1986–87_John_Player_Cup

1986–87 John Player Cup

1986–87 John Player Cup

Rugby Union


The 1986–87 John Player Special Cup was the 16th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition for the fourth consecutive year defeating Wasps in a repeat of the previous year's final.[1] The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]

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Draw and results

First round

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Second round

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Away team progress*

Third round

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

2 May 1987
Bath19–12Wasps
Try: Redman 2 rugby ball
Halliday rugby ball
Con: Barnes 2
Pen: Barnes
Try: Davies rugby ball
Con: Andrew
Pen: Davies
Drop: Andrew
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Fred Howard (Liverpool)
16Chris Martin
15Tony Swift
14John Palmer
12Simon Halliday
11Barry Trevaskis
10Stuart Barnes
9Richard Hill (c)
8Dave Egerton
7Andy Robinson
6Nigel Redman
5John Morrison
4Jon Hall
3Gareth Chilcott
2Graham Dawe
1David Sole
Replacements:
16Phil Cue
17Jeremy Guscott
18Steve Knight
19Greg Bess for Dawes
20Maurice 'Richard' Lee
21Paul Simpson
Coach:
Jack Rowell
15Huw Davies
14Simon Smith
13Kevin Simms
12Rob Lozowski
11Mark Bailey
10Rob Andrew
9Steve Bates
8Mark Rose
7David Pegler (c)
6John Bonner
5Mike Pinnegar
4Mark Rigby
3Jeff Probyn
2Alan Simmons
1Paul Rendall
Replacements:
16Andy Barnard
17Roger Pellow
18Nick Pratt
19Keith Bartholomew
20Martin Brooks
21Sean O'Leary
Coach:

References

  1. Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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