Английская Википедия:2013–14 British and Irish Cup

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The 2013–14 British and Irish Cup was the fifth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. Leinster A were the defending champions having won the 2012–13 Final with a 78th minute penalty by Noel Reid to beat Newcastle Falcons 18–17 at their home ground Kingston Park. There has been four different winners and four different losing finalists of the competition in the first four seasons of its existence.

The format of the competition has been changed once again, with Welsh participation being reduced to just four teams (down from 12 in the previous season). The Welsh teams were selected 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 Llanelli to represent the Scarlets Region.

Matches in the competition proper were played on the same weekends as the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. First round matches began on 11 October 2013 and the final was held on 23 May 2014. Leinster A beat Leeds Carnegie 44 – 17 in the final and retained the cup they won in the previous season – the first team to win the cup for a second time.

Teams

The allocation of teams was as follows:

• Шаблон:Flagicon – 12 clubs from RFU Championship
• Шаблон:Flagicon – 4 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
• Шаблон:Flagicon – 4 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership
• Шаблон:Flagicon – 4 clubs from the Welsh Premier Division

Шаблон:Flagicon England	Шаблон:Flagicon Ireland	Шаблон:Flagicon Scotland	Шаблон:Flagicon Wales
Bedford Blues Bristol Cornish Pirates Ealing Trailfinders JerseyШаблон:Efn Leeds Carnegie London Scottish London Welsh Moseley Nottingham Plymouth Albion RotherhamTitans	Connacht Eagles Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens	Ayr Edinburgh Academicals Gala Stirling County	Aberavon Cross Keys Llanelli Pontypridd

Welsh qualification

Welsh participation was reduced from 12 teams (in the previous season) to just four. The Welsh teams were selected based on regional play-offs involving the 2013–14 Premier Division clubs at the start of the season. Teams gained home advantage depending upon their finishing position at the end of the 2012–13 season. For example, in the Cardiff Blues region, Cardiff RFC (8th in the 2012-13 Welsh Premier Division) traveled to Sardis Road to play Pontypridd RFC (1st). Likewise, Llanelli RFC (3rd) hosted Carmarthen Quins RFC (6th) with the winner (Llanelli) travelling to Llandovery RFC (2nd) to contest the right to represent the Scarlets region.

Cardiff Blues Region

• The winner of the Cardiff Blues Region, Pontypridd, will play in Pool 2.

Dragons Region

• The winner of the Dragons Region, Cross Keys, will play in Pool 1.

Ospreys Region

• The winner of the Ospreys Region, Aberavon, will play in Pool 5.

Scarlets Region

• The winner of the Scarlets Region, Llanelli, will play in Pool 3.

Competition format

The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of six pools of four teams playing home and away matches. The top side in each pool, plus the two 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 Heineken and Amlin Cups.

Pool stages

The fixture weekends have been announced.

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster A	6	6	0	0	171	70	101	22	5	3	0	27
Шаблон:Flagicon Cross Keys	6	3	0	3	105	133	-28	13	19	2	0	14
Шаблон:Flagicon Moseley	6	2	0	4	128	115	13	14	13	1	3	12
Шаблон:Flagicon Ealing Trailfinders	6	1	0	5	77	163	-86	9	21	0	1	5
Source : www.wru.co.uk Updated: 19 January 2014 Points breakdown: *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

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• This win secured Leinster's qualification to the knock out stages.

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Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Pontypridd	6	4	0	2	196	107	89	27	13	3	2	21
Шаблон:Flagicon London Scottish	6	4	0	2	183	120	63	21	13	3	2	21
Шаблон:Flagicon London Welsh	6	4	0	2	201	119	82	24	11	2	2	20
Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh Academicals	6	0	0	6	55	289	-234	7	42	0	0	0
Source : www.wru.co.uk Updated: 19 January 2014 Points breakdown: *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

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Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Rotherham Titans	6	5	0	1	168	96	72	20	9	2	1	23
Шаблон:Flagicon Llanelli	6	2	0	4	185	110	75	23	12	2	4	14
Шаблон:Flagicon Bedford Blues	6	2	0	4	137	141	-4	20	18	3	1	12
Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht Eagles	6	3	0	3	85	228	-143	8	32	0	0	12
Source : www.wru.co.uk Updated: 19 January 2014 Points breakdown: *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

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• Rotherham qualified for the knockout stages with this win as their nearest rivals, Llanelli, cannot overtake them.

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Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Plymouth Albion	6	5	0	1	165	77	88	21	7	3	0	23
Шаблон:Flagicon Munster A	6	5	0	1	147	70	77	20	5	3	0	23
Шаблон:Flagicon Nottingham	6	2	0	4	137	130	7	13	16	1	1	10
Шаблон:Flagicon Stirling County	6	0	0	6	49	221	-172	7	33	0	0	0
Source : www.wru.co.uk Updated: 19 January 2014 Points breakdown: *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

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Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds Carnegie	6	5	0	1	269	77	192	40	11	4	1	25
Шаблон:Flagicon Bristol	6	5	0	1	261	62	199	41	6	3	1	24
Шаблон:Flagicon Aberavon	6	2	0	4	72	281	-209	8	42	0	0	8
Шаблон:Flagicon Gala	6	0	0	6	54	236	-182	5	35	0	1	1
Source : www.wru.co.uk Updated: 19 January 2014 Points breakdown: *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

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• This match was abandoned after 69 minutes when a large hole appeared in the pitch due to a collapsed drain. Bristol were leading 20 – 24 at this point. The match was ordered to be replayed at Talbot Athletic Ground before the conclusion of the pool stages on a date suitable to both clubs.

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Pool 6

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Cornish Pirates	6	5	0	1	193	95	98	25	9	4	1	25
Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster Ravens	6	3	0	3	147	175	-28	18	22	1	0	13
Шаблон:Flagicon Jersey	6	2	0	4	117	128	-11	14	16	2	2	12
Шаблон:Flagicon Ayr	6	2	0	4	123	182	-59	15	25	1	1	10
Source : www.wru.co.uk Updated: 19 January 2014 Points breakdown: *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

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• Cornish Pirates qualified for the knockout stages after this win.

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Knock-out stages

Qualifiers

The six pool winners, and the two best runners-up, proceed to the knock out stages. The ranking criteria of the quarter finalists has been altered slightly from earlier seasons. Previously, the six pool winners were seeded 1-6 and the two runners up as 7 and 8. This meant that the best runners-up were automatically ranked 7 and 8 even if they had a better playing record than some of the teams ranked 1–6. This is no longer the case.

There was a draw for the quarter-final stage, which took place on 27 January 2014. The top four seeds (Leinster A, Leeds Carnegie, Cornish Pirates and Bristol) will have home advantage.

Teams are ranked by

1. Competition Points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw, etc.)

2. where Competition Points are equal, greatest number of wins

3. where the number of wins are equal, aggregate points difference

4. where the aggregate points difference are equal, greatest number of points scored

There are further criteria that can be applied if necessary.

	Club	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pool 1 winner	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster A	6	6	0	0	171	70	101	22	5	3	0	27
Pool 5 winner	Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds Carnegie	6	5	0	1	269	77	192	40	11	4	1	25
Pool 6 winner	Шаблон:Flagicon Cornish Pirates	6	5	0	1	193	95	98	25	9	4	1	25
Pool 5 runner-up	Шаблон:Flagicon Bristol	6	5	0	1	261	62	199	41	6	3	1	24
Pool 4 winner	Шаблон:Flagicon Plymouth Albion	6	5	0	1	165	77	88	21	7	3	0	23
Pool 4 runner-up	Шаблон:Flagicon Munster A	6	5	0	1	147	70	77	20	5	3	0	23
Pool 3 winner	Шаблон:Flagicon Rotherham Titans	6	5	0	1	168	96	72	20	9	2	1	23
Pool 2 winner	Шаблон:Flagicon Pontypridd	6	4	0	2	196	107	89	27	13	3	2	21

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was carried out on 27 January 2014.

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Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was carried out on 27 January 2014.

• Leinster won on tries scored.

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Final

On 14 April, it was announced that the final will be played at the home of the winner of the Pontypridd / Leinster A semi-final. This will be played on Friday 23 May, at a time to be decided.

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Cathal Marsh	Leinster A	119
2	Simon Humberstone	Pontypridd	92
3	Glyn Hughes	Leeds Carnegie	63
4	James McKinney	Ulster Ravens	62
5	Matthew Jarvis	Nottingham	58
	Will Robinson	London Welsh
7	Aaron Warren	Llanelli	45
8	Adrian Jarvis	Bristol	44
	Finn Russell	Ayr
10	Johnny Holland	Munster A	41

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1	Aaron Warren	Llanelli	9
2	Andy Short	Bristol	7
3	David Doherty	Leeds Carnegie	6
	Ronan O'Mahony	Munster A
5	Mark Bright	London Scottish	5
	Iain Grieve	Bristol
	Josh Griffin	Leeds Carnegie
8	Charlie Amesbury	Bristol	4
	Aaron Carpenter	Cornish Pirates
	Matt Evans	Cornish Pirates
	Auguy Slowik	Bristol

Geography

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area/Country
Шаблон:Flagicon Aberavon	Talbot Athletic Ground	3,000	Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon Ayr	Millbrae	Unknown	Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	4,684	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Horfield, Bristol, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht Eagles	Sportsgrounds	9,500	Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Шаблон:Flagicon Cornish Pirates	Mennaye Field	4,000	Penzance, Cornwall, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Cross Keys	Pandy Park	Unknown	Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon Ealing Trailfinders	Шаблон:Nowrap	Unknown	West Ealing, London, England
Шаблон:Nowrap	Raeburn Place	5,000	Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Gala	Netherdale	6,000	Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Jersey	St. Peter	5,000	Saint Peter, Jersey
Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds Carnegie	Headingley Rugby Stadium	21,062	Headingley, Leeds, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster A	Donnybrook	7,000	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Шаблон:Flagicon Llanelli	Parc y Scarlets	14,870	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon London Scottish	Шаблон:Nowrap	Шаблон:Nowrap	Richmond, London, England
Шаблон:Flagicon London Welsh	Kassam Stadium	12,500	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Moseley	Billesley Common	3,650	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Munster A	Musgrave Park	8,300	Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Шаблон:Flagicon Nottingham	Meadow Lane	19,588	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields	6,500	Plymouth, Devon, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Pontypridd	Sardis Road	7,861	Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon Rotherham	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Шаблон:Flagicon Stirling County	Bridgehaugh	4,000	Stirling, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster Ravens	Ravenhill	13,500	Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Notes

External links

• Unofficial British and Irish Cup website - latest news, teams etc