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

First round

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

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

Team one Team two Score
Harlequins Liverpool 18-6
Coventry Bristol 16-13
Gloucester Wasps 13-3
Leicester Northampton 20-11

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
Leicester Coventry 25-16
Gloucester Harlequins 12-6

Final

15 April 1978
Gloucester6–3Leicester
Try: Richard Mogg
Con: Peter Butler		Pen: Dusty Hare
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton (London)
15 Peter Butler
14 Bob Clewes
13 Brian Vine
12 Richard Jardine
11 Richard Mogg
10 Christopher Williams
9 Paul Howell
8 John Simonett
7 Vivian Wooley
6 John Watkins (c)
5 John Fidler
4 Stephen Boyle
3 Mike Burton
2 Stephen Mills
1 Gordon Sargent
Replacements:
16 Ron Etheridge
17 Dave Pointon
18 Peter Kingston
19 Mike Curran
20 Fred Reed
21 Eddie Pinkney
Coach:
O Dusty Hare
N John Duggan
M Paul Dodge
L Brian Hall (c)
K Bob Barker
J Bleddyn Jones
I Steve Kenney
G Dave Forfar
H Garry Adey
F Steve Johnson
E Arthur Hazelrigg
D Nick Joyce
C Steve Redfern
B Peter Wheeler
A Ray Needham
Replacements:
P Robin Money
Q Bill Reichwald
R Tim Walley
S Angus Collington
T John White
U Dosser Smith
Coach:
Chalkie White

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Vivian (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. ISBN 0354-09087-9.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_John_Player_Cup
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