1938–39 Rugby Union County Championship

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1938–39 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsWarwickshire (1st title)
Runners-upSomerset

The 1938–39 Rugby Union County Championship was the 46th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1][2][3]

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

Semifinals

Team one Team two Score
Warwickshire Cheshire 20-12
Somerset Hampshire 5-3

Final

11 March 1939
Somerset3-8 (HT 3-0)Warwickshire
Pen: WhiteTry: Kaye, Bruce-Lockhart rugby ball
Con: Pridmore
Weston-super-Mare
Referee: Cyril Gadney
R G Jenkins Weston-super-Mare
A V Rogers Bath
E A Thomas Somerset Police
F McRae St Mary's Hospital
S W Collett Weston-super-Mare
G I White Weston-super-Mare
D L Roberts Somerset Police
R Davies Somerset Police
S H Justin Bristol
F W Williams Somerset Police
W F Gay Bath
L H Seargeant Bristol
G M Fursland
Bridgwater
J K Watkins Royal Navy
F Goddard Taunton
H Pateman Coventry
F O Wheatley Coventry
E G L Mark Manchester
C A Pridmore Metropolitan Police
J Kaye Coventry
Rab Bruce-Lockhart
 Rugby
J L Giles Coventry
S A Walker Coventry
W Riley Nuneaton
Harold F Wheatley Coventry
E P R Bates Rugby
Arthur Wheatley Coventry
A W Seaton Coventry
A H G Purchas Coventry
C T Bloxham Nuneaton

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0362-00221-5
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  2. ^ "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
  3. ^ "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
  4. ^ "From Our Rugby Football Correspondent. "Rugby Football." Times, 11 Mar. 1939, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "From Our Rugby Football Correspondent, et al. "Sporting News." Times, 13 Mar. 1939, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
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