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Stokes wants tier two teams in Prem Cup

By PAUL REES

LONDON Irish fullback James Stokes believes the Premiership Cup should be expanded to include clubs from the second tier to give it the feel of football’s FA Cup.
Back in February 2004, Pertemps Bees pulled off the last of the great shocks in English cup rugby.
Bees were given little chance when they travelled to champions Wasps for a Powergen Cup quarter-final, but they stunned a team coached by Warren Gatland and garlanded with internationals to win 28-24.
Two seasons later, the Premiership clubs teamed up with the Welsh regions to form the Anglo-Welsh Cup, freezi...

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