1990–91 Pilkington Cup

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1990–91 Pilkington Cup
Countries  England
Champions Harlequins (2nd title)
Runners-up Northampton
Matches played 74

The 1990–91 Pilkington Cup was the twentieth edition of England's, premier (at that time) rugby union club competition. Harlequins won the competition, for the second time, defeating Northampton 25 – 13 at Twickenham.[1] The event was sponsored by Pilkington.[2][3]

First round

Home Away Score
Aspatria Vale of Lune 3-9
Chesterfield Northern 9-19
Fylde Hereford 22-3
Kettering Hartlepool Rovers 6-18
Lichfield West Park Bramhope 21-7
Morley Newark 9-3
Nuneaton Preston Grasshoppers 16-21
Sheffield Old Yardleians 22-0
Syston Roundhay 22-6
Winnington Park Broughton Park 15-19
West Hartlepool Bedworth 38-3
Wigan Harrogate 13-15
Clifton Basingstoke 31-27
Exeter Askeans 36-6
Gordon League Camborne 10-21
High Wycombe Ealing 28-13
Lewes Banbury 21-13
London Welsh Tabard 16-7
North Walsham Metropolitan Police 13-7
Parkhouse Lydney 9-10
Reading Midsomer Norton 31-4
Salisbury Brixham 26-6
Spartans Gravesend 21-6
Sudbury Sutton & Epsom 30-24
Torquay Albion Old Whitgiftians 12-15

Second round

Home team Away team Score
Broughton Park Lichfield 24-19
Harrogate Bedford 16-0
Hartlepool Rovers Northern 20-9
Morley Rugby 12-40
Gosforth Fylde 22-9
Preston Grasshoppers West Hartlepool 3-20
Sheffield Headingley 13-9
Syston Waterloo 6-12
Vale of Lune Coventry 6-22
Wakefield Sale 20-21
Blackheath Salisbury 24-3
Clifton Reading 20-15
Exeter Camborne 20-10
Lewes Spartans 6-10
London Welsh Plymouth Albion 19-12
Lydney High Wycombe 10-12
North Walsham London Irish 11-26
Richmond Sudbury 25-9

Third round

Home team Away team Score
Bath Leicester 0-12
Bristol Waterloo 18-9
Coventry Rosslyn Park 7-21
Gloucester Broughton Park 52-0
Harlequins Clifton 56-4
Harrogate Northampton 4-18
High Wycombe Moseley 10-18
London Irish Sale 20-16
Newcastle Gosforth Blackheath 19-10
Nottingham London Scottish 10-9
Orrell Spartans 69-13
Richmond Liverpool St Helens 13-12
Saracens Hartlepool Rovers 36-0
Rugby London Welsh 29-3
Sheffield Exeter 3-0
West Hartlepool Wasps 3-7

Fourth round

Home team Away team Score
Bristol Moseley 6–9
Gloucester Harlequins 13–15
Leicester Wasps 13–15
London Irish Rugby 22–11
Northampton Saracens 15–10
Nottingham Richmond 24–6
Orrell Newcastle Gosforth 26–9
Rosslyn Park Sheffield 36–0

Quarter-finals

Home team Away team Score
Harlequins Rosslyn Park 24–12
Northampton Moseley 10–6
Nottingham London Irish 48–9
Wasps Orrell 9–15

Semi-finals

Home team Away team Score
Harlequins Nottingham 22–18 (aet)
Northampton Orrell 18–10

Final

4 May 1991
Harlequins 25–13
(aet, 13–13 after 80 mins)
Northampton
Try: Richard Langhorn Try
Andrew Harriman Try
Simon Halliday Try
Rob Glenister Try
Con: David Pears 3
Pen: David Pears
Try: Peter Moss Try
Pen: John Steele 3
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (Bristol)
15 Stuart Thresher
14 Andrew Harriman
13 Will Carling
12 Simon Halliday
11 Everton Davis
10 David Pears
9 Rob Glenister
8 Richard Langhorn
7 Peter Winterbottom (c)
6 Mick Skinner
5 Paul Ackford
4 Troy Coker
3 Andy Mullins
2 Brian Moore
1 Jason Leonard
Replacements:
16 Nick Kilick
17 Craig Luxton
18 Gavin Thompson
19 Paul Challinor
20 Mark Russell
21 Martin Hobley
Coach:
15 Ian Hunter
14 Frank Packman
13 John Thame
12 Peter Moss
11 Harvey Thorneycroft
10 John Steele
9 Richard Nancekivell
8 Tim Rodber
7 Phil Pask
6 Paul Alston
5 John Etheridge
4 Colin Hall
3 Gary Pearce (c)
2 John Olver
1 Gavin Baldwin
Replacements:
16 David Elkington for Nancekivell
17 Ben Ward for Packman
18 Matthew Ebsworth
19 Peter Roworth
20 Vasey Pocklington
21 David Newman
Coach:

Sponsorship

The competition was sponsored by Pilkington who had provided £700,000 over the first three seasons and agreed to a further three years worth £1,000,000.[3]

References

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