2016 Bill Beaumont Cup
| 2016 Bill Beaumont Cup (County Championship) | |
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| Countries |
 England |
| Date | 7 May 2016 - 29 May 2016 |
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The 2015 Bill Beaumont Cup, also known as Bill Beaumont Cup Division One, is the 116th version of the annual, English rugby union, County Championship organized by the RFU for the top tier English counties. Each county draws 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 are divided into two regional pools with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. New counties to the competition are the two finalists from the 2015 County Championship Plate – Surrey (winners) and Eastern Counties (runners-up) who replaced Kent and Durham who were relegated from their respective groups.[1][2][3]
Competition format
The competition format is two regional group stages divided into north and south, with each team playing each other once. This means that two teams in the pool have two home games, while the other two had just one. The top side in each group goes through to the final held at Twickenham Stadium. The bottom side in each group is relegated to the second tier of the county championships for the following season, with the finalists from that division replacing them.
Participating Counties and ground locations
Chester (Cheshire)
Sale (Cheshire)
Redruth (Cornwall)
Camborne (Cornwall)
Cambridge (Eastern Counties)
Bristol (Gloucestershire)
Bishop's Stortford (Hertfordshire)
St Albans (Hertfordshire)
Whitefield (Lancashire)
Sunbury-on-Thames (Surrey)
Scarborough (Yorkshire)
Locations of the 2016 Bill Beaumont Cup county teams
| County | Stadium(s) | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | Hare Lane Heywood Road |
5,400 |
Chester, Cheshire Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Cornwall | The Recreation Ground Recreation Ground |
12,000 9,000 (1,700 seated) |
Redruth, Cornwall Camborne, Cornwall |
| Eastern Counties | University Football Ground | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | |
| Gloucestershire | Station Road | 400 (seated) | Clifton, Bristol |
| Hertfordshire | Woollam Playing Fields Silver Leys |
1,000 |
St Albans, Hertfordshire Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire |
| Lancashire | Woodlands Memorial Ground Parklane |
9,000 3,000 |
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire Whitefield, Greater Manchester |
| Surrey | Hazelwood | Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey | |
| Yorkshire | Silver Royd | 1,950 | Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
Group stage
Division 1 North
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| County | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
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| 1 | Cheshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Eastern Counties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Lancashire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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| Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 North of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 5 May 2016 Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com. | |||||||||||||||||
Round 1
| 7 May 2016 15:00 |
| Cheshire | v | Eastern Counties |
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| Hare Lane, Chester |
| 7 May 2016 15:00 |
| Yorkshire | v | Lancashire |
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| Silver Royd, Scarborough |
Round 2
| 14 May 2016 15:00 |
| Cheshire | v | Yorkshire |
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| Heywood Road, Sale |
| 14 May 2016 15:00 |
| Lancashire | v | Eastern Counties |
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| Woodlands Memorial Ground, Lytham St Annes |
Round 3
| 21 May 2016 15:00 |
| Eastern Counties | v | Yorkshire |
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| University Football Ground, Cambridge |
| 21 May 2016 15:00 |
| Lancashire | v | Cheshire |
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| Park Lane |
Division 1 South
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| County | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
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| 1 | Cornwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Gloucestershire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Hertfordshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Surrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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| Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were en demoted to Division 2 South of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 5 May 2016 Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com. | |||||||||||||||||
Round 1
| 7 May 2016 15:00 |
| Cornwall | v | Gloucestershire |
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| The Recreation Ground, Redruth |
| 7 May 2016 15:00 |
| Hertfordshire | v | Surrey |
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| Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans |
Round 2
| 14 May 2016 14:00 |
| Surrey | v | Gloucestershire |
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| Hazelwood, Sunbury-on-Thames |
| 14 May 2016 15:00 |
| Hertfordshire | v | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Leys, Bishop's Stortford |
Round 3
| 21 May 2016 14:15 |
| Gloucestershire | v | Hertfordshire |
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| Station Road, Clifton, Bristol |
| 21 May 2016 15:00 |
| Cornwall | v | Surrey |
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| The Recreation Ground, Camborne |
Final
| 29 May 2016 |
| v | ||
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| Twickenham Stadium, London |
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
| Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Individual statistics
- Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also 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 will also include final.
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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See also
References
- ↑ "Super Surrey call Twickenham their home once again". Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser. 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "RUGBY: Gloucestershire survive relegation with vital win over Kent". Gazette. 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Counties beaten as Durham relegated and Northumberland miss out". Chronicle Live. 24 May 2015.
External links
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