WARWICKSHIRE MATCH REPORT
Warwickshire had to work hard to beat Eastern Counties 24-8 at Coventry, eventually relying on the kicking of Nuneaton scrum half Huw Thomas with three penalties and a conversion and a try from Stourbridge prop Brook Davies, who went over from a close range.
Bill Beaumont Cup Results & Fixtures
May 8: North Division One – Northumberland 26 Yorkshire 31 (at Tynedale RFC), Lancashire 37 Cheshire 27 (at Fylde RFC). South Division One – Cornwall 17 Devon 31 (at Cambourne RFC), Gloucestershire 26 Hertfordshire 3 (at Lydney RFC). North Division Two – Warwickshire 24 Eastern Counties 8 (at Coventry RFC), North Midlands 26 Durham 25 (at Stourbridge). South Division Two – Middlesex 18 Somerset 35 (at Staines RFC), Hampshire 15 Kent 55 (at Havant RFC).
May 15: North Division One - Northumberland v Lancashire (at Percy Park RFC, 3pm), Cheshire v Yorkshire (at Macclesfield RFC, 3pm). South Division One - Devon v Gloucestershire (at Plymouth Albion RFC, 3pm), Hertfordshire v Cornwall (at Hertford RFC, 3pm). North Division Two - North Midlands v Eastern Counties (at Stourbridge RFC, 3pm), Durham v Warwickshire (at Gateshead RFC, 3pm). South Division Two - Somerset v Kent (Taunton RFC, 3pm), Middlesex v Hampshire (at Staines RFC, 3pm).
County Championship Shield Results & Fixtures
May 1: Pool 1 - East Midlands 15 Oxfordshire 54, Leicestershire 43 Essex 19; Pool 2 - Staffordshire 20 Notts, Lincs & Derby 28; Pool 3 - Dorset & Wilts 31 Buckinghamshire 6, Berkshire 28 Sussex 20.
May 8: Pool 1 - Leicestershire 33 Oxfordshire 12 at Market Harborough RFC, Essex 32 East Midlands 24 (at Barking RFC); Pool 2 - Cumbria 42 Staffordshire 10 (at Penrith RFC); Pool 3 - Dorset & Wilts 48 Berkshire 10 (at Swanage & Wareham RFC), Buckinghamshire 24 Sussex 22 (at Aylesbury RFC).
May 15: Pool 1 - East Midlands v Leicestershire (at Peterborough RFC, 3pm), Oxfordshire v Essex (at Chinnor RFC, 3pm); Pool 2 - Notts, Lincs & Derby v Cumbria (at Mansfield RFC, 3pm); Pool 3 - Sussex v Dorset & Wilts (at Lewes RFC 3pm), Buckingham v Berkshire (at Marlow RFC, 3pm).
