1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship

1978–79 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Middlesex (7th title)
Runners-up	Northumberland

The 1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship was the 79th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition. [1] [2]

Middlesex won their seventh title after defeating Northumberland in the final.[3]

First Round

Pos	Northern Division	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Northumberland	5	4	1	90	37	8
2	Lancashire	5	4	1	96	41	8
3	Yorkshire	5	3	2	75	57	6
4	Durham	5	2	3	49	76	4
5	Cumbria	5	1	4	28	74	2
6	Cheshire	5	1	4	29	82	2

Pos	Midlands East Division	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Notts, Lincs & Derby	2	2	0	33	17	4
2	Leicestershire	2	1	1	24	26	2
3	East Midlands	2	0	2	16	30	0

Pos	Midlands West Division	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Warwickshire	2	2	0	50	6	4
2	North Midlands	2	1	1	17	20	2
3	Staffordshire	2	0	2	6	47	0

Pos	London Group A	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Middlesex	2	2	0	48	9	4
2	Kent	2	1	1	18	10	2
3	Eastern Counties	2	0	2	10	57	0

Pos	London Group B	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Surrey	3	3	0	84	27	6
2	Sussex	3	2	1	41	32	4
3	Hertfordshire	3	1	2	50	62	2
4	Hampshire	3	0	3	25	79	0

Pos	South-West Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Gloucestershire	3	2	1	0	59	21	5
2	Cornwall	3	2	1	0	35	20	5
3	Somerset	3	1	0	2	20	63	2
4	Devon	3	0	0	3	25	35	0

Pos	Southern Division	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Oxfordshire	3	3	0	87	39	6
2	Buckinghamshire	3	2	1	61	48	4
3	Berkshire	3	1	2	44	67	2
4	Dorset & Wilts	3	0	3	36	74	0

Second Round

Venue	Team One	Team Two	Score
Newark	Notts, Lincs & Derbys	Warwickshire	19-12
Richmond	Middlesex	Surrey	38-30
Cheltenham	Gloucestershire	Oxfordshire	25-10

Semi finals

Date	Venue	Team One	Team Two	Score
9 Dec	Gosforth	Northumberland	Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire	19-6
9 Dec	Gloucester	Gloucestershire	Middlesex	13-21

Final

30 December 1978

Middlesex	19-6	Northumberland
Try: Lambert, Hess Con: Charles Ralston Pen: Charles Ralston (3)		Try: Patrick Con: Young

Twickenham
Referee: Laurie Prideaux (North Midlands)


	Charles Ralston	Rosslyn Park
	Colin Lambert	Harlequins
	Alan Friell	London Scottish
	Rick Gordon	London Scottish
	T Morrison	London New Zealand
	T A Bryan	Northampton
	Alan Lawson	London Scottish
	Andy Ripley	Rosslyn Park
	Adrian Alexander	Harlequins
	M A H Hess	Richmond
	Chris Ralston (capt)	Richmond
	Bob Mordell	Rosslyn Park
	Clint McGregor	Saracens
	I Thomas	London Welsh
	Les Barlow	Rosslyn Park
Replacements:
	David Croydon	Saracens (for Gordon 39 mins)


	Brian Patrick	Gosforth
	Jim Pollock	Northern
	Alan MacMillan	Morpeth
	Alastair Tindle	Northern
	Steve Gustard (capt)	Gosforth
	Richard Breakey	Gosforth
	Malcolm Young	Gosforth
	Roger Uttley	Gosforth
	Iain Richardson	Northern
	G E Longstaff	Northern
	Steve Bainbridge	Gosforth
	P J Gordon	Morpeth
	A D Johnson	Alnwick
	John Blissett	Gosforth
	L W Smith	Alnwick
Replacements:
	I Pringle	Morpeth (for Longstaff HT)

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References

Jenkins, Vivian (1979–80). 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.

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[1] Jenkins, Vivian (1979–80). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 120–126. ISBN 0354-09087-9.

[2] "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.

[3] "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.