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1987–88 John Player Cup

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Countries
  
England

Runners-up
  
Bristol

Champions
  
Harlequins

Highest attendance
  
37,000 Harlequins v Bristol at Twickenham

The 1987–88 John Player Special Cup was the seventeenth edition of England's premier rugby union cup competition. Harlequins won the competition, for the first time, defeating Bristol in the final at Twickenham Stadium. The competition was sponsored by John Player cigarettes.

Contents

Semi-finals

(aet, 80 mins 16 – 16)

Records

  • The attendance for the final of 37,000 was highest in the competitions history
  • Bath's unbeaten sequence of 22 matches ended when Moseley beat them in a quarter-final at The Reddings

    • Sponsorship

    The competition was sponsored, for the last time, by John Player and the prize money was £125,000 (an increase of £15,000). Both finalists received £3,750 each and in thirteen years of sponsorship over £1 million has been provided.

    References

    1987–88 John Player Cup Wikipedia
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