1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship
{{short description|English rugby union competition}}
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| name = 1907–08 County Championship
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| champions = Cornwall
| count = 1
| runnersup = Durham
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| prevseason = 1906–07
| nextseason = 1908–09
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The 1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship was the 20th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Vivian|title=Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976|year=1976|pages= 130-131|publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd|isbn=0362-00221-5}} {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/english_county.html|title=English County Championship|publisher=Rugby Football History}} {{cite web|url=http://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html|title=The County Finals|publisher=County Rugby.com}}
Cornwall won the competition for the first time in front of 17,000 spectators defeating Durham in the final at Redruth 17-3 scoring 5 tries through Solomon (2) Tregurtha, Bennetts and Davey. It was Durham's ninth consecutive final appearance.{{cite news|title=Rugby, 30 March|year=1908|newspaper=Western Times}} {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s369/st195214.htm|title=1908 County Championship final|publisher=Rugby Network}}
Final
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|date=28 March 1908
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|home= Cornwall
|score= 17–3
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|away= Durham
|try1= x5 Bennetts, Solomon, Tregurtha
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John Jackett (capt) | Leicester | |
Barrie Bennetts | Devonport Albion | |
Bert Solomon | Redruth | |
Frederick Dean | Devonport Albion | |
Jimmy Jose | Devonport Albion | |
Thomas Wedge | St Ives | |
James Davey | Redruth | |
Jumbo Milton | Camborne School of Mines | |
Arthur Wilson | Camborne School of Mines | |
Frederick Jackson | Leicester | |
Richard Jackett | Falmouth | |
A J Thomas | Devonport Albion | |
Dr R C 'Chummy' Lawry | Redruth | |
R Davey | Redruth | |
Nicholas Tregurtha | St Ives |
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D Ellwood | Hartlepool Rovers | |
C Adamson (capt) | Durham City | |
P Watson | Hartlepool Rovers | |
A Emerson | West Hartlepool | |
Henry Imrie | Durham City | |
J Thompson | Hartlepool Rovers | |
J Knaggs | Hartlepool Rovers | |
George Summerscale | Durham City | |
George Carter | Hartlepool Rovers | |
S Brittain | Hartlepool Rovers | |
Frank Boylen | Hartlepool Rovers | |
Harry Havelock | West Hartlepool | |
W H Phillips | Durham City | |
Jimmy Duthie | Winlaton Vulcans | |
Tom Hogarth | Hartlepool Rovers |
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See also
References
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{{County Championship seasons (rugby union)}}
{{Rugby union in England}}
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