2014–15 LV Cup

2014–15 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Date 1 November 2014 – 22 March 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Final
Venue Franklin's Gardens, Northampton[1]
Attendance 8,685
Champions Saracens (2nd title)
Runners-up Exeter Chiefs

The 2014–15 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) is the 44th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the tenth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership. Teams are 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 top team from each pool qualifies for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

Exeter Chiefs were the defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 15–8 victory over Northampton Saints in the final at Sandy Park in Exeter.[2] The final was won by Saracens 23-20 over Exeter Chiefs with a late last minutes penalty from Ben Spencer securing the Londoners' second title in the competition.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[3]

  • 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)

Pool 1 v Pool 4

Pool 1
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Saracens (2)440010162+391061017
England Gloucester430110269+331071114
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons4202121116+514142111
England Bath42028659+271162111
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 4
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Exeter Chiefs (4)4301101100+112121013
Wales Ospreys410382114−32912116
England Harlequins41037994−15810026
England London Welsh400444102−58411022
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1

1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Bath England 47–7 England London Welsh
Try: Northcote-Green (2) 4' m, 51' c
Woodburn 24' c
Penalty try 38' c
Banahan 40' m
Lane 75' m
Garratt 80' m
Con: Henson (3/7)
Pen: Henson (2/2) 11', 32'
 Report Try: Scott 60' c
Con: Robinson (1/1)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,300
1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Exeter Chiefs England 28–27 England Gloucester (BP)
Try: Hughes 40' c
Vainikolo 55' m
Penalty try 78' c
Con: Sweeney (2/3)
Pen: Sweeney (3/3) 8', 41', 64'
 Report Try: Evans 34' c
Meakes 42' c
Thomas 61' c
Con: Thomas (3/3)
Pen: Thomas (2/2) 7', 47'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
2 November 2014
13:00
Saracens England 25–20 England Harlequins (BP)
Try: Taylor 25' c
Ellery 28' m
Wilson 59' c
Con: Spencer (2/3)
Pen: Spencer (2/2) 3', 70'
 Report Try: Lambert 57' c
Walker 63' c
Con: Swiel (2/2)
Pen: Grimoldby (1/1) 33'
Swiel (1/1) 75'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Leighton Hodges (RFU)
17 November 2014
19:35
(BP) Ospreys Wales 35–51 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (BP)
Try: Dirksen 49' c
Howells 52' c
Griffiths 56' c
Penalty try 66' c
Natoga 71' c
Con: Davies (5/5)
 Report Try: Wardle 8' c
L. Evans 11' c
J. Evans (2) 16' c, 40+1' c
Hill (2) 30' c, 46' c
Con: R. Jones (6/6)
Pen: R. Jones (2/2) 6', 26'
Brewery Field
Attendance: 2,736

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Northampton Saints (3)43019853+451352014
Wales Cardiff Blues430195119−2410161013
England Sale Sharks4202102100+212132010
England London Irish400469118−49514011
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 3
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers (1)440010646+601432018
England Newcastle Falcons420211491+2315102111
England Wasps4103120128−81415329
Wales Scarlets41035099−49512015
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Semi finals

Team One Team Two Score
SaracensNorthampton Saints24-20
Leicester TigersExeter Chiefs22-30

Final

22 March 2015
Saracens England 23 - 20 England Exeter Chiefs
Try: David Strettle (2)
Nick de Jager
Con: Ben Spencer
Pen: Ben Spencer (2)
 Try: Max Bodilly (2)
Con: Gareth Steenson 2
Pen: Ceri Sweeney 2
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
15England Ben Ransom
14England Mike Ellery
13Argentina Marcelo Bosch
12England Tim Streather
11England David Strettle
10England Nils Mordt
9England Ben Spencer
8South Africa Ernst Joubert
7England Matt Hankin
6South Africa Nick de Jager
5United States Hayden Smith
4England Maro Itoje (c)
3Argentina Juan Figallo
2South Africa Jared Saunders
1England Richard Barrington
Replacements:
16England Scott Spurling
17United States Titi Lamositele
18England Biyi Alo
19England George Kruis
20Scotland Kelly Brown
21England Tom Whiteley
22England Alex Goode
23Romania Catalin Fercu
Coach:
Ireland Mark McCall
15England Max Bodilly
14Tonga Fet'u Vainikolo
13Wales Adam Hughes
12Fiji Sireli Naqelevuki
11Wales Tom James
10Wales Ceri Sweeney (c)
9England Haydn Thomas
8England Kai Horstmann
7England Sam Simmonds
6Australia Ben White
5Ireland Jerry Sexton
4Australia Mitch Lees
3Scotland Moray Low
2Tonga Elvis Taione
1England Brett Sturgess
Replacements:
16England Greg Bateman
17England Carl Rimmer
18England Alex Brown
19England Ed Holmes
20England Joel Conlon
21England Dave Lewis
22Ireland Gareth Steenson
23Scotland Byron McGuigan
Coach:
England Rob Baxter

References

  1. ↑ "Franklin's Gardens to host LV= Cup final".
  2. ↑ "LV= Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 15–8 Northampton Saints". 16 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "About the LV= Cup". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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