2014–15 LV Cup

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2014–15 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date1 November 2014 – 22 March 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Final
VenueFranklin's Gardens, Northampton[1]
Attendance8,685
ChampionsSaracens (2nd title)
Runners-upExeter Chiefs
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The 2014–15 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) is the 44th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the tenth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro 12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership. Teams are 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. The top team from each pool qualifies for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

Exeter Chiefs were the defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 15–8 victory over Northampton Saints in the final at Sandy Park in Exeter.[2] The final was won by Saracens 23-20 over Exeter Chiefs with a late last minutes penalty from Ben Spencer securing the Londoners' second title in the competition.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[3]

  • 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
England Saracens (2) 4 4 0 0 101 62 +39 10 6 1 0 17
England Gloucester 4 3 0 1 102 69 +33 10 7 1 1 14
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 4 2 0 2 121 116 +5 14 14 2 1 11
England Bath 4 2 0 2 86 59 +27 11 6 2 1 11
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 4
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Exeter Chiefs (4) 4 3 0 1 101 100 +1 12 12 1 0 13
Wales Ospreys 4 1 0 3 82 114 −32 9 12 1 1 6
England Harlequins 4 1 0 3 79 94 −15 8 10 0 2 6
England London Welsh 4 0 0 4 44 102 −58 4 11 0 2 2
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1

1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Bath England47–7England London Welsh
Try: Northcote-Green (2) 4' m, 51' c
Woodburn 24' c
Penalty try 38' c
Banahan 40' m
Lane 75' m
Garratt 80' m
Con: Henson (3/7)
Pen: Henson (2/2) 11', 32'		ReportTry: Scott 60' c
Con: Robinson (1/1)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,300
1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Exeter Chiefs England28–27England Gloucester (BP)
Try: Hughes 40' c
Vainikolo 55' m
Penalty try 78' c
Con: Sweeney (2/3)
Pen: Sweeney (3/3) 8', 41', 64'		ReportTry: Evans 34' c
Meakes 42' c
Thomas 61' c
Con: Thomas (3/3)
Pen: Thomas (2/2) 7', 47'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
2 November 2014
13:00
Saracens England25–20England Harlequins (BP)
Try: Taylor 25' c
Ellery 28' m
Wilson 59' c
Con: Spencer (2/3)
Pen: Spencer (2/2) 3', 70'		ReportTry: Lambert 57' c
Walker 63' c
Con: Swiel (2/2)
Pen: Grimoldby (1/1) 33'
Swiel (1/1) 75'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Leighton Hodges (RFU)
17 November 2014
19:35
(BP) Ospreys Wales35–51Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (BP)
Try: Dirksen 49' c
Howells 52' c
Griffiths 56' c
Penalty try 66' c
Natoga 71' c
Con: Davies (5/5)		ReportTry: Wardle 8' c
L. Evans 11' c
J. Evans (2) 16' c, 40+1' c
Hill (2) 30' c, 46' c
Con: R. Jones (6/6)
Pen: R. Jones (2/2) 6', 26'
Brewery Field
Attendance: 2,736

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Northampton Saints (3) 4 3 0 1 98 53 +45 13 5 2 0 14
Wales Cardiff Blues 4 3 0 1 95 119 −24 10 16 1 0 13
England Sale Sharks 4 2 0 2 102 100 +2 12 13 2 0 10
England London Irish 4 0 0 4 69 118 −49 5 14 0 1 1
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 3
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers (1) 4 4 0 0 106 46 +60 14 3 2 0 18
England Newcastle Falcons 4 2 0 2 114 91 +23 15 10 2 1 11
England Wasps 4 1 0 3 120 128 −8 14 15 3 2 9
Wales Scarlets 4 1 0 3 50 99 −49 5 12 0 1 5
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Semi Finals

Team One Team Two Score
Saracens Northampton Saints 24-20
Leicester Tigers Exeter Chiefs 22-30

Final

22 March 2015
Saracens England23 - 20England Exeter Chiefs
Try: David Strettle (2) rugby ball
Nick de Jager rugby ball
Con: Ben Spencer
Pen: Ben Spencer (2)		Try: Max Bodilly (2) rugby ball
Con: Gareth Steenson 2
Pen: Ceri Sweeney 2
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
15 England Ben Ransom
14 England Mike Ellery
13 Argentina Marcelo Bosch
12 England Tim Streather
11 England David Strettle
10 England Nils Mordt
9 England Ben Spencer
8 South Africa Ernst Joubert
7 England Matt Hankin
6 South Africa Nick de Jager
5 United States Hayden Smith
4 England Maro Itoje (c)
3 Argentina Juan Figallo
2 South Africa Jared Saunders
1 England Richard Barrington
Replacements:
16 England Scott Spurling
17 United States Titi Lamositele
18 England Biyi Alo
19 England George Kruis
20 Scotland Kelly Brown
21 England Tom Whiteley
22 England Alex Goode
23 Romania Catalin Fercu
Coach:
Ireland Mark McCall
15 England Max Bodilly
14 Tonga Fet'u Vainikolo
13 Wales Adam Hughes
12 Fiji Sireli Naqelevuki
11 Wales Tom James
10 Wales Ceri Sweeney (c)
9 England Haydn Thomas
8 England Kai Horstmann
7 England Sam Simmonds
6 Australia Ben White
5 Ireland Jerry Sexton
4 Australia Mitch Lees
3 Scotland Moray Low
2 Tonga Elvis Taione
1 England Brett Sturgess
Replacements:
16 England Greg Bateman
17 England Carl Rimmer
18 England Alex Brown
19 England Ed Holmes
20 England Joel Conlon
21 England Dave Lewis
22 Ireland Gareth Steenson
23 Scotland Byron McGuigan
Coach:
England Rob Baxter

References

  1. ^ "Franklin's Gardens to host LV= Cup final".
  2. ^ "LV= Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 15–8 Northampton Saints". 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "About the LV= Cup".
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