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
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateOctober 2010 - May 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played67
Attendance81,295 (1,213 per match)
Tries scored388 (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
VenueMemorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance4,375
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:

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 54011758788223019
Leinster A 540113811721183019
Cornish Pirates 530217510867234117
Newport 5302121159-38163116
Plymouth Albion 510476144-689105
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 28 33 Leinster A
Stats
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 881

11 December 2010
13:00
Worcester Warriors 58 10 Newport
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 2,844

11 December 2010
14:00
Leinster A 25 16 Plymouth Albion
Stats
Greystones RFC
Attendance: 500

11 December 2010
15:00
Cornish Pirates 54 31 Currie
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 923

19 December 2010
14:00
Cornish Pirates 43 12 Leinster A
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,026

14 January 2011
19:30
Currie 23 25 Newport
Stats
Malleny Park
Attendance: 600

16 January 2011
13:00
Leinster A 38 23 Worcester Warriors
Stats
Donnybrook
Attendance: 485

16 January 2011
14:00
Cornish Pirates 34 3 Plymouth Albion
Stats
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,207

21 January 2011
19:15
Newport 34 32 Cornish Pirates
Stats
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 697

22 January 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors 34 11 Plymouth Albion
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 3,830

23 January 2011
14:00
Leinster A 30 7 Currie
Stats
Donnybrook
Attendance: 530

25 January 2011
19:45
Plymouth Albion 13 24 Newport
Stats
The Brickfields
Attendance: 762

9 February 2011
19:30
Currie 16 32 Worcester Warriors
Stats
Watsonians RFC
Attendance: 400

26 February 2011
15:00
Plymouth Albion 33 27 Currie
Stats
The Brickfields
Attendance: 921

26 February 2011
15:00
Worcester Warriors 28 12 Cornish Pirates
Stats
Sixways
Attendance: 4,042

Pool B

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Bristol 54011619566223019
Llanelli 54011236657142018
Munster A 53021497970182115
Nottingham 520312810325183213
Melrose 5203104147-43111110
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 13 15 Llanelli
Stats
Waterford Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,500

10 December 2010
19:45
Bristol 23 37 Nottingham
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,912

11 December 2010
14:00
Melrose 14 47 Munster A
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 1,017

11 December 2010
15:00
Esher 14 33 Llanelli
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 812

3 January 2011
14:00
Melrose 24 18 Esher
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 600

14 January 2011
19:45
Esher 5 55 Bristol
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 719

14 January 2011
19:45
Nottingham 14 15 Munster A
Stats
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,189

15 January 2011
13:30
Llanelli 24 9 Melrose
Stats

21 January 2011
19:30
Munster A 64 9 Esher
Stats
Garryowen RFC
Attendance: 500

23 January 2011
15:00
Bristol 27 17 Llanelli
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,228

23 January 2011
15:00
Nottingham 29 31 Melrose
Stats
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 913

22 February 2011
19:45
Bristol 27 10 Munster A
Stats
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,364

23 February 2011
19:30
Llanelli 34 3 Nottingham
Stats

26 February 2011
14:00
Melrose 26 29 Bristol
Stats
The Greenyards
Attendance: 594

26 February 2011
15:00
Esher 0 45 Nottingham
Stats
Molesey Road
Attendance: 200

Pool C

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Bedford Blues 55001646698183023
Moseley 54011171134162018
Neath 53027876290214
London Welsh 52039399-6141211
Ulster Ravens 5104109128-1913127
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 12 32 Ulster Ravens
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 1,200

11 December 2010
14:00
London Welsh 21 24 Moseley
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 675

11 December 2010
15:00
Bedford Blues 36 22 Ulster Ravens
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,105

14 January 2011
19:00
Ulster Ravens 20 25 Neath
Stats
Instonians RFC
Attendance: 400

15 January 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues 44 14 London Welsh
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,416

15 January 2011
15:00
Moseley 28 22 Swansea
Stats
Billesley Common
Attendance: 429

19 January 2011
19:30
Neath 6 13 Bedford Blues
Stats
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000

22 January 2011
14:00
London Welsh 29 11 Ulster Ravens
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 785

22 January 2011
15:00
Moseley 24 18 Neath
Stats
Billesley Common
Attendance: 526

8 February 2011
19:15
Swansea 9 43 Bedford Blues
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 800

15 February 2011
19:30
Swansea 12 15 Neath
Stats
St Helens
Attendance: 250

23 February 2011
14:00
Ulster Ravens 24 26 Moseley
Stats

25 February 2011
19:15
Neath 14 7 London Welsh
Stats
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000

26 February 2011
15:00
Bedford Blues 28 15 Moseley
Stats
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,908

27 February 2011
14:00
London Welsh 22 6 Swansea
Stats
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 237

Pool D

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Pontypridd 55001408060183023
Ayr 531193101-8130014
Doncaster 520314212814151211
Birmingham & Solihull 520395905131211
Llandovery 520392106-149019
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 18 28 Pontypridd
Stats
Church Bank
Attendance: 1,200

11 December 2010
14:00
Rotherham 17 34 Llandovery
Stats
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 350

12 December 2010
12:30
Pontypridd 33 12 Ayr
Stats
The Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,000

9 January 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull 35 29 Doncaster
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 317

15 January 2011
14:30
Pontypridd 21 12 Rotherham
Stats
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,050

15 January 2011
15:00
Llandovery 6 27 Doncaster
Stats
Church Bank

16 January 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull 12 18 Ayr
Stats
Damson Park
Attendance: 350

22 January 2011
14:00
Rotherham 20 20 Ayr
Stats
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 587

22 January 2011
14:30
Doncaster 23 35 Pontypridd
Stats
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,227

25 January 2011
19:45
Pontypridd 23 15 Birmingham & Solihull
Stats
Sardis Road
Attendance: 1,200

12 February 2011
12:00
Ayr 20 19 Llandovery
Stats
Millbrae
Attendance: 670

14 February 2011
15:00
Llandovery 15 14 Birmingham & Solihull
Stats
Church Bank
Attendance: 200

15 February 2011
19:30
Doncaster 46 29 Rotherham
Stats
Castle Park
Attendance: 864

26 February 2011
12:00
Ayr 23 17 Doncaster
Stats
Millbrae
Attendance: 860

27 February 2011
15:00
Birmingham & Solihull 19 5 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 Winner Bedford Blues 55001646698183023
Pool D Winner Pontypridd 55001408060183023
Pool A Winner Worcester Warriors 54011758788223019
Pool B Winner Bristol 54011619566223019
Pool A Runner-up Leinster A 540113811721183019
Pool B Runner-up Llanelli 54011236657142018
Pool C Runner-up Moseley 54011171134162018
Pool D Runner-up Ayr 531193101-8130014
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2011 - Sardis Road
 
 
Pontypridd12
 
23 April 2011 - Sardis Road
 
Llanelli10
 
Pontypridd25
 
6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium
 
Bristol36
 
Bristol29
 
7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium
 
Ayr19
 
Bristol17
 
5 March 2011 - Goldington Road
 
Bedford Blues14
 
Bedford Blues50
 
23 April 2011 - Goldington Road
 
Leinster A15
 
Bedford Blues43
 
5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium
 
Worcester Warriors27
 
Worcester Warriors57
 
 
Moseley15
 

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)
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Luke Pearce

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)
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Leo Colgan

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)
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: David Jones

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)
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Neil Hennessey

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
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leo Colgan

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)
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Michael Tutty

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)
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
FB15 George Watkins
RW14 Anthony Elliott
OC13 Jack Adams
IC12 Junior Fatialofa
LW11 Dan Norton
FH10 Ed Barnes
SH9 Robbie Shaw 80'
N88 Dan Montagu
OF7 James Merriman
BF6 Iain Grieve (c)
RL5 Roy Winters
LL4 Mariano Sambucetti 71'
TP3 Darren Crompton 57'
HK2 David Blaney
LP1 Mark Irish 74'
Replacements:
HK16 Ollie Hayes
PR17 Wayne Thompson 57'
PR18 Mako Vunipola 74'
LK19 Darren Barry 71'
N820 Marco Mama
SH21 Richard Bolt 80'
FH22 Mark Davies
Coach: Paul Hull
FB15 Edd Thrower 52'
RW14 Handre Schmidt
OC13 Myles Dorrian
IC12 Ollie Dodge
LW11 James Pritchard (c)
FH10 Jake Sharp
SH9 Will Chudley 52'
N88 Paul Tupai
OF7 Alex Rae 39' to 49'
BF6 Gregor Gillanders 71'
RL5 George Kruis
LL4 Mike Howard
TP3 Phil Boulton 61'
HK2 Dan Richmond
LP1 Dan Seal
Replacements:
HK16 Chris Locke
PR17 Sam Walsh 61'
LK18 Sean Tomes 71'
N819 Chris Goodman
SH20 Darryl Veenendaal 52'
CE21 Tom Bedford
WG22 Duncan Taylor 52'
Coach: Mike Rayer

Touch judges:
Ian Heard
Graham Marshall

Top scorers

Geography

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area/Country
Ayr Millbrae Unknown Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Bedford Blues Goldington Road 4,684 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Birmingham & Solihull Damson Park 3,050 Solihull, West Midlands, England
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, England
Cornish Pirates Mennaye Field 3,500 Penzance, Cornwall, England
Currie Malleny Park Unknown Balerno, Edinburgh, Scotland
Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Esher Molesey Road Unknown Esher, England
Leinster A Donnybrook 7,000 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Llandovery Church Bank 5,000 Llandovery, Wales
Llanelli Parc y Scarlets 14,870 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
London Welsh Old Deer Park 5,850 London, England
Melrose The Greenyards Unknown Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Moseley Billesley Common 3,000+ (650 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Munster A Musgrave Park 8,300 Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Neath The Gnoll 7,500 Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Newport Rodney Parade 10,500 Newport, Wales
Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 6,500 Plymouth, Devon, England
Pontypridd Sardis Road 7,861 Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Rotherham Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Swansea St Helens 4,500 Swansea, Wales
Ulster A Ravenhill Stadium 12,125 Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Worcester Warriors Sixways Stadium 12,068 Worcester, England

References

  1. "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. "British & Irish Cup Top Try Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011.
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