The 2003–04 Powergen Cup was the 33rd edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Sale Sharks in the final. The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.
Draw and results
First round Team one Team two ScoreTynedale Bedford Athletic 41-31Blaydon Darlington 34-18Market Bosworth Fylde 24-32Macclesfield Aston Old Edwardians 48-11Preston Grasshoppers Longton 39-0Chester New Brighton 15-12Halifax Liverpool St Helens 11-25Waterloo Hull 51-10Darlington Mowden Park Kendal 70-8Dudley Kingswinford Hull Ionians Haywards Heath Basingstoke 23-19Richmond Canterbury 12-11Old Colfeians Blackheath 13-24Barking Old Patesians 42-13Sutton & Epsom Tabard 29-25Westcombe Park Dings Crusaders 8-21London Nigerians Reading 27-14Launceston Staines 48-7Marlow Southend 10-26Walsall Coney Hill 28-8Redruth Weston-super-Mare 28-13North Walsham Swanage & Wareham 30-20
Second round Team one Team two ScoreChester Liverpool St Helens 3-27Darlington Mowden Park Wharefdale 20-23Dudley Kingswinford Harrogate 21-60Fylde Nottingham 22-6Macclesfield Preston Grasshoppers 16-17Nuneaton Doncaster 19-18Rugby Sedgley Park 46-12Tynedale Blaydon 11-7Waterloo Moseley 41-20Barking Stourbridge 30-29Bracknell Rosslyn Park 34-20Esher Cambridge 85-0Haywards Heath Richmond 17-31Launceston Southend 32-15Lydney Blackheath 30-29Newbury North Walsham 32-12Sutton & Epsom Dings Crusaders 25-30Walsall Redruth 20-32
Third round Team one Team two ScoreBarking Bedford 14-45Bracknell Penzance/Newlyn 15-28Coventry Pertemps Bees 21-28Dings Crusaders Otley 3-10Esher Liverpool St Helens 22-11Henley Hawks Newbury 39-17Launceston Fylde 59-33Lydney Wharfedale 18-20Nuneaton Tynedale 23-19Orrell London Welsh 21-14Plymouth Albion Redruth 64-14Preston Grasshoppers Waterloo 10-58Rugby Exeter 20-45Wakefield Richmond 48-12Worcester Harrogate 59-0Bristol Manchester 44-22
Fourth round Team one Team two ScoreBedford Nuneaton 39-15Launceston Waterloo 18-22Orrell Henley Hawks 62-10Otley Bristol 10-27Wakefield Esher 22-16Wharfedale Pertemps Bees 14-24Worcester Exeter 33-27Penzance/Newlyn Plymouth Albion 26-10
Fifth round Team one Team two ScorePenzance/Newlyn Bedford 21-19Wakefield Worcester 18-17Waterloo Pertemps Bees 27-40Bristol Orrell 22-20
Sixth round Team one Team two ScoreLeeds Tykes Harlequins 13-6Bath Northampton Saints 42-13Gloucester London Irish 29-35Leicester Tigers Sale Sharks 28-43Pertemps Bees Wakefield 17-10Bristol London Wasps 8-46Penzance/Newlyn Saracens 20-30Rotherham Titans Newcastle Falcons 10-38
Quarter-finals Team one Team two Score Sale Sharks Saracens 26-3Newcastle Falcons London Irish 24-12Leeds Tykes Bath 21-10London Wasps Pertemps Bees 24-28
Semi-finals Team one Team two ScoreSale Sharks Leeds Tykes 33-20Newcastle Falcons Pertemps Bees 53-3
Final
15 Joe Shaw 14 Tom May 13 Mark Mayerhofler 12 Jamie Noon 11 Michael Stephenson 10 Dave Walder 9 James Grindal 8 Hugh Vyvyan (c) 7 Warren Britz 6 Jon Dunbar 5 Stuart Grimes 4 Garath Archer 3 Micky Ward 2 Nick Makin 1 Ian PeelReplacements: 16 Marius Hurter 17 Hall Charlton 18 Craig Hamilton 19 Matt Thompson 20 Phil Dowson 21 Daryl Lilley 22 Ben GollingsCoach: Rob Andrew 15 Jason Robinson 14 Mark Cueto 13 Chris Mayor 12 Jos Baxendell 11 Steve Hanley 10 Charlie Hodgson 9 Nick Walshe 8 Chris Jones 7 Alex Sanderson 6 Pete Anglesea 5 Jason White 4 Iain Fullarton 3 Barry Stewart 2 Andy Titterrell 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements: 16 Matt Cairns 17 Stuart Turner 18 Dean Schofield 19 Hugh Perrett 20 Richard Wigglesworth 21 Mike Hercus 22 Vaughan GoingCoach: Jim Mallinder
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