2011–12 LV Cup

2011–12 LV Cup 200px Official Logo EnglandWales Round-robin and knockout 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012 16 35 {{#expr: + 4646 + 11513 + 6250 + 6368 + 9934 + 10500 + 6314 + 3176 + 11576 + 4463 + 4492 + 4507 + 16408 + 4629 + 6913 + 5469 + 4896 + 11994 + 4877 + 4970 + 13099 + 13780 + 8117 + 4095 + 0 + 12128 + 5856 + 5557 + 19767 + 9221 + 3012 + 2093 + 10205 + 10377 + 11895 | tries = {{#expr: + 8 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 10 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 0 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 12 + 2 + 2 + 3 }} | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | venue = Sixways Stadium | attendance2 = 11,895 | champions = Leicester Tigers | count = 7 | runner-up = Northampton Saints | website = www.lv.com | previous year = 2010–11 | previous tournament = 2010–11 LV Cup | next year = 2012–13 | next tournament = 2012–13 LV Cup }} The 2011–12 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) was the 41st season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the seventh to follow the Anglo-Welsh format. The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the 12 English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were 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, with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi-finals.http://www.lv.com/ Home lv.com The competition took place during the autumn soon after the World Cup and on international fixture dates during the Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players. The defending champions were Gloucester, who this season failed to progress from the pool stage. 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/ LV= 24 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825232224/http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup/ 25 August 2012 dead dmy-all 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 Tables + Pool 1TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPtsENG Bath 4 4 0 0 169 46 123 24 4 0 20ENG Saracens 4 2 1 1 90 70 20 9 2 0 12WAL Ospreys 4 1 0 3 71 112 −41 7 1 0 5ENG London Wasps 4 0 0 4 74 137 −63 8 1 2 3 + Pool 4TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPtsENG Northampton Saints 4 3 0 1 139 84 55 18 3 0 15ENG Exeter Chiefs 4 2 0 2 88 99 −11 9 1 0 9ENG Worcester Warriors 4 2 0 2 71 120 −49 8 0 0 8WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 4 1 1 2 67 101 −34 5 0 1 7 Round 1 15 October 2011 14:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 16–46 Report ENG Bath Rodney Parade 4,646 15 October 2011 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 36–6 Report ENG Saracens Franklin's Gardens 11,513 15 October 2011 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 20–19 Report ENG London Wasps Sixways Stadium 6,250 Tim Wigglesworth (RFU) 15 October 2011 19:45 Exeter Chiefs ENG 35–9 Report WAL Ospreys Sandy Park 6,368 Round 2 22 October 2011 14:15 Bath ENG 46–13 Report ENG Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground 11,576 22 October 2011 18:00 Ospreys WAL 22–32 Report ENG Northampton Saints Brewery Field 4,463 22 October 2011 19:45 London Wasps ENG 29–30 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Adams Park 4,492 23 October 2011 15:00 Saracens ENG 43–20 Report ENG Exeter Chiefs Vicarage Road 4,507 Andrew Small (RFU) Round 3 27 January 2012 19:00 Ospreys WAL 26–21 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Brewery Field 4,896 Greg Garner (RFU) 28 January 2012 14:30 Bath ENG 46–14 Report ENG Northampton Saints Recreation Ground 11,994 Sean Davey (RFU) 28 January 2012 15:00 London Wasps ENG 16–30 Report ENG Exeter Chiefs Adams Park 4,877 Tim Wigglesworth (RFU) 29 January 2012 15:00 Saracens ENG 41–14 Report ENG Worcester Warriors Vicarage Road 4,970 Round 4 3 February 2012 19:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL P–P ENG Saracens Rodney Parade This match was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Rodney Parade.LV= Cup: Newport Gwent Dragons P-P Saracens (Fri) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16843757 BBC 3 February 2012 24 July 2012 The LV= Organising Committee subsequently awarded the match to Saracens by 20 points to nil (a bonus point win). Dragons were also fined £10,000 (suspended) for their failure under LV= Cup Regulation 6.7 (that the pitch was unplayable and no suitable alternative arrangements were in place).https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/dragons-hit-10000-fine-forfeit-2041627 Dragons hit with £10,000 fine and forfeit 8 February 2012 Dragons appealed this decision and their appeal was upheld. The decision was quashed, with the match instead being recorded as a 0–0 draw and the suspended fine reduced from £10,000 to £5,000.Dragons appeal over LV= Cup clash with Saracens upheld http://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/rugby-news/2012/02/21/dragons-appeal-over-lv=-cup-clash-with-saracens-upheld-91466-30374131/ WalesOnline 21 February 2012 24 July 2012 4 February 2012 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 57–10 Report ENG London Wasps Franklin's Gardens 12,128 Dean Richards (RFU) 4 February 2012 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 24–14 Report WAL Ospreys Sixways Stadium 5,856 5 February 2012 17:00 Exeter Chiefs ENG 3–31 Report ENG Bath Sandy Park 5,557 Pool 2 v Pool 3 Tables + Pool 2TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPtsENG Leicester Tigers 4 3 0 1 86 67 19 9 1 0 13ENG London Irish 4 2 0 2 100 91 9 7 1 1 10WAL Cardiff Blues 4 1 0 3 54 143 −89 6 1 0 5ENG Sale Sharks 4 1 0 3 78 146 −68 8 0 0 4 + Pool 3TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPtsWAL Scarlets 4 3 0 1 102 44 58 13 2 1 15ENG Harlequins 4 2 0 2 112 108 4 12 2 1 11ENG Gloucester 4 2 0 2 127 93 34 16 2 0 10ENG Newcastle Falcons 4 2 0 2 106 73 33 13 2 0 10 Round 1 15 October 2011 15:00 Gloucester ENG 58–27 Report ENG Sale Sharks Kingsholm 9,934 15 October 2011 15:00 Harlequins ENG 26–19 Report ENG London Irish The Stoop 10,500 Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU) 15 October 2011 18:00 Scarlets WAL 31–3 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Parc y Scarlets 6,314 Sean Davey (RFU) 15 October 2011 18:30 Newcastle Falcons ENG 33–3 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Kingston Park 3,176 Andrew Small (RFU) Round 2 21 October 2011 19:45 Leicester Tigers ENG 40–14 Report ENG Gloucester Welford Road 16,408 James Jones (WRU) 21 October 2011 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 25–37 Report ENG Harlequins Edgeley Park 4,629 Tim Wigglesworth (RFU) 23 October 2011 14:30 Cardiff Blues WAL 3–30 Report WAL Scarlets Cardiff City Stadium 6,913 Greg Garner (RFU) 23 October 2011 15:00 London Irish ENG 39–23 Report ENG Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium 5,469 Dean Richards (RFU) Round 3 28 January 2012 15:00 Gloucester ENG 40–3 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Kingsholm 13,099 Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU) 28 January 2012 15:00 Harlequins ENG 9–19 Report ENG Leicester Tigers The Stoop 13,780 28 January 2012 18:30 Scarlets WAL 27–19 Report ENG London Irish Parc y Scarlets 8,117 Nigel Owens (WRU) 29 January 2012 15:30 Newcastle Falcons ENG 37–7 Report ENG Sale Sharks Kingston Park 4,095 Round 4 4 February 2012 15:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 24–13 Report ENG Newcastle Falcons Welford Road 19,767 4 February 2012 15:00 London Irish ENG 23–15 Report ENG Gloucester Madejski Stadium 9,221 Sean Davey (RFU) 4 February 2012 15:00 Sale Sharks ENG 19–14 Report WAL Scarlets Edgeley Park 3,012 5 February 2012 13:00 Cardiff Blues WAL 45–40 Report ENG Harlequins Cardiff City Stadium 2,093 James Jones (WRU) Knockout stage 9 March 2012 – Recreation Ground ENG Bath 16 ENG Leicester Tigers 17 11 March 2012 – Franklin's Gardens ENG Northampton Saints 27 WAL Scarlets 12 18 March 2012 – Sixways Stadium ENG Leicester Tigers 26 ENG Northampton Saints 14 Qualification criteria The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria: 1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools. 2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by: i. the greater number of matches won by the club and ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin. Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows: Semi-final 1 – 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club Semi-final 2 – 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club. QualifiersRankTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPts 1 ENG Bath 4 4 0 0 169 46 123 24 4 0 20 2 ENG Northampton Saints 4 3 0 1 139 84 55 18 3 0 15 3 WAL Scarlets 4 3 0 1 102 44 58 13 2 1 15 4 ENG Leicester Tigers 4 3 0 1 86 67 19 9 1 0 13 Semi-finals 9 March 2012 19:30 Bath ENG 16–17 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Mears 31' c Heathcote (1/1) 31 Heathcote 24', 51', 60' Kitchener 21' m Ford (4/4) 18', 49', 53', 72' Recreation Ground, Bath 10,205 Dave Pearson (RFU) 11 March 2012 13:00 Northampton Saints ENG 27–12 Report WAL Scarlets Waller 15' cArmstrong 47' m Myler (1/2) 15' Myler (4/4) 21', 35', 48', 62'Lamb (1/1) 76' S. Jones (4/4) 23', 36', 42', 53' Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 10,377 Dean Richards (RFU) Final 18 March 2012 15:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 26–14 Report ENG Northampton Saints Mafi 25' cHamilton 49' c Ford (2/2) 25', 49' Ford (4/4) 14', 18', 24', 45' Day 74' m Myler (3/3) 5', 11', 21' Sixways Stadium, Worcester 11,895 JP Doyle (RFU) FB 15IRE rugby union Geordan Murphy (c)RW 14ARG Horacio AgullaOC 13ENG Matt SmithIC 12ENG Billy TwelvetreesLW 11NZL Scott HamiltonFH 10ENG George FordSH 9 ENG James GrindalN8 8 ENG Thomas WaldromOF 7 NZL Craig NewbyBF 6 TON Steve MafiRL 5 ENG Graham KitchenerLL 4 ENG George SkivingtonTP 3 SAM Logovi'i MulipolaHK 2 ENG Rob HawkinsLP 1 ENG Boris StankovichReplacements:HK 16ENG Tom YoungsPR 17ARG Marcos AyerzaPR 18ENG Julian WhiteLK 19ENG Calum GreenFL 20AUS Julian SalviSH 21SCO Scott SteeleFH 22ENG Toby FloodCE 23ENG Andy ForsythCoach:ENG Richard Cockerill FB 15ENG Paul DigginRW 14RUS Vasily ArtemyevOC 13SAM George PisiIC 12IRE rugby union James DowneyLW 11ENG Scott ArmstrongFH 10ENG Stephen MylerSH 9 WAL Martin RobertsN8 8 IRE rugby union Roger WilsonOF 7 ENG Tom WoodBF 6 ENG Calum Clark (c)RL 5 ENG Christian DayLL 4 ENG James CraigTP 3 ENG Paul Doran-JonesHK 2 ENG Andy LongLP 1 TGA Soane TongaʻuihaReplacements:HK 16ENG Ross McMillanPR 17ENG Alex WallerPR 18RSA Brian MujatiLK 19NZL Mark SorensonFL 20ENG Ben NutleySH 21ENG Ryan GlynnFH 22ENG Ryan LambCE 23ENG Tom MayCoach:ENG Jim Mallinder See also 2011–12 English Premiership (rugby union) 2011–12 Pro 12 External links http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup-teams-and-match-fixtures Anglo Welsh Cup on Premiership Rugby website Tables Fixtures and results Anglo Welsh Cup website References Category:2011–12 in Welsh rugby union Category:2011–12 English Premiership (rugby union) 2011-12 Category:2011–12 rugby union tournaments for clubs