The 1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.
Yorkshire won the competition for the sixth time, defeating Cumberland in the decisive tie of the Championship Series.
Group stage Group winners Division WinnersSouth-western group DevonSouth-eastern group Midland CountiesNorth-western group CumberlandNorth-eastern group Yorkshire
South-western group South-western group P W D L F A Pts Devon 3 3 0 0 47 14 6 Somerset 3 2 0 1 4 Gloucestershire 3 1 0 2 2 Cornwall 3 0 0 3 11 47 0 Devon beat Gloucestershire 16 – 9 on 17 November 1894.
Eight Cornish players made their championship debut. Three Somerset players were England internationals.
Championship series Date Venue Team One Team Two Score29 Jan Coventry Midland Counties Devon 5-511 Feb Leicester Midland Counties Yorkshire 2-26 Mar Plymouth Devon Yorkshire 3-814 Mar Workington Cumberland Midland Counties 10-021 Mar Carlisle Cumberland Devon 7-327 Mar Manningham Yorkshire Cumberland 5-3
Decisive match
Manningham Wakefield Trinity Castleford Bradford Liversedge Leeds Parish Church Liversedge (c) Bradford West Riding Leeds Huddersfield Castleford Castleford Manningham Manningham J Moore Millom T Ritson Cockermouth W Nelson Millom T Fletcher Seaton W Cunningham Millom W S Graham Carlisle G Messenger Aspatria J Davidson Aspatria G Steel Aspatria J Beil Carlisle W Moore Millom D Elliot Carlisle J Fawcett Millom W Falcon Millom & Cambridge University R Bell Workington
See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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