# 1993–94 Pilkington Cup

The 1993–94 Pilkington Cup was the 23rd edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition defeating Leicester in the final. The event was sponsored by Pilkington and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

## Draw and results
### First round (Sep 11)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Alton | St Ives | 8-23 |
| Berry Hill | Henley | 15-20 |
| Bradford & Bingley | Tynedale | 12-6 |
| Brixham | Reading | 17-14 |
| Broadstreet | Birmingham & Solihull | 6-17 |
| Camborne | Wimborne | 22-14 |
| Cheshunt | High Wycombe | 8-14 |
| Chiltern | Worthing | 8-0 |
| Durham City | Wolverhampton | 14-8 |
| Kettering | Widnes | 8-3 |
| Lichfield | Walsall | 9-14 |
| London Welsh | Windsor | 44-0 |
| Lydney | Maidstone | 64-0 |
| New Brighton | Wigton | 14-8 |
| North Walsham | Metropolitan Police | 22-3 |
| Nuneaton | Hereford | 9-11 |
| Old Mid-Whitgiftians | Bridgwater & Albion | 8-12 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Stoke | 38-0 |
| Ruislip | Tabard | 5-30 |
| Scunthorpe | Wharfedale | 6-59 |
| Southend | Cambridge | 11-20 |
| Stockton | Syston | 8-11 |
| Stourbridge | Camp Hill | 15-10 |
| Stroud | Basingstoke | 12-16 |
| Westcombe Park | Ealing | 20-16 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Barking | 10-39 |
| Winnington Park | Rotherham | 15-13 |
| York | Kendal | 16-15 |

### Second round (Oct 16)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Amersham & Chilton | London Welsh | 5-23 |
| Askeans | Basingstoke | 0-6 |
| Aspatria | Stourbridge | 17-22 |
| Birmingham & Solihull | Harrogate | 7-3 |
| Bradford & Bingley | Bedford | 23-15 |
| Brixham | North Walsham | 3-3* |
| Broughton Park | Morley | 6-5 |
| Camborne | Bridgwater & Albion | 20-21 |
| Coventry | York | 33-19 |
| Exeter | Clifton | 6-9 |
| Henley | St Ives | 65-0 |
| High Wycombe | Preston Grasshoppers | 9-20 |
| Leeds | Kettering | 6-13 |
| Lydney | Havant | 11-16 |
| New Brighton | Liverpool St Helens | 17-12 |
| Plymouth Albion | Barking | 22-11 |
| Redruth | Rosslyn Park | 6-30 |
| Richmond | Blackheath | 21-23 |
| Sheffield | Hereford | 9-8 |
| Syston | Fylde | 9-15 |
| Tabard | Sudbury | 9-33 |
| Walsall | Wharfedale | 17-22 |
| Westcombe Park | Cambridge | 6-21 |
| Winnington Park | Durham City | 37-3 |
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### Third round (Nov 27)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Blackheath | London Welsh | 21-9 |
| Birmingham & Solihull | Broughton Park | 13-3 |
| Bradford | Fylde | 6-13 |
| Clifton | Bridgwater & Albion | 12-24 |
| Coventry | Preston Grasshoppers | 10-5 |
| Havant | Cambridge | 24-13 |
| Henley | North Walsham | 17-3 |
| Kettering | Stourbridge | 6-13 |
| New Brighton | Winnington Park | 3-16 |
| Rosslyn Park | Plymouth Albion | 38-7 |
| Sheffield | Wharfedale | 0-20 |
| Sudbury | Basingstoke | 6-25 |

### Fourth round (Dec 18)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bath | Wasps | 24-11 |
| Blackheath | Leicester | 10-16 |
| Bristol | Henley | 46-6 |
| Harlequins | Basingstoke | 52-3 |
| Havant | London Irish | 13-18 |
| London Scottish | Fylde | 6-8 |
| Moseley | Winnington Park | 32-6 |
| Newcastle Gosforth | Bridgwater & Albion | 53-10 |
| Northampton | Waterloo | 22-3 |
| Nottingham | Gloucester | 9-29 |
| Orrell | Stourbridge | 55-3 |
| Otley | Wharfedale | 20-5 |
| Rosslyn Park | Coventry | 22-15 |
| Rugby | Sale | 13-17 |
| Saracens | Birmingham & Solihull | 26-3 |
| Wakefield | West Hartlepool | 17-18 |

### Fifth round (Jan 22)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bath | Bristol | 14–9 |
| Gloucester | Northampton | 11–6 |
| Harlequins | West Hartlepool | 23–15 |
| Leicester | London Irish | 43–10 |
| Moseley | Fylde | 15–6 |
| Newcastle Gosforth | Orrell | 7–12 |
| Otley | Sale | 7–58 |
| Rosslyn Park | Saracens | 12–29 |

### Quarter-finals (Feb 26)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Gloucester | Orrell | 3–10 |
| Harlequins | Sale | 26–13 |
| Leicester | Moseley | 12–6 |
| Saracens | Bath | 6–23 |

### Semi-finals (Apr 2)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Orrell | Leicester | 18–31 |
| Harlequins | Bath | 25–26 |

### Final

* 7 May 1994
| Bath | 21–9 | Leicester |
| Try: Swift Catt Con: Callard Pen: Callard 3 | | Pen: Harris 3 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (Bristol)
| | 16 | Jon Callard |
| | 15 | Tony Swift |
| | 14 | Phil de Glanville |
| | 12 | Mike Catt |
| | 11 | Adedayo Adebayo |
| | 10 | Stuart Barnes |
| | 9 | Richard Hill |
| | 8 | Ben Clarke |
| | 7 | Jon Hall (c) |
| | 6 | Andy Robinson |
| | 5 | Andy Reed |
| | 4 | Nigel Redman |
| | 3 | Victor Ubogu |
| | 2 | Graham Dawe |
| | 1 | Dave Hilton |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ian Sanders |
| | 17 | Tim Beddow |
| | 18 | John Mallett |
| | 19 | Steve Ojomoh for Robinson (49m) |
| | 20 | Ed Rayner |
| | 21 | Audley Lumsden |
| Coach: ||
| Jack Rowell ||
| | O | Wayne Kilford |
| | N | Tony Underwood |
| | M | Stuart Potter |
| | L | Laurence Boyle |
| | K | Rory Underwood |
| | J | Jez Harris |
| | I | Aadel Kardooni |
| | G | Dean Richards (c) |
| | H | Neil Back |
| | F | John Wells |
| | E | Matt Poole |
| | D | Martin Johnson |
| | C | Darren Garforth |
| | B | Richard Cockerill |
| | A | Graham Rowntree |
| Replacements: ||
| | P | Niall Malone |
| | Q | Jamie Hamilton |
| | R | Derek Jelley |
| | S | Chris Johnson |
| | T | Chris Tarbuck |
| | U | Bill Drake-Lee |
| Coach: ||
| Ian "Dosser" Smith ||