2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

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 16
Matches played 16
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

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

Pool 1 v Pool 4

Pool 1
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Northampton Saints 2 2 0 0 43 29 14 3 3 0 0 8
England Saracens 2 1 0 1 61 54 7 8 8 2 1 7
England Bath 2 0 0 2 41 65 -24 6 7 0 1 1
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 1 0 0 1 3 42 -39 0 6 0 0 0
Updated
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 4
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers 2 2 0 0 63 23 40 8 3 1 0 9
England Gloucester 2 1 0 1 49 51 -2 8 5 1 1 6
Wales Scarlets 1 1 0 0 44 21 23 5 3 1 0 5
England 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 England 20–21 England 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 England 36–32 England 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 England 16–24 England 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 Wales 44–21 England 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 England 29–18 England 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 England 19–13 England 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 England 42–3 Wales 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 Wales 36 - 21 Wales 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 Wales v England Saracens
28 January 2017
15:00
Bath England v England Gloucester

Round 4

4 February 2017
15:00
Gloucester England v Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
4 February 2017
15:00
Saracens England v England Leicester Tigers
4 February 2017
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England v England Bath

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Exeter Chiefs 2 1 0 1 77 54 23 12 7 1 0 5
England Worcester Warriors 2 1 0 1 41 87 -46 7 13 1 0 5
England Sale Sharks 2 1 0 1 28 39 -11 3 5 0 0 4
Wales Ospreys 1 0 0 1 12 15 -3 2 2 0 1 1
Updated
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 3
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Harlequins 2 2 0 0 44 27 17 5 4 0 0 8
England Wasps 2 1 0 1 75 27 48 12 4 1 1 6
England Bristol 2 1 0 1 51 42 9 6 6 0 1 5
Wales 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 England 31–25 England 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 England 17–13 England 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 England 29–15 England 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 England 26–11 England 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 Wales 12–15 England 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 England 60–25 Wales 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 England 62–10 England 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 Wales 7 - 31 Wales 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 Wales v England Bristol
27 January 2017
20:15
Sale Sharks England v Wales Cardiff Blues
28 January 2017
15:00
Worcester Warriors England v England Harlequins
28 January 2017
15:00
Exeter Chiefs England v England Wasps

Round 4

4 February 2017
15:00
Harlequins England v England Sale Sharks
5 February 2017
15:00
Bristol England v England Exeter Chiefs
5 February 2017
15:00
Wasps England v Wales Ospreys

Semi Finals

10/11/12 March 2017
v

10/11/12 March 2017
v

Final

18 March 2017
v

Attendances

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

[1][2][3]

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

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

[1][2][3][4]

Top try scorers

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

[1][2][3][5]

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

[6][7][8][9]

Player

Most points in a match — 17

England 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

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

Most penalties in a match — 4 (x2)

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

Most drop goals in a match — 1

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

[10][11][12][13][14]

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Anglo-Welsh Cup". The RUGBYPaper (425). Rugby Paper Ltd. 6 November 2016. pp. 14–17 & 38.
  2. 1 2 3 "Anglo-Welsh Cup". The RUGBYPaper (426). Rugby Paper Ltd. 12 November 2016. pp. 16–19 & 40.
  3. 1 2 3 "Anglo-Welsh Cup". The RUGBYPaper (427). Rugby Paper Ltd. 20 November 2016. pp. 21 & 38.
  4. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 13 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 18 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "LV Cup 16/17 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 5 November 2016.
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