For unknown reasons county results will not be appearing on Rugby Roundup this year (they are now there, apparently - I was misinformed. Apologies). However, I have been sent the results of last week's first round games (below). County rugby across the board is now being taken a more seriously than in the past as it is the first step on the way to possible national selection.
So it is disappointing to see walk-overs. In the seniors Durham (home of a premiership club??) and Sussex were unable to raise teams, while Staffs and Warwickshire cannot enter a U15 side (and have to combine for the U18s), and Cheshire with no junior county teams at all. What happens to girls from these areas, I wonder?
Herts had a mixed weekend - the U18s (with Sydney!) being unbeatable (again - when did they last lose?), while the seniors and U15s were less fortunate.
Meanwhile Sasha was playing back with Eastern Counties seniors and scored a dramatic try - see comments!
Seniors:
- Cumbria v Durham w/o to Cumbria
- Cheshire 16 Lancashire 10
- Northumberland 10 Yorkshire 27
- North Mids 53 Warwickshire 0
- Staffordshire 19 Leciestershire 10
- East Mids 10 NLD 25
- Eastern Counties 10 Middlesex 5
- Surrey 44 Hampshire 0
- Sussex v Essex - w/o to Essex
- Kent 15 Hertfordshire 12
- Devon 33 Cornwall 5
- Berkshire 12 Gloucestershire 17
- Dorset & Wilts 0 Somerset 36
U18s:
- Lancashire 12 Cumbria /Durham 20
- Northumberland 22 Yorkshire 19
- North Mids 48 Leciestershire 0
- East Mids 19 NLD 38
- East Mids 5 Staffs / Warwick 20
- NLD 25 Staffs / Warwick 0
(Trianguar - won by NLD) - Surrey 43 Hampshire 0
- Sussex 10 Essex 10
- Sussex 39 Middlesex 5
- Essex 17 Middlesex 10
(Triangular - won by Sussex) - Kent 13 Hertfordshire 24
- Devon 43 Cornwall 0
- Berkshire 7 Gloucestershire 0
- Berkshire 45 Oxford / Bucks 0
- Gloucestershire v Oxford / Bucks - w/o to Gloucestershire
(Triangular - won by Gloucestershire) - Dorset & Wilts 53 Somerset 0
U15s:
- Lancashire 85 Cumbria /Durham 5
- Northumberland 36 Yorkshire 12
- North Mids 40 Leciestershire 22
- East Mids 53 NLD 5
- Surrey 29 Hampshire 15
- Sussex 31 Essex 0
- Sussex 45 Middlesex 0
- Essex 10 Middlesex 15
(Triangular - won by Sussex) - Kent 32 Hertfordshire 3
- Devon 29 Cornwall 17
- Berkshire 14 Gloucestershire 10
- Berkshire 0 Oxfordshire 33
- Gloucestershire 5 Oxfordshire 32
(Triangular - won by Oxfordshire) - Dorset & Wilts 63 Somerset 5
