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The 1977–78 John Player Cup was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Gloucester won the competition defeating Leicester in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium .[2]
Draw and Results [ ]
First Round [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Leicester
Hartlepool Rovers
9-3
Gloucester
Lydney
38-6
US Portsmouth
Harlequins
6-19
Liverpool
Sale
18-4
Coventry
Wilmslow
7-6
Bristol
Falmouth
19-6
Richmond
Wasps
9-9*
Walsall
Northampton
8-16
Rosslyn Park
High Wycombe
58-0
Morley
Gosforth
3-12
Esher
London Irish
10-22
Saracens
London Welsh
Exeter
Bath
20-6
Moseley
Blackheath
38-12
Waterloo
Bedford
10-4
Nottingham
Wakefield
Progressed as away team*
Second Round [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Leicester
Rosslyn Park
25-16
Gloucester
Gosforth
19-10
Harlequins
London Irish
17-15
Liverpool
London Welsh
13-9
Coventry
Exeter
34-0
Bristol
Moseley
14-0
Wasps
Waterloo
10-9
Northampton
Wakefield
21-4
Quarter Finals [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Harlequins
Liverpool
18-6
Coventry
Bristol
16-13
Gloucester
Wasps
13-3
Leicester
Northampton
20-11
Semi Finals [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Leicester
Coventry
25-16
Gloucester
Harlequins
12-6
Final [ ]
15
Peter Butler
14
Bob Clewes
13
Brian Vine
12
Richard Jardine
11
Richard Mogg
10
Christopher Williams
9
Paul Howell
8
John Simonett
7
Vivian Wooley
6
John Watkins (c )
5
John Fidler
4
Stephen Boyle
3
Mike Burton
2
Stephen Mills
1
Gordon Sargent
Replacements:
16
Ron Etheridge
17
Dave Pointon
18
Peter Kingston
19
Mike Curran
20
Fred Reed
21
Eddie Pinkney
Coach:
References [ ]
^ Jenkins, Vivian (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook . Brickfield Publications Ltd. ISBN 0354-09087-9 .
^ "Times Archives" . Oxfordshire Libraries.
RFU National Competition Anglo-Welsh Cup Premiership Rugby Cup
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1977–78 rugby union tournaments for clubs 1977–78 in English rugby union