# 1990–91 Pilkington Cup

The 1990–91 Pilkington Cup was the 20th edition of England's, premier (at that time) rugby union club competition. Harlequins won the competition, for the second time, defeating Northampton 25 – 13 at Twickenham. The event was sponsored by Pilkington.

## First round

| Home | Away | Score |
| Aspatria | Vale of Lune | 3–9 |
| Chesterfield | Northern | 9–19 |
| Fylde | Hereford | 22–3 |
| Kettering | Hartlepool Rovers | 6–18 |
| Lichfield | West Park Bramhope | 21–7 |
| Morley | Newark | 9–3 |
| Nuneaton | Preston Grasshoppers | 16–21 |
| Sheffield | Old Yardleians | 22–0 |
| Syston | Roundhay | 22–6 |
| Winnington Park | Broughton Park | 15–19 |
| West Hartlepool | Bedworth | 38–3 |
| Wigan | Harrogate | 13–15 |
| Clifton | Basingstoke | 31–27 |
| Exeter | Askeans | 36–6 |
| Gordon League | Camborne | 10–21 |
| High Wycombe | Ealing | 28–13 |
| Lewes | Banbury | 21–13 |
| London Welsh | Tabard | 16–7 |
| North Walsham | Metropolitan Police | 13–7 |
| Parkhouse | Lydney | 9–10 |
| Reading | Midsomer Norton | 31–4 |
| Salisbury | Brixham | 26–6 |
| Spartans | Gravesend | 21–6 |
| Sudbury | Sutton & Epsom | 30–24 |
| Torquay Albion | Old Whitgiftians | 12–15 |

## Second round

| Home team | Away team | Score |
| Broughton Park | Lichfield | 24–19 |
| Harrogate | Bedford | 16–0 |
| Hartlepool Rovers | Northern | 20–9 |
| Morley | Rugby | 12–40 |
| Gosforth | Fylde | 22–9 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | West Hartlepool | 3–20 |
| Sheffield | Headingley | 13–9 |
| Syston | Waterloo | 6–12 |
| Vale of Lune | Coventry | 6–22 |
| Wakefield | Sale | 20–21 |
| Blackheath | Salisbury | 24–3 |
| Clifton | Reading | 20–15 |
| Exeter | Camborne | 20–10 |
| Lewes | Spartans | 6–10 |
| London Welsh | Plymouth Albion | 19–12 |
| Lydney | High Wycombe | 10–12 |
| North Walsham | London Irish | 11–26 |
| Richmond | Sudbury | 25–9 |

## Third round

| Home team | Away team | Score |
| Bath | Leicester | 0–12 |
| Bristol | Waterloo | 18–9 |
| Coventry | Rosslyn Park | 7–21 |
| Gloucester | Broughton Park | 52–0 |
| Harlequins | Clifton | 56–4 |
| Harrogate | Northampton | 4–18 |
| High Wycombe | Moseley | 10–18 |
| London Irish | Sale | 20–16 |
| Newcastle Gosforth | Blackheath | 19–10 |
| Nottingham | London Scottish | 10–9 |
| Orrell | Spartans | 69–13 |
| Richmond | Liverpool St Helens | 13–12 |
| Saracens | Hartlepool Rovers | 36–0 |
| Rugby | London Welsh | 29–3 |
| Sheffield | Exeter | 3–0 |
| West Hartlepool | Wasps | 3–7 |

## Fourth round

| Home team | Away team | Score |
| Bristol | Moseley | 6–9 |
| Gloucester | Harlequins | 13–15 |
| Leicester | Wasps | 13–15 |
| London Irish | Rugby | 22–11 |
| Northampton | Saracens | 15–10 |
| Nottingham | Richmond | 24–6 |
| Orrell | Newcastle Gosforth | 26–9 |
| Rosslyn Park | Sheffield | 36–0 |

## Quarter-finals

| Home team | Away team | Score |
| Harlequins | Rosslyn Park | 24–12 |
| Northampton | Moseley | 10–6 |
| Nottingham | London Irish | 48–9 |
| Wasps | Orrell | 9–15 |

## Semi-finals

| Home team | Away team | Score |
| Harlequins | Nottingham | 22–18 (aet) |
| Northampton | Orrell | 18–10 |

## Final

* 4 May 1991
| Harlequins | 25–13 (a.e.t.) | Northampton |
| Try: Langhorn Harriman Halliday Glenister Con: Pears 3 Pen: Pears | | Try: Moss Pen: Steele 3 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (Bristol)
| | 15 | Stuart Thresher |
| | 14 | Andrew Harriman |
| | 13 | Will Carling |
| | 12 | Simon Halliday |
| | 11 | Everton Davis |
| | 10 | David Pears |
| | 9 | Rob Glenister |
| | 8 | Richard Langhorn |
| | 7 | Peter Winterbottom (c) |
| | 6 | Mick Skinner |
| | 5 | Paul Ackford |
| | 4 | Troy Coker |
| | 3 | Andy Mullins |
| | 2 | Brian Moore |
| | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Nick Kilick |
| | 17 | Craig Luxton |
| | 18 | Gavin Thompson |
| | 19 | Paul Challinor |
| | 20 | Mark Russell |
| | 21 | Martin Hobley |
| Coach: Dick Best ||
| | 15 | Ian Hunter |
| | 14 | Frank Packman |
| | 13 | John Thame |
| | 12 | Peter Moss |
| | 11 | Harvey Thorneycroft |
| | 10 | John Steele |
| | 9 | Richard Nancekivell |
| | 8 | Tim Rodber |
| | 7 | Phil Pask |
| | 6 | Paul Alston |
| | 5 | John Etheridge |
| | 4 | Colin Hall |
| | 3 | Gary Pearce (c) |
| | 2 | John Olver |
| | 1 | Gavin Baldwin |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | David Elkington for Nancekivell |
| | 17 | Ben Ward for Packman |
| | 18 | Matthew Ebsworth |
| | 19 | Peter Roworth |
| | 20 | Vasey Pocklington |
| | 21 | David Newman |
| Coach: Paul Bryant, St. Luke's College & Northampton Saints ||

### Notes

* ↑ The score had ended 13–13 after 80 mins.

## Sponsorship

The competition was sponsored by Pilkington who had provided £700,000 over the first three seasons and agreed to a further three years worth £1,000,000.