The 1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship was the 71st edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. It would be the last season when the competition was viewed as the premier club competition because the following season would see the introduction of a National Knockout Competition.
Surrey won their second title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.
First Round Pos Northern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Northumberland 5 5 0 0 65 34 102 Lancashire 5 4 0 1 90 41 83 Cheshire 5 2 0 3 73 70 44 Yorkshire 5 2 0 3 51 51 45 Durham 5 1 0 4 22 50 26 Cumberland & Westmorland 5 1 0 4 44 99 2 Pos Midland Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Warwickshire + 5 4 0 1 49 27 82 Leicestershire 5 4 0 1 70 46 83 North Midlands 5 3 1 1 5436 74 East Midlands 5 1 1 3 41 70 35 Staffordshire 4 1 0 3 35 40 26 Notts, Lincs & Derby 4 0 0 4 29 59 0 + Won play off Pos South East Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Surrey 5 5 0 0 99 26 102 Middlesex 5 4 1 0 69 41 83 Eastern Counties 5 3 0 2 86 52 64 Kent 5 2 0 3 55 80 45 Hampshire 5 1 0 4 55 92 26 Sussex 5 0 0 5 32 105 0 Pos South-West Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 0 32 11 62 Devon 3 2 0 1 47 29 43 Cornwall 3 1 0 2 25 34 24 Somerset 3 0 0 3 14 44 0 Pos Southern Group P W D L F A Pts 1 Dorset & Wilts 4 4 0 0 82 Berkshire 4 1 2 1 43 Buckinghamshire 4 2 0 2 44 Oxfordshire 4 1 1 2 35 Hertfordshire 4 0 1 3 1
Second Round Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 9 Jan Bristol Gloucestershire Dorset & Wilts 18-3
Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 23 Jan Gosforth Northumberland Gloucestershire 6-9 20 Feb Twickenham Surrey Warwickshire 11-9
Final
15 Eric Stephens Gloucester 14 Peter Knight Bristol & St Luke's College 13 Pat Simmons Rosslyn Park12 Des Diamond Loughborough College 11 Mike Collins Bristol10 Jonathan Gabitass Bristol9 John Spalding Gloucester1 Robin Cowling Gloucester2 John Pullin Bristol 3 Barry Nelmes Bristol4 Alan Brinn Gloucester5 N A Jackson Gloucester6 Charlie Hannaford Bristol 7 Dick Smith Gloucester 8 Dave Rollitt (capt) Bristol 15 Bob Hiller (capt) Harlequins14 R C Cunis Rosslyn Park 13 C T Gibbons London Welsh12 Bob Lloyd Harlequins 11 John Novak Harlequins 10 Ian Wright Northampton9 Nigel Starmer-Smith Harlequins 1 Paddy Hinton Richmond 2 B Russell Richmond 3 Mike Roberts London Welsh 4 Alastair McHarg London Scottish 5 Geoff Evans London Welsh 6 A M Phillips London Welsh7 John Taylor London Welsh 8 Mervyn Davies London Welsh
See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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