Championships

The County Championship is an annual rugby union competition in England between teams representing English counties. After restructuring in 2007 the top tier of the Championship has been known as the Bill Beaumont Cup, after the trophy awarded to the competition winners was named in honour of Bill Beaumont,former England and British & Irish Lions captain.The English County Championship has a long history, being first officially recognised by the Rugby Football Union in 1889. The 2014 Championship was the 114th competition. The most successful county, Lancashire, has won the competition 24 times, followed by Gloucestershire (17) and Yorkshire (15). Lancashire (34) & Gloucestershire (33) have made the most appearances in contested finals. Cheshire have reached the final on 5 occasions most recently in 2022, winning in 1961 & 1998. Cheshire currently play in Division 1 North.

The Gill Burns Women’s County Championship, encompasses three divisions across the RFU, Division 1 (2 pools), Division 2 (4 pools) and Division 3 (2 pools) competitions. Cheshire currently play in Division 2 Pool 1.

The Jason Leonard U20 County Championship includes the Jason Leonard Division 1 and Jason Leonard Division 2 competitions (formerly the National U20 Cup and National U20 Shield).

U20’s Chairman & Group Manager- Ian Stanton

U20 Secretary— John Horwood

U20’s Committee
D. Ewing, R. Gardener, N. Jones, T Banks