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2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup
The 2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 30th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Harlequins in the final. The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium () in Twickenham, south-west London, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The England national rugby union team play .... Draw and results First round (Sep 23) Second round (Oct 7) Third round (Oct 21) Fourth round (Nov 4 & 5) Fifth round (Nov 11 & 12) Quarter-finals (Dec 9 & 10) Semi-finals (Jan 6) Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tetley's Bitter Cup 2000–01 rugby union tournaments for clubs 2000–01 in English rugby union 2000-01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Welsh Cup
The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs. The competition was replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup, involving only the 12 English Premiership clubs, beginning with the 2018–19 season. History Background RFU Knockout Cup From 1971 to 2005, English clubs played in the RFU Knockout Cup. At its formation, it was the highest honour that a club could win, as there were no nationally organised leagues until merit leagues were introduced in 1984, followed by the full national league pyramid in 1987. It was an open tournament to any club that was a member of the Rugby Football Union. Previous Anglo-Welsh fixtures 2005–2018: Anglo-Welsh Cup 2005–09: Initial format Starting in the 2005–06 season, the Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup was formed as a successor tournament to the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doddie Weir
George Wilson "Doddie" Weir (4 July 1970 – 26 November 2022) was a Scottish rugby union player who played as a lock. He made 61 international appearances for the Scotland national team and represented the British & Irish Lions. With the change to professional rugby, he was recruited to Newcastle Falcons playing 1997–2002 and he captained the club. He returned to the Borders in 2002 but retired from professional rugby in 2004. In 2016 he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND). He became involved with campaigning and fundraising, setting up a foundation named "My Name'5 Doddie" which had raised £8 million for MND research by the time that he died from this condition. The Doddie Weir Cup is named after him. Early life Weir was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the eldest of four children. He was the son of Nanny (Margaret, née Houston) and Jock Weir. From early childhood he was always affectionately known by the traditional Scottish nickname Doddie, rather than being ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Daniel (rugby Union)
Brendon Wiremu Daniel (born 19 July 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player. Biography Daniel was born in Te Kūiti and educated at St Stephen's School outside Auckland. Rugby career A speedy winger, Daniel played for the Bay of Plenty in 1996 to 1997, before making the decision at age 19 to pursue a professional career in England, where he was signed by Saracens. Daniel featured in Saracens' 1997–98 Tetley's Bitter Cup-winning side and scored 12 Premiership Rugby tries the following season, earning the "players' player of the season" award for Saracens. He made his way to Harlequins in 1999, swapped by Saracens for England international Dan Luger. After two seasons with Harlequins, Daniel played briefly with lower division side Coventry, then returned to the premiership with the Bristol Bears. He played with Bath from 2003 to 2005, French club Pau in 2005–06 and finally Border Reivers Border reivers were Cattle raiding, raiders along the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Greenwood
William John Heaton Greenwood, MBE (born 20 October 1972) is an English former rugby union player who played for Leicester Tigers and Harlequins and was a member of England's 2003 World Cup-winning team and the 1997 British & Irish Lions. He played in the centre, mainly as an inside centre. He is the son of Dick Greenwood, who was a former England coach. Early life Born 20 October 1972 in Blackburn, Lancashire, Greenwood was educated at St Mary's Hall and Sedbergh School. As a schoolboy, he was also a talented cricketer and played for the Lancashire Schools representative team before ultimately deciding to concentrate on rugby. He graduated with a BA in Economics from Durham University in 1994. He then worked as a trader at a bank in London. Career Club Greenwood played club rugby for Preston Grasshoppers, Waterloo, Harlequins and Leicester Tigers. He left Harlequins and moved to Leicester Tigers in 1996 because the presence of England centre Will Carling meant he coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Greenstock
Nicholas Greenstock (born 3 November 1973 in Dubai) is a former rugby union footballer, who won four caps for England during 1997 at centre. He played club rugby for Wasps, Harlequins, London Irish and Staines. Educated at Port Regis School Port Regis School is a co-educational preparatory school located in 140 acres of parkland on the Dorset-Wiltshire border in southern England, situated between the towns of Shaftesbury and Gillingham. In 2009 ''Which school?'' said of Port Regi ... prep school and later Sherborne School, he is the son of Sir Jeremy Greenstock, a former high-ranking British diplomat and the former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United Nations. Nick retired from full-time professional rugby in 2002, but played part-time with Harlequins and then London Irish 2002-2004 whilst working for the Royal Bank of Scotland. Nick left the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2010, and is Managing Director and a founder partner oGatehouse Advisory Partners a geopolitic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Bates
Steve Bates (born 4 March 1963) is a rugby coach and retired from former rugby union player. He played at scrum-half for London Wasps and was capped once for the England national rugby union team. He twice worked as a coach at Newcastle Falcons, 1995–2003 and 2007–2010. Early life Steven Michael Bates was born on 4 March 1963 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. During his days as a player, in the amateur era, Bates was a schoolteacher at Radley College and Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire. Rugby career He played at scrum-half for London Wasps, where he formed a successful partnership with fly-half Rob Andrew. He was capped once for England, against in Bucharest in 1989, and was on England's tour of South Africa in 1994. In 1995, when Andrew left Wasps to become Director of Rugby at Newcastle Falcons, Bates followed him, becoming the Falcons' head coach. Bates was instrumental in attracting the fly-half Jonny Wilkinson to Newcastle in the summer of 1997, with Wilkinson havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Vyvyan
Hugh Donnithorne Vyvyan (born 8 September 1976 in Guildford) is a former rugby union player who played at lock for Newcastle Falcons, Saracens and England. He stands at 6'6" and weighs around 18 stone. The former England fullback Jon Callard heavily influenced Vyvyan's early career while at Downside School, moving him from fly-half to number 8. Brother Charlie, was a number 8 for Sale Sharks, and was another big influence on his career. He also plays lock. Vyvyan is youngest of seven brothers. In 1993 the brothers created rugby history by making up an entire team in the Penryn Invitation Sevens tournament, (played on Easter day each year in Penryn, Cornwall). The Seven Vyvyan brothers (Richard, Jonathan, Charles, Simon, Paul, James and Hugh) went on to win the tournament, defeating the host club 19 – 17 in the final. They returned the following year and defended the title, with Hugh flying back from South Africa to make up the numbers. In all the brothers reached the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Maclure
Gareth Maclure (born 17 December 1979 in Bury, England) is a former professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was on the wing. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons. Maclure played at amateur level with Chester-le-Street and West Hartlepool before signing with Newcastle Falcons. Whilst at Newcastle he was a replacement in the final of the 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup which Newcastle won. From there, Maclure moved to Glasgow Warriors. He played for amateur side GHA GHA may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ghost Hunters Academy'', an American television series Government * Ghana Highways Authority * Gibraltar Health Authority * Wheatley Homes Glasgow (formerly "Glasgow Housing Association") Language * Gha ... when not needed by the Warriors. Maclure left the Warriors in 2005. Reference list External linksESPN Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclure, Gareth 1979 births Rugby union wings Living people Glasgow Warriors players Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Botham
Liam James Botham (born 26 August 1977) is a former English sportsman who played both codes of rugby football and cricket. He is the son of England cricketer Ian Botham, the Baron Botham. Career Cricket Botham was born in Doncaster and initially followed in his father's footsteps, playing county cricket for Hampshire. He played three matches in the 1996 season. He took the wicket of former England captain Mike Gatting on his County Championship debut. After retiring from rugby, there were signs that Botham might return to playing competitive cricket; in 2006, he played in an England XI victory against Lancashire in a testimonial match for Andrew Flintoff at Old Trafford. Rugby union Botham left cricket in 1997 after one senior season and signed for rugby union club West Hartlepool, where he played as a wing or fullback. He later moved to Cardiff and Newcastle Falcons. While at Newcastle the club won the 2001 Tetley Bitter Cup, in the final of which he was a replacement, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Charlton
Hall Christopher Charlton (born 25 October 1979 in Durham) is a former rugby union footballer who played at scrum half for Newcastle Falcons. Whilst at Newcastle he was a replacement in both the 2001 and 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup finals as Newcastle emerged victorious from both. He left Newcastle in 2011 to join Blaydon RFC who were then managed by his former Newcastle team-mate Micky Ward. In 2004 he was called up to the senior England squad for the Investec Challenge match against Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ..., but he remained on the bench and was ultimately never capped at that level. References External linksNewcastle profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micky Ward (rugby Union)
Micky Ward (born 9 January 1979 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England) was a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership. Ward played as a Prop. He is currently Forwards coach at Newcastle Falcons. Whilst at Newcastle he started in both the 2001 and 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup finals as Newcastle emerged victorious from both. He left Newcastle in 2011 to join Blaydon RFC Blaydon RFC is an English semi-professional rugby union team. The first team currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union system (National League 2 North), having been promoted as champions from North Premier at the end of the .... References External linksNewcastle profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Nesdale
Ross Nesdale (born 30 July 1969 in New Zealand) is a retired Irish rugby union footballer who played as a hooker. Career Nesdale won 13 caps for Ireland between 1997 and 1999, and was part of the squad at the 1999 Rugby World Cup where he played in two matches. He made his Ireland debut on 1 February 1997 against Wales in Cardiff, and played his last match against Romania on 15 October 1999. He played in seventy games for the Newcastle Falcons between 1997 and 2001 and made 21 appearances for them as they won the 1997-98 Premiership. He also started the victorious 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup final. He retired in 2001. Honours Newcastle Falcons * Premiership - 1997–98 *Anglo-Welsh Cup The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs ... - 2001 References External links *Irish Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
