2000–01 Rugby Union County Championship
The 2000–01 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 101st edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.[1] [2]
2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter County Championship | |
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Countries | |
Champions | Yorkshire (14th title) |
Runners-up | Cornwall |
Yorkshire won their 14th title after defeating Cornwall in the final.[3]
The competition had been devastated by the cancelling of fixtures due to flooding and Foot-and-mouth disease so therefore the two previous years' winners Yorkshire and Cornwall met in a challenge match to decide the Championship.[4]
Final
26 May 2001 |
Yorkshire | 47-19 | Cornwall |
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Try: Dixon, penalty try, Kirkby 2, Scarbrough, Shepherd, Verity Con: Liley (6) |
Try: Hendy Con: Larkins Pen: Larkins (4) |
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References
- "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
- "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
- "Hands, david. "Yorkshire confirm their blossoming dominance." Times, 5 June 2000, p". Times Digital Archives.
- "Kirkby puts the fizz into seven-up Yorkshire". The Guardian. 28 May 2001.
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