The 2018–19 Premiership Cup will be the 47th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the first under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017-18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions.[1] Although there are no stipulations on player selection, the cup will be seen by many clubs as a development competition, and games will take place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.
Competition format
The competition consists of the twelve Aviva Premiership arranged in three pools of four clubs each, with each team playing three games against teams in their pool, as well as a 'derby' game against a team in another group. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner up, progress to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals then meet at the final in March 2019 to be held at the home ground of the highest ranked team.[2]
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals. Updated: 8 October 2018 Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool. Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2018-19". Premiership Rugby.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals. Updated: 8 October 2018 Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool. Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2018-19". Premiership Rugby.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals. Updated: 8 October 2018 Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool. Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2018-19". Premiership Rugby.
Round 1
27 October 2018 14:00
Northampton Saints
–
Bristol Bears
Franklin's Gardens
27 October 2018 15:00
Gloucester
–
Wasps
Kingsholm
Round 2
2 November 2018 19:45
Bristol Bears
–
Gloucester
Ashton Gate Stadium
4 November 2018 15:00
Wasps
–
Northampton Saints
Ricoh Arena
Round 3
9 November 2018 19:45
Gloucester
–
Northampton Saints
Kingsholm
11 November 2018 15:00
Wasps
–
Bristol Bears
Ricoh Arena
Round 4 (derby games)
After three pool games, each team will play a 'derby' game against a team in another pool, with results counting to the final standings in each pool.
26 January 2019 15:00
Bath (P1)
–
Gloucester (P3)
Recreation Ground
26 January 2019 15:00
Bristol Bears (P3)
–
Exeter Chiefs (P1)
Ashton Gate Stadium
26 January 2019 15:00
Harlequins (P1)
–
Saracens (P2)
Twickenham Stoop
26 January 2019 15:00
Northampton Saints (P3)
–
Leicester Tigers (P2)
Franklin's Gardens
26 January 2019 15:00
Sale Sharks (P2)
–
Newcastle Falcons (P1)
AJ Bell Stadium
26 January 2019 15:00
Worcester Warriors (P2)
–
Wasps (P3)
Sixways Stadium
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
February 2019
v
February 2019
v
Final
March 2019
v
Attendances
Club
Home matches
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Bath
Bristol
Exeter Chiefs
Harlequins
Gloucester
Leicester Tigers
Newcastle Falcons
Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
Saracens
Wasps
Worcester Warriors
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).
Top points scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Appearances
Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Top try scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Appearances
Tries
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Season records
Team
Largest home win —
Largest away win —
Most points scored —
Most tries in a match —
Most conversions in a match —
Most penalties in a match —
Most drop goals in a match —
Player
Most points in a match —
Most tries in a match —
Most conversions in a match —
Most penalties in a match —
Most drop goals in a match —
Attendances
Highest —
Lowest —
Highest Average Attendance —
Lowest Average Attendance —
Notes
^Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating.
England
