The 1999–00 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 29th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Wasps won the competition defeating Northampton in the final. The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.
Draw and results First round (19 September) Home Away ScoreAmersham & Chiltern Ruislip 25-17Banbury Workington 20-10Barkers Butts Bridlington 24-15Belgrave Kendal 0-27Blaydon Scunthorpe 16-15Bridgwater Metropolitan Police 13-9Broadstreet Bedford Athletic 24-45Cheltenham Havant 57-8Cinderford Norwich 27-18Darlington Mowden Park Sandal 36-24Doncaster Morley 17-22Drillfield Sedgley Park 52-67East Grinstead Maidenhead 13-20Ellingham & Leatherhead Clifton 16-11Esher Barking 32-6Guildford & Godalming Staines 17-15Loughborough Students Thurrock 13-25Matson Swanage & Wareham 23-15North Walsham Launceston 46-0Old Patesians Westcombe Park 10-27Plymouth Penzance & Newlyn 14-21Redruth Barnstaple 27-24Selly Oak New Brighton 10-93Sevenoaks Tabard 30-10Sheffield Aspatria 11-11 aet*Spalding Macclesfield 22-17Stourbridge Alnwick 20-8Walsall Nuneaton 13-17 aetWeston-super-Mare Bishop Stortford 23-17Whitchurch Liverpool St Helens 27-8 Away team progress*
Second round (16 October) Home Away ScoreAmersham & Chiltern Esher 16-34Aspatria New Brighton 18-24Banbury Thurrock 13-21Barkers Butts Morley 17-19Bedford Athletic Fylde 60-21Birmingham & Solihull Wharfedale 14-13Blaydon Kendal 18-19Cheltenham Westcombe Park 25-23Cinderford Reading 21-23Guildford & Godalming Maidenhead 15-13Harrogate Preston Grasshoppers 22-32Matson Camberley 3-22Newbury North Walsham 15-0Nottingham Stourbridge 20-17Penzance & Newlyn Effingham & Leatherhead 51-12Redruth Lydney 22-13Rosslyn Park Bridgwater & Albion 47-7Sedgley Park Darlington Mowden Park 23-25Sevenoaks Blackheath 41-40Spalding Nuneaton 8-20Weston-super-Mare Bracknell 12-26Whitchurch Otley 0-76
Third round (13 & 14 November) Home Away ScoreBedford Athletic Exeter 14-29Birmingham & Solihull Waterloo 18-15Cheltenham Manchester 16-42Guildford & Godalming Darlington Mowden Park 17-48Kendal Worcester 27-44Leeds Tykes Esher 50-7London Welsh Newbury 35-13Morley Orrell 19-46New Brighton Otley 15-6Nottingham Redruth 37-21Nuneaton Camberley 29-19Penzance & Newlyn Moseley 14-27Reading Henley Hawks 3-41Rotherham Coventry 28-34Rugby Preston Grasshoppers 14-5Sevenoaks Thurrock 23-24Wakefield Rosslyn Park 7-28West Hartlepool Bracknell 17-28
Fourth round (1 & 3 January) Home Away ScoreBedford Saracens 9-33Birmingham & Solihull New Brighton 22-14Bristol Henley Hawks 23-9Coventry Bracknell 33-10Darlington Mowden Park Rosslyn Park 23-11Gloucester Bath 13-6Harlequins Thurrock 88-0Leeds Tykes Sale Sharks 3-13London Welsh Exeter 18-14Manchester Nottingham 50-17Newcastle Falcons Moseley 41-8Northampton Nuneaton 118-3Orrell Rugby 13-13*Worcester London Irish 8-12 Orrell progress by virtue of more tries
Fifth round (29 & 30 January) Home Away ScoreBristol Sale Sharks 26-14Gloucester Orrell 54-12Harlequins Darlington Mowden Park 29-8London Irish Leicester 47-7London Welsh Coventry 39-16Manchester Birmingham/Solihull 22-11Saracens Northampton 32-34London Wasps Newcastle Falcons 36-30
Quarter-finals (26 February) Home Away Score Bristol Harlequins 25–17London Irish Gloucester 34–18London Welsh Northampton 26–35London Wasps Manchester 62–3
Semi-finals (8 April) Home Away ScoreBristol London Wasps 31–44London Irish Northampton 17–24
Final
15 Josh Lewsey 14 Shane Roiser 13 Mark Denney 12 Rob Henderson 11 Kenny Logan 10 Alex King 9 Martyn Wood 8 Lawrence Dallaglio (c) 7 Paul Volley 6 Joe Worsley 5 Andy Reed 4 Simon Shaw 3 Will Green 2 Trevor Leota 1 Darren MolloyReplacements: 16 Mike Friday 17 John Ufton 18 Fraser Waters 19 Andy Le Chevalier 20 Dugald Macer 21 Mark Weedon 22 Peter ScrivenerCoach: 15 Nick Beal 14 Craig Moir 13 Allan Bateman 12 Matt Allen 11 Ben Cohen 10 Paul Grayson 9 Matt Dawson 1 Garry Pagel 2 Federico Méndez 3 Mattie Stewart 4 Andy Newman 5 Richard Metcalfe 6 Tim Rodber 7 Budge Pountney 8 Pat Lam (c)Replacements: 16 Dominic Malone 17 Andy Northey 18 Ali Hepher 19 Steve Walter 20 Martín Scelzo 21 Jon Phillips 22 Don MackinnonCoach:
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