# 1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1974–75 Rugby Union County Championship was the 75th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.
Gloucestershire won their 12th title after defeating Eastern Counties in the final.

## First Round

| Pos | Northern Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 36 | 10 |
| 2 | Yorkshire | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 39 | 8 |
| 3 | Cheshire | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 62 | 6 |
| 4 | Northumberland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 71 | 4 |
| 5 | Durham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 99 | 2 |
| 6 | Cumberland & Westmorland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 96 | 0 |
| Pos | Midland Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 29 | 10 |
| 2 | Notts, Lincs & Derby | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 100 | 8 |
| 3 | North Midlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 71 | 6 |
| 4 | East Midlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 93 | 2 |
| 5 | Staffordshire | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 99 | 2 |
| 6 | Leicestershire | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 115 | 2 |
| Pos | South East Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Eastern Counties + | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 47 | 8 |
| 2 | Middlesex | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 60 | 8 |
| 3 | Surrey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 52 | 8 |
| 4 | Kent | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 90 | 3 |
| 5 | Hampshire | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 83 | 3 |
| 6 | Sussex | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 123 | 0 |
+Eastern Counties won three way play off
| Pos | South-West Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Gloucestershire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Somerset | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | Cornwall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| 4 | Devon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 45 | 0 |
| Pos | Southern Group | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Hertfordshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 61 | 6 |
| 2 | Berkshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 49 | 5 |
| 3 | Buckinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 66 | 5 |
| 4 | Oxfordshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 57 | 4 |
| 5 | Dorset & Wilts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 81 | 0 |

## Second Round

| Team One | Team Two | Score |
| Gloucestershire | Hertfordshire | 15-12 |

## Semi finals

| Date | Venue | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 22 Feb | Blundellsands | Lancashire | Eastern Counties | 9-19 |
| 22 Feb | Kingsholm | Gloucestershire | Warwickshire | 28-3 |

## Final

* 22 March 1975
| Gloucestershire | 13–9 | Eastern Counties |
| Try: Brinn, Dix Con: Butler Pen: Butler | | Try: Callum Con: Wyatt Pen: Jorden |
* Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Referee: Alan Welsby (Lancashire)
| 15 | Peter Butler | Gloucester |
| 14 | Alan Morley | Bristol |
| 13 | John Bayliss (capt) | Gloucester |
| 12 | Richard Jardine | Gloucester |
| 11 | Stuart Dix | Gloucester |
| 10 | Dave Pointon | St Paul's College |
| 9 | Peter Kingston | Gloucester |
| 8 | Dave Rollitt | Bristol |
| 7 | John Haines | Gloucester |
| 6 | John Watkins | Gloucester |
| 5 | John Fidler | Gloucester |
| 4 | Alan Brinn | Gloucester |
| 3 | Mike Burton | Gloucester |
| 2 | David Protherough | Moseley |
| 1 | Barry Nelmes | Cardiff |
| Replacements: ||
| | D T Crabbe | Gloucester |
| | Colin Patterson | Bristol University |
| | M J Nicholls | Gloucester |
| | N A Jackson | Gloucester |
| | E A Pinkney | Gloucester |
| 15 | Tony Jorden (capt) | Bedford |
| 14 | David McKay | Rosslyn Park |
| 13 | Jeremy Janion | Richmond |
| 12 | I Vinter | Saracens |
| 11 | Derek Wyatt | Bedford |
| 10 | Les Byrne | Blackheath |
| 9 | Jacko Page | Northampton |
| 8 | A Hollins | Bedford |
| 7 | Steve Callum | Upper Clapton |
| 6 | Tony Bucknall | Richmond |
| 5 | Nick Martin | Harlequins |
| 4 | Tony Rodgers | Rosslyn Park |
| 3 | K Cairns | Saracens |
| 2 | Phil Keith-Roach | Rosslyn Park |
| 1 | Chris Bailward | Bedford |
| Replacements: ||
| | D J Ling | Ipswich |
| | T O'Hanlon | Richmond |
| | J Stokoe | Blackheath |
| | G Swainson | Blackheath |
| | P Holden | Saracens |
| | B Carter | Moseley |