2011–12 LV Cup

The 2011–12 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) was the 41st season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the seventh to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

2011–12 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played35
Attendance273,097 (7,803 per match)
Tries scored179 (5.11 per match)
Final
VenueSixways Stadium
Attendance11,895
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (7th title)
Runners-upNorthampton Saints

The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the 12 English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were 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, with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi finals.[1] The competition took place during the autumn soon after the World Cup and on international fixture dates during the Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

The defending champions were Gloucester, who this season failed to progress from the pool stage.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[2]

  • 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

Tables

Pool 1
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Bath 440016946123244020
Saracens 421190702092012
Ospreys 410371112−417105
London Wasps 400474137−638123
Pool 4
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Northampton Saints 43011398455183015
Exeter Chiefs 42028899−119109
Worcester Warriors 420271120−498008
Newport Gwent Dragons 411267101−345017

Round 1

15 October 2011
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons 16–46 Bath
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,646

15 October 2011
15:00
Northampton Saints 36–6 Saracens
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,513

15 October 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors 20–19 London Wasps
Report
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)

15 October 2011
19:45
Exeter Chiefs 35–9 Ospreys
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 6,368

Round 2

22 October 2011
14:15
Bath 46–13 Worcester Warriors
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,576

22 October 2011
18:00
Ospreys 22–32 Northampton Saints
Report
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,463

22 October 2011
19:45
London Wasps 29–30 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 4,492

23 October 2011
15:00
Saracens 43–20 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)

Round 3

27 January 2012
19:00
Ospreys 26–21 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)

28 January 2012
14:30
Bath 46–14 Northampton Saints
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,994
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)

28 January 2012
15:00
London Wasps 16–30 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)

29 January 2012
15:00
Saracens 41–14 Worcester Warriors
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,970

Round 4

3 February 2012
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons P–P Saracens

This match was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Rodney Parade.[3] The LV= Organising Committee subsequently awarded the match to Saracens by 20 points to nil (a bonus point win). Dragons were also fined £10,000 (suspended) for their failure under LV= Cup Regulation 6.7 (that the pitch was unplayable and no suitable alternative arrangements were in place).[4] Dragons appealed this decision and their appeal was upheld. The decision was quashed, with the match instead being recorded as a 0–0 draw and the suspended fine reduced from £10,000 to £5,000.[5]


4 February 2012
15:00
Northampton Saints 57–10 London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

4 February 2012
15:00
Worcester Warriors 24–14 Ospreys
Report
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 5,856

5 February 2012
17:00
Exeter Chiefs 3–31 Bath
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 5,557

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Tables

Pool 2
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Leicester Tigers 430186671991013
London Irish 420210091971110
Cardiff Blues 410354143−896105
Sale Sharks 410378146−688004
Pool 3
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Scarlets 43011024458132115
Harlequins 42021121084122111
Gloucester 42021279334162010
Newcastle Falcons 42021067333132010

Round 1

15 October 2011
15:00
Gloucester 58–27 Sale Sharks
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,934

15 October 2011
15:00
Harlequins 26–19 London Irish
Report
The Stoop
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU)

15 October 2011
18:00
Scarlets 31–3 Leicester Tigers
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)

15 October 2011
18:30
Newcastle Falcons 33–3 Cardiff Blues
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Andrew Small (RFU)

Round 2

21 October 2011
19:45
Leicester Tigers 40–14 Gloucester
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,408
Referee: James Jones (WRU)

21 October 2011
19:45
Sale Sharks 25–37 Harlequins
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)

23 October 2011
14:30
Cardiff Blues 3–30 Scarlets
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,913
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)

23 October 2011
15:00
London Irish 39–23 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

Round 3

28 January 2012
15:00
Gloucester 40–3 Cardiff Blues
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,099
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (RFU)

28 January 2012
15:00
Harlequins 9–19 Leicester Tigers
Report
The Stoop
Attendance: 13,780

28 January 2012
18:30
Scarlets 27–19 London Irish
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

29 January 2012
15:30
Newcastle Falcons 37–7 Sale Sharks
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,095

Round 4

4 February 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers 24–13 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 19,767

4 February 2012
15:00
London Irish 23–15 Gloucester
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Sean Davey (RFU)

4 February 2012
15:00
Sale Sharks 19–14 Scarlets
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,012

5 February 2012
13:00
Cardiff Blues 45–40 Harlequins
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 2,093
Referee: James Jones (WRU)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 March 2012 – Recreation Ground
 
 
Bath16
 
18 March 2012 – Sixways Stadium
 
Leicester Tigers17
 
Leicester Tigers26
 
11 March 2012 – Franklin's Gardens
 
Northampton Saints14
 
Northampton Saints27
 
 
Scarlets12
 

Qualification criteria

The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:[2]

1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools.
2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.

Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows:

Semi-final 1 – 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club
Semi-final 2 – 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club

The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club.

Qualifiers
Rank Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
1 Bath 440016946123244020
2 Northampton Saints 43011398455183015
3 Scarlets 43011024458132115
4 Leicester Tigers 430186671991013

Semi-finals

9 March 2012
19:30
Bath 16–17 Leicester Tigers
Try: Mears 31' c
Con: Heathcote (1/1) 31
Pen: Heathcote 24', 51', 60'
Report Try: Kitchener 21' m
Pen: Ford (4/4) 18', 49', 53', 72'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,205
Referee: Dave Pearson (RFU)

11 March 2012
13:00
Northampton Saints 27–12 Scarlets
Try: Waller 15' c
Armstrong 47' m
Con: Myler (1/2) 15'
Pen: Myler (4/4) 21', 35', 48', 62'
Lamb (1/1) 76'
Report Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 23', 36', 42', 53'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 10,377
Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

Final

18 March 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers 26–14 Northampton Saints
Try: Mafi 25' c
Hamilton 49' c
Con: Ford (2/2) 25', 49'
Pen: Ford (4/4) 14', 18', 24', 45'
Report Try: Day 74' m
Pen: Myler (3/3) 5', 11', 21'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 11,895
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
FB15 Geordan Murphy (c)
RW14 Horacio Agulla
OC13 Matt Smith
IC12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW11 Scott Hamilton
FH10 George Ford
SH9 James Grindal
N88 Thomas Waldrom
OF7 Craig Newby
BF6 Steve Mafi
RL5 Graham Kitchener
LL4 George Skivington
TP3 Logovi'i Mulipola
HK2 Rob Hawkins
LP1 Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
HK16 Tom Youngs
PR17 Marcos Ayerza
PR18 Julian White
LK19 Calum Green
FL20 Julian Salvi
SH21 Scott Steele
FH22 Toby Flood
CE23 Andy Forsyth
Coach:
Richard Cockerill
FB15 Paul Diggin
RW14 Vasily Artemyev
OC13 George Pisi
IC12 James Downey
LW11 Scott Armstrong
FH10 Stephen Myler
SH9 Martin Roberts
N88 Roger Wilson
OF7 Tom Wood
BF6 Calum Clark (c)
RL5 Christian Day
LL4 James Craig
TP3 Paul Doran-Jones
HK2 Andy Long
LP1 Soane Tonga'uiha
Replacements:
HK16 Ross McMillan
PR17 Alex Waller
PR18 Brian Mujati
LK19 Mark Sorenson
FL20 Ben Nutley
SH21 Ryan Glynn
FH22 Ryan Lamb
CE23 Tom May
Coach:
Jim Mallinder

See also

  • 2011–12 English Premiership (rugby union)
  • 2011–12 Pro 12

References

  1. http://www.lv.com
  2. "About the LV= Cup". LV=. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. "LV= Cup: Newport Gwent Dragons P-P Saracens (Fri)". BBC. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/dragons-hit-10000-fine-forfeit-2041627
  5. "Dragons appeal over LV= Cup clash with Saracens upheld". WalesOnline. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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