an overall record of having scored 740 points to their opponents 293. The success enjoyed during the 20th century would start to fade, and although Durham made two further final appearances in 1914 and 1932 they were unable to add any further trophies. It was only until 1967 that they tasted success again, sharing the trophy with Surrey after two drawn games. In 1989 Durham won the County Championship for the eight time, defeating Cornwall 13–9 at Twickenham Stadium. Once one of the most decorated sides in the Championships, in recent times Durham have flickered back and forth between Division 1 and Division 2 of the championships, with their last Twickenham appearance being the 2014 County Championship Plate final which they lost 31–23 to Kent. Durham County senior men's county side Durham County senior men's currently play in the Bill Beaumont Cup - the first division of the County Championship - having been promoted from the Division 2 at the end of the 2017–18 season. Honours: County Championship winners (8): 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1967, 1989 County Championship Division 3 winners (2): 2007, 2009 County Championship Division 2 winners: 2018 Notable players for the County side See Durham County RFU players Affiliated clubs There are currently 30 clubs affiliated with the Durham County RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level. Most clubs are based in County Durham but there are also teams from Tyne and Wear. Barnard Castle Billingham Bishop Auckland Blaydon Chester-le-Street Consett Darlington Darlington Mowden Park Darlington Mowden Park Durham City Gateshead Hartlepool Hartlepool B.B.O.B. (no league) Hartlepool Rovers Horden Houghton (Houghton-le-Spring) Jarrovians Newton Aycliffe Ryton Seaham Seaton Carew Sedgefield South Shields South Shields Westoe Stockton Sunderland Washington West Hartlepool Winlanton Vulcans Yarm (Eaglescliffe) County club competitions The Durham County RFU currently runs the following competitions for club sides based in County Durham: Leagues Durham/Northumberland 1 (alongside Northumberland RFU) - league ranked at tier 7 of the English rugby union system for clubs that are based in either County Durham, Northumberland or Tyne and Wear Durham/Northumberland 2 - tier 8 league Durham/Northumberland 3 - tier 9 league Cups Durham County RFU run the following cup competitions for 1st teams: Durham County RFU Senior Cup Durham County RFU Intermediate Cup Durham County RFU Junior Cup Durham County RFU Plate As well as a number of cup competitions for 2nd, 3rd & 4th