The 1995–96 Pilkington Cup was the 25th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition. Bath won the competition defeating Leicester in the final. The attendance of 75,000 was a world record for a rugby union match. The final ended in controversy after the referee Steve Lander awarded a penalty try in the last minute of the match which sealed victory for Bath.[1] The event was sponsored by Pilkington and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]
Draw and results
First round (Sep 9)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Askeans |
Brixham |
30-18
|
| Basingstoke |
Berry Hill |
20-11
|
| Bridlington |
Syston |
34-10
|
| Broadstreet |
Wharfedale |
26-21
|
| Camberley |
Barking |
26-24
|
| Ealing |
Weston-Super-Mare |
8-26
|
| Gloucester Old Boys |
Camborne |
25-8
|
| Harlow |
Abbey |
41-6
|
| Henley |
Ruislip |
30-8
|
| High Wycombe |
Cheltenham |
0-15
|
| Hornets |
Bournemouth |
34-23
|
| Hull Ionians |
Selly Oak |
52-8
|
| Launceston |
Metropolitan Police |
10-16
|
| Leighton Buzzard |
Birmingham |
11-29
|
| Lewes |
Oxford |
24-17
|
| Macclesfield |
Sandal |
47-17
|
| Manchester |
Scunthorpe |
15-22
|
| North Walsham |
Letchworth |
23-12
|
| Northern |
Sheffield |
22-10
|
| Nuneaton |
Winnington Park |
26-32 aet
|
| Old Blues |
Tabard |
5-11
|
| Olney |
Westcombe Park |
0-23
|
| Preston Grasshoppers |
Stourbridge |
19-44
|
| Stafford |
Netherall |
13-18
|
| Stockton |
Broughton Park |
13-11
|
| Stoke |
Lichfield |
13-11
|
| Sudbury |
Lydney |
6-28
|
| Worcester |
Kendal |
30-17
|
Second round (Oct 7)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Basingstoke |
Lewes |
19-28
|
| Birmingham |
Worcester |
14-19
|
| Bridlington |
Aspatria |
50-10
|
| Cheltenham |
Weston-Super-Mare |
11-13
|
| Clifton |
Metropolitan Police |
11-12
|
| Gloucester Old Boys |
London Welsh |
7-16
|
| Harrogate |
Fylde |
6-23
|
| Havant |
Exeter |
11-20
|
| Henley |
Hornets |
33-8
|
| Liverpool St Helens |
Hull Ionians |
15-8
|
| Lydney |
Harlow |
37-7
|
| Macclesfield |
Morley |
18-6
|
| Netherall |
Winnington Park |
7-17
|
| Northern |
Stourbridge |
21-22
|
| Otley |
Stoke |
16-11
|
| Plymouth |
Camberley |
18-39
|
| Redruth |
North Walsham |
19-15
|
| Rosslyn Park |
Richmond |
14-22
|
| Rotherham |
Coventry |
15-24
|
| Scunthorpe |
Walsall |
18-49
|
| Stockton |
Leeds |
8-27
|
| Tabard |
Askeans |
28-15
|
| Westcombe Park |
Reading |
9-32
|
Third round (Nov 4)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bridlington |
Winnington Park |
13-17
|
| Coventry |
Stourbridge |
78-20
|
| Exeter |
Redruth |
17-15
|
| Leeds |
Fylde |
12-6
|
| Lewes |
Camberley |
10-40
|
| London Welsh |
Richmond |
27-12
|
| Macclesfield |
Walsall |
35-36
|
| Metropolitan Police |
Reading |
10-27
|
| Otley |
Rugby |
31-40
|
| Tabard |
Lydney |
17-19
|
| Weston-Super-Mare |
Henley |
19-18
|
| Worcester |
Liverpool St Helens |
24-8
|
Fourth round (Dec 23)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bath |
Northampton |
12-3
|
| Bedford |
Worcester |
27-12
|
| Blackheath |
Coventry |
9-19
|
| Camberley |
Wakefield |
0-18
|
| Exeter |
Leicester |
0-27
|
| Gloucester |
Walsall |
47-0
|
| Leeds |
Waterloo |
20-15
|
| London Irish |
London Welsh |
21-3
|
| Newcastle |
Moseley |
26-5
|
| Nottingham |
London Scottish |
32-16
|
| Orrell |
Harlequins |
17-19
|
| Reading |
Bristol |
7-44
|
| Sale |
Wasps |
9-18
|
| Saracens |
Rugby |
27-7
|
| Weston-Super-Mare |
West Hartlepool |
9-25
|
| Winnington Park |
Lydney |
26-11
|
Fifth round (Jan 27 & Feb 10)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bedford |
Bristol |
0-37
|
| Leeds |
London Irish |
13-29
|
| Leicester |
Saracens |
40-16
|
| Newcastle Gosforth |
Harlequins |
22-44
|
| Nottingham |
Gloucester |
10-36
|
| Wakefield |
Bath |
12-16
|
| West Hartlepool |
Coventry |
16-6
|
| Winnington Park |
Wasps |
0-57
|
Quarter-finals (Feb 24)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| London Irish |
West Hartlepool |
11-10
|
| Gloucester |
Wasps |
22-9
|
| Leicester |
Harlequins |
24-9
|
| Bristol |
Bath |
12-19
|
Semi-finals (Mar 23)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| London Irish |
Leicester |
21-46
|
| Bath |
Gloucester |
19-10
|
Final
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