The 1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship was the 79th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.
Middlesex won their seventh title after defeating Northumberland in the final.
First Round Pos Northern Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Northumberland 5 4 0 1 90 37 82 Lancashire 5 4 0 1 96 41 83 Yorkshire 5 3 0 2 75 57 64 Durham 5 2 0 3 49 76 45 Cumbria 5 1 0 4 28 74 26 Cheshire 5 1 0 4 29 82 2 Pos Midlands East Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Notts, Lincs & Derby 2 2 0 0 33 17 42 Leicestershire 2 1 0 1 24 26 23 East Midlands 2 0 0 2 16 30 0 Pos Midlands West Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Warwickshire 2 2 0 0 50 6 42 North Midlands 21 0 1 17 20 23 Staffordshire 2 0 0 2 6 47 0 Pos London Group A P W D L F A Pts 1 Middlesex 2 2 0 0 48 9 42 Kent 2 1 0 1 18 10 23 Eastern Counties 2 0 0 2 10 57 0 Pos London Group B P W D L F A Pts 1 Surrey 3 3 0 0 84 27 62 Sussex 3 2 0 1 41 32 43 Hertfordshire 3 1 0 2 50 62 24 Hampshire 3 0 0 3 25 79 0 Pos South-West Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Gloucestershire 3 2 1 0 59 21 52 Cornwall 3 2 1 0 35 20 53 Somerset 3 1 0 2 20 63 24 Devon 3 0 0 3 25 35 0 Pos Southern Division P W D L F A Pts 1 Oxfordshire 3 3 0 0 87 39 62 Buckinghamshire 3 2 0 1 61 48 43 Berkshire 3 1 0 2 44 67 24 Dorset & Wilts 3 0 0 3 36 74 0
Second Round Venue Team One Team Two Score Newark Notts, Lincs & DerbysWarwickshire 19-12 Richmond MiddlesexSurrey 38-30 Cheltenham GloucestershireOxfordshire 25-10
Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 9 Dec Gosforth Northumberland Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire19-6 9 Dec Gloucester Gloucestershire Middlesex13-21
Final
Charles Ralston Rosslyn Park Colin Lambert Harlequins Alan Friell London Scottish Rick Gordon London Scottish T Morrison London New Zealand T A Bryan Northampton Alan Lawson London Scottish Andy Ripley Rosslyn Park Adrian Alexander Harlequins M A H Hess Richmond Chris Ralston (capt) Richmond Bob Mordell Rosslyn Park Clint McGregor Saracens I Thomas London Welsh Les Barlow Rosslyn ParkReplacements: David Croydon Saracens (for Gordon 39 mins) Brian Patrick Gosforth Jim Pollock Northern Alan MacMillan Morpeth Alastair Tindle Northern Steve Gustard (capt) Gosforth Richard Breakey Gosforth Malcolm Young Gosforth Roger Uttley Gosforth Iain Richardson Northern G E Longstaff Northern Steve Bainbridge Gosforth P J Gordon Morpeth A D Johnson Alnwick John Blissett Gosforth L W Smith AlnwickReplacements: I Pringle Morpeth (for Longstaff HT)
See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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