1982–83 John Player Cup

Rugby cup 1982–83 John Player Cup 1981–82 1983–84 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.Jones Stephen Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1990 Rothmans Publications Ltd 0-356-19162-1 The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives Oxfordshire Libraries Draw and results First round Team one Team two ScoreHertford Saracens 6-15East Grinstead Sudbury 9-22U.S Portsmouth Old Gaytonians 13-13*Kettering Lichfield 9-11Worcester Stoke Old Boys 10-6Northampton Hinckley 31-4Birmingham Stamford 14-11West Hartlepool Morpeth 24-3Sheffield Sale 6-7Aspatria Fylde 6-20Wimborne Oxford 3-3*High Wycombe Exeter 26-16Stroud St Ives 6-9Keynsham Maidenhead 12-15 Away team progress* Second round Team one Team two ScoreBromsgrove Lichfield 4-8Fylde Worcester 13-3Maidenhead Lydney 7-26Old Emmanuel Norwich 6-6*Oxford High Wycombe 3-12St Ives Old Gaytonians 3-0Sale Birmingham 24-6Saracens Sidcup 11-0Sudbury Metropolitan Police 0-35West Hartlepool Northampton 27-3 Third round Team one Team two ScoreWakefield Plymouth Albion 10-0Metropolitan Police St Ives 6-11Coventry Moseley 25-3Liverpool Nottingham 13-27Lydney Sale 9-16Rosslyn Park Wasps 9-15London Scottish Broughton Park ?-12London Irish Orrell 6-9Bedford Saracens 21-0Harrogate Bristol 15-33Harlequins Gosforth 24-15Lichfield Norwich 20-3Leicester High Wycombe 47-18Camborne West Hartlepool 3-33Blackheath Fylde 12-9Gloucester London Welsh 3-14 Fourth round Team one Team two ScoreLeicester Wakefield 30-14Bedford Bristol 10-20Orrell Coventry 4-6Sale Harlequins 19-33West Hartlepool Wasps 18-12Blackheath London Scottish 9-10London Welsh Lichfield 24-6Nottingham St Ives 20-3 Quarter-finals Team one Team two Score London Welsh London Scottish 6-15Leicester Harlequins 18-4West Hartlepool Bristol 14-16Coventry Nottingham 19-9 Semi-finals Team one Team two ScoreLondon Scottish Leicester 9-30Coventry Bristol 3-23 Final 30 April 1983 Bristol 28–22 Leicester Carr 2 Hogg Hesford Barnes 3 Barnes 2 EvansSmith Cusworth Cusworth 4 Twickenham Stadium, London 34,000 Roger Quittenton (London) _white hoops _whitehoops _white hoops _hoops white 000055 000055 000055 000055 000055 Bristol _leicester99rugbykit _leicester99rugbykit _leicester99rugbykit _leicestersocks 008000 008000 FFFFFF 000000 Leicester 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 Mike Rafter (c) O Bob HesfordReplacements: P Dave Palmer Q Phil Cue R Dave Sorrell S Lawrence Yandell T Mark Tomlin U Peter StiffCoach: Dave Tyler O Ian Dodson N Barry Evans M Paul Dodge L Clive Woodward K Tim Barnwell J Les Cusworth I Nick Youngs A Stuart Redfern B Peter Wheeler C Steve Redfern D Nigel Gillingham E Malcolm Foulkes-Arnold F Steve Johnson (c) H Ian "Dosser" Smith G Dean RichardsReplacements: P Ian Bates for Barnwell Q Nick Jackson R Steve Kenney S Mike Poulson T Wayne Richardson U Chris TresslerCoach:Peter Rossborough References Category:1982–83 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:1982–83 in English rugby union Category:RFU Knockout Cup