1976–77 John Player Cup

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The 1976–77 John Player Cup was the sixth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Gosforth won the competition for the second consecutive year defeating Waterloo in the final.{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Vivian|title=Rothmans Rugby Yearbook|year=1977|publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd|isbn=0354-09020-8}} The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online|title=Times Archives|publisher=Oxfordshire Libraries}}

Draw and results

=First round=

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Bedford	Hartlepool Rovers	17-10
Fylde	Solihull	20-10
Harlequins	Gloucester	9-17
Gosforth	Coventry	12-6
London Welsh	Bath	18-3
Moseley	Sale	13-3
Saracens	Maidenhead RFC	8-0
Waterloo	London Irish	12-9
Exeter	Rosslyn Park	6-25
Weston-super-Mare	Gordon League RFC	0-15
Esher	Bristol	3-15
Salisbury RFC	Fullerians RFC	0-15
Northampton	Widnes RFC	21-10
Wakefield	Leicester	6-17
Richmond	London Scottish	17-3
Middlesbrough	Birmingham	6-3

=Second round=

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Bedford	Rosslyn Park	20-3
Fylde	Gordon League RFC	9-4
Gloucester	Bristol	12-3
Gosforth	Fullerians RFC	48-0
London Welsh	Northampton	17-11
Moseley	Leicester	23-9
Saracens	Richmond	15-7
Waterloo	Middlesbrough	17-10

=Quarter-finals=

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Fylde	Saracens	8-18
Waterloo	Bedford	27-25
Moseley	London Welsh	10-10*
Gosforth	Gloucester	3-0

Progressed as away team*

=Semi-finals=

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London Welsh	Gosforth	12-18
Waterloo	Saracens	11-6

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12-18

11-6

=Final=

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|date=16 April 1977

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|home=Gosforth

|score= 27–11

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|away= Waterloo

|try1= Dave Robinson (2)
Peter Dixon
Stuart Archer
John Hedley

|con1= Brian Patrick (2)

|pen1= Brian Patrick

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|try2= Steve Christopherson
Steve Tickle

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|pen2= Ian Ball

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|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London

|attendance= 10,000

|referee= Peter Hughes (Manchester)

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	15	Brian Patrick
	14	Stuart Archer
	13	Harry Patrick
	12	Ken Britten
	11	Steve Gustard
	10	Richard Breakey
	9	Malcolm Young
	8	Roger Uttley (c)
	7	Dave Robinson
	6	John Hedley
	5	Terry Roberts
	4	Peter Dixon
	3	Andy Cutter
	2	Duncan Madsen
	1	Colin White
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colspan="4"\| Jack Rowell

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	15	Steve Tickle
	14	Nick Spaven
	13	G T Jackson
	12	Steve Christopherson
	11	Mark Flett
	10	Ian Ball
	9	David Carfoot
	8	Laurie Connor
	7	K Hancock
	6	K F Short
	5	M F Billingham
	4	K Lunt
	3	D Reed
	2	Colin Fisher (c)
	1	Frank Blackhurst
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References

Category:1976–77 rugby union tournaments for clubs

John Player Cup

Category:RFU Knockout Cup