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The 1980–81 John Player Cup was the tenth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Leicester won the competition for a third consecutive year defeating Gosforth in the final. The competition was extended with extra rounds replacing the previous format of 32 teams only.[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
Sutton & Epsom
Crawley
3-13
Upper Clapton
Woodford
13-4
Metropolitan Police
Fullerians
22-12
High Wycombe
Midsomer Norton
12-9
Havant
Maidstone
10-9
Oxford
Bournemouth
3-3*
Matson
Exeter
8-14
Hereford
Walsall
15-15*
Coventry Welsh
Kettering
19-12
Alnwick
Broughton Park
0-12
Nottingham
Birmingham
33-10
Derby
Westleigh
12-7
Aspatria
Hartlepool Rovers
10-10*
Sale
Morley
29-10
Abbey
Redruthy
6-9
Away team progress*
Second Round [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Upper Clapton
Crawley
18-0
Metropolitan Police
High Wycombe
25-9
Bournemouth
Havant
18-10
Blackheath
Exeter
11-15
Walsall
Coventry Welsh
6-4
Camp Hill
Broughton Park
6-3
Nottingham
Derby
12-9
Hartlepool Rovers
Sale
8-17
Guildford & Gosalming
Redruth
3-9
Stroud
Southend
13-16
Third Round [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Bournemouth
Exeter
15-19
Moseley
Bedford
25-0
Camborne
Metropolitan Police
9-16
Harlequins
Rosslyn Park
9-20
Camp Hill
Nottingham
0-18
Richmond
Bath
6-12
Waterloo
West Hartlepool
17-0
Gosforth
Fylde
17-7
Roundhay
Leicester
3-34
Upper Clapton
Bristol
3-22
Northampton
Sale
13-20
Saracens
Coventry
7-15
Wasps
London Scottish
9-15
Orrell
Walsall
24-3
Redruth
London Irish
4-12
Southend
Gloucester
6-12
Fourth Round [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
London Irish
Gloucester
13-22
Waterloo
Gosforth
9-12
Exeter
Moseley
7-15
Metropolitan Police
Rosslyn Park
15-6
Nottingham
Bath
4-3
Leicester
Bristol
27-14
Sale
Coventry
18-12
London Scottish
Orrell
12-10
Quarter Finals [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
Leicester
Sale
21-7
Moseley
Metropolitan Police
22-6
Nottingham
Gosforth
3-23
London Scottish
Gloucester
9-9*
London Scottish progressed on more tries rule*
Semi Finals [ ]
Team One
Team Two
Score
London Scottish
Leicester
12-18 aet
Gosforth
Moseley
24-3
Final [ ]
15
Brian Patrick
14
Stuart Archer
13
Richard Breakey
12
Alan MacMillan
11
Neil McDowall
10
David Johnson
9
Malcolm Young
8
John Butler
7
Simon Smith
6
Terry Roberts
5
Steve Bainbridge
4
Bob Anderson
3
Jeff Bell
2
Bob Cunningham
1
Colin White (c )
Replacements:
16
Steve Gustard
17
John Storey
18
Ian Ramage
19
Stuart Lewis
20
John Blissett
21
Paul Simpson
Coach:
David Robinson
References [ ]
^ Jenkins, Vivian (1981). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook . Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-907574-05-X .
^ "Times Archives" . Oxfordshire Libraries.
RFU National Competition Anglo-Welsh Cup Premiership Rugby Cup
Categories :
1980–81 rugby union tournaments for clubs 1980–81 in English rugby union