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2011–12 LV Cup

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2011–12 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played35
Attendance273,097 (7,803 per match)
Tries scored179 (5.11 per match)
Final
VenueSixways Stadium
Attendance11,895
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (7th title)
Runners-upNorthampton Saints
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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 Pro12 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

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Points system

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The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[2]

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB)
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB)

Pool 1 v Pool 4

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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

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15 October 2011
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales16–46England Bath
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,646
15 October 2011
15:00
Northampton Saints England36–6England Saracens
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,513
15 October 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England20–19England London Wasps
Report
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
15 October 2011
19:45
Exeter Chiefs England35–9Wales Ospreys
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 6,368

Round 2

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22 October 2011
14:15
Bath England46–13England Worcester Warriors
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,576
22 October 2011
18:00
Ospreys Wales22–32England Northampton Saints
Report
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,463
22 October 2011
19:45
London Wasps England29–30Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 4,492
23 October 2011
15:00
Saracens England43–20England Exeter Chiefs
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)

Round 3

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27 January 2012
19:00
Ospreys Wales26–21Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
28 January 2012
14:30
Bath England46–14England Northampton Saints
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,994
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)
28 January 2012
15:00
London Wasps England16–30England Exeter Chiefs
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
29 January 2012
15:00
Saracens England41–14England Worcester Warriors
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,970

Round 4

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3 February 2012
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons WalesP–PEngland Saracens
Rodney Parade

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 England57–10England London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)
4 February 2012
15:00
Worcester Warriors England24–14Wales Ospreys
Report
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 5,856
5 February 2012
17:00
Exeter Chiefs England3–31England Bath
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 5,557

Pool 2 v Pool 3

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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

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15 October 2011
15:00
Gloucester England58–27England Sale Sharks
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,934
15 October 2011
15:00
Harlequins England26–19England London Irish
Report
The Stoop
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU)
15 October 2011
18:00
Scarlets Wales31–3England Leicester Tigers
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)
15 October 2011
18:30
Newcastle Falcons England33–3Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)

Round 2

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21 October 2011
19:45
Leicester Tigers England40–14England Gloucester
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,408
Referee: James Jones (WRU)
21 October 2011
19:45
Sale Sharks England25–37England Harlequins
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
23 October 2011
14:30
Cardiff Blues Wales3–30Wales Scarlets
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,913
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
23 October 2011
15:00
London Irish England39–23England Newcastle Falcons
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

Round 3

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28 January 2012
15:00
Gloucester England40–3Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,099
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU)
28 January 2012
15:00
Harlequins England9–19England Leicester Tigers
Report
The Stoop
Attendance: 13,780
28 January 2012
18:30
Scarlets Wales27–19England London Irish
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
29 January 2012
15:30
Newcastle Falcons England37–7England Sale Sharks
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,095

Round 4

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4 February 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers England24–13England Newcastle Falcons
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 19,767
4 February 2012
15:00
London Irish England23–15England Gloucester
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)
4 February 2012
15:00
Sale Sharks England19–14Wales Scarlets
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,012
5 February 2012
13:00
Cardiff Blues Wales45–40England Harlequins
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 2,093
Referee: James Jones (WRU)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 March 2012 – Recreation Ground
 
 
England Bath16
 
18 March 2012 – Sixways Stadium
 
England Leicester Tigers17
 
England Leicester Tigers26
 
11 March 2012 – Franklin's Gardens
 
England Northampton Saints14
 
England Northampton Saints27
 
 
Wales Scarlets12
 

Qualification criteria

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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

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9 March 2012
19:30
Bath England16–17England Leicester Tigers
Try: Mears 31' c
Con: Heathcote (1/1) 31
Pen: Heathcote 24', 51', 60'		ReportTry: Kitchener 21' m
Pen: Ford (4/4) 18', 49', 53', 72'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,205
Referee: Dave Pearson (RFU)
11 March 2012
13:00
Northampton Saints England27–12Wales Scarlets
Try: Waller 15' c
Armstrong 47' m
Con: Myler (1/2) 15'
Pen: Myler (4/4) 21', 35', 48', 62'
Lamb (1/1) 76'		ReportPen: S. Jones (4/4) 23', 36', 42', 53'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 10,377
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

Final

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18 March 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers England26–14England Northampton Saints
Try: Mafi 25' c
Hamilton 49' c
Con: Ford (2/2) 25', 49'
Pen: Ford (4/4) 14', 18', 24', 45'		ReportTry: Day 74' m
Pen: Myler (3/3) 5', 11', 21'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 11,895
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
FB 15 Ireland Geordan Murphy (c)
RW 14 Argentina Horacio Agulla
OC 13 England Matt Smith
IC 12 England Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 New Zealand Scott Hamilton
FH 10 England 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 16 England Tom Youngs
PR 17 Argentina Marcos Ayerza
PR 18 England Julian White
LK 19 England Calum Green
FL 20 Australia Julian Salvi
SH 21 Scotland Scott Steele
FH 22 England Toby Flood
CE 23 England Andy Forsyth
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill
FB 15 England Paul Diggin
RW 14 Russia Vasily Artemyev
OC 13 Samoa George Pisi
IC 12 Ireland James Downey
LW 11 England Scott Armstrong
FH 10 England 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 Tongaʻuiha
Replacements:
HK 16 England Ross McMillan
PR 17 England Alex Waller
PR 18 South Africa Brian Mujati
LK 19 New Zealand Mark Sorenson
FL 20 England Ben Nutley
SH 21 England Ryan Glynn
FH 22 England Ryan Lamb
CE 23 England Tom May
Coach:
England Jim Mallinder

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". lv.com.
  2. ^ a b "About the LV= Cup". LV=. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "LV= Cup: Newport Gwent Dragons P-P Saracens (Fri)". BBC. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Dragons hit with £10,000 fine and forfeit". 8 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Dragons appeal over LV= Cup clash with Saracens upheld". WalesOnline. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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