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1985–86 John Player Cup

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1985–86 John Player Cup
Tournament statistics
1984–85 (Previous) (Next) 1986–87

The 1985–86 John Player Special Cup was the 15th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition for the third consecutive year defeating Wasps in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]

Draw and results

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First round

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Team one Team two Score
Morley Wakefield 19-27
Tynedale Lymm 22-0
Sheffield Vale of Lune 13-16
Aspatria Westoe 19-24
Nuneaton Loughborough Students 19-24
Evesham Bedford 9-13
Stourbridge Broughton Park 9-13
Matlock Barkers Batts 13-11
Old Mid-Whitgiftians Southend 4-12
Saracens North Walsham 27-6
Havant Guildford & Godalming 17-7
Richmond London Irish 21-14
Maidstone Lewes 6-21
Cheshunt Askeana 23-23*
Bletchley Maidenhead 20-9
Berry Hill Bournemouth 36-6
Gloucester Exeter 87-3
Old Redcliffians Coney Hill 6-17
St Ives Henley 18-22

Cheshunt progress on more tries*

Second round

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Team one Team two Score
Coney Hill Saracens
Bletchley Havant 6-9
Richmond Cheshunt
Lewes Gloucester 10-24
Southend Henley
Westoe Vale of Lune
Loughborough Students Berry Hill
Bedford Broughton Park 10-37
Lichfield Matlock
Wakefield Tynedale

Third round

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Team one Team two Score
Richmond Blackheath
Broughton Park Vale of Lune 12-6
Camborne Havant 15-4
Coventry Leicester 14-21
Gloucester Bristol 7-4
Gosforth Northampton 6-6*
Harlequins Headingley 9-6
Lichfield West London Institute 26-0
London Scottish Sale 16-6
London Welsh Plymouth 10-6
Nottingham Southend 25-12
Orrell Bath 16-16*
Rosslyn Park Wakefield 19-23
Saracens Waterloo 11-8
Wasps Loughborough Colts 23-3
West Hartlepool Moseley 3-33

Northampton progress as away team*

Fourth round

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Team one Team two Score
Blackheath Wasps 12-24
Broughton Park Leicester 6-46
London Welsh Camborne 12-9
Wakefield Nottingham 7-26
Saracens Gloucester 6-13
Moseley Bath 4-22
Northampton London Scottish 6-11
Lichfield Harlequins 6-23

Quarter-finals

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Team one Team two Score
Nottingham Wasps 13-13*
London Welsh Bath 10-18
Harlequins Leicester 8-15
London Scottish Gloucester 12-10

Wasps progress on more tries*

Semi-finals

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Team one Team two Score
Wasps London Scottish 11-3
Leicester Bath 6-10

Final

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26 April 1986
Bath25–17Wasps
Try: Spurrell
Simpson
Hill
Swift
Con: Trick 3
Pen: Trick
Try: Pellow
Stringer
Balcombe
Con: Stringer
Pen: Stringer
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Fred Howard (Liverpool)
16 Chris Martin
15 David Trick
14 John Palmer (c)
12 Simon Halliday
11 Tony Swift
10 Stuart Barnes
9 Richard Hill
8 Paul Simpson
7 Jon Hall
6 Roger Spurrell
5 Nigel Redman
4 John Morrison
3 Maurice 'Richard' Lee
2 Graham Dawe
1 Gareth Chilcott
Replacements:
16 Chris Stanley
17 Phil Cue
18 Barry Trevaskis
19 Greg Bess
20 Chris Lilley
21 David Egerton
Coach:
Jack Rowell
15 Nick Stringer
14 Simon Smith
13 Richard Cardus (c)
12 Roger Pellow
11 Mark Bailey
10 Gareth Rees
9 Steve Bates
8 Mark Rose
7 Mark Rigby
6 David Pegler
5 Mike Pinnegar
4 John Bonner
3 Jeff Probyn
2 Alan Simmons
1 Garry Holmes
Replacements:
16 Paul Minihan
17 Kevin Titcombe
18 Paul Balcombe for Bates
19 Allan Isicheri
20 Justin Samuel
21 John Ellison
Coach:

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.