2010–11 British and Irish Cup

2010–11 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
Ireland Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Date October 2010 - May 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams 24
Matches played 67
Attendance 81,295 (1,213 per match)
Tries scored 388 (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
Venue Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance 4,375
Champions England Bristol (1st title)
Runners-up England Bedford Blues

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

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

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Worcester Warriors 54011758788223019
Ireland Leinster A 540113811721183019
England Cornish Pirates 530217510867234117
Wales Newport 5302121159-38163116
England Plymouth Albion 510476144-689105
Scotland Currie 5005104174-7011022
Points breakdown:
*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 Wales 28 – 33 Ireland Leinster A
Stats
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 881
11 December 2010
13:00
Worcester Warriors England 58 – 10 Wales Newport
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 2,844
11 December 2010
14:00
Leinster A Ireland 25 – 16 England Plymouth Albion
Stats
Greystones RFC
Attendance: 500
11 December 2010
15:00
Cornish Pirates England 54 – 31 Scotland Currie
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 923
19 December 2010
14:00
Cornish Pirates England 43 – 12 Ireland Leinster A
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,026
14 January 2011
19:30
Currie Scotland 23 – 25 Wales Newport
Stats
Malleny Park
Attendance: 600
16 January 2011
13:00
Leinster A Ireland 38 – 23 England Worcester Warriors
Stats
Donnybrook
Attendance: 485
16 January 2011
14:00
Cornish Pirates England 34 – 3 England Plymouth Albion
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,207
21 January 2011
19:15
Newport Wales 34 – 32 England Cornish Pirates
Stats
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 697
22 January 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 34 – 11 England Plymouth Albion
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 3,830
23 January 2011
14:00
Leinster A Ireland 30 – 7 Scotland Currie
Stats
Donnybrook
Attendance: 530
25 January 2011
19:45
Plymouth Albion England 13 – 24 Wales Newport
Stats
The Brickfields
Attendance: 762
9 February 2011
19:30
Currie Scotland 16 – 32 England Worcester Warriors
Stats
Watsonians RFC
Attendance: 400
26 February 2011
15:00
Plymouth Albion England 33 – 27 Scotland Currie
Stats
The Brickfields
Attendance: 921
26 February 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 28 – 12 England Cornish Pirates
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 4,042

Pool B

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Bristol 54011619566223019
Wales Llanelli 54011236657142018
Ireland Munster A 53021497970182115
England Nottingham 520312810325183213
Scotland Melrose 5203104147-43111110
England Esher 500546221-1753011
Points breakdown:
*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 Ireland 13 – 15 Wales Llanelli
Stats
Waterford Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,500
10 December 2010
19:45
Bristol England 23 – 37 England Nottingham
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,912
11 December 2010
14:00
Melrose Scotland 14 – 47 Ireland Munster A
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 1,017
11 December 2010
15:00
Esher England 14 – 33 Wales Llanelli
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 812
3 January 2011
14:00
Melrose Scotland 24 – 18 England Esher
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 600
14 January 2011
19:45
Esher England 5 – 55 England Bristol
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 719
14 January 2011
19:45
Nottingham England 14 – 15 Ireland Munster A
Stats
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,189
15 January 2011
13:30
Llanelli Wales 24 – 9 Scotland Melrose
Stats
21 January 2011
19:30
Munster A Ireland 64 – 9 England Esher
Stats
Garryowen RFC
Attendance: 500
23 January 2011
15:00
Bristol England 27 – 17 Wales Llanelli
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,228
23 January 2011
15:00
Nottingham England 29 – 31 Scotland Melrose
Stats
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 913
22 February 2011
19:45
Bristol England 27 – 10 Ireland Munster A
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,364
23 February 2011
19:30
Llanelli Wales 34 – 3 England Nottingham
Stats
26 February 2011
14:00
Melrose Scotland 26 – 29 England Bristol
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 594
26 February 2011
15:00
Esher England 0 – 45 England Nottingham
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 200

Pool C

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Bedford Blues 55001646698183023
England Moseley 54011171134162018
Wales Neath 53027876290214
England London Welsh 52039399-6141211
Ireland Ulster Ravens 5104109128-1913127
Wales Swansea 500561140-797022
Points breakdown:
*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 Wales 12 – 32 Ireland Ulster Ravens
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 1,200
11 December 2010
14:00
London Welsh England 21 – 24 England Moseley
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 675
11 December 2010
15:00
Bedford Blues England 36 – 22 Ireland Ulster Ravens
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,105
14 January 2011
19:00
Ulster Ravens Ireland 20 – 25 Wales Neath
Stats
Instonians RFC
Attendance: 400
15 January 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues England 44 – 14 England London Welsh
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,416
15 January 2011
15:00
Moseley England 28 – 22 Wales Swansea
Stats
Billesley Common
Attendance: 429
19 January 2011
19:30
Neath Wales 6 – 13 England Bedford Blues
Stats
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000
22 January 2011
14:00
London Welsh England 29 – 11 Ireland Ulster Ravens
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 785
22 January 2011
15:00
Moseley England 24 – 18 Wales Neath
Stats
Billesley Common
Attendance: 526
8 February 2011
19:15
Swansea Wales 9 – 43 England Bedford Blues
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 800
15 February 2011
19:30
Swansea Wales 12 – 15 Wales Neath
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 250
23 February 2011
14:00
Ulster Ravens Ireland 24 – 26 England Moseley
Stats
25 February 2011
19:15
Neath Wales 14 – 7 England London Welsh
Stats
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000
26 February 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues England 28 – 15 England Moseley
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,908
27 February 2011
14:00
London Welsh England 22 – 6 Wales Swansea
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 237

Pool D

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Wales Pontypridd 55001408060183023
Scotland Ayr 531193101-8130014
England Doncaster 520314212814151211
England Birmingham & Solihull 520395905131211
Wales Llandovery 520392106-149019
England Rotherham 501483140-5713103
Points breakdown:
*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 Wales 18 – 28 Wales Pontypridd
Stats
Church Bank
Attendance: 1,200
11 December 2010
14:00
Rotherham England 17 – 34 Wales Llandovery
Stats
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 350
12 December 2010
12:30
Pontypridd Wales 33 – 12 Scotland Ayr
Stats
The Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,000
9 January 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull England 35 – 29 England Doncaster
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 317
15 January 2011
14:30
Pontypridd Wales 21 – 12 England Rotherham
Stats
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,050
15 January 2011
15:00
Llandovery Wales 6 – 27 England Doncaster
Stats
Church Bank
16 January 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull England 12 – 18 Scotland Ayr
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 350
22 January 2011
14:00
Rotherham England 20 – 20 Scotland Ayr
Stats
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 587
22 January 2011
14:30
Doncaster England 23 – 35 Wales Pontypridd
Stats
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,227
25 January 2011
19:45
Pontypridd Wales 23 – 15 England Birmingham & Solihull
Stats
Sardis Road
Attendance: 1,200
12 February 2011
12:00
Ayr Scotland 20 – 19 Wales Llandovery
Stats
Millbrae
Attendance: 670
14 February 2011
15:00
Llandovery Wales 15 – 14 England Birmingham & Solihull
Stats
Church Bank
Attendance: 200
15 February 2011
19:30
Doncaster England 46 – 29 England Rotherham
Stats
Castle Park
Attendance: 864
26 February 2011
12:00
Ayr Scotland 23 – 17 England Doncaster
Stats
Millbrae
Attendance: 860
27 February 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull England 19 – 5 England 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 Wales 12 - 10 Wales 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 England 57 - 15 England 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 England 50 - 15 Ireland 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 England 29 - 19 Scotland 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 Wales 25 - 36 England 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 England 43 - 27 England 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 England 17 - 14 England 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 Shaw 80'
N88Australia Dan Montagu
OF7Wales James Merriman
BF6England Iain Grieve (c)
RL5England Roy Winters
LL4Argentina Mariano Sambucetti 71'
TP3England Darren Crompton 57'
HK2Ireland David Blaney
LP1England Mark Irish 74'
Replacements:
HK16England Ollie Hayes
PR17England Wayne Thompson 57'
PR18England Mako Vunipola 74'
LK19England Darren Barry 71'
N820England Marco Mama
SH21England Richard Bolt 80'
FH22England Mark Davies
Coach: England Paul Hull
FB15England Edd Thrower 52'
RW14South Africa Handre Schmidt
OC13Australia Myles Dorrian
IC12England Ollie Dodge
LW11Canada James Pritchard (c)
FH10England Jake Sharp
SH9England Will Chudley 52'
N88Samoa Paul Tupai
OF7England Alex Rae 39' to 49'
BF6England Gregor Gillanders 71'
RL5England George Kruis
LL4England Mike Howard
TP3England Phil Boulton 61'
HK2England Dan Richmond
LP1England Dan Seal
Replacements:
HK16England Chris Locke
PR17England Sam Walsh 61'
LK18Scotland Sean Tomes 71'
N819England Chris Goodman
SH20South Africa Darryl Veenendaal 52'
CE21England Tom Bedford
WG22England Duncan Taylor 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. 1 2 "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "British & Irish Cup Top Try Scorers". Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011.
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