2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup

2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Date 26 October 2018 – March 2019
Tournament statistics
Final

The 2018–19 Premiership Cup will be the 47th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the first 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 International window and during the Six Nations.

Competition format

The competition consists of the twelve Aviva Premiership arranged in three pools of four clubs each, with each team playing three games against teams in their pool, as well as a 'derby' game against a team in another group. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner up, progress to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals then meet at the final in March 2019 to be held at the home ground of the highest ranked team.[2]

Teams and locations

Club Director of Rugby/Head Coach Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath New Zealand Todd Blackadder England Matt Garvey Canterbury The Recreation Ground 14,500 Bath
Bristol Bears Samoa Pat Lam N/A (Leadership Group)[3] Bristol Sport Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter England Jack Yeandle Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 12,800 Exeter
Gloucester Ireland David Humphreys New Zealand Willi Heinz XBlades Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester
Harlequins England Paul Gustard
Australia Billy Millard		 Australia James Horwill
England Chris Robshaw		 Adidas Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Ireland Geordan Murphy (interim) England Tom Youngs Kukri Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
Newcastle Falcons England Dean Richards England Will Welch ISC Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints New Zealand Chris Boyd England Dylan Hartley
England Alex Waller		 Macron Franklin's Gardens 15,249 Northampton
Sale Sharks England Steve Diamond South Africa Jono Ross Samurai Sportswear AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Ireland Mark McCall England Brad Barritt Nike Allianz Park 10,000[lower-alpha 1] Barnet, Greater London
Wasps Wales Dai Young England Joe Launchbury Under Armour Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors South Africa Alan Solomons South Africa GJ van Velze VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester

Pool stage

Pool 1

Pool 1
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Tries For Tries Against Points
1Bath000000000000
2Exeter Chiefs000000000000
3Harlequins000000000000
4Newcastle Falcons000000000000
  • 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. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals. Updated: 8 October 2018
Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2018-19". Premiership Rugby.

Round 1

27 October 2018
15:00
Bath – Harlequins
Recreation Ground
28 October 2018
15:00
Newcastle Falcons – Exeter Chiefs
Kingston Park

Round 2

3 November 2018
13:00
Exeter Chiefs – Bath
Sandy Park
4 November 2018
15:00
Harlequins – Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop

Round 3

9 November 2018
19:45
Newcastle Falcons – Bath
Kingston Park
10 November 2018
13:00
Exeter Chiefs – Harlequins
Sandy Park

Pool 2

Pool 2
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Tries For Tries Against Points
1Leicester Tigers000000000000
2Sale Sharks000000000000
3Saracens000000000000
4Worcester Warriors000000000000
  • 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. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals. Updated: 8 October 2018
Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2018-19". Premiership Rugby.

Round 1

26 October 2018
19:45
Worcester Warriors – Sale Sharks
Sixways Stadium
27 October 2018
15:00
Saracens – Leicester Tigers
Allianz Park

Round 2

2 November 2018
20:00
Sale Sharks – Saracens
AJ Bell Stadium
3 November 2018
Leicester Tigers – Worcester Warriors
Welford Road Stadium

Round 3

November 2018
15:00
Saracens – Worcester Warriors
Allianz Park
10 November 2018
15:00
Leicester Tigers – Sale Sharks
Welford Road Stadium

Pool 3

Pool 3
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Tries For Tries Against Points
1Bristol Bears000000000000
2Gloucester000000000000
3Northampton Saints000000000000
4Wasps000000000000
  • 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. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals. Updated: 8 October 2018
Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2018-19". Premiership Rugby.

Round 1

27 October 2018
14:00
Northampton Saints – Bristol Bears
Franklin's Gardens
27 October 2018
15:00
Gloucester – Wasps
Kingsholm

Round 2

2 November 2018
19:45
Bristol Bears – Gloucester
Ashton Gate Stadium
4 November 2018
15:00
Wasps – Northampton Saints
Ricoh Arena

Round 3

9 November 2018
19:45
Gloucester – Northampton Saints
Kingsholm
11 November 2018
15:00
Wasps – Bristol Bears
Ricoh Arena

Round 4 (derby games)

After three pool games, each team will play a 'derby' game against a team in another pool, with results counting to the final standings in each pool.

26 January 2019
15:00
Bath (P1) – Gloucester (P3)
Recreation Ground
26 January 2019
15:00
Bristol Bears (P3) – Exeter Chiefs (P1)
Ashton Gate Stadium
26 January 2019
15:00
Harlequins (P1) – Saracens (P2)
Twickenham Stoop
26 January 2019
15:00
Northampton Saints (P3) – Leicester Tigers (P2)
Franklin's Gardens
26 January 2019
15:00
Sale Sharks (P2) – Newcastle Falcons (P1)
AJ Bell Stadium
26 January 2019
15:00
Worcester Warriors (P2) – Wasps (P3)
Sixways Stadium

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

February 2019
v

February 2019
v

Final

March 2019
v

Attendances

Club Home
matches		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bath
Bristol
Exeter Chiefs
Harlequins
Gloucester
Leicester Tigers
Newcastle Falcons
Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
Saracens
Wasps
Worcester Warriors

Individual statistics

  • Points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).

Season records

Notes

  1. ↑ Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Cup to replace Anglo-Welsh Cup from next season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  2. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Cup Tables". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bristol Bears Premiership Rugby". Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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