2010–11 LV Cup

The 2010–11 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) was the 40th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the sixth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

2010–11 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date4 November 2010 – 20 March 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played35
Attendance272,795 (7,794 per match)
Tries scored174 (4.97 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Nick Evans (Harlequins)
(48 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)Charlie Sharples (Gloucester)
(8 tries)[2]
Final
VenueFranklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance6,848
ChampionsGloucester (5th title)
Runners-upNewcastle Falcons

The competition consisted of the four Welsh Magners League teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were 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 competition took place on international fixture dates during the Autumn Internationals and Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

The competition made history this season when London Wasps announced that their Round 3 match against Harlequins would be played in Abu Dhabi on January 30, 2011 – making it the first competitive game between two English clubs to take place abroad.[3]

Gloucester claimed the cup with a comprehensive 34–7 victory over Newcastle Falcons in the final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton. It was the fifth victory for Gloucester in the competition (including one shared title), and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[4]

  • 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)

The ranking criteria were:

  • If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
    • i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
    • ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
    • iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
    • iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
    • v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.

Pool 1 v Pool 4
Pool 1
Team[5] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Newcastle Falcons 4202615926019
England London Wasps 410350101−514014[n 1]
Wales Cardiff Blues 401356104−484002
England Leicester Tigers 400460141−816000
  1. London Wasps were deducted 1 competition point for fielding an ineligible player.[6]
    Pool 4
    Team[5] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
    England Harlequins 44001236558131017
    England Bath 43011105159121114
    Wales Ospreys 430182552781114
    England Exeter Chiefs 421190563491011

    Round 1
    5 November 2010
    19:30
    Leicester Tigers England25–34England Harlequins
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 16,197
    Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
    5 November 2010
    19:45
    Bath England29–19Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,911
    Referee: Greg Garner (England)
    6 November 2010
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs England29–6England London Wasps
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,799
    Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
    6 November 2010
    18:30
    Newcastle Falcons England18–17Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 3,307
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)

    Round 2
    12 November 2010
    19:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales23–23England Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 7,018
    Referee: David Jones (Wales)
    12 November 2010
    19:45
    Ospreys Wales46–13England Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Brewery Field
    Attendance: 6,632
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
    14 November 2010
    15:00
    Harlequins England28–20England Newcastle Falcons
    Report
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 9,450
    Referee: David Rose (England)
    14 November 2010
    15:00
    London Wasps England18–16England Bath
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 6,518
    Referee: Martin Fox (England)

    Round 3
    29 January 2011
    14:15
    Bath England11–6England Newcastle Falcons
    Report
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,631
    Referee: Rob Debney (England)
    29 January 2011
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs England35–10England Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,445
    Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
    29 January 2011
    18:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales7–29Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 10,320
    Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
    30 January 2011
    19:15 GST[lower-alpha 1]
    London Wasps England13–38England Harlequins
    Report
    Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi[7]
    Attendance: 4,856
    Referee: Martin Fox (England)

    Round 4
    4 February 2011
    19:30
    Leicester Tigers England12–26England Bath
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 13,156
    Referee: James Jones (Wales)
    6 February 2011
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons England17–3England Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 3,863
    Referee: Chris White (England)
    6 February 2011
    15:15
    Harlequins England23–7Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 8,723
    Referee: David Rose (England)
    6 February 2011
    15:00
    Ospreys Wales18–13England London Wasps
    Report
    Brewery Field
    Attendance: 4,800
    Referee: Dean Richards (England)

    Pool 2 v Pool 3
    Pool 2
    Team[5] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
    Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 43017569680012
    England Saracens 42111167244152011[n 1]
    England London Irish 410375125−509105
    England Leeds Carnegie 400470143−738112
    1. Saracens were deducted 1 competition point for fielding an ineligible player.[8]
      Pool 3
      Team[5] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
      England Gloucester 43011195267183116
      England Northampton Saints 42111088622141011
      Wales Scarlets 4202938949109
      England Sale Sharks 420289109−2012109

      Round 1
      4 November 2010
      19:35
      Newport Gwent Dragons Wales18–12England Gloucester
      Report
      Rodney Parade
      Attendance: 5,244
      Referee: James Jones (Wales)
      5 November 2010
      19:45
      Sale Sharks England39–14England London Irish
      Report
      Edgeley Park
      Attendance: 5,106
      Referee: Llyr Ap Geraint-Roberts (England)
      6 November 2010
      12:00
      Scarlets Wales52–13England Leeds Carnegie
      Report
      Parc y Scarlets
      Attendance: 5,013
      Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
      7 November 2010
      15:00
      Saracens England22–22England Northampton Saints
      Report
      Vicarage Road
      Attendance: 6,015
      Referee: Chris White (England)

      Round 2
      12 November 2010
      19:45
      Northampton Saints England28–3Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
      Report
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 12,209
      Referee: Sean Davey (England)
      13 November 2010
      13:00
      Gloucester England36–10England Saracens
      Report
      Kingsholm Stadium
      Attendance: 10,120
      Referee: C Hayes (England)
      14 November 2010
      14:30
      London Irish England16–25Wales Scarlets
      Report
      Madejski Stadium
      Attendance: 9,795
      Referee: Greg Garner (England)
      14 November 2010
      15:00
      Leeds Carnegie England17–23England Sale Sharks
      Report
      Headingley Stadium
      Attendance: 3,184
      Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)

      Round 3
      28 January 2011
      19:45
      Sale Sharks England20–28Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
      Report
      Edgeley Park
      Attendance: 5,126
      Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
      29 January 2011
      15:00
      Scarlets Wales7–34England Saracens
      Report
      Parc y Scarlets
      Attendance: 6,610
      Referee: Llyr Ap Geraint-Roberts (England)
      30 January 2011
      15:00
      Leeds Carnegie England16–30England Gloucester
      Report
      Headingley Stadium
      Attendance: 1,498
      Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
      30 January 2011
      15:00
      London Irish England37–20England Northampton Saints
      Report
      Madejski Stadium
      Attendance: 8,636
      Referee: James Jones (Wales)

      Round 4
      3 February 2011
      19:15
      Newport Gwent Dragons Wales26–9Wales Scarlets
      Report
      Rodney Parade
      Attendance: 4,628
      Referee: Greg Garner (England)
      5 February 2011
      15:00
      Gloucester England41–8England London Irish
      Report
      Kingsholm Stadium
      Attendance: 10,686
      Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
      5 February 2011
      15:00
      Northampton Saints England38–24England Leeds Carnegie
      Report
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 13,456
      Referee: Sean Davey (England)
      6 February 2011
      15:00
      Saracens England50–7England Sale Sharks
      Report
      Vicarage Road
      Attendance: 5,014
      Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

      Knock–out stage
       
      		Semi-finalsFinal
       
      		      
       
      		 13 March 2011 – Kingsholm
       
       
      		 England Gloucester 45
       
      		 20 March 2011 – Franklin's Gardens
       
      		 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 17
       
      		 England Gloucester 34
       
      		 11 March 2011 – The Stoop
       
      		 England Newcastle Falcons 7
       
      		 England Harlequins 20
       
       
      		England Newcastle Falcons 21
       

      Qualification criteria

      The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:[4]

      1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools.
      2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
      i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
      ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
      iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
      iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
      v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.

      Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows:

      Semi-final 1 – 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club
      Semi-final 2 – 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club

      The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club.

      Qualifiers
      Rank Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
      1England Harlequins 44001236558131017
      2England Gloucester 43011195267183116
      3Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 43017569680012
      4England Newcastle Falcons 4202615926019

      Semi-finals
      11 March 2011
      20:00
      Harlequins England20–21England Newcastle Falcons
      Try: Dickson 1' c
      Brown 70' c
      Con: Clegg (2/2)
      Pen: Clegg (2/2) 5', 22'      		ReportTry: Gopperth 56' c
      Tuʻipulotu 80' m
      Con: Gopperth (1/2)
      Pen: Gopperth (3/3) 6', 36', 64'
      The Stoop, London
      Attendance: 6,555
      Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
      13 March 2011
      13:00
      Gloucester England45–17Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
      Try: Hazell 3' m
      Fuimaono-Sapolu 11' c
      Robinson 32' m
      Sharples (4) 44' c, 53' c, 56' c, 64' c
      Con: Robinson (5/7) 11', 44', 53', 56', 64'      		ReportTry: A. Jones 50' m
      Brew 71' m
      Groves 78' c
      Con: Tovey (1/3) 78'
      Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
      Attendance: 12,533
      Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

      Final
      20 March 2011
      15:30
      Gloucester England34–7England Newcastle Falcons
      Try: Voyce 6' c
      Fuimaono-Sapolu 57' c
      Sharples 66' c
      Dawidiuk 80' c
      Con: Robinson (4/4) 6', 57', 66', 80'
      Pen: Robinson (2/2) 20', 51'      		ReportTry: Eves 74' c
      Con: Gopperth (1/1) 74'
      Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
      Attendance: 6,848
      Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
      FB15England Olly Morgan
      RW14England Charlie Sharples
      OC13New Zealand Tim Molenaar
      IC12Samoa Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
      LW11England Tom Voyce
      FH10Wales Nicky Robinson
      SH9England Jordi Pasqualin
      N88England Luke Narraway (c)
      OF7England Andy Hazell
      BF6Fiji Akapusi Qera
      RL5England Alex Brown
      LL4Scotland Jim Hamilton
      TP3England Rupert Harden
      HK2France Olivier Azam
      LP1England Nick Wood
      Replacements:
      HK16England Darren Dawidiuk
      PR17England Yann Thomas
      PR18England Shaun Knight
      LK19Wales Will James
      FL20England Matt Cox
      FH21England Tim Taylor
      FB22England Freddie Burns
      CE23England Henry Trinder
      Coach:
      Scotland Bryan Redpath
      FB15England Alex Tait
      RW14England Luke Fielden
      OC13New Zealand Tane Tuʻipulotu
      IC12England James Fitzpatrick
      LW11England Luke Eves
      FH10New Zealand Jimmy Gopperth
      SH9England Micky Young
      N88Scotland Allister Hogg
      OF7New Zealand Brent Wilson
      BF6England Tim Swinson
      RL5New Zealand Andrew van der Heijden
      LL4England James Hudson (c)
      TP3England Kieran Brookes
      HK2England Matt Thompson
      LP1England Jon Golding
      Replacements:
      HK16England Rob Vickers
      PR17Scotland Grant Shiells
      PR18England James Hall
      LK19Samoa Filipo Levi
      FL20England Mark Wilson
      SH21England Hall Charlton
      CE22South Africa Gcobani Bobo
      FB23England Tom Catterick
      Coach:
      Scotland Alan Tait

      Touch judges:
      Wayne Barnes (England)
      Paul Dix (England)

      Top scorers

      See also

      Notes
      1. 15:15 GMT

      References
      1. "Points". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
      2. "Tries". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
      3. "Wasps/Quins game moved overseas". BBC Sport. 5 January 2011.
      4. "About the LV= Cup". LV=. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
      5. "Group Tables LV= Cup Previous Seasons". www.premiershiprugby.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
      6. "London Wasps statement on LV=Cup point deduction". www.wasps.co.uk. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
      7. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/news/25156.php Wasps move LV= Cup fixture to Abu Dhabi
      8. "Unregistered player gives Saracens one point deduction in LV Cup". www.rugbyworld.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
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