1902–03 Rugby Union County Championship

1902–03 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsDurham (3rd title)
Runners-upKent

The 1902–03 Rugby Union County Championship was the 15th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

Durham won the competition for the third time defeating Kent in the final.[2][3][4]

Final

4 April 1903
Durham4-3Kent
Drop: Jack TaylorTry: 1 x try
Victoria Park (Hartlepool)
Bob Poole (capt)Hartlepool Old Boys
Edgar ElliotSunderland
Norman CoxSunderland
Jack TaylorWest Hartlepool
Phil ClarksonSunderland
E J JoiceyRockliff
Jack KnaggsHartlepool Rovers
Bob BradleyWest Hartlepool
Jim AutonWest Hartlepool
Joe BoothWest Hartlepool
Jimmy DuthieWest Hartlepool
George SummerscaleDurham City
T BellTudhoe
George CarterHartlepool Rovers
L HopperWestoe
J G GibsonLondon Scottish
William LlewellynLondon Welsh
Reg SkrimshireBlackheath
Arthur O'BrienGuy's Hospital
Pat McEvedyGuy's Hospital
Ted DillonHarlequins
A BrownBlackheath
T BalkwillCatford Bridge
Bernard Charles Hartley (capt)Blackheath
R. F. HobbsBlackheath
Arthur TurnerBlackheath
Charles Joseph NewboldBlackheath
William CaveBlackheath & Cambridge University
Norman SpicerOld Leysians & Cambridge University
R. H. FoxHarlequins

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1976). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. ↑ "Rugby, 6 April". Sportsman, London. 1903.
  3. ↑ "The County Championship, 6 April". Athletic News, Manchester. 1903.
  4. ↑ "1903 - Durham County v Kent". Hartlepool History.