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RFU Knockout Cup

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Rugby union event
RFU Knockout Cup
SportRugby union
Founded1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Ceased2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Replaced byAnglo-Welsh Cup
CountriesEnglandEngland
Last
champion(s)		Leeds Tykes (1st title)
Most titlesBath (10 titles)

TheRFU Knockout Cup was an Englishrugby union competition open to any member of theRugby Football Union. First contested in 1971, it was the premier competition in English club rugby before the establishment of the English league structure in 1987.[1]

The competition was replaced by theAnglo-Welsh Cup, involving4 Welsh regional sides in addition to the 12English Premiership clubs, beginning with the 2005–06 season.

History

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Background

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The RFU had long resisted national competitions as it was thought that they would encourage player payments. Thus, most club matches were only organised friendlies, with competitions such as the County Cups being the highest honours a club could win. TheCounty Championship, established in 1889, was the only national competition for 82 years.

1971–75: RFU Knockout Cup

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The first competition took place in the 1971–72 season, whenGloucester defeatedMoseley in the final 17–6, to become the inaugural champions.Coventry RFC won two titles in succession in 1973 and 1974, followed byBedford's championship win in 1975.

1976–88: John Player Cup

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The competition gained its first sponsor intobacco firmJohn Player & Sons in 1976.

Gosforth won the first two editions under this new name in 1976 and 1977. Gloucester won their second title in 1978. The competition was then dominated byLeicester, who won three championships in a row, until Gloucester won their third title in 1982. This was shared with Moseley after a 12–12 draw in extra time, and was the only time the cup was shared between two teams. Leicester were again in the final in 1983, but lost to Bristol. Leicester's record run was then broken byBath from 1984 to 1987, who won the cup four times in a row, untilHarlequins won their first in 1988.[citation needed]

1988–97: Pilkington Cup

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The cup was named after glass manufacturing companyPilkington for the 1988-89 tournament.

Bath picked up from where they left off in the late 1980s, going onto win another six times from 1989 to 1996. Harlequins won their second title in 1991, and Leicester added to their three championships in 1993 and again in 1997.

1997–2000: Tetley's Bitter Cup

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Tetley's Brewery became title sponsor in the 1997–98 season, naming the cup after theirbitter.

Saracens won their first title, defeating Wasps in 1998. Wasps were again in the final in 1999, and defeated Newcastle to claim their first championship. Wasps also won the 2000 competition.[citation needed]

2000–05: Powergen Cup

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In 2000, energy supplierPowergen became the final title sponsor.

Newcastle won the first Powergen Cup, defeating the Harlequins 30–27.London Irish won it for their first time the following season, and Gloucester won it for the first time since 1982 in 2003. Newcastle won in 2004, and in 2005,Leeds Tykes defeated Bath to win it for the first time.[2]

Demise

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Main article:Anglo-Welsh Cup

Starting in 2005–06, the cup was replaced by a new format including only the twelve teams from theGuinness Premiership and thefour Welsh regions, ending its status as an open competition. From this time until 2009, teams from theChampionship and below played in thePowergen National Trophy.

List of winners

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The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002
Key to list of winners
Match went toextra time
Cup shared
RFU Knockout Cup
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendanceRef
1971–72Gloucester17–6MoseleyTwickenham10,500
1972–73Coventry27–15BristolTwickenham11,500[3]
1973–74Coventry26–6London ScottishTwickenham
1974–75Bedford28–12Rosslyn ParkTwickenham18,000[4]
1975–76Gosforth23–14Rosslyn ParkTwickenham7,500[5]
1976–77Gosforth27–11WaterlooTwickenham10,000[6]
1977–78Gloucester6–3LeicesterTwickenham24,000[7]
1978–79Leicester15–12MoseleyTwickenham18,000[8]
1979–80Leicester21–9London IrishTwickenham27,000[9]
1980–81Leicester22–15GosforthTwickenham24,000[10]
1981–82Gloucester12–12MoseleyTwickenham20,000[11]
1982–83Bristol28–22LeicesterTwickenham34,000
1983–84Bath10–9BristolTwickenham25,000[12]
1984–85Bath24–15London WelshTwickenham32,000
1985–86Bath25–17WaspsTwickenham23,000[13]
1986–87Bath19–12WaspsTwickenham35,500
1987–88Harlequins28–22BristolTwickenham37,000[14]
1988–89Bath10–6LeicesterTwickenham59,300
1989–90Bath48–6GloucesterTwickenham52,000[15]
1990–91Harlequins25–13NorthamptonTwickenham53,000[16]
1991–92Bath15–12HarlequinsTwickenham62,000
1992–93Leicester23–16HarlequinsTwickenham54,000[17]
1993–94Bath21–9LeicesterTwickenham68,000[18]
1994–95Bath36–16WaspsTwickenham[19]
1995–96Bath16–15LeicesterTwickenham75,000[20]
1996–97Leicester9–3SaleTwickenham75,000[21]
1997–98Saracens48–18WaspsTwickenham65,000[22]
1998–99London Wasps29–19NewcastleTwickenham50,000[23]
1999–00London Wasps31–23NorthamptonTwickenham48,000[24]
2000–01Newcastle30–27HarlequinsTwickenham71,000[25]
2001–02London Irish38–7NorthamptonTwickenham75,000[26]
2002–03Gloucester40–22NorthamptonTwickenham75,000[27]
2003–04Newcastle37–33SaleTwickenham48,519[28]
2004–05Leeds Tykes20–12BathTwickenham60,300

List of champions

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#TeamWinsYears
1Bath101984,1985,1986,1987,1989,1990,1992,1994,1995,1996
2Leicester51979,1980,1981,1993,1997
3=Gloucester41972,1978,1982*,2003
3=Newcastle41976,1977 (as Gosforth),2001,2004
5=Harlequins21988,1991
5=Wasps21999,2000
5=Coventry21973,1974
8=Saracens11998
8=Bedford11975
8=Moseley11982*
8=Bristol11983
8=London Irish12002
8=Leeds Tykes12005

* 1982 title shared between Gloucester and Moseley.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Anglo-Welsh Cup: Previous winners".BBC News. Retrieved20 April 2015.
  2. ^"Moment in Time: Leeds and the 2005 Powergen Cup final".The Rugby Paper. 10 June 2012. Retrieved18 October 2022.
  3. ^Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1973).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1973-74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 88–91.ISBN 0362001456.
  4. ^Jenkins, Vivian (1975).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd.ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  5. ^Jenkins, Vivian (1976).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd.ISBN 0362-00281-9.
  6. ^Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1977).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977–78 (6th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press Division.ISBN 0354-09020-8.
  7. ^Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1978).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1978–79 (7th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press Division.ISBN 0354-09047X.
  8. ^Jenkins, Vivian (1979).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd.ISBN 0354-09087-9.
  9. ^Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1980).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980–81 (9th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 0362-02018-3.
  10. ^Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1981).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981–82 (10th ed.). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications Limited.ISBN 0-907574-05-X.
  11. ^Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1982).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83 (11th ed.). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications Ltd.ISBN 0-907574-13-0.
  12. ^Jones, Stephen, ed. (1984).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1984–85 (13th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 0-356-10448-6.
  13. ^Jones, Stephen, ed. (1986).Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1986–87 (15th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 0-356-12361-8.
  14. ^Jones, Stephen, ed. (1988).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89 (17th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  15. ^Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill, eds. (1990).Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.ISBN 1-873057-024.
  16. ^Jones, Stephen, ed. (1991).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92 (20th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  17. ^Jones, Stephen, ed. (1993).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing.
  18. ^Jones, Stephen, ed. (1994).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95 (23rd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing.ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
  19. ^Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1995).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96 (24th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing.ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.
  20. ^Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1996).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996–97 (25th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing.ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
  21. ^Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1997).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98 (26th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing.ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
  22. ^Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99 (27th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 84–98.ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.
  23. ^Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1999).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1999–2000 (28th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing.ISBN 0-7472-7531-9.
  24. ^McCormack, Stephen, ed. (2000).The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001 (13th ed.). Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 1-85291-627-3.
  25. ^McCormack, Stephen, ed. (2001).The Official RFU Club Directory 2001–2002 (14th ed.). Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 1-85291-640-0.
  26. ^McCormack, Stephen, ed. (2002).The Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003 (15th ed.). Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.ISBN 1-85291-645-1.
  27. ^"Gloucester lift the cup". The Scotsman.
  28. ^"Rugby Union". BBC Sport. 17 April 2004.

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