2003–04 Powergen Cup

2003–04 Powergen Cup
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The 2003–04 Powergen Cup was the 33rd edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Sale Sharks in the final.[1][2] The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[3]

Draw and results

First round

Team one Team two Score
Tynedale Bedford Athletic 41-31
Blaydon Darlington 34-18
Market Bosworth Fylde 24-32
Macclesfield Aston Old Edwardians 48-11
Preston Grasshoppers Longton 39-0
Chester New Brighton 15-12
Halifax Liverpool St Helens 11-25
Waterloo Hull 51-10
Darlington Mowden Park Kendal 70-8
Dudley Kingswinford Hull Ionians
Haywards Heath Basingstoke 23-19
Richmond Canterbury 12-11
Old Colfeians Blackheath 13-24
Barking Old Patesians 42-13
Sutton & Epsom Tabard 29-25
Westcombe Park Dings Crusaders 8-21
London Nigerians Reading 27-14
Launceston Staines 48-7
Marlow Southend 10-26
Walsall Coney Hill 28-8
Redruth Weston-super-Mare 28-13
North Walsham Swanage & Wareham 30-20

Second round

Team one Team two Score
Chester Liverpool St Helens 3-27
Darlington Mowden Park Wharefdale 20-23
Dudley Kingswinford Harrogate 21-60
Fylde Nottingham 22-6
Macclesfield Preston Grasshoppers 16-17
Nuneaton Doncaster 19-18
Rugby Sedgley Park 46-12
Tynedale Blaydon 11-7
Waterloo Moseley 41-20
Barking Stourbridge 30-29
Bracknell Rosslyn Park 34-20
Esher Cambridge 85-0
Haywards Heath Richmond 17-31
Launceston Southend 32-15
Lydney Blackheath 30-29
Newbury North Walsham 32-12
Sutton & Epsom Dings Crusaders 25-30
Walsall Redruth 20-32

Third round

Team one Team two Score
Barking Bedford 14-45
Bracknell Penzance/Newlyn 15-28
Coventry Pertemps Bees 21-28
Dings Crusaders Otley 3-10
Esher Liverpool St Helens 22-11
Henley Hawks Newbury 39-17
Launceston Fylde 59-33
Lydney Wharfedale 18-20
Nuneaton Tynedale 23-19
Orrell London Welsh 21-14
Plymouth Albion Redruth 64-14
Preston Grasshoppers Waterloo 10-58
Rugby Exeter 20-45
Wakefield Richmond 48-12
Worcester Harrogate 59-0
Bristol Manchester 44-22

Fourth round

Team one Team two Score
Bedford Nuneaton 39-15
Launceston Waterloo 18-22
Orrell Henley Hawks 62-10
Otley Bristol 10-27
Wakefield Esher 22-16
Wharfedale Pertemps Bees 14-24
Worcester Exeter 33-27
Penzance/Newlyn Plymouth Albion 26-10

Fifth round

Team one Team two Score
Penzance/Newlyn Bedford 21-19
Wakefield Worcester 18-17
Waterloo Pertemps Bees 27-40
Bristol Orrell 22-20

Sixth round

Team one Team two Score
Leeds Tykes Harlequins 13-6
Bath Northampton Saints 42-13
Gloucester London Irish 29-35
Leicester Tigers Sale Sharks 28-43
Pertemps Bees Wakefield 17-10
Bristol London Wasps 8-46
Penzance/Newlyn Saracens 20-30
Rotherham Titans Newcastle Falcons 10-38

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two Score
Sale Sharks Saracens 26-3
Newcastle Falcons London Irish 24-12
Leeds Tykes Bath 21-10
London Wasps Pertemps Bees 24-28

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
Sale Sharks Leeds Tykes 33-20
Newcastle Falcons Pertemps Bees 53-3

Final

17 April 2004
Newcastle Falcons37–33Sale Sharks
Try: Britz
Vyvyan
Shaw
Dowson
Con: Walder 4
Pen: Walder 3
Try: Hanley
Cueto
Mayor
Con: Hodgson 3
Pen: Hodgson 4
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 48,519
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (Somerset)
15 Joe Shaw
14 Tom May
13 Mark Mayerhofler
12 Jamie Noon
11 Michael Stephenson
10 Dave Walder
9 James Grindal
8 Hugh Vyvyan (c)
7 Warren Britz
6 Jon Dunbar
5 Stuart Grimes
4 Garath Archer
3 Micky Ward
2 Nick Makin
1 Ian Peel
Replacements:
16 Marius Hurter
17 Hall Charlton
18 Craig Hamilton
19 Matt Thompson
20 Phil Dowson
21 Daryl Lilley
22 Ben Gollings
Coach:
Rob Andrew
15 Jason Robinson
14 Mark Cueto
13 Chris Mayor
12 Jos Baxendell
11 Steve Hanley
10 Charlie Hodgson
9 Nick Walshe
8 Chris Jones
7 Alex Sanderson
6 Pete Anglesea
5 Jason White
4 Iain Fullarton
3 Barry Stewart
2 Andy Titterrell
1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
16 Matt Cairns
17 Stuart Turner
18 Dean Schofield
19 Hugh Perrett
20 Richard Wigglesworth
21 Mike Hercus
22 Vaughan Going
Coach:
Jim Mallinder

References

  1. ^ "Sale 33-37 Newcastle". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Powergen Cup final at Twickenham". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.