1974–75 RFU Knockout Cup explained

1974–75 RFU National KO competition
Previous Year:	1973–74
Next Year:	1975–76

The 1974–75 RFU National KO competition was the fourth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bedford won the competition defeating Rosslyn Park in the final.^[1] The final was held at Twickenham Stadium.^[2] This Final was the last appearance at Twickenham of one of England's finest players Budge Rogers.

Draw and results

First round

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=50	Score
		6-66
		6-16
		9–3
		40–10
		7–6
		4–7
		6–7
		9-9*
		12–39
		22–9
		10–0
		16-19
		15–7
		3–10
		16-7
		21–3

Progress to next round as away team*

Second round

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=50	Score
		23-3
		6-32
		3-13
		6-12
		6-11
		19-3
		10-7
		14-6

Quarter-finals

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=50	Score
		9-13
		12-6
		0-3
		21-7

Semi-finals

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=50	Score
		13-6
	Rosslyn Park	6-28

Final

15 Tony Jorden 14 Bob Demming 13 Richard Chadwick 12 John Howard 11 Derek Wyatt 10 Neil Bennett 9 Alun Lewis 1 Brian Keen 2 Norman Barker 3 Chris Bailward 4 Clive Hooker 5 Bob Wilkinson 6 Andy Hollins 7 Budge Rogers (c) 8 Foster Edwards Replacements (none used): 16 Chris Davies 17 Ashley Johnson 18 David Jackson 19 Guy Fletcher 20 Steve Wells 21 Brian Page Coach: Patrick Briggs

15 Ray Codd 14 Rob Fisher 13 Chris Saville 12 Mark Bazalgette 11 David McKay 10 Phil Treseder 9 Lionel Weston 1 Les Barlow 2 Phil Keith-Roach (c) 3 Paddy Hinton 4 Tony Rodgers 5 Neil Mantell 6 Paul Anderson 7 Geoff Link 8 Andy Ripley Coach: Peter Berryman / Glen Robertson

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenkins, Vivian. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. 1975. Brickfield Publications Ltd. 0362-00221-5.
2. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.