2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup
The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 45th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 11th to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. The competition returned after a one-year hiatus due to being dropped due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Date | 4 November 2016 – 18 March 2017 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 16 |
Matches played | 35 |
Attendance | 288,834 (8,252 per match) |
Highest attendance | 25,849 (Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints) |
Lowest attendance | 1,370 (Cardiff v Worcester Warriors) |
Top point scorer(s) | Freddie Burns (Leicester Tigers) 64 |
Top try scorer(s) | Josh Adams (Worcester Warriors) 6 |
Final | |
Venue | Twickenham Stoop |
Champions | Leicester Tigers (8th title) |
Runners-up | Exeter Chiefs |
The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2015–16 Aviva Premiership. Teams played 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 qualified for the semi-finals. The competition took place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.
Saracens were defending champions after claiming the cup with a 23–20 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2014–15 final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton. This was Saracens second title in the competition. The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was won by Leicester Tigers who won their eighth cup title by defeating Exeter Chiefs 16–12 in the final held at Twickenham Stoop.[1][2] Freddie Burns had an excellent tournament for the Tigers, scoring 64 points overall including 11 in the final, to finish as the competition's top point scorer, while Josh Adams was top try scorer with 6 tries from only 2 games for Worcester Warriors.
Teams & locations
Pool stages
- Points system
The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:
- 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 |
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Saracens (1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 91 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
Northampton Saints | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 66 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 105 | −47 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Bath Rugby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |
Pool 4 | ||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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Leicester Tigers (4) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 72 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Gloucester | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Newcastle Falcons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Scarlets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 139 | −47 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |
Round 1 (England)
4 November 2016 19:45 |
(1 BP) Bath | 20–21 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: J. Wilson 9' m J. Williams 65' m Bowden 74' c Con: Hastings (1/3) 74' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 3' |
Report | Try: Hamilton 12' c Worth 23' m Con: F. Burns (1/2) 12' Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 17', 47', 51' |
5 November 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Gloucester | 36–32 | Saracens (2 BP) |
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Try: Mullis 9' m Thomas 47' m Purdy 53' c Halaifonua (2) 57' c, 79' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Evans (3/6) 53', 57', 66' |
Report | Try: Griffiths (2) 6' c, 18' m Spencer 29' c Whiteley 61' c Con: Whiteley (2/3) 6', 61' Spencer (1/1) 29' Pen: Spencer (2/2) 12', 24' |
6 November 2016 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16–24 | Northampton Saints |
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Try: A. Tait 68' c Con: Delany (1/1) 68' Pen: Delany (3/3) 3', 40', 56' |
Report | Try: Collins 37' c Hutchinson 76' m Con: Olver (1/2) 37' Pen: Olver (4/4) 7', 26', 43', 62' |
Round 2
11 November 2016 19:00 |
(1 BP) Scarlets | 44–21 | Bath |
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Try: Macleod 53' c T. Phillips 64' c E. Phillips 69' c Condy (2) 76' c, 79' c Con: Jones (5/5) 53', 64', 69', 76', 79' Pen: Jones (3/3) 6', 21', 33' |
Report | Try: Lahiff 25' c Dunn 30' c J. Williams 35' c Con: Priestland (3/3) 25', 30', 35 |
12 November 2016 13:00 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 29–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Try: Tompkins 25' c Spurling 54' c Saunders 58' m Perkins 70' c Con: Whiteley (3/4) 25', 54', 70' Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 39' |
Report | Try: Fonua 22' c Socino 73' m Con: Connon (1/2) 22' Pen: Connon (2/2) 14', 47' |
12 November 2016 15:00 |
Northampton Saints | 19–13 | Gloucester (1BP) |
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Try: Clare 37' c Con: Olver (1/1) 37' Pen: Olver (3/3) 23', 28', 51' Drop: Olver (1/1) 56' |
Report | Try: Thorley 65' m D. Thomas 76' m Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 10' |
12 November 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 42–3 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
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Try: O. Williams 17' c Thompstone 30' m Bateman 36' c F. Burns 39' m Genge 74' m Roberts 80' c Con: F. Burns (2/4) 17', 36' Worth (1/2) 80' Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 11', 58' |
Report | Pen: G. Jones (1/1) 6' |
Round 1 (Wales)
Round 3
27 January 2017 19:05 |
Scarlets | 17–32 | Saracens (1 BP) |
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Try: Allen 52' c McBryde 66' c Con: Maynard (1/1) 52' McBryde (1/1) 66' Pen: Maynard (1/1) 42' |
Report | Try: Tompkins 16' c Gallagher 23' m Ellery 62' c Whiteley 74' c Con: Malins 16' (1/2) Whiteley (2/2) 62', 74' Pen: Malins (2/2) 1', 40' |
27 January 2017 19:45 |
Bath | 17–17 | Gloucester |
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Try: Brew 74' m Pen: Priestland (4/4) 32', 47', 54', 58' |
Report | Try: Dawidiuk 9' c Vellacott 77' c Con: Hook (2/2) 9', 77' Pen: Hook (1/1) 52' |
28 January 2017 15:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 27–20 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Try: Evans 19' c Barrow 32' c H. Thacker 54' c Con: O. Williams (3/3) 20', 34', 54' Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 27', 75' |
Report | Try: Mallinder 22' m Tuitavake 67' c Hutchinson 79' m Con: Olver (1/3) 68' Pen: Olver (1/1) 3' |
29 January 2017 15:00 |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 6–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Pen: Prydie (2/2) 8', 28' |
Report | Try: M. Wilson 20' c Agulla 31' m Con: Takulua (1/2) 20' Pen: Takulua (2/2) 37', 42' |
Round 4
3 February 2017 19:45 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 50–10 | Scarlets |
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Try: Foden (2) 6' m, 28 'c Gibson 17' c Paterson 39' m Mallinder 43' c K. Pisi 49 'c Fish (2) 56' m, 80' c Con: Myler (5/8) 17, 28, 43, 49, 80 |
Report | Try: T. Williams 12' c Con: McBryde (1/1) 12' Pen: McBryde (1/1) 3' |
4 February 2017 15:00 |
Gloucester | 24–13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
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Try: Orr 38' c Trinder 46' c Vellacott 68' c Con: L. Evans (3/3) 40', 47', 69' Pen: L. Evans (1/1) 52' |
Report | Try: Screech (2) 55'm, 78' m Pen: Prydie (1/1) 26' |
4 February 2017 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16–15 | Bath (1 BP) |
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Try: Kibirige 74' c Con: Willis (1/1) 75' Pen: Willis (3/3) 40', 44', 60' |
Report | Try: J. Wilson 49' m Homer 64' c Con: Hastings (1/2) 65' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 30' |
Pool 2 v Pool 3
Pool 2 | ||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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Exeter Chiefs (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 66 | 98 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
Ospreys | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 58 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
Sale Sharks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Worcester Warriors | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 153 | −37 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |
Pool 3 | ||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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Harlequins (3) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 62 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Wasps | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 110 | −8 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Bristol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 97 | −25 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Cardiff Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 187 | −114 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |
Round 1 (England)
4 November 2016 19:45 |
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 31–25 | Bristol (1 BP) |
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Try: Adams (2) 5' m, 44' c Stelling (2) 40' m, 64' c Shillcock 53' c Con: Shillcock (2/4) 44', 64' Dowsett (1/1) 53' |
Report | Try: Nemsadze 13' c Wallace 67' c Varndell 72' m Con: Searle (2/3) 13', 67' Pen: Searle (2/2) 20', 25' |
4 November 2016 20:15 |
Sale Sharks | 17–13 | Wasps (1 BP) |
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Try: Jennings 18' c Bedlow 44' c Con: Arscott (2/2) 18', 44' Pen: Arscott (1/1) 54' |
Report | Try: Thompson 34' m Umaga 69' m Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 14' |
Round 2
11 November 2016 19:00 |
Bristol | 26–11 | Sale Sharks |
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Try: Woodward 9' m R. Williams 34' m Tovey 49' c Con: Searle (1/3) 9' Pen: Searle (2/2) 22', 58' Jarvis (1/1) 68' |
Report | Try: Aulika 44' m Pen: Mugford (1/1) 8' Arscott (1/1) 63' |
11 November 2016 19:30 |
(1 BP) Ospreys | 12–15 | Harlequins |
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Try: O'Flaherty 2' m Howells 33' c Con: Price (1/2) 33' |
Report | Try: Naoupu 23' c Matthews 59' m Con: Swiel (1/2) 23' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 73' |
13 November 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 62–25 | Cardiff Blues (1BP) |
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Try: Malton 5' c Penalty try 13' m Campagnaro 16' c Welch 27' c S. Simmonds 38' m Hendrickson 43' c Townsend 53' c Johnson 60' m Innard 70' c Lawday 74' m Con: J. Simmonds (6/10) 5', 16', 27', 43', 53', 70' |
Report | Try: Sheekey 3' c Beal 48' m R. Williams (2) 57' m, 60' m Con: J. Evans (1/4) 3' Pen: J. Evans (1/1) 1' |
Round 1 (Wales)
18 November 2016 19:15 |
Cardiff Blues | 7–31 | Ospreys (1BP) |
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Try: Rhodri Davies 16' c Con: Ben Jones 16' |
Report | Try: Scott Otten 2' c Brendon Leonard 48' c Tom O'Flaherty (2) 61' c, 78' m Dan Evans 76' m Con: Phil Jones (3/5) 2', 48', 61' |
Round 3
27 January 2017 20:15 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 41–3 | Cardiff Blues |
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Try: Denny Solomona 9' c Jonathan Mills 22' c Laurence Pearce (2) 36' m, 49' m Neil Briggs 55' m James Flynn 68'm Penalty 79' c Con: AJ MacGinty (2/5) 9', 22' Byron McGuigan (1/2) 79' |
Report | Pen: Jarrod Evans 28' |
28 January 2017 15:00 |
Ospreys | 20–14 | Bristol (1 BP) |
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Try: Dafydd Howells 1' c Sam Underhill 76' c Con: Luke Price (2/2) 1', 76' Pen: Luke Price (2) 11', 60' |
Report | Try: Max Crumpton 19' c Marc Jones 73' c Con: Billy Searle (2/2) 19', 73' |
28 January 2017 15:00 |
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 22–28 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
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Try: Wynand Olivier 4' c Bryce Heem 9' c Joe Taufete'e 45' m Con: Ryan Mills (2/3) 5', 10' Pen: Ryan Mills 64' |
Report | Try: Charlie Walker 24' c Charlie Matthews 49' c Alofa Alofa (2) 57' c, 70' c Con: Ruaridh Jackson (4/4) 24', 50', 58', 71' |
28 January 2017 15:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 52–5 | Wasps |
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Try: Michele Campagnaro (3) 2' c, 15'c, 53' c Mitch Lees 9' c Sam Simmonds 26' c Stu Townsend 32' m Shaun Malton 44' c Lachlan Turner 79' m Con: Joe Simmonds (6/8) 2', 9', 15', 26', 44', 53' |
Report | Try: Will Rowlands 5' m |
Round 4
3 February 2017 19:45 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 10–13 | Sale Sharks |
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Try: Penalty try 57' Con: Ruaridh Jackson (1/1) 57' Pen: Ruaridh Jackson 20' |
Report | Try: Neil Briggs 35' c Con: Will Addison (1/1) 35' Pen: Will Addison (2) 2', 77' |
4 February 2017 15:00 |
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 38–53 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
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Try: Cam Dolan 17' c Harri Millard (2) 39' c , 58' c Tomos Williams 43' c Jarrod Evans 71' c Con: Steven Shingler (4/4) 17', 39', 43', 58' Jarrod Evans (1/1) 71' Pen: Steven Shingler 14' |
Report | Try: Josh Adams (2) 9' c, 29' c Jack Singleton 20' m Sam Lewis 23' c Wynand Olivier (2) 35' c, 67' m Bryce Heem 49' c Alafoti Fa'osiliva 55' m Con: Ryan Mills (5/8) 9', 23', 29', 35', 49' Pen: Ryan Mills 8' |
5 February 2017 15:00 |
Bristol | 7–35 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Try: Jamal Ford-Robinson 71' c Con: Callum Sheedy (1/1) 72' |
Report | Try: Shaun Malton (2) 4' c, 35' c Henry Slade 54' c Max Bodilly 64'c Penalty try 78' c Con: Joe Simmonds (5/5) 5' , 35', 55', 65', 79' |
5 February 2017 15:00 |
Wasps | 22–31 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
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Try: Brendan Macken (2) 9' c , 30' m Guy Armitage 68' c Con: Warren Seals (2/3) 10', 69 Pen: Warren Seals 46' |
Report | Try: Jay Baker 13' c Dan Baker 34' c Kieron Fonotia 70' c Hanno Dirksen 79' c Con: Luke Price (4/4) 14', 35', 72', 80' Pen: Luke Price 52' |
Semi-finals
11 March 2017 18:00 |
Saracens | 10 – 32 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: Henry Taylor 28' m Matt Gallagher 59' m |
Report | Try: George Worth 8' c Luke Hamilton 39' c Ellis Genge 42' m Freddie Burns 68' c Con: Freddie Burns (3/4) 8', 40', 69' Pen: Freddie Burns (2) 26', 56' |
12 March 2017 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 24 – 7 | Harlequins |
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Try: Lachie Turner 9' c Max Bodilly 14' c Julian Salvi 55' m Sam Simmonds 76' m Con: Joe Simmonds (2/4) 10', 15' |
Report | Try: Calum Waters 78' c Con: James Lang (1/1) 79' |
Final
19 March 2017 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 12 – 16 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: James Short 15' m Sam Simmonds 77' c Con: Joe Simmonds (0/1) Will Hooley (1/1) 77' |
Report | Try: Tom Brady 18' c Con: Freddie Burns (1/1) 19' c Pen: Freddie Burns (3) 12', 25', 40'(+1) |
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Attendances
- Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham Stoop.
Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Season records
Team
62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016
31-6 Ospreys away to Cardiff Blues on 18 November 2016
62-25 Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016
Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016 Player
Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Michele Campagnaro for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017
Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016
Nick Evans for Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016
Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016
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Attendances
Leicester Tigers at home to Northampton Saints on 28 January 2017
Cardiff Blues at home to Worcester Warriors on 4 February 2017
Leicester Tigers
Cardiff Blues |
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