2010–11 British and Irish Cup
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.
| 2010–11 British and Irish Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  England Ireland Scotland.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Bristol (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bedford Blues |
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:
- – 12 teams from RFU Championship
- – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams.
- – 3 Scottish sides, top clubs from the Scottish Premiership.
- – 6 top clubs from the Principality Premiership.
| England |
Ireland |
Scotland |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Warriors |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 87 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Leinster A |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Cornish Pirates |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 108 | 67 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Newport |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 159 | -38 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Plymouth Albion |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 144 | -68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Currie |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 174 | -70 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Pool B
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 95 | 66 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Llanelli |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Munster A |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 79 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Nottingham |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 103 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Melrose |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 147 | -43 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Esher |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 221 | -175 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Pool C
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 66 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Moseley |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Neath |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 76 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| London Welsh |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 99 | -6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Ulster Ravens |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 128 | -19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Swansea |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 140 | -79 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Pool D
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 80 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Ayr |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 101 | -8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Doncaster |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 128 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Birmingham & Solihull |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 90 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Llandovery |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 106 | -14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Rotherham |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 140 | -57 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
- This fixture would double up as a cup and 2010–11 RFU Championship game after the cup game was initially postponed.[3]
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 Winner | Bedford Blues |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 66 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Pool D Winner | Pontypridd |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 80 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Pool A Winner | Worcester Warriors |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 87 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Pool B Winner | Bristol |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 95 | 66 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Pool A Runner-up | Leinster A |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Pool B Runner-up | Llanelli |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Pool C Runner-up | Moseley |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Pool D Runner-up | Ayr |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 101 | -8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 March 2011 - Sardis Road | ||||||||||
| Pontypridd | 12 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road | ||||||||||
| Llanelli | 10 | |||||||||
| Pontypridd | 25 | |||||||||
| 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||
| Bristol | 36 | |||||||||
| Bristol | 29 | |||||||||
| 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ayr | 19 | |||||||||
| Bristol | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road | ||||||||||
| Bedford Blues | 14 | |||||||||
| Bedford Blues | 50 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road | ||||||||||
| Leinster A | 15 | |||||||||
| Bedford Blues | 43 | |||||||||
| 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium | ||||||||||
| Worcester Warriors | 27 | |||||||||
| Worcester Warriors | 57 | |||||||||
| Moseley | 15 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
5 March 2011 14:30 |
| Pontypridd |
12 - 10 | 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) |
5 March 2011 15:00 |
| Worcester Warriors |
57 - 15 | 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) |
5 March 2011 15:00 |
| Bedford Blues |
50 - 15 | 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) |
6 March 2011 15:00 |
| Bristol |
29 - 19 | 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) |
Semi-finals
23 April 2011 14:30 |
| Pontypridd |
25 - 36 | 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 |
23 April 2011 15:00 |
| Bedford Blues |
43 - 27 | 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) |
Final
7 May 2011 17:05 |
| Bristol |
17 - 14 | 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) |
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Top scorers
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Geography
References
- "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- "British & Irish Cup Top Try Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011.
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