The 1978–79 John Player Cup was the eighth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Leicester won the competition defeating Moseley in the final.[1] The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium .[2]
Team one
Team two
Score
Esher
Gosforth
3-38
Leicester
Northampton
29-3
Broughton Park
Orrell
12-9
Exeter
London Scottish
15-11
Gloucester
Richmond
3-3*
Harlequins
Plymouth Albion
21-9
Hartlepool Rovers
Walsall
13-0
Havant
Rosslyn Park
0-19
Ipswich
Matson
6-14
London Irish
Avon & Somerset Police
32-7
Wasps
Blackheath
11-0
Moseley
Liverpool
22-13
Rugby
Coventry
12-29
Wakefield
Bedford
12-27
Birkenhead Park
Sale
9-6
London Welsh
Bath
28-18
Progressed as away team*
Team one
Team two
Score
Gosforth
Harlequins
9-3
Leicester
Broughton Park
30-7
Richmond
Matson
22-3
Rosslyn Park
Exeter
7-6
Wasps
Hartlepool Rovers
10-6
Bedford
Birkenhead Park
16-8
London Irish
Moseley
0-10
London Welsh
Coventry
21-3
Team one
Team two
Score
Bedford
Leicester
12-22
Wasps
London Welsh
6-3
Gosforth
Rosslyn Park
7-3
Moseley
Richmond
27-3
Team one
Team two
Score
Gosforth
Moseley
3-6
Wasps
Leicester
7-43
[3]
15
Richard Akenhead
14
Alan Thomas
13
Malcolm Swain
12
Barrie Corless
11
Bob Laird
10
Martin Cooper (c )
9
Chris Gifford
8
Derek Nutt
7
Nick Jeavons
6
Russ Field
5
Barry Ayre
4
John Beale
3
Kevin Astley
2
Gary Cox
1
Bert Greaves
Replacements:
16
Andy Watson-Jones for Corless (30m)
17
Steve King for Nutt (50m)
Coach: