2002–03 Powergen Cup

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2002–03 Powergen Cup
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2001–02 (Previous) (Next) 2003–04

The 2002–03 Powergen Cup was the 32nd edition of England's rugby union club competition. Gloucester won the competition defeating Northampton Saints in the final.[1][2] The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[3]

Draw and Results[]

First Round[]

Team One Team Two Score
Aspatria Halifax 29-33
Bedford Athletic Blaydon 36-3
Darlington Mowden Park Preston Grasshoppers 40-38
Dudley Kingswinford Waterloo 19-23
New Brighton Darlington 32-19
Nuneaton Macclesfield 39-22
Scunthorpe Cleckheaton 14-28
South Leicester Liverpool St Helens 28-26
Tynedale Hull Ionians 19-13
Walsall Broadstreet 13-31
Barking Old Patesians 24-15
Barnstaple Tabard 11-14
Blackheath Weston-super-Mare 39-11
Havant Reading 6-19
Letchworth Garden City Camberley 29-12
Lydney Basingstoke 23-8
Penryn Redruth 13-28
Richmond Westcombe Park 20-31
Rosslyn Park Maidenhead 52-10
Spalding Twickenham 46-27
Staines North Walsham 3-71
Worthing Old Colleians 24-18

Second Round[]

Team One Team Two Score
Bedford Athletic Broadstreet 43-8
Cleckheaton Nottingham 25-28
Fylde South Leicester 22-13
Halifax Sedgley Park 22-16
Kendal Darlington Mowden Park 32-26
Nuneaton Harrogate 29-17
Storubridge Doncaster 19-11
Tynedale Waterloo 32-37
Wharfedale New Brighton 21-24
Barking Reading 24-22
Bracknell Redruth 51-21
Esher Rosslyn Park 14-29
Henley Hawks Launceston 46-10
Lydney Letchworth Garden City 46-10
Newbury Spalding 114-0
Tabard Penzance/Newlyn 6-57
Westcombe Park Blackheath 19-25
Worthing North Walsham 3-3

Third Round[]

Team One Team Two Score
Barking Nottingham 13-33
Bedford Athletic Orrell 11-74
Bracknell Worcester 5-73
Fylde Lydney 36-15
Halifax Bedford 27-17
Henley Hawks Wakefield 27-15
Manchester Blackheath 57-0
Moseley Waterloo 25-28
New Brighton Otley 17-22
North Walsham Kendal 33-29
Nuneaton London Welsh 11-12
Penzance/Newlyn Exeter 11-19
Rosslyn Park Newbury 36-34
Rotherham Coventry 61-12
Rugby Birmingham/Solihull 25-39
Stourbridge Plymouth Albion 20-48

Fourth Round[]

Team One Team Two Score
Birmingham/Solihull Fylde 44-14
Henley Hawks Exeter 6-37
London Welsh Nottingham 52-7
Orrell North Walsham 47-12
Otley Plymouth Albion 25-37
Rosslyn Park Rotherham 7-83
Waterloo Halifax 35-38
Worcester Manchester 73-12

Fifth Round[]

Team One Team Two Score
Halifax Worcester 12-13
London Welsh Exeter 13-36
Rotherham Birmingham/Solihull 41-10
Plymouth Albion Orrell 3-8

Sixth Round[]

Team One Team Two Score
Saracens Sale Sharks 26-20
Bristol Shoguns Rotherham 19-24
Newcastle Falcons London Irish 16-17
Gloucester Exeter 35-6
London Wasps Bath 17-20
Leicester Tigers Worcester 36-9
Orrell Northampton Saints 44-55
Harlequins Leeds Tykes 17-13

Quarter Finals[]

Team One Team Two Score
Bath Northampton Saints 29-30
London Irish Rotherham 30-11
Gloucester Saracens 51-20
Harlequins Leicester Tigers 12-19

Semi Finals[]

Team One Team Two Score
London Irish Northampton Saints 9-38
Leicester Tigers Gloucester 11-16

Final[]

15 Thinus Delport
14 Marcel Garvey
13 Terry Fanolua
12 Henry Paul
11 James Simpson-Daniel
10 Ludovic Mercier
9 Andy Gomarsall
8 James Forrester
7 Andy Hazell
6 Jake Boer (c)
5 Adam Eustace
4 Rob Fidler
3 Andy Deacon
2 Olivier Azam
1 Trevor Woodman
Replacements:
16 Clive Stuart-Smith
17 Simon Amor
18 Robert Todd
19 Chris Fortey
20 Rodrigo Roncero
21 Junior Paramore
22 Ed Pearce
Coach:
Nigel Melville
15 Nick Beal
14 Bruce Reihana
13 Peter Jorgensen
12 John Leslie joint captain (c)
11 Ben Cohen
10 Paul Grayson
9 Matt Dawson
8 Andrew Blowers
7 Budge Pountney joint captain (c)
6 Mark Connors
5 Steve Williams
4 Matt Lord
3 Robbie Morris
2 Steve Thompson
1 Tom Smith
Replacements:
16 Dan Richmond
17 Mattie Stewart
18 Grant Seeley
19 Darren Fox
20 Johnny Howard
21 James Brooks
22 Chris Hyndman
Coach:
Wayne Smith

References[]

  1. ^ "Clockwatch: Powergen Cup final". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Powergen Cup final: Gloucester show the best of England again". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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