2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup
The 2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the thirtieth edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Harlequins in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]
Draw and Results
First Round (Sep 23)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Darlington | Aspatria | 32-15 |
Darlington Mowden Park | Broughton Park | 38-14 |
Dorchester | Staines | 24-21 |
Dunstablians | Dudley Kingswinford | 26-34 |
Gloucester Old Boys | Cheltenham | 17-29 |
Gordano | Camborne | 31-22 |
Halifax | Tynedale | 18-19 |
Havant | Harlow | 31-17 |
Launceston | Truro | 26-20 |
Leicester Lions | Scunthorpe | 28-14 |
Liverpool St Helens | Driffield | 33-28 |
Longton | Hinckley | ? |
Norwich | Westcombe Park | 3-7 |
Old Colleians | Basingstoke | 39-3 |
Selby | West Park St Helens | 14-20 |
Swanage & Wareham | Amersham & Chiltern | 18-12 |
Weston-super-Mare | Barnstaple | 15-46 |
Whitchurch | Spalding | 22-9 |
Wimbledon | Haywards Heath | 10-38 |
Worthing | Cheshunt | 8-9 |
Second Round (Oct 7)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Barking | Tabard | 24-8 |
Blackheath | Swanage & Wareham | 9-7 |
Bracknell | Dorchester | 45-0 |
Camberley | Barnstaple | 28-26 |
Cheshunt | Clifton | 18-12 |
Darlington Mowden Park | West Park St Helens | 21-3 |
Fylde | Whitchurch | 16-11 |
Havant | Penzance & Newlyn | 13-32 |
Launceston | Gordano | 40-10 |
Liverpool St Helens | Nuneaton | 23-7 |
New Brighton | Leicester Lions | 40-17 |
Newbury | Haywards Heath | 45-21 |
Nottingham | Morley | 19-23 |
Old Colleians | North Walsham | 17-21 |
Plymouth | Westcombe Park | 54-6 |
Preston Grasshoppers | Bedford Athletic | 49-19 |
Reading | Cheltenham | 49-8 |
Redruth | Esher | 10-14 |
Rosslyn Park | Lydney | 30-3 |
Rugby | Harrogate | 16-15 |
Sandal | Tynedale | 14-15 |
Sedgley Park | Kendal | 17-9 |
Stourbridge | Doncaster | 13-9 |
Walsall | Dudley Kingswinford | 17-21 |
Wharfedale | Darlington | 28-17 |
West Hartlepool | Longton | 8-15 |
Third Round (Oct 21)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Barking | Rosslyn Park | 17-29 |
Bedford | Sedgley Park | 45-15 |
Birmingham/Solihull | Orrell | 29-25 |
Bracknell | Cheshunt | 33-3 |
Coventry | Preston Grasshoppers | 30-19 |
Darlington Mowden Park | North Walsham | 27-10 |
Esher | Camberley | 38-24 |
Exeter | Stourbridge | 29-15 |
Fylde | Manchester | 10-33 |
Leeds Tykes | Morley | 100-0 |
Liverpool St Helens | Rugby | 17-0 |
London Welsh | Blackheath | 44-3 |
Moseley | Worcester | 6-34 |
New Brighton | Newbury | 15-11 |
Otley | Henley Hawks | 26-24 |
Penzance & Newlyn | Wakefield | 22-25 |
Plymouth | Wharfedale | 21-11 |
Reading | Launcesteon | 31-25 |
Tynedale | Longton | 23-11 |
Waterloo | Dudley Kingswinford | 57-27 |
Fourth Round (Nov 4 & 5)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Bath | Gloucester | 18-24 |
Bedford | Saracens | 24-54 |
Birmingham & Solihull | Darlington Mowden Park | 16-10 |
Bristol | London Wasps | 22-17 |
Esher | Waterloo | 26-27 |
Exeter | London Irish | 12-57 |
Leicester Tigers | Otley | 83-11 |
New Brighton | London Welsh | 17-32 |
Northampton Saints | Leeds Tykes | 73-35 |
Plymouth | Harlequins | 8-36 |
Reading | Rotherham | 27-46 |
Rosslyn Park | Newcastle Falcons | 13-25 |
Rugby | Manchester | 26-38 |
Sale Sharks | Coventry | 37-19 |
Tynedale | Worcester | 12-76 |
Wakefield | Bracknell | 31-23 |
Fifth Round (Nov 11 & 12)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Gloucester | Leicester Tigers | 13-25 |
Harlequins | Manchester | 38-8 |
London Welsh | London Irish | 10-33 |
Newcastle Falcons | Bristol Shoguns | 32-16 |
Northampton Saints | Birmingham/Solihull | 47-14 |
Sale Sharks | Rotherham | 20-12 |
Saracens | Worcester | 42-13 |
Wakefield Trinity | Waterloo | 23-35 |
Quarter Finals (Dec 9 & 10)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Harlequins | Northampton | 11-6 |
Leicester Tigers | Saracens | 41-24 |
Newcastle Falcons | London Irish | 33-20 |
Sale Sharks | Waterloo | 59-12 |
Semi Finals (Jan 6)
Team One |
Team Two |
Score |
Harlequins | Leicester Tigers | 22-18 |
Newcastle Falcons | Sale Sharks | 37-25 |
Final
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