2010–11 British and Irish Cup

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.

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

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

The allocation of teams was as follows:

England England Ireland Ireland Scotland Scotland Wales Wales

Competition format

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

Pool A
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:
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
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:
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
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:
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
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:
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

Qualifiers

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.

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Pool C WinnerEngland Bedford Blues 55001646698183023
Pool D WinnerWales Pontypridd 55001408060183023
Pool A WinnerEngland Worcester Warriors 54011758788223019
Pool B WinnerEngland Bristol 54011619566223019
Pool A Runner-upIreland Leinster A 540113811721183019
Pool B Runner-upWales Llanelli 54011236657142018
Pool C Runner-upEngland Moseley 54011171134162018
Pool D Runner-upScotland Ayr 531193101-8130014
 
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
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
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
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
FB15England George Watkins
RW14England Anthony Elliott
OC13England Jack Adams
IC12New Zealand Junior Fatialofa
LW11England Dan Norton
FH10England Ed Barnes
SH9United States Robbie Shawdownward-facing red arrow 80'
N88Australia Dan Montagu
OF7Wales James Merriman
BF6England Iain Grieve (c)
RL5England Roy Winters
LL4Argentina Mariano Sambucettidownward-facing red arrow 71'
TP3England Darren Cromptondownward-facing red arrow 57'
HK2Ireland David Blaney
LP1England Mark Irishdownward-facing red arrow 74'
Replacements:
HK16England Ollie Hayes
PR17England Wayne Thompsonupward-facing green arrow 57'
PR18England Mako Vunipolaupward-facing green arrow 74'
LK19England Darren Barryupward-facing green arrow 71'
N820England Marco Mama
SH21England Richard Boltupward-facing green arrow 80'
FH22England Mark Davies
Coach: England Paul Hull
FB15England Edd Throwerdownward-facing red arrow 52'
RW14South Africa Handre Schmidt
OC13Australia Myles Dorrian
IC12England Ollie Dodge
LW11Canada James Pritchard (c)
FH10England Jake Sharp
SH9England Will Chudleydownward-facing red arrow 52'
N88Samoa Paul Tupai
OF7England Alex Raeyellow card 39' to 49'
BF6England Gregor Gillandersdownward-facing red arrow 71'
RL5England George Kruis
LL4England Mike Howard
TP3England Phil Boultondownward-facing red arrow 61'
HK2England Dan Richmond
LP1England Dan Seal
Replacements:
HK16England Chris Locke
PR17England Sam Walshupward-facing green arrow 61'
LK18Scotland Sean Tomesupward-facing green arrow 71'
N819England Chris Goodman
SH20South Africa Darryl Veenendaalupward-facing green arrow 52'
CE21England Tom Bedford
WG22England Duncan Taylorupward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach: Wales Mike Rayer

Touch judges:
Scotland Ian Heard
Scotland Graham Marshall

Top scorers

Geography
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
  1. "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. "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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