The 1978–79 John Player Cup was the eighth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Leicester won the competition defeating Moseley 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 |
Esher | Gosforth | 3-38 |
Leicester | Northampton | 29-3 |
Broughton Park | Orrell | 12-9 |
Exeter | London Scottish | 15-11 |
Gloucester | Richmond | 3-3* |
Harlequins | Plymouth Albion | 21-9 |
Hartlepool Rovers | Walsall | 13-0 |
Havant | Rosslyn Park | 0-19 |
Ipswich | Matson | 6-14 |
London Irish | Avon & Somerset Police | 32-7 |
Wasps | Blackheath | 11-0 |
Moseley | Liverpool | 22-13 |
Rugby | Coventry | 12-29 |
Wakefield | Bedford | 12-27 |
Birkenhead Park | Sale | 9-6 |
London Welsh | Bath | 28-18 |
Progressed as away team*
Second round[edit]
Team one | Team two | Score |
Gosforth | Harlequins | 9-3 |
Leicester | Broughton Park | 30-7 |
Richmond | Matson | 22-3 |
Rosslyn Park | Exeter | 7-6 |
Wasps | Hartlepool Rovers | 10-6 |
Bedford | Birkenhead Park | 16-8 |
London Irish | Moseley | 0-10 |
London Welsh | Coventry | 21-3 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
Team one | Team two | Score |
Bedford | Leicester | 12-22 |
Wasps | London Welsh | 6-3 |
Gosforth | Rosslyn Park | 7-3 |
Moseley | Richmond | 27-3 |
Semi-finals[edit]
Team one | Team two | Score |
Gosforth | Moseley | 3-6 |
Wasps | Leicester | 7-43 |
[3]
| | | | 15 | Richard Akenhead | | 14 | Alan Thomas | | 13 | Malcolm Swain | | 12 | Barrie Corless | | 11 | Bob Laird | | 10 | Martin Cooper (c) | | 9 | Chris Gifford | | 8 | Derek Nutt | | 7 | Nick Jeavons | | 6 | Russ Field | | 5 | Barry Ayre | | 4 | John Beale | | 3 | Kevin Astley | | 2 | Gary Cox | | 1 | Bert Greaves | Replacements: | | 16 | Andy Watson-Jones for Corless (30m) | | 17 | Steve King for Nutt (50m) | Coach: | |
References[edit]