The 1981–82 John Player Cup was the 11th 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 |
Martin Cooper
|
|
14 |
John Goodwin
|
|
13 |
Jon Desborough
|
|
12 |
Dave Shorrock
|
|
11 |
Richard Lawson
|
|
10 |
Mike Perry
|
|
9 |
Steve Sutherland
|
|
1 |
Trevor Corless
|
|
2 |
Gary Cox
|
|
3 |
Steve Acaster
|
|
4 |
John Davidson
|
|
5 |
Al Recardo
|
|
6 |
Dave Warren
|
|
8 |
Derek Nutt (c)
|
|
7 |
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.
