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The 1982–83 John Player Cup was the 12th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bristol 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
Hertford
Saracens
6-15
East Grinstead
Sudbury
9-22
U.S Portsmouth
Old Gaytonians
13-13*
Kettering
Lichfield
9-11
Worcester
Stoke Old Boys
10-6
Northampton
Hinckley
31-4
Birmingham
Stamford
14-11
West Hartlepool
Morpeth
24-3
Sheffield
Sale
6-7
Aspatria
Fylde
6-20
Wimborne
Oxford
3-3*
High Wycombe
Exeter
26-16
Stroud
St Ives
6-9
Keynsham
Maidenhead
12-15
Away team progress*
Second round
Team one
Team two
Score
Bromsgrove
Lichfield
4-8
Fylde
Worcester
13-3
Maidenhead
Lydney
7-26
Old Emmanuel
Norwich
6-6*
Oxford
High Wycombe
3-12
St Ives
Old Gaytonians
3-0
Sale
Birmingham
24-6
Saracens
Sidcup
11-0
Sudbury
Metropolitan Police
0-35
West Hartlepool
Northampton
27-3
Third round
Team one
Team two
Score
Wakefield
Plymouth Albion
10-0
Metropolitan Police
St Ives
6-11
Coventry
Moseley
25-3
Liverpool
Nottingham
13-27
Lydney
Sale
9-16
Rosslyn Park
Wasps
9-15
London Scottish
Broughton Park
?-12
London Irish
Orrell
6-9
Bedford
Saracens
21-0
Harrogate
Bristol
15-33
Harlequins
Gosforth
24-15
Lichfield
Norwich
20-3
Leicester
High Wycombe
47-18
Camborne
West Hartlepool
3-33
Blackheath
Fylde
12-9
Gloucester
London Welsh
3-14
Fourth round
Team one
Team two
Score
Leicester
Wakefield
30-14
Bedford
Bristol
10-20
Orrell
Coventry
4-6
Sale
Harlequins
19-33
West Hartlepool
Wasps
18-12
Blackheath
London Scottish
9-10
London Welsh
Lichfield
24-6
Nottingham
St Ives
20-3
Quarter-finals
Team one
Team two
Score
London Welsh
London Scottish
6-15
Leicester
Harlequins
18-4
West Hartlepool
Bristol
14-16
Coventry
Nottingham
19-9
Semi-finals
Team one
Team two
Score
London Scottish
Leicester
9-30
Coventry
Bristol
3-23
Final
A
Huw Duggan
B
Alan Morley
C
Ralph Knibbs
D
Simon Hogg
E
John Carr
F
Stuart Barnes
G
Richard Harding
H
John Doubleday
I
Kevin Bogira
J
Austin Sheppard
K
Alf Troughton
L
Nigel Pomphrey
M
Pete Polledri
N
c
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O
Bob Hesford
Replacements:
P
Dave Palmer
Q
Phil Cue
R
Dave Sorrell
S
Lawrence Yandell
T
Mark Tomlin
U
Peter Stiff
Coach:
Dave Tyler
References