The 1990–91 Pilkington Cup was the 20th edition of England's, premier (at that time)

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club competition. Harlequins won the competition, for the second time, defeating Northampton 25 – 13 at

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. The event was sponsored by

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First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pilkington Cup 1990–91 rugby union tournaments for clubs 1990–91 in English rugby union 1990-91