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The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 was the 118th 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 (each divided into two pools, for a total of four) with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. Lancashire are the reigning champions having defeated Cornwall in the previous year's final.[1]

Once again Lancashire finished as winners of the northern group stage with a 100% record to qualify for their second successive final, although group runners-up Yorkshire could feel aggrieved as they also had a 100% record, but lost out on points for/against. It showcased a real weakness in the new competition format as neither county had faced each other over the past two years, despite being the best sides in the northern group. Lancashire were joined by Hertfordshire who took advantage of a slip-up by Gloucestershire at Surrey to win the southern group and cement their place in the final - the county's first since 2012. By contrast last season's finalists Cornwall had a dire campaign, managing only one draw in their three games and finishing bottom of their group. Unlike Yorkshire, Cornwall can thank the RFU for the new format as promotion/relegation is over two seasons, saving Cornwall from the drop due to their excellent tournament the previous season.

In the Twickenham final Lancashire finished as deserving champions beating Hertfordshire 32-16, with 22 points coming from the boot Chris Johnson who also finished as the competition's top points scorer, while a try from his team-mate, Anthony Bingham, made him the top try scorer with 5 tries.[2][3] It was the 25th cup win for a Lancashire side that has dominated the competition through its history. Relegated sides from the 2018 competition included East Midlands from the north and Surrey from the south. In Surrey's case they had actually looked safe, having finished a point clear of relegation rivals, Devon, but ultimately went down due to a 2 points deduction for fielding an ineligible player in their 15-15 draw with Cornwall earlier in the campaign.[4] In East Midlands case they actually finished 3rd overall in the northern group competition over the two seasons but decided to take voluntary relegation due to difficulties in getting the top eligible clubs in their union to provide players for future competitions. Both East Midlands and Surrey will play in the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 next season.

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Competition format

The 2018 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 some counties get two home games, and the 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 27 May 2018 at Twickenham Stadium.

A continuation from the 2017 competition is that promotion/relegation occurs every two seasons instead of one, with points accumulated over the two seasons (2017 and 2018) taken into consideration. The two lowest ranked counties (one from the north/one from the south) will be relegated into the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 competition, with the two highest aggregate ranked sides of that tournament being promoted to take their place.

Participating Counties and ground locations

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County Stadium(s) Capacity City/Area
Cheshire Hartsfield 2,000 Moreton, Merseyside
Cornwall The Recreation Ground
Recreation Ground
3,500 (580 seats)
7,000 (780 seats)
Redruth, Cornwall
Camborne, Cornwall
Devon Astley Park 1,800 (300 in stand) Brixham, Devon
East Midlands Dillingham Park
Goldington Road
3,000
6,000 (1,700 seats)
Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Eastern Counties University Football Ground 1,000 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Gloucestershire Regentsholme 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire
Hertfordshire Rosedale Sports Club
Silver Leys
N/A
1,600
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Kent Goddington Dene
Jack Williams Ground
3,200 (200 seats)
N/A
Orpington, London
Aylesford, Kent
Lancashire Park Lane
Woodlands Memorial Ground
3,000
9,000
Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Northumberland Preston Avenue
Tynedale Park
N/A
2,000 (400 seats)
North Shields, Tyne and Wear
Corbridge, Northumberland
Surrey Molesey Road 3,500 (1,200 seats) Hersham, Surrey
Yorkshire Silver Royd 1,950 (322 seats) Scarborough, North Yorkshire

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Group stage

Division 1 North

2018 Bill Beaumont Division 1 North Table
County Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Lancashire (Q) 3 3 0 0 180 74 106 3 0 15
2 Yorkshire 3 3 0 0 99 72 27 3 0 15
3 Cheshire 3 1 0 2 91 122 -31 2 1 7
4 Eastern Counties 3 1 0 2 77 98 -21 1 1 6
5 Northumberland 3 1 0 2 76 114 -38 2 0 6
6 East Midlands (R) 3 0 0 3 55 98 -43 1 1 2
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 for the following season. Updated: 19 May 2018
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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Division 1 South

2018 Bill Beaumont Division 1 South Table
County Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Hertfordshire (Q) 3 2 0 1 138 52 86 3 1 12
2 Gloucestershire 3 2 0 1 80 68 12 2 1 11
3 Kent 3 2 0 1 72 101 -29 1 0 9
4 Devon 3 1 0 2 73 86 -13 2 1 7
5 Surrey (R) 3 1 1 1 43 48 -5 0 1 3[a 1]
6 Cornwall 3 0 1 2 34 85 -51 0 1 3
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 for the following season. Updated: 19 May 2018
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Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Final

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15 Lewis Allen Rossendale
14 Scott Armstrong Kirkby Lonsdale
13 Chris Mayor Sale FC
12 Scott Rawlings Longton
11 Anthony Bingham Sale FC
10 Chris Johnson Sale FC
9 Callum McShane Sedgley Park
1 Dan Birchall Sale FC
2 Alex Loney Fylde
3 Adam Lewis (capt) Fylde
4 Bob Birtwell Sedgley Park
5 Rhys Davies Sale FC
6 Evan Stewart Vale of Lune
7 Phil Mills Rossendale
8 Tom Ailes Sale FC
Replacements:
16 Peter Altham Preston Grasshoppers
17 Danny Maher Sedgley Park
19 Reece Tomlinson Rossendale
20 Adam Aigbokhae Sale FC
21 Connor Wilkinson Fylde
22 Scott Jordan Preston Grasshoppers
23 Steve Collins Sedgley Park
15 Sean Taylor Hertford
14 Elliott Byfield Tring
13 James Rea Bishop's Stortford
12 Richard Streets Hertford
11 Sam Barnes Tring
10 Dan Watt Old Albanian
9 Tom Banks (capt) Bishop's Stortford
1 Louis Castiglione Hertford
2 Steff Jones Hertford
3 Karl Garside Ampthill
4 Rob Conquest Cambridge
5 Harry Green Tring
6 Nick Radley Tring
7 Nick Stevens Tring
8 Chris West Old Albanian
Replacements:
16 Oliver Walliker Old Albanian
17 Tom McCrone Bishop's Stortford
18 Dave Archer Hertford
19 Jack Elston Hertford
20 Jack Scantlebury Bishop's Stortford
21 Ben Creasey Hertford
22 Luke Barber Harpenden

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Relegation aggregate table

In order to determine relegation to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, results from the 2017 and 2018 competitions will be combined, with the lowest ranked team from each group being relegated.

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2017 and 2018 Bill Beaumont Division 1 North Table
County Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Lancashire 6 6 0 0 295 120 175 6 0 30
2 Yorkshire 6 6 0 0 220 126 94 5 0 29
3 East Midlands (R)[a 2] 6 2 0 4 139 165 -26 3 1 12
4 Cheshire 6 2 0 4 145 201 -56 3 1 12
5 Eastern Counties 6 1 0 5 128 221 -93 1 2 7
6 Northumberland 6 1 0 5 138 232 -94 3 0 7
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 for the following season.Updated: 12 May 2018

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2017 and 2018 Bill Beaumont Division 1 South Table
County Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Gloucestershire 6 4 0 2 210 138 72 4 1 21
2 Hertfordshire 6 4 0 2 231 128 103 5 1 20[a 3]
3 Kent 6 4 0 2 130 157 -27 2 1 19
4 Cornwall 6 3 1 2 169 138 31 3 1 18
5 Devon 6 1 0 5 116 225 -109 2 1 7
6 Surrey (R) 6 1 1 4 86 156 -70 0 2 6[a 4]
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 for the following season. Updated: 19 May 2018

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Total season attendances

  • 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 1 220 220 220 220 11%
Cornwall 2 2,330 1,165 1,515 815 22%
Devon 1 350 350 350 350 19%
East Midlands 2 570 285 350 220 8%
Eastern Counties 1 309 309 309 309 31%
Gloucestershire 1 250 250 250 250 17%
Hertfordshire 2 934 467 610 324 38%
Kent 2 325 163 172 153 5%
Lancashire 2 754 377 453 301 8%
Northumberland 2 400 200 250 150 8%
Surrey 1 250 250 250 250 7%
Yorkshire 1 275 275 275 275 14%

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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.

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Top points scorers

Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Points
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Johnson Lancashire Sedgley Park 3 55
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Sean Taylor Hertfordshire Hertford 4 44
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Collins Lancashire Sedgley Park 3 29
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Blakeney-Edwards Yorkshire Darlington Mowden Park 3 24
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Jones Cheshire Caldy 2 23

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Top try scorers

Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Tries
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Bingham Lancashire Sale FC 4 5
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Lewis Minikin Yorkshire Hull Ionians 3 4
Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Mills Lancashire Rossendale 4 4
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Collins Lancashire Sedgley Park 3 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Frewin Yorkshire Sandal 3 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Hema Eastern Counties Cambridge 3 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Nolson Yorkshire Otley 3 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Smart Kent Canterbury 3 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Rawlings Lancashire Longton 4 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Evan Stewart Lancashire Vale of Lune 4 3

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Competition records

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Team

Largest home win — 50 points

50 - 0 Hertfordshire at home to Cornwall on 19 May 2018

Largest away win — 44 points

64 - 20 Lancashire away to Northumberland on 5 May 2018

Most points scored — 64 points (2)

Lancashire away to Northumberland on 5 May 2018
Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018

Most tries in a match — 10

Lancashire away to Northumberland on 5 May 2018

Most conversions in a match — 8

Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018 Lancashire at home to Eastern Counties on 12 May 2018

Most penalties in a match — 5

Lancashire versus Hertfordshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018

Most drop goals in a match — 1

Lancashire versus Hertfordshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018

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Attendances

Highest — 1,515

Cornwall at home to Devon on 12 May 2018

Lowest — 150

Northumberland at home to East Midlands on 19 May 2018

Highest Average Attendance — 1,183

Cornwall

Lowest Average Attendance — 163

Kent

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Player

Most points in a match — 22

Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Johnson for Lancashire versus Hertfordshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018

Most tries in a match — 3

Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Bingham for Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018

Most conversions in a match — 8

Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Johnson for Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018

Most penalties in a match — 5

Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Johnson for Lancashire versus Hertfordshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018

Most drop goals in a match — 1

Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Johnson for Lancashire versus Hertfordshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018

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Notes

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See also

References

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External links

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