The 1988–89 Toshiba Rugby Union County Championship was the 89th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.
Durham County won their eighth title after defeating Cornwall in the final.
The competition celebrated 100 years and despite the fact that it no longer held the same prestige as before a record crowd of 27,500 (the majority from Cornwall) turned up to watch the final at Twickenham Stadium.
Semi finals Date Venue Team One Team Two Score 21 Jan Redruth Cornwall Warwickshire 13-10 21 Jan Blackheath Kent Durham 6-10
Final
15 J Bland (capt) Durham City14 O Evans West Hartlepool 13 Phil de Glanville Durham University12 M Boyd West Hartlepool11 D Cooke West Hartlepool 10 J Stabler West Hartlepool 9 S Havery Gateshead Fell1 G Naisbitt Stockton 2 M A Fenwick Durham City3 M Douthwaite Stockton 4 J Dixon West Hartlepool 5 J Howe Sale6 A R Harle Gosforth7 A Brown Stockton 8 B Dixon StocktonReplacements: (not used)16 G Spearman Blaydon 17 M Boyd West Hartlepool 18 S Kirkup Durham City 19 P Joyce Durham City 20 G A Kell Gateshead Fell21 D Mitchell West Hartlepool 15 Chris Alcock Camborne 14 Barry Trevaskis Bath13 Grant Champion (capt) Devon & Cornwall Police & Truro 12 S Rogers Camborne 11 David Weeks Camborne10 Alan Buzza Cambridge University & Redruth9 D Rule Camborne1 John May Redruth 2 Graham Dawe Bath 3 Richard Keast Redruth4 Andy Reed Camborne 5 A Cook Camborne 6 Glyn Williams Redruth 7Adrian Bick Bath 8Martin Haag BathReplacements: (not used)16 Tony Mead Devon & Cornwall Police 17 D Chapman Camborne 18 Richard Nancekivell Launceston 19 B Andrew Camborne 20S Matavesi Camborne21 A Curtis Redruth
See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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