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2012–13 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
Ireland Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateOctober 2012 — May 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams32
Matches played103
Attendance106,987 (1,039 per match)
Tries scored602 (5.84 per match)
Top point scorer(s)James Pritchard (Bedford Blues)
(88 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)Mark Kohler (Bedford Blues)
James Stephenson (Bedford Blues)
(8 tries)[2]
Final
VenueKingston Park
Attendance3,838
ChampionsIreland Leinster A (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Newcastle Falcons
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The 2012–13 British and Irish Cup was the fourth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. The final was contest on 17 May 2013 and won by Leinster A with a 78th minute penalty by Noel Reid to beat Newcastle Falcons 18–17 at their home ground Kingston Park. The defending champions Munster A were eliminated in the semi–finals by the eventual winners and Bedford Blues was the other losing semi–finalists.

There has been four different winners and four different losing finalist of the competition. The format of the competition has been considerably revamped, with expansion to 32 teams playing each other home and away in the pool stages. Previously, 24 teams played home or away in the pool stages. First round matches began on the weekend of 13/14 October 2012 and the final was held on 17 May 2013.[3]

Teams

The allocation of teams was as follows:

England England Ireland Ireland Scotland Scotland Wales Wales[4]
Bedford Blues
Bristol
Cornish Pirates
Doncaster
Jersey[a]
Leeds Carnegie
London Scottish
Moseley
Newcastle Falcons
Nottingham
Plymouth Albion
Rotherham
Connacht Eagles
Leinster A
Munster A
Ulster Ravens
Dundee HSFP
Gala
Melrose
Stirling County
Aberavon
Bedwas
Bridgend Ravens
Cardiff
Carmarthen Quins
Cross Keys
Llandovery
Llanelli
Neath
Newport
Pontypridd
Swansea

Competition format

The pool stage saw a considerable change in format and consisted of eight pools of four teams playing home and away matches. Pool matches took place on the same weekends as the Heineken and Amlin Cups. The top team from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals.[3]

Pool stages

The fixture weekends have been announced.[5]

Round 6 matches were badly effected by adverse weather. Pitches were frozen or snow covered, or teams were unable to travel.

Pool 1

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Bristol 6 6 0 0 203 73 130 26 3 0 27
Ireland Ulster Ravens 6 4 0 2 199 100 99 26 5 2 23
Wales Bridgend Ravens 6 2 0 4 93 183 –90 7 0 0 8
Wales Cardiff 6 0 0 6 68 207 –139 7 0 0 0
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
13 October 2012
14:30
Cardiff Wales14 – 23England Bristol
Cardiff
Bristol
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 810
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
13 October 2012
14:30
(TB) Ulster Ravens Ireland49 – 19Wales Bridgend Ravens
Ulster
Bridgend
Deramore Park (Belfast Harlequins)
Attendance: 352
Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
20 October 2012
14:30
Bridgend Ravens Wales25 – 7Wales Cardiff
Bridgend
Cardiff
Brewery Field
Attendance: 940
Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
21 October 2012
15:00
Bristol England34 – 28Ireland Ulster Ravens (TB, LB)
Bristol
Ulster
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Tim Hayes (WRU)
8 December 2012
14:30
Bridgend Ravens Wales8 – 32England Bristol (TB)
Bridgend
Bristol
Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Keiran Barry (IRFU)
8 December 2012
14:30
(TB) Ulster Ravens Ireland40 – 14Wales Cardiff
Ulster
Cardiff
Ravenhill
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
14 December 2012
19:45
(TB) Bristol England41 – 3Wales Bridgend Ravens
Bristol
Bridgend
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,836
Referee: James Matthew (SRU)
15 December 2012
14:30
Cardiff Wales7 – 34Ireland Ulster Ravens (TB)
Cardiff
Ulster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 216
Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)
11 January 2013
19:30
(LB) Ulster Ravens Ireland8 – 12England Bristol
Ulster
Bristol
Deramore Park (Belfast Harlequins)
Attendance: 340
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
12 January 2013
14:30
Cardiff Wales14 – 24Wales Bridgend Ravens
Cardiff
Bridgend
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
22 February 2013
19:45
(BP) Bristol England61 – 12Wales Cardiff
Bristol
Cardiff
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
  • This match was postponed from 20 January 2013 as the pitch was deemed frozen and the surrounding areas unsafe for supporters.[6]
5 April 2013
19:30
Bridgend Ravens Wales14 – 40Ireland Ulster Ravens (TB)
Bridgend
Ulster
Brewery Field
Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
  • Match postponed from 19 January 2013 as Ulster were unable to fly due to the bad weather.[7] Despite this match being a dead rubber (the outcome of this game will have no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers), the match was rearranged[8] as Bridgend would lose revenue otherwise.[9]

Pool 2

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Bedford Blues 6 6 0 0 354 89 265 55 6 0 30
Scotland Stirling County 6 2 0 4 141 228 –87 13 2 1 11
Wales Neath 6 3 0 3 137 229 –72 21 2 0 10[n 1]
Wales Bedwas 6 1 0 5 116 222 –106 15 2 1 7
  1. ^ Neath were deducted 4 competition points for fielding 2 ineligible players.[10]
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
13 October 2012
14:30
Bedwas Wales23 – 48England Bedford Blues (TB)
Bedwas
Bedford
The Bridge Field
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
13 October 2012
15:00
(TB) Stirling County Scotland40 – 25Wales Neath
Stirling
Neath
Bridgehaugh
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
20 October 2012
14:30
(TB) Neath Wales45 – 27Wales Bedwas
Neath
Bedwas
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Chris Williams (WRU)
20 October 2012
15:00
(TB) Bedford Blues England87 – 10Scotland Stirling County
Bedford
Stirling
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)
8 December 2012
14:00
(TB) Stirling County Scotland22 – 32Wales Bedwas (TB)
Stirling
Bedwas
Dunbar RFC[11]
Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
8 December 2012
14:30
Neath Wales12 – 62England Bedford Blues (TB)
Neath
Bedford
The Gnoll
Attendance: 700
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
15 December 2012
14:30
(TB, LB) Bedwas Wales25 – 26Scotland Stirling County
Bedwas
Stirling
The Bridge Field
Attendance: 350
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
15 December 2012
15:00
(TB) Bedford Blues England69 – 23Wales Neath
Bedford
Neath
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)
12 January 2013
14:00
(LB) Stirling County Scotland21 – 24England Bedford Blues (TB)
Stirling
Bedford
Bridgehaugh
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
12 January 2013
14:30
Bedwas Wales9 – 17Wales Neath
Bedwas
Neath
The Bridge Field
Attendance: 245
Referee: Justin Williams (WRU)
19 January 2013
14:00
(TB) Neath Wales35 – 22Scotland Stirling County
Neath
Stirling
The Gnoll
Attendance: 700
Referee: Andrew Davies (WRU)
1 February 2013
19:30
(TB) Bedford Blues England64 – 0Wales Bedwas
Bedford
Bedwas
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,191
Referee: Darren Gamage (RFU)
  • This match was originally scheduled to be played on 19 January 2013. Due to bad weather, the Bedwas team was unable to travel to Bedford.[12]

Pool 3

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Cornish Pirates 6 5 0 1 179 88 91 22 3 1 24
Wales Carmarthen Quins 6 4 0 2 150 123 27 16 2 1 19
Wales Swansea 6 2 0 4 98 137 –39 11 1 0 9
Scotland Dundee HSFP 6 1 0 5 85 163 –79 9 0 2 6
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
13 October 2012
14:30
(TB) Swansea Wales43 – 17Scotland Dundee HSFP
Swansea
Dundee
St Helens
Attendance: 250
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
14 October 2012
15:00
(TB) Cornish Pirates England44 – 32Wales Carmarthen Quins (TB)
Pirates
Quins
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,469
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
19 October 2012
19:15
(TB) Carmarthen Quins Wales41 – 17Wales Swansea
Quins
Swansea
Carmarthen Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
20 October 2012
15:00
Dundee HSFP Scotland6 – 32England Cornish Pirates (TB)
Dundee
Pirates
Mayfield Playing Fields
Attendance: 400
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)
8 December 2012
14:30
Carmarthen Quins Wales20 – 17Scotland Dundee HSFP (LB)
Quins
Dundee
Carmarthen Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
9 December 2012
14:00
Cornish Pirates England27 – 9Wales Swansea
Pirates
Swansea
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)
15 December 2012
14:00
Dundee HSFP Scotland25 – 23Wales Carmarthen Quins (LB)
Dundee
Quins
Mayfield Playing Fields
Attendance: 400
Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
15 December 2012
16:30
Swansea Wales10 – 30England Cornish Pirates
Swansea
Pirates
St Helens
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
12 January 2013
14:30
Swansea Wales8 – 17Wales Carmarthen Quins
Swansea
Quins
St Helens
Attendance: 250
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU)
13 January 2013
14:00
(TB) Cornish Pirates England34 – 14Scotland Dundee HSFP
Pirates
Dundee
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,536
Referee: Neil Perkins (WRU)
19 January 2013
14:00
Carmarthen Quins Wales17 – 12England Cornish Pirates (LB)
Quins
Pirates
Carmarthen Park
Attendance: 316
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
19 January 2013
14:00
(LB) Dundee HSFP Scotland5 – 11Wales Swansea
Swansea
Mayfield Playing Fields
Attendance: 420
Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)

Pool 4

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Newcastle Falcons 6 6 0 0 255 27 228 38 5 0 27[n 1]
Wales Newport 6 3 1 2 106 205 –99 11 0 0 14
Wales Cross Keys 6 1 1 4 88 180 –92 9 1 1 8
Ireland Connacht Eagles 6 1 0 5 91 128 –37 7 0 3 7
  1. ^ Newcastle Falcons were deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player.[13]
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
13 October 2012
14:30
Newport Wales18 – 14Ireland Connacht Eagles (LB)
Newport
Connacht
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)
13 October 2012
15:00
(TB) Newcastle Falcons England52 – 5Wales Cross Keys
Newcastle
Cross Keys
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,561
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
19 October 2012
19:45
Connacht Eagles Ireland3 – 34England Newcastle Falcons (TB)
Connacht
Newcastle
Dubarry Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jason Bessant (WRU)
20 October 2012
14:30
(LB) Cross Keys Wales20 – 24Wales Newport
Cross Keys
Newport
Pandy Park
Attendance: 525
Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
8 December 2012
14:00
Cross Keys Wales17 – 12Ireland Connacht Eagles (LB)
Cross Keys
Pandy Park
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
8 December 2012[14]
14:30
Newport Wales10 – 26England Newcastle Falcons (TB)
Newport
Newcastle
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 750
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU)
15 December 2012
14:30
Connacht Eagles Ireland31 – 16Wales Cross Keys
Connacht
Cross Keys
Dubarry Park
Referee: Michael Black (IRFU)
16 December 2012
15:00
(TB) Newcastle Falcons England93 – 0Wales Newport
Newcastle
Newport
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,947
Referee: Neil Perkins (WRU)
12 January 2013
14:30
Newport Wales27 – 27Wales Cross Keys (TB)
Newport
Cross Keys
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Darren Gamage(RFU)
12 January 2013
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England16 – 6Ireland Connacht Eagles
Newcastle
Connacht
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Kevin White (SRU)
19 January 2013
Connacht Eagles IrelandP – PWales Newport
Dubarry Park
  • This match was postponed as the Newport team were unable to fly out of Bristol on 18 January due to snow[15]
1 February 2013
19:00
Cross Keys Wales3 – 34England Newcastle Falcons (TB)
Cross Keys
Newcastle
Pandy Park
Attendance: 226
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
27 April 2013
14:30
(LB) Connacht Eagles Ireland25 – 27Wales Newport
Connacht
Newport
Dubarry Park
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
  • This match was originally scheduled to be played on 19 January 2013 but was postponed due to heavy snow.[16] The match was a dead rubber and the outcome had no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers.

Pool 5

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Ireland Leinster A 6 4 1 1 181 107 74 24 3 1 22
Wales Pontypridd 6 4 1 1 157 113 44 18 2 0 20
England Leeds Carnegie 6 1 1 4 134 177 –43 17 2 2 10
Jersey Jersey 6 1 1 4 107 182 –75 10 0 1 7
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
13 October 2012
15:00
Jersey Jersey20 – 20Wales Pontypridd
Try: Nicky Griffiths, Penalty Try
Con: Michael Le Bourgeois
Pen: Michael Le Bourgeois		Jersey
Pontypridd		Try: Craig Locke, Tom Pascoe
Con: Dai Flanagan 2
Pen: Dai Flanagan
Drop: Dai Flanagan
St. Peter
Attendance: 2,113
Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
13 October 2012
19:00
(TB) Leinster A Ireland47 – 18England Leeds Carnegie
Leinster
Leeds
Donnybrook
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Jason Bessant (WRU)
20 October 2012
14:00
Pontypridd Wales25 – 23Ireland Leinster A (LB)
Try: Craig Locke, Dafydd Lockyer
Pen: Dai Flanagan 4
Drop: Dai Flanagan		Pontypridd
Leinster		Try: Andrew Boyle, Dan Leavy
Con: Noel Reid 2
Pen: Noel Reid 3
Sardis Road
Attendance: 3,000[17]
Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
21 October 2012
15:00
(LB) Leeds Carnegie England27 – 33Jersey Jersey
Leeds
Jersey
Clifton Park, York RUFC[18]
Attendance: 820
Referee: Charles Samson (SRU)
8 December 2012[19]
15:00
(LB) Jersey Jersey12 – 16Ireland Leinster A
Jersey
Leinster
St. Peter
Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
9 December 2012
15:00
(TB, LB) Leeds Carnegie England24 – 30Wales Pontypridd
Leeds
Pontypridd
The Sycamores, West Park Leeds RUFC
Attendance: 1,392
Referee: James Matthew (SRU)
15 December 2012
14:30
(TB) Pontypridd Wales25 – 8England Leeds Carnegie
Pontypridd
Leeds
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Wayne Davies (WRU)
16 December 2012
14:30
(TB) Leinster A Ireland44 – 13Jersey Jersey
Leinster
Jersey
Donnybrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
12 January 2013
14:00
Leinster A Ireland21 – 9Wales Pontypridd
Leinster
Pontypridd
Donnybrook
Attendance: 550
Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)
12 January 2013
16:00
Jersey Jersey12 – 27England Leeds Carnegie (TB)
Jersey
Leeds
St. Peter
Attendance: 1,716
Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
19 January 2013
12:45
Leeds Carnegie England30 – 30Ireland Leinster A (TB)
Leeds
Leinster
The Sycamores, West Park Leeds RUFC
Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
  • This fixture was moved to South Leeds Stadium[20] as the RFU Championship game against Plymouth (on 6 January 2013) went to uncontested scrums within 16 minutes on the new pitch at Headingley.[21] Subsequently, the match was moved to West Park Leeds RUFC as the pitch at South Leeds Stadium was uncovered and frozen.[22] Finally, the game went ahead on the 3G pitch.[23]
5 April 2013
19:30
(TB) Pontypridd Wales48 – 17Jersey Jersey
Pontypridd
Jersey
Sardis Road
  • This match, originally scheduled for 19 January, was postponed due to the ground being under a seven to nine inch layer of snow and unplayable.[24] Despite this match being a dead rubber (the outcome of this game will have no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers), the match was rearranged.[25]

Pool 6

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Wales Llanelli 6 4 0 2 184 148 36 22 3 0 19
England Moseley 6 4 0 2 134 146 –12 15 2 1 19
England London Scottish 6 2 0 4 151 128 23 18 2 3 13
Scotland Gala 6 2 0 4 106 153 –47 13 1 1 10
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
13 October 2012
14:30
Gala Scotland27 – 23England London Scottish (LB)
Gala
Scottish
Netherdale
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (IRFU)
13 October 2012
15:00
(TB) Moseley England36 – 26Wales Llanelli
Moseley
Llanelli
Billesley Common
Attendance: 580
Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
20 October 2012
15:00
(TB, LB) London Scottish England37 – 41England Moseley (TB)
Scottish
Moseley
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
20 October 2012
16:30
(TB) Llanelli Wales38 – 28Scotland Gala (TB)
Llanelli
Gala
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
8 December 2012
15:00
Gala Scotland18 – 11England Moseley (LB)
Gala
Moseley
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)
9 December 2012
14:30
London Scottish England24 – 15Wales Llanelli
Scottish
Llanelli
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 721
Referee: Paul Haycock (IRFU)
15 December 2012
14:30
Llanelli Wales32 – 23England London Scottish
Llanelli
Scottish
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 850
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
15 December 2012
15:00
Moseley England16 – 13Scotland Gala (LB)
Moseley
Gala
Billesley Common
Attendance: 516
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
11 January 2013
19:30
Moseley England13 – 12England London Scottish (LB)
Moseley
Scottish
Billesley Common
Attendance: 510
Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
12 January 2013
15:00
Gala Scotland20 – 33Wales Llanelli (TB)
Gala
Llanelli
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kieran Barry (IRFU)
19 January 2013
14:00
(TB) London Scottish England32 – 0Scotland Gala
Scottish
Gala
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Greg Morgan (WRU)
20 January 2013
14:30
(TB) Llanelli Wales40 – 17England Moseley
Llanelli
Moseley
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

Pool 7

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster A 6 5 1 0 123 77 46 15 1 0 23
England Rotherham 6 4 1 1 184 102 82 22 2 0 20
England Plymouth Albion 6 2 0 4 131 141 –10 18 2 1 11
Wales Aberavon 6 0 0 6 73 191 –118 7 0 3 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
13 October 2012
14:30
(LB) Aberavon Wales21 – 25England Rotherham
Aberavon
Rotherham
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Charles Samson (SRU)
13 October 2012
15:00
(LB) Plymouth Albion England22 – 26Ireland Munster A
Plymouth
Munster
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Gwyn Morris (WRU)
20 October 2012
13:00
Munster A Ireland19 – 11Wales Aberavon
Munster
Aberavon
O'Dowd Park, Tralee RFC
Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
20 October 2012
15:00
(TB) Rotherham England59 – 26England Plymouth Albion (TB)
Rotherham
Plymouth
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 934
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
8 December 2012
14:00
Rotherham England21 – 36Ireland Munster A (TB)
Rotherham
Munster
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Greg Morgan (WRU)
8 December 2012
14:30
(LB) Aberavon Wales20 – 21England Plymouth Albion
Aberavon
Plymouth
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 328
Referee: Neil Perkins (WRU)
14 December 2012
19:00
Munster A Ireland9 – 9England Rotherham
Munster
Rotherham
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
14 December 2012
19:45
(TB) Plymouth Albion England59 – 0Wales Aberavon
Plymouth
Aberavon
The Brickfields
Attendance: 842
Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
12 January 2013
14:30
(LB) Aberavon Wales14 – 18Ireland Munster A
Aberavon
Munster
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 732
Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
12 January 2013
15:00
Plymouth Albion England3 – 21England Rotherham
Plymouth
Rotherham
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
18 January 2013
19:00
Munster A Ireland15 – 0England Plymouth Albion
Munster
Plymouth
Cork Constitution FC, Temple Hill, Cork[26]
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
23 February 2013
14:30
(BP) Rotherham England49 – 7Wales Aberavon
Rotherham
Aberavon
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 738
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
  • This match was postponed from 19 January 2013 due to a frozen pitch.[27] Although this match is a dead rubber (the outcome of this game will have no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers), a new date was arranged.[28]

Pool 8

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Nottingham 6 4 0 2 167 128 39 21 3 1 20
Wales Llandovery 6 4 0 2 149 123 26 19 3 1 20
England Doncaster 6 2 0 4 132 123 9 16 2 4 14
Scotland Melrose 6 2 0 4 121 195 –74 15 1 0 9
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
13 October 2012
14:30
(TB, LB) Doncaster England29 – 30Scotland Melrose
Doncaster
Melrose
Castle Park
Attendance: 778
Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
13 October 2012
15:00
Llandovery Wales28 – 21England Nottingham (LB)
Llandovery
Nottingham
Church Bank
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tim Hayes (WRU)
19 October 2012
19:45
Nottingham England13 – 27England Doncaster
Nottingham
Doncaster
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
20 October 2012
15:00
Melrose Scotland14 – 29Wales Llandovery (TB)
Melrose
Llandovery
Greenyards
Attendance: 555
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
7 December 2012
19:45
(TB) Nottingham England54 – 24Scotland Melrose (TB)
Nottingham Melrose
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 981
Referee: Kelvin Shorte (WRU)
8 December 2012
15:00
(LB) Llandovery Wales13 – 16England Doncaster
Llandovery
Doncaster
Church Bank
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
15 December 2012
13:45
Melrose Scotland20 – 32England Nottingham (TB)
Melrose
Nottingham
Greenyards
Attendance: 568
Referee: Keiran Barry (IRFU)
15 December 2012
14:30
(TB, LB) Doncaster England29 – 30Wales Llandovery (TB)
Doncaster
Llandovery
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
12 January 2013
14:30
(LB) Doncaster England12 – 14England Nottingham
Doncaster
Nottingham
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,174
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
12 January 2013
15:00
(TB) Llandovery Wales34 – 12Scotland Melrose
Llandovery
Melrose
Church Bank
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sean Brickell (WRU)
19 January 2013
13:45
Melrose Scotland21 – 17England Doncaster (LB)
Melrose
Doncaster
Greenyards
Attendance: 367
Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)
24 February 2013
14:15
Nottingham England31 – 15Wales Llandovery
Nottingham
Llandovery
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 878
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
  • This match was postponed from 19 January after a pitch inspection deemed it unfit.[29]

Knock–out stages

Qualifiers

The eight pool winners proceed to the knock out stages. The quarter-final matches were:[30]

  • Seed 1 v Seed 8
  • Seed 2 v Seed 7
  • Seed 3 v Seed 6
  • Seed 4 v Seed 5

Teams are ranked by

1. Competition Points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw, etc)
2. where Competition Points are equal, greatest number of wins
3. where these are equal, aggregate points difference
4. where these are equal, greatest number of points scored

There are further criteria that can be applied if necessary.[31]

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
Pool 2 England Bedford Blues 6 6 0 0 354 89 265 55 6 0 30
Pool 4 England Newcastle Falcons 6 6 0 0 255 27 228 38 5 0 27[n 1]
Pool 1 England Bristol 6 6 0 0 203 73 130 26 3 0 27
Pool 3 England Cornish Pirates 6 5 0 1 179 88 91 22 3 1 24
Pool 7 Ireland Munster A 6 5 1 0 123 77 46 15 1 0 23
Pool 5 Ireland Leinster A 6 4 1 1 181 107 74 24 3 1 22
Pool 8 England Nottingham 6 4 0 2 167 128 39 21 3 1 20
Pool 6 Wales Llanelli 6 4 0 2 184 148 36 22 3 0 19
  1. ^ Newcastle Falcons were deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player.[13]
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 6 April 2013 - Goldington Road
 
 
 England Bedford Blues 32
 
 27 April 2013 - Goldington Road
 
 Wales Llanelli 18
 
 England Bedford Blues 15
 
 5 April 2013 - Kingston Park
 
 England Newcastle Falcons 18
 
 England Newcastle Falcons 72
 
 17 May 2013 – Kingston Park
 
 England Nottingham 17
 
 England Newcastle Falcons 17
 
 7 April 2013 - Mennaye Field
 
 Ireland Leinster A 18
 
 England Cornish Pirates 9
 
 26 April 2013 - Garryowen FC
 
 Ireland Munster A 10
 
 Ireland Munster A 15
 
 7 April 2013 - Memorial Stadium
 
 Ireland Leinster A 17
 
 England Bristol 26
 
 
 Ireland Leinster A 30
 

Quarter-finals

5 April 2013
20:00
Newcastle Falcons England72 – 17England Nottingham
Newcastle
Nottingham
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,130
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
6 April 2013
15:00
Bedford Blues England32 – 18Wales Llanelli
Bedford
Llanelli
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
7 April 2013
15:00
Bristol England26 – 30Ireland Leinster A
Bristol
Leinster
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Andy McMenemy (SRU)
7 April 2013
15:00
Cornish Pirates England9 – 10Ireland Munster A
Pirates
Munster
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Semi-finals

26 April 2013
19:30
Munster A Ireland15 – 17Ireland Leinster A
Munster
Leinster
Garryowen FC, Dooradoyle
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)
27 April 2013
15:00
Bedford Blues England15 – 18England Newcastle Falcons
Bedford
Newcastle
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)

Final

17 May 2013
19:30
Newcastle Falcons England17 – 18Ireland Leinster A
Try: Higgins 3' c
Lawson 11' c
Con: Hodgson (2/2)
Pen: Hodgson (1) 3'		Newcastle
Leinster
Stats		Try: Carr 10' m
Macken 27' c
Con: Reid (1/2)
Pen: Reid (2/2) 8', 78'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

Top scorers

Geography

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area/Country
Wales Aberavon Talbot Athletic Ground 3,000 Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
England Bedford Blues Goldington Road 4,684 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Wales Bedwas The Bridge Field Unknown Bedwas, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales
Wales Bridgend Ravens Brewery Field 8,000 Bridgend, Bridgend County Borough, Wales
England Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Horfield, Bristol, England
Wales Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park 13,500 Cardiff, Wales
Wales Carmarthen Quins Carmarthen Park Unknown Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Ireland Connacht Eagles Dubarry Park[32] 10,000 Athlone, Leinster, Ireland
England Cornish Pirates Mennaye Field 4,000 Penzance, Cornwall, England
Wales Cross Keys Pandy Park Unknown Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales
England Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Scotland Dundee HSFP Mayfield Playing Fields Unknown Dundee, Scotland
Scotland Gala Netherdale 6,000 Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Jersey Jersey St. Peter 5,000 Saint Peter, Jersey
England Leeds Carnegie Headingley Stadium[n 1] 21,062 Headingley, Leeds, England
Ireland Leinster A Donnybrook 7,000 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Wales Llandovery Church Bank 5,000 Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Wales Llanelli Parc y Scarlets 14,870 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
England London Scottish Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 Richmond, London, England
Scotland Melrose Greenyards Unknown Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
England Moseley Billesley Common 3,650 Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Ireland Munster A Musgrave Park 8,300 Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Wales Neath The Gnoll 7,500 Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
England Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Wales Newport Rodney Parade 10,500 Newport, Wales
England Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
England Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 8,500 Plymouth, Devon, England
Wales Pontypridd Sardis Road 7,861 Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
England Rotherham Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Scotland Stirling County Bridgehaugh 4,000 Stirling, Scotland
Wales Swansea St Helens 4,500 Brynmill, Swansea, Wales
Ireland Ulster Ravens Ravenhill 12,125 Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Notes
  1. ^ Leeds will play a number of their matches away from Headingley Stadium as part of a "strategy to grow our business by developing a closer partnership with all clubs in Yorkshire".[33]

Notes

  1. ^ Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.

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