At the end of the group stage, Cheshire overcame stiff challenges from Lancashire and Yorkshire to top Division 1 North. Although they beat Yorkshire in a razor tight game during round 2, they had to rely on the same side to beat favourites Lancashire on the final match day, before they were assured of a place in the competition final. The tournament structure was perhaps slightly unkind to Yorkshire as they had to play the top two sides, while Cheshire and Lancashire avoided playing one another. Cornwall made amends for a terrible tournament the previous year by topping Division 1 South with an resounding victory over Hertfordshire being probably the most impressive of their three wins. Again, due to the rather bizarre tournament structure the top two sides in the group did not meet, although Gloucestershire failed to get the 100% record needed to qualify for the final, thanks to a defeat against Kent.
In an incredibly tight Twickenham final Cornwall defeated Cheshire 14–12. Cornwall had a 7–0 lead at the end of the first half thanks to a solo Alex Ducker converted try (his 4th of the tournament), when a moment of madness just before half-time saw Cornish scrum-half, Jack Oulton, red carded for an off-the-ball incident. The second half was all Cheshire as they looked to get back into the game against the 14 men of Cornwall, scoring two tries to eventually take a 12–7 lead with 10 minutes remaining. With a Cheshire win looking imminent, Cornwall were awarded a penalty inside the Cheshire 22. What followed was a series of Cornwall penalties and scrums, as Cheshire were reduced to 13 men for repeated infringements as the game went into injury time. Eight minutes into injury, the ball finally left the scrum and was found by Cornwall's Seti Raumakita, who dodged several tackles to go over for a try to make it 12-12. With the last kick of the game Matthew Shepherd held his nerve to kick the conversion and win Cornwall the 2019 County Championship, and their sixth overall.[3]
The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 consists of twelve county sides, with six counties in the northern group, and six in the southern group. Each county plays three games per group, which means that certain counties get two home games, while others just the one home game. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 2 June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium. It is the top tier of county championship rugby.
Promotion into the division and relegation from it occurs every two seasons, with accumulated points taken into consideration. At the end of the 2017–18 season, East Midlands (north) and Surrey (south) were relegated due to pool results accumulated over the 2017 and 2018 competitions, although in East Midlands' case they actually took voluntary relegation due to difficulties in getting the top eligible clubs in their union to provide players for future competitions. They are replaced by Durham (north) and Hampshire (south), who were the highest ranked counties during the 2017 and 2018Division 2 competitions, with Durham being the 2018 champions.[4] This also means that there will be no promotion or relegation until the end of the 2020 competition.
Does not include final at Twickenham which is a neutral venue and involves teams from all three county divisions on the same day
County
Home Games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Cheshire
2
668
334
421
247
7%
Cornwall
1
1,780
1,780
1,780
1,780
51%
Devon
2
1,800
900
1,450
350
56%
Durham County
1
410
410
410
410
Eastern Counties
2
737
369
389
348
20%
Gloucestershire
2
634
317
384
250
13%
Hampshire
2
779
390
498
281
33%
Hertfordshire
1
350
350
350
350
Kent
1
250
250
250
250
Lancashire
1
965
965
965
965
11%
Northumberland
1
379
379
379
379
4%
Yorkshire
2
1,151
576
587
564
21%
Individual statistics
Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Statistics also include final.
Leo Fielding for Gloucestershire at home to Devon on 4 May 2019
Most tries in a match — 3 (3)
Leo Fielding for Gloucestershire at home to Devon on 4 May 2019 Tom Grimes for Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Henry Roberts for Yorkshire at home to Northumberland on 4 May 2019
Most conversions in a match — 9
Chris Johnson for Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019
Most penalties in a match — 4
Lewis Minikin for Yorkshire away to Lancashire on 18 May 2019
Most drop goals in a match — 1
Chris Johnson for Lancashire at home to Yorkshire on 18 May 2019
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^ abcdefg"Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 556. Rugby Paper Ltd. 12 May 2019. pp. 22–23 & 26.
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^"Stout defence gives Duchy winning edge". Sports Independent. The Independent. 9 June 2019. p. 37.
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For the second tier of the English Counties competition see 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 For the third tier of the English Counties competition see 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 was the 119th version of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the Rugby Football Union RFU for the top tier English counties Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system typically National League 1 National League 2 North or National League 2 South The counties were divided into two regional sections with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium Lancashire were the reigning champions having defeated Hertfordshire in the previous year s final 1 2 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1Countries EnglandDate4 May 2019 2 June 2019ChampionsCornwall 6th title Runners upCheshireMatches played19Attendance13 403 average 705 per match Highest attendance3 500Cheshire v Cornwall 2 June 2019 Lowest attendance247Cheshire v Eastern Counties 4 May 2019 Tries scored153 average 8 1 per match Top point scorerLewis Minikin Yorkshire 50 pointsTop try scorerLeo Fielding Gloucestershire Tom Grimes Lancashire Alex Ducker Cornwall 4 tries each 20182020 At the end of the group stage Cheshire overcame stiff challenges from Lancashire and Yorkshire to top Division 1 North Although they beat Yorkshire in a razor tight game during round 2 they had to rely on the same side to beat favourites Lancashire on the final match day before they were assured of a place in the competition final The tournament structure was perhaps slightly unkind to Yorkshire as they had to play the top two sides while Cheshire and Lancashire avoided playing one another Cornwall made amends for a terrible tournament the previous year by topping Division 1 South with an resounding victory over Hertfordshire being probably the most impressive of their three wins Again due to the rather bizarre tournament structure the top two sides in the group did not meet although Gloucestershire failed to get the 100 record needed to qualify for the final thanks to a defeat against Kent In an incredibly tight Twickenham final Cornwall defeated Cheshire 14 12 Cornwall had a 7 0 lead at the end of the first half thanks to a solo Alex Ducker converted try his 4th of the tournament when a moment of madness just before half time saw Cornish scrum half Jack Oulton red carded for an off the ball incident The second half was all Cheshire as they looked to get back into the game against the 14 men of Cornwall scoring two tries to eventually take a 12 7 lead with 10 minutes remaining With a Cheshire win looking imminent Cornwall were awarded a penalty inside the Cheshire 22 What followed was a series of Cornwall penalties and scrums as Cheshire were reduced to 13 men for repeated infringements as the game went into injury time Eight minutes into injury the ball finally left the scrum and was found by Cornwall s Seti Raumakita who dodged several tackles to go over for a try to make it 12 12 With the last kick of the game Matthew Shepherd held his nerve to kick the conversion and win Cornwall the 2019 County Championship and their sixth overall 3 Contents 1 Competition format 2 Participating counties and ground locations 3 Group stage 3 1 Division 1 North 3 1 1 Round 1 3 1 2 Round 2 3 1 3 Round 3 3 2 Division 1 South 3 2 1 Round 1 3 2 2 Round 2 3 2 3 Round 3 4 Final 5 Total season attendances 6 Individual statistics 6 1 Top points scorers 6 2 Top try scorers 7 Competition records 7 1 Team 7 2 Attendances 7 3 Player 8 Notes 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksCompetition format EditThe 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 consists of twelve county sides with six counties in the northern group and six in the southern group Each county plays three games per group which means that certain counties get two home games while others just the one home game The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group north and south advance to the final held on 2 June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium It is the top tier of county championship rugby Promotion into the division and relegation from it occurs every two seasons with accumulated points taken into consideration At the end of the 2017 18 season East Midlands north and Surrey south were relegated due to pool results accumulated over the 2017 and 2018 competitions although in East Midlands case they actually took voluntary relegation due to difficulties in getting the top eligible clubs in their union to provide players for future competitions They are replaced by Durham north and Hampshire south who were the highest ranked counties during the 2017 and 2018 Division 2 competitions with Durham being the 2018 champions 4 This also means that there will be no promotion or relegation until the end of the 2020 competition Participating counties and ground locations EditCounty Stadium s Capacity City AreaCheshire Heywood RoadUpper Park 3 387 Sale Greater ManchesterBirkenhead WirralCornwall The Recreation Ground 3 500 580 seats Redruth CornwallDevon Astley ParkShowground 1 800 300 in stand 1 120 120 seats Brixham DevonOkehampton DevonDurham County Ashbrooke Sunderland Tyne and WearEastern Counties The HaberdenGrantchester Road 3 000 135 seats 1 250 200 seats Bury St Edmunds SuffolkCambridge CambridgeshireGloucestershire Dockham RoadStation Road 2 5002 500 400 seats Cinderford GloucestershirePatchway BristolHampshire Gosport ParkHook s Lane 1 500 500 seats Gosport HampshireHavant HampshireHertfordshire Highfields Ware HertfordshireKent Priestfields Rochester KentLancashire Woodlands Memorial Ground 9 000 Lytham St Annes LancashireNorthumberland Kingston Park 10 200 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and WearYorkshire Wagon LaneLaund Hill 4 0002 000 1 00 seats Bingley West YorkshireHuddersfield West Yorkshire Birkenhead Cheshire Sale Cheshire Redruth Cornwall Brixham Devon Okehampton Devon Sunderland Durham Bury St Edmunds Eastern Counties Cambridge Eastern Counties Cinderford Gloucestershire Patchway Gloucestershire Gosport Hampshire Havant Hampshire Ware Hertforshire Rochester Kent Lytham St Annes Lancashire Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Bradford Yorkshire Huddersfield Yorkshire class notpageimage Locations of the 2019 Division 1 county teamsGroup stage EditDivision 1 North Edit 2019 Bill Beaumont Division 1 North TableCounty Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points1 Cheshire Q 3 3 0 0 99 52 47 2 0 142 Lancashire 3 2 0 1 150 40 110 2 1 113 Yorkshire 3 2 0 1 105 44 61 1 1 104 Northumberland 3 1 0 2 65 104 39 2 1 75 Eastern Counties 3 1 0 2 60 110 50 1 1 66 Durham County 3 0 0 3 31 160 129 0 0 0If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settledGreen background means the county qualified for the final Updated 18 May 2019Source County Championships englandrugby com Round 1 Edit 4 May 201915 00 1 BP Cheshire26 25Eastern Counties 1 BP ReportHeywood Road Sale Attendance 247Referee Michael Harris 4 May 201915 00Durham County7 73Lancashire 1 BP ReportAshbrooke Sunderland Attendance 410Referee Alan Chandrachud 4 May 201915 00 1 BP Yorkshire59 3NorthumberlandReportWagon Lane Bingley Attendance 587Referee Timothy Allatt 5 6 Round 2 Edit 11 May 201912 30 1 BP Northumberland35 17Durham CountyReportKingston Park Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance 379Referee Jamie Leahy 11 May 201915 00Eastern Counties7 57Lancashire 1 BP ReportGrantchester Road Cambridge Attendance 348Referee Richard Haughton 11 May 201915 00 1 BP Yorkshire20 21CheshireReportLaund Hill Huddersfield Attendance 564Referee James O Brien 5 7 Round 3 Edit 18 May 201915 00 1 BP Cheshire52 7Durham CountyUpper Park Birkenhead Attendance 421Referee Michael Harris 18 May 201915 00 1 BP Eastern Counties28 27Northumberland 2 BP ReportThe Haberden Bury St Edmunds Attendance 389Referee Phillip Davies 18 May 201915 00 1 BP Lancashire20 26YorkshireReportWoodlands Memorial Ground Lytham St Annes Attendance 965Referee Alexander Thomas 5 8 Division 1 South Edit 2019 Bill Beaumont Division 1 South TableCounty Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Try bonus Losing bonus Points1 Cornwall Q 3 3 0 0 112 54 58 2 0 142 Gloucestershire 3 2 0 1 127 80 47 3 0 113 Kent 3 2 0 1 98 84 14 2 1 114 Hertfordshire 3 1 0 2 66 97 31 2 0 65 Devon 3 1 0 2 64 131 67 1 0 56 Hampshire 3 0 0 3 73 94 21 1 1 2If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settledGreen background means the county qualified for the final Updated 18 May 2019Source County Championships englandrugby com Round 1 Edit 4 May 201914 30Hampshire20 29Hertfordshire 1 BP ReportGosport Park Gosport Attendance 281Referee Sam Phillips 4 May 201915 00 1 BP Gloucestershire54 14DevonReportDockham Road Cinderford Attendance 250Referee Philip Davies 4 May 201915 00 1 BP Kent21 25CornwallReportPriestfields Rochester Attendance 250Referee Andrew Wigley 9 6 Round 2 Edit 11 May 201914 30 1 BP Devon30 27Hampshire 1 BP ReportShowfield Okehampton Attendance 350Referee James Milliner Woodcock 11 May 201915 00 1 BP Cornwall37 13HertfordshireReportThe Recreation Ground Redruth Attendance 1 780Referee Dan Parrott 11 May 201915 00 1 BP Gloucestershire33 42Kent 1 BP ReportStation Road Patchway Attendance 384Referee Veryan Boscawen 9 7 Round 3 Edit 18 May 201914 30Devon20 50Cornwall 1 BP ReportAstley Park Brixham Attendance 1 450Referee Nick Wood 18 May 201915 00 1 BP Hampshire26 35Kent 1 BP ReportHook s Lane Havant Attendance 498Referee Andrew MacNeaney 18 May 201915 00 1 BP Hertfordshire24 40Gloucestershire 1 BP ReportHighfields Ware Attendance 350Referee Jonathan Cook 9 8 Final Edit2 June 201917 00Cheshire12 14CornwallReportTwickenham Stadium London Attendance 3 500 10 Referee Phil Davies 11 3 Total season attendances EditDoes not include final at Twickenham which is a neutral venue and involves teams from all three county divisions on the same dayCounty HomeGames Total Average Highest Lowest CapacityCheshire 2 668 334 421 247 7 Cornwall 1 1 780 1 780 1 780 1 780 51 Devon 2 1 800 900 1 450 350 56 Durham County 1 410 410 410 410Eastern Counties 2 737 369 389 348 20 Gloucestershire 2 634 317 384 250 13 Hampshire 2 779 390 498 281 33 Hertfordshire 1 350 350 350 350Kent 1 250 250 250 250Lancashire 1 965 965 965 965 11 Northumberland 1 379 379 379 379 4 Yorkshire 2 1 151 576 587 564 21 Individual statistics EditNote that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions penalties and drop goals Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes unused substitutes not included Statistics also include final Top points scorers Edit Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Points1 Lewis Minikin Yorkshire Hull Ionians 3 502 Leo Fielding Gloucestershire Blackheath 2 443 Chris Johnson Lancashire Huddersfield 3 344 Thomas Morton Cheshire Macclesfield 4 365 Fraser Honey Cornwall Plymouth Albion 4 29 6 7 8 3 Top try scorers Edit Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Tries1 Leo Fielding Gloucestershire Blackheath 2 4 Tom Grimes Lancashire Fylde 3 4 Alex Ducker Cornwall Camborne 4 42 Nick Hankin Hertfordshire Bishop s Stortford 2 3 Ricky McIntosh Kent Canterbury 2 3 Alex Pickersgill Kent Blackheath 2 3 Alex Ricci Hertfordshire Old Albanian 2 3 Henry Roberts Yorkshire Rotherham Titans 2 3 Tom Carleton Lancashire Fylde 3 3 Sam Goatley Gloucestershire Clifton 3 3 Brad Howe Cornwall Redruth 4 3 6 7 8 3 Competition records EditTeam Edit Largest home win 56 points59 3 Yorkshire at home to Northumberland on 4 May 2019 Largest away win 66 points73 7 Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Most points scored 73 points73 7 Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Most tries in a match 11Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Most conversions in a match 9Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Most penalties in a match 4Yorkshire away to Lancashire on 18 May 2019 Most drop goals in a match 1Lancashire at home to Yorkshire on 18 May 2019 6 7 8 3 Attendances Edit Highest 3 500Cheshire v Cornwall on 2 June 2019 Final Lowest 247Cheshire at home to Eastern Counties on 4 May 2019 Highest Average Attendance 1 780Cornwall Lowest Average Attendance 250Kent 6 7 8 3 Player Edit Most points in a match 29 Leo Fielding for Gloucestershire at home to Devon on 4 May 2019 Most tries in a match 3 3 Leo Fielding for Gloucestershire at home to Devon on 4 May 2019 Tom Grimes for Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Henry Roberts for Yorkshire at home to Northumberland on 4 May 2019 Most conversions in a match 9 Chris Johnson for Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Most penalties in a match 4 Lewis Minikin for Yorkshire away to Lancashire on 18 May 2019 Most drop goals in a match 1 Chris Johnson for Lancashire at home to Yorkshire on 18 May 2019 6 7 8 3 Notes EditSee also EditEnglish rugby union system Rugby union in EnglandReferences Edit County Championships As it happened England RFU 28 May 2018 LANCASHIRE TRIUMPH ONCE AGAIN AT TWICKENHAM Fylde RFC 27 May 2018 a b c d e f g Cornwall crowned County Champions after late drama at Twickenham Cornwall Live 1 June 2019 Durham Men triumphant at Twickenham to take Bill Beaumont Division Two Championship title Durham County RFU 27 May 2018 a b c Bill Beaumont Division 1 Pool 1 England Rugby Retrieved 8 February 2019 a b c d e f g Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper No 555 Rugby Paper Ltd 5 May 2019 pp 28 30 a b c d e f g Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper No 556 Rugby Paper Ltd 12 May 2019 pp 22 23 amp 26 a b c d e f g Bill Beaumont Cup The RUGBYPaper No 557 Rugby Paper Ltd 19 May 2019 pp 22 23 amp 26 a b c Bill Beaumont Division 1 Pool 2 England Rugby Retrieved 8 February 2019 Cornish enjoy enduring love affair with the rugby county championship Sports Independent The Independent 9 June 2019 p 36 Stout defence gives Duchy winning edge Sports Independent The Independent 9 June 2019 p 37 External links EditNCA Rugby Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 amp oldid 1095173717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
