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

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Final

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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 England Joe Shaw
14 England Tom May
13 New Zealand Mark Mayerhofler
12 England Jamie Noon
11 England Michael Stephenson
10 England Dave Walder
9 England James Grindal
8 England Hugh Vyvyan (c)
7 South Africa Warren Britz
6 Scotland Jon Dunbar
5 Scotland Stuart Grimes
4 England Garath Archer
3 England Micky Ward
2 England Nick Makin
1 England Ian Peel
Replacements:
16 South Africa Marius Hurter
17 England Hall Charlton
18 Scotland Craig Hamilton
19 England Matt Thompson
20 England Phil Dowson
21 New Zealand Daryl Lilley
22 England Ben Gollings
Coach:
England Rob Andrew
15 England Jason Robinson
14 England Mark Cueto
13 England Chris Mayor
12 England Jos Baxendell
11 England Steve Hanley
10 England Charlie Hodgson
9 England Nick Walshe
8 England Chris Jones
7 England Alex Sanderson
6 England Pete Anglesea
5 Scotland Jason White
4 Scotland Iain Fullarton
3 Scotland Barry Stewart
2 England Andy Titterrell
1 England Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
16 England Matt Cairns
17 England Stuart Turner
18 England Dean Schofield
19 Australia Hugh Perrett
20 England Richard Wigglesworth
21 United States Mike Hercus
22 Hong Kong Vaughan Going
Coach:
England Jim Mallinder

References

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