2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
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The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, was the 17th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the RFU for the tier 2 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 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional pools (north/south) with four teams in each and the winners of each pool meeting in the final at Twickenham Stadium. Leicestershire were the reigning champions, having won the 2017 final.
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Locations of the 2018 Division 2 county teams
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2018-05-05
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2018-05-12
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2018-05-19
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2018-05-27
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Cumbria
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Durham
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Hampshire
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Leicestershire
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Somerset
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Staffordshire
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Warwickshire
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Durham County
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North Midlands
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Twickenham Stadium, London
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Liberty Way, Nuneaton
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Lowmoor Road, Wigton
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Finstall Park, Bromsgrove
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Peel Croft, Burton upon Trent
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Hyde Park, Taunton
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Gosport Park, Gosport
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Ellis Road, Rugby
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Greenwood Road, Billingham
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Hollow Drift, Durham
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Mint Bridge Stadium, Kendal
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Westleigh Park, Blaby
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Cumbria
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Durham
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Hampshire
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Leicestershire
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Somerset
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Staffordshire
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Warwickshire
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North Midlands
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Joel Knight
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Callum Dacey
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Oliver Hodgson
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Sean Moloney
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The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, was the 17th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the RFU for the tier 2 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 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional pools (north/south) with four teams in each and the winners of each pool meeting in the final at Twickenham Stadium. Leicestershire were the reigning champions, having won the 2017 final. At the end of the group stage, Durham County won the northern group with ease despite having another strong side, and 2017 winners, Leicestershire, in their pool. They were joined by southern winners Warwickshire who beat off stiff competition from Hampshire to qualify. At the Twickenham final, Durham showed that they were best side in the division by comfortably beating Warwickshire, 46-12, for what would be the county's first ever Division 2 victory and first county silverware since 2009. By showing the best form over two years, Durham County were promoted from the northern group, just edging Leicestershire by virtue of a better for/against record, while Hampshire were promoted from the southern group despite missing out on the final. Both counties will play in the 2019 Bill Beaumont Cup. At the opposite end of the tables, Cumbria (north) and North Midlands (south) were relegated to the 2019 County Championship Shield. In the case of Cumbria they actually finished above Staffordshire on points/for against over the two years, but still went down for reasons that are not yet clear.
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