However, he was unable to gain the successive championships needed to become a yokozuna.

Ring's side narrowly missed out on a third successive championship in 1946.

The 1950s were dominated by Surrey, who won seven successive championships.

Detroit is only the second team to clinch successive championships on the road.

Five successive championships followed before they were once again runners up in season 1981-82.

It was the first of three successive hurling championships for the club.

One has to think back to the successive championships in 1977 and 1978.

A fourth successive championship was secured that season, for the first time in over sixty years.

The fourth successive championship was won in the first class in 1972.

He finally reached yokozuna in October 1954 after winning two successive championships.