The 2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 30th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Harlequins in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]
Draw and results
First round (Sep 23)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Darlington |
Aspatria |
32-15
|
| Darlington Mowden Park |
Broughton Park |
38-14
|
| Dorchester |
Staines |
24-21
|
| Dunstablians |
Dudley Kingswinford |
26-34
|
| Gloucester Old Boys |
Cheltenham |
17-29
|
| Gordano |
Camborne |
31-22
|
| Halifax |
Tynedale |
18-19
|
| Havant |
Harlow |
31-17
|
| Launceston |
Truro |
26-20
|
| Leicester Lions |
Scunthorpe |
28-14
|
| Liverpool St Helens |
Driffield |
33-28
|
| Longton |
Hinckley |
?
|
| Norwich |
Westcombe Park |
3-7
|
| Old Colleians |
Basingstoke |
39-3
|
| Selby |
West Park St Helens |
14-20
|
| Swanage & Wareham |
Amersham & Chiltern |
18-12
|
| Weston-super-Mare |
Barnstaple |
15-46
|
| Whitchurch |
Spalding |
22-9
|
| Wimbledon |
Haywards Heath |
10-38
|
| Worthing |
Cheshunt |
8-9
|
Second round (Oct 7)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Barking |
Tabard |
24-8
|
| Blackheath |
Swanage & Wareham |
9-7
|
| Bracknell |
Dorchester |
45-0
|
| Camberley |
Barnstaple |
28-26
|
| Cheshunt |
Clifton |
18-12
|
| Darlington Mowden Park |
West Park St Helens |
21-3
|
| Fylde |
Whitchurch |
16-11
|
| Havant |
Penzance & Newlyn |
13-32
|
| Launceston |
Gordano |
40-10
|
| Liverpool St Helens |
Nuneaton |
23-7
|
| New Brighton |
Leicester Lions |
40-17
|
| Newbury |
Haywards Heath |
45-21
|
| Nottingham |
Morley |
19-23
|
| Old Colleians |
North Walsham |
17-21
|
| Plymouth |
Westcombe Park |
54-6
|
| Preston Grasshoppers |
Bedford Athletic |
49-19
|
| Reading |
Cheltenham |
49-8
|
| Redruth |
Esher |
10-14
|
| Rosslyn Park |
Lydney |
30-3
|
| Rugby |
Harrogate |
16-15
|
| Sandal |
Tynedale |
14-15
|
| Sedgley Park |
Kendal |
17-9
|
| Stourbridge |
Doncaster |
13-9
|
| Walsall |
Dudley Kingswinford |
17-21
|
| Wharfedale |
Darlington |
28-17
|
| West Hartlepool |
Longton |
8-15
|
Third round (Oct 21)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Barking |
Rosslyn Park |
17-29
|
| Bedford |
Sedgley Park |
45-15
|
| Birmingham/Solihull |
Orrell |
29-25
|
| Bracknell |
Cheshunt |
33-3
|
| Coventry |
Preston Grasshoppers |
30-19
|
| Darlington Mowden Park |
North Walsham |
27-10
|
| Esher |
Camberley |
38-24
|
| Exeter |
Stourbridge |
29-15
|
| Fylde |
Manchester |
10-33
|
| Leeds Tykes |
Morley |
100-0
|
| Liverpool St Helens |
Rugby |
17-0
|
| London Welsh |
Blackheath |
44-3
|
| Moseley |
Worcester |
6-34
|
| New Brighton |
Newbury |
15-11
|
| Otley |
Henley Hawks |
26-24
|
| Penzance & Newlyn |
Wakefield |
22-25
|
| Plymouth |
Wharfedale |
21-11
|
| Reading |
Launceston |
31-25
|
| Tynedale |
Longton |
23-11
|
| Waterloo |
Dudley Kingswinford |
57-27
|
Fourth round (Nov 4 & 5)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Bath |
Gloucester |
18-24
|
| Bedford |
Saracens |
24-54
|
| Birmingham & Solihull |
Darlington Mowden Park |
16-10
|
| Bristol |
London Wasps |
22-17
|
| Esher |
Waterloo |
26-27
|
| Exeter |
London Irish |
12-57
|
| Leicester Tigers |
Otley |
83-11
|
| New Brighton |
London Welsh |
17-32
|
| Northampton Saints |
Leeds Tykes |
73-35
|
| Plymouth |
Harlequins |
8-36
|
| Reading |
Rotherham |
27-46
|
| Rosslyn Park |
Newcastle Falcons |
13-25
|
| Rugby |
Manchester |
26-38
|
| Sale Sharks |
Coventry |
37-19
|
| Tynedale |
Worcester |
12-76
|
| Wakefield |
Bracknell |
31-23
|
Fifth round (Nov 11 & 12)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Gloucester |
Leicester Tigers |
13-25
|
| Harlequins |
Manchester |
38-8
|
| London Welsh |
London Irish |
10-33
|
| Newcastle Falcons |
Bristol Shoguns |
32-16
|
| Northampton Saints |
Birmingham/Solihull |
47-14
|
| Sale Sharks |
Rotherham |
20-12
|
| Saracens |
Worcester |
42-13
|
| Wakefield Trinity |
Waterloo |
23-35
|
Quarter-finals (Dec 9 & 10)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Harlequins |
Northampton |
11-6
|
| Leicester Tigers |
Saracens |
41-24
|
| Newcastle Falcons |
London Irish |
33-20
|
| Sale Sharks |
Waterloo |
59-12
|
Semi-finals (Jan 6)
| Team one
|
Team two
|
Score
|
| Harlequins |
Leicester Tigers |
22-18
|
| Newcastle Falcons |
Sale Sharks |
37-25
|
Final
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