2014–15 LV Cup

2014–15 LV Cup EnglandWales Round-robin and knockout 1 November 2014 – 22 March 2015 16 Franklin's Gardens, Northamptonhttp://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/franklin-s-gardens-to-host-lv-cup-final-1-6384460 Franklin’s Gardens to host LV= Cup final 8,685 Saracens 2 Exeter Chiefs www.lv.com 2013–14 2013–14 LV Cup 2016–17 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup The 2014–15 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) is the 44th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the tenth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format. The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership. Teams are guaranteed 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 qualifies for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players. Exeter Chiefs were the defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 15–8 victory over Northampton Saints in the final at Sandy Park in Exeter.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/26551754 LV= Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 15–8 Northampton Saints 16 March 2014 The final was won by Saracens 23–20 over Exeter Chiefs with a last-minute penalty from Ben Spencer securing the Londoners' second title in the competition. Pool stages Points system The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:About the LV= Cup http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup/ 31 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825232224/http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup/ 25 August 2012 dead 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 1TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts ENG Saracens (2) 4 4 0 0 101 62 +39 10 6 1 0 17 ENG Gloucester 4 3 0 1 102 69 +33 10 7 1 1 14 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 4 2 0 2 121 116 +5 14 14 2 1 11 ENG Bath 4 2 0 2 86 59 +27 11 6 2 1 11 Updated 8 February 2015Source: Premiership Rugby Pool 4TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts ENG Exeter Chiefs (4) 4 3 0 1 101 100 +1 12 12 1 0 13 WAL Ospreys 4 1 0 3 82 114 −32 9 12 1 1 6 ENG Harlequins 4 1 0 3 79 94 −15 8 10 0 2 6 ENG London Welsh 4 0 0 4 44 102 −58 4 11 0 2 2 Updated 8 February 2015Source: Premiership Rugby Round 1 1 November 2014 15:00 (BP) Bath ENG 47–7 Report ENG London Welsh Northcote-Green (2) 4' m, 51' cWoodburn 24' cPenalty try 38' cBanahan 40' mLane 75' mGarratt 80' m Henson (3/7) Henson (2/2) 11', 32' Scott 60' c Robinson (1/1) Recreation Ground 13,300 1 November 2014 15:00 (BP) Exeter Chiefs ENG 28–27 Report ENG Gloucester (BP) Hughes 40' cVainikolo 55' mPenalty try 78' c Sweeney (2/3) Sweeney (3/3) 8', 41', 64' Evans 34' cMeakes 42' cThomas 61' c Thomas (3/3) Thomas (2/2) 7', 47' Sandy Park 13,300 Simon Harding (RFU) 2 November 2014 13:00 Saracens ENG 25–20 Report ENG Harlequins (BP) Taylor 25' cEllery 28' mWilson 59' c Spencer (2/3) Spencer (2/2) 3', 70' Lambert 57' cWalker 63' c Swiel (2/2) Grimoldby (1/1) 33'Swiel (1/1) 75' Allianz Park 7,012 Leighton Hodges (Wales) 17 November 2014 19:35 (BP) Ospreys WAL 35–51 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons (BP) Dirksen 49' cHowells 52' cGriffiths 56' cPenalty try 66' cNatoga 71' c Davies (5/5) Wardle 8' cL. Evans 11' cJ. Evans (2) 16' c, 40+1' cHill (2) 30' c, 46' c R. Jones (6/6) R. Jones (2/2) 6', 26' Brewery Field 2,736 Pool 2 v Pool 3 Pool 2TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts ENG Northampton Saints (3) 4 3 0 1 98 53 +45 13 5 2 0 14 WAL Cardiff Blues 4 3 0 1 95 119 −24 10 16 1 0 13 ENG Sale Sharks 4 2 0 2 102 100 +2 12 13 2 0 10 ENG London Irish 4 0 0 4 69 118 −49 5 14 0 1 1 Updated 8 February 2015Source: Premiership Rugby Pool 3TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts ENG Leicester Tigers (1) 4 4 0 0 106 46 +60 14 3 2 0 18 ENG Newcastle Falcons 4 2 0 2 114 91 +23 15 10 2 1 11 ENG Wasps 4 1 0 3 120 128 −8 14 15 3 2 9 WAL Scarlets 4 1 0 3 50 99 −49 5 12 0 1 5 Updated 8 February 2015Source: Premiership Rugby Semi finals Team One Team Two Score Saracens Northampton Saints 24–20 Leicester Tigers Exeter Chiefs 22–30 Final 22 March 2015 Saracens ENG 23–20 ENG Exeter Chiefs David Strettle (2)Nick de Jager Ben Spencer Ben Spencer (2) Max Bodilly (2) Gareth Steenson 2 Ceri Sweeney 2 Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 8,365 Ian Davies (Wales) FB 15ENG Ben RansomRW 14ENG Mike ElleryOC 13ARG Marcelo BoschIC 12ENG Tim StreatherLW 11ENG David StrettleFH 10ENG Nils Mordt SH 9 ENG Ben SpencerN8 8 RSA Ernst JoubertOF 7 ENG Matt Hankin BF 6 RSA Nick de JagerRL 5 USA Hayden SmithLL 4 ENG Maro Itoje (c)TP 3 ARG Juan FigalloHK 2 RSA Jared SaundersLP 1 ENG Richard BarringtonReplacements:HK 16ENG Scott SpurlingPR 17USA Titi LamositelePR 18ENG Biyi AloLK 19ENG George KruisFL 20SCO Kelly BrownSH 21ENG Tom WhiteleyFH 22ENG Alex GoodeFB 23ROM Cătălin FercuCoach:IRE rugby union Mark McCall FB 15ENG Max BodillyRW 14TON Fet'u VainikoloOC 13WAL Adam HughesIC 12FIJ Sireli NaqelevukiLW 11WAL Tom JamesFH 10WAL Ceri Sweeney (c)SH 9 ENG Haydn ThomasN8 8 ENG Kai HorstmannOF 7 ENG Sam SimmondsBF 6 AUS Ben WhiteRL 5 IRE rugby union Jerry SextonLL 4 AUS Mitch LeesTP 3 SCO Moray Low HK 2 TON Elvis TaioneLP 1 ENG Brett SturgessReplacements:HK 16ENG Greg BatemanPR 17ENG Carl RimmerPR 18ENG Alex BrownLK 19ENG Ed HolmesFL 20ENG Joel ConlonSH 21ENG Dave LewisFH 22IRE rugby union Gareth SteensonCE 23SCO Byron McGuiganCoach:ENG Rob Baxter References 2014-15 Category:2014–15 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2014–15 English Premiership (rugby union) Category:2014–15 in Welsh rugby union