1995–96 Pilkington Cup

The 1995–96 Pilkington Cup was the 25th 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]

1995–96 Pilkington Cup
Tournament statistics
ChampionsBath (10th title)
1994–95 (Previous) (Next) 1996–97

Draw and results

First round (Sep 9)

Team one Team two Score
AskeansBrixham30-18
BasingstokeBerry Hill20-11
BridlingtonSyston34-10
BroadstreetWharfedale26-21
CamberleyBarking26-24
EalingWeston-Super-Mare8-26
Gloucester Old BoysCamborne25-8
HarlowAbbey41-6
HenleyRuislip30-8
High WycombeCheltenham0-15
HornetsBournemouth34-23
Hull IoniansSelly Oak52-8
LauncestonMetropolitan Police10-16
Leighton BuzzardBirmingham11-29
LewesOxford24-17
MacclesfieldSandal47-17
ManchesterScunthorpe15-22
North WalshamLetchworth23-12
NorthernSheffield22-10
NuneatonWinnington Park26-32 aet
Old BluesTabard5-11
OlneyWestcombe Park0-23
Preston GrasshoppersStourbridge19-44
StaffordNetherall13-18
StocktonBroughton Park13-11
StokeLichfield13-11
SudburyLydney6-28
WorcesterKendal30-17

Second round (Oct 7)

Team one Team two Score
BasingstokeLewes19-28
BirminghamWorcester14-19
BridlingtonAspatria50-10
CheltenhamWeston-Super-Mare11-13
CliftonMetropolitan Police11-12
Gloucester Old BoysLondon Welsh7-16
HarrogateFylde6-23
HavantExeter11-20
HenleyHornets33-8
Liverpool St HelensHull Ionians15-8
LydneyHarlow37-7
MacclesfieldMorley18-6
NetherallWinnington Park7-17
NorthernStourbridge21-22
OtleyStoke16-11
PlymouthCamberley18-39
RedruthNorth Walsham19-15
Rosslyn ParkRichmond14-22
RotherhamCoventry15-24
ScunthorpeWalsall18-49
StocktonLeeds8-27
TabardAskeans28-15
Westcombe ParkReading9-32

Third round (Nov 4)

Team one Team two Score
BridlingtonWinnington Park13-17
CoventryStourbridge78-20
ExeterRedruth17-15
LeedsFylde12-6
LewesCamberley10-40
London WelshRichmond27-12
MacclesfieldWalsall35-36
Metropolitan PoliceReading10-27
OtleyRugby31-40
TabardLydney17-19
Weston-Super-MareHenley19-18
WorcesterLiverpool St Helens24-8

Fourth round (Dec 23)

Team one Team two Score
BathNorthampton12-3
BedfordWorcester27-12
BlackheathCoventry9-19
CamberleyWakefield0-18
ExeterLeicester0-27
GloucesterWalsall47-0
LeedsWaterloo20-15
London IrishLondon Welsh21-3
NewcastleMoseley26-5
NottinghamLondon Scottish32-16
OrrellHarlequins17-19
ReadingBristol7-44
SaleWasps9-18
SaracensRugby27-7
Weston-Super-MareWest Hartlepool9-25
Winnington ParkLydney26-11

Fifth round (Jan 27 & Feb 10)

Team one Team two Score
BedfordBristol0-37
LeedsLondon Irish13-29
LeicesterSaracens40-16
Newcastle GosforthHarlequins22-44
NottinghamGloucester10-36
WakefieldBath12-16
West HartlepoolCoventry16-6
Winnington ParkWasps0-57

Quarter-finals (Feb 24)

Team one Team two Score
London IrishWest Hartlepool11-10
GloucesterWasps22-9
LeicesterHarlequins24-9
BristolBath12-19

Semi-finals (Mar 23)

Team one Team two Score
London IrishLeicester21-46
BathGloucester19-10

Final

4 May 1996
Bath16–15Leicester
Try: Penalty Try rugby ball
Con: Callard
Pen: Callard 2
Drop: Catt
Try: Malone rugby ball
Poole rugby ball
Con: Liley
Pen: Liley
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000 (World Record)
Referee: Steve Lander (Liverpool)
16Jon Callard
15Audley Lumsden
14Phil de Glanville (c)
12Adedayo Adebayo
11Jon Sleightholme
10Mike Catt
9Andy Nicol
8Eric Peters
7Steve Ojomoh
6Andy Robinson
5Nigel Redman
4Martin Haag
3John Mallett
2Graham Dawe
1Dave Hilton
Replacements:
16Richard Butland
17Ian Sanders
18Darren Crompton
19Neil McCarthy
20Andy Reed
21Ed Pearce
Coach:
Brian Ashton
OJohn Liley
NSteve Hackney
MStuart Potter
LRichie Robinson
KRory Underwood
JNiall Malone
IAadel Kardooni
GDean Richards (c)
HNeil Back
FJohn Wells
EMatt Poole
DMartin Johnson
CDarren Garforth
BRichard Cockerill
AGraham Rowntree
Replacements:
PJez Harris
QJamie Hamilton
RDerek Jelley
SDorian West
TChris Tarbuck
UBill Drake-Lee
Coach:

References

  1. "Double-chasers to give and receive no quarter : Pilkington Cup Final". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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