1981–82 John Player Cup
The 1981-1982 John Player Cup was the eleventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Gloucester and Moseley shared the title after playing out a 12-12 draw 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 |
Liverpool | Morpeth | 19-3 |
Birkenhead Park | Hartlepool Rovers | 6-7 |
Aspatria | Roundhay | 0-19 |
Northampton | Kettering | |
Bournemouth | St Ives | 10-18 |
Dartfordians | Hertford | 4-11 |
Dudley Kingswinford | Nuneaton | 9-27 |
Exeter University | Lydney | 12-13 |
High Wycombe | Newbury | 13-0 |
Saracens | US Portsmouth | 10-4 |
Woodford | Old Gaytonians | 19-6 |
Weston-super-Mare | Oxford | 6-9 |
Walsall | Westleigh | 24-15 |
Lewes | Streatham-Croydon | 19-0 |
Second Round
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Blackheath | Woodford | 13-0 |
Hertford | Lydney | 10-13 |
Lewes | St Ives | 0-10 |
Nuneaton | Roundhay | 10-7 |
Matson | Thurrock | 12-12* |
Oxford | High Wycombe | 9-10 |
Stamford | Liverpool | 3-15 |
Stourbridge | Hartlepool Rovers | 9-19 |
Walsall | Northampton | 9-32 |
London Irish | Saracens | 19-3 |
Away team progress*
Third Round
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Exeter | Thurrock | 7-0 |
Bath | Rosslyn Park | 9-11 |
London Welsh | Lydney | 16-3 |
Northampton | Morley | 12-7 |
Waterloo | Nuneaton | 3-0 |
St Ives | Bristol | 6-16 |
Richmond | Metropolitan Police | 10-20 |
Blackheath | London Scottish | 3-16 |
Gloucester | High Wycombe | 40-6 |
Nottingham | Sale | 9-15 |
Moseley | Harrogate | 17-4 |
Leicester | Hartlepool Rovers | 53-19 |
London Irish | Coventry | 7-10 |
Orrell | Liverpool | 12-15 |
Harlequins | Wasps | 19-10 |
Bedford | Gosforth | 3-14 |
Fourth Round
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Gloucester | Exeter | 34-3 |
Sale | Rosslyn Park | 19-3 |
Moseley | London Welsh | 25-9 |
Leicester | Northampton | 23-10 |
Coventry | Waterloo | 29-9 |
Liverpool | Bristol | 12-10 |
Harlequins | Metropolitan Police | 28-6 |
Gosforth | London Scottish | 26-19 |
Quarter Finals
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Gloucester | Sale | 13-6 |
Moseley | Liverpool | 15-13 |
Coventry | Harlequins | 24-12 |
Leicester | Gosforth | 18-9 |
Semi Finals
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Moseley | Leicester | 12-4 |
Coventry | Gloucester | 9-18 |
Final
| |
| 15 | Paul Ford |
| 14 | Peter Pritchard |
| 13 | Paul Taylor |
| 12 | Steven Parsloe |
| 11 | Richard Mogg |
| 10 | Leslie Jones |
| 9 | Steve Baker |
| 8 | Malcolm Preedy |
| 7 | Steve Mills (c) |
| 6 | Phil Blakeway |
| 5 | Steve Boyle |
| 4 | John Orwin |
| 3 | John Gadd |
| 2 | Mike Teague |
| 1 | Mike Longstaff |
Replacements: |
| 16 | Nick Price |
| 17 | G Thomas |
| 18 | Paul Wood for Longstaff (65m) |
| 19 | John Fidler |
| 20 | Gordon Sargent |
| 21 | Kevin White |
Coach: |
Dick Smith |
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| 15 | Martin Cooper |
| 14 | John Goodwin |
| 13 | Jon Desborough |
| 12 | Dave Shorrock |
| 11 | Richard Lawson |
| 10 | Mike Perry |
| 9 | I Sutherland |
| 8 | Trevor Corless |
| 7 | Gary Cox |
| 6 | Steve Acaster |
| 5 | John Davidson |
| 4 | A Recardo |
| 3 | Dave Warren |
| 2 | Derek Nutt (c) |
| 1 | Nick Jeavons |
Replacements: |
| 16 | Phil Millington |
| 17 | Steve Morley |
| 18 | Ian Metcalfe |
| 19 | Bob Barr |
| 20 | Kevin Astley |
| 21 | Alan Thomas |
Coach: |
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References
- ↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1981). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-907574-05-X.
- ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.