2011–12 LV Cup

2011–12 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Date 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Matches played 35
Attendance 273,097 (7,803 per match)
Tries scored 179 (5.11 per match)
Final
Venue Sixways Stadium
Attendance 11,895
Champions Leicester Tigers (7th title)
Runner-up Northampton Saints
Official website www.lv.com
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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 Pro 12 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.[1] 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:[2]

Pool 1 v Pool 4

Tables

Pool 1
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Bath 4 4 0 0 169 46 123 24 4 0 20
England Saracens 4 2 1 1 90 70 20 9 2 0 12
Wales Ospreys 4 1 0 3 71 112 -41 7 1 0 5
England London Wasps 4 0 0 4 74 137 -63 8 1 2 3
Pool 4
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Northampton Saints 4 3 0 1 139 84 55 18 3 0 15
England Exeter Chiefs 4 2 0 2 88 99 -11 9 1 0 9
England Worcester Warriors 4 2 0 2 71 120 -49 8 0 0 8
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 4 1 1 2 67 101 -34 5 0 1 7

Round 1

15 October 2011
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 16 – 46 England Bath
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,646
15 October 2011
15:00
Northampton Saints England 36 – 6 England Saracens
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,513
15 October 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 20 – 19 England London Wasps
Report
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
15 October 2011
19:45
Exeter Chiefs England 35 – 9 Wales Ospreys
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 6,368

Round 2

22 October 2011
14:15
Bath England 46 – 13 England Worcester Warriors
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,576
22 October 2011
18:00
Ospreys Wales 22 – 32 England Northampton Saints
Report
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,463
22 October 2011
19:45
London Wasps England 29 – 30 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 4,492
23 October 2011
15:00
Saracens England 43 – 20 England Exeter Chiefs
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)

Round 3

27 January 2012
19:00
Ospreys Wales 26 – 21 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
28 January 2012
14:30
Bath England 46 – 14 England Northampton Saints
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,994
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)
28 January 2012
15:00
London Wasps England 16 – 30 England Exeter Chiefs
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
29 January 2012
15:00
Saracens England 41 – 14 England Worcester Warriors
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,970

Round 4

3 February 2012
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales P – P England Saracens

This match was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Rodney Parade.[3] 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).[4] 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.[5]

4 February 2012
15:00
Northampton Saints England 57 – 10 England London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)
4 February 2012
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 24 – 14 Wales Ospreys
Report
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 5,856
5 February 2012
17:00
Exeter Chiefs England 3 – 31 England Bath
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 5,557

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Tables

Pool 2
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers 4 3 0 1 86 67 19 9 1 0 13
England London Irish 4 2 0 2 100 91 9 7 1 1 10
Wales Cardiff Blues 4 1 0 3 54 143 -89 6 1 0 5
England Sale Sharks 4 1 0 3 78 146 -68 8 0 0 4
Pool 3
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Wales Scarlets 4 3 0 1 102 44 58 13 2 1 15
England Harlequins 4 2 0 2 112 108 4 12 2 1 11
England Gloucester 4 2 0 2 127 93 34 16 2 0 10
England Newcastle Falcons 4 2 0 2 106 73 33 13 2 0 10

Round 1

15 October 2011
15:00
Gloucester England 58 – 27 England Sale Sharks
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,934
15 October 2011
15:00
Harlequins England 26 – 19 England London Irish
Report
The Stoop
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU)
15 October 2011
18:00
Scarlets Wales 31 – 3 England Leicester Tigers
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)
15 October 2011
18:30
Newcastle Falcons England 33 – 3 Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)

Round 2

21 October 2011
19:45
Leicester Tigers England 40 – 14 England Gloucester
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,408
Referee: James Jones (WRU)
21 October 2011
19:45
Sale Sharks England 25 – 37 England Harlequins
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
23 October 2011
14:30
Cardiff Blues Wales 3 – 30 Wales Scarlets
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,913
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
23 October 2011
15:00
London Irish England 39 – 23 England Newcastle Falcons
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

Round 3

28 January 2012
15:00
Gloucester England 40 – 3 Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,099
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU)
28 January 2012
15:00
Harlequins England 9 – 19 England Leicester Tigers
Report
The Stoop
Attendance: 13,780
28 January 2012
18:30
Scarlets Wales 27 – 19 England London Irish
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
29 January 2012
15:30
Newcastle Falcons England 37 – 7 England Sale Sharks
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,095

Round 4

4 February 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers England 24 – 13 England Newcastle Falcons
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 19,767
4 February 2012
15:00
London Irish England 23 – 15 England Gloucester
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)
4 February 2012
15:00
Sale Sharks England 19 – 14 Wales Scarlets
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,012
5 February 2012
13:00
Cardiff Blues Wales 45 – 40 England Harlequins
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 2,093
Referee: James Jones (WRU)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
9 March 2012 - Recreation Ground
 England Bath 16  
 England Leicester Tigers 17  
 
18 March 2012 - Sixways Stadium
     England Leicester Tigers 26
   England Northampton Saints 14
11 March 2012 - Franklin's Gardens
 England Northampton Saints 27
 Wales Scarlets 12  

Qualification criteria

The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:[2]

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.

Qualifiers
Rank Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
1 England Bath 4 4 0 0 169 46 123 24 4 0 20
2 England Northampton Saints 4 3 0 1 139 84 55 18 3 0 15
3 Wales Scarlets 4 3 0 1 102 44 58 13 2 1 15
4 England Leicester Tigers 4 3 0 1 86 67 19 9 1 0 13

Semi-finals

Fixtures

9 March 2012
19:30
Bath England 16 – 17 England Leicester Tigers
Try: Mears 31' c
Con: Heathcote (1/1)
Pen: Heathcote 24', 51', 60'
 Report Try: Kitchener 21' m
Con: Ford (0/1)
Pen: Ford 18', 49', 53', 72'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,205
Referee: Dave Pearson (RFU)
FB 15England Sam Vesty  61'
RW 14England Matt Banahan
OC 13Australia Matthew Carraro
IC 12England Olly Barkley
LW 11England Tom Biggs
FH 10England Tom Heathcote
SH 9 South Africa Michael Claassens
N8 8 Scotland Simon Taylor
OF 7 South Africa Francois Louw (c)
BF 6 England Ben Skirving
RL 5 Ireland Ryan Caldwell  70'  77'
LL 4 England Dave Attwood
TP 3 England Duncan Bell  51'
HK 2 England Lee Mears
LP 1 England Charlie Beech  51'
Replacements:
HK 16Zimbabwe Pieter Dixon
PR 17England David Flatman  51'
PR 18Samoa Anthony Perenise  51'
FL 19England Guy Mercer  70'  77'
FL 20England Carl Fearns
SH 21England Chris Cook
WG 22England Olly Woodburn
FB 23Scotland Jack Cuthbert  61'
Coach:
Scotland Ian McGeechan
FB 15New Zealand Scott Hamilton
RW 14Argentina Horacio Agulla
OC 13England Andy Forsyth  68'
IC 12England Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11England Alex Lewington  74'
FH 10England George Ford
SH 9 England James Grindal  79'
N8 8 England Ben Pienaar  60'
OF 7 New Zealand Craig Newby (c)  60'
BF 6 Tonga Steve Mafi
RL 5 England Graham Kitchener
LL 4 England Calum Green
TP 3 England Julian White  45'
HK 2 England Rob Hawkins  51'
LP 1 England Boris Stankovich  45'
Replacements:
HK 16England Tom Youngs  51'
PR 17Argentina Marcos Ayerza  45'
PR 18Samoa Logovi'i Mulipola  45'
FL 19Australia Julian Salvi  60'
N8 20England Thomas Waldrom  60'
SH 21Scotland Scott Steele  79'
FH 22Ireland Jeremy Staunton  74'
CE 23England Matt Smith  68'
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill

Touch judges:
England Peter Huckle (RFU)
England Stuart Terheege (RFU)
Television match official:
England Geoff Warren (RFU)

11 March 2012
13:00
Northampton Saints England 27 – 12 Wales Scarlets
Try: Waller 15' c
Armstrong 47' m
Con: Myler (1/2)
Pen: Myler 21', 35', 48', 62'
Lamb 76'
 Report Pen: S. Jones 23', 36', 42', 53'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 10,377
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)
FB 15England Paul Diggin
RW 14Russia Vasily Artemyev
OC 13Samoa George Pisi
IC 12England Tom May  62'
LW 11England Scott Armstrong
FH 10England Stephen Myler  66'
SH 9 Wales Martin Roberts  77'
N8 8 Ireland Roger Wilson
OF 7 England Tom Wood  66'
BF 6 England Calum Clark (c)
RL 5 England Christian Day  64'
LL 4 England James Craig
TP 3 England Paul Doran-Jones  58'
HK 2 England Andy Long  69'
LP 1 England Alex Waller  58'
Replacements:
HK 16England Ross McMillan  69'
PR 17Tonga Soane Tonga'uiha  58'
PR 18England Tom Mercey  58'
LK 19New Zealand Mark Sorenson  64'
FL 20England Ben Nutley  66'
SH 21England Ryan Glynn  77'
FH 22England Ryan Lamb  66'
CE 23Ireland James Downey  62' 74' to 80'
Coach:
England Jim Mallinder
FB 15Wales Dan Newton  49'
RW 14Wales Liam Williams
OC 13Wales Gareth Maule (c)
IC 12Wales Adam Warren  75'
LW 11Wales Andy Fenby
FH 10Wales Stephen Jones
SH 9 Wales Liam Davies  49'
N8 8 Wales Kieran Murphy
OF 7 Wales Josh Turnbull
BF 6 Wales Aaron Shingler  49'
RL 5 Wales Dominic Day 76' to 80'
LL 4 Wales Lou Reed  53'
TP 3 Fiji Deacon Manu  61'
HK 2 Wales Emyr Phillips  65'
LP 1 Wales Rhodri Jones  53'
Replacements:
HK 16Wales Kirby Myhill  65'
PR 17Wales Phil John  53'
PR 18Wales Peter Edwards  61'
LK 19Tonga Sione Timani  53'
FL 20England Matt Gilbert  49'
SH 21Wales Gareth Davies  49'
CE 22Wales Nic Reynolds  75'
WG 23Tonga Viliame Iongi  49'
Coach:
Wales Nigel Davies

Touch judges:
England Robin Goodliffe (RFU)
England Andrew Watson (RFU)
Television match official:
England Trevor Fisher (RFU)

Final

18 March 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers England 26 – 14 England Northampton Saints
Try: Mafi 25'
Hamilton 49'
Con: Ford (2/2)
Pen: Ford 14', 18', 24', 45'
 Report Try: Day 74'
Pen: Myler 5', 11', 21'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 11,895
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
FB 15Ireland Geordan Murphy (c)
RW 14Argentina Horacio Agulla
OC 13England Matt Smith
IC 12England Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11New Zealand Scott Hamilton
FH 10England George Ford
SH 9 England James Grindal
N8 8 England Thomas Waldrom
OF 7 New Zealand Craig Newby
BF 6 Tonga Steve Mafi
RL 5 England Graham Kitchener
LL 4 England George Skivington
TP 3 Samoa Logovi'i Mulipola
HK 2 England Rob Hawkins
LP 1 England Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
HK 16England Tom Youngs
PR 17Argentina Marcos Ayerza
PR 18England Julian White
LK 19England Calum Green
FL 20Australia Julian Salvi
SH 21Scotland Scott Steele
FH 22England Toby Flood
CE 23England Andy Forsyth
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill
FB 15England Paul Diggin
RW 14Russia Vasily Artemyev
OC 13Samoa George Pisi
IC 12Ireland James Downey
LW 11England Scott Armstrong
FH 10England Stephen Myler
SH 9 Wales Martin Roberts
N8 8 Ireland Roger Wilson
OF 7 England Tom Wood
BF 6 England Calum Clark (c)
RL 5 England Christian Day
LL 4 England James Craig
TP 3 England Paul Doran-Jones
HK 2 England Andy Long
LP 1 Tonga Soane Tonga'uiha
Replacements:
HK 16England Ross McMillan
PR 17England Alex Waller
PR 18South Africa Brian Mujati
LK 19New Zealand Mark Sorenson
FL 20England Ben Nutley
SH 21England Ryan Glynn
FH 22England Ryan Lamb
CE 23England Tom May
Coach:
England Jim Mallinder

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lv.com
  2. 1 2 "About the LV= Cup". LV=. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "LV= Cup: Newport Gwent Dragons P-P Saracens (Fri)". BBC. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dragons forfeit LV= Cup game with Saracens and receive suspended £10,000 fine". Daily Mail. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dragons appeal over LV= Cup clash with Saracens upheld". WalesOnline. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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