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Kent show true grit to hold firm

26 May 2024 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Kent………………………34 Cornwall………………33 KENT continued their defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup with victory over Cornwall at Charlton Park, despite being reduced to […]

Yorkshire set up shootout with rivals Lancashire

26 May 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Somerset……….. 31pts Yorkshire………..33pts YORKSHIRE secured a vital win in this Bill Beaumont Cup thriller to set up a winner take all showdown […]

I agree, bring back England Counties

19 May 2024 0 comments

Agree with Surrey coach Marc Bertrand’s views last week on the Bill Beaumont Cup and the need to bring back England Counties. In ‘the good […]

Holders Kent are back in business

19 May 2024 0 comments

By JOSH THOMAS Hampshire…….. 30pts Kent…………………32pts KENT began their defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup with a thrilling victory over Hampshire. The reigning champions, who […]

Oxfordshire in charge

12 May 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Division 2 round-up IT was the opening weekend of the Bill Beaumont Cup and the return of county rugby, all competing for […]

Sussex and Essex set up deciding clash

14 May 2023 0 comments

Bill Beaumont Cup By MO SHER Division 3 round-up ESSEX and Sussex both picked up back-to-back wins in Pool Two to set up a winner-takes-all-clash […]

Major changes set for County Champs

5 March 2023 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK THIS season’s County Championships will feature numerous changes which the RFU believe will enhance player experience. Following the County Championship review, and […]

Cornwall fear for future of County Cup

19 June 2022 0 comments

CORNWALL chairman Dave Saunter is proud to have secured a trophy treble this season but fears the County Championship’s days could be numbered. Cornwall’s men […]

Cornwall take centre stage at Twickenham

5 June 2022 0 comments

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, […]

Shepherd guides his flock past Hampshire

15 May 2022 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Cornwall………..78 Hampshire……. 12 CORNWALL began the defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup in champion fashion with a emphatic win against Hampshire. An […]

Mark Nelson: Thriving county scene is beneficial to all

13 March 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Fylde and Lancashire coach Mark Nelson is furious about the RFU cutting the County Championship’s funding and hopes county rugby can […]

County Championship reaches crossroads

18 April 2021 1 comment

The County Championship is at real risk of being axed by the RFU, with a survey commissioned seeking input from coaches and players

Ambition? Lansdown should ask Ealing!

31 May 2020 0 comments

STEVE Lansdown wants to ring fence the Premier League so that the clubs can get their finances in order. Well, we’ve had over 20 years […]

Unfair endurance test

20 October 2019 0 comments

THE date of the Bill Beaumont Cup final is linked with the England XV v Barbarians game on June 21. This will mean that any […]

My players love pulling on their NO county shirt

4 August 2019 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: email: [email protected] I HAVE heard and read some comments regarding the Bill Beaumont County Championship that I can’t let go unanswered. […]

England could axe Baa-Baas for another Wales Test

21 July 2019 2 comments

■By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDare considering squeezing yet another match against Wales into their schedule for what could be a fifth ‘Test’ between the neighbours in […]

TRP’s National Two North Dream Team 2018-19

23 May 2019 0 comments

Tynedale, Sheffield Tigers, Preston Grasshoppers all represented, along with champions Hull Ionians

Sussex & Essex produce fine fight backs

13 May 2018 1 comment

Division Three Round-up By JASON TAMS RENE Pavlides left it late to go over as Sussexproduced an outstanding comeback to down Berkshire in Division Three […]

Euskarians 19 E Counties 61

11 June 2017 2 comments

THE tour of Spain kicked off with a convincing victory over the Basque side Euskarians in San Sebastian on June 1. The Counties squad, who […]

High-flying Caldy earn the bragging rights after taking league by storm

28 May 2017 0 comments

Threat: Sale flier Jack Moorhouse CALDY were beaten just twice all season as they earned promotion to National League One with a very impressive campaign […]

Hants all set for a thrilling final with Leicester

21 May 2017 0 comments

Division Two Round-up By TRP REPORTER HAMPSHIREand Leicestershire will face off at Twickenham for the County Championship Plate next Sunday after topping their respective Bill […]

East Mids end on a high to seal third

21 May 2017 0 comments

By JEREMY TYRRELL East Mids 36 N’humberland 14 EAST Midlands signed off their Bill Beaumont Cup campaign with a comfortable home victory over Northumberland at […]

Super Sam on form in Glos rout

21 May 2017 1 comment

By TONY FIELDING Gloucs 56 Surrey 12 SAM Goatley scored a hat-trick as Gloucestershire ended their Bill Beaumont Cup on a high with a comfortable […]

Thrilling draws are the order of the day

14 May 2017 1 comment

Division Two Round-up By CHARLIE PARKER THERE were shared spoils aplenty in Divsion Two of the Bill Beaumont Cup as Warwickshire and North Midlands played […]

Durham, Hants go on ruthless rampage

7 May 2017 0 comments

Division Two Round-up By PHIL SMITH DURHAM and Hampshire each racked up 62 points as they began their Bill Beaumont Cup campaigns in fine style. […]

Lutui’s two spark Midlands revival

7 May 2017 0 comments

By JEREMY TYRRELL E Counties 21 East Mids 24 EAST MIDLANDS came from 21-10 down to earn a narrow victory over Eastern Counties in their […]

Maul to play for as Lancs hold on

7 May 2017 3 comments

By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Lancashire 48 N’humberland 26 LANCASHIRE held off Northumberland in a nervy finish to open their Bill Beaumont Cup campaign with a win. […]

Four-star Goatley on fire for Gloucs

7 May 2017 0 comments

By TONY FIELDING Gloucs 55 Devon 12 CINDERFORD’S Sam Goatley scored four tries as Gloucestershire scored 35 unanswered secondhalf points to ease past Devon in […]

Young Gun: Alex Gallagher: Blackheath fly-half

14 November 2014 1 comment

Blackheath were the first English club to have a World Cup winner in their ranks with John Gallagher and, 20 years on, his son Alex […]

Young Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop

11 July 2014 0 comments

Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do when he turned up […]

Jeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful

25 April 2014 0 comments

There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on the resolution of next […]