1948–49 Rugby Union County Championship
# 1948–49 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1948–49 Rugby Union County Championship was the 49th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.

Lancashire won the competition for the sixth time and third in succession after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.

## Final

* 12 March 1949

| Lancashire | 9-3 (HT 0-0) | Gloucestershire |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Guest, Moore, Bazley | | Pen: Hook |

* St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands Referee: H G Lathwell

| T H Whitaker | Manchester University |
| - | - |
| R H 'Dickie' Guest | Waterloo |
| W B Gornall | Waterloo |
| T R Beatson | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Reginald Bazley | Liverpool University |
| S Plumb | Birkenhead Park |
| Gordon Rimmer | Waterloo |
| Dr F H Moore | Liverpool |
| Eric Evans | Sale |
| D Chapman | Broughton Park |
| Humphrey F Luya | Waterloo |
| Joe Mycock | Sale |
| John J Cain | Waterloo |
| Eric Bole | Waterloo |
| P M Rhodes | Manchester |
| William E Hook | Gloucester |
| Jack Gregory | Blackheath |
| R H Wood | Bristol |
| E M Ednie | Cheltenham |
| S F Dangerfield | Gloucester |
| W Burrows | Gloucester |
| I Pearce | Cheltenham |
| Thomas W Price | Cheltenham |
| F C Hill | Bristol |
| J Watkins | Gloucester |
| T A Garrett | Clifton |
| R Hodge | Gloucester |
| G A Hudson (capt) | Gloucester |
| D G Pratten | Bristol |
| H H Mills | Stroud |
