1971–72 John Player Cup

1971–1972 RFU National KO Competition

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The 1971-1972 National KO Competition was the first rugby union cup competition (for clubs) in England. Gloucester won the competition defeating Moseley in the final. In the final the Moseley lock Nigel Horton floored Dick Smith (the Gloucester openside) with a punch during the second scrum of the game and was sent off by Ron Lewis the referee. Moseley ended the game with just twelve men after their two flankers, Tim Smith and Ian Pringle, were both carried off injured.^[1]

The RFU introduced this new challenge cup which quickly emerged as England’s premier Rugby Union club competition event. The final was held at Twickenham Stadium. The principal event for Rugby Union club players at this time had been the County Championship because there was no official league table for clubs.^[2]

Draw and Results

First Round

Team One	Team Two	Score
Birkenhead Park	Wigton	13-9
Coventry	Birmingham	11-4
London Scottish	Harlequins	4-18
London Welsh	Oxford	30-6
Moseley	Northampton	25-12
Nottingham	Leicester	10-3
Rugby	Bedford	12-17
Saracens	London Irish	26-3
Sidcup	Blackheath	3-30
West Hartlepool	Headingley	17-10
Wilmslow	Liverpool	14-6

Second Round

Team One	Team Two	Score	Notes
Birkenhead Park	Wilmslow	0-6
Exeter	Penryn	10-10*	(* away team progress)
Gloucester	Bristol	15-4
Halifax	West Hartlepool	8-0
Harlequins	Blackheath	12-4
Moseley	Bedford	16-9
Nottingham	Coventry	3-30
Saracens	London Welsh	7-33

Quarter Finals

Team One	Team Two	Score
Harlequins	Wilmslow	7-16
London Welsh	Gloucester	4-9
Moseley	Halifax	22-0
Penryn	Coventry	4-28

Semi Finals

Team One	Team Two	Score	Notes
Coventry	Gloucester	6-6*	(away team progress)
Moseley	Wilmslow	18-10

Final

29 April 1972

Gloucester	17 - 6	Moseley
Try: John Dix Roy Morris Pen: Eric Stephens Drop: Tom Palmer Mickie Booth		Try: Malcolm Swain Con: Sam Doble

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ron Lewis (Wales)


	1	Eric Stephens
	2	Bob Clewes
	3	Roy Morris
	4	John Bayliss
	5	John Dix
	6	Tom Palmer
	7	Mickie Booth
	8	Robin Cowling
	9	Mike Nicholls (c)
	10	Mike Burton
	11	Alan Brinn
	12	Jim Jarrett
	13	John Watkins
	14	Mike Potter
	15	Dick Smith


	1	Sam Doble
	2	Keith Hatter
	3	Malcolm Swain
	4	Colin McFadyean
	5	R Kerr
	6	John Finlan
	7	Jan Webster (c)
	8	J Griffiths
	9	Don Lane
	10	Chris Morrell
	11	R Morris
	12	Nigel Horton
	13	Tim Smith
	14	J White
	15	Ian Pringle

References

↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1975). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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