2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter County Championship | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Yorkshire (14th title) |
Runners-up | Cornwall |
← 1999–20002001–02 → |
The 2000–01 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 101st edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.
Yorkshire won their 14th title by defeating Cornwall in the final.
The competition had been devastated by the cancelling of fixtures due to flooding in 2000 and a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001, so therefore the two previous years' winners Yorkshire and Cornwall met in a challenge match to decide the Championship.
Final
26 May 2001 |
Yorkshire | 47–19 | Cornwall |
Try: Dixon, penalty try, Kirkby 2, Scarbrough, Shepherd, Verity Con: Liley (6) | Try: Hendy Con: Larkins Pen: Larkins (4) |
Twickenham Attendance: 4,000 Referee: D Pearson (Northumberland) |
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See also
References
- "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
- "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
- "Hands, david. "Yorkshire confirm their blossoming dominance." Times, 5 June 2000, p". Times Digital Archives.
- "Kirkby puts the fizz into seven-up Yorkshire". The Guardian. 28 May 2001.
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