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The 1997-1998 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the twenty-seventh edition of England's rugby union club competition. Saracens won the competition defeating Wasps 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 13)
Team One
Team Two
Score
Aspatria
Stockton
23-13
Barking
Swanage & Wareham
26-18
Basingstoke
Weston-super-Mare
10-39
Birmingham/Solihull
Westleigh
22-10
Bridgwater
Metropolitan Police
18-30
Broadstreet
Walsall
25-17
Camberley
Barnstaple
38-16
Cheltenham
Okehampton
138-0
Coney Hill
Preston Grasshoppers
5-16
Haywards Heath
Plymouth
26-25
Henley
Cambridge
64-12
Hornets
Havant
28-72
Launceston
Bicester
58-6
Lewes
Wimbledon
12-11
Lichfield
Manchester
10-28
Longton
Widnes
22-38
Maidenhead
Amersham & Chiltern
14-36
Matson
Bishop Stortford
8-3
North Walsham
Esher
19-18
Northern
Derby
49-3
Norwich
Bracknell
14-25
Nuneaton
Sedgley Park
11-7
Old Coventrians
Huddersfield
13-35
Olney
St Ives
18-20
Sandal
Chester
30-22
Scunthorpe
Doncaster
6-23
Selley Oak
Syston
31-19
Sevenoaks
Cheshunt
32-13
Sheffield
Old Northamptions
38-14
Sherborne
Clifton
19-30
St Benedict’s
Wigton
9-24
Staines
Redruth
35-25
Sunderland
Kendal
8-27
Sutton & Epsom
Banbury
23-25
Tabard
Harlow
23-0
Taunton
Canterbury
34-12
Tynedale
Hinckley
32-8
Vagabonds (IOM)
Old Brodleians
18-15
Vale of Lune
Ampthill
27-25
Whitchurch
Stourbridge
28-35
Winchester
Ruislip
20-0
Winnington Park
Stoke
64-12
Second Round (Oct 4)
Team One
Team Two
Score
Aspatria
Widnes
27-18
Birmingham/Solihull
Otley
9-10
Bracknell
Metropolitan Police
35-14
Broadstreet
Huddersfield
41-3
Cheltenham
Sevenoaks
20-18
Havant
Matson
19-10
Haywards Heath
Launceston
20-22
Henley
Camberley
3-16
Kendal
Harrogate
9-5
Lewes
North Walsham
10-42
London Welsh
Clifton
65-17
Lydney
Amersham & Chiltern
67-0
Morley
Selly Oak
41-5
Northern
Tynedale
5-22
Nottingham
Doncaster
20-24
Preston Grasshoppers
Manchester
8-33
Rugby
Vagabonds (IOM)
46-0
Sandal
Nuneaton
22-16
Sheffield
Vale of Lune
42-20
St Ives
Barking
6-53
Staines
Banbury
32-12
Stourbridge
Taunton
69-5
Tabard
Rosslyn Park
0-31
Weston-super-Mare
Newbury
17-36
Wharfedale
Wigton
35-10
Winchester
Reading
12-26
Winnington Park
Liverpool St Helens
24-26
Worcester
Leeds
28-11
Third Round (Nov 1)
Team One
Team Two
Score
Barking
Exeter
13-17
Bedford
Staines
76-15
Blackheath
Sandal
32-3
Broadstreet
Bracknell
15-21
Camberley
Kendal
32-20
Coventry
Sheffield
83-19
Doncaster
Tynedale
24-11
Fylde
Aspatria
48-5
Havant
Rugby
22-32
London Welsh
Waterloo
36-34
Lydney
London Scottish
3-45
Moseley
Liverpool St Helens
79-10
North Walsham
Rosslyn Park
11-27
Orrell
Newbury
16-26
Otley
Manchester
24-25
Rotherham
Launceston
67-15
Stourbridge
Reading
24-58
Wakefield
Morley
53-14
West Hartlepool
Cheltenham
41-5
Wharfedale
Worcester
8-29
Fourth Round (Jan 3 & 4)
Team One
Team Two
Score
Bath
London Scottish
24-23
Blackheath
Saracens
31-59
Bracknell
Rotherham
3-26
Camberley
Newbury
10-11
Coventry
Leicester
14-50
Fylde
Rosslyn Park
20-5
London Welsh
Gloucester
18-34
Manchester
London Irish
13-36
Moseley
Sale
11-18
Newcastle
Exeter
34-10
Northampton
Bedford
31-26
Richmond
Doncaster
58-8
Rugby
Reading
26-17
Wasps
Harlequins
31-26
West Hartlepool
Wakefield
23-13
Worcester
Bristol
14-12
Fifth Round (Jan 24)
Team One
Team Two
Score
Bath
Richmond
17-29 aet
London Irish
Rotherham
27-14
Northampton
Gloucester
30-11
Sale
Newbury
38-11
Saracens
Leicester
14-13
Wasps
Fylde
34 -8
West Hartlepool
Rugby
42-11
Worcester
Newcastle
0-10
Quarter Finals (Feb 28 & Mar 1)
Team One
Team Two
Score
London Irish
Wasps
7-41
Northampton
Newcastle
17-7
Richmond
Saracens
30-36
West Hartlepool
Sale
21-36
Semi Finals (Mar 28)
Team One
Team Two
Score
Northampton
Saracens
10-25
Wasps
Sale
15-9
Final
References