1978, rugby, union, county, championship, 79th, edition, england, county, championship, rugby, union, club, competition, 1978, county, championshipcountries, englandchampionsmiddlesex, title, runners, upnorthumberland, 1977, 781979, middlesex, their, seventh, . The 1978 79 Rugby Union County Championship was the 79th edition of England s County Championship rugby union club competition 1 2 1978 79 County ChampionshipCountries EnglandChampionsMiddlesex 7th title Runners upNorthumberland 1977 781979 80 Middlesex won their seventh title after defeating Northumberland in the final 3 Contents 1 First Round 2 Second Round 3 Semi finals 4 Final 5 See also 6 ReferencesFirst Round EditPos Northern Division P W D L F A Pts1 Northumberland 5 4 0 1 90 37 82 Lancashire 5 4 0 1 96 41 83 Yorkshire 5 3 0 2 75 57 64 Durham 5 2 0 3 49 76 45 Cumbria 5 1 0 4 28 74 26 Cheshire 5 1 0 4 29 82 2Pos Midlands East Division P W D L F A Pts1 Notts Lincs amp Derby 2 2 0 0 33 17 42 Leicestershire 2 1 0 1 24 26 23 East Midlands 2 0 0 2 16 30 0Pos Midlands West Division P W D L F A Pts1 Warwickshire 2 2 0 0 50 6 42 North Midlands 2 1 0 1 17 20 23 Staffordshire 2 0 0 2 6 47 0Pos London Group A P W D L F A Pts1 Middlesex 2 2 0 0 48 9 42 Kent 2 1 0 1 18 10 23 Eastern Counties 2 0 0 2 10 57 0Pos London Group B P W D L F A Pts1 Surrey 3 3 0 0 84 27 62 Sussex 3 2 0 1 41 32 43 Hertfordshire 3 1 0 2 50 62 24 Hampshire 3 0 0 3 25 79 0Pos South West Division P W D L F A Pts1 Gloucestershire 3 2 1 0 59 21 52 Cornwall 3 2 1 0 35 20 53 Somerset 3 1 0 2 20 63 24 Devon 3 0 0 3 25 35 0Pos Southern Division P W D L F A Pts1 Oxfordshire 3 3 0 0 87 39 62 Buckinghamshire 3 2 0 1 61 48 43 Berkshire 3 1 0 2 44 67 24 Dorset amp Wilts 3 0 0 3 36 74 0Second Round EditVenue Team One Team Two ScoreNewark Notts Lincs amp Derbys Warwickshire 19 12Richmond Middlesex Surrey 38 30Cheltenham Gloucestershire Oxfordshire 25 10Semi finals EditDate Venue Team One Team Two Score9 Dec Gosforth Northumberland Notts Lincs amp Derbyshire 19 69 Dec Gloucester Gloucestershire Middlesex 13 21Final Edit30 December 1978Middlesex19 6NorthumberlandTry Lambert Hess Con Charles RalstonPen Charles Ralston 3 Try Patrick Con YoungTwickenham Referee Laurie Prideaux North Midlands Charles Ralston Rosslyn ParkColin Lambert HarlequinsAlan Friell London ScottishRick Gordon London ScottishT Morrison London New ZealandT A Bryan NorthamptonAlan Lawson London ScottishAndy Ripley Rosslyn ParkAdrian Alexander HarlequinsM A H Hess RichmondChris Ralston capt RichmondBob Mordell Rosslyn ParkClint McGregor SaracensI Thomas London WelshLes Barlow Rosslyn ParkReplacements David Croydon Saracens for Gordon 39 mins Brian Patrick GosforthJim Pollock NorthernAlan MacMillan MorpethAlastair Tindle NorthernSteve Gustard capt GosforthRichard Breakey GosforthMalcolm Young GosforthRoger Uttley GosforthIain Richardson NorthernG E Longstaff NorthernSteve Bainbridge GosforthP J Gordon MorpethA D Johnson AlnwickJohn Blissett GosforthL W Smith AlnwickReplacements I Pringle Morpeth for Longstaff HT See also EditEnglish rugby union system Rugby union in EnglandReferences Edit Jenkins Vivian 1980 1979 Rothmans Rugby Yearbook Brickfield Publications Ltd pp 120 126 ISBN 0354 09087 9 English County Championship Rugby Football History The County Finals County Rugby com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 79 Rugby Union County Championship amp oldid 1131969297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,