Bill Beaumont County Championship after a four-year absence, and picked up their first victory since 2018 […]

Devon hold on to deny Berks

Berkshire……….15 Devon……………..17 By DAVID MCATEER This match was seesawed until the final two minutes when a scrum infringement penalty on Berkshire’s five metre line was […]

Marris crashes over at the death

By DAVID BALLHEIMER DIVISION 3 Berkshire ……….5 Oxfordshire ……7 OXFORDSHIRE snatched the Division Three final in the most exciting of ways with a try in […]

Cornwall take centre stage at Twickenham

By BRIAN QUINN DIVISION 1 Cheshire…………24pts Cornwall ……….37pts Champions: Cornwall celebrate with the Bill Beaumont Cup PICTURE: RFU TEAMS CHESHIRE: Barlow, Walsh, Titherington, Robins, Cartmill, […]

Carter stars as Somerset turn on the power

By NATHAN EDWARDS DIVISION 2   Somerset …………..36 Staffordshire……..20 CHARLIE Carter’s Twickenham brace helped Somerset win the Division Two trophy. Somerset’s strong first half was […]

Dixon sets lively Cumbria on way

By MUHAMMED SHER Warwickshire…….. 14 Cumbria……………….43 A CARE-FREE Cumbria side cut loose against Warwickshire, bringing their campaign to a conclusion in some style with a […]

Streetwise Cornwall back for more glory

By BRIAN QUINN Hertfordshire.. 24pts Cornwall………… 50pts CORNWALL will contest yet another County Championship Final at Twickenham next month after out-muscling Hertfordshire. For most of […]

McCafferty treble goes unrewarded

By TRP REPORTER Dorset & Wilts…….56 Essex County……… 12 JOSH McCafferty’s hattrick wasn’t enough for Dorset and Wilts RFU as they narrowly missed out on […]

Charlie has all the Bunting out

By SAQIB SAGIR Cumbria……………….24 Staffordshire……… 31 STAFFORDSHIRE took the honours with victory at Cumbria in their opening Division Two clash. There was no sign of […]

Midlands ease their way home

By NATHAN EDWARDS East Midlands……. 41 Warwickshire……..24 EAST Midland battled past Warwickshire to pick up an opening day victory in division two of the competition. […]

Sturgess inspires opening triumph

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Lancashire……..52pts Leicestershire… 14pts PAUL Arnold was happy with the performance of his Lancashire side as they beat Leicestershire convincingly by eight tries […]

Somerset make intentions clear

By IVOR SMITH Essex…………………… 15 Somerset……………..69 AN EMPHATIC final score of 69-15 has sent out a clear message to Somerset’s rivals in the second division […]

Bill Beaumont County Championship

Berkshire……….37 Middlesex…….. 21 SIX unanswered second-half tries from Berkshire saw a remarkable comeback. Middlesex had stretched away in the first period, replying to an early […]

Cant’s heroes to the fore for Kent

By TIM ALLEN Hampshire……26 Kent ………………35 ON a warm sunny afternoon at Hooks Lane, home of Havant RFC, Hampshire hosted Kent, brimming with National 1 […]

Counties hold on as Bird lets it slip

By STEVE JACKSON East Counts….28 N’umberland ..27 EASTERN Counties finished their season with a bonus-point victory over Northumberland at the Haberden but were made to […]

Birkenhead boost for Cheshire final

By FEARGAL BRENNAN Cheshire……….52 Durham …………..7 CHESHIRE stormed into the final of the 2019 Bill Beaumont Cup with a dominant display against rivals Durham in […]

Sandal props up derby day win

By TOM BULMER Northumbe’d ..35 Durham …………17 BEN Sandal crossed for two tries as Northumberland ran out comfortable winners over Durham. The hosts took the […]

Seventh heaven for on-fire Lancs

By STEVE JACKSON A SEVEN-TRY secondhalf salvo saw Lancashire comfortably overcome Eastern Counties at Grantchester Road despite the hosts’ resolute defence in the first half. […]

Mugford holds his nerve at death

Devon …………..30 Hampshire……27 By SARA RAINE PLYMOUTH Albion flyhalf Dan Mugford kicked a penalty from the halfway line with the last play of the game […]

Yorkshire off to a rampaging start

■ By ANDREW SMITH Yorkshire …59 N’umberland …3 YORKSHIRE got their County Championship campaign of to a flying start. A hat-trick of tries from Rotherham […]