2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup

2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup
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The 2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 30th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Harlequins in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]

Draw and results

First round (Sep 23)

Team one Team two Score
Darlington Aspatria 32-15
Darlington Mowden Park Broughton Park 38-14
Dorchester Staines 24-21
Dunstablians Dudley Kingswinford 26-34
Gloucester Old Boys Cheltenham 17-29
Gordano Camborne 31-22
Halifax Tynedale 18-19
Havant Harlow 31-17
Launceston Truro 26-20
Leicester Lions Scunthorpe 28-14
Liverpool St Helens Driffield 33-28
Longton Hinckley ?
Norwich Westcombe Park 3-7
Old Colleians Basingstoke 39-3
Selby West Park St Helens 14-20
Swanage & Wareham Amersham & Chiltern 18-12
Weston-super-Mare Barnstaple 15-46
Whitchurch Spalding 22-9
Wimbledon Haywards Heath 10-38
Worthing Cheshunt 8-9

Second round (Oct 7)

Team one Team two Score
Barking Tabard 24-8
Blackheath Swanage & Wareham 9-7
Bracknell Dorchester 45-0
Camberley Barnstaple 28-26
Cheshunt Clifton 18-12
Darlington Mowden Park West Park St Helens 21-3
Fylde Whitchurch 16-11
Havant Penzance & Newlyn 13-32
Launceston Gordano 40-10
Liverpool St Helens Nuneaton 23-7
New Brighton Leicester Lions 40-17
Newbury Haywards Heath 45-21
Nottingham Morley 19-23
Old Colleians North Walsham 17-21
Plymouth Westcombe Park 54-6
Preston Grasshoppers Bedford Athletic 49-19
Reading Cheltenham 49-8
Redruth Esher 10-14
Rosslyn Park Lydney 30-3
Rugby Harrogate 16-15
Sandal Tynedale 14-15
Sedgley Park Kendal 17-9
Stourbridge Doncaster 13-9
Walsall Dudley Kingswinford 17-21
Wharfedale Darlington 28-17
West Hartlepool Longton 8-15

Third round (Oct 21)

Team one Team two Score
Barking Rosslyn Park 17-29
Bedford Sedgley Park 45-15
Birmingham/Solihull Orrell 29-25
Bracknell Cheshunt 33-3
Coventry Preston Grasshoppers 30-19
Darlington Mowden Park North Walsham 27-10
Esher Camberley 38-24
Exeter Stourbridge 29-15
Fylde Manchester 10-33
Leeds Tykes Morley 100-0
Liverpool St Helens Rugby 17-0
London Welsh Blackheath 44-3
Moseley Worcester 6-34
New Brighton Newbury 15-11
Otley Henley Hawks 26-24
Penzance & Newlyn Wakefield 22-25
Plymouth Wharfedale 21-11
Reading Launceston 31-25
Tynedale Longton 23-11
Waterloo Dudley Kingswinford 57-27

Fourth round (Nov 4 & 5)

Team one Team two Score
Bath Gloucester 18-24
Bedford Saracens 24-54
Birmingham & Solihull Darlington Mowden Park 16-10
Bristol London Wasps 22-17
Esher Waterloo 26-27
Exeter London Irish 12-57
Leicester Tigers Otley 83-11
New Brighton London Welsh 17-32
Northampton Saints Leeds Tykes 73-35
Plymouth Harlequins 8-36
Reading Rotherham 27-46
Rosslyn Park Newcastle Falcons 13-25
Rugby Manchester 26-38
Sale Sharks Coventry 37-19
Tynedale Worcester 12-76
Wakefield Bracknell 31-23

Fifth round (Nov 11 & 12)

Team one Team two Score
Gloucester Leicester Tigers 13-25
Harlequins Manchester 38-8
London Welsh London Irish 10-33
Newcastle Falcons Bristol Shoguns 32-16
Northampton Saints Birmingham/Solihull 47-14
Sale Sharks Rotherham 20-12
Saracens Worcester 42-13
Wakefield Trinity Waterloo 23-35

Quarter-finals (Dec 9 & 10)

Team one Team two Score
Harlequins Northampton 11-6
Leicester Tigers Saracens 41-24
Newcastle Falcons London Irish 33-20
Sale Sharks Waterloo 59-12

Semi-finals (Jan 6)

Team one Team two Score
Harlequins Leicester Tigers 22-18
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks 37-25

Final

24 February 2001
Newcastle Falcons30–27Harlequins
Try: May 2
Walder
Jenner
Con: Wilkinson 2
Pen: Wilkinson 2		ReportTry: Wilson
Burke
Con: Burke
Pen: Burke 5
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (Bristol)
15 England Dave Walder
14 England Michael Stephenson
13 England Jamie Noon
12 England Tom May
11 New Zealand Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 England Jonny Wilkinson
9 Scotland Gary Armstrong
8 England Jim Jenner
7 Scotland Andrew Mower
6 England Robert Devonshire
5 Scotland Doddie Weir (c)
4 Scotland Stuart Grimes
3 South Africa Marius Hurter
2 Ireland Ross Nesdale
1 England Micky Ward
Replacements:
16 England Hall Charlton
17 England Liam Botham
18 England Gareth Maclure
19 England Ian Peel
20 New Zealand Mike Howe
21 England Hugh Vyvyan
22 New Zealand Richard Arnold
Coach:
England Steve Bates
15 England Ryan O'Neill
14 England Nick Greenstock
13 England Will Greenwood
12 England Nick Burrows
11 New Zealand Brendon Daniel
10 Ireland Paul Burke
9 Wales Matt Powell
8 England Roy Winters
7 Australia David Wilson (c)
6 England Pat Sanderson
5 England Steve White-Cooper
4 Australia Garrick Morgan
3 England Jon Dawson
2 Ireland Keith Wood
1 England Jason Leonard
Replacements:
16 England Peter Richards
17 Scotland Craig Chalmers
18 England Ben Gollings
19 Australia Bruce Starr
20 Samoa Tani Fuga
21 England Alex Codling
22 England Rory Jenkins
Coach:
Wales Mark Evans

References

  1. ^ "Newcastle fly past at the last". Guardian.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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