Powergen National Trophy
By Prof
August 30 2005
The rearrangement of the Powergen competition this season means that Harlequins won't have the chance to take on any of the Guinness Premiership teams this season, they will be playing in an Anglo-Welsh competition instead.
One hundred and eighteen teams will take part in the Powergen National Trophy this season with the ND1 teams coming in in the fifth round which takes place on November 5th.
ROUND 1: September 3
62 clubs from RFU Constituent Bodies (two granted byes to Rd 2)
| North Aspull v Wheatley Hills Driffield v Chester Morpeth v Birkenhead Park Penrith v West Park St Helens St Benedict's v Beverley Stockton v Rochdale Westoe v Burton Midlands Broadstreet v Barkers Butts Hinckley v Letchworth Garden City Longton v Derby Luctonians v Spalding Market Bosworth v Matlock Peterborough v Kettering Whitchurch v Bromsgrove |
South West Barnstaple v Clifton Chinnor v Reading Abbey Clevedon v St Ives Coney Hill v Swanage & Wareham Maidenhead v High Wycombe Oakmedians v Aylesbury Torquay Athletic v Penryn Hornets or Yatton v Spartans London & South East Basingstoke v Ealing Guildford v Barnes London Scottish v Chingford Maidstone v Old Colfeians Norwich v Lewes Staines v Richmond Tabard - BYE Thurrock v Canterbury Winchester v Shelford Worthing - BYE |
ROUND 2 - September 17
32 clubs = 30 Round 1 winners & 2 CB clubs with byes - Tabard & Worthing
ROUND 3: October 1
44 clubs = 16 Round 2 winners & 28 National Division Three North and South
| Blaydon Bradford & Bingley Cleckheaton Darlington Darlington Mowden Park Fylde Hull Ionians Kendal Leicester Lions Macclesfield New Brighton Nuneaton Preston Grasshoppers Tynedale |
Bracknell Bridgwater and Albion Cambridge Cinderford Dings Crusaders Havant Hertford Lydney North Walsham Old Patesians Reading Rosslyn Park Southend Westcombe Park |
ROUND 4: October 15
36 clubs = 22 Round 3 winners & 14 National Division Two clubs
| Barking Blackheath Esher Halifax Harrogate Henley Hawks Launceston |
Manchester Moseley Orrell Redruth Stourbridge Waterloo Wharfedale |
ROUND 5: November 5
32 clubs = 18 Round 4 winners & 14 National Division One clubs
| Bedford Blues Cornish Pirates Coventry Doncaster Earth Titans Exeter Chiefs London Welsh |
NEC Harlequins Newbury Nottingham Otley Pertemps Bees Plymouth Albion Sedgley Park |
ROUND 6: November 26
16 Round 5 winners
QUARTER-FINALS: January 7
SEMI-FINALS: March 4
FINAL: April 8 or 9 - Twickenham
So it could come to pass that Harlequins will have a day out at HQ after missing out on the Double Header this season.