DURHAM COUNTY RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
Founded 10th October 1876
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Durham County Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will take place at
7pm on Wednesday 2nd July 2008
at Durham City RFC

History of Durham County Rugby
If you are interested it the History of Durham County Rugby, you may be interested in seeing the first part of a serialisation of the of the book Durham County Rugby Union 1876-1936

This historic account was written by C Berkeley Cowell and E Watts Moses in September 1936. Follow the link to the History

Northumberland win the County Shield competition and gain promotion
Congratulations to our neighbours Northumberland on their Twickenham success over Cornwall to win the County Championship Shield Competition

2008 County Championship
Following defeats by North Midlands and Northumberland in previous weeks, Durham faced a relegation battle with north rivals Cumbria at Darlington RFC.

Durham on the attack Despite the total commitment of the players from both sides, it was a game which produced few moments of quality rugby and lived up to its relegation battle billing.

Durham were defeated 21 - 20 and are now relegated back to Plate competition for next year.

Replacement Kell foils Cumbrian attack





It looked as though Durham were heading for safety when they secured a 14 point lead just after half time. Cumbria however, were not prepared to give up without a fight and eventually after significant territorial advantage took the lead with just a few minutes of the game left.

All seemed lost but Durham fought back and earned a long ranged penalty chance right at the death. With first choice kicker Moore having been replaced the responsibility fell to replacement David Kell but his effort never threatened to change the outcome.

County Cup Competitions
The county cup competitions have now have now all been complete. Congratulations to those who won and better luck next year to all the others.

NE and Cumbria Under 17 and Under 18 Leagues

Not many people outside of the youth sections may realise that some very successful Under 17 and Under 18 league are running on Saturdays and Sundays

As usual this is achieved through the hard work of volunteers with excellent support through the RFU staff based throughout the North East and Cumbria

To see the results and league tables follow the link or click the associated menu button

See Under 17s and Under 18s Leagues

News from around the County

The topics in the May issue of the DUNELMIAN

County Championship Kicks off
Senior County Cup
Dates for your Diary
Festival and Tournaments
6 Nations Fixtures
2008 Prohibited list
Youth structured season

Follow the link to find out what is going on in The County
The Dunelmain (pdf format)