# 1986–87 John Player Cup

The 1986–87 John Player Special Cup was the 16th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition for the fourth consecutive year defeating Wasps in a repeat of the previous year's final. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

## Draw and results
### First round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Askeans | Sudbury | 6-12 |
| Berry Hill | Lydney | 3-8 |
| Birkenhead Park | Fylde | 22-27 |
| Birmingham | Leighton Buzzard | 11-20 |
| Durham | Preston Grasshoppers | 14-3 |
| Lichfield | Tynedale | 19-9 |
| London Welsh | Metropolitan Police | 18-6 |
| Maidstone | Havant | 18-4 |
| Old Reigatians | KCSOB | 10-9 |
| Oxford | Exeter | 9-28 |
| Paviors | Syston | 25-16 |
| Rugby | Dixonians | 21-9 |
| St Ives | Marlow | 16-6 |
| Saffron Walden | Blackheath | 9-14 |
| Solihull | Stourbridge | 10-9 |
| Swindon | Camborne | 7-23 |
| Taunton | Reading | 3-15 |
| Wigton | Liverpool St Helens | 6-18 |
| West Hartlepool | Morley | 22-6 |
| Worthing | Hartford | 20-6 |

### Second round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Fylde | Liverpool St Helens | 4-4* |
| Leighton Buzzard | Lichfield | 12-43 |
| Lydney | Camborne | 11-9 |
| Maidstone | London Welsh | 3-25 |
| Old Reigatians | Exeter | 12-3 |
| Paviors | Durham | 12-10 |
| Reading | Sudbury | 9-6 |
| Rugby | Blackheath | 12-9 |
| West Hartlepool | Solihull | 17-10 |
| Worthing | St Ives | 15-4 |
Away team progress*

### Third round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bath | Plymouth Albion | 32-10 |
| Bristol | Bedford | 33-3 |
| Coventry | Reading | 26-12 |
| Gosforth | Waterloo | 10-9 |
| Lydney | Nottingham | 3-32 |
| Liverpool St Helens | Lichfield | 12-7 |
| London Irish | Richmond | 3-9 |
| London Scottish | Worthing | 29-12 |
| London Welsh | Paviors | 12-6 |
| Moseley | Vale of Lune | 22-10 |
| Old Reigatians | Saracens | 12-10 |
| Rosslyn Park | Leicester | 15-18 |
| Rugby | Wasps | 3-41 |
| Sale | Orrell | 12-22 |
| Wakefield | Harlequins | 3-3* |
| West Hartlepool | Gloucester | 12-16 |
Away team progress*

### Fourth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bath | London Welsh | 30-4 |
| Coventry | Liverpool St Helens | 29-22 |
| Gloucester | Old Reigatians | 18-6 |
| Leicester | Gosforth | 19-6 |
| Moseley | London Scottish | 31-6 |
| Orrell | Harlequins | 12-10 |
| Richmond | Bristol | 3-18 |
| Wasps | Nottingham | 25-10 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bath | Moseley | 12-3 |
| Bristol | Leicester | 7-17 |
| Orrell | Gloucester | 16-10 |
| Wasps | Coventry | 19-7 |

### Semi-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Orrell | Bath | 7-31 |
| Wasps | Leicester | 13-6 |

### Final

* 2 May 1987
| Bath | 19–12 | Wasps |
| Try: Redman 2 Halliday Con: Barnes 2 Pen: Barnes | | Try: Davies Con: Andrew Pen: Davies Drop: Andrew |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Fred Howard (Liverpool)
| | 16 | Chris Martin |
| | 15 | Tony Swift |
| | 14 | John Palmer |
| | 12 | Simon Halliday |
| | 11 | Barry Trevaskis |
| | 10 | Stuart Barnes |
| | 9 | Richard Hill (c) |
| | 8 | Dave Egerton |
| | 7 | Andy Robinson |
| | 6 | Nigel Redman |
| | 5 | John Morrison |
| | 4 | Jon Hall |
| | 3 | Gareth Chilcott |
| | 2 | Graham Dawe |
| | 1 | David Sole |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Phil Cue |
| | 17 | Jeremy Guscott |
| | 18 | Steve Knight |
| | 19 | Greg Bess for Dawes |
| | 20 | Maurice 'Richard' Lee |
| | 21 | Paul Simpson |
| Coach: ||
| Jack Rowell ||
| | 15 | Huw Davies |
| | 14 | Simon Smith |
| | 13 | Kevin Simms |
| | 12 | Rob Lozowski |
| | 11 | Mark Bailey |
| | 10 | Rob Andrew |
| | 9 | Steve Bates |
| | 8 | Mark Rose |
| | 7 | David Pegler (c) |
| | 6 | John Bonner |
| | 5 | Mike Pinnegar |
| | 4 | Mark Rigby |
| | 3 | Jeff Probyn |
| | 2 | Alan Simmons |
| | 1 | Paul Rendall |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Andy Barnard |
| | 17 | Roger Pellow |
| | 18 | Nick Pratt |
| | 19 | Keith Bartholomew |
| | 20 | Martin Brooks |
| | 21 | Sean O'Leary |
| Coach: ||