1926–27 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsKent (3rd title)
Runners-upLeicestershire

The 1926–27 Rugby Union County Championship was the 34th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1][2] [3]

Kent won the competition for the third time after defeating Leicestershire in the final.[4][5]

Final

12 March 1927
Kent22-12Leicestershire
Try: Hodgson, Bryan, Kendall (2), Eyres rugby ball
Con: Kemp (2)
Pen: Kemp		Try: Buckingham rugby ball
Con: Prentice
Pen: Prentice
Drop: Sambrook
Rectory Field, Blackheath
Referee: W H Jackson (Camborne)


J C HubbardHarlequins
J C GibbsHarlequins
J T KempBlackheath
W E W KendallBlackheath
G J BryanArmy
A F Hamilton-SmytheBlackheath
Arthur YoungBlackheath
F W R Douglas (capt)Richmond
J W CuthbertRoyal Naval College, Greenwich
J N YoungOld Blues
W E PrattenBlackheath
P ChichesterBlackheath
C J W HodgsonOld Blues
W C T EyresRoyal Naval College, Greenwich
G A C HamiltonRichmond & Cambridge University
L C SambrookLeicester
W E FarndonLeicester
M S HoldenLeicester
O C BrysonLeicester
R A BuckinghamLeicester
F WoodLeicester
H D GreenleesLeicester
L W BurtonLeicester
Doug Prentice (capt)Leicester
D J NormanLeicester
E G ColemanLeicester
A H GreenwoodLeicester
T H BriersLeicester
N T ThorneloeLeicester
Norman CoatesLeicester

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1976) [1975]. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. ↑ "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
  3. ↑ "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
  4. ↑ ""Rugby Football." Times, 12 Mar. 1927, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ↑ ""Rugby Football." Times, 14 Mar. 1927, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
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