1989–90 Rugby Union County Championship

1989–90 Toshiba County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Lancashire (14th title)
Runners-up	Middlesex

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

Semi finals

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)

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England