1977–78 John Player Cup
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The 1977–78 John Player Cup was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Gloucester won the competition defeating Leicester in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium .[2]
Draw and results [ edit ] First round [ edit ] Team one Team two Score Leicester Hartlepool Rovers 9-3 Gloucester Lydney 38-6 US Portsmouth Harlequins 6-19 Liverpool Sale 18-4 Coventry Wilmslow 7-6 Bristol Falmouth 19-6 Richmond Wasps 9-9* Walsall Northampton 8-16 Rosslyn Park High Wycombe 58-0 Morley Gosforth 3-12 Esher London Irish 10-22 Saracens London Welsh Exeter Bath 20-6 Moseley Blackheath 38-12 Waterloo Bedford 10-4 Nottingham Wakefield
Progressed as away team*
Second round [ edit ] Team one Team two Score Leicester Rosslyn Park 25-16 Gloucester Gosforth 19-10 Harlequins London Irish 17-15 Liverpool London Welsh 13-9 Coventry Exeter 34-0 Bristol Moseley 14-0 Wasps Waterloo 10-9 Northampton Wakefield 21-4
Quarter-finals [ edit ] Team one Team two Score Harlequins Liverpool 18-6 Coventry Bristol 16-13 Gloucester Wasps 13-3 Leicester Northampton 20-11
Semi-finals [ edit ] Team one Team two Score Leicester Coventry 25-16 Gloucester Harlequins 12-6
References [ edit ]