2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup
2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup | |
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Countries | England |
Number of teams | 20 |
Date | 1 November 2024 – March 2025 |
Matches played | 20 |
Attendance | 104,242 (average 5,212 per match) |
Highest attendance | 15,249 – Northampton v Leicester, 1 November 2024 |
Lowest attendance | 821 – London Scottish v Harlequins, 2 November 2024 |
Tries scored | 184 (average 9.2 per match) |
Top point scorer | 52 – Josh Hodge (Exeter) |
Top try scorer | 6 – James Hadfield (Saracens) |
Official website | |
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The 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup is the 52nd season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the second under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format, including clubs from both the Premiership and Championship.[1] Gloucester are the reigning champions.[2]
Competition format
[edit]The format will involve 20 teams – all 10 clubs from the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby and 10 out of 12 clubs from the 2024–25 RFU Championship.
The 20 teams will be divided into 5 regional pools, each made up of 4 teams, with each side playing 6 games (3 home, 3 away). This is a change from the previous season, where Premiership clubs typically had more home fixtures than the Championship sides.
The remaining 2 Championship clubs, Cambridge and Chinnor, were not invited, as Cambridge had finished 11th in the previous season, and Chinnor were newly promoted into the league.[3] This was despite 22 teams being involved in the competition in the 2023–24 edition. The two excluded clubs set up a two-club two-leg challenge match, the "Not The Prem Cup" as a form of protest[4].
Teams
[edit]Player movements
[edit]Pools
[edit]Teams played every other team in their pool twice, once at home and once away. The group winners and three best placed runners up would qualify for the quarter finals.
- If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Total number of tries scored
Pool A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Sale Sharks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 44 | +39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Newcastle Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
3 | Doncaster Knights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 74 | −9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Caldy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Northampton Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
3 | Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Leicester Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harlequins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Ealing Trailfinders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Saracens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 56 | +62 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
4 | London Scottish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 134 | −85 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pool D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 19 | +132 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Bristol Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 97 | −11 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Bedford Blues | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Ampthill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 99 | −93 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool E
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 10 | +112 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Gloucester | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
3 | Hartpury University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 85 | −56 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Cornish Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 104 | −69 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Fixtures and results
[edit]The fixtures were announced on 20 August 2024, with the first game taking place on 1 November 2024, and the final taking place on the weekend of 14 March 2025.[7]
Round 1
[edit]Pool A
[edit]1 November 2024 19:30 |
(2 BP) Doncaster Knights | 37 – 43 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
Try: Olowofela (2) 31' c, 43' m Wacokecoke 37' c Currie 40' c Veainu 61' m Con: Bennett (3/5) 31', 37', 40' Pen: Bennett (2/2) 5', 16' | Report | Try: McElroy (2) 12' c, 20' c Riley 47' m Ene 55' c Penalty try 73' Roets 77' c Con: Curtis (3/4) 12', 20', 55' Wardle (1/1) 77' Pen: Curtis (1/1) 27' |
Castle Park Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Richard Gordon |
2 November 2024 14:00 |
Caldy | 12 – 33 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
Try: Rabbette 58' m Wynn 69' c Con: Rabbette (1/2) 69' | Report | Try: Spencer 5' m O'Sullivan 7' c Seran 40' c Greenwood 65' c Radwan 78' c Con: Connon (4/5) 8', 40', 66', 79' |
Paton Field Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Mike Hudson |
Source: The Rugby Paper[8]
Pool B
[edit]1 November 2024 19:45 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 31 – 12 | Leicester Tigers |
Try: Pollock 14' c Ramm 22' c Litchfield 31' m Hendy 53' c Baker 58' m Con: Makepeace-Cubitt (3/5) 15', 23', 54' | Report | Try: Satala-Navlivou 8' c Wand 79' m Con: Shillcock (1/2) 8' |
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 15,249 Referee: Harry Walbaum |
1 November 2024 19:45 |
Nottingham | 15 – 34 | Coventry (1 BP) |
Try: Olowofela 45' c Ecclesfield 69' m Con: Arden (1/1) 45' Pen: Arden (1/1) 13' | Report | Try: Robson 22' m Johnson 27' c Martin 47' c Poole 56' m Hutler 74' m Lane 79' m Con: Richman (2/5) 27', 48' |
Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 1,219 Referee: Andy Wigley |
Source: The Rugby Paper[8]
Pool C
[edit]2 November 2024 15:00 |
(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders | 29 – 19 | Saracens |
Try: Farrar 2' c Bird-Tulloch (2) 5' m, 25' m Penalty try 32' Kernohan 43' m Con: Jones (1/4) 3' | Report | Try: Jackson (2) 38' m, 76' c Moore-Aiono 51' c Con: Swiel (2/3) 52', 77' |
Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Joe James |
2 November 2024 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Scottish | 22 – 35 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
Try: Scott 36' m Simonds 39' m Wardell 60' m Brown 80' c Con: Wilstead (1/3) 80' | Report | Try: Hyde (2) 3' c, 67' c Joseph 14' c Schmid 24' c White 64' c Con: Benson (5/5) 4', 15', 25', 65', 68' |
Athletic Ground Attendance: 821 Referee: Hamish Grant |
Source: The Rugby Paper[8]
Pool D
[edit]2 November 2024 14:00 |
Ampthill | 0 – 73 | Bath (1 BP) |
Report | Try: McConnochie (2) 2' c, 51' c Tuipulotu (3) 11' m, 25' c, 39' c Staddon 42' c Spandler (2) 58' c, 74' c Roux 65' c Hennessey 70' m Griffin 76' c Con: Bailey (9/11) 3', 25', 39', 43', 51', 58', 66', 75', 76' |
Dillingham Park Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Alex Thomas |
2 November 2024 15:00 |
(1 BP) Bristol Bears | 67 – 19 | Bedford Blues |
Try: J. Jenkins 1' c Marmion 5' c Fricker 11' c Thacker (2) 18' m, 70' m Bates 22' m Elizalde 25' m Thomas 29' c Heenan 53' m Ravouvou (2) 60' c, 65' c Con: Worlsey (6/10) 2', 6', 12', 30', 61', 66' | Report | Try: Herman 34' c Maisey 38' c Garside 75' m Con: Maisey (2/2) 35', 39' |
Ashton Gate Attendance: 6,306 Referee: Jack Makepeace |
Source: The Rugby Paper[8]
Pool E
[edit]1 November 2024 19:45 |
Cornish Pirates | 7 – 68 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
Try: Houston 22' c Con: Houston (1/1) 23' | Report | Try: Rigg (2) 2' c, 39' c Brown-Bampoe (3) 8' c, 16' c, 73' c Hodge (2) 26' c, 62' c Frost 36' m Skinner 58' c Innard 66' c Con: Hodge (9/10) 3', 9', 17', 26', 39', 59', 63', 67', 74' |
Mennaye Field Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sara Cox |
2 November 2024 14:30 |
(2 BP) Hartpury University | 26 – 31 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
Try: Morgan 10' c Denty 34' c Austin 42' m Penalty try 71' Con: Bazalgette (2/3) 11', 35' | Report | Try: Clarke (3) 4' c, 38' c, 60' m Tuisue 15' m Hathaway 25' c Con: Taylor (3/5) 5', 26', 39' |
4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone Attendance: 1,743 Referee: George Selwood |
Source: The Rugby Paper[8]
Round 2
[edit]Pool A
[edit]8 November 2024 19:45 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 40 – 7 | Caldy |
Try: Ene (4) 5' c, 10' c, 21' c, 40' c Wills 57' m McElroy 65' c Con: Curtis (5/6) 6', 11', 22', 40', 66' | Report | Try: Penalty try 50' |
Salford Community Stadium Attendance: 4,627 Referee: Hamish Grant |
10 November 2024 15:00 |
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 31 – 28 | Doncaster Knights (2 BP) |
Try: Hearle 17' c Fletcher 21' c Grayson 28' c Lockwood 40' c Con: Connon (4/4) 18', 22', 29', 40+1' Pen: Connon (1/1) 65' | Report | Try: McVie 50' c Currie 61' c Edwards 67' c Veainu 71' c Con: Bennett (4/4) 51', 62', 68', 72' |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,113[9] Referee: Joe James |
Source: The Rugby Paper[10]
Pool B
[edit]9 November 2024 15:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 19 – 33 | Coventry (1 BP) |
Try: Wand 4' m Kata 53' c Van der Flier 64' c Con: Threlfall (2/3) 54', 65' | Report | Try: Hinkley 13' c Poole 16' c Hitchcock 19' m Opoku 22' c Nayalo 67' c Con: Matthews (4/5) 14', 17', 23', 68' |
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 15,200 Referee: George Selwood |
9 November 2024 17:15 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 31 – 29 | Nottingham (2 BP) |
Try: Scott-Young 7' m Cousins 50' c McParland 54' c Brown 58' c Wright 67' m Con: Makepeace-Cubitt (3/5) 51', 55', 60' | Report | Try: Dickinson (2) 3' m, 34' c Sio 19' c Ferreira 23' c Con: Arden (3/4) 20', 25', 35' Pen: Arden (1/1) 65' |
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Dan Jones |
Source: The Rugby Paper[10]
Pool C
[edit]8 November 2024 19:45 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 38 – 33 | Ealing Trailfinders (2 BP) |
Try: Lawday 7' c Anderson 19' c Benson 28' c Penalty try 43' Hammond 50' c Con: Benson (4/4) 8', 20', 29', 51' Pen: Benson (1/1) 77' | Report | Try: Wilson 2' m Collins (2) 37' c, 59' c Cornish 41' c Holgate 80+4' c Con: Jones (3/4) 37', 42', 60' Willis (1/1) 80+5' |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Jack Makepeace |
9 November 2024 17:30 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 99 – 27 | London Scottish (1 BP) |
Try: Eke 5' c Hadfield (6) 11' c, 27' c, 30' c, 48' c, 51' c, 58' m Michelow 17' c Jackson 23' c Braley 40' c Moore-Aiono 61' c Hall (2) 63' c, 65' m J. Bracken 70' c Hammick 74' m Con: Swiel (9/9) 6', 12', 18', 24', 28', 31', 40+1', 49', 52' Eden (3/6) 62', 64', 71' | Report | Try: Nutton 13' c Bellamy 45' m Talbot-Davies 53' c Brown 79' m Con: Wilstead (2/3) 13', 54' Pen: Wilstead (1/1) 8' |
StoneX Stadium Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Richard Gordon |
Source: The Rugby Paper[10]
Pool D
[edit]8 November 2024 19:45 |
(1 BP) Bedford Blues | 26 – 6 | Ampthill |
Try: Adamson (2) 3' c, 25' c Herman (2) 62' c, 68' m Con: Maisey (3/4) 4', 26', 63' | Report | Pen: Barton (2/2) 2', 32' |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys |
9 November 2024 13:00 |
(1 BP) Bath | 78 – 19 | Bristol Bears |
Try: Staddon 5' c Parry (2) 12' m, 48' c Hennessey (2) 16' c, 69' c Tuipulotu 21' m Carr-Smith (2) 36' c, 52' c McConnochie (2) 45' m, 56' c Green 77' c Offiah 80' c Con: Bailey (3/5) 6', 17', 37' Donoghue (6/7) 49', 53', 57', 70', 79', 80' | Report | Try: Jenkins 29' c Capon 65' m Boshoff 75' c Con: Lane (2/3) 31', 76' |
The Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Hamish Smales |
Source: The Rugby Paper[10]
Pool E
[edit]9 November 2024 13:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 54 – 3 | Hartpury University |
Try: Fisilau (3) 9' c, 26' c, 42' c Hodge (2) 21' c, 51' c Frost 39' m Rigg 55' c Skinner 75' c Con: Hodge (7/8) 11', 22', 27', 43', 53', 56, 77' | Report | Pen: Balzagette (1/1) 6' |
Sandy Park Attendance: 8,445 Referee: Tom Foley |
9 November 2024 15:00 |
(1 BP) Gloucester | 36 – 28 | Cornish Pirates (2 BP) |
Try: Thorley 23' c Knight 36' m Adderly-Jones 56' c Nelson 56' c Reeves 69' c Con: Taylor (4/5) 23', 56', 61', 69' Pen: Taylor (1/2) 80' | Report | Try: Gibson 15' c King 50' c Moody (2) 66' c, 76' c Con: Houston (4/4) 16', 51', 67', 77' |
Kingsholm Attendance: 8,394 Referee: Andy Wigley |
Source: The Rugby Paper[10]
Round 3
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Pool B
[edit]Pool C
[edit]Pool D
[edit]Pool E
[edit]Round 4
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Pool B
[edit]Pool C
[edit]Pool D
[edit]Pool E
[edit]Round 5
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Pool B
[edit]Pool C
[edit]Pool D
[edit]Pool E
[edit]Round 6
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Pool B
[edit]Pool C
[edit]Pool D
[edit]Pool E
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]The winner from each pool will progress to the quarter-finals, along with the three best runners-up. The top 5 seeds are the group winners based on points – if teams are level, tiebreakers are applied. Seeds 6, 7 and 8 are the best 2nd place teams, based on the same criteria.[7]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | 1st ranked club | |||||||||||||
8 | 8th ranked club | |||||||||||||
Quarter-final winner 1 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-final winner 4 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 4th ranked club | |||||||||||||
5 | 5th ranked club | |||||||||||||
Semi-final winner 1 | ||||||||||||||
Semi-final winner 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | 2nd ranked club | |||||||||||||
7 | 7th ranked club | |||||||||||||
Quarter-final winner 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-final winner 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | 3rd ranked club | |||||||||||||
6 | 6th ranked club |
Quarter-finals
[edit]28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025 |
1st ranked club | v | 8th ranked club |
28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025 |
2nd ranked club | v | 7th ranked club |
28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025 |
3rd ranked club | v | 6th ranked club |
28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025 |
4th ranked club | v | 5th ranked club |
Semi-finals
[edit]7 / 8 / 9 March 2025 |
Quarter-final winner 1 | v | Quarter-final winner 4 |
7 / 8 / 9 March 2025 |
Quarter-final winner 2 | v | Quarter-final winner 3 |
Final
[edit]14 / 15 / 16 March 2025 |
Semi-final winner 1 | v | Semi-final winner 2 |
Attendances
[edit]Club | Home matches |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Ampthill | 1 | 1,986 | 1,986 | 1,986 | 1,986 | 66% |
Bath | 1 | 10,100 | 10,100 | 10,100 | 10,100 | 70% |
Bedford Blues | 1 | 3,845 | 3,845 | 3,845 | 3,845 | 77% |
Bristol Bears | 1 | 6,306 | 6,306 | 6,306 | 6,306 | 23% |
Caldy | 1 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 34% |
Cornish Pirates | 1 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 68% |
Coventry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Doncaster Knights | 1 | 2,408 | 2,408 | 2,408 | 2,408 | 46% |
Ealing Trailfinders | 1 | 2,228 | 2,228 | 2,228 | 2,228 | 45% |
Exeter Chiefs | 1 | 8,445 | 8,445 | 8,445 | 8,445 | 54% |
Gloucester | 1 | 8,394 | 8,394 | 8,394 | 8,394 | 52% |
Harlequins | 1 | 4,316 | 4,316 | 4,316 | 4,316 | 29% |
Hartpury University | 1 | 1,743 | 1,743 | 1,743 | 1,743 | 87% |
Leicester Tigers | 1 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 59% |
London Scottish | 1 | 821 | 821 | 821 | 821 | 18% |
Newcastle Falcons | 1 | 4,113 | 4,113 | 4,113 | 4,113 | 40% |
Northampton Saints | 2 | 22,371 | 11,186 | 15,249 | 7,122 | 100% |
Nottingham | 1 | 1,219 | 1,219 | 1,219 | 1,219 | 35% |
Sale Sharks | 1 | 4,627 | 4,627 | 4,627 | 4,627 | 39% |
Saracens | 1 | 2,050 | 2,050 | 2,050 | 2,050 | 20% |
Source: The Rugby Paper[8][10]
Individual statistics
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Top points scorers[edit]
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Top try scorers[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup: Championship sides to play in 2023-24 competition". BBC Sport. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 809. 17 March 2024. pp. 12, 40.
- ^ "Championship clubs' exclusion from cup 'appalling'". BBC Sport. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Not The Prem Cup: Cambridge "architects of own downfall" against Chinnor". BBC Sport. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Hartpury Stadium renamed as Vodafone and 4Ed Foundation partnership unveiled". Hartpury University & College. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Premiership Rugby Cup | Standings". Premiership Rugby. 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b "PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP FIXTURES & RESULTS 2024-25". Premiership Rugby. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 842. 3 November 2024. p. 14-18, 36.
- ^ "Newcastle Falcons - 31 Doncaster Knights - 28". Hartpury University & College. 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 843. 10 November 2024. p. 14-17, 40.