1986–87 John Player Cup
Rugby Union
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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]
Draw and results
First round
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Askeans | Sudbury | 6-12 |
Berry Hill | Lydney | 3-8 |
Birkenhead Park | Fylde | 22-27 |
Birmingham | Leighton Buzzard | 11-20 |
Durham | Preston Grasshoppers | 14-3 |
Lichfield | Tynedale | 19-9 |
London Welsh | Metropolitan Police | 18-6 |
Maidstone | Havant | 18-4 |
Old Reigatians | KCSOB | 10-9 |
Oxford | Exeter | 9-28 |
Paviors | Syston | 25-16 |
Rugby | Dixonians | 21-9 |
St Ives | Marlow | 16-6 |
Saffron Walden | Blackheath | 9-14 |
Solihull | Stourbridge | 10-9 |
Swindon | Camborne | 7-23 |
Taunton | Reading | 3-15 |
Wigton | Liverpool St Helens | 6-18 |
West Hartlepool | Morley | 22-6 |
Worthing | Hartford | 20-6 |
Second round
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Fylde | Liverpool St Helens | 4-4* |
Leighton Buzzard | Lichfield | 12-43 |
Lydney | Camborne | 11-9 |
Maidstone | London Welsh | 3-25 |
Old Reigatians | Exeter | 12-3 |
Paviors | Durham | 12-10 |
Reading | Sudbury | 9-6 |
Rugby | Blackheath | 12-9 |
West Hartlepool | Solihull | 17-10 |
Worthing | St Ives | 15-4 |
Away team progress*
Third round
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Bath | Plymouth Albion | 32-10 |
Bristol | Bedford | 33-3 |
Coventry | Reading | 26-12 |
Gosforth | Waterloo | 10-9 |
Lydney | Nottingham | 3-32 |
Liverpool St Helens | Lichfield | 12-7 |
London Irish | Richmond | 3-9 |
London Scottish | Worthing | 29-12 |
London Welsh | Paviors | 12-6 |
Moseley | Vale of Lune | 22-10 |
Old Reigatians | Saracens | 12-10 |
Rosslyn Park | Leicester | 15-18 |
Rugby | Wasps | 3-41 |
Sale | Orrell | 12-22 |
Wakefield | Harlequins | 3-3* |
West Hartlepool | Gloucester | 12-16 |
Away team progress*
Fourth round
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Bath | London Welsh | 30-4 |
Coventry | Liverpool St Helens | 29-22 |
Gloucester | Old Reigatians | 18-6 |
Leicester | Gosforth | 19-6 |
Moseley | London Scottish | 31-6 |
Orrell | Harlequins | 12-10 |
Richmond | Bristol | 3-18 |
Wasps | Nottingham | 25-10 |
Quarter-finals
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Bath | Moseley | 12-3 |
Bristol | Leicester | 7-17 |
Orrell | Gloucester | 16-10 |
Wasps | Coventry | 19-7 |
Semi-finals
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Orrell | Bath | 7-31 |
Wasps | Leicester | 13-6 |
Final
2 May 1987 |
Bath | 19–12 | Wasps |
Try: Redman 2 Halliday Con: Barnes 2 Pen: Barnes | Try: Davies Con: Andrew Pen: Davies Drop: Andrew |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Fred Howard (Liverpool) |
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Top-level English club rugby union cup competitions