- Draw and Results First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
- References
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}}The 1982-1983 John Player Cup was the twelfth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bristol won the competition defeating Leicester in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2] Draw and ResultsFirst Round| Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| Hertford | Saracens | 6-15 | | East Grinstead | Sudbury | 9-22 | | U.S Portsmouth | Old Gaytonians | 13-13* | | Kettering | Lichfield | 9-11 | | Worcester | Stoke Old Boys | 10-6 | | Northampton | Hinckley | 31-4 | | Birmingham | Stamford | 14-11 | | West Hartlepool | Morpeth | 24-3 | | Sheffield | Sale | 6-7 | | Aspatria | Fylde | 6-20 | | Wimborne | Oxford | 3-3* | | High Wycombe | Exeter | 26-16 | | Stroud | St Ives | 6-9 | | Keynsham | Maidenhead | 12-15 |
Away team progress* Second Round| Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| Bromsgrove | Lichfield | 4-8 | | Fylde | Worcester | 13-3 | | Maidenhead | Lydney | 7-26 | | Old Emmanuel | Norwich | 6-6* | | Oxford | High Wycombe | 3-12 | | St Ives | Old Gaytonians | 3-0 | | Sale | Birmingham | 24-6 | | Saracens | Sidcup | 11-0 | | Sudbury | Metropolitan Police | 0-35 | | West Hartlepool | Northampton | 27-3 |
Third Round| Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| Wakefield | Plymouth Albion | 10-0 | | Metropolitan Police | St Ives | 6-11 | | Coventry | Moseley | 25-3 | | Liverpool | Nottingham | 13-27 | | Lydney | Sale | 9-16 | | Rosslyn Park | Wasps | 9-15 | | London Scottish | Broughton Park | ?-12 | | London Irish | Orrell | 6-9 | | Bedford | Saracens | 21-0 | | Harrogate | Bristol | 15-33 | | Harlequins | Gosforth | 24-15 | | Lichfield | Norwich | 20-3 | | Leicester | High Wycombe | 47-18 | | Camborne | West Hartlepool | 3-33 | | Blackheath | Fylde | 12-9 | | Gloucester | London Welsh | 3-14 |
Fourth Round| Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| Leicester | Wakefield | 30-14 | | Bedford | Bristol | 10-20 | | Orrell | Coventry | 4-6 | | Sale | Harlequins | 19-33 | | West Hartlepool | Wasps | 18-12 | | Blackheath | London Scottish | 9-10 | | London Welsh | Lichfield | 24-6 | | Nottingham | St Ives | 20-3 |
Quarter Finals| Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| London Welsh | London Scottish | 6-15 | | Leicester | Harlequins | 18-4 | | West Hartlepool | Bristol | 14-16 | | Coventry | Nottingham | 19-9 |
Semi Finals| Team One | Team Two | Score |
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| London Scottish | Leicester | 9-30 | | Coventry | Bristol | 3-23 |
Final{{rugbybox
|date=30 April 1983
|time=
|home=Bristol
|score= 28-22
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|away= Leicester
|try1= John Carr 2 {{try}}
Simon Hogg {{try}}
Bob Hesford {{try}}
|con1= Stuart Barnes 3
|pen1= Stuart Barnes 2
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|try2= Barry Evans {{try}}
Ian "Dosser" Smith {{try}}
|con2= Les Cusworth
|pen2= Les Cusworth 4
|drop2=
|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London
|attendance= 34,000
|referee= Roger Quittenton (London)
}} | |
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| A | Huw Duggan | | B | Alan Morley | | C | Ralph Knibbs | | D | Simon Hogg | | E | John Carr | | F | Stuart Barnes | | G | Richard Harding | | H | John Doubleday | | I | Kevin Bogira | | J | Austin Sheppard | | K | Pete Polledri | | L | Nigel Pomphrey | | M | Alf Troughton | | N | Mike Rafter (c) | | O | Bob Hesford | | Replacements: | | P | Dave Palmer | | Q | Phil Cue | | R | Dave Sorrell | | S | Lawrence Yandell | | T | Mark Tomlin | | U | Peter Stiff | | Coach: | | Dave Tyler | |
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| O | Ian Dodson | | N | Barry Evans | | M | Paul Dodge | | L | Clive Woodward | | K | Tim Barnwell | | J | Les Cusworth | | I | Nick Youngs | | A | Stuart Redfern | | B | Peter Wheeler | | C | Steve Redfern | | D | Nigel Gillingham | | E | Malcolm Foulkes-Arnold | | F | Steve Johnson (c) | | H | Ian "Dosser" Smith | | G | Dean Richards | | Replacements: | | P | Ian Bates for Barnwell | | Q | Nick Jackson | | R | Steve Kenney | | S | Mike Poulson | | T | Wayne Richardson | | U | Chris Tressler | | Coach: | | Peter Rossborough | |
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References1. ^{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Stephen|title=Rothmans Rugby Yearbook|year=1990|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|isbn=0-356-19162-1}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online|title=Times Archives|publisher=Oxfordshire Libraries}}
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