# 1999–2000 Tetley's Bitter Cup

The 1999–00 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 29th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Wasps won the competition defeating Northampton in the final. The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

## Draw and results
### First round (19 September)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Amersham & Chiltern | Ruislip | 25-17 |
| Banbury | Workington | 20-10 |
| Barkers Butts | Bridlington | 24-15 |
| Belgrave | Kendal | 0-27 |
| Blaydon | Scunthorpe | 16-15 |
| Bridgwater | Metropolitan Police | 13-9 |
| Broadstreet | Bedford Athletic | 24-45 |
| Cheltenham | Havant | 57-8 |
| Cinderford | Norwich | 27-18 |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Sandal | 36-24 |
| Doncaster | Morley | 17-22 |
| Drillfield | Sedgley Park | 52-67 |
| East Grinstead | Maidenhead | 13-20 |
| Ellingham & Leatherhead | Clifton | 16-11 |
| Esher | Barking | 32-6 |
| Guildford & Godalming | Staines | 17-15 |
| Loughborough Students | Thurrock | 13-25 |
| Matson | Swanage & Wareham | 23-15 |
| North Walsham | Launceston | 46-0 |
| Old Patesians | Westcombe Park | 10-27 |
| Plymouth | Penzance & Newlyn | 14-21 |
| Redruth | Barnstaple | 27-24 |
| Selly Oak | New Brighton | 10-93 |
| Sevenoaks | Tabard | 30-10 |
| Sheffield | Aspatria | 11-11 aet* |
| Spalding | Macclesfield | 22-17 |
| Stourbridge | Alnwick | 20-8 |
| Walsall | Nuneaton | 13-17 aet |
| Weston-super-Mare | Bishop Stortford | 23-17 |
| Whitchurch | Liverpool St Helens | 27-8 |
Away team progress*

### Second round (16 October)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Amersham & Chiltern | Esher | 16-34 |
| Aspatria | New Brighton | 18-24 |
| Banbury | Thurrock | 13-21 |
| Barkers Butts | Morley | 17-19 |
| Bedford Athletic | Fylde | 60-21 |
| Birmingham & Solihull | Wharfedale | 14-13 |
| Blaydon | Kendal | 18-19 |
| Cheltenham | Westcombe Park | 25-23 |
| Cinderford | Reading | 21-23 |
| Guildford & Godalming | Maidenhead | 15-13 |
| Harrogate | Preston Grasshoppers | 22-32 |
| Matson | Camberley | 3-22 |
| Newbury | North Walsham | 15-0 |
| Nottingham | Stourbridge | 20-17 |
| Penzance & Newlyn | Effingham & Leatherhead | 51-12 |
| Redruth | Lydney | 22-13 |
| Rosslyn Park | Bridgwater & Albion | 47-7 |
| Sedgley Park | Darlington Mowden Park | 23-25 |
| Sevenoaks | Blackheath | 41-40 |
| Spalding | Nuneaton | 8-20 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Bracknell | 12-26 |
| Whitchurch | Otley | 0-76 |

### Third round (13 & 14 November)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bedford Athletic | Exeter | 14-29 |
| Birmingham & Solihull | Waterloo | 18-15 |
| Cheltenham | Manchester | 16-42 |
| Guildford & Godalming | Darlington Mowden Park | 17-48 |
| Kendal | Worcester | 27-44 |
| Leeds Tykes | Esher | 50-7 |
| London Welsh | Newbury | 35-13 |
| Morley | Orrell | 19-46 |
| New Brighton | Otley | 15-6 |
| Nottingham | Redruth | 37-21 |
| Nuneaton | Camberley | 29-19 |
| Penzance & Newlyn | Moseley | 14-27 |
| Reading | Henley Hawks | 3-41 |
| Rotherham | Coventry | 28-34 |
| Rugby | Preston Grasshoppers | 14-5 |
| Sevenoaks | Thurrock | 23-24 |
| Wakefield | Rosslyn Park | 7-28 |
| West Hartlepool | Bracknell | 17-28 |

### Fourth round (1 & 3 January)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bedford | Saracens | 9-33 |
| Birmingham & Solihull | New Brighton | 22-14 |
| Bristol | Henley Hawks | 23-9 |
| Coventry | Bracknell | 33-10 |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Rosslyn Park | 23-11 |
| Gloucester | Bath | 13-6 |
| Harlequins | Thurrock | 88-0 |
| Leeds Tykes | Sale Sharks | 3-13 |
| London Welsh | Exeter | 18-14 |
| Manchester | Nottingham | 50-17 |
| Newcastle Falcons | Moseley | 41-8 |
| Northampton | Nuneaton | 118-3 |
| Orrell | Rugby | 13-13* |
| Worcester | London Irish | 8-12 |
* Orrell progress by virtue of more tries

### Fifth round (29 & 30 January)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bristol | Sale Sharks | 26-14 |
| Gloucester | Orrell | 54-12 |
| Harlequins | Darlington Mowden Park | 29-8 |
| London Irish | Leicester | 47-7 |
| London Welsh | Coventry | 39-16 |
| Manchester | Birmingham/Solihull | 22-11 |
| Saracens | Northampton | 32-34 |
| London Wasps | Newcastle Falcons | 36-30 |

### Quarter-finals (26 February)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bristol | Harlequins | 25–17 |
| London Irish | Gloucester | 34–18 |
| London Welsh | Northampton | 26–35 |
| London Wasps | Manchester | 62–3 |

### Semi-finals (8 April)

| Home | Away | Score |
| Bristol | London Wasps | 31–44 |
| London Irish | Northampton | 17–24 |

### Final

* 13 May 2000
| Wasps | 31–23 | Northampton |
| Try: Lewsey Leota Logan Denney Con: Logan Pen: King 3 | | Try: Pountney Pen: Grayson 6 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Brian Campsall (Yorkshire)
| | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| | 14 | Shane Roiser |
| | 13 | Mark Denney |
| | 12 | Rob Henderson |
| | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| | 10 | Alex King |
| | 9 | Martyn Wood |
| | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio (c) |
| | 7 | Paul Volley |
| | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| | 5 | Andy Reed |
| | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| | 3 | Will Green |
| | 2 | Trevor Leota |
| | 1 | Darren Molloy |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Mike Friday |
| | 17 | John Ufton |
| | 18 | Fraser Waters |
| | 19 | Andy Le Chevalier |
| | 20 | Dugald Macer |
| | 21 | Mark Weedon |
| | 22 | Peter Scrivener |
| Coach: ||
| | 15 | Nick Beal |
| | 14 | Craig Moir |
| | 13 | Allan Bateman |
| | 12 | Matt Allen |
| | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| | 10 | Paul Grayson |
| | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| | 1 | Garry Pagel |
| | 2 | Federico Méndez |
| | 3 | Mattie Stewart |
| | 4 | Andy Newman |
| | 5 | Richard Metcalfe |
| | 6 | Tim Rodber |
| | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| | 8 | Pat Lam (c) |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Dominic Malone |
| | 17 | Andy Northey |
| | 18 | Ali Hepher |
| | 19 | Steve Walter |
| | 20 | Martín Scelzo |
| | 21 | Jon Phillips |
| | 22 | Don Mackinnon |
| Coach: ||