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The 1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the twenty-eighth 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]
Draw and results
First round (19 September)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Home
|
Away
|
Score
|
Richmond |
Newcastle Falcons |
3–20
|
Wasps |
Gloucester |
35–21
|
Final
References