# 2003–04 Powergen Cup

The 2003–04 Powergen Cup was the 33rd edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Sale Sharks in the final. The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

## Draw and results
### First round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Tynedale | Bedford Athletic | 41-31 |
| Blaydon | Darlington | 34-18 |
| Market Bosworth | Fylde | 24-32 |
| Macclesfield | Aston Old Edwardians | 48-11 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Longton | 39-0 |
| Chester | New Brighton | 15-12 |
| Halifax | Liverpool St Helens | 11-25 |
| Waterloo | Hull | 51-10 |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Kendal | 70-8 |
| Dudley Kingswinford | Hull Ionians | |
| Haywards Heath | Basingstoke | 23-19 |
| Richmond | Canterbury | 12-11 |
| Old Colfeians | Blackheath | 13-24 |
| Barking | Old Patesians | 42-13 |
| Sutton & Epsom | Tabard | 29-25 |
| Westcombe Park | Dings Crusaders | 8-21 |
| London Nigerians | Reading | 27-14 |
| Launceston | Staines | 48-7 |
| Marlow | Southend | 10-26 |
| Walsall | Coney Hill | 28-8 |
| Redruth | Weston-super-Mare | 28-13 |
| North Walsham | Swanage & Wareham | 30-20 |

### Second round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Chester | Liverpool St Helens | 3-27 |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Wharefdale | 20-23 |
| Dudley Kingswinford | Harrogate | 21-60 |
| Fylde | Nottingham | 22-6 |
| Macclesfield | Preston Grasshoppers | 16-17 |
| Nuneaton | Doncaster | 19-18 |
| Rugby | Sedgley Park | 46-12 |
| Tynedale | Blaydon | 11-7 |
| Waterloo | Moseley | 41-20 |
| Barking | Stourbridge | 30-29 |
| Bracknell | Rosslyn Park | 34-20 |
| Esher | Cambridge | 85-0 |
| Haywards Heath | Richmond | 17-31 |
| Launceston | Southend | 32-15 |
| Lydney | Blackheath | 30-29 |
| Newbury | North Walsham | 32-12 |
| Sutton & Epsom | Dings Crusaders | 25-30 |
| Walsall | Redruth | 20-32 |

### Third round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Barking | Bedford | 14-45 |
| Bracknell | Penzance/Newlyn | 15-28 |
| Coventry | Pertemps Bees | 21-28 |
| Dings Crusaders | Otley | 3-10 |
| Esher | Liverpool St Helens | 22-11 |
| Henley Hawks | Newbury | 39-17 |
| Launceston | Fylde | 59-33 |
| Lydney | Wharfedale | 18-20 |
| Nuneaton | Tynedale | 23-19 |
| Orrell | London Welsh | 21-14 |
| Plymouth Albion | Redruth | 64-14 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Waterloo | 10-58 |
| Rugby | Exeter | 20-45 |
| Wakefield | Richmond | 48-12 |
| Worcester | Harrogate | 59-0 |
| Bristol | Manchester | 44-22 |

### Fourth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bedford | Nuneaton | 39-15 |
| Launceston | Waterloo | 18-22 |
| Orrell | Henley Hawks | 62-10 |
| Otley | Bristol | 10-27 |
| Wakefield | Esher | 22-16 |
| Wharfedale | Pertemps Bees | 14-24 |
| Worcester | Exeter | 33-27 |
| Penzance/Newlyn | Plymouth Albion | 26-10 |

### Fifth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Penzance/Newlyn | Bedford | 21-19 |
| Wakefield | Worcester | 18-17 |
| Waterloo | Pertemps Bees | 27-40 |
| Bristol | Orrell | 22-20 |

### Sixth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Leeds Tykes | Harlequins | 13-6 |
| Bath | Northampton Saints | 42-13 |
| Gloucester | London Irish | 29-35 |
| Leicester Tigers | Sale Sharks | 28-43 |
| Pertemps Bees | Wakefield | 17-10 |
| Bristol | London Wasps | 8-46 |
| Penzance/Newlyn | Saracens | 20-30 |
| Rotherham Titans | Newcastle Falcons | 10-38 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Sale Sharks | Saracens | 26-3 |
| Newcastle Falcons | London Irish | 24-12 |
| Leeds Tykes | Bath | 21-10 |
| London Wasps | Pertemps Bees | 24-28 |

### Semi-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Sale Sharks | Leeds Tykes | 33-20 |
| Newcastle Falcons | Pertemps Bees | 53-3 |

### Final

* 17 April 2004
| Newcastle Falcons | 37–33 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Britz Vyvyan Shaw Dowson Con: Walder 4 Pen: Walder 3 | | Try: Hanley Cueto Mayor Con: Hodgson 3 Pen: Hodgson 4 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 48,519 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (Somerset)
| | 15 | Joe Shaw |
| | 14 | Tom May |
| | 13 | Mark Mayerhofler |
| | 12 | Jamie Noon |
| | 11 | Michael Stephenson |
| | 10 | Dave Walder |
| | 9 | James Grindal |
| | 8 | Hugh Vyvyan (c) |
| | 7 | Warren Britz |
| | 6 | Jon Dunbar |
| | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| | 4 | Garath Archer |
| | 3 | Micky Ward |
| | 2 | Nick Makin |
| | 1 | Ian Peel |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Marius Hurter |
| | 17 | Hall Charlton |
| | 18 | Craig Hamilton |
| | 19 | Matt Thompson |
| | 20 | Phil Dowson |
| | 21 | Daryl Lilley |
| | 22 | Ben Gollings |
| Coach: ||
| Rob Andrew ||
| | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| | 13 | Chris Mayor |
| | 12 | Jos Baxendell |
| | 11 | Steve Hanley |
| | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| | 9 | Nick Walshe |
| | 8 | Chris Jones |
| | 7 | Alex Sanderson |
| | 6 | Pete Anglesea |
| | 5 | Jason White |
| | 4 | Iain Fullarton |
| | 3 | Barry Stewart |
| | 2 | Andy Titterrell |
| | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Matt Cairns |
| | 17 | Stuart Turner |
| | 18 | Dean Schofield |
| | 19 | Hugh Perrett |
| | 20 | Richard Wigglesworth |
| | 21 | Mike Hercus |
| | 22 | Vaughan Going |
| Coach: ||
| Jim Mallinder ||