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2010–11 British and Irish Cup

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2010–11 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
Ireland Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateOctober 2010 - May 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played67
Attendance81,295 (1,213 per match)
Tries scored388 (5.79 per match)
Top point scorer(s)James Pritchard (Bedford Blues)
(128 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)Handre Schmidt (Bedford Blues)
(11 tries)[2]
Final
VenueMemorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance4,375
ChampionsEngland Bristol (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Bedford Blues
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The 2010–11 British and Irish Cup was the 2nd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Friday 15 October 2010 and the final was held on Saturday 7 May 2011.

Defending champions Cornish Pirates were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Bristol lifted the cup, narrowly defeating Bedford Blues 17–14 in the first all-English final.

Teams

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The allocation of teams was as follows:

England England Ireland Ireland Scotland Scotland Wales Wales

Competition format

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The teams were divided into four pools of six, playing over five weekends during the Autumn International and Six Nations windows. The four pool winners and runners-up contested a knock-out stage, with quarter-finals on 5 or 6 March, semi-finals on 23 March and the final on 7 May.

Pool stages

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T TB LB Pts
1 England Worcester Warriors 5 4 0 1 175 87 +88 22 3 0 19
2 Ireland Leinster A 5 4 0 1 138 117 +21 18 3 0 19
3 England Cornish Pirates 5 3 0 2 175 108 +67 23 4 1 17
4 Wales Newport 5 3 0 2 121 159 −38 16 3 1 16
5 England Plymouth Albion 5 1 0 4 76 144 −68 9 1 0 5
6 Scotland Currie 5 0 0 5 104 174 −70 11 0 2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
17 October 2010
14:30
Newport Wales28 – 33Ireland Leinster A
Stats
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 881

11 December 2010
13:00
Worcester Warriors England58 – 10Wales Newport
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 2,844

11 December 2010
14:00
Leinster A Ireland25 – 16England Plymouth Albion
Stats
Greystones RFC
Attendance: 500

11 December 2010
15:00
Cornish Pirates England54 – 31Scotland Currie
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 923

19 December 2010
14:00
Cornish Pirates England43 – 12Ireland Leinster A
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,026

14 January 2011
19:30
Currie Scotland23 – 25Wales Newport
Stats
Malleny Park
Attendance: 600

16 January 2011
13:00
Leinster A Ireland38 – 23England Worcester Warriors
Stats
Donnybrook
Attendance: 485

16 January 2011
14:00
Cornish Pirates England34 – 3England Plymouth Albion
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,207

21 January 2011
19:15
Newport Wales34 – 32England Cornish Pirates
Stats
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 697

22 January 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England34 – 11England Plymouth Albion
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 3,830

23 January 2011
14:00
Leinster A Ireland30 – 7Scotland Currie
Stats
Donnybrook
Attendance: 530

25 January 2011
19:45
Plymouth Albion England13 – 24Wales Newport
Stats
The Brickfields
Attendance: 762

9 February 2011
19:30
Currie Scotland16 – 32England Worcester Warriors
Stats
Watsonians RFC
Attendance: 400

26 February 2011
15:00
Plymouth Albion England33 – 27Scotland Currie
Stats
The Brickfields
Attendance: 921

26 February 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England28 – 12England Cornish Pirates
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 4,042

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T TB LB Pts
1 England Bristol 5 4 0 1 161 95 +66 22 3 0 19
2 Wales Llanelli 5 4 0 1 123 66 +57 14 2 0 18
3 Ireland Munster A 5 3 0 2 149 79 +70 18 2 1 15
4 England Nottingham 5 2 0 3 128 103 +25 18 3 2 13
5 Scotland Melrose 5 2 0 3 104 147 −43 11 1 1 10
6 England Esher 5 0 0 5 46 221 −175 3 0 1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
15 October 2010
19:30
Munster A Ireland13 – 15Wales Llanelli
Stats
Waterford Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,500

10 December 2010
19:45
Bristol England23 – 37England Nottingham
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,912

11 December 2010
14:00
Melrose Scotland14 – 47Ireland Munster A
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 1,017

11 December 2010
15:00
Esher England14 – 33Wales Llanelli
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 812

3 January 2011
14:00
Melrose Scotland24 – 18England Esher
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 600

14 January 2011
19:45
Esher England5 – 55England Bristol
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 719

14 January 2011
19:45
Nottingham England14 – 15Ireland Munster A
Stats
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,189

15 January 2011
13:30
Llanelli Wales24 – 9Scotland Melrose
Stats
Carmarthen Park, Carmarthen

21 January 2011
19:30
Munster A Ireland64 – 9England Esher
Stats
Garryowen RFC
Attendance: 500

23 January 2011
15:00
Bristol England27 – 17Wales Llanelli
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,228

23 January 2011
15:00
Nottingham England29 – 31Scotland Melrose
Stats
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 913

22 February 2011
19:45
Bristol England27 – 10Ireland Munster A
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,364

23 February 2011
19:30
Llanelli Wales34 – 3England Nottingham
Stats
Parc y Scarlets

26 February 2011
14:00
Melrose Scotland26 – 29England Bristol
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 594

26 February 2011
15:00
Esher England0 – 45England Nottingham
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 200

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T TB LB Pts
1 England Bedford Blues 5 5 0 0 164 66 +98 18 3 0 23
2 England Moseley 5 4 0 1 117 113 +4 16 2 0 18
3 Wales Neath 5 3 0 2 78 76 +2 9 0 2 14
4 England London Welsh 5 2 0 3 93 99 −6 14 1 2 11
5 Ireland Ulster Ravens 5 1 0 4 109 128 −19 13 1 2 7
6 Wales Swansea 5 0 0 5 61 140 −79 7 0 2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
16 October 2010
14:30
Swansea Wales12 – 32Ireland Ulster Ravens
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 1,200

11 December 2010
14:00
London Welsh England21 – 24England Moseley
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 675

11 December 2010
15:00
Bedford Blues England36 – 22Ireland Ulster Ravens
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,105

14 January 2011
19:00
Ulster Ravens Ireland20 – 25Wales Neath
Stats
Instonians RFC
Attendance: 400

15 January 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues England44 – 14England London Welsh
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,416

15 January 2011
15:00
Moseley England28 – 22Wales Swansea
Stats
Billesley Common
Attendance: 429

19 January 2011
19:30
Neath Wales6 – 13England Bedford Blues
Stats
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000

22 January 2011
14:00
London Welsh England29 – 11Ireland Ulster Ravens
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 785

22 January 2011
15:00
Moseley England24 – 18Wales Neath
Stats
Billesley Common
Attendance: 526

8 February 2011
19:15
Swansea Wales9 – 43England Bedford Blues
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 800

15 February 2011
19:30
Swansea Wales12 – 15Wales Neath
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 250

23 February 2011
14:00
Ulster Ravens Ireland24 – 26England Moseley
Stats
Ravenhill

25 February 2011
19:15
Neath Wales14 – 7England London Welsh
Stats
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000

26 February 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues England28 – 15England Moseley
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,908

27 February 2011
14:00
London Welsh England22 – 6Wales Swansea
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 237

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T TB LB Pts
1 Wales Pontypridd 5 5 0 0 140 80 +60 18 3 0 23
2 Scotland Ayr 5 3 1 1 93 101 −8 13 0 0 14
3 England Doncaster 5 2 0 3 142 128 +14 15 1 2 11
4 England Birmingham & Solihull 5 2 0 3 95 90 +5 13 1 2 11
5 Wales Llandovery 5 2 0 3 92 106 −14 9 0 1 9
6 England Rotherham 5 0 1 4 83 140 −57 13 1 0 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
16 October 2010
14:30
Llandovery Wales18 – 28Wales Pontypridd
Stats
Church Bank
Attendance: 1,200

11 December 2010
14:00
Rotherham England17 – 34Wales Llandovery
Stats
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 350

12 December 2010
12:30
Pontypridd Wales33 – 12Scotland Ayr
Stats
The Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,000

9 January 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull England35 – 29England Doncaster
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 317

15 January 2011
14:30
Pontypridd Wales21 – 12England Rotherham
Stats
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,050

15 January 2011
15:00
Llandovery Wales6 – 27England Doncaster
Stats
Church Bank

16 January 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull England12 – 18Scotland Ayr
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 350

22 January 2011
14:00
Rotherham England20 – 20Scotland Ayr
Stats
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 587

22 January 2011
14:30
Doncaster England23 – 35Wales Pontypridd
Stats
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,227

25 January 2011
19:45
Pontypridd Wales23 – 15England Birmingham & Solihull
Stats
Sardis Road
Attendance: 1,200

12 February 2011
12:00
Ayr Scotland20 – 19Wales Llandovery
Stats
Millbrae
Attendance: 670

14 February 2011
15:00
Llandovery Wales15 – 14England Birmingham & Solihull
Stats
Church Bank
Attendance: 200

15 February 2011
19:30
Doncaster England46 – 29England Rotherham
Stats
Castle Park
Attendance: 864

26 February 2011
12:00
Ayr Scotland23 – 17England Doncaster
Stats
Millbrae
Attendance: 860

27 February 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull England19 – 5England Rotherham
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 300

Knock-out stages

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Qualifiers

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The four pool winners and the four runners up proceeded to the knock out stages. The best four qualifiers (pool winners) had home advantage in the quarter-finals.

Qualification Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T TB LB Pts
Pool C Winner England Bedford Blues 5 5 0 0 164 66 +98 18 3 0 23
Pool D Winner Wales Pontypridd 5 5 0 0 140 80 +60 18 3 0 23
Pool A Winner England Worcester Warriors 5 4 0 1 175 87 +88 22 3 0 19
Pool B Winner England Bristol 5 4 0 1 161 95 +66 22 3 0 19
Pool A Runner-up Ireland Leinster A 5 4 0 1 138 117 +21 18 3 0 19
Pool B Runner-up Wales Llanelli 5 4 0 1 123 66 +57 14 2 0 18
Pool C Runner-up England Moseley 5 4 0 1 117 113 +4 16 2 0 18
Pool D Runner-up Scotland Ayr 5 3 1 1 93 101 −8 13 0 0 14
Source: [citation needed]
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2011 - Sardis Road
 
 
Wales Pontypridd12
 
23 April 2011 - Sardis Road
 
Wales Llanelli10
 
Wales Pontypridd25
 
6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium
 
England Bristol36
 
England Bristol29
 
7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium
 
Scotland Ayr19
 
England Bristol17
 
5 March 2011 - Goldington Road
 
England Bedford Blues14
 
England Bedford Blues50
 
23 April 2011 - Goldington Road
 
Ireland Leinster A15
 
England Bedford Blues43
 
5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium
 
England Worcester Warriors27
 
England Worcester Warriors57
 
 
England Moseley15
 

Quarter-finals

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5 March 2011
14:30
Pontypridd Wales12 - 10Wales Llanelli
Pen: Humberstone 5'c, 30'c, 68'c (3/3), Gunter 79'c (1/1)Report
Stats
Try: Hopkins 38'c
Con: Shingler (1/1)
Drop: Shingler 76'c (1/1)
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Luke Pearce

5 March 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England57 - 15England Moseley
Try: Sanderson 10'c, 24'c, Garvey 27'c, 38'c, Crockett 30'c, Frost 44'c, Grove 50'c, Shervington 74'm
Con: Carlisle (7/8)
Pen: Carlisle 20'c (1/1)
Report
Stats
Try: Sigley 64'm, Borgen 80'c
Con: Thomas (1/2)
Pen: Thomas 2'c (1/1)
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Leo Colgan

5 March 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues England50 - 15Ireland Leinster A
Try: Schmidt 14'm, 20'm, 58'c, 64'c, Dodge 32'c, Thrower 79'c
Con: Pritchard (4/6)
Pen: Pritchard 19'c, 43'c, 46'c, 76'c (4/4)
Report
Stats
Try: Auva'a 53'c, 73'm
Con: Madigan (1/2)
Pen: Madigan 36'c (1/1)
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: David Jones

6 March 2011
15:00
Bristol England29 - 19Scotland Ayr
Try: Gadd 9'm, Merriman 15'c, 39'c, Watkins 41'c
Con: Barnes (3/4)
Pen: Barnes 5'm, 73'c (1/2)
Report
Stats
Try: Taylor 30'm, Manning 48'c, Ferguson 69'c
Con: Curle (2/3)
Pen: Curle 40'm (0/1)
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Neil Hennessey

Semi-finals

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23 April 2011
14:30
Pontypridd Wales25 - 36England Bristol
Try: Siggery 13'c, Humberstone 74'c, Waters 78'm
Con: Humberstone (2/3)
Pen: Humberstone 34'c, 39'c (2/2)
Report
Stats
Try: Norton 4'c, 69'c, Penalty try 15'c, Blaney 51'm, Watkins 64'c
Con: Barnes (4/5)
Pen: Barnes 3'c
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leo Colgan

23 April 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues England43 - 27England Worcester Warriors
Try: Seal 13'c, Tupai 17'c, 30'c, Rae 23'm, Pritchard 47'c, Thrower 60'c
Con: Pritchard (5/6)
Pen: Pritchard 53'c
Report
Stats
Try: Carlisle 4'c, Grove 6'c, King 76'c
Con: Carlisle (2/2), Walker (1/1)
Pen: Walker 26'c, 45'c (2/2)
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Michael Tutty

Final

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7 May 2011
17:05
Bristol England17 - 14England Bedford Blues
Try: Elliott 51'm
Con: Barnes (0/1)
Pen: Barnes 13'm, 33'c, 36'c, 40'c, 75'c (4/5)
Report
Stats
Try: Schmidt 80'm
Con: Pritchard (0/1)
Pen: Pritchard 9'c, 61'c, 64'm, 70'c (3/4)
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Scotland Andrew McMenemy
FB 15 England George Watkins
RW 14 England Anthony Elliott
OC 13 England Jack Adams
IC 12 New Zealand Junior Fatialofa
LW 11 England Dan Norton
FH 10 England Ed Barnes
SH 9 United States Robbie Shaw downward-facing red arrow 80'
N8 8 Australia Dan Montagu
OF 7 Wales James Merriman
BF 6 England Iain Grieve (c)
RL 5 England Roy Winters
LL 4 Argentina Mariano Sambucetti downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 England Darren Crompton downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Ireland David Blaney
LP 1 England Mark Irish downward-facing red arrow 74'
Replacements:
HK 16 England Ollie Hayes
PR 17 England Wayne Thompson upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 England Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 19 England Darren Barry upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 20 England Marco Mama
SH 21 England Richard Bolt upward-facing green arrow 80'
FH 22 England Mark Davies
Coach: England Paul Hull
FB 15 England Edd Thrower downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 14 South Africa Handre Schmidt
OC 13 Australia Myles Dorrian
IC 12 England Ollie Dodge
LW 11 Canada James Pritchard (c)
FH 10 England Jake Sharp
SH 9 England Will Chudley downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Samoa Paul Tupai
OF 7 England Alex Rae yellow card 39' to 49'
BF 6 England Gregor Gillanders downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 England George Kruis
LL 4 England Mike Howard
TP 3 England Phil Boulton downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 England Dan Richmond
LP 1 England Dan Seal
Replacements:
HK 16 England Chris Locke
PR 17 England Sam Walsh upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 Scotland Sean Tomes upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 19 England Chris Goodman
SH 20 South Africa Darryl Veenendaal upward-facing green arrow 52'
CE 21 England Tom Bedford
WG 22 England Duncan Taylor upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach: Wales Mike Rayer

Touch judges:
Scotland Ian Heard
Scotland Graham Marshall

Top scorers

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Geography

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Team Stadium Capacity City/Area/Country
Scotland Ayr Millbrae Unknown Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
England Bedford Blues Goldington Road 4,684 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
England Birmingham & Solihull Damson Park 3,050 Solihull, West Midlands, England
England Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, England
England Cornish Pirates Mennaye Field 3,500 Penzance, Cornwall, England
Scotland Currie Malleny Park Unknown Balerno, Edinburgh, Scotland
England Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
England Esher Molesey Road Unknown Esher, England
Ireland Leinster A Donnybrook 7,000 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Wales Llandovery Church Bank 5,000 Llandovery, Wales
Wales Llanelli Parc y Scarlets 14,870 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
England London Welsh Old Deer Park 5,850 London, England
Scotland Melrose The Greenyards Unknown Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
England Moseley Billesley Common 3,000+ (650 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Ireland Munster A Musgrave Park 8,300 Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Wales Neath The Gnoll 7,500 Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Wales Newport Rodney Parade 10,500 Newport, Wales
England Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
England Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 6,500 Plymouth, Devon, England
Wales Pontypridd Sardis Road 7,861 Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
England Rotherham Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Wales Swansea St Helens 4,500 Swansea, Wales
Ireland Ulster A Ravenhill Stadium 12,125 Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland
England Worcester Warriors Sixways Stadium 12,068 Worcester, England

References

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  1. ^ a b "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "British & Irish Cup Top Try Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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