In the two all Zurich Premiership ties in the fourth round of the Tetley's Bitter Cup the holders Wasps will begin thir defence at Bristol while Bath face a tough home draw against fellow West Country rivals Gloucester.

In its last year with Zurich teams participating the cup, because of the to-be-organised British Cup expected to be brought in, the draw for rounds four and five of the England's premier domestic knock-out competition was made at Twickenham today.

Zurich Premiership clubs enter the competition in round four, to be played on November 4, with league leaders Saracens facing an away trip to Sedgley Park or Bedford, the team which dropped out of the Premiership last season.

New boys Rotherham will travel to Reading or Launceston, Sale will entertain Coventry or Preston Grasshoppers, NEC Harlequins will face the winners of Plymouth Albion or Wharfedale while Otley or Henley have landed the plumb draw of a trip to Leicester.

If, as expected, The Tigers get through they will thgen go on to face the winners of the Bath Gloucester fourth round game. Wasps are set for a difficult fifth round trip to Newcastle.

In the other ties involving clubs from the top flight Exeter or Stourbridge will play at home against London Irish, Newcastle will travel south to either Barking or Rosslyn Park and Northampton take on Leeds or Morley at home.

The draw in full:

Penzance & Newlyn or Wakefield v Bracknell or Cheshunt

Tynedale or Longton v Moseley or Worcester

Liverpool St Helens or Rugby Lions v Fylde or Manchester

Bath v Gloucester

Leicester v Otley or Henley

Exeter or Stourbridge v London Irish

Plymouth Albion or Wharfedale v Harlequins

Esher or Camberley v Waterloo or Dudley Kingswinford

Birmingham Solihull or Orrell v Darlington Mowden Park or North Walsham

Barking or Rosslyn Park v Newcastle Falcons

Northampton v Leeds or Morley

Sale v Coventry or Preston Grasshoppers

Bristol v Wasps

New Brighton or Newbury v London Welsh or Blackheath

Reading or Launceston v Rotherham

Bedford or Sedgley Park v Saracens.

5th Round - to be played 11th November 2000

(Bedford or Sedgley Park) or Saracens v (Tynedale or Longton) or Moseley or Worcester

(Barking or Rosslyn Park) or Newcastle v Bristol or London Wasps

Northampton or (Leeds or Morley) v(Birmingham Solihull or Orrell) or Darlington MP or N Walsham)

Penzance Newlyn or Wakefield) or (Bracknell or Cheshunt) v (Esher or Camberley) or (Waterloo or Dudley)

(Plymouth or Wharfedale) or NEC Harlequins v (LSH or Rugby) or Fylde or Manchester

Bath or Gloucester v Leicester or (Otley or Henley)

(New Brighton or Newbury) or (London Welsh or Blackheath) v (Exeter or Stourbridge) or London Irish

Sale or (Coventry or Preston G) v (Reading or Launceston) or Rotherham