1996–97 Pilkington Cup
Tournament statistics
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (5th title)
1995–96 (Previous) (Next) 1997–98

The 1996–97 Pilkington Cup was the 26th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition. Leicester won the competition defeating Sale in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by Pilkington and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]

Draw and results

First round (Sep 14)

Team one Team two Score
BarkingBarnstaple18-31
Birmingham & SolihullOld Halesonians37-8
Bishop StortfordBicester13-26
Bradford & BingleyAspatria13-26
Bridgwater & AlbionNewbury22-46
BridlingtonNuneaton23-16
CamberleyPlymouth24-24*
Camp HillWigton17-35
Charlton ParkAskeans11-28
DerbyBlaydon12-13
EsherRuislip20-3
Gosport & FarehamWeston-Super-Mare12-19
Haywards HeathBeckenham31-10
HenleyWestcombe Park84-10
LauncestonCheltenham25-37
LichfieldWinnington Park19-21
LongtonSheffield16-26
ManchesterScunthorpe37-10
MarlowNorwich0-6
Metropolitan PoliceSutton & Epsom47-18
New BrightonHereford29-13
North WalshamGloucester Old Boys17-18
Preston GrasshoppersStoke-on-Trent28-10
SouthendHigh Wycombe24-41
StainesGloucester Saras27-20
StourbridgeKendal17-28
Sutton ColdfieldSandal15-22
Swanage & WarehamBerry Hill41-8
TabardBracknell19-30
WestleighTynedale19-20
WidnesAmpthill30-17
WorcesterVale of Lune59-8

Second round (Oct 12)

Team one Team two Score
AskeansSwanage & Wareham18-21
BarnstaplePlymouth27-14
Bishop StortfordMetropolitan Police22-22*
BridlingtonBlaydon15-7
CheltenhamWorcester30-22
Gloucester Old BoysNewbury13-26
Haywards HeathBracknell24-58
ManchesterWigton19-31
New BrightonPreston Grasshoppers12-24
NorwichEsher12-38
SandalTynedale16-9
SheffieldKendal29-31
StainesHenley20-31
Weston-Super-MareHigh Wycombe23-6
WidnesBirmingham & Solihull19-9
Winnington ParkAspatria19-46

Progressed to next round by virtue of scoring more tries*

Third round (Nov 2)

Team one Team two Score
BridlingtonWigton22-30
CheltenhamHenley23-19
EsherBracknell26-15
ExeterBarnstaple32-3
LeedsRedruth96-6
Liverpool St HelensWalsall30-20
London WelshReading11-16
MorleyAspatria30-26
NewburyClifton58-12
OtleyWharfedale34-27
Preston GrasshoppersFylde24-12
Rosslyn ParkHavant27-15
SandalKendal20-32
Swanage & WarehamLydney9-26
Weston-super-MareBishop Stortford23-11
WidnesHarrogate12-7

Fourth round (Dec 21 & 22)

Team one Team two Score
BathLondon Irish33-0
BristolBlackheath60-17
CoventryKendal79-17
GloucesterLeeds55-20
HarlequinsCheltenham47-11
LeicesterNewbury26-21
MoseleyWigton49-6
NewcastleWest Hartlepool51-10
NottinghamLondon Scottish11-25
OrrellBedford34-31
Preston GrasshoppersNorthampton11-40
ReadingSaracens3-41
RotherhamRosslyn Park41-26
SaleRichmond34-30
WakefieldWaterloo22-17
WaspsRugby84-8

Fifth round (Jan 25 & 26)

Team one Team two Score
BathLeicester28-39
GloucesterBristol18-12
London ScottishNewcastle15-39
NorthamptonCoventry26-17
OrrellSale0-57
RotherhamHarlequins23-42
SaracensWasps21-17
WakefieldMoseley24-14

Quarter-finals (Feb 22 & 23)

Team one Team two Score
HarlequinsSaracens28-21
NewcastleLeicester8-18
NorthamptonSale9-22
WakefieldGloucester21-25

Semi-finals (Mar 29)

Team one Team two Score
GloucesterLeicester13-26
SaleHarlequins26-16

Final

10 May 1997
Leicester9–3Sale
Pen: Joel Stransky 3Pen: Simon Mannix
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Brian Campsall (Yorkshire)
OIreland Niall Malone
NScotland Craig Joiner
MEngland Will Greenwood
LEngland Stuart Potter
KEngland Leon Lloyd
JSouth Africa Joel Stransky
IEngland Austin Healey
GIreland Eric Miller
HEngland Neil Back
FEngland John Wells
EEngland Matt Poole
DEngland Martin Johnson (c)
CEngland Darren Garforth
BEngland Richard Cockerill
AEngland Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
PEngland Rob Liley
QEngland Aadel Kardooni
REngland Bill Drake-Lee
SEngland Dean Richards
TEngland Dorian West
UEngland Steve Hackney
Dir of Rugby:
Australia Bob Dwyer
15England Jim Mallinder (c)
14England David Rees
13England Jos Baxendell
12England Adrian Hadley
11England Tom Beim
10New Zealand Simon Mannix
9England Dewi Morris
8New Zealand John Mitchell
7Ireland Dylan O'Grady
6England Neil Ashurst
5England Dave Baldwin
4England Dave Erskine
3England Paul Smith
2England Steve Diamond
1England Paul Winstanley
Replacements:
16John O'Reilly
17Chris Yates
18Andy Morris
19Sean Fletcher
20Luke Hewson
21Murray Driver
Coach:

References

  1. "Rugby Union: Stransky kicks wind out of Sale". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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