# 1989–90 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1989–90 Toshiba Rugby Union County Championship was the 90th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.
Lancashire won their 14th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.

## First round

| Pos | Northern Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Lancashire | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 35 | 8 |
| 2 | Yorkshire | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 77 | 8 |
| 3 | Northumberland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 43 | 7 |
| 4 | Cumbria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 134 | 4 |
| 5 | Durham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 102 | 3 |
| 6 | Cheshire | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 159 | 0 |
| Pos | Midlands Group A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Staffordshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| 2 | North Midlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 2 |
| 3 | Leicestershire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 46 | 0 |
| Pos | Midlands Group B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Notts, Lincs & Derby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 4 |
| 2 | Warwickshire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | East Midlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 0 |
| Pos | London Group A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Middlesex | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 4 |
| 2 | Hertfordshire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 3 | Kent | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1 |
| Pos | London Group B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | Eastern Counties | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 26 | 4 |
| 3 | Surrey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 45 | 2 |
| 4 | Sussex | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 79 | 0 |
| Pos | South-West Division 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Cornwall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 34 | 5 |
| 2 | Berkshire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 3 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 69 | 2 |
| 4 | Dorset & Wilts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 90 | 2 |

## Second round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Notts, Lincs & Derby | North Midlands | 7-29 |
| Staffordshire | Warwickshire | 19-23 |

## Third round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Middlesex | Hampshire | 16-13 |
| North Midlands | Warwickshire | 12-29 |

## Semifinals

| Date | Venue | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 3 Mar | Redruth | Cornwall | Middlesex+ | 15-15 |
| 3 Mar | Orrell | Lancashire | Warwickshire | 26-14 |
+ won by virtue of scoring more tries

## Final

* 7 April 1990
| Lancashire | 32–9 | Middlesex |
| Try: Morris (3), Hanavan (2) Con: Strett (2), Langford Pen: Strett (2) | | Try: Penalty try Con: Robinson Pen: Robinson |
* Twickenham Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ian Bullerwell (East Midlands)
| S Langford | Orrell |
| Nigel Heslop | Orrell |
| B Wellens | Liverpool St Helens |
| M Fielden | Fylde |
| Brendan Hanavan | Fylde |
| M Strett | Orrell |
| Dewi Morris | Liverpool St Helens |
| M Hynes | Orrell |
| N Hitchen | Orrell |
| Sammy Southern (capt) | Orrell |
| Bob Kimmins | Orrell |
| David Cusani | Orrell |
| Sean Gallager | Waterloo |
| C Cusani | Orrell |
| P Manley | Orrell |
| | S Robinson | Saracens |
| | M Wedderburn | Harlequins |
| | G Leleu | London Welsh |
| | Rob Lozowski | Wasps |
| | Simon Smith | Wasps |
| | Adrian Thompson | Harlequins |
| | Floyd Steadman (capt) | Saracens |
| | G Holmes | Wasps |
| | J McFarland | Saracens |
| | P Curtis | Harlequins |
| | J Fowler | Richmond |
| | S Dear | Rosslyn Park |
| | Chris Sheasby | Harlequins |
| | L Adamson | Saracens |
| | Mark Rigby | Wasps |
| Replacements: ||
| | M Hobley | Coventry (for Curtis) |