2013 Bill Beaumont Cup

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2013 Bill Beaumont Cup (County Championship)
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Date4 May 2013 - 26 May 2013
Champions Lancashire (22nd title)
Runners-up Cornwall
Relegated Durham County, Kent
Matches played13
Attendance27,346
(average 2,104 per match)
Highest attendance20,000 Lancashire v Cornwall (26 May 2013)
Lowest attendance175 Gloucestershire v Kent (18 May 2013)
Top point scorer Flag of England.svg Paul Thirlby
(Cornwall) 47
Top try scorer Flag of England.svg Nick Royle
(Lancashire) 5
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The 2013 Bill Beaumont Cup, also known as Bill Beaumont Cup Division One, was the 113th version of the annual, English rugby union, County Championship organized by the RFU for the top tier English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 South or National League 2 North). The counties were divided into two regional pools with the winners of each pool meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. New counties to the competition included Durham County (north) and Kent (south) who won their respective groups in the 2012 County Championship Plate. [1] Hertfordshire were the defending champions. [2]

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The northern group was won by last year's runners up, Lancashire, who booked a place in their fifth successive final in what was a very close group, edging Cheshire and Yorkshire by virtue of a superior bonus points record. They were joined by southern group winners, Cornwall, who were appearing in their first Twickenham final since 1999. Cornwall had perhaps an easier route through to the final, winning all three games, but looked very impressive in their six try demolition of last year's winners, Hertfordshire, in their final pool game to book their place. Both promoted counties, Durham County and Kent, were relegated to the 2014 County Championship Plate. [3] [4]

Over 10,000 Cornish fans made the journey to Twickenham but were unable to help their team to victory as Lancashire emerged victorious by defeating Cornwall, 35 - 26, in what was an exciting game. [5] [6] Lancashire's Nick Royle had an excellent tournament by finishing top try scorer with 5 including 1 in the final, while Cornwall's Paul Thirlby was the tournament's top scorer with 47 points.

Competition format

The competition format was two regional group stages divided into north and south, with each team playing each other once. This meant that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The top side in each group went through to the final held at Twickenham Stadium on 26 May 2013.

Participating Counties and ground locations

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Macclesfield (Cheshire)
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Camborne (Cornwall)
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Hartlepool (Durham)
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Gateshead (Durham)
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Cinderford (Gloucestershire)
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Aylesford (Kent)
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Rochester (Kent)
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Lytham Saint Annes (Lancashire)
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Bingley (Yorkshire)
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Locations of the 2013 Bill Beaumont Cup county teams
CountyStadium(s)CapacityCity/Area
Cheshire Priory Park 1,000 Macclesfield, Cheshire
Cornwall Recreation Ground 7,000 (780 seats) Camborne, Cornwall
Durham County New Friarage
Eastwood Gardens 		N/A
N/A		 Hartlepool, County Durham
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Gloucestershire Dockham Road 2,500 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Hertfordshire Highfields N/A Ware, Hertfordshire
Kent Jack Williams Ground
Priestfields 		N/A
N/A		 Aylesford, Kent
Rochester, Kent
Lancashire Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Yorkshire Wagon Lane
Silver Royd 		4,000
1,950 (322 seats)		 Bingley, West Yorkshire
Scalby, North Yorkshire

Group stage

Division 1 North

2013 Beaumont Cup Division 1 North Table
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 Lancashire (Q)32018874142111
2 Cheshire 3201666331110
3 Yorkshire 3201665511008
4 Durham County (R)30036391-28213
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 North of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 18 May 2013
Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com.

Round 1

4 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Durham County29 - 40Lancashire (BP)
Report
New Friarage, Hartlepool
Attendance: 310
Referee: Marcus Caton
4 May 2013
15:00
Yorkshire21 - 15Cheshire (BP)
Wagon Lane, Bingley
Attendance: 295
Referee: Will Halford

[7] [8]

Round 2

11 May 2013
15:00
(2BP) Durham County29 - 31Cheshire (BP)
Eastwood Gardens, Gateshead
Attendance: 194
Referee: Graham Dickens
11 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Lancashire35 - 25Yorkshire
Woodlands Memorial Ground, Lytham St Annes
Attendance: 740
Referee: Wayne Falla

[9] [8]

Round 3

18 May 2013
15:00
Cheshire20 - 13Lancashire (BP)
Priory Park, Macclesfield
Attendance: 479
Referee: Andrew Jackson
18 May 2013
15:00
Yorkshire20 - 5Durham County
Report
Silver Royd, Scalby
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Andrew Rawson

[10] [8]

Division 1 South

2013 Beaumont Cup Division 1 South Table
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 Cornwall (Q)33008865231013
2 Hertfordshire 320113589463011
3 Gloucestershire 310277100-23217
4 Kent (R)300363109-46011
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Pink background means the county were demoted to Division 2 South of the County Championship Plate for the following season. Updated: 18 May 2013
Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com.

Round 1

4 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Gloucestershire19 - 24Cornwall
Report
Dockham Road, Cinderford
Attendance: 407
Referee: Rowan Kitt
4 May 2013
15:00
Kent26 - 50Hertfordshire (BP)
Jack Williams Ground, Aylesford
Attendance: 305
Referee: Richard Kelly

[7] [8]

Round 2

11 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Hertfordshire56 - 22Gloucestershire (BP)
Report
Highfields, Ware
Attendance: 426
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
11 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Kent17 - 23Cornwall
Report
Priestfields, Rochester
Attendance: 700
Referee: Tom Davis

[9] [8]

Round 3

18 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Cornwall41 - 29Hertfordshire (BP)
Report
Recreation Ground, Camborne
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Nick Williams
18 May 2013
15:00
(BP) Gloucestershire36 - 20Kent
Report
Dockham Road, Cinderford
Attendance: 175
Referee: Phillip Davis

[10] [8]

Final

26 May 2013
15:15
Lancashire35–26Cornwall
Try: Royle (2), Moon, Rath
Con: Johnson (3)
Pen: Johnson (2)
Drop: Johnson		 Report Try: Webber, Penalty try, Vinnicombe
Con: Thirlby
Pen: Thirlby (3)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 20,000 [11]
Referee: Wayne Falla


15Sean Taylor Preston Grasshoppers
14 Nick Royle Vale of Lune
13Chris Briers Fylde
12Jack Ward Preston Grasshoppers
11Ben Rath Fylde
10 Chris Johnson (capt) Fylde
9Steve Collins Sedgley Park
1Dan Birchall Fylde
2Jon Matthews Otley
3Simon Griffiths Fylde
4Paul Arnold Fylde
5Louis McGowan (capt) Sedgley Park
6Jon Nugent Stade Dijon
7Steve McGinnis Fylde
8Dominic Moon Preston Grasshoppers
Replacements:
16Pete Altham Preston Grasshoppers
17Gareth Gore Preston Grasshoppers
18Phil Mills Preston Grasshoppers
19Evan Stewart Fylde
20Phil Baines Preston Grasshoppers
21Tom Webb Fylde
22Grant Eddlestone Sedgley Park
15Jake Murphy Cornish All Blacks
14Richard Bright Cornish All Blacks
13Steve Johns Coventry
12Nielson Webber Cornish All Blacks
11Tom Notman Redruth
10Paul Thirlby Redruth
9Greg Goodfellow Redruth
1Darren Jacques Redruth
2Richard Brown Redruth
3Craig Williams Redruth
4Damien Cook Redruth
5Ben Hilton (capt) Cornish All Blacks
6Chris Fuca Redruth
7Sam Hocking Plymouth Albion
8Ashley Lawton Camborne
Replacements:
16Neal Turner Redruth
17Jon Drew Redruth
18Luke Collins Redruth
19Tom Rawlings Cornish All Blacks
20 Matthew Shepherd St Austell
21Steve PerryUnattached
22Lewis Vinnicombe Redruth

Total season attendances

CountyHome
Games		TotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Cheshire147947947947948%
Cornwall12,2152,2152,2152,21532%
Durham County2504252310194
Gloucestershire258229140717512%
Hertfordshire1426426426426
Kent21,005503700305
Lancashire17407407407408%
Yorkshire21,3956981,10029532%

Individual statistics

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