2014–15 British and Irish Cup

December 2014 December 2020 2014–15 British and Irish Cup 150px Official Logo Ireland rugby union Ireland Round-robin and knockout 10 October 2014 — 3 April 2015 20 67 7,640Bristol 50–34 Connacht Eagles(12 October 2014) {{#expr: + 2600 + 7640 + 864 + 830 + 550 + 756 + 401 + 1289 + 1784 + 1047 + 1608 + 0 + 600 + 827 + 642 + 6916 + 1374 + 2425 + 720 + 400 + 250 + 5800 + 400 + 482 + 1119 + 1483 + 1182 + 1320 + 200 + 875 + 1296 + 5760 + 450 + 1000 + 435 + 4738 + 2002 + 650 + 2024 + 739 + 4608 + 1500 + 250 + 650 + 600 + 569 + 200 + 1149 + 1695 + 1023 + 209 + 1640 + 1087 + 150 + 944 + 6560 + 2218 + 1421 + 200 + 827 + 3467 + 1174 + 1167 + 4605 + 3760 + 785 + 3115 | lowest attendance = 150Ulster Ravens 25–12 Aberavon(13 December 2014) | tries = | top point scorer = Douglas Flockhart (Doncaster Knights) 89 points | top try scorer = Cian Kelleher (Leinster A) 9 tries | venue = Castle Park, Doncaster | attendance2 = 3,115 | champions = Worcester Warriors | count = 1 | runner-up = Doncaster Knights | website = | previous year = 2013–14 | previous tournament = 2013–14 British and Irish Cup | next year = 2015–16 | next tournament = 2015–16 British and Irish Cup }} The 2014–15 British and Irish Cup is the sixth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. Leinster A are the defending champions having won the 2013–14 final against Yorkshire Carnegie 44–17 at Donnybrook on 23 May 2014. There has been four different winners and five different losing finalists of the competition in the five seasons of its existence. The format of the competition has been changed once again, with the Scottish withdrawing from the competition because of an increase, from four to six, in the number of the group matches before Christmas. Scottish Rugby felt that Scottish teams would not be able to compete fully in both the British and Irish Cup and the Scottish Premiership, the top-flight league for clubs in Scotland.Scots pull out of B&I Cup http://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-breaking-news/16918/scots-pull-out-of-bi-cup/ The RUGBYPaper Greenways Publishing 22 September 2014 The Welsh teams selection is based on regional play-offs involving the 2013–14 Premier Division clubs at the start of the season. This process yielded Pontypridd to represent the Cardiff Blues Region, Cross Keys to represent the Dragons Region, Aberavon to represent the Ospreys Region, and Carmarthen Quins to represent the Scarlets Region. Matches in the competition proper were played on the same weekends as the European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup. First round matches began on 10 October 2014 and the final was held on 3 April 2015. Worcester Warriors beat Doncaster Knights 35 – 5 in the final held at Castle Park, Doncaster; the home ground of the Knights.Worcester Warriors win 2014/15 British & Irish Cup final http://www.englandrugby.com/news/worcester-warriors-win-2014-british-irish-cup-final/ England Rugby Rugby Football Union 4 April 2015 Participating teams and locations The allocation of teams is as follows: ENG – twelve clubs from RFU Championship Ireland rugby union – four Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams WAL – four clubs from the Welsh Premier Division UK British Isles location map.svg 500 Locations of the 2014-15 British & Irish Cup teams UK 51.594679 -3.784096 80 Aberavon left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 52.1337 -0.4577 80 Bedford right Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 51.45 -2.583333 80 Bristol right Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 51.857620 -4.312131 80 Carmarthen left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 53.2790 -9.0397 80 Connacht Eagles right Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 50.119 -5.537 80 Cornish Pirates right Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 51.62059 -3.126090 80 Cross Keys right Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 53.5157 -1.1327 80 Doncaster right Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 49.2055916 -2.182388 80 Jersey left Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 53.344103 -6.267493 80 Leinster A bottom Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 51.507334 -0.127683 80 L Scottish bottom Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 52.483056 -1.893611 80 Moseley right Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 51.897871 -8.471087 80 Munster A right Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 52.95 -1.133333 80 Nottingham right Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 50.371397 -4.142431 80 Plymouth right Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 51.600773 -3.342313 80 Pontypridd top Arrows 12x12 ne.svg UK 53.4301 -1.3572 80 Rotherham left Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 54.59728 -5.930119 80 Ulster Ravens left Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 52.12 -2.09 80 Worcester left Arrows 12x12 w.svg UK 53 49 N 1 34 W 80 Yorkshire left Arrows 12x12 w.svg Club Country League Stadium Capacity Area Aberavon WAL WalesWelsh Premier Division Talbot Athletic Ground3,000 Port TalbotBedford BluesEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipGoldington Road5,000 (1,700 seats)Goldington Road http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv1/goldingtonroad.jpg Napit.co.uk 25 March 2009 28 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020503/http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv1/goldingtonroad.jpg dead BedfordBristolEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipAshton Gate Stadium21,497BristolCarmarthen QuinsWAL WalesWelsh Premier DivisionCarmarthen ParkParc y Scarlets3,00014,870CarmarthenLlanelliConnacht EaglesIreland rugby union IrelandInter-Provincial ChampionshipGalway Sportsgrounds7,500GalwayCornish PiratesENG EnglandRFU ChampionshipMennaye Field3,500PenzanceCross KeysWAL WalesWelsh Premier DivisionPandy Park3,000CrosskeysDoncaster KnightsEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipCastle Park rugby stadium5,000DoncasterJerseyJersey EnglandJersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.RFU ChampionshipSt. Peter5,000Saint PeterLeinster AIreland rugby union IrelandInter-Provincial ChampionshipDonnybrook Stadium6,000DublinLondon ScottishEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipRichmond Athletic Ground4,500 (1,000 seats)LondonMoseleyEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipBillesley Common3,000+BirminghamMunster AIreland rugby union IrelandInter-Provincial ChampionshipMusgrave ParkClonmel Rugby ClubTemple Hill9,251  1,000CorkClonmelCorkNottingham RugbyEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipMeadow LaneLady Bay Sports Ground19,5882,000 (est)NottinghamPlymouth AlbionEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipThe Brickfields8,500PlymouthPontypriddWAL WalesWelsh Premier DivisionSardis Road7,861PontypriddRotherham TitansEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipClifton Lane2,500RotherhamUlster RavensIreland rugby union IrelandInter-Provincial ChampionshipKingspan StadiumDeramore Park18,1961,000+BelfastWorcester WarriorsEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipSixways Stadium12,024WorcesterYorkshire CarnegieEngland EnglandRFU ChampionshipHeadingley Rugby StadiumSilver RoydBrantingham ParkLaund Hill20,2501,9501,5002,000LeedsScalbyBrantinghamHuddersfield2014-15 British and Irish Cup fixtures http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=42888 Rugby Week 22 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140625063247/http://rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=42888 25 June 2014 dead Welsh qualification The Welsh teams are selected, based on regional play-offs involving the twelve clubs from the 2013–14 Premier Division and played at the start of the season. Teams gained home advantage depending upon their finishing position at the end of last season. Cardiff Blues Region The two constituent clubs of the Cardiff Blues played in a one-off game to determine the region's representative in the Cup. 6 September 2014 14:30 Pontypridd 40 – 12 PontypriddCardiff Cardiff Sardis Road 2,000 Gary Conway (IRFU) Dragons Region The four teams that make up the Newport Gwent Dragons each played in semi-finals, with the winner of each progressing to play off for the opportunity to represent the region. 30 August 2014 Bedwas 25 – 41 BedwasNewport Newport Bridge Field 300 Leighton Hodges (WRU) 30 August 2014 14:30 Cross Keys 16 – 13 Cross KeysEbbw Vale Ebbw Vale Pandy Park 500 Neil Hennessy (WRU) 6 September 2014 Cross Keys 31 – 12 Cross KeysNewport Newport Pandy Park 300 Sean Brickell (WRU) Ospreys Region With three teams making up the Ospreys region, Aberavon and Neath faced each other first, with the winner going into the final play-off with Bridgend. 30 August 2014 15:00 Aberavon 25 – 10 AberavonNeath Neath Talbot Athletic Ground 800 6 September 2014 14:30 Bridgend 19 – 20 BridgendAberavon Aberavon Brewery Field 620 Neil Hennessy (WRU) Scarlets Region Like the Ospreys, the Scarlets region has three constituent clubs, so two teams played each other in a preliminary game for the chance to face the third team in the deciding match. 30 August 2014 Llandovery 28 – 15 LlandoveryLlanelli Llanelli Church Bank 600 Rhys Thomas (WRU) 6 September 2014 Carmarthen Quins 37 – 13 CarmarthenLlandovery Llandovery Carmarthen Park 300 Rhys Thomas (WRU)Smart Chris B&I Cup round-up The RUGBYPaper 311 31 August 2014 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, will progress to the knockout stage. The eight quarter-finalists will be ranked, with teams ranked 1-4 having home advantage. The four winning quarter-finalists will progress to the semi-final draw. Matches will take place on the same weekends as the European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup cups. Pool stages Pool 1 main Rugby n n n Q BRI ENG Bristol PON WAL Pontypridd LSC ENG London Scottish CON Ireland rugby union Connacht Eagles 6 0 0 181 119 3 0 4 0 2 158 115 2 1 1 0 5 110 129 0 3 1 0 5 111 197 1 0 #ccffcc Q Q 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 complete BBC 11 October 2014 14:30 Pontypridd 23 – 17 PontypriddScottish London Scottish (BP) Sardis Road 2,600 Mark Connelly 12 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Bristol 50 – 34 BristolConnacht Connacht Eagles (BP) Ashton Gate 7,640 Ben Whitehouse (WRU) 18 October 2014 15:00 (BP) London Scottish 18 – 22 ScottishBristol Bristol Athletic Ground 1,608 Sean Gallagher (IRFU) 19 October 2014 14:00 Connacht Eagles 16 – 42 ConnachtPontypridd Pontypridd (BP) Galway Sportsgrounds John Carville 25 October 2014 14:30 Connacht Eagles 30 – 27 ConnachtScottish London Scottish (BP) Galway Sportsgrounds 250 Craig Evans (WRU) 25 October 2014 14:30 Pontypridd 13 – 24 PontypriddBristol Bristol Sardis Road 5,800 Nigel Correll 29 November 2014 15:00 London Scottish 17 – 7 Report Connacht Eagles Richmond Athletic Ground 1,296 Andrew Jackson 30 November 2014 15:00 (BP) Bristol 31 – 26 Report Pontypridd (BP) Ashton Gate 5,760 Andrew Brace 5 December 2014 19:45 Bristol 25 – 14 London Scottish Ashton Gate 4,608 Darren Gamage 6 December 2014 14:30 (BP) Pontypridd 29 – 10 Report Connacht Eagles Sardis Road 1,500 Fergus Kirby British & Irish Cup The RUGBYPaper 325 Rugby Paper Ltd 7 December 2014 28–29 & 38 13 December 2014 14:00 Connacht Eagles 14 – 32 Report Bristol (BP) Galway Sportsgrounds 209 Craig Evans 13 December 2014 14:00 London Scottish 17 – 25 Pontypridd Richmond Athletic Ground 1,640 Sean Gallagher British & Irish Cup The RUGBYPaper 326 Rugby Paper Ltd 14 December 2014 28–29 & 38 Pool 2 main Rugby n n n Q ROT ENG Rotherham Titans YOR ENG Yorkshire Carnegie ULS Ireland rugby union Ulster Ravens ABE WAL Aberavon 5 0 1 204 104 4 1 5 0 1 208 110 4 0 1 0 5 121 162 1 3 1 0 5 89 246 1 0 #ccffcc Q Q complete BBC 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 10 October 2014 20:00 Yorkshire Carnegie 3 – 20 CarnegieRotherham Rotherham Titans Silver Royd, Scalby 864 Jamie Leahy (RFU) 11 October 2014 15:00 Aberavon 18 – 14 AberavonUlster Ulster Ravens (BP) Talbot Athletic Ground 830 Matthew O'Grady (RFU) 18 October 2014 14:00 (BP) Ulster Ravens 17 – 22 UlsterCarnegie Yorkshire Carnegie Kingspan Stadium 600 Craig Evans (IRFU) 18 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Rotherham Titans 37 – 13 RotherhamAberavon Aberavon Clifton Lane 827 Andrew Brace (IRFU) 24 October 2014 19:00 (2BP) Ulster Ravens 29 – 31 UlsterRotherham Rotherham Titans (BP) Deramore Park 500 Ben Whitehouse 25 October 2014 14:30 (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie 85 – 0 CarnegieAberavon Aberavon Brantingham Park, Brantingham 482 Sean Gallagher (IRFU) 28 November 2014 19:15 (BP) Aberavon 32 – 43 Yorkshire Carnegie (BP) Talbot Athletic Ground 450 Eddie Hogan O'Connol 29 November 2014 14:00 (BP) Rotherham Titans 52 – 17 Ulster Ravens Clifton Lane 1,000 Craig Evans 6 December 2014 14:30 Aberavon 14 – 42 Rotherham Titans (BP) Talbot Athletic Ground 250 Matt O'Grady 7 December 2014 14:30 (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie 27 – 19 https://archive.today/20141207190853/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/match/ru3781045 Report Ulster Ravens Laund Hill, Huddersfield 650 13 December 2014 14:00 (BP) Rotherham Titans 22 – 28 Yorkshire Carnegie (BP) Clifton Lane 1,087 David Proctor 13 December 2014 14:00 Ulster Ravens 25 – 12 Aberavon Delamore Park 150 Fergus Kilby Pool 3 main Rugby n n n Q WOR ENG Worcester Warriors MUN Ireland rugby union Munster A MOS ENG Moseley NOT ENG Nottingham 6 0 0 189 94 3 0 4 0 2 149 112 1 2 2 0 4 95 172 1 1 0 0 6 109 164 1 3 #ccffcc Q Q complete BBC 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 11 October 2014 15:00 Munster A 27 – 21 Munster Moseley (BP) Clonmel Rugby Club, Clonmel 550 Craig Evans 11 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Nottingham 19 – 26 NottinghamWorcester Worcester Warriors Meadow Lane 756 John Meredith 18 October 2014 15:00 Moseley 22 – 14 MoseleyNottingham Nottingham Billesley Common 250 David Procter (RFU) 18 October 2014 15:00 Worcester Warriors 27 – 23 WorcesterMunster Munster A (BP) Sixways Stadium 6,916 Ben Whitehouse (WRU) 24 October 2014 20:00 Nottingham 12 – 23 NottinghamMunster Munster A Meadow Lane 1,119 Rhys Thomas (WRU) 25 October 2014 15:00 Moseley 0 – 39 Worcester Worcester Warriors (BP) Billesley Common 1,483 Matthew O'Grady 29 November 2014 15:00 Munster A 23 – 16 Nottingham (BP) Temple Hill, Cork 435 D Jones 29 November 2014 15:00 (BP) Worcester Warriors 31 – 12 Moseley Sixways Stadium 4,738 David Proctor 5 December 2014 19:30 (BP) Munster A 18 – 23 Worcester Warriors Temple Hill, Cork 600 Rhys Thomas 7 December 2014 15:00 (2BP) Nottingham 26 – 27 Moseley (BP) Lady Bay Sports Ground 569 13 December 2014 14:00 Moseley 13 – 35 Munster A (BP) Billesley 944 John Meredith 13 December 2014 14:00 (BP) Worcester Warriors 43 – 22 Nottingham Sixways Stadium 6,560 Darren Gamage Pool 4 main Rugby n n n Q DON ENG Doncaster Knights BED ENG Bedford Blues COR ENG Cornish Pirates CRO WAL Cross Keys 6 0 0 204 122 5 0 3 0 3 180 154 3 2 2 0 4 187 189 4 4 1 0 5 119 225 2 1 #ccffcc Q complete BBC 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 11 October 2014 14:30 (2BP) Cross Keys 32 – 37 Cross KeysDoncaster Doncaster Knights (BP) Pandy Park 401 Sean Gallagher (IRFU) 12 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Cornish Pirates 28 – 34 PiratesBedford Bedford Blues (BP) Mennaye Field 1,289 Andy Rawson (RFU) This match finished with a 35 – 34 victory to Cornish Pirates. However, in the 72nd minute the match went to uncontested scrums as Pirates were unable to provide a front-row replacement for injured prop Tyler Gendall. Pirates should have reduced to 14 men on the pitch, in accordance with the regulations but, instead, Gendall was replaced with fly-half Bertie Hokpin (who scored the winning try) and continued with 15 men. The Organising Committee decided to award the match to Bedford with a 28 – 34 scoreline, the score at the time that the scums went uncontested.http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/cornish-pirates-v-bedford-blues-0 Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Bedford Blues 27 October 2014 27 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141027153146/http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/cornish-pirates-v-bedford-blues-0 dead Pirates are considering an appeal.http://www.cornish-pirates.com/14-15_news/rfu_decision_bedford_cup.html Cornish Pirates To Seek Legal Advice Cornish Pirates 27 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141027155444/http://www.cornish-pirates.com/14-15_news/rfu_decision_bedford_cup.html 27 October 2014 dead Pirates' appeal failed to overturn the decision.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/30003200 Cornish Pirates fail to overturn British & Irish Cup punishment BBC 11 November 2014 11 November 2014 18 October 2014 14:30 (BP) Doncaster Knights 27 – 25 DoncasterPirates Cornish Pirates (BP) Castle Park 1,374 Rhys Thomas (WRU) 18 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Bedford Blues 22 – 23 BedfordCross Keys Cross Keys Goldington Road 2,425 Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU) 25 October 2014 14:30 (BP) Doncaster Knights 36 – 20 DoncasterBedford Bedford Blues Castle Park 1,182 John Meredith (RFU) 26 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Cornish Pirates 34 – 33 PiratesCross Keys Cross Keys (BP) Mennaye Field 1,320 Andrew Jackson (RFU) 28 November 2014 19:45 (BP) Bedford Blues 15 – 17 Doncaster Knights Goldington Road 2,002 Andrew Small 28 November 2014 19:45 Cross Keys 21 – 30 Cornish Pirates (BP) Pandy Park 650 Sean Gallagher 6 December 2014 14:30 Cross Keys 10 – 48 Bedford Blues (BP) Pandy Park 200 Andrew Brace 6 December 2014 15:00 (2BP) Cornish Pirates 30 – 31 Doncaster Knights (BP) Mennaye Field 1,149 Craig Maxwell-Keys 13 December 2014 14:00 (BP) Bedford Blues 41 – 40 Cornish Pirates (2BP) Goldington Road 2,218 Matthew O'Grady 13 December 2014 14:00 (BP) Doncaster Knights 54 – 0 Cross Keys Castle Park 1,421 Stuart Graffikin Pool 5 main Rugby n n n Q LEI Ireland rugby union Leinster A CAR WAL Carmarthen Quins JER JER Jersey PLY ENG Plymouth Albion 5 0 1 229 115 3 1 4 0 2 126 169 1 0 2 0 4 109 128 1 1 1 0 5 121 173 2 3 #ccffcc Q 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 complete BBC 11 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Jersey 37 – 17 JerseyCarmarthen Carmarthen Quins St Peter 1,754 Andrew Brace (IRFU) 11 October 2014 15:00 (2 BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 31 PlymouthLeinster Leinster A Brickfields 1,047 David Proctor (RFU) 17 October 2014 19:30 Leinster A 26 – 6 LeinsterJersey Jersey Donnybrook 720 Matthew O'Grady (RFU) 18 October 2014 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 29 – 16 CarmarthenPlymouth Plymouth Albion Parc y Scarlets 400 Jamie Leahy (RFU) 25 October 2014 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 26 – 24 CarmarthenLeinster Leinster A (BP) Carmarthen Park 200 David Procter (RFU) 25 October 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 16 – 22 PlymouthJersey Jersey Brickfields 875 Greg Macdonald (RFU) 28 November 2014 19:30 Jersey 14 – 23 Plymouth Albion St Peter 2,204 Fergus Kirby 29 November 2014 13:00 (BP) Leinster A 67 – 12 Carmarthen Quins Donnybrook 739 Craig Maxwell-Keys 6 December 2014 15:00 (BP) Jersey 21 – 22 Leinster A (BP) St Peter 1,695 Simon Rees 6 December 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 16 – 18 Carmarthen Quins Brickfields 1,023 Nigel Correll 13 December 2014 14:00 (BP) Carmarthen Quins 24 – 9 Jersey Carmarthen Park 200 Andrew Brace 13 December 2014 14:00 (BP) Leinster A 59 – 26 Plymouth Albion (BP) Donnybrook 827 Ben Whitehouse Knock-out stage 24 January 2015 – Castle Park ENG Doncaster Knights 38 Ireland rugby union Munster A 17 23 January 2015 – Ashton Gate ENG Bristol 41 ENG Yorkshire Carnegie 28 24 January 2015 – Sixways Stadium ENG Worcester Warriors 24 Wales rugby union Pontypridd 10 24 January 2015 – Clifton Lane ENG Rotherham Titans 32 Ireland rugby union Leinster A 51 14 March 2015 – Castle Park ENG Doncaster Knights 27 ENG Bristol 22 13 March 2015 – Sixways Stadium ENG Worcester Warriors 15 Ireland rugby union Leinster A 13 3 April 2015 – Castle Park ENG Doncaster Knights 5 ENG Worcester Warriors 35 Quarter-finals 23 January 2015 19:45 Bristol 41 – 28 Bristol Yorkshire Carnegie Ashton Gate 3,467 Craig Maxwell-Keys 24 January 2015 14:00 Doncaster Knights 38 – 17 Munster Munster A Castle Park 1,174 Dan Jones 24 January 2015 14:00 Rotherham Titans 32 – 51 Leinster Leinster A Clifton Lane 1,167 Craig Evans 24 January 2015 15:00 Worcester Warriors 24 – 10 Warriors Pontypridd Sixways Stadium 4,605 Andrew Brace Semi-finals 13 March 2015 19:45 Worcester Warriors 15 – 13 Leinster Leinster A Sixways Stadium 3,760 Craig Evans 14 March 2015 14:00 Doncaster Knights 27 – 22 Bristol Bristol Castle Park 785 Andrew Jackson Final 3 April 2015 17:10 Doncaster Knights 5 – 35 BBC Warriors Doncaster Worcester Warriors Castle Park 3,115 Andrew BraceBritish & Irish Cup The RUGBYPaper 332 Rugby Paper Ltd 25 January 2015 26–27 & 36 Total season attendances Does not include Welsh qualification matches. ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Aberavon 3 1,530 510 830 250 17% Bedford Blues 3 6,645 2,215 2,425 2,002 44% Bristol Rugby 4 21,475 5,369 7,640 3,467 25% Carmarthen Quins 3 800 267 400 200 5% Connacht Eagles 2No attendance found for the game between Connacht Eagles and Pontypridd so Connacht only had 2 home game attendances listed. n 459 230 250 209 3% Cornish Pirates 3 3,758 1,253 1,320 1,149 36% Cross Keys 3 1,251 417 650 200 14% Doncaster Knights 6 9,051 1,509 3,115 785 30% Jersey 3 5,653 1,884 2,204 1,695 38% Leinster A 3 2,286 762 827 720 13% London Scottish 3 4,544 1,515 1,640 1,296 34% Moseley 3 2,677 892 1,483 250 30% Munster A 3 1,585 528 600 435 52% Nottingham Rugby 3 2,444 815 1,119 569 13% Plymouth Albion 3 2,945 982 1,047 875 12% Pontypridd 3 9,900 3,300 5,800 1,500 42% Rotherham Titans 4 4,081 1,020 1,167 827 41% Ulster Ravens 3 1,150 383 600 150 19% Worcester Warriors 5 26,579 5,316 6,916 3,760 44% Yorkshire Carnegie 3 1,996 665 864 482 36% n Individual statistics Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 SCO Douglas Flockhart Doncaster Knights 8 89 2 ENG Tiff Eden Worcester Warriors 6 75 3 ENG Tom Barrett Rotherham Titans 6 70 4 ENG Simon Humberstone Pontypridd 7 68 5 IRE rugby union Cathal Marsh Leinster A 6 66 6 IRE rugby union Rory Scannell Munster A 7 65 7 CAN James Pritchard Bedford Blues 4 52 8 ENG Aaron Penberthy Jersey 6 47 9 IRE rugby union Ross Byrne Leinster A 3 45 9 IRE rugby union Kieran Hallett Cornish Pirates 3 45 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=474 British & Irish Cup 14/15 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 5 April 2015 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 IRE rugby union Cian Kelleher Leinster A 8 9 2 ENG Jonah Holmes Yorkshire Carnegie 4 7 3 IRE rugby union Sam Coghlan-Murray Leinster A 8 7 4 ENG Paul Jarvis Doncaster Knights 9 7 5 ENG Oliver Robinson Bristol 3 6 6 ENG Jack Preece Rotherham Titans 7 6 7 ENG Sam Betty Worcester Warriors 3 5 8 IRE rugby union Michael Keating Rotherham Titans 5 5 9 ENG Patrick Tapley Bedford Blues 5 5 10 WAL Liam Belcher Pontypridd 6 5 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=474 British & Irish Cup 14/15 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 5 April 2015 Notes References 30em External links Unofficial British and Irish Cup website - latest news, teams etc Category:British and Irish Cup Category:2014–15 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2014–15 RFU Championship Category:2014–15 in Irish rugby union Category:2014–15 in Welsh rugby union Category:2014–15 in British rugby union