2014–15 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.

2014–15 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
Ireland Ireland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date10 October 2014 — 3 April 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams20
Matches played67
Attendance111,051 (1,657 per match)
Highest attendance7,640
Bristol 50–34 Connacht Eagles
(12 October 2014)
Lowest attendance150
Ulster Ravens 25–12 Aberavon
(13 December 2014)
Top point scorer(s)Douglas Flockhart (Doncaster Knights)
89 points
Top try scorer(s)Cian Kelleher (Leinster A)
9 tries
Final
VenueCastle Park, Doncaster
Attendance3,115
ChampionsWorcester Warriors (1st title)
Runners-upDoncaster Knights
← 2013–14 (Previous)
(Next) 2015–16 →

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.[1] 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.[2]

Participating teams and locations

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The allocation of teams is as follows:

Club Country League Stadium Capacity Area
Aberavon   Wales Welsh Premier Division Talbot Athletic Ground 3,000 Port Talbot
Bedford Blues   England RFU Championship Goldington Road 6,500 Bedford
Bristol   England RFU Championship Ashton Gate Stadium 21,497 Bristol
Carmarthen Quins   Wales Welsh Premier Division Carmarthen Park
Parc y Scarlets
3,000
14,870
Carmarthen
Llanelli
Connacht Eagles   Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Galway Sportsgrounds 7,500 Galway
Cornish Pirates   England RFU Championship Mennaye Field 3,500 Penzance
Cross Keys   Wales Welsh Premier Division Pandy Park 3,000 Crosskeys
Doncaster Knights   England RFU Championship Castle Park rugby stadium 5,000 Doncaster
Jersey   England[a] RFU Championship St. Peter 5,000 Saint Peter
Leinster A   Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Donnybrook Stadium 6,000 Dublin
London Scottish   England RFU Championship Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 London
Moseley   England RFU Championship Billesley Common 3,000+ Birmingham
Munster A   Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Musgrave Park
Clonmel Rugby Club
Temple Hill
9,251
  
1,000
Cork
Clonmel
Cork
Nottingham Rugby   England RFU Championship Meadow Lane
Lady Bay Sports Ground
19,588
2,000 (est)
Nottingham
Plymouth Albion   England RFU Championship The Brickfields 8,500 Plymouth
Pontypridd   Wales Welsh Premier Division Sardis Road 7,861 Pontypridd
Rotherham Titans   England RFU Championship Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham
Ulster Ravens   Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Kingspan Stadium
Deramore Park
18,196
1,000+
Belfast
Worcester Warriors   England RFU Championship Sixways Stadium 12,024 Worcester
Yorkshire Carnegie   England RFU Championship Headingley Rugby Stadium
Silver Royd
Brantingham Park
Laund Hill
20,250
1,950
1,500
2,000
Leeds
Scalby
Brantingham
Huddersfield

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Welsh qualification

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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.[3]

Cardiff Blues Region

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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
Pontypridd40 – 12Cardiff
Pontypridd
Cardiff
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Dragons Region

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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
Bedwas25 – 41Newport
Bedwas
Newport
Bridge Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
30 August 2014
14:30
Cross Keys16 – 13Ebbw Vale
Cross Keys
Ebbw Vale
Pandy Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
6 September 2014
Cross Keys31 – 12Newport
Cross Keys
Newport
Pandy Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sean Brickell (WRU)

Ospreys Region

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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
Aberavon25 – 10Neath
Aberavon
Neath
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 800
6 September 2014
14:30
Bridgend19 – 20Aberavon
Bridgend
Aberavon
Brewery Field
Attendance: 620
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

Scarlets Region

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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
Llandovery28 – 15Llanelli
Llandovery
Llanelli
Church Bank
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
6 September 2014
Carmarthen Quins37 – 13Llandovery
Carmarthen
Llandovery
Carmarthen Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)

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Competition format

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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.[3]

Pool stages

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Pool 1

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
  Bristol 6 6 0 0 181 119 +62 3 0 27
  Pontypridd 6 4 0 2 158 115 +43 2 1 19
  London Scottish 6 1 0 5 110 129 −19 0 3 7
  Connacht Eagles 6 1 0 5 111 197 −86 1 0 5
Source: BBC
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
11 October 2014
14:30
Pontypridd23 – 17London Scottish (BP)
Pontypridd
Scottish
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Mark Connelly
12 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Bristol50 – 34Connacht Eagles (BP)
Bristol
Connacht
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,640
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

18 October 2014
15:00
(BP) London Scottish18 – 22Bristol
Scottish
Bristol
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
19 October 2014
14:00
Connacht Eagles16 – 42Pontypridd (BP)
Connacht
Pontypridd
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: John Carville

25 October 2014
14:30
Connacht Eagles30 – 27London Scottish (BP)
Connacht
Scottish
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 250
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
25 October 2014
14:30
Pontypridd13 – 24Bristol
Pontypridd
Bristol
Sardis Road
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Nigel Correll

29 November 2014
15:00
London Scottish17 – 7Connacht Eagles
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Andrew Jackson
30 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Bristol31 – 26Pontypridd (BP)
Report
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,760
Referee: Andrew Brace

5 December 2014
19:45
Bristol25 – 14London Scottish
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Darren Gamage
6 December 2014
14:30
(BP) Pontypridd29 – 10Connacht Eagles
Report
Sardis Road
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Fergus Kirby

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13 December 2014
14:00
Connacht Eagles14 – 32Bristol (BP)
Report
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 209
Referee: Craig Evans
13 December 2014
14:00
London Scottish17 – 25Pontypridd
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Sean Gallagher

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Pool 2

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
  Rotherham Titans 6 5 0 1 204 104 +100 4 1 25
  Yorkshire Carnegie 6 5 0 1 208 110 +98 4 0 24
  Ulster Ravens 6 1 0 5 121 162 −41 1 3 8
  Aberavon 6 1 0 5 89 246 −157 1 0 5
Source: BBC
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
10 October 2014
20:00
Yorkshire Carnegie3 – 20Rotherham Titans
Carnegie[usurped]
Rotherham
Silver Royd, Scalby
Attendance: 864
Referee: Jamie Leahy (RFU)
11 October 2014
15:00
Aberavon18 – 14Ulster Ravens (BP)
Aberavon
Ulster
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 830
Referee: Matthew O'Grady (RFU)

18 October 2014
14:00
(BP) Ulster Ravens17 – 22Yorkshire Carnegie
Ulster
Carnegie[usurped]
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Craig Evans (IRFU)
18 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Rotherham Titans37 – 13Aberavon
Rotherham
Aberavon
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 827
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

24 October 2014
19:00
(2BP) Ulster Ravens29 – 31Rotherham Titans (BP)
Ulster
Rotherham
Deramore Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
25 October 2014
14:30
(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie85 – 0Aberavon
Carnegie[usurped]
Aberavon
Brantingham Park, Brantingham
Attendance: 482
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

28 November 2014
19:15
(BP) Aberavon32 – 43Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 450
Referee: Eddie Hogan O'Connol
29 November 2014
14:00
(BP) Rotherham Titans52 – 17Ulster Ravens
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Craig Evans

6 December 2014
14:30
Aberavon14 – 42Rotherham Titans (BP)
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matt O'Grady
7 December 2014
14:30
(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie27 – 19Ulster Ravens
Report
Laund Hill, Huddersfield
Attendance: 650

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13 December 2014
14:00
(BP) Rotherham Titans22 – 28Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,087
Referee: David Proctor
13 December 2014
14:00
Ulster Ravens25 – 12Aberavon
Delamore Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fergus Kilby

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Pool 3

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
  Worcester Warriors 6 6 0 0 189 94 +95 3 0 27
  Munster A 6 4 0 2 149 112 +37 1 2 19
  Moseley 6 2 0 4 95 172 −77 1 1 10
  Nottingham 6 0 0 6 109 164 −55 1 3 4
Source: BBC
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
11 October 2014
15:00
Munster A27 – 21Moseley (BP)
Munster
Clonmel Rugby Club, Clonmel
Attendance: 550
Referee: Craig Evans
11 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Nottingham19 – 26Worcester Warriors
Nottingham
Worcester
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 756
Referee: John Meredith

18 October 2014
15:00
Moseley22 – 14Nottingham
Moseley
Nottingham
Billesley Common
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Procter (RFU)
18 October 2014
15:00
Worcester Warriors27 – 23Munster A (BP)
Worcester
Munster
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,916
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

24 October 2014
20:00
Nottingham12 – 23Munster A
Nottingham
Munster
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
25 October 2014
15:00
Moseley0 – 39Worcester Warriors (BP)
Worcester
Billesley Common
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Matthew O'Grady

29 November 2014
15:00
Munster A23 – 16Nottingham (BP)
Temple Hill, Cork
Attendance: 435
Referee: D Jones
29 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Worcester Warriors31 – 12Moseley
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: David Proctor

5 December 2014
19:30
(BP) Munster A18 – 23Worcester Warriors
Temple Hill, Cork
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rhys Thomas
7 December 2014
15:00
(2BP) Nottingham26 – 27Moseley (BP)
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 569

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13 December 2014
14:00
Moseley13 – 35Munster A (BP)
Billesley
Attendance: 944
Referee: John Meredith
13 December 2014
14:00
(BP) Worcester Warriors43 – 22Nottingham
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,560
Referee: Darren Gamage

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Pool 4

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
  Doncaster Knights 6 6 0 0 204 122 +82 5 0 29
  Bedford Blues 6 3 0 3 180 154 +26 3 2 17
  Cornish Pirates 6 2 0 4 187 189 −2 4 4 16
  Cross Keys 6 1 0 5 119 225 −106 2 1 7
Source: BBC
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
11 October 2014
14:30
(2BP) Cross Keys32 – 37Doncaster Knights (BP)
Cross Keys
Doncaster
Pandy Park
Attendance: 401
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
12 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Cornish Pirates28 – 34Bedford Blues (BP)
Pirates
Bedford
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,289
Referee: 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.[7] Pirates are considering an appeal.[8] Pirates' appeal failed to overturn the decision.[9]

18 October 2014
14:30
(BP) Doncaster Knights27 – 25Cornish Pirates (BP)
Doncaster
Pirates
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
18 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Bedford Blues22 – 23Cross Keys
Bedford
Cross Keys
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,425
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)

25 October 2014
14:30
(BP) Doncaster Knights36 – 20Bedford Blues
Doncaster
Bedford
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
26 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Cornish Pirates34 – 33Cross Keys (BP)
Pirates
Cross Keys
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

28 November 2014
19:45
(BP) Bedford Blues15 – 17Doncaster Knights
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,002
Referee: Andrew Small
28 November 2014
19:45
Cross Keys21 – 30Cornish Pirates (BP)
Pandy Park
Attendance: 650
Referee: Sean Gallagher

6 December 2014
14:30
Cross Keys10 – 48Bedford Blues (BP)
Pandy Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Brace
6 December 2014
15:00
(2BP) Cornish Pirates30 – 31Doncaster Knights (BP)
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

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13 December 2014
14:00
(BP) Bedford Blues41 – 40Cornish Pirates (2BP)
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Matthew O'Grady
13 December 2014
14:00
(BP) Doncaster Knights54 – 0Cross Keys
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Stuart Graffikin

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Pool 5

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
  Leinster A 6 5 0 1 229 115 +114 3 1 24
  Carmarthen Quins 6 4 0 2 126 169 −43 1 0 17
  Jersey 6 2 0 4 109 128 −19 1 1 10
  Plymouth Albion 6 1 0 5 121 173 −52 2 3 9
Source: BBC
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
11 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Jersey37 – 17Carmarthen Quins
Jersey
Carmarthen
St Peter
Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
11 October 2014
15:00
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion24 – 31Leinster A
Plymouth
Leinster
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,047
Referee: David Proctor (RFU)

17 October 2014
19:30
Leinster A26 – 6Jersey
Leinster
Jersey
Donnybrook
Attendance: 720
Referee: Matthew O'Grady (RFU)
18 October 2014
14:30
Carmarthen Quins29 – 16Plymouth Albion
Carmarthen
Plymouth
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jamie Leahy (RFU)

25 October 2014
14:30
Carmarthen Quins26 – 24Leinster A (BP)
Carmarthen
Leinster
Carmarthen Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Procter (RFU)
25 October 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion16 – 22Jersey
Plymouth
Jersey
Brickfields
Attendance: 875
Referee: Greg Macdonald (RFU)

28 November 2014
19:30
Jersey14 – 23Plymouth Albion
St Peter
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Fergus Kirby
29 November 2014
13:00
(BP) Leinster A67 – 12Carmarthen Quins
Donnybrook
Attendance: 739
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

6 December 2014
15:00
(BP) Jersey21 – 22Leinster A (BP)
St Peter
Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Simon Rees
6 December 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion16 – 18Carmarthen Quins
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Nigel Correll

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13 December 2014
14:00
(BP) Carmarthen Quins24 – 9Jersey
Carmarthen Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Brace
13 December 2014
14:00
(BP) Leinster A59 – 26Plymouth Albion (BP)
Donnybrook
Attendance: 827
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

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Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 January 2015 – Castle Park
 
 
  Doncaster Knights 38
 
14 March 2015 – Castle Park
 
  Munster A 17
 
  Doncaster Knights 27
 
23 January 2015 – Ashton Gate
 
  Bristol 22
 
  Bristol 41
 
3 April 2015 – Castle Park
 
  Yorkshire Carnegie 28
 
  Doncaster Knights 5
 
24 January 2015 – Sixways Stadium
 
  Worcester Warriors 35
 
  Worcester Warriors 24
 
13 March 2015 – Sixways Stadium
 
  Pontypridd 10
 
  Worcester Warriors 15
 
24 January 2015 – Clifton Lane
 
  Leinster A 13
 
  Rotherham Titans 32
 
 
  Leinster A 51
 

Quarter-finals

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23 January 2015
19:45
Bristol41 – 28Yorkshire Carnegie
Bristol
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
24 January 2015
14:00
Doncaster Knights38 – 17Munster A
Munster
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,174
Referee: Dan Jones
24 January 2015
14:00
Rotherham Titans32 – 51Leinster A
Leinster
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Craig Evans
24 January 2015
15:00
Worcester Warriors24 – 10Pontypridd
Warriors
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 4,605
Referee: Andrew Brace

Semi-finals

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13 March 2015
19:45
Worcester Warriors15 – 13Leinster A
Leinster
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: Craig Evans
14 March 2015
14:00
Doncaster Knights27 – 22Bristol
Bristol
Castle Park
Attendance: 785
Referee: Andrew Jackson

Final

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3 April 2015
17:10
Doncaster Knights5 – 35Worcester Warriors
BBC
Warriors
Doncaster
Castle Park
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Andrew Brace

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Total season attendances

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  • Does not include Welsh qualification matches.
Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Aberavon 3 1,530 510 830 250 17%
Bedford Blues 3 6,645 2,215 2,425 2,002 37%
Bristol Rugby 4 21,475 5,369 7,640 3,467 25%
Carmarthen Quins 3 800 267 400 200 5%
Connacht Eagles 2[n 1] 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%
  1. ^ No attendance found for the game between Connacht Eagles and Pontypridd so Connacht only had 2 home game attendances listed.

Individual statistics

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  • 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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Scots pull out of B&I Cup". The RUGBYPaper. Greenways Publishing. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Worcester Warriors win 2014/15 British & Irish Cup final". England Rugby. Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "2014-15 British and Irish Cup fixtures". Rugby Week. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ Smart, Chris (31 August 2014). "B&I Cup round-up". The RUGBYPaper. No. 311.
  5. ^ a b c d e "British & Irish Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 325. Rugby Paper Ltd. 7 December 2014. pp. 28–29 & 38.
  6. ^ a b c d e "British & Irish Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 326. Rugby Paper Ltd. 14 December 2014. pp. 28–29 & 38.
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  8. ^ "Cornish Pirates To Seek Legal Advice". Cornish Pirates. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Cornish Pirates fail to overturn British & Irish Cup punishment". BBC. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ^ "British & Irish Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 332. Rugby Paper Ltd. 25 January 2015. pp. 26–27 & 36.
  11. ^ "British & Irish Cup 14/15 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 April 2015.
  12. ^ "British & Irish Cup 14/15 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 April 2015.
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