2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup
The 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 46th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 12th and final to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. After this season it was replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup and was played for by clubs from the English Premiership only.[ 1]
The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro14 teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2016–17 Aviva Premiership . Teams will play two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The top team from each pool will qualify for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations .
Leicester Tigers are defending champions after claiming the cup with a 16–12 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2016–17 final at Twickenham Stoop .[ 2] [ 3] This was Leicester's eighth title in the competition.
Teams & locations
Locations of the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup teams
Club
Coach
Captain
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bath
Todd Blackadder
Matt Garvey
The Recreation Ground
14,500
Bath , Somerset , England
Cardiff Blues
Danny Wilson
Gethin Jenkins
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
12,125
Cardiff , Glamorgan , Wales
Dragons
Bernard Jackman
Cory Hill
Rodney Parade
8,800
Newport, Wales
Exeter Chiefs
Rob Baxter
Jack Yeandle
Sandy Park
12,800
Exeter , Devon , England
Gloucester
David Humphreys
Willi Heinz
Kingsholm Stadium
16,500
Gloucester , Gloucestershire , England
Harlequins
John Kingston
James Horwill
Twickenham Stoop
14,816
Twickenham , Greater London , England
Leicester Tigers
Matt O'Connor
Tom Youngs
Welford Road
25,800
Leicester , Leicestershire , England
London Irish
Nick Kennedy
David Paice
Madejski Stadium
24,161
Reading, Berkshire
Newcastle Falcons
Dean Richards
Will Welch
Kingston Park
10,200
Newcastle , Tyne and Wear , England
Northampton Saints
Alan Gaffney
Dylan Hartley
Franklin's Gardens
15,500
Northampton , Northamptonshire , England
Ospreys
Steve Tandy
Alun Wyn Jones
Liberty Stadium
20,827
Swansea , West Glamorgan , Wales
Sale Sharks
Steve Diamond
Will Addison
AJ Bell Stadium
12,000
Salford , Greater Manchester , England
Saracens
Mark McCall
Brad Barritt
Allianz Park
10,000
Barnet , Greater London , England
Scarlets
Wayne Pivac
Ken Owens
Parc y Scarlets
14,870
Llanelli , Carmarthenshire , Wales
Wasps
Dai Young
Joe Launchbury
Ricoh Arena
32,609
Coventry , West Midlands , England
Worcester Warriors
Alan Solomons
Donncha O'Callaghan
Sixways Stadium
12,024
Worcester , Worcestershire , England
Pool stages
Points system
The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB)
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB)
Pool 1 v Pool 4
Pool 1
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
Bath (1)
4
4
0
0
112
80
32
12
12
1
0
17
Gloucester
4
2
0
2
133
84
49
20
11
2
1
11
Wasps
4
2
0
2
134
159
-25
20
24
3
0
11
Cardiff Blues
4
0
0
4
49
149
-100
6
20
0
0
0
Updated: 4 February 2018 Source: Premiership Rugby
Round 1 (England)
[ 4]
Round 2
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,272 Referee: Jack Makepeace
[ 5]
Round 1 (Wales)
[ 6]
Round 3
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,683 Referee: Adam Leal
[ 7]
Round 4
(1 BP) Wasps 50–28 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)Try: Watson 11' mMiller (2) 15' c, 24' cGarratt 27' cHampson 45' cUmaga 61' cBassett 70' m, 77' mCon: Umaga (5/8) 16', 25', 28', 46', 62'Report Try: Hamilton 7' cSimmons (2) 34' c, 37' cHolmes 64' cCon: Worth (4/4) 8', 35', 38', 65'
[ 8]
Pool 2 v Pool 3
Round 1 (England)
Sixways Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Greg Macdonald
Sandy Park Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Matthew O'Grady
[ 4]
Round 2
[ 5]
Round 1 (Wales)
[ 6]
Round 3
Sixways Attendance: 7,612 Referee: Adam Jones
[ 7]
Round 4
Sandy Park Attendance: 12,437 Referee: Elgan Williams
[ 8]
Semi-finals
[ 9]
Final
[ 10]
Attendances
Attendances do not include the final at Kingsholm.
Club
Home games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Bath
3
36,436
12,145
14,354
8,455
84%
Cardiff Blues
2
6,327
3,164
3,204
3,123
26%
Dragons
2
7,579
3,790
3,917
3,662
45%
Exeter Chiefs
3
31,614
10,538
12,437
8,833
82%
Gloucester
2
22,955
11,478
11,683
11,272
71%
Harlequins
2
16,605
8,303
9,305
7,300
56%
Leicester Tigers
2
36,530
18,265
18,408
18,122
71%
London Irish
2
8,962
4,481
4,598
4,364
19%
Newcastle Falcons
2
7,842
3,921
4,096
3,746
38%
Northampton Saints
2
19,472
9,736
10,125
9,347
63%
Ospreys
2
9,243
4,622
5,020
4,223
22%
Sale Sharks
2
6,773
3,387
4,273
2,500
28%
Saracens
2
15,646
7,823
9,214
6,432
78%
Scarlets
2
8,032
4,016
5,011
3,021
27%
Wasps
2
16,926
8,463
9,409
7,517
26%
Worcester Warriors
2
13,693
6,847
7,612
6,081
57%
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Individual statistics
* 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).
Season records
Team
Largest home win — 59 points
66–7 London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018
Largest away win — 40 points
40-0 Exeter Chiefs away to Scarlets on 12 November 2017
Most points scored — 66 points
66–7 London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018
Most tries in a match — 10
London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018
Most conversions in a match — 8
London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018
Most penalties in a match — 5
Saracens away to Sale Sharks on 10 November 2017
Most drop goals in a match — 0
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Attendances
Highest — 18,408
Leicester Tigers at home to Gloucester on 4 November 2017
Lowest — 2,500
Sale Sharks at home to Northampton Saints on 27 January 2018
Highest Average Attendance —
Lowest Average Attendance —
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Player
Most points in a match — 21
Freddie Burns for Bath at home to Leicester Tigers on 10 November 2017
Most tries in a match — 3 (2)
Dean Hammond for Worcester Warriors away to Harlequins on 12 November 2017
Joe Cokanasiga for London Irish at home to Wasps on 27 January 2018
Most conversions in a match — 6
James Marshall for London Irish away to Cardiff Blues on 2 February 2018
Most penalties in a match — 5
Max Malins for Saracens away to Sale Sharks on 10 November 2017
Most drop goals in a match — 0
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
References
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