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{{Infobox European Cup Rugby season
| name                = 2016–17 British and Irish Cup
| image               = 
| imagesize           = 150px
| caption             = Official Logo
| countries           = {{ENG}}<br>{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]<br>{{WAL}}
| tournament format   = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| date                = 14 October 2016 —  21 April 2017
| teams               = 19
| matches             = 63
| highest attendance  = 4,813<br>Ulster A v London Scottish<br>13 January 2017
| attendance          = {{#expr:
<!--             Pool 1    Pool 2    Pool 3    Pool 4    Pool 5 -->
<!-- Round 1 --> + 200 + 787 + 350 + 750 + 1500 + 200 + 512 + 791 + 468 + 2218
<!-- Round 2 --> + 1551 + 906 + 728 + 974 + 3109 + 1405 + 350 + 950 + 623 + 200
<!-- Round 3 --> + 1301 + 947 + 704 + 419 + 2695 + 1018 + 1084 + 1707 + 428 <!-- London Welsh expelled from competition so 9 instead of 10 games per round from this point on -->
<!-- Round 4 --> + 1151 + 325 + 350 + 1426 + 542 + 250 + 485 + 315 + 428
<!-- Round 5 --> + 4813 + 973 + 937 + 695 + 872 + 1367 + 396 + 1874 + 433
<!-- Round 6 --> + 1406 + 400 + 1207 + 1120 + 2221 + 673 + 250 + 652 + 834
<!-- Quarter-finals --> + 1515 + 1479 + 650 + 800
<!-- Semi-finals --> + 732 + 1394
<!-- Final --> + 983
}}
| lowest attendance   = 200 (x3)
| tries               = {{#expr:
<!--             Pool 1    Pool 2    Pool 3    Pool 4    Pool 5 -->
<!-- Round 1 -->
<!-- Round 2 -->
<!-- Round 3 -->
<!-- Round 4 -->
<!-- Round 5 -->
<!-- Round 6 -->
}}
| top point scorer    = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Johnny McPhillips]]<br>[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster A]] 62
| top try scorer      = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tom Williams (rugby player, born 1991)|Tom Williams]]<br>[[Scarlets|Scarlets PS]] 8
| venue               = [[Musgrave Park, Cork|Irish Independent Park]]
| attendance2         = 
| champions           = [[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]]
| count               = 2
| runner-up           = [[Jersey Reds]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/rugby/2017/04/21/live-jersey-rugbys-biggest-night-from-irish-independent-park/ |title=Jersey reds lose at Irish Independent Park |publisher=Jersey Evening Post |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=22 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422215552/http://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/rugby/2017/04/21/live-jersey-rugbys-biggest-night-from-irish-independent-park/ |archive-date=22 April 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| website             = [http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/the-british-irish-cup/ B&I Cup Website]
| previous year       = 2015–16
| previous tournament = 2015–16 British and Irish Cup
| next year           = 2017–18
| next tournament     = 2017–18 British and Irish Cup
}}

The '''2016–17 [[British and Irish Cup]]''' was the eighth season of the annual [[rugby union]] competition for second tier, [[semi-professional]] clubs from Britain and Ireland. [[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]] were the defending champions having won the [[2015–16 British and Irish Cup#Final|2015–16 final]] against [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] 10–33 at [[Headingley Carnegie Rugby Stadium|Headingley Carnegie Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on 10 April 2016. There have been six different winners and six different losing finalists in the seven seasons of its existence. The format of the competition is similar to last season with Scottish clubs not competing. For the second consecutive season the four Welsh teams were the reserve sides of the teams competing in the [[2016–17 Pro12|Pro12]] competition instead of clubs from the [[Welsh Premier Division]].

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==Competition format==
The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of five pools of four teams playing home and away matches. The top side in each pool, plus the three best runners-up, progress to the knockout stage. The eight quarter-finalists are ranked, with top four teams having home advantage. The four winning quarter-finalists progress to the semi-final draw. Most of the matches are played on the same weekends as the [[2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup|European Champions Cup]] and [[2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup|European Challenge Cup]]. First round matches began on 14 October 2016 and the final was held on the 21 April 2017.

==Participating teams and locations==
The allocation of teams is as follows:
* {{flagicon|ENG}} – twelve clubs from [[RFU Championship]]
* {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} – four Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
* {{flagicon|WAL}} – four Welsh regions represented by Premiership Select teams.

{{location map+ |UK |float= |width=550|AlternativeMap=British Isles location map.svg |caption= Locations of the 2016-17 British & Irish Cup teams |places=
{{location map~ |UK |lat=52.1337 |long=-0.4577 |label_size=70|label=[[Bedford Blues|Bedford]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.481581 |long=-3.17909 |label_size=70|label=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=53.2790 | long=-9.0397 |label_size=70|label=[[Connacht Eagles|Connacht]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=50.119 |long=-5.537 |label_size=70|label=[[Cornish Pirates]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=53.5157 |long=-1.1327 |label_size=70|label=[[Doncaster R.F.C.|Doncaster]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.524491 |long=-0.326302 |label_size=70|label=[[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing T]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |UK |lat=49.2055916 |long=-2.182388 |label_size=70|label=[[Jersey Reds]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=53.344103 |long=-6.267493 |label_size=70|label=[[Leinster Rugby#Leinster A|Leinster]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|UK|lat_deg=51|lat_min=23 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=0|lon_min=59|lon_dir=W|label_size=70|label=[[London Irish|L Irish]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.507334 |long=-0.127683 |label_size=70|label=[[London Scottish F.C.|L Scottish]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.507778 |long=-0.128056|label_size=70|label=[[London Welsh RFC|L Welsh]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=52.66634 |long=-8.637348 |label_size=70|label=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.584151 |long=-2.997664 |label_size=70|label=[[Dragons (rugby union)|Dragons]]|position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=52.95 |long=-1.133333 |label_size=70|label=[[Nottingham R.F.C.|Nottingham]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.62144 |long=-3.943646 |label_size=70|label=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.507334 |long=-0.127683 |label_size=70|label=[[Richmond F.C.|Richmond]]|position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=53.4301 |long=-1.3572 |label_size=70|label=[[Rotherham R.U.F.C.|Rotherham]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=51.680886 |long=-4.160248 |label_size=70|label=[[Scarlets]]|position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK |lat=54.59728 |long=-5.930119 |label_size=70|label=[[Ulster Ravens|Ulster]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |UK |lat_deg=53|lat_min=49 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=1|lon_min=34|lon_dir=W|label_size=70|label=[[Yorkshire Carnegie|Y Carnegie]]|position=right}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club
! Country
! League
! Stadium
! Capacity
! Area
|-
|[[Bedford Blues]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Goldington Road]]
|align=center|6,000
|[[Bedford]]
|-
|[[Cardiff Blues|Cardiff Blues Premiership Select]]
|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]
|N/A
|[[Cardiff Arms Park]]<br>[[Sardis Road]]<br>[[Merthyr RFC|The Wern]]
|align=center|12,125<br>7,861<br>4,500
|[[Cardiff]]<br>[[Pontypridd]]<br>[[Merthyr Tydfil]]
|-
|[[Connacht Eagles]]
|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]
|[[Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship]]
|[[Galway Sportsgrounds]]<br>[[Dubarry Park]]
|align=center|9,500<br>10,000
|[[Galway]]<br>[[Athlone]]
|-
|[[Cornish Pirates]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Mennaye Field]]
|align=center|4,000
|[[Penzance]]
|-
|[[Doncaster Knights]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Castle Park rugby stadium|Castle Park]]
|align=center|5,000
|[[Doncaster]]
|-
|[[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Trailfinders Sports Ground]]
|align=center|3,020
|[[West Ealing]], [[London]]
|-
|[[Jersey Reds]]
|{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[England]] {{efn|Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.}}
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[St. Peter (rugby ground)|St. Peter]]
|align=center|4,000
|[[Saint Peter, Jersey|Saint Peter]]
|-
|[[Leinster Rugby#Leinster A|Leinster A]]
|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]
|[[Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship]]
|[[Donnybrook Stadium]]
|align=center|6,000
|[[Dublin]]
|-
|[[London Irish]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Madejski Stadium]]
| align=center|7,579{{efn|Although Madejski's full capacity is 24,161, for most matches only West Stand will be open with capacity of 7,579.}}
|[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Berkshire]]
|-
|[[London Scottish FC|London Scottish]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Athletic Ground, Richmond|Richmond Athletic Ground]]
|align=center|4,500
|[[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[London]]
|-
|[[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Old Deer Park]]
|align=center|5,850
|[[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[London]]
|-
|[[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]]
|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]
|[[Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship]]
|[[Midleton RFC|Towns Park]]<br>[[Ennis RFC|The Showgrounds]]<br>Old Chapel<br>[[Musgrave Park, Cork|Irish Independent Park]]<br>[[Cork Institute of Technology|CIT Stadium]]
|align=center|400<br>1,000<ref name="Ennis RFC">{{cite web |url=http://www.ennisrfc.ie/179-ennis-gears-up-for-munster-a-match |title=ENNIS GEARS UP FOR MUNSTER A MATCH |publisher=Ennis RFC |accessdate=19 December 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br>N/A<br>8,200<br>1,100<ref name="CIT Stadium">{{cite web|url=http://www.mycit.ie/contentFiles/PDF/CIT-Sports.pdf |title=Sport at Cork Institute of Technology|publisher=Cork Institute of Technology |accessdate=2 April 2017}}</ref>
|[[Midleton]]<br>[[Ennis]]<br>[[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]]<br>[[Cork (city)|Cork]]<br>[[Cork (city)|Cork]]
|-
|[[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select]]
|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]
|N/A
|[[Cross Keys RFC|Pandy Park]]<br>[[CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence|CCB Centre]]
|align=center|3,000<br>1,000
|[[Crosskeys]]<br>[[Ystrad Mynach]]
|-
|[[Nottingham R.F.C.|Nottingham Rugby]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Lady Bay Sports Ground]]
|align=center|3,000
|[[Nottingham]]
|-
|[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys Premiership Select]]
|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]
|N/A
|[[The Gnoll]]<br>[[Talbot Athletic Ground]]<br>[[Llynfi Road]]
|align=center|5,000<br>3,000<br>N/A
|[[Neath]]<br>[[Port Talbot]]<br>[[Maesteg]]
|-
|[[Richmond FC|Richmond]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Athletic Ground, Richmond|Richmond Athletic Ground]]
|align=center|4,500
|[[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[London]]
|-
|[[Rotherham R.U.F.C.|Rotherham Titans]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|[[Clifton Lane]]
|align=center|2,500
|[[Rotherham]]
|-
|[[Scarlets|Scarlets Premiership Select]]
|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]
|N/A
|[[Llandovery RFC|Church Bank Playing Fields]]<br>[[Carmarthen Park]]<br>[[Parc y Scarlets]]
|align=center|3,000<br>3,000<br>14,870
|[[Llandovery]]<br>[[Carmarthen]]<br>[[Llanelli]]
|-
|[[Ulster Rugby#Ulster A|Ulster A]]
|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland]]
|[[Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship]]
|[[Cooke RFC|Shaw's Bridge]]<br>[[Ballymena R.F.C.|Eaton Park]]<br>[[Kingspan Stadium]]
|align=center|1,300<br>1,000<br>18,196
|[[Belfast]]<br>[[Ballymena]]<br>[[Belfast]]
|-
|[[Yorkshire Carnegie]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|[[RFU Championship]]
|Sandhill Lane Stadium<br>Moor Lane<br>[[Scarborough RUFC|Silver Royd]]
|align=center|N/A<br>N/A<br>1,950
|[[Selby]]<br>[[Pontefract]]<br>[[Scalby, North Yorkshire|Scalby]]
|}
{{notelist}}

==Pool stages==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Key to colours
|-
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
|-
| bgcolor="#ccccff"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.
|-
|}

===Pool 1===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| show_positions = n|show_tries_for = n|show_tries_against = n
| res_col_header = Q
| team1 = JER | name_JER = {{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Jersey Reds]]
| team2 = ULS | name_ULS = {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ulster Rugby#Ulster A|Ulster A]]
| team3 = LSC | name_LSC = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Scottish FC|London Scottish]]
| team4 = CAR | name_CAR = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues|Cardiff Blues Premiership Select]]
| win_JER = 5| draw_JER = 0| loss_JER = 1| pf_JER = 181| pa_JER = 94| tb_JER = 3| lb_JER = 0
| win_ULS = 4| draw_ULS = 0| loss_ULS = 2| pf_ULS = 153| pa_ULS = 124| tb_ULS = 2| lb_ULS = 2
| win_LSC = 2| draw_LSC = 0| loss_LSC = 4| pf_LSC = 134| pa_LSC = 157| tb_LSC = 2| lb_LSC = 2
| win_CAR = 1| draw_CAR = 0| loss_CAR = 5| pf_CAR = 104| pa_CAR = 197| tb_CAR = 0| lb_CAR = 3
| col_C = green1 | text_C = Qualified as pool winner
|result1 = C
| col_Q = #ccccff | text_Q = Qualified
|result2 = Q
| class_rules = 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
| update = 10 March 2017
| source = 
}}

====Round 1====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 October 2016
|time       = 19:00
|home       = Ulster A
|score      = 19 – 6
|report     = [http://www.jerseyreds.je/match-reports/20162017-season/ulster-a-19-jersey-reds-6.aspx Report]
|away       = Jersey Reds
|stadium    = [[Cooke RFC|Shaw's Bridge]], [[Belfast]]
|attendance = 200
|referee    = Dewi Phillips
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
|score      = 21 – 26
|report     = [http://www.londonscottish.com/pro/fixtures/4705.php Report]
|away       = London Scottish (BP)
|stadium    = BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
|attendance = 787
|referee    = Frank Murphy
}}
<ref name=w1>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=422|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=16 October 2016|pages=30–31 & 40}}</ref>
----

====Round 2====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 October 2016
|time       = 19:45
|home       = (BP) Jersey Reds
|score      = 49 – 12
|report     = [http://www.jerseyreds.je/match-reports/20162017-season/jersey-reds-49-cardiff-blues-select-12.aspx Report]
|away       = Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
|stadium    = St Peter
|attendance = 1,551
|referee    = [[Ben Blain]]
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) London Scottish
|score      = 34 – 29
|report     = [http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/london-scottish-vs-ulster-a/78346 Report]
|away       = Ulster A (2BP)
|stadium    = Athletic Ground
|attendance = 906
|referee    = Gareth Newman
}}
<ref name=w2>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=423|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=16 October 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}</ref>
----

====Round 3====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 9 December 2016
|time       = 17:00
|home       = Ulster A
|score      = 16 – 10
|report     = [http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/15529.php Report]
|away       = Cardiff Blues Premiership Select (BP)
|stadium    = [[Ballymena R.F.C.|Eaton Park]], [[Ballymena]]
|attendance = 1,301
|referee    = Veryan Boscawen
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 December 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = London Scottish
|score      = 13 – 22
|report     = [http://www.jerseyreds.je/match-reports/20162017-season/london-scottish-13-jersey-reds-22.aspx Report]
|away       = Jersey Reds
|stadium    = Athletic Ground
|attendance = 947
|referee    = Johnny Erskine
}}
<ref name=w3>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=430|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=11 December 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}</ref>
----

====Round 4====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 16 December 2016
|time       = 19:45
|home       = Jersey Reds
|score      = 23 – 19
|report     = [http://www.jerseyreds.je/match-reports/20162017-season/jersey-reds-23-london-scottish-19.aspx Report]
|away       = London Scottish (BP)
|stadium    = St Peter
|attendance = 1,151
|referee    = Ben Blain
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 17 December 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) Cardiff Blues premiership Select
|score      = 27 – 30
|report     = [http://www.cardiffblues.com/news/8602.php#.WFfwLVOLSUl Report]
|away       = Ulster A
|stadium    = [[Sardis Road]], [[Pontypridd]]
|attendance = 325
|referee    = Hamish Smales
}}
<ref name=w4>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=431|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=18 December 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}</ref>
----

====Round 5====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 13 January 2017
|time       = 19:00
|home       = (BP) Ulster A
|score      = 38 – 21
|report     = [http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/15635.php#.WHvpJVWLSUk Report]
|away       = London Scottish
|stadium    = Kingspan Stadium
|attendance = 4,813
|referee    = [[Joy Neville]]
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 January 2017
|time       = 
|home       = Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
|score      = 10 – 55
|report     = [http://www.jerseyreds.je/match-reports/20162017-season/cardiff-blues-select-10-55-jersey-reds.aspx Report]
|away       = Jersey Reds (BP)
|stadium    = [[Merthyr RFC|The Wern]], [[Merthyr Tydfil]]
|attendance = 973
|referee    = Nigel Correll
}}
<ref name=w5>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=435|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=15 January 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}</ref>
----

====Round 6====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Jersey Reds
|score      = 26 – 21
|report     = [http://www.jerseyreds.je/match-reports/20162017-season/jersey-reds-26-ulster-a-21.aspx Report]
|away       = Ulster A (BP)
|stadium    = St Peter
|attendance = 1,406
|referee    = Craig Evans
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 March 2017
|time       = 19:00
|home       = (BP) London Scottish
|score      = 21 – 24
|report     = [http://www.londonscottish.com/news/4862.php Report]
|away       = Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
|stadium    = Athletic Ground
|attendance = 400
|referee    = Calum Howard
}}
* Postponed from 21 January due to frozen pitch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonscottish.com/news/4805.php#.WIT2xlWLSUk |title=London Scottish v Cardiff Blues postponed |publisher=London Scottish FC |date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=w6>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=435|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=22 January 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}</ref>
<ref name=reschedule_and_quarterfinals>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=443|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=12 March 2017|pages=26–27 & 40}}</ref>

===Pool 2===
London Welsh entered liquidation on 8 December 2016 and were disqualified from the competition and their results from rounds 1 and 2 annulled.<ref name="London Welsh">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38268838 |title= London Welsh: Liquidated club disqualified British & Irish Cup |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 December 2016}}</ref>
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| show_positions = n|show_tries_for = n|show_tries_against = n
| res_col_header = Q
| team1 = MUN | name_MUN = {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]]
| team2 = ROT | name_ROT = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rotherham Titans]]
| team3 = DON | name_DON = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Doncaster Knights]]
| win_MUN = 4| draw_MUN = 0| loss_MUN = 0| pf_MUN = 121| pa_MUN = 55| tb_MUN = 3| lb_MUN = 0
| win_ROT = 1| draw_ROT = 0| loss_ROT = 3| pf_ROT = 73| pa_ROT = 102| tb_ROT = 0| lb_ROT = 1
| win_DON = 1| draw_DON = 0| loss_DON = 3| pf_DON = 61| pa_DON = 98| tb_DON = 0| lb_DON = 0
| col_C = green1 | text_C = Qualified as pool winner
|result1 = C
| class_rules = 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
| update = 21 January 2017
| source = 
}}

====Round 1====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Munster A
|score      = 15 – 30
|report     = [http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby_matchreport&archive=N&id=351 Report]
|away       = London Welsh (BP)
|stadium    = [[Midleton RFC|Towns Park]], [[Midleton]]
|attendance = 350
|referee    = Fergus Kirby
}}
* London Welsh expelled from the competition
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Rotherham Titans
|score      = 34 – 17
|report     = [http://www.titans-rugby.com/match-centre/match-report/titans-34-doncaster-knights-17/ Report]
|away       = Doncaster Knights
|stadium    = Clifton Lane
|attendance = 750
|referee    = Jake Makepeace
}}
<ref name=w1/>
----

====Round 2====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) London Welsh
|score      = 40 – 24
|report     = [http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby_matchreport&archive=N&id=352 Report]
|away       = Rotherham Titans
|stadium    = Old Deer Park
|attendance = 728
|referee    = Adam Leal
}}
* London Welsh expelled from the competition.
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Doncaster Knights
|score      = P – P
|report     = 
|away       = Munster A
|stadium    = Castle Park
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
}}
* Match postponed due to the death of Munster Rugby's head coach [[Anthony Foley]] and played on 7 January 2016.<ref name=w2/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drfc.co.uk/news/article/postponement-of-b-i-match-v-munster-a |title=POSTPONEMENT OF B&I MATCH V MUNSTER 'A' |publisher=Doncaster Knights |date=22 October 2016}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drfc.co.uk/news/article/rescheduled-fixture-doncaster-knights-v-munster-a |title=RESCHEDULED FIXTURE: DONCASTER KNIGHTS V MUNSTER 'A' |publisher=Doncaster Knights |date=2 November 2016}}</ref>
----

====Round 3====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 December 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = Rotherham Titans
|score      = 24 – 35
|report     = [http://www.titans-rugby.com/match-centre/match-report/titans-24-munster-35/ Report]
|away       = Munster A (BP)
|stadium    = Clifton Lane
|attendance = 704
|referee    = Rhys Thomas
}}
<ref name=w3/>
----

====Round 4====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 18 December 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Munster A
|score      = 34 – 3
|report     = [http://www.titans-rugby.com/match-centre/match-report/munster-34-titans-3/ Report]
|away       = Rotherham Titans
|stadium    = [[Ennis RFC|The Showgrounds]], [[Ennis]]
|attendance = 350
|referee    = Craig Evans
}}
<ref name=w4/>
----

====Round 2 (rescheduled game)====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 7 January 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Doncaster Knights
|score      = 12 – 28
|report     = [http://www.drfc.co.uk/news/article/class-munster-take-cup-spoils Report]
|away       = Munster A (BP)
|stadium    = Castle Park
|attendance = 974
|referee    = Stuart Gaffikin
}}
* Match postponed from 22 October 2016.
<ref>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RugbyPaper|issue=434|date=8 January 2017|pages=26 & 34}}</ref>
----

====Round 5====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 13 January 2017
|time       = 19:00
|home       = Munster A
|score      = 24 – 16
|report     = [http://www.munsterrugby.ie/mobile/rugby/23793.php Report]
|away       = Doncaster Knights
|stadium    = Old Chapel, [[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]]
|attendance = 937
|referee    = Dewi Phillips
}}
<ref name=w5/>
----

====Round 6====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = Doncaster Knights
|score      = 16 – 12
|report     = [http://www.titans-rugby.com/match-centre/match-report/doncaster-knights-16-titans-12/ Report]
|away       = Rotherham Titans (BP)
|stadium    = Castle Park
|attendance = 1,207
|referee    = Ben Blain
}}
<ref name=w6/>

===Pool 3===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| show_positions = n|show_tries_for = n|show_tries_against = n
| res_col_header = Q
| team1 = LIR | name_LIR = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Irish]]
| team2 = COR | name_COR = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cornish Pirates]]
| team3 = OSP | name_OSP = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys Premiership Select]]
| team4 = CON | name_CON = {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht Eagles]]
| win_LIR = 5| draw_LIR = 0| loss_LIR = 1| pf_LIR = 154| pa_LIR = 97| tb_LIR = 4| lb_LIR = 1
| win_COR = 4| draw_COR = 0| loss_COR = 2| pf_COR = 188| pa_COR = 99| tb_COR = 3| lb_COR = 1
| win_OSP = 3| draw_OSP = 0| loss_OSP = 3| pf_OSP = 130| pa_OSP = 155| tb_OSP = 2| lb_OSP = 0
| win_CON = 0| draw_CON = 0| loss_CON = 6| pf_CON = 82| pa_CON = 223| tb_CON = 1| lb_CON = 1
| col_C = green1 | text_C = Qualified as pool winner
|result1 = C
| col_Q = #ccccff | text_Q = Qualified
|result2 = Q
| class_rules = 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
| update = 21 January 2017
| source = 
}}

====Round 1====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Ospreys Premiership Select
|score      = 14 – 25
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/irish-record-seventh-win-out-of-seven-to-start-bandi-cup-campaign-in-style/bp1062/ Report]
|away       = London Irish (BP)
|stadium    = [[The Gnoll]], [[Neath]]
|attendance = 1,500
|referee    = Matt Turvey
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 16 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Connacht Eagles
|score      = 10 – 23
|report     = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16-17_match_reports/connacht_away_phil.html Report]
|away       = Cornish Pirates
|stadium    = Galway Sportsground
|attendance = 200
|referee    = Ben Blain
}}
<ref name=w1/>
----

====Round 2====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) London Irish
|score      = 34 – 3
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-resounding-display-secures-bonuspoint-triumph/bp1076/ Report]
|away       = Connacht Eagles
|stadium    = Madejski Stadium
|attendance = 3,109
|referee    = Michael Hudson
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 23 October 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Cornish Pirates
|score      = 41 – 5
|report     = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16-17_match_reports/ospreys_home.html Report]
|away       = Ospreys Premiership Select
|stadium    = Mennaye Field
|attendance = 1,405
|referee    = Sean Gallagher
}}
<ref name=w2/>
----

====Round 3====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 December 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) Connacht Eagles
|score      = 17 – 20
|report     = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/match/ERUP3942399 Report]
|away       = Ospreys Premiership Select
|stadium    = Galway Sportsground
|attendance = 419
|referee    = Jack Makepeace
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 11 December 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) London Irish
|score      = 33 – 24
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-exiles-top-pool-2-with-bonuspoint-triumph/bp1134/ Report]
|away       = Cornish Pirates
|stadium    = Madejski Stadium
|attendance = 2,695
|referee    = Adam Jones
}}
<ref name=w3/>
----

====Round 4====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 18 December 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Cornish Pirates
|score      = 16 – 17
|report     = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16-17_match_reports/london_irish_home_cup.html Report]
|away       = London Irish
|stadium    = Mennaye Field
|attendance = 1,426
|referee    = Fergus Kirby
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 18 December 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Ospreys Premiership Select
|score      = 55 – 14
|report     = [http://www.ospreysrugby.com/News/Article/47725 Report]
|away       = Connacht Eagles
|stadium    = [[Talbot Athletic Ground]], [[Port Talbot]]
|attendance = 542
|referee    = Adam Leal
}}
<ref name=w4/>
----

====Round 5====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 January 2017
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Connacht Eagles
|score      = 14 – 41
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-connacht-eagles-1441-london-irish/bp1168/ Report]
|away       = London Irish (BP)
|stadium    = [[Dubarry Park]], [[Athlone]]
|attendance = 695
|referee    = Ben Blain
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 January 2017
|time       = 14:30
|home       = Ospreys Premiership Select
|score      = 10 – 34
|report     = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16-17_match_reports/ospreys_away.html Report]
|away       = Cornish Pirates (BP)
|stadium    = [[Llynfi Road]], [[Maesteg]]
|attendance = 872
|referee    = Jonny Erskine
}}
<ref name=w5/>
----

====Round 6====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Cornish Pirates
|score      = 50 – 24
|report     = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16-17_match_reports/connacht_home.html Report]
|away       = Connacht Eagles (BP)
|stadium    = Mennaye Field
|attendance = 1,120
|referee    = Matt Turvey
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) London Irish
|score      = 24 – 26
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-irish-edged-out-by-resolute-ospreys/bp1173/ Report]
|away       = Ospreys Premiership Select (BP)
|stadium    = [[Madejski Stadium]]
|attendance = 2,221
|referee    = [[Joy Neville]]
}}
<ref name=w6/>

===Pool 4===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| show_positions = n|show_tries_for = n|show_tries_against = n
| res_col_header = Q
| team1 = SCA | name_SCA = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets|Scarlets Premiership Select]]
| team2 = LEI | name_LEI = {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Leinster Rugby#Leinster A|Leinster A]]
| team3 = NOT | name_NOT = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nottingham Rugby]]
| team4 = RIC | name_RIC = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richmond F.C.|Richmond]]
| win_SCA = 4| draw_SCA = 0| loss_SCA = 2| pf_SCA = 198| pa_SCA = 149| tb_SCA = 5| lb_SCA = 1
| win_LEI = 3| draw_LEI = 0| loss_LEI = 3| pf_LEI = 256| pa_LEI = 133| tb_LEI = 3| lb_LEI = 1
| win_NOT = 3| draw_NOT = 0| loss_NOT = 3| pf_NOT = 148| pa_NOT = 136| tb_NOT = 3| lb_NOT = 0
| win_RIC = 2| draw_RIC = 0| loss_RIC = 4| pf_RIC = 100| pa_RIC = 284| tb_RIC = 1| lb_RIC = 0
| col_C = green1 | text_C = Qualified as pool winner
|result1 = C
| class_rules = 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
| update = 21 January 2017
| source = 
}}

====Round 1====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Richmond
|score      = 19 – 68
|report     = [http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/richmond-vs-leinster-a/78342 Report]
|away       = Leinster A (BP)
|stadium    = Athletic Ground
|attendance = 512
|referee    = Adam Jones
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 16 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Nottingham Rugby
|score      = 11 – 33
|report     = [http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/nottingham-vs-scarlets-a/80159 Report]
|away       = Scarlets Premiership Select (BP)
|stadium    = Lady Bay Sports Ground
|attendance = 791<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/games/scarlets-premiership-select.php |title=Scarlets Premiership Select Fixtures & Results|publisher=Scarlets |accessdate=20 October 2016 }}</ref>
|referee    = Sean Gallagher
}}
<ref name=w1/>
----

====Round 2====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) Scarlets Premiership Select
|score      = 58 – 7
|report     = [http://richmondfc.co.uk/index.php/news/657-scarlets-select-58-richmond-7 Report]
|away       = Richmond
|stadium    = [[Llandovery RFC|Church Bank Playing Fields]], [[Llandovery]]
|attendance = 350
|referee    = Stuart Gaffikin
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 23 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Leinster A
|score      = 21 – 29
|report     = [http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/leinster-a-vs-nottingham/80306 Report]
|away       = Nottingham Rugby (BP)
|stadium    = Donnybrook Stadium
|attendance = 950
|referee    = Gary Glennon
}}
<ref name=w2/>
----

====Round 3====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 December 2016
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Leinster A
|score      = 65 – 13
|report     = [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-a-65-v-13-scarlets-premiership-select/?FixGuid=16LS6285 Report]
|away       = Scarlets Premiership Select
|stadium    = Donnybrook Stadium
|attendance = 1,018
|referee    = Ben Blain
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 11 December 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Nottingham Rugby
|score      = 43 – 3
|report     = [http://www.nottinghamrugby.co.uk/greens-romp-to-richmond-cup-win/ Report]
|away       = Richmond
|stadium    = Lady Bay Sports Ground
|attendance = 1,084
|referee    = Hamish Smales
}}
<ref name=w3/>
----

====Round 4====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 17 December 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) Scarlets Premiership Select
|score      = 27 – 7
|report     = [http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/38763.php Report]
|away       = Leinster A
|stadium    = [[Carmarthen Park]], [[Carmarthen]]
|attendance = 250
|referee    = Matt Turvey
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 17 December 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Richmond
|score      = 20 – 12
|report     = [http://www.nottinghampost.com/richmond-20-nottingham-rugby-12-match-report/story-29991834-detail/story.html Report]
|away       = Nottingham Rugby
|stadium    = Athletic Ground
|attendance = 485
|referee    = Dew Phillips
}}
<ref name=w4/>
----

====Round 5====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 13 January 2017
|time       = 19:45
|home       = (BP) Nottingham Rugby
|score      = 28 – 24
|report     = [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/nottingham-28-leinster-a-24/ Report]
|away       = Leinster A (BP)
|stadium    = Lady Bay Sports Ground
|attendance = 1,367
|referee    = Rhys Thomas
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 January 2017
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Richmond
|score      = 34 – 32
|report     = [http://richmondfc.co.uk/index.php/news/696-richmond-34-scarlets-a-32 Report]
|away       = Scarlets Premiership Select (2BP)
|stadium    = Athletic Ground
|attendance = 396
|referee    = Adam Leal
}}
<ref name=w5/>
----

====Round 6====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 20 January 2017
|time       = 19:30
|home       = (BP) Leinster A
|score      = 71 – 17
|report     = [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-a-71-richmond-17/ Report]
|away       = Richmond
|stadium    = Donnybrook Stadium
|attendance = 673
|referee    = Gareth Newman
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = (BP) Scarlets Premiership Select
|score      = 35 – 25
|report     = [http://www.wru.co.uk/m/eng/37942.php Report]
|away       = Nottingham Rugby
|stadium    = Parc y Scarlets
|attendance = 250
|referee    = Veryan Boscawen
}}
<ref name=w6/>

===Pool 5===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| show_positions = n|show_tries_for = n|show_tries_against = n
| res_col_header = Q
| team1 = EAL | name_EAL = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ealing Trailfinders]]
| team2 = YOR | name_YOR = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Yorkshire Carnegie]]
| team3 = NEW | name_NEW = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select]]
| team4 = BED | name_BED = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bedford Blues]]
| win_EAL = 4| draw_EAL = 1| loss_EAL = 1| pf_EAL = 194| pa_EAL = 123| tb_EAL = 3| lb_EAL = 2
| win_YOR = 4| draw_YOR = 0| loss_YOR = 2| pf_YOR = 156| pa_YOR = 130| tb_YOR = 3| lb_YOR = 1
| win_NEW = 2| draw_NEW = 0| loss_NEW = 4| pf_NEW = 118| pa_NEW = 170| tb_NEW = 1| lb_NEW = 2
| win_BED = 1| draw_BED = 1| loss_BED = 4| pf_BED = 119| pa_BED = 173| tb_BED = 1| lb_BED = 1
| col_C = green1 | text_C = Qualified as pool winner
|result1 = C
| col_Q = #ccccff | text_Q = Qualified
|result2 = Q
| class_rules = 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
| update = 21 January 2017
| source = 
}}

====Round 1====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders
|score      = 51 – 35
|report     = [http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/ealing-trailfinders-51-35-yorkshire-carnegie  Report]
|away       = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)
|stadium    = Trailfinders Sports Club
|attendance = 468
|referee    = Veryan Boscawen
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 15 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Bedford Blues
|score      = 46 – 33
|report     = [http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/bedford-blues-v-dragons-select Report]
|away       = Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select (BP)
|stadium    = Goldington Road
|attendance = 2,218
|referee    = [[Joy Neville]]
}}
<ref name=w1/>
----

====Round 2====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 14:30
|home       = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie
|score      = 52 – 28
|report     = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161113035554/http://www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/rugby/29484.php Report]}}
|away       = Bedford Blues
|stadium    = Sandhill Lane Stadium, [[Selby]]
|attendance = 623
|referee    = Fergus Kirby
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 22 October 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select
|score      = 27 – 28
|report     = [http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/dragons-premiership-xv-27-28-ealing-trailfinders Report]
|away       = Ealing Trailfinders
|stadium    = [[Cross Keys RFC|Pandy Park]], [[Crosskeys]]
|attendance = 200
|referee    = Matt Turvey
}}
<ref name=w2/>
----

====Round 3====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 December 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Bedford Blues
|score      = 19 – 19
|report     = [http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/bedford-blues-v-ealing-trailfinders-2 Report]
|away       = Ealing Trailfinders
|stadium    = Goldington Road
|attendance = 1,707
|referee    = Adam Leal
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 11 December 2016
|time       = 14:15
|home       = Yorkshire Carnegie
|score      = 20 – 17
|report     = 
|away       = Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select (BP)
|stadium    = Moor Lane, [[Pontefract]]
|attendance = 428
|referee    = Nigel Correll
}}
<ref name=w3/>
----

====Round 4====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 17 December 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select
|score      = 22 – 20
|report     = [http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14973458.Dragons_Premiership_Select_XV_22_Yorkshire_Carnegie_20/?ref=arc Report]
|away       = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)
|stadium    = [[CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence|CCB Centre]], [[Ystrad Mynach]]
|attendance = 315
|referee    = Jonny Erskine
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 17 December 2016
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders
|score      = 40 – 23
|report     = [http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/ealing-trailfinders-40-23-bedford-blues Report]
|away       = Bedford Blues
|stadium    = Trailfinders Sports Club
|attendance = 428
|referee    = Gareth Newman
}}
<ref name=w4/>
----

====Round 5====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 January 2017
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Bedford Blues
|score      = 12 – 29
|report     = [http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/bedford-vs-yorkshire-carnegie/78383 Report]
|away       = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)
|stadium    = Goldington Road
|attendance = 1,874
|referee    = Hamish Smales
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 14 January 2017
|time       = 15:00
|home       = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders
|score      = 56 – 19
|report     = [http://www.ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/ealing-trailfinders-56-19-dragons-premiership Report]
|away       = Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select
|stadium    = Trailfinders Sports Club
|attendance = 433
|referee    = Fergus Kirby
}}
<ref name=w5/>
----

====Round 6====
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = Yorkshire Carnegie
|score      = 14 – 10
|report     = [http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/yorkshire-carnegie-14-10-ealing-trailfinders Report]
|away       = Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
|stadium    = [[Scarborough RUFC|Silver Royd]], [[Scalby, North Yorkshire|Scalby]]
|attendance = 834
|referee    = Rhys Thomas
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 January 2017
|time       = 16:30
|home       = Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select
|score      = 15 – 12
|report     = [http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/match-report-v-dragons-select Report]
|away       = Bedford Blues (BP)
|stadium    = [[CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence|CCB Centre]], [[Ystrad Mynach]]{{#tag:ref|*Initially due to be held at [[Bedwas RFC|The Bridge Field]], [[Bedwas]] but because of a frozen pitch, the venue was changed and the kick-off time moved from 14:00 to 16:30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BedfordBluesRFC/status/822796234108833793 |title=Kick Off has been postponed and moved to @CSEYstradMynach |publisher=Bedford Blues (Twitter) |date=21 January 2017}}</ref>|group=a}}
|attendance = 652
|referee    = Stuart Gaffikin
}}
{{reflist|group=a}}
<ref name=w6/>

==Knock-out stage==
The eight qualifiers were seeded according to performance in the pool stage. The four top seeds hosted the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 format. If two teams qualified from the same group they could not be drawn together despite the seeding, therefore, Jersey Reds did not play against Ulster A. The quarter-finals were held over the weekend of 10/11/12 March 2017, the semi-finals were held over the weekend of 31 March and 1 & 2 April 2017 and the final was played on 21/22/23 April 2017.

Teams are ranked by:
:1 – competition points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw)
:2 – where competition points are equal, greatest number of wins
:3 – where the number of wins are equal, aggregate points difference
:4 – where the aggregate points difference are equal, greatest number of points scored

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Seed
!Pool winners
!Pts
!Wins
!Pts diff
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|'''1''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Irish]] || 25 || 5 || 57
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|'''2''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|JER}} [[Jersey Reds]] || 23 || 5 || 87
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|'''3''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ealing Trailfinders]] || 23 || 4 || 71
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|'''4''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets|Scarlets Premiership Select]] || 22 || 4 || 49
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|'''5''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]] || 19 || 4 || 66
|-
!Seed
!Pool Runners–up
!Pts
!Wins
!Pts diff
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
|'''6'''  ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cornish Pirates]] || 20 || 4 || 89
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
|'''7''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ulster Rugby#Ulster A|Ulster A]] || 20 || 4 || 29
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
|'''8''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] || 20 || 4 || 26
|-
|'''9'''||align="left"| {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Leinster Rugby#Leinster A|Leinster A]] || 16 || 3 || 123
|-
|'''10''' ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rotherham Titans]] || 5 || 1 || −25
|-
|}

{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>12 March 2017 - [[Irish Independent Park]]</small> |{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]]'''|26|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Ulster Rugby#Ulster A|Ulster A]]'''|3
|<small>11 March 2017 - [[Trailfinders Sports Ground]]</small> |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ealing Trailfinders]]'''|84|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets|Scarlets Premiership Select]]|7
|<small>11 March 2017 - [[Madejski Stadium]]</small> |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[London Irish]]''' | 37 |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Yorkshire Carnegie]]| 14
|<small>10 March 2017 - [[St. Peter (rugby ground)|St. Peter]]</small> |{{flagicon|JER}} '''[[Jersey Reds]]'''| 36 |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cornish Pirates]] | 20
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>31 March - [[Cork Institute of Technology#Sport|CIT Stadium]]</small> | {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} '''[[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]]'''|25|{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Ealing Trailfinders]]'''|9
|<small>2 April 2017 - [[Madejski Stadium]]</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Irish]]| 17 | '''{{flagicon|JER}}[[Jersey Reds]] | 25
<!--final  -->
|<small>21 April 2017 - [[Musgrave Park, Cork|Irish Independent Park]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]]</small> |{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} '''[[Munster Rugby#Munster A|Munster A]]|29| {{flagicon|JER}}[[Jersey Reds]] |28
}}

===Quarter-finals===
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 23 January 2017, with the matches to be played on the weekend of 10–13 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=British & Irish Cup Quarter-finals Draw|url=http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16_17_news/british_irish_cup_quarter_final.html|website=Cornish Pirates|accessdate=24 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015858/http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16_17_news/british_irish_cup_quarter_final.html|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{rugbybox
|date       = 10 March 2017
|time       = 19:45
|home       = Jersey Reds
|score      = 36 – 20
|report     = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/16-17_match_reports/jersey_away_cup.html Report]
|away       = Cornish Pirates
|stadium    = St Peter
|attendance = 1,515
|referee    = Jack Makepeace
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       =  11 March 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = London Irish
|score      = 37 – 14
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-exiles-surge-into-cup-semifinal/bp1235/ Report]
|away       = Yorkshire Carnegie
|stadium    = Madejski Stadium
|attendance = 1,479
|referee    = Rhys Thomas
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 11 March 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = Ealing Trailfinders
|score      = 84  – 7
|report     = [http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/ealing-trailfinders-84-7-scarlets-prem-select Report]
|away       = Scarlets Premiership Select
|stadium    = Trailfinders Sports Ground
|attendance = 650
|referee    = Nigel Correll
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       = 12 March 2017
|time       = 15:00
|home       = Munster A
|score      = 26 - 3
|report     = [http://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=16MU1108 Report]
|away       = Ulster A
|stadium    = [[Musgrave Park, Cork|Irish Independent Park]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
|attendance = 800
|referee    = Fergus Kirby
}}
<ref name=reschedule_and_quarterfinals/><ref name=munsterqf>{{cite web|url=http://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=16MU1108 |title=Munster A 26 - 3 Ulster A |publisher=Munster Rugby |date=12 March 2017}}</ref>
----

===Semi-finals===
{{rugbybox
|date       =  31 March 2017
|time       = 19:30
|home       = Munster A
|score      = 25 – 9
|report     = [http://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=16ME2696 Report]
|away       = Ealing Trailfinders
|stadium    = [[Cork Institute of Technology|CIT Stadium]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
|attendance = 732
|referee    = Rhys Thomas
}}
{{rugbybox
|date       =  2 April 2017
|time       = 14:00
|home       = London Irish
|score      = 17 – 25
|report     = [http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-london-irish-s-british-and-irish-cup-run-comes-to-an-end/bp1267/ Report]
|away       = Jersey Reds
|stadium    = [[Madejski Stadium]]
|attendance = 1,394
|referee    = Jack Makepeace
}}
<ref name=semifinals>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=446|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=2 April 2017|pages=28 & 38}}</ref><ref name=londonirishsf>{{cite web|url=http://www.london-irish.com/news/match-report-london-irish-s-british-and-irish-cup-run-comes-to-an-end/bp1267/ |title=MATCH REPORT: LONDON IRISH'S BRITISH & IRISH CUP RUN COMES TO AN END |publisher=London Irish |date=2 April 2017}}</ref>
----

===Final===
{{rugbybox
|date       = 21 April 2017
|time       = 19:30
|home       = Munster A
|score      =  29 – 28
|report     = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/39649325 Report]
|away       = Jersey Reds
|stadium    = [[Musgrave Park, Cork|Irish Independent Park]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
|attendance = 983
|referee    = Craig Maxwell-Keys
}}
<ref name=final>{{cite news|title=British & Irish Cup|work=The RUGBYPaper|issue=449|publisher=Rugby Paper Ltd|date=23 April 2017|pages=16 & 40}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/cup-final-munster-defeat-jersey-reds/ |title=B&I CUP FINAL: MUNSTER A DEFEAT JERSEY REDS 29-28 |publisher=England Rugby |date=21 April 2017}}</ref>

==Attendances==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!Club
!Home<br>matches
!Total
!Average
!Highest
!Lowest
!% Capacity
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Bedford Blues || 3 || 5,799 || 1,933 || 2,218 || 1,707 || 32%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Cardiff Premiership Select || 3 || 2,085 || 695 || 973 || 325 || 11%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Connacht Eagles || 3	|| 1,314 || 438 || 695 || 200 || 5%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Cornish Pirates || 3 || 3,951 || 1,317 || 1,426 || 1,120 || 33%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Doncaster Knights || 2 || 2,181 || 1,091 || 1,207 || 974 || 22%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Ealing Trailfinders || 4 || 1,979 || 495 || 650 || 428 || 16%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Jersey Reds || 4 || 5,623 || 1,406 || 1,551 || 1,151 || 35%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Leinster A || 3 || 2,641 || 880 || 1,018 || 673 || 14%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| London Irish || 5 || 10,898 || 2,180 || 3,109 || 1,394 || 9%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| London Scottish || 3	|| 2,253 || 751 || 947 || 400 || 17%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| London Welsh || 1{{#tag:ref|*London Welsh only played 1 home game as they were disqualified from the competition due to going into liquidation.<ref name="London Welsh"/>|group=b |name=London Welsh}} || 728 || 728 || 728 || 728 || 12%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Munster A ||	6 || 4,152 || 692 || 983 || 350 || 42%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select || 3 || 1,167 || 389 || 652 || 200 || 34%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Nottingham Rugby || 3 || 3,242 || 1,081 || 1,367 || 791 || 36%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Ospreys Premiership Select || 3 || 2,914 || 971 || 1,500 || 542 || 24%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Richmond || 3 || 1,393 || 464 || 512 || 396 || 10%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Rotherham Titans || 2{{#tag:ref|*Rotherham only played 2 home games due to London Welsh being disqualified from the competition due to going into liquidation.|group=b |name=Rotherham}} || 1,454 || 727 || 750 || 704 || 29%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Scarlets Premiership Select || 3 || 850 || 283 || 350 || 250 || 7%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Ulster A || 3 || 6,314 || 2,105 || 4,813 || 200 || 47%
|-
| style="text-align:left"| Yorkshire Carnegie || 3 || 1,885 || 628 || 834 || 428 || 43%
|-
|}
<ref name=w1/><ref name=w2/><ref name=w3/><ref name=w4/><ref name=w5/><ref name=w6/><ref name=reschedule_and_quarterfinals/><ref name=munsterqf/><ref name=semifinals/><ref name=londonirishsf/><ref name=final/>
{{reflist|group=b}}

==Individual statistics==
* Points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).
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===Top points scorers===
{|class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Player !! Team !! Appearances !! Points
|-
| 1 || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Johnny McPhillips]] || [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster A]] || 6 || 62
|-
| 2 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Billy McBryde]] || [[Scarlets|Scarlets PS]] || 7 || 56
|-
| 3 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Warren Seals]] || [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] || 7 || 52
|-
| 4 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Arwel Robson]] || [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport-Gwent Dragons PS]] || 6 || 51
|-
| 5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Katz]] || [[Jersey Reds]] || 6 || 50
|-
| 6 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Myles Dorrian]] || [[Bedford Blues]] || 6 || 45
|-
| 7 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laurence May]] || [[Cornish Pirates]] || 6 || 43
|-
| 8 || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[David Johnston (rugby union, born 1994)|David Johnston]] || [[Munster Rugby|Munster A]] || 8 || 42
|-
| rowspan="2" | 9 || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Tom Daly (rugby union)|Tom Daly]] || [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster A]] || 4 || 40
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tom Williams (rugby player, born 1991)|Tom Williams]] || [[Scarlets|Scarlets PS]] || 6 || 40
|-
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| 10 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lloyd Evans (rugby union born 1995)|Lloyd Evans]] || [[Rotherham R.U.F.C.|Rotherham Titans]] || 2 || 38
|-
| 11 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Greig Tonks]] || [[London Irish]] || 6 || 38
|-
| 10 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rory Clegg]] || [[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]] || 2 || 35
|-
| 10 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aaron Penberthy]] || [[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]] || 2 || 32
|-
| 12= || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Alex Walker (rugby union born 1986)|Alex Walker]] || [[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]] || 4 || 30
|-
| 12= || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Barney Nightingale]] || [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport-Gwent Dragons PS]] || 5 || 30
|-
| 12= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Will Cargill]] || [[Cornish Pirates]] || 7 || 30
|-
| 14= || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jay Baker (rugby union)|Jay Baker]] || [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys PS]] || 3 || 25
|-
| 14= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob O'Donnell]] || [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] || 3 || 25
|-
| 15= || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Jimmy O'Brien (rugby union)|Jimmy O'Brien]] || [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster A]] || 6 || 25
|-
| 15= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex O'Meara]] || [[Cornish Pirates]] || 7 || 25
|-
| 16 || {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Te Aihe Toma]] || [[Munster A]] || 4 || 22
|-
-->
|-
|}
<ref name=w1/><ref name=w2/><ref name=w3/><ref name=w4/><ref name=w5/><ref name=w6/><ref name=reschedule_and_quarterfinals/><ref name=semifinals/><ref name=final/>
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===Top try scorers===
{|class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Player !! Team !! Appearances !! Tries
|-
| 1 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tom Williams (rugby player, born 1991)|Tom Williams]] || [[Scarlets|Scarlets PS]] || 6 || 8
|-
| 2 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Alex Walker (rugby union born 1986)|Alex Walker]] || [[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]] || 4 || 6
|-
| 3 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Barney Nightingale]] || [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport-Gwent Dragons PS]] || 5 || 6
|-
| 4 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jay Baker (rugby union)|Jay Baker]] || [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys PS]] || 3 || 5
|-
| 5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob O'Donnell]] || [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] || 3 || 5
|-
| 6 || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Tom Daly (rugby union)|Tom Daly]] || [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster A]] || 4 || 5
|-
| rowspan="4" | 7 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Morgan Allen]] || [[Scarlets|Scarlets PS]] || 6 || 5
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nick Haining]] || [[Jersey Reds]] || 6 || 5
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Jimmy O'Brien (rugby union)|Jimmy O'Brien]] || [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster A]] || 6 || 5
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Keiran Williams]] || [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys PS]] || 6 || 5
|-
| 8 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex O'Meara]] || [[Cornish Pirates]] || 7 || 5
|-
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| 9= || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alec Coombes]] || [[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]] || 6 || 4
|-
| 9= || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Barry Daly (rugby union)|Barry Daly]] || [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster A]] || 5 || 4
|-
| 10= || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Max Deegan]] || [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster A]] || 6 || 4
|-
| 10= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Neal]] || [[London Irish]] || 7 || 4
|-
| 10= || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Aled Summerhill]] || [[Cardiff Blues|Cardiff Blues Premiership Select]] || || 4
|-
| 10= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Curtis Wilson]] || [[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]] || 4 || 4
|-
| 11 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Steele]] || [[London Irish]] || 2 || 3
|-
| 12= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Adair]] || [[Jersey Reds]] || 4 || 3
|-
| 12= || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rhys Lawrence]] || [[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]] || 4 || 3
|-
| 13= || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Keiran Hardy]] || [[Jersey Reds]] || 5 || 3
|-
| 14= || {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Lorcan Dow]] || [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster A]] || 6 || 3
|-
| 14= || {{flagicon|Fiji}} [[Senitiki Nayalo]] || [[London Irish]] || 7 || 3
|-
| 14= || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Taylor Prell]] || [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] || 7 || 3
|-
-->
|}
<ref name=w1/><ref name=w2/><ref name=w3/><ref name=w4/><ref name=w5/><ref name=w6/><ref name=reschedule_and_quarterfinals/><ref name=semifinals/><ref name=final/>
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==Season records==
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===Team===
;Largest home win — 77 points
84 – 7 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 11 March 2017
;Largest away win — 49 points
68 – 19 Leinster A away to Richmond on 15 October 2016
;Most points scored — 84 points
84 – 7 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 11 March 2017
;Most tries in a match — 12
Ealing Trailfinders at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 11 March 2017
;Most conversions in a match — 10
Ealing Trailfinders at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 11 March 2017
;Most penalties in a match — 5
Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 15 October 2016
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
Richmond away to Leinster on 20 January 2017

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===Player===
;Most points in a match — 26
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rory Clegg]] for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 11 March 2017
;Most tries in a match — 4
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob O'Donnell]] for Yorkshire Carnegie at home to Bedford Blues on 23 October 2016
;Most conversions in a match — 10
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rory Clegg]] for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 11 March 2017
;Most penalties in a match —  5
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lloyd Evans (rugby union, born 1995)|Lloyd Evans]] for Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 15 October 2016
;Most drop goals in a match —  1
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Freddy Gabbitass]] for Richmond away to Leinster on 20 January 2017

===Attendances===
;Highest — 4,813
Ulster A at home to London Scottish on 13 January 2017
;Lowest — 200 (x3)
Ulster A at home to Jersey Reds on 14 October 2016<br>
Connacht Eagles at home to Cornish Pirates on 16 October 2016<br>
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 22 October 2016
;Highest Average Attendance — 2,180 (London Irish)

;Lowest Average Attendance — 283 Scarlets Premiership Select)

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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.britishandirishcup.com  Unofficial British and Irish Cup website - latest news, teams etc]

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