The 2010–11 British and Irish Cup was the 2nd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Friday 15 October 2010 and the final was held on Saturday 7 May 2011.
| 2010–11 British and Irish Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  England Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Date | October 2010 - May 2011 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 24 |
| Matches played | 67 |
| Attendance | 81,295 (1,213 per match) |
| Tries scored | 388 (5.79 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | James Pritchard (Bedford Blues) (128 points)[1] |
| Top try scorer(s) | Handre Schmidt (Bedford Blues) (11 tries)[2] |
| Final | |
| Venue | Memorial Stadium, Bristol |
| Attendance | 4,375 |
| Champions | Bristol (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bedford Blues |
Defending champions Cornish Pirates were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Bristol lifted the cup, narrowly defeating Bedford Blues 17-14 in the first all-English final.
Teams edit
The allocation of teams was as follows:
– 12 teams from RFU Championship
– 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams.
– 3 Scottish sides, top clubs from the Scottish Premiership.
– 6 top clubs from the Principality Premiership.
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Ireland
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Scotland
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Wales
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Competition format edit
The teams were divided into four pools of six, playing over five weekends during the Autumn International and Six Nations windows. The four pool winners and runners-up contested a knock-out stage, with quarter-finals on 5 or 6 March, semi-finals on 23 March and the final on 7 May.
Pool stages edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester Warriors
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 87 | +88 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Leinster A
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Cornish Pirates
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 108 | +67 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Newport
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 159 | −38 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Plymouth Albion
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 144 | −68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Currie
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 174 | −70 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
Rules for classification:
- 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
Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 95 | +66 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Llanelli
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 66 | +57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Munster A
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 79 | +70 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Nottingham
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 103 | +25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Melrose
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 147 | −43 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Esher
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 221 | −175 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
Rules for classification:
- 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
Pool C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford Blues
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 66 | +98 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Moseley
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 113 | +4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Neath
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 76 | +2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | London Welsh
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 99 | −6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Ulster Ravens
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 128 | −19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Swansea
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 140 | −79 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
Rules for classification:
- 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
Pool D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontypridd
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 80 | +60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Ayr
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 101 | −8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Doncaster
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 128 | +14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Birmingham & Solihull
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 90 | +5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Llandovery
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 106 | −14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Rotherham
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 140 | −57 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
Rules for classification:
- 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
- This fixture would double up as a cup and 2010–11 RFU Championship game after the cup game was initially postponed.[3]
Knock-out stages edit
Qualifiers edit
The four pool winners and the four runners up proceeded to the knock out stages. The best four qualifiers (pool winners) had home advantage in the quarter-finals.
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts | |
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| Pool C Winner | Bedford Blues
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 66 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Pool D Winner | Pontypridd
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 80 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Pool A Winner | Worcester Warriors
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 87 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Pool B Winner | Bristol
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 95 | 66 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Pool A Runner-up | Leinster A
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Pool B Runner-up | Llanelli
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Pool C Runner-up | Moseley
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Pool D Runner-up | Ayr
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 101 | -8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 March 2011 - Sardis Road | ||||||||||
| Pontypridd | 12 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road | ||||||||||
| Llanelli | 10 | |||||||||
| Pontypridd | 25 | |||||||||
| 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||
| Bristol | 36 | |||||||||
| Bristol | 29 | |||||||||
| 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ayr | 19 | |||||||||
| Bristol | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road | ||||||||||
| Bedford Blues | 14 | |||||||||
| Bedford Blues | 50 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road | ||||||||||
| Leinster A | 15 | |||||||||
| Bedford Blues | 43 | |||||||||
| 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium | ||||||||||
| Worcester Warriors | 27 | |||||||||
| Worcester Warriors | 57 | |||||||||
| Moseley | 15 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| 5 March 2011 14:30 |
| Pontypridd | 12 - 10 | Llanelli |
| Pen: Humberstone 5'c, 30'c, 68'c (3/3), Gunter 79'c (1/1) | Report Stats | Try: Hopkins 38'c Con: Shingler (1/1) Drop: Shingler 76'c (1/1) |
| Sardis Road, Pontypridd Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Luke Pearce |
| 5 March 2011 15:00 |
| Worcester Warriors | 57 - 15 | Moseley |
| Try: Sanderson 10'c, 24'c, Garvey 27'c, 38'c, Crockett 30'c, Frost 44'c, Grove 50'c, Shervington 74'm Con: Carlisle (7/8) Pen: Carlisle 20'c (1/1) | Report Stats | Try: Sigley 64'm, Borgen 80'c Con: Thomas (1/2) Pen: Thomas 2'c (1/1) |
| Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Leo Colgan |
| 5 March 2011 15:00 |
| Bedford Blues | 50 - 15 | Leinster A |
| Try: Schmidt 14'm, 20'm, 58'c, 64'c, Dodge 32'c, Thrower 79'c Con: Pritchard (4/6) Pen: Pritchard 19'c, 43'c, 46'c, 76'c (4/4) | Report Stats | Try: Auva'a 53'c, 73'm Con: Madigan (1/2) Pen: Madigan 36'c (1/1) |
| Goldington Road, Bedford Attendance: 1,313 Referee: David Jones |
| 6 March 2011 15:00 |
| Bristol | 29 - 19 | Ayr |
| Try: Gadd 9'm, Merriman 15'c, 39'c, Watkins 41'c Con: Barnes (3/4) Pen: Barnes 5'm, 73'c (1/2) | Report Stats | Try: Taylor 30'm, Manning 48'c, Ferguson 69'c Con: Curle (2/3) Pen: Curle 40'm (0/1) |
| Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 1,595 Referee: Neil Hennessey |
Semi-finals edit
| 23 April 2011 14:30 |
| Pontypridd | 25 - 36 | Bristol |
| Try: Siggery 13'c, Humberstone 74'c, Waters 78'm Con: Humberstone (2/3) Pen: Humberstone 34'c, 39'c (2/2) | Report Stats | Try: Norton 4'c, 69'c, Penalty try 15'c, Blaney 51'm, Watkins 64'c Con: Barnes (4/5) Pen: Barnes 3'c |
| Sardis Road, Pontypridd Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Leo Colgan |
| 23 April 2011 15:00 |
| Bedford Blues | 43 - 27 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Seal 13'c, Tupai 17'c, 30'c, Rae 23'm, Pritchard 47'c, Thrower 60'c Con: Pritchard (5/6) Pen: Pritchard 53'c | Report Stats | Try: Carlisle 4'c, Grove 6'c, King 76'c Con: Carlisle (2/2), Walker (1/1) Pen: Walker 26'c, 45'c (2/2) |
| Goldington Road, Bedford Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Michael Tutty |
Final edit
| 7 May 2011 17:05 |
| Bristol | 17 - 14 | Bedford Blues |
| Try: Elliott 51'm Con: Barnes (0/1) Pen: Barnes 13'm, 33'c, 36'c, 40'c, 75'c (4/5) | Report Stats | Try: Schmidt 80'm Con: Pritchard (0/1) Pen: Pritchard 9'c, 61'c, 64'm, 70'c (3/4) |
| Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Andrew McMenemy |
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Touch judges:
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Top scorers edit
Top points scorers edit
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Top try scorers edit
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Geography edit
References edit
- ^ a b "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b "British & Irish Cup Top Try Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.