2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup

The 2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup is the 49th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the third under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions.[1] Although there are no stipulations on player selection, the cup will be seen by many clubs as a development competition, and games will take place during the Autumn internationals and during the Six Nations.

2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup
Tournament details
CountriesEngland
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date12 November 2021 — 18 May 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams13
Final
VenueBrentford Community Stadium
Attendance9,531
ChampionsWorcester Warriors (1st title)
Runners-upLondon Irish

The competition returns after a one-year hiatus due to cancellation of the 2020–21 competition.[2] Sale Sharks enter the competition as reigning champions, becoming the second winners of the Premiership Cup when they defeated Harlequins 27–19 at the AJ Bell Stadium in the 2019–20 final.[3]

Competition format

The competition consists of the thirteen Premiership Rugby teams arranged in three pools. Pool 1 will consist of five teams whilst pools B and C will consist of four. Each team will play each team in their pool once only and, in the case of pools 2 and 3, also play an additional inter pool match. There will be five rounds of matches meaning each team will receive one bye. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner-up, will progress to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals will then meet at the final in May 2022 to be held at the home ground of the highest ranked remaining team.[4]

Teams
2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup teams
Greater London Premiership Rugby Cup teams
Club Director of Rugby/Head Coach Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath England Stuart Hooper England Charlie Ewels Macron The Recreation Ground 14,509 Bath
Bristol Bears Samoa Pat Lam New Zealand Steve Luatua Umbro Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter England Jack Yeandle
England Joe Simmonds		 Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter
Gloucester England George Skivington England Lewis Ludlow Oxen Sports Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester
Harlequins Australia Billy Millard South Africa Stephan Lewies Adidas Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers England Steve Borthwick England Ellis Genge Samurai Sportswear Mattioli Woods Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
London Irish Ireland Declan Kidney England Matt Rogerson BLK Brentford Community Stadium 17,250 Brentford, Greater London
Newcastle Falcons England Dean Richards England Mark Wilson Macron Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints New Zealand Chris Boyd England Lewis Ludlam Macron cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens 15,200 Northampton
Sale Sharks England Alex Sanderson South Africa Jono Ross Macron AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Ireland Mark McCall England Owen Farrell Castore StoneX Stadium 8,500 Hendon,
Greater London
Wasps England Lee Blackett England Joe Launchbury Hummel Coventry Building Society Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors South Africa Alan Solomons England Ted Hill O'Neills Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester

    Pools

    Pool 1
    Pool 1
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1Gloucester430118071+10923102116
    2Worcester Warriors43011377265+19113116
    3Exeter Chiefs4202105107−211152111*
    4Bristol Bears4202122157-3518192010
    5Bath400436173−137521011*
    • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
    1. Number of matches won
    2. Difference between points for and against
    3. Total number of points for
    4. Total number of tries scored
    Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner.
    Blue background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner-up. Updated: 14 November 2021
    Note that each team plays 4 games.
    • Cancelled fixture: Bath 0 points; Exeter 5 points

    Pool 2
    Pool 2
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1Leicester Tigers430115692+6420143015
    2Newcastle Falcons4202116114+215102111
    3Wasps4202115136−2117212111
    4Sale Sharks4202108122−141617205*
    • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
    1. Number of matches won
    2. Difference between points for and against
    3. Total number of points for
    4. Total number of tries scored
    Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner.
    Blue background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner-up. Updated: 14 November 2021
    Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
    • Sale Sharks were deducted 5 points for fielding an ineligible player

    Pool 3
    Pool 3
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1London Irish4301125106+1918164016
    2Northampton Saints4202131123+819183112
    3Harlequins410295121−261518228
    4Saracens4102104136-321520206
    • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
    1. Number of matches won
    2. Difference between points for and against
    3. Total number of points for
    4. Total number of tries scored
    Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner.
    Blue background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner-up. Updated: 14 November 2021
    Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.

    Fixtures

    Round 1
    12 November 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) Gloucester71 – 10Bath
    Try: Morgan (3) 7' c, 39' c, 43' c
    Moyle 11' c
    Ludlow 25' c
    Ackermann 32' m
    Davidson 41' c
    Balmain 47' c
    Clement (2) 54' c, 75' m
    Morris 67' m
    Con: Evans (8/11) 8', 12', 27', 40', 41', 44', 48', 55'    		ReportTry: Worboys 60' c
    Con: Worboys (1/1) 61'
    Pen: Worboys (1/1) 17'
    Kingsholm
    13 November 2021
    14:30
    (1 BP) Saracens28 – 21Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Barrington 14' c
    Morris 30' c
    McFarland (2) 39' c, 48' c
    Con: Man. Vunipola (4/4) 16', 31', 40', 50'    		ReportTry: Jurevicius 33' c
    White 45' c
    David 73' c
    Con: Benson (3/3) 34', 46', 74'
    StoneX Stadium
    13 November 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs27 – 33Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: Kenny 3' c
    Walsh (2) 17' c, 50' c
    Con: Hodge (3/3) 4', 18', 51'
    Pen: Hodge (2/2) 44', 80+4'    		ReportTry: Penalty Try 35'
    Bedlow 37' c
    Capon 59' m
    Thomas 62' c
    Duncan 74' c
    Con: Bedlow (3/4) 38', 63', 75'
    Sandy Park
    13 November 2021
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers32 – 23Sale Sharks
    Try: van Poortvliet 18' c
    Porter 78' c
    Con: Hegarty (1/1) 19'
    Lancaster (1/1) 79'
    Pen: Hegarty (5/5) 6', 17', 22', 40', 42'
    Lancaster (1/1) 53'    		ReportTry: Reed 26' c
    Dugdale (2) 56' m, 67' m
    Con: Curtis (1/3) 26'
    Pen: Curtis (2/2) 2', 50'
    Mattioli Woods Welford Road
    Attendance: 15,745
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    13 November 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons34 – 27Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Tait (2) 12' m, 58' c
    Montgomery 22' m
    Stephens 40' c
    Basham 51' m
    Graham 79' m
    Con: Hodgson (2/6) 40+1', 59'    		ReportTry: Hartley 15' c
    Tunney 25' c
    van Vuuren 36' c
    Con: Mathews (3/3) 16', 26', 37'
    Pen: Mathews (2/2) 21', 68'
    Kingston Park
    13 November 2021
    15:30
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints26 – 36London Irish (1 BP)
    Try: Hendy 29' c
    Fish 54' c
    Gillespie 62' m
    Litchfield 70' c
    Con: J. Grayson (3/4) 30', 55', 71'    		ReportTry: Stokes 12' c
    Munga 16' m
    Sullivan 21' c
    van Rensburg (2) 40' c, 74' c
    Con: Jennings (4/5) 13', 22', 40+1', 75'
    Pen: Jennings (1/1) 78'
    cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
    Bye/s: Worcester Warriors

    Round 2
    19 November 2021
    19:45
    Sale Sharks25 - 20Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
    Try: Metclaf ‘26
    Reed ‘37
    Birch ‘72
    Con: du Preez ‘28, ‘74
    Pen: du Preez ‘11, ‘49    		Try: Hayden-Wood ‘19
    Earle ‘53
    McGuigan ‘68
    Con: Connon ‘20
    Pen: Connon ‘45
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 4,725
    Referee: Nick Wood
    19 November 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) London Irish29 - 20Saracens
    Try: Haskell-Collins ‘15
    Hepetema ‘21
    Mafi ‘28
    Redmond ‘50
    Con: Jennings ‘16, ‘22, ‘29
    Pen: Jennings ‘79    		Try: Segun ‘45
    Harris ‘56, ‘60
    Con: Manu Vunipola ‘57
    Pen: Manu Vunipola ‘68
    Brentford Community Stadium
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    19 November 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) Harlequins26 - 25Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Anyanwu ‘4, ‘67
    Steele ‘10
    Wallace ‘72
    Con: Benson ‘5, ‘11, ‘74    		Try: Henry ‘14
    Haywood ‘26
    Gillespie ‘31
    Con: Grayson ‘15, ‘27
    Pen: Grayson ‘49, ‘60
    Twickenham Stoop
    Referee: Mike Hudson
    20 November 2021
    13:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester45 - 19Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Taylor ‘14
    Morris ‘18
    Morgan ‘26, ‘30
    Barton ‘43
    Reeves ‘75
    Con: Evans ‘15, ‘21, ‘27, ‘32, ‘44
    Twelvetrees ‘77
    Pen: Evans ‘7    		Try: Tuikma ‘36
    Relton ’53
    Hidalgo-Clyne’63
    Con: Hodge ‘37
    Walsh ‘64
    Kingsholm
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    20 November 2021
    13:30
    Wasps7 - 55Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Hartley ‘71
    Con: Mathews ‘71    		Try: Murimurivalu ‘6
    Green ‘42
    Porter ‘47, ‘55
    Whitcombe ‘58
    Saumaki ‘66, ‘75, ‘79
    Con: Lancaster ‘2, ‘43, ‘46, ‘59, ‘76, ‘80+1
    Pen: Lancaster ‘26
    Coventry Building Society Arena
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    20 November 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors68 - 13Bristol Bears
    Try: Simpson ‘4, ‘26
    Doel ‘10
    Howe ‘31, ‘43
    Thomas ‘36
    Johnson ‘45
    Dodd ‘56
    Smith ‘61
    Searle ‘78
    Con: Searle ‘5, ‘11, ‘27, ‘32, ‘37, ‘43, ‘57, ‘62, ‘79    		Try: Strang ‘7
    Eadie ‘52
    Pen: Lloyd ‘17
    Sixways
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
    Bye/s: Bath

    Round 3
    29 December 2021
    BathCancelled
    0 - 28[lower-alpha 1]    		Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    The Recreation Ground
    29 December 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors27 - 21Gloucester (1 BP)
    Sixways
    Bye/s: Bristol Bears
    Harlequins
    Leicester Tigers
    London Irish
    Newcastle Falcons
    Northampton Saints
    Sale Sharks
    Saracens
    Wasps

    Round 4
    18 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears61 - 19Bath
    Ashton Gate
    18 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) London Irish34 - 19Harlequins
    Brentford Community Stadium
    18 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons36 - 28Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Kingston Park
    19 March 2022
    13:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks26 - 41Wasps (1 BP)
    AJ Bell Stadium
    19 March 2022
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs31 - 29Worcester Warriors (2 BP)
    Sandy Park
    19 March 2022
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens34 - 46Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    StoneX Stadium
    Bye/s: Gloucester

    Round 5
    29 March 2022
    19:45
    (2 BP) Harlequins29 - 34Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Twickenham Stoop
    29 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers41 - 26London Irish (1 BP)
    Mattioli Woods Welford Road
    29 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) Wasps40 - 21Saracens
    Coventry Building Society Arena
    30 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bath7 - 13Worcester Warriors
    Recreation Ground
    30 March 2022
    19:45
    Bristol Bears15 - 43Gloucester (1 BP)
    Ashton Gate
    30 March 2022
    19:45
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints34 - 26Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
    cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
    Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

    Semi-final
    26 April 2022
    19:45
    London Irish59 - 20Leicester Tigers
    Brentford Community Stadium
    27 April 2022
    19:45
    Gloucester Rugby25 - 39Worcester Warriors
    Kingsholm

    Final
    17 May 2022
    19:45
    London Irish25–25 (a.e.t.)Worcester Warriors
    Try: White 33' c
    Con: Jackson 36'
    Pen: Jackson (5) 5', 28', 48', 58' 64'    		ReportTry: Kvesic 12' c
    Humphreys 40' m
    Hatherell 80' c
    Con: Smith (2/3) 13', 80'
    Pen: Smith (2) 7', 19'
    Brentford Community Stadium
    Attendance: 9,531
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    FB 15 England Henry Arundell
    RW 14 Argentina Lucio Cinti
    OC 13 England Will Joseph
    IC 12 South Africa Benhard Janse van Rensburg
    LW 11 England Ollie Hassell-Collins
    FH 10 Ireland Paddy Jackson
    SH 9 Scotland Ben White
    N8 8 Fiji Albert Tuisue
    OF 7 Argentina Juan Martín González
    BF 6 England Matt Rogerson (c)
    RL 5 Australia Rob Simmons
    LL 4 England Chunya Munga
    TP 3 South Africa Marcel van der Merwe
    HK 2 South Africa Mike Willemse
    LP 1 Argentina Facundo Gigena
    Substitutions:
    HK 16 England Matt Cornish
    PR 17 England Will Goodrick-Clarke
    PR 18 England Ciaran Parker
    LK 19 Tonga Steven Mafi
    FL 20 England Ben Donnell
    SH 21 Ireland Caolan Englefield
    CE 22 Australia Curtis Rona
    WG 23 England Ben Loader
    Coach:
    Ireland Declan Kidney
    FB 15 England Jamie Shillcock
    RW 14 England Perry Humphreys
    OC 13 South Africa Francois Venter
    IC 12 Wales Ashley Beck
    LW 11 Scotland Duhan van der Merwe
    FH 10 England Fin Smith
    SH 9 England Gareth Simpson
    N8 8 England Ted Hill (c)
    OF 7 England Matt Kvesic
    BF 6 South Africa Kyle Hatherell
    RL 5 England Graham Kitchener
    LL 4 England Joe Batley
    TP 3 England Christian Judge
    HK 2 Ireland Niall Annett
    LP 1 England Ethan Waller
    Substitutions:
    HK 16 Scotland Isaac Miller
    PR 17 Scotland Rory Sutherland
    PR 18 Scotland Murray McCallum
    LK 19 England Andrew Kitchener
    FL 20 Wales Sam Lewis
    SH 21 England Will Chudley
    FH 22 England Ollie Lawrence
    CE 23 England Alex Hearle
    Coach:
    England Steve Diamond
    • Worcester were crowned champions due to having scored more tries than London Irish during the match

    Notes
    1. Due to a combination of COVID-19 related absences and injuries Bath Rugby were unable to fulfil their fixture obligation. Exeter Chiefs were awarded a 28–0 BP win.[5]

    See also

    References
    1. "Premiership Rugby Cup to replace Anglo-Welsh Cup from next season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
    2. "The Premiership Rugby Cup 2020-21 cancelled". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
    3. "Match Report: Sale Sharks 27-19 Saracens". Premiership Rugby. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
    4. "Premiership Rugby Cup fixtures announced". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
    5. "Premiership Rugby Cup Result Confirmed: Bath Rugby 0-28 Exeter Chiefs". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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