2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

Tournament details

Countries

England

Wales

Tournament format(s)

Round-robin and knockout

Date

4 November 2016 – 18 March 2017

Tournament statistics

Teams

Matches played

Attendance

134,457 (8,404 per match)

Final

Venue

Twickenham Stoop

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The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup is the 45th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 11th to follow the Anglo-Welsh format. The competition returns after a one-year absence due to being dropped due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.

The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro 12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership. Teams are 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. The top team from each pool qualifies for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

Saracens are the defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 23–20 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2014-15 final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton. This was Saracens' second title in the competition.

Teams & Locations

Locations of the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup teams

Club	Coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Todd Blackadder	Guy Mercer	The Recreation Ground	14,500	Bath, Somerset, England
Bristol	Andy Robinson	Jack Lam	Ashton Gate	27,000	Bristol, England
Cardiff Blues	Danny Wilson	Gethin Jenkins	BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park	12,125	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter	Jack Yeandle	Sandy Park	12,600	Exeter, Devon, England
Gloucester	David Humphreys	Greig Laidlaw	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Harlequins	John Kingston	Danny Care	Twickenham Stoop	14,816	Twickenham, Greater London, England
Leicester Tigers	Richard Cockerill	Tom Youngs	Welford Road	25,800	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Newcastle Falcons	Dean Richards	Will Welch	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
Newport Gwent Dragons	Kingsley Jones	T. Rhys Thomas	Rodney Parade	8,500	Newport, Gwent, Wales
Northampton Saints	Jim Mallinder	Tom Wood	Franklin's Gardens	15,500	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Ospreys	Steve Tandy	Alun Wyn Jones	Liberty Stadium St. Helen's Brewery Field	20,827 4,500 8,000	Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Sale Sharks	Steve Diamond	Josh Beaumont	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Saracens	Mark McCall	Brad Barritt	Allianz Park	10,000	Barnet, Greater London, England
Scarlets	Wayne Pivac	Ken Owens	Parc y Scarlets	14,870	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Wasps	Dai Young	Joe Launchbury	Ricoh Arena	32,609	Coventry, West Midlands, England
Worcester Warriors	Carl Hogg	Gerrit-Jan van Velze	Sixways Stadium	12,024	Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Pool stages

Points system

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

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

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pool 1
Northampton Saints	2	2	0	0	43	29	14	3	3	0	0	8
Saracens	2	1	0	1	61	54	7	8	8	2	1	7
Bath	2	0	0	2	41	65	-24	6	7	0	1	1
Newport Gwent Dragons	1	0	0	1	3	42	-39	0	6	0	0	0
Updated Source: Premiership Rugby

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pool 4
Leicester Tigers	2	2	0	0	63	23	40	8	3	1	0	9
Gloucester	2	1	0	1	49	51	-2	8	5	1	1	6
Scarlets	1	1	0	0	44	21	23	5	3	1	0	5
Newcastle Falcons	2	0	0	2	34	53	-19	3	6	0	0	0
Updated Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1 (England)

4 November 2016
19:45

(1 BP) Bath	20–21	Leicester Tigers
Try: J. Wilson 9' m J. Williams 65' m Bowden 74' c Con: Hastings (1/3) 74' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Hamilton 12' c Catchpole 23' m Con: F. Burns (1/2) 12' Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 17', 47', 51'

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,723
Referee: Dan Jones

5 November 2016
15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	36–32	Saracens (2 BP)
Try: Mullis 9' m Thomas 47' m Purdy 53' c Halaifonua (2) 57' c, 79' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Evans (3/6) 53', 57', 66'	Report	Try: Griffiths (2) 6' c, 18' m Spencer 29' c Whiteley 61' c Con: Whiteley (2/3) 6', 61' Spencer (1/1) 29' Pen: Spencer (2/2) 12', 24'

Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,660
Referee: Matthew O'Grady

6 November 2016
15:00

Newcastle Falcons	16–24	Northampton Saints
Try: A. Tait 68' c Con: Delany (1/1) 68' Pen: Delany (3/3) 3', 40', 56'	Report	Try: Collins 37' c Hutchinson 76' m Con: Olver (1/2) 37' Pen: Olver (4/4) 7', 26', 43', 62'

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Greg MacDonald

Round 2

11 November 2016
19:00

(1 BP) Scarlets	44–21	Bath
Try: Macleod 53' c T. Phillips 64' c E. Phillips 69' c Condy (2) 76' c, 79' c Con: Jones (5/5) 53', 64', 69', 76', 79' Pen: Jones (3/3) 6', 21', 33'	Report	Try: Lahiff 25' c Dunn 30' c J. Williams 35' c Con: Priestland (3/3) 25', 30', 35

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Christophe Ridley

12 November 2016
13:00

(1 BP) Saracens	29–18	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Tompkins 25' c Spurling 54' c Saunders 58' m Perkins 70' c Con: Whiteley (3/4) 25', 54', 70' Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 39'	Report	Try: Fonua 22' c Socino 73' m Con: Connon (1/2) 22' Pen: Connon (2/2) 14', 47'

Allianz Park
Attendance: 7,807
Referee: Mike Adamson

12 November 2016
15:00

Northampton Saints	19–13	Gloucester (1BP)
Try: Clare 37' c Con: Olver (1/1) 37' Pen: Olver (3/3) 23', 28', 51' Drop: Olver (1/1) 56'	Report	Try: Thorley 65' m D. Thomas 76' m Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 10'

Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 14,011
Referee: Craig Evans

12 November 2016
15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	42–3	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: O. Williams 17' c Thompstone 30' m Bateman 36' c F. Burns 39' m Genge 74' m Roberts 80' c Con: F. Burns (2/4) 17', 36' Worth (1/2) 80' Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 11', 58'	Report	Pen: G. Jones (1/1) 6'

Welford Road
Attendance: 18,750
Referee: Andrew Jackson

Round 1 (Wales)

18 November 2016
19:30

(1BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	36 - 21	Scarlets
Try: Sam Beard (2) 30' c, 80' c Nick Crosswell 51' c Carl Meyer 57' c Harrison Keddie 65' m Con: Angus O'Brien (3/4) 31', 52', 58' Arwel Robson (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Dafydd Hughes 39' c Corey Baldwin 62' m Con: Dan Jones (1/2) 40' Pen: Dan Jones (3) 5', 11', 23'

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 3

26/27/28 January 2017

Scarlets	v	Saracens

Parc y Scarlets

28 January 2017
15:00

Bath	v	Gloucester

Recreation Ground

28 January 2017
15:00

Leicester Tigers	v	Northampton Saints

Welford Road

29 January 2017
15:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	v	Newcastle Falcons

Rodney Parade

Round 4

4 February 2017
15:00

Gloucester	v	Newport Gwent Dragons

Kingsholm

4 February 2017
15:00

Northampton Saints	v	Scarlets

Franklin's Gardens

4 February 2017
15:00

Saracens	v	Leicester Tigers

Allianz Park

4 February 2017
15:00

Newcastle Falcons	v	Bath

Kingston Park

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pool 2
Exeter Chiefs	2	1	0	1	77	54	23	12	7	1	0	5
Worcester Warriors	2	1	0	1	41	87	-46	7	13	1	0	5
Sale Sharks	2	1	0	1	28	39	-11	3	5	0	0	4
Ospreys	1	0	0	1	12	15	-3	2	2	0	1	1
Updated Source: Premiership Rugby

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pool 3
Harlequins	2	2	0	0	44	27	17	5	4	0	0	8
Wasps	2	1	0	1	75	27	48	12	4	1	1	6
Bristol	2	1	0	1	51	42	9	6	6	0	1	5
Cardiff Blues	1	0	0	1	25	62	-37	4	10	1	0	1
Updated Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1 (England)

4 November 2016
19:45

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	31–25	Bristol (1 BP)
Try: Adams (2) 5' m, 44' c Stelling (2) 40' m, 64' c Shillcock 53' c Con: Shillcock (2/4) 44', 64' Dowsett (1/1) 53'	Report	Try: Nemsadze 13' c Wallace 67' c Varndell 72' m Con: Searle (2/3) 13', 67' Pen: Searle (2/2) 20', 25'

Sixways
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Andrew Jackson

4 November 2016
20:15

Sale Sharks	17–13	Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Jennings 18' c Bedlow 44' c Con: Arscott (2/2) 18', 44' Pen: Arscott (1/1) 54'	Report	Try: Thompson 34' m Umaga 69' m Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 14'

AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,668
Referee: Christophe Ridley

5 November 2016
17:30

Harlequins	29–15	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Morris 14' m Walker 66' m A. Jones 71' c Con: Evans (1/3) 71' Pen: Evans (4/4) 6', 24', 46', 61'	Report	Try: Short 17' m Taione 52' c Con: Simmonds (1/2) 52' Pen: Simmonds (1/1) 47'

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 2

11 November 2016
19:00

Bristol	26–11	Sale Sharks
Try: Woodward 9' m R. Williams 34' m Tovey 49' c Con: Searle (1/3) 9' Pen: Searle (2/2) 22', 58' Jarvis (1/1) 68'	Report	Try: Aulina 44' m Pen: Mugford (1/1) 8' Arscott (1/1) 63'

Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Greg MacDonald

11 November 2016
19:30

(1 BP) Ospreys	12–15	Harlequins
Try: O'Flaherty 2' m Howells 33' c Con: Price (1/2) 33'	Report	Try: Naoupu 23' c Matthews 59' m Con: Swiel (1/2) 23' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 73'

St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Mike Hudson

13 November 2016
15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	60–25	Cardiff Blues (1BP)
Try: Malton 5' c Penalty try 13' m Campagnaro 16' c Welch 27' c J. Simmonds 38' m Hendrickson 43' c Townsend 53' c Johnson 60' m Innard 70' c Lawday 74' m Con: J. Simmonds (6/10) 5', 16', 27', 43', 53', 70'	Report	Try: Sheekey 3' c Beal 48' m R. Williams (2) 57' m, 60' m Con: J. Evans (1/4) 3' Pen: J. Evans (1/1) 1'

Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,595
Referee: Luke Pearce

13 November 2016
15:00

(1BP) Wasps	62–10	Worcester Warriors
Try: Cruse 18' c T. Young 31' c Willis 39' m Robson (2) 41' c, 68' m Macken 47' c Howe 55' m Umaga (2) 61' c, 80' c P. O'Connor 77' m Con: Eastgate (4/6) O. James (2/3)	Report	Try: Adams (2) 21' m, 26' m

Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,007
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 1 (Wales)

18 November 2016
19:15

Cardiff Blues	7 - 31	Ospreys (1BP)
Try: Rhodri Davies 16' c Con: Ben Jones 16'	Report	Try: Scott Otten 2' c Brendon Leonard 48' c Tom O'Flaherty (2) 61' c, 78' m Dan Evans 76' m Con: Phil Jones (3/5) 2', 48', 61'

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Round 3

26/27/28 January 2017

Ospreys	v	Bristol

Brewery Field, Bridgend

27 January 2017
20:15

Sale Sharks	v	Cardiff Blues

AJ Bell Stadium

28 January 2017
15:00

Worcester Warriors	v	Harlequins

Sixways

28 January 2017
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	v	Wasps

Sandy Park

Round 4

4 February 2017
15:00

Harlequins	v	Sale Sharks

Twickenham Stoop

4 February 2017
15:00

Cardiff Blues	v	Worcester Warriors

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park

5 February 2017
15:00

Bristol	v	Exeter Chiefs

Ashton Gate

5 February 2017
15:00

Wasps	v	Ospreys

Ricoh Arena

Semi Finals

10/11/12 March 2017

	v

10/11/12 March 2017

	v

Final

18 March 2017

	v

Twickenham Stoop

Attendances

Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham Stoop.

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest
Bath	1	13,723	13,723	13,723	13,723
Bristol	1	7,350	7,350	7,350	7,350
Cardiff Blues	1	4,094	4,094	4,094	4,094
Exeter Chiefs	1	9,595	9,595	9,595	9,595
Gloucester	1	11,660	11,660	11,660	11,660
Harlequins	1	8,000	8,000	8,000	8,000
Leicester Tigers	1	18,750	18,750	18,750	18,750
Newcastle Falcons	1	4,257	4,257	4,257	4,257
Newport-Gwent Dragons	1	3,539	3,539	3,539	3,539
Northampton Saints	1	14,011	14,011	14,011	14,011
Ospreys	1	3,127	3,127	3,127	3,127
Sale Sharks	1	6,668	6,668	6,668	6,668
Saracens	1	7,807	7,807	7,807	7,807
Scarlets	1	3,538	3,538	3,538	3,538
Wasps	1	12,007	12,007	12,007	12,007
Worcester Warriors	1	6,331	6,331	6,331	6,331

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Individual statistics

Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances is placed first (if they have the same number of games, then the less minutes played will rank first). Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Sam Olver	Northampton Saints	28
2	Freddie Burns	Leicester Tigers	26
3	Joe Simmonds	Exeter Chiefs	22
4	Billy Searle	Bristol Rugby	18
5	Dan Jones	Scarlets	19
6	Tom Whiteley	Saracens	16
7	Josh Adams	Worcester Warriors	15

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Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1=	Josh Adams	Worcester Warriors	3
1=	Jacob Umaga	Wasps	3
2=	Sam Beard	Newport Gwent Dragons	2
2=	Jack Condy	Scarlets	2
2=	Tom O'Flaherty	Ospreys	2
2=	Tom Griffiths	Saracens	2
2=	David Halaifonua	Gloucester	2

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 52 points

62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016

Largest away win — 8 points

24-16 Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016

Most points scored — 65 points (x2)

62-25 Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016

Most tries in a match — 10 (x2)

Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016

Most conversions in a match — 6 (x2)

Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016

Most penalties in a match — 4 (x2)

Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016
Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016

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Player

Most points in a match — 17

Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016

Most tries in a match — 2

N/A - multiple players

Most conversions in a match — 6

Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016

Most penalties in a match — 4 (x2)

Nick Evans for Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016
Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016

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Attendances

Highest — 18,750

Leicester Tigers at home to Newport Gwent Dragons on 12 November 2016

Lowest — 3,127

Ospreys at home to Harlequins on 11 November 2016

Highest Average Attendance —

Lowest Average Attendance —

References

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↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
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