1988–89 Rugby Union County Championship
# 1988–89 Rugby Union County Championship

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

* 1 April 1989

| Durham County | 13-9 (HT 6-3) | Cornwall |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Fenwick Pen: Bland (3) | | Pen: Champion (3) |

* Twickenham Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Fred Howard (Liverpool)

| 15 | J Bland (capt) | Durham City |
| - | - | - |
| 14 | O Evans | West Hartlepool |
| 13 | Phil de Glanville | Durham University |
| 12 | M Boyd | West Hartlepool |
| 11 | D Cooke | West Hartlepool |
| 10 | J Stabler | West Hartlepool |
| 9 | S Havery | Gateshead Fell |
| 1 | G Naisbitt | Stockton |
| 2 | M A Fenwick | Durham City |
| 3 | M Douthwaite | Stockton |
| 4 | J Dixon | West Hartlepool |
| 5 | J Howe | Sale |
| 6 | A R Harle | Gosforth |
| 7 | A Brown | Stockton |
| 8 | B Dixon | Stockton |
| Replacements: (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 Fell |
| 21 | D Mitchell | West Hartlepool |
| 15 | Chris Alcock | Camborne |
| 14 | Barry Trevaskis | Bath |
| 13 | Grant Champion (capt) | Devon & Cornwall Police & Truro |
| 12 | S Rogers | Camborne |
| 11 | David Weeks | Camborne |
| 10 | Alan Buzza | Cambridge University & Redruth |
| 9 | D Rule | Camborne |
| 1 | John May | Redruth |
| 2 | Graham Dawe | Bath |
| 3 | Richard Keast | Redruth |
| 4 | Andy Reed | Camborne |
| 5 | A Cook | Camborne |
| 6 | Glyn Williams | Redruth |
| 7 | Adrian Bick | Bath |
| 8 | Martin Haag | Bath |
| Replacements: (not used) ||
| 16 | Tony Mead | Devon & Cornwall Police |
| 17 | D Chapman | Camborne |
| 18 | Richard Nancekivell | Launceston |
| 19 | B Andrew | Camborne |
| 20 | S Matavesi | Camborne |
| 21 | A Curtis | Redruth |
