1987–88 John Player Cup

Rugby cup 1987–88 John Player Special Cup England Harlequins Bristol 37,000 Harlequins v Bristol at Twickenham 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 John Player Special Cup was the 17th edition of England's premier rugby union cup competition. Harlequins won the competition, for the first time, defeating Bristol in the final at Twickenham Stadium.Austin Michael Jones Stephen John Player Special Cup 1987–88. In Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89 1988 Rothmans Publications Ltd London 117–122 17th austin The competition was sponsored by John Player cigarettes.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives Oxfordshire Libraries First round Home Away ScoreAskeans London Irish 10-12Bedford Barkers Butts 35-4Berry Hill Salisbury 12-0Devonport Services Maidenhead 11-12Dixonians Droitwich 21-6Ealing Southend 10-9Gordon League Chiltern 44-7Fylde Hartlepool Rovers 30-9Leighton Buzzard Derby 10-7Letchworth Blackheath 0-26Lewes Havant 15-13Lichfield Vipers 31-3London Scottish Sudbury 9-3Nuneaton Aspatria 4-43Old Alleynians Maidstone 12-0Oxford Camborne 14-0Redruth Old Culverhaysians 26-9Tynedale Vale of Lune 16-15Wakefield Morley 22-0Widnes Birkenhead Park 4-3 Second round Home Away ScoreBerry Hill Lewe 35-9Dixonians Asptatria 3-53Gordon League Oxford 18-16Leighton Buzzard Bedford 6-24Lichfield Widnes 31-3London Irish Ealing 13-10Maidenhead Old Alleynians 13-3Redruth Blackheath 9-13Tynedale London Scottish 11-9Wakefield Fylde 24-21 Third round Home Away ScoreAspatria Wasps 6-13Bedford Bristol 4-21Coventry Tynedale 7-6Gloucester Orrell 19-9Gordon League Headingley 10-0Harlequins Maidenhead 40-0Lichfield Bath 3-43London Irish Sale 3-16London Welsh Berry Hill 10-13Plymouth Albion Northampton 14-7Richmond Liverpool St Helens 10-6Rosslyn Park Leicester 0-15Ruislip Gosforth 10-13Saracens Blackheath 15-3Waterloo Nottingham 19-6Wakefield Moseley 4-14 Fourth round Home Away ScoreBerry Hill Harlequins 4-17Bristol Richmond 34-0Coventry Sale 0-13Gloucester Wasps 13-24Gordon League Waterloo 9-11Leicester Bath 6-13Moseley Gosforth 33-9Plymouth Albion Saracens 14-6 Quarter-finals Home Away Score Plymouth Albion Wasps 4-26Harlequins Waterloo 37-4Moseley Bath 4-3Sale Bristol 15-19 Semi-finals Moseley 6–34 Bristol The Reddings Wasps 16–20 yesThe score was 16–16 at 80'. n scor Harlequins Sudbury Notes n Final 30 April 1988 Harlequins 28–22 Bristol Carling 2Harriman Thresher Salmon Thresher Salmon 3 DugganPenalty try Webb Webb 3 Knibbs Twickenham Stadium, London 37,000 (record for competition) Fred Howard (Liverpool) _blacklower _Harlequins_2123h _greenlower 009900 000000 ffffff 000000 Harlequins _white hoops _white hoops _white hoops _hoops white 000055 000055 000055 000055 000055 Bristol 15 Stuart Thresher 14 Andrew Harriman 13 Jamie Salmon 12 Will Carling 11 Everton Davis 10 Adrian Thompson 9 Richard Moon 8 Richard Langhorn 7 Tim Bell 6 Mick Skinner 5 Neil Edwards 4 Paul Ackford 3 Andy Mullins 2 John Olver (c) 1 Paul CurtisReplacements: 16 Simon Hunter 17 Richard Cramb 18 Alan Woodhouse 19 David Butcher 20 S Conway 21 Chris SheasbyCoach: A Jonathan Webb BHuw Duggan C David Thomas DRalph Knibbs E John Carr F Simon Hogg G Richard Harding O Paul Collings N Wayne Hone MAndy Dun L Nigel Pomphrey (c) KAndy Blackmore J John Doubleday I Dave Palmer H Crayton PhillipsReplacements: P Kevin Morgan Q Paul Jeffrey R Kevin Bogira S Darryll Hickey T Geoff Crane U Pete PolledriCoach:Bob Hesford This game would also count as Harlequins and Bristol's league match in the 1987–88 Courage League Division One. p league Notes p Records The attendance for the final of 37,000 was highest in the competition's history Bath's unbeaten sequence of 22 matches ended when Moseley beat them in a quarter-final at The Reddings Sponsorship The competition was sponsored, for the last time, by John Player and the prize money was £125,000 (an increase of £15,000). Both finalists received £3,750 each and in thirteen years of sponsorship over £1 million has been provided. References 1987-88 Category:1987–88 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:1987–88 in English rugby union