1999–2000 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1999–2000 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 100th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.[1][2]

1999–2000 Tetley's Bitter County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsYorkshire (13th title)
Runners-upDevon

Yorkshire won their 13th title, after defeating Devon in the final.[3][4]

Final
3 June 2000
Yorkshire16-9 (HT 10-7)Devon
Try: Kirkby rugby ball
Con: Clappison
Pen: Clappison, Winney (2)		Pen: Barlow (3)
Twickenham
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris White (Gloucester)


Mark WolffSandal
Danny ScarboroughWakefield
Mark BillingtonOtley
WhinneyWakefield
Mark KirkbyOtley
Dan ClappisonOtley
MorganHarrogate
Rod LathamWakefield
John Lawn (capt)Wharfedale
Richard SzaboHalifax
Dave ListerWharfedale
Peter TaylorHarrogate
Lafaele FilipoOtley
Hedley VerityWharfedale
Replacements:
Robert WhatmuffOtley (for Clappison h-t)
Andy BrownOtley (for Morgan 56m)
Rob FaulknerHarrogate (for Szabo 60m)
Coach:
Jim Kilfoyle
15Russell ThompsonPlymouth Albion
14Steve WalklinPlymouth Albion
13Brian MeinungExeter
12Richard HenwoodPlymouth Albion
11Martyn RidleyExeter
10Tom BarlowPlymouth Albion
9Lee ThomasPlymouth Albion
1Alan PavorPlymouth Albion
2Graham Dawe (capt)Plymouth Albion
3Wayne ReedPlymouth Albion
4Jon AxonWithycombe
5Marcus KeenorSouth Molton
6Jason HartBrixham
7Roger HutchinsonBridgwater & Albion
8Bret LuxtonLaunceston
Replacements:
Andy MatchettSidmouth (for Walklin 70m)
Richard JohnExeter (for Walklin 47m)
Phil WebsterTiverton (for Dawe 72m)
James AlvisBridgwater & Albion (for Reed 53m)
Danny ThomasBarnstaple (for Hutchinson 62m)
Nick BurnettLydney (for Luxton 56m)

See also

References
  1. "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
  2. "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
  3. "Hands, david. "Yorkshire confirm their blossoming dominance." Times, 5 June 2000, p". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Yorkshire bloom on the big stage". The Guardian.
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