1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Cup

The 1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 28th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Wasps won the competition defeating Newcastle Falcons in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[2]

1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
Tournament format(s)knockout
Tournament statistics
Final
VenueTwickenham Stadium
ChampionsWasps (1st title)
Runners-upNewcastle Falcons
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Draw and results

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First round (19 September)

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Home Away Score
Aspatria Bedford Athletic 17-32
Banbury Scunthorpe 5-27
Barkers Butts Macclesfield 17-24
Bromsgrove Sedgley Park 10-34
Cheshunt Morpeth 33-26
Clevedon Barking 7-32
Clifton Esher 3-60
Doncaster Walsall 30-19
Guildford & Godalming Bridgwater 18-28
Hinckley Nuneaton 20-24
Hull Ionians Egremont 59-0
Kendal Broadstreet 13-12
Launceston North Walsham 32-18
Malvern Sandal 14-52
Metropolitan Police Cheltenham 34-8
New Brighton Lichfield 33-8
Norwich Winchester 15-23
Penzance & Newlyn Cambridge 32-13
Plymouth Redruth 32-18
Preston Grasshoppers Kenilworth 43-6
Ruislip Old Colleians 9-43
Spartans Havant 10-24
Swanage & Wareham Abbey 33-7
Tabard Wimbledon 26-23
Torquay Athletic Maidenhead 15-29
Tynedale Winnington Park 47-10
Westcombe Park Bracknell 14-21
Weston-super-Mare Ipswich 34-26
Whitchurch Aspull 32-10

Second round (17 October)

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Home Away Score
Bridgwater Rosslyn Park 15-49
Esher Tabard 41-3
Henley Hawks Havant 100-19
Hull Ionians Macclesfield 13-3
Kendal Liverpool 20-7
Lydney Camberley 44-34
Maidenhead Launceston 22-21
Metropolitan Police Winchester 25-14
New Brighton Nuneaton 25-10
Newbury Cheshunt 37-13
Nottingham Preston Grasshoppers 50-3
Old Colleians Swanage & Wareham 23-32
Otley Morley 18-20
Plymouth Barking 13-18
Reading Penzance & Newlyn 21-5
Sandal Doncaster 6-3
Scunthorpe Harrogate 0-29
Sedgley Park Manchester 20-17
Tynedale Stourbridge 22-30
Weston-super-Mare Bracknell 15-42
Wharfedale Birmingham & Solihull 27-5
Whitchurch Bedford Athletic 23-15

Third round (14 November)

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Home Away Score
Blackheath Sedgley Park 21-22
Bracknell Metropolitan Police 13-6
Bristol Sandal 55-0
Coventry Worcester 26-36
Esher Harrogate 42-17
Exeter Whitchurch 81-11
Hull Ionians Newbury 7-31
Lydney Stourbridge 44-5
Morley Maidenhead 39-25
Moseley Fylde 22-15
Nottingham Wharfedale 27-17
Reading Orrell 12-23
Rosslyn Park Henley Hawks 12-16
Rotherham London Welsh 8-6
Rugby Leeds 7-68
Swanage & Wareham Barking 6-36
Wakefield Kendal 8-16
Waterloo New Brighton 34-23

Fourth round (11 January)

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Home Away Score
Bedford Henley Hawks 22-29
Bristol London Irish 19-43
Gloucester Worcester 31-17
Harlequins Esher 46-10
Kendal London Scottish 20-25
Leicester Barking 65-6
Morley Saracens 8-76
Moseley Lydney 23-25
Newcastle Falcons Bath 25-22
Nottingham Exeter 8-24
Rotherham Leeds 24-27
Richmond Newbury 46-12
Sale Northampton 31-47
Sedgley Park Wasps 3-53
Waterloo Orrell 16-11 aet
West Hartlepool Bracknell 34-14

Fifth round (30 January)

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Team One Team Two Score
Gloucester Henley Hawks 31–9
Leicester Leeds Tykes 49–0
London Scottish Harlequins 33–37
Lydney Saracens 0–40
Northampton London Irish 6–21
Richmond Exeter 37–10
Wasps Waterloo 27–10
West Hartlepool Newcastle Falcons 21–32

Quarter-finals (27 February)

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Home Away Score
Gloucester Harlequins 15–13
Newcastle Falcons Saracens 15–0
Richmond Leicester 15-–3
Wasps London Irish 19–3

Semi-finals (3 & 4 April)

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Home Away Score
Richmond Newcastle Falcons 3–20
Wasps Gloucester 35–21

Final

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15 May 1999
Wasps29–19Newcastle Falcons
Try: Alex King
Josh Lewsey
Con: Gareth Rees 2
Pen: Gareth Rees 4
Drop: Alex King
Try: Va'aiga Tuigamala
Con: Jonny Wilkinson
Pen: Jonny Wilkinson 4
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Steve Lander (Liverpool)
15   Gareth Rees
14   Josh Lewsey
13   Fraser Waters
12   Mark Denney
11   Paul Sampson
10   Alex King
9   Andy Gomarsall
8   Peter Scrivener
7   Joe Worsley
6   Lawrence Dallaglio
5   Simon Shaw
4   Mark Weedon (c)
3   Will Green
2   Trevor Leota
1   Darren Molloy
Replacements:
16   Mike Friday
17   Kenny Logan
18   Rob Henderson
19   Dinos Alexopoulos
20   Joe Beardshaw
21   Paul Volley
22   Adam Black
Coach:
Rob Smith
15   Stuart Legg
14   Jim Naylor
13   Martin Shaw
12   Tom May
11   Va'aiga Tuigamala
10   Jonny Wilkinson
9   Gary Armstrong (c)
8   Ross Beattie
7   Richard Arnold
6   Peter Walton
5   Doddie Weir
4   Gareth Archer
3   Marius Hurter
2   Ross Nesdale
1   George Graham
Replacements:
16   Hall Charlton
17   Peter Massey
18   Tony Underwood
19   Richard Horton
20   Ian Peel
21   Hugh Vyvyan
22   Jimmy Cartmell
Coach:
  Steve Bates

References

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  1. ^ "Sport: Rugby Union Wasps win Cup at last". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.