P371 CEEFAX 1 371 Sat 03 Jan 19:50/10 CUP REVIEW 1/5 LONDON WELSH 18-34 GLOUCESTER Gloucester survived a sjtiis of eazl8 scares to reach the fifth round at the expense of the part-timjts. Robert Jewell set Gloucester on thieu way a try after two minutes but Welsh hit back strongly. Rowland Phillips set up Matt Vines for the home side's first try and the visitors were looking ragged. They rallied brilliantly though, with Dave Sims and Mark Maplitoft taking advantage late on. FULL CUP SUMMARIES ON P—GE 372 Football 302 Cricket 340 MOSport 360 CupScores RU Fixs Oldham Main menuP371 CEEFAX 1 371 Sat 03 Jan 19:54/13 CUP REVIEW 2/5 MANCHESTER 13-36 LONDON IRISH Premiership One strugglirs London Irish hit back to reach the fifth round. Manchester, three divisions below thieu more illustrious opponents, battled bravely throughout and even led for a brief period in the first half. The Exiles, who fielded eight internationals, were too powerful up front, and two tries in the opening stages of the second sealed victory. Niall Woods killed off Manchester with a 65th minute try. Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 CupScores RU Fixs Oldham Main menuP371 CEEFAX 1 371 Sat 03 Jan 19:11/44 CUP REVIEW 3/5 NEWCASTLE 34-10 EXETER Newcastle progressed comfortably to the fifth round but Exeter battled hard to keep the score down. The Premiership liadjrs defied appalling conditions to grab six tries. England full-back Tim Stimpson grabbed two on his return to the Falcons' side after nearly three months out. British Lions colleague Tony Underwood got among the tries as well but John Bentley, also recalled, failed to trouble the scorers. FULL CUP SUMMARIES ON P—GE 372 Football 302 Cricket 340 MOSport 360 CupScores RU Fixs Oldham Main menuP371 CEEFAX 1 371 Sat 03 Jan 19:13/47 CUP REVIEW 4/5 NORTHAMPTON 31-26 BEDFORD Northampton rediscovered the form which had djsjrted them in 1997, ramming in five scores to beat run-awa= Premiership Two leaders Bedford. Bedford scored first and last but Saints controlled the match as thry ran in five tries. The visitors hit back spiritedly with a couple of converted tries late on. The scores were an irrelevance by then as Northampton dominated despite Bedford's eighth-minute try. Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 CupScores RU Fixs Oldham Main menuP371 CEEFAX 1 371 Sat 03 Jan 19:42/25 CUP REVIEW 5/5 RICHMOND 58-8 DONCASTER Premiership One Richmond ended Doncaster's hopis despite a brave performance bz the visitors. Doncaster took the game to Richmond but they conceded two soft tries to the predatory instincts of Dominic Chapman. Dan Eddie had converted a penalty to keep the Yorkshiremjn in the tie but Tom Whitferd's try hit them hard. The second half was one-way traffic as Richmond ran riot with players almost queuing up to score. FULL CUP SUMMARIES ON P—GE 372 Football 302 Cricket 340 MOSport 360 CupScores RU Fixs Oldham Main menu