1956–57 Rugby Union County Championship

1956–57 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Devon (7th title)
Runners-up	Yorkshire

The 1956–57 Rugby Union County Championship was the 57th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.

Devon won the competition for the seventh time (but first since 1912) after defeating Yorkshire in the final.

Final

9 March 1957

Devon	12–3	Yorkshire
Try: Blackmore, Ridd, Homer Pen: Blackmore		Pen: Sykes

Home Park, Plymouth Referee: Dr P F Cooper (London Society)

C T Bowen Newton Abbot J L Stark Exeter G Williams St Lukes College W J Glastonbury Plymouth Albion M J Blackmore Barnstaple B E Jones St Lukes College D B Rees RFC Neath G E R Ridd (capt) Torquay Athletic B R Homer Exeter Derrick Main St Lukes College R L Ellis Plymouth Albion W L Copley Devonport Services F A Prosser Devonport Services Dick Manley Exeter B Sparks St Lukes College

O Grieveson Headingley Frank Sykes Northampton Jeff Butterfield (capt) Northampton R R Winn Northampton Peter Thompson Headingley Phil Horrocks-Taylor Cambridge Univ & Halifax Dennis Shuttleworth Waterloo R G Porrisse Sale T B Ramsden Bradford D B Holdsworth Otley Squire Wilkins United Services N W Feather Roundhay A A Chappell Roundhay Phil Taylor Northampton C E Heighton Bradford

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England