2016–17 British and Irish Cup
2016–17 British and Irish Cup | |||
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Tournament details | |||
Countries |
England Ireland Wales | ||
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout | ||
Date | 14 October 2016 — 22 April 2017 | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Teams | 20 | ||
Matches played | 19 | ||
Highest Attendance |
3,109 London Irish v Connacht Eagles 22 October 2016 | ||
Attendance | 17,598 (926 per match) | ||
Lowest Attendance | 200 (x3) | ||
Top point scorer(s) |
Lloyd Evans (Rotherham Titans) 38 points | ||
Top try scorer(s) |
Barney Nightingale (Newport-Gwent Dragons PS) 5 tries | ||
Final | |||
Official website | B&I Cup Website | ||
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The 2016–17 British and Irish Cup is the eighth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. London Welsh are the defending champions having won the 2015–16 final against Yorkshire Carnegie 10–33 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds on 10 April 2016. There have been six different winners and seven different losing finalists in the seven seasons of its existence. The format of the competition is similar to last season with Scottish clubs not competing. For the second consecutive season the four Welsh teams are the reserve sides of the teams competing in the Pro 12 competition instead of clubs from the Welsh Premier Division.
Competition format
The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of five pools of four teams playing home and away matches. The top side in each pool, plus the three best runners-up, progress to the knockout stage. The eight quarter-finalists are ranked, with top four teams having home advantage. The four winning quarter-finalists progress to the semi-final draw. Most matches are played on the same weekends as the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. First round matches begin on 14 October 2016 and the final will be held on the 22 April 2017.
Participating teams and locations
The allocation of teams is as follows:
- – twelve clubs from RFU Championship
- – four Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
- – four Welsh regions represented by Premiership Select teams.
- ↑ Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.
- ↑ Although Madejski's full capacity is 24,161, for most matches only West Stand will be open with capacity of 7,579.
Pool stages
Pool 1
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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London Scottish | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
Ulster A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Jersey Reds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Source : Updated: Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
Round 1
15 October 2016 14:30 |
(BP) Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 21 – 26 | London Scottish (BP) |
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Report |
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 787 Referee: Frank Murphy |
Round 2
21 October 2016 19:45 |
(BP) Jersey Reds | 49 – 12 | Cardiff Blues Premiership Select |
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Report |
St Peter Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Ben Blain |
22 October 2016 14:30 |
(BP) London Scottish | 34 – 29 | Ulster A (2BP) |
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Report |
Athletic Ground Attendance: 906 Referee: Gareth Newman |
Round 3
10 December 2016 14:30 |
London Scottish | v | Jersey Reds |
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Athletic Ground |
Round 4
16 December 2016 19:45 |
Jersey Reds | v | London Scottish |
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St Peter |
Round 5
13 January 2017 19:00 |
Ulster A | v | London Scottish |
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Kingspan Stadium |
Round 6
21 January 2017 14:00 |
Jersey Reds | v | Ulster A |
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St Peter |
21 January 2017 14:00 |
London Scottish | v | Cardiff Blues Premiership Select |
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Athletic Ground |
Pool 2
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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London Welsh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
Rotherham Titans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Munster A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Source : Updated: 16 October 2016 Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
Round 1
15 October 2016 15:00 |
Rotherham Titans | 34 – 17 | Doncaster Knights |
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Report |
Clifton Lane Attendance: 750 Referee: Jake Makepeace |
Round 2
22 October 2016 14:00 |
(BP) London Welsh | 40 – 24 | Rotherham Titans |
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Report |
Old Deer Park Attendance: 728 Referee: Adam Leal |
22 October 2016 14:30 |
Doncaster Knights | P - P | Munster A |
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Castle Park |
- Postponed due to recent death of Munster Rugby's head coach Anthony Foley. Game rescheduled to 7 January 2016.[3][4]
Round 3
10 December 2016 14:00 |
London Welsh | v | Doncaster Knights |
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Old Deer Park |
10 December 2016 14:00 |
Rotherham Titans | v | Munster A |
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Clifton Lane |
Round 4
17 December 2016 14:30 |
Doncaster Knights | v | London Welsh |
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Castle Park |
Round 2 (rescheduled game)
7 January 2016 14:30 |
Doncaster Knights | v | Munster A |
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Castle Park |
- Game rescheduled from 22 October 2016.
Round 5
14 January 2017 14:00 |
Rotherham Titans | v | London Welsh |
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Clifton Road |
Round 6
21 January 2017 14:00 |
London Welsh | v | Munster A |
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Old Deer Park |
21 January 2017 15:00 |
Doncaster Knights | v | Rotherham Titans |
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Castle park |
Pool 3
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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London Irish | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
Cornish Pirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
Connacht Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 57 | −44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ospreys Premiership Select | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Source: Updated: 23 October 2016 Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
Round 1
16 October 2016 14:30 |
Connacht Eagles | 10 – 23 | Cornish Pirates |
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Report |
Galway Sportsground Attendance: 200 Referee: Ben Blain |
Round 2
22 October 2016 15:00 |
(BP) London Irish | 34 – 3 | Connacht Eagles |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Michael Hudson |
23 October 2016 14:00 |
(BP) Cornish Pirates | 41 – 5 | Ospreys Premiership Select |
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Report |
Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Sean Gallagher |
Round 3
10 December 2016 14:30 |
Connacht Eagles | v | Ospreys Premiership Select |
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Galway Sportsground |
11 December 2016 15:00 |
London Irish | v | Cornish Pirates |
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Madejski Stadium |
Round 4
18 December 2016 14:00 |
Cornish Pirates | v | London Irish |
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Mennaye Field |
18 December 2016 14:00 |
Ospreys Premiership Select | v | Connacht Eagles |
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Round 5
Round 6
21 January 2017 14:00 |
Cornish Pirates | v | Connacht Eagles |
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Mennaye Field |
21 January 2017 15:00 |
London Irish | v | Ospreys Premiership Select |
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Madejski Stadium |
Pool 4
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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Scarlets Premiership Select | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
Leinster A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 48 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
Nottingham Rugby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 126 | −100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Source: Updated: 16 October 2016 Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
Round 1
15 October 2016 15:00 |
Richmond | 19 – 68 | Leinster A (BP) |
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Report |
Athletic Ground Attendance: 512 Referee: Adam Jones |
Round 2
23 October 2016 15:00 |
Leinster A | 21 – 29 | Nottingham Rugby (BP) |
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Report |
Donnybrook Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Gary Glennon |
Round 3
10 December 2016 14:00 |
Leinster A | v | Scarlets Premiership Select |
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Donnybrook Stadium |
11 December 2016 15:00 |
Nottingham Rugby | v | Richmond |
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Lady Bay Sports Ground |
Round 4
17 December 2016 15:00 |
Richmond | v | Nottingham Rugby |
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Athletic Ground |
Round 5
13 January 2017 19:45 |
Nottingham Rugby | v | Leinster A |
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Lady Bay Sports Ground |
14 January 2017 15:00 |
Richmond | v | Scarlets Premiership Select |
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Athletic Ground |
Round 6
21 January 2017 14:00 |
Scarlets Premiership Select | v | Nottingham Rugby |
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Parc y Scarlets |
21 January 2017 14:00 |
Leinster A | v | Richmond |
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Donnybrook Stadium |
Pool 5
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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Ealing Trailfinders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
Yorkshire Carnegie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bedford Blues | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 85 | −11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Source: Updated: 22 October 2016 Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
Round 1
15 October 2016 15:00 |
(BP) Ealing Trailfinders | 51 – 35 | Yorkshire Carnegie (BP) |
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Report |
Trailfinders Sports Club Attendance: 468 Referee: Veryan Boscawen |
15 October 2016 15:00 |
(BP) Bedford Blues | 46 – 33 | Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select (BP) |
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Report |
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Joy Neville |
Round 2
22 October 2016 15:00 |
(BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 27 – 28 | Ealing Trailfinders |
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Report |
Round 3
10 December 2016 15:00 |
Bedford Blues | v | Ealing Trailfinders |
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Goldington Road |
11 December 2016 14:15 |
Yorkshire Carnegie | v | Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select |
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Moor Lane, Pontefract |
Round 4
17 December 2016 15:00 |
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | v | Yorkshire Carnegie |
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17 December 2016 15:00 |
Ealing Trailfinders | v | Bedford Blues |
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Trailfinders Sports Club |
Round 5
14 January 2017 15:00 |
Bedford Blues | v | Yorkshire Carnegie |
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Goldington Road |
14 January 2017 15:00 |
Ealing Trailfinders | v | Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select |
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Trailfinders Sports Club |
Round 6
21 January 2017 14:00 |
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | v | Bedford Blues |
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Attendances
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Bedford Blues | 1 | 2,218 | 2,218 | 2,218 | 2,218 | |
Cardiff Premiership Select | 1 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 787 | |
Connacht Eagles | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
Cornish Pirates | 1 | 1,405 | 1,405 | 1,405 | 1,405 | |
Doncaster Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ealing Trailfinders | 1 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | |
Jersey Reds | 1 | 1,551 | 1,551 | 1,551 | 1,551 | |
Leinster A | 1 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | |
London Irish | 1 | 3,109 | 3,109 | 3,109 | 3,109 | |
London Scottish | 1 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 906 | |
London Welsh | 1 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | |
Munster A | 1 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
Nottingham Rugby | 1 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 | |
Ospreys Premiership Select | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
Richmond | 1 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | |
Rotherham Titans | 1 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | |
Scarlets Premiership Select | 1 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
Ulster A | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
Yorkshire Carnegie | 1 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | |
Individual statistics
- Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances is placed first (if they have the same number of games, then the less minutes played will rank first). Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Season records
Team
58 - 7 Scarlets Premiership Select at home to Richmond on 22 October 2016
68 - 19 Leinster A away to Richmond on 15 October 2016
68 - 19 Leinster A away to Richmond on 15 October 2016
Leinster A away to Richmond on 15 October 2016
Leinster A away to Richmond on 15 October 2016
Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 15 October 2016
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Player
Lloyd Evans for Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 15 October 2016
Barney Nightingale for Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select away to Ealing Trailfinders on 22 October 2016
Ross Byrne for Leinster A away to Richmond on 15 October 2016
Lloyd Evans for Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 15 October 2016
Attendances
London Irish at home to Connacht Eagles on 22 October 2016
Ulster A at home to Jersey Reds on 14 October 2016
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "British & Irish Cup". The RUGBYPaper (422). Rugby Paper Ltd. 16 October 2016. pp. 30–31 & 40.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "British & Irish Cup". The RUGBYPaper (423). Rugby Paper Ltd. 16 October 2016. pp. 28–29 & 38.
- ↑ "POSTPONEMENT OF B&I MATCH V MUNSTER 'A'". Doncaster Knights. 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "RESCHEDULED FIXTURE: DONCASTER KNIGHTS V MUNSTER 'A'". Doncaster Knights. 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Scarlets Premiership Select Fixtures & Results". Scarlets. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "British and Irish Cup 16/17 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "British and Irish Cup 16/17 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 23 October 2016.