1995–96 Pilkington Cup
The 1995-1996 Pilkington Cup was the twenty-fifth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition. Bath won the competition defeating Leicester in the final. The attendance of 75,000 was a world record for a rugby union match. The final ended in controversy after the referee Steve Lander awarded a penalty try in the last minute of the match which sealed victory for Bath.
[1] The event was sponsored by Pilkington and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]
Draw and Results
First Round (Sep 9)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Askeans | Brixham | 30-18 |
Basingstoke | Berry Hill | 20-11 |
Bridlington | Syston | 34-10 |
Broadstreet | Wharfedale | 26-21 |
Camberley | Barking | 26-24 |
Ealing | Weston-Super-Mare | 8-26 |
Gloucester Old Boys | Camborne | 25-8 |
Harlow | Abbey | 41-6 |
Henley | Ruislip | 30-8 |
High Wycombe | Cheltenham | 0-15 |
Hornets | Bournemouth | 34-23 |
Hull Ionians | Selly Oak | 52-8 |
Launceston | Metropolitan Police | 10-16 |
Leighton Buzzard | Birmingham | 11-29 |
Lewes | Oxford | 24-17 |
Macclesfield | Sandal | 47-17 |
Manchester | Scunthorpe | 15-22 |
North Walsham | Letchworth | 23-12 |
Northern | Sheffield | 22-10 |
Nuneaton | Winnington Park | 26-32 aet |
Old Blues | Tabard | 5-11 |
Olney | Westcombe Park | 0-23 |
Preston Grasshoppers | Stourbridge | 19-44 |
Stafford | Netherall | 13-18 |
Stockton | Broughton Park | 13-11 |
Stoke | Lichfield | 13-11 |
Sudbury | Lydney | 6-28 |
Worcester | Kendal | 30-17 |
Second Round (Oct 7)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Basingstoke | Lewes | 19-28 |
Birmingham | Worcester | 14-19 |
Bridlington | Aspatria | 50-10 |
Cheltenham | Weston-Super-Mare | 11-13 |
Clifton | Metropolitan Police | 11-12 |
Gloucester Old Boys | London Welsh | 7-16 |
Harrogate | Fylde | 6-23 |
Havant | Exeter | 11-20 |
Henley | Hornets | 33-8 |
Liverpool St Helens | Hull Ionians | 15-8 |
Lydney | Harlow | 37-7 |
Macclesfield | Morley | 18-6 |
Netherall | Winnington Park | 7-17 |
Northern | Stourbridge | 21-22 |
Otley | Stoke | 16-11 |
Plymouth | Camberley | 18-39 |
Redruth | North Walsham | 19-15 |
Rosslyn Park | Richmond | 14-22 |
Rotherham | Coventry | 15-24 |
Scunthorpe | Walsall | 18-49 |
Stockton | Leeds | 8-27 |
Tabard | Askeans | 28-15 |
Westcombe Park | Reading | 9-32 |
Third Round (Nov 4)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Bridlington | Winnington Park | 13-17 |
Coventry | Stourbridge | 78-20 |
Exeter | Redruth | 17-15 |
Leeds | Fylde | 12-6 |
Lewes | Camberley | 10-40 |
London Welsh | Richmond | 27-12 |
Macclesfield | Walsall | 35-36 |
Metropolitan Police | Reading | 10-27 |
Otley | Rugby | 31-40 |
Tabard | Lydney | 17-19 |
Weston-Super-Mare | Henley | 19-18 |
Worcester | Liverpool St Helens | 24-8 |
Fourth Round (Dec 23)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Bath | Northampton | 12-3 |
Bedford | Worcester | 27-12 |
Blackheath | Coventry | 9-19 |
Camberley | Wakefield | 0-18 |
Exeter | Leicester | 0-27 |
Gloucester | Walsall | 47-0 |
Leeds | Waterloo | 20-15 |
London Irish | London Welsh | 21-3 |
Newcastle | Moseley | 26-5 |
Nottingham | London Scottish | 32-16 |
Orrell | Harlequins | 17-19 |
Reading | Bristol | 7-44 |
Sale | Wasps | 9-18 |
Saracens | Rugby | 27-7 |
Weston-Super-Mare | West Hartlepool | 9-25 |
Winnington Park | Lydney | 26-11 |
Fifth Round (Jan 27 & Feb 10)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Bedford | Bristol | 0-37 |
Leeds | London Irish | 13-29 |
Leicester | Saracens | 40-16 |
Newcastle Gosforth | Harlequins | 22-44 |
Nottingham | Gloucester | 10-36 |
Wakefield | Bath | 12-16 |
West Hartlepool | Coventry | 16-6 |
Winnington Park | Wasps | 0-57 |
Quarter Finals (Feb 24)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
London Irish | West Hartlepool | 11-10 |
Gloucester | Wasps | 22-9 |
Leicester | Harlequins | 24-9 |
Bristol | Bath | 12-19 |
Semi Finals (Mar 23)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
London Irish | Leicester | 21-46 |
Bath | Gloucester | 19-10 |
Final
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