British and Irish Cup 2015/16

The British and Irish Cup 2015/16 is the seventh edition of the British and Irish Cup , one of the most important rugby union cup competitions within the Six Nations. There are 20 teams from England, Wales and Ireland involved. The competition started on November 13, 2015.

Attendees

The following teams are eligible to participate:

• the 12 teams of the RFU Championship in England
• 4 A-teams from Wales , in the Pro12 are represented
• the 4 senior teams from Ireland representing each Irish province

mode

There are five groups of four teams each, with each team playing once against each other. The groups are put together according to geographical aspects, so that long journeys are not necessary for the spectators of the visiting teams. The group winners and the three best runners-up in the group meet in the quarter-finals and determine the semi-finalists there. The cup winner will be determined in the final. In the group stage, the teams receive:

• four points for a win
• two points for a tie
• a bonus point for four or more attempts
• a bonus point for a loss of seven or less points

Group stage

Group A

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	Leinster A	6th	6th	0	0	240: 92	+ 148	5	29
2.	Moseley RFC	6th	4th	0	2	155: 191	- 36	4th	20th
3.	Rotherham Titans	6th	2	0	4th	155: 120	+ 35	5	13
4th	Ealing Trailfinders	6th	0	0	6th	100: 247	- 147	2	2

November 14, 2015 2:00 PM GMT	Rotherham Titans	9:12	Leinster A	Clifton Lane , Rotherham Spectators: 1,017

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November 14, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Moseley RFC	37: 31	Ealing Trailfinders	Billesley Common , Birmingham Spectators: 818

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November 20, 2015 7:30 PM GMT	Leinster A	55: 12	Moseley RFC	Donnybrook Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 800

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November 21, 2015 15:00 GMT	Ealing Trailfinders	12:48 p.m.	Rotherham Titans	Trailfinders Sports Ground , London Spectators: 356

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December 11, 2015 7:30 p.m. GMT	Leinster A	45: 13	Ealing Trailfinders	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin Spectators: 800

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December 12, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Moseley RFC	26:10	Rotherham Titans	Billesley Common, Birmingham Spectators: 591

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December 19, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Ealing Trailfinders	10:36	Leinster A	Trailfinders Sports Ground, London Spectators: 804

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December 20, 2015 2:00 PM GMT	Rotherham Titans	19:20	Moseley RFC	Clifton Lane, Rotherham Spectators: 681

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January 16, 2016 3:00 PM GMT	Moseley RFC	24:49	Leinster A	Billesley Common, Birmingham Spectators: 773

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January 22, 2016 19:30 GMT	Leinster A	43:24	Rotherham Titans	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin Spectators: 350

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January 23, 2016 15:00 GMT	Ealing Trailfinders	27:36	Moseley RFC	Trailfinders Sports Ground, London Spectators: 456

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February 20, 2016 1 14:00 GMT	Rotherham Titans	45: 7	Ealing Trailfinders	Clifton Lane, Rotherham Spectators: 618

¹The game was originally scheduled to take place on January 16, 2016. Due to the frozen playing field, the game was canceled and rescheduled for a new date.

Group B

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	Bedford Blues	6th	5	0	1	166: 144	+ 22	4th	24
2.	Bristol rugby	6th	4th	0	2	200: 112	+ 88	3	19th
3.	Ulster Ravens	6th	2	0	4th	112: 143	- 31	2	10
4th	Scarlets	6th	1	0	5	114: 193	- 79	2	6th

November 13, 2015 19:30 GMT	Ulster Ravens	30: 5	Bristol rugby	Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast Spectators: 1,607

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November 14, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Scarlets	6:35	Bedford Blues	Carmarthen Park , Carmarthen Spectators: 800

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November 21, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Bedford Blues	27:18	Ulster Ravens	Goldington Road , Bedford Spectators: 2,303

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November 22, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Bristol rugby	62:16	Scarlets	Ashton Gate Stadium , Bristol Spectators: 5,109

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December 11, 2015 7:45 PM GMT	Bristol rugby	52: 3	Bedford Blues	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol Spectators: 4,615

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December 12, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Scarlets	19:27	Ulster Ravens	Parc y Scarlets , Llanelli Spectators: 100

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December 19, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Ulster Ravens	7:23	Scarlets	Eaton Park , Ballymena Spectators: 425

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December 19, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Bedford Blues	34: 17	Bristol rugby	Goldington Road, Bedford Spectators: 2,357

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January 15, 2016 19:30 GMT	Ulster Ravens	17:22	Bedford Blues	Deramore Park , Belfast Spectators: 600

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January 17th, 2016 15:00 GMT	Scarlets	16:17	Bristol rugby	Station Road , Bristol 1 spectators: 1,254

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January 22, 2016 7:45 PM GMT	Bristol rugby	47: 13	Ulster Ravens	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol Spectators: 5,273

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January 23, 2016 15:00 GMT	Bedford Blues	45:34	Scarlets	Goldington Road, Bedford Spectators: 2,126

¹The game was originally supposed to take place at Church Bank Playing Fields in Llandovery , but was pushed to Bristol due to heavy rain due to the unplayable turf.

Group C

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	Yorkshire Carnegie	6th	5	0	1	202: 98	+ 104	6th	26th
2.	London Scottish	6th	4th	0	2	151: 144	+ 7	3	19th
3.	Munster A	6th	3	0	3	153: 134	+ 19	4th	16
4th	Ospreys	6th	0	0	6th	81: 211	- 130	2	2

November 13, 2015 7:45 PM GMT	London Scottish	27:25	Munster A	Athletic Ground , London Spectators: 941

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November 14, 2015 13:30 GMT	Yorkshire Carnegie	32:10	Ospreys	Headingley Stadium , Leeds 1 Spectators: 627

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November 20, 2015 7:30 PM GMT	Ospreys	16:23	London Scottish	Talbot Athletic Ground , Port Talbot Spectators: 325

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November 20, 2015 8:00 PM GMT	Munster A	14: 9	Yorkshire Carnegie	Snugmore , Kinsale Spectators: 850

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December 11, 2015 7:30 p.m. GMT	Munster A	28: 8	Ospreys	Rosbrien , Limerick Spectators: 527

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December 13, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Yorkshire Carnegie	56: 6	London Scottish	Silver Royd , Scarborough Spectators: 580

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December 19, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	London Scottish	24:29	Yorkshire Carnegie	Athletic Ground, London Spectators: 882

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December 20, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Ospreys	26:46	Munster A	Brewery Field , Bridgend Spectators: 375

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January 16, 2016 3:00 PM GMT	London Scottish	49: 7	Ospreys	Athletic Ground, London Spectators: 849

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January 17th, 2016 15:00 GMT	Yorkshire Carnegie	43:29	Munster A	Lockwood Park , Huddersfield Spectators: 584

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January 23, 2016 14:00 GMT	Munster A	11:21	London Scottish	New Ormond Park , Nenagh Spectators: 300

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January 23, 2016 14:00 GMT	Ospreys	14:33	Yorkshire Carnegie	The Gnoll , Neath Spectators: 500

¹The game was originally supposed to take place on Laund Hill in Huddersfield , but was pushed to Leeds due to heavy rain due to the unplayability of the turf.

Group D

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	Cornish Pirates	6th	5	0	1	157: 92	+ 65	3	23
2.	London Welsh	6th	4th	0	2	169: 139	+ 30	4th	20th
3.	Cardiff Blues	6th	1	1	4th	117: 141	- 24	3	9
4th	Nottingham RFC	6th	1	1	4th	82: 153	- 71	0	6th

November 14, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Cardiff Blues	20:20	Nottingham RFC	Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Spectators: 664

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November 14, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Cornish Pirates	28:21	London Welsh	Mennaye Field , Penzance Spectators: 1,123

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November 21, 2015 2:00 PM GMT	London Welsh	33:29	Cardiff Blues	Old Deer Park , London Spectators: 1,157

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November 22, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Nottingham RFC	7:19	Cornish Pirates	Meadow Lane , Nottingham Spectators: 953

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December 12, 2015 2:00 PM GMT	London Welsh	42: 17	Nottingham RFC	Old Deer Park, London Spectators: 836

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December 13, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Cardiff Blues	10:22	Cornish Pirates	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Spectators: 628

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December 19, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Cornish Pirates	15:18	Cardiff Blues	Mennaye Field, Penzance Spectators: 1,073

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December 20, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Nottingham RFC	0:24	London Welsh	Meadow Lane, Nottingham Spectators: 874

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January 16, 2016 2:30 PM GMT	Cardiff Blues	30:32	London Welsh	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Spectators: 850

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January 17th, 2016 15:00 GMT	Cornish Pirates	38: 19	Nottingham RFC	Mennaye Field, Penzance Spectators: 1,160

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January 22, 2016 7:45 PM GMT	Nottingham RFC	19:10	Cardiff Blues	Meadow Lane, Nottingham Spectators: 1,018

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January 23, 2016 14:00 GMT	London Welsh	17:35	Cornish Pirates	Old Deer Park, London Spectators: 959

Group E

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	Doncaster Knights	6th	4th	1	1	173: 84	+ 89	4th	22nd
2.	Jersey RFC	6th	4th	1	1	189: 105	+ 84	3	21st
3.	Newport Gwent Dragons	6th	3	0	3	119: 134	- 15	2	14th
4th	Connacht Eagles	6th	0	0	6th	40: 198	- 158	1	1

November 14, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Connacht Eagles	10:34	Newport Gwent Dragons	Galway Sportsgrounds , Galway Spectators: 125

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November 14, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Jersey RFC	22:22	Doncaster Knights	St. Peter , Saint Peter spectators: 1,772

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November 21, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Doncaster Knights	22: 5	Connacht Eagles	Castle Park , Doncaster Spectators: 1,245

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November 22, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Newport Gwent Dragons	30: 27	Jersey RFC	Pandy Park , Crosskeys Spectators: 200

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December 12, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Connacht Eagles	10:40	Jersey RFC	Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway Spectators: 225

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December 12, 2015 2:30 PM GMT	Doncaster Knights	21:16	Newport Gwent Dragons	Castle Park, Doncaster Spectators: 1,051

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December 19, 2015 2:00 PM GMT	Jersey RFC	52: 12	Connacht Eagles	St. Peter, Saint Peter spectators: 1,648

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December 19, 2015 3:00 PM GMT	Newport Gwent Dragons	17:49	Doncaster Knights	The Bridge Field , Bedwas spectators: 200

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January 16, 2016 1:00 PM GMT	Connacht Eagles	0:40	Doncaster Knights	Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway Spectators: 100

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January 16, 2016 2:30 PM GMT	Jersey RFC	24:12	Newport Gwent Dragons	St. Peter, Saint Peter spectators: 1,606

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January 23, 2016 14:00 GMT	Doncaster Knights	19:24	Jersey RFC	Castle Park, Doncaster Spectators: 1,386

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January 23, 2016 15:00 GMT	Newport Gwent Dragons	10: 3	Connacht Eagles	Eugene Cross Park , Ebbw Vale Spectators: 400

Knockout round

Quarter finals

March 11, 2016 7:45 pm GMT	Bedford Blues	15:19	Jersey RFC	Goldington Road , Bedford Spectators: 2,455

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March 12, 2016 19:00 GMT	Leinster A	39:45	London Welsh	Donnybrook Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 932

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March 13, 2016 3:00 PM GMT	Cornish Pirates	38: 19	Doncaster Knights	Mennaye Field , Penzance Spectators: 1,136

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March 13, 2016 3:00 PM GMT	Yorkshire Carnegie	50: 3	Moseley RFC	Headingley Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 715

Semifinals

March 19, 2016 12:30 GMT	London Welsh	36:15	Cornish Pirates	Old Deer Park , London Spectators: 642

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March 20, 2016 3:00 PM GMT	Yorkshire Carnegie	33:32	Jersey RFC	Headingley Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 626

final

April 10, 2016 15:00 WEST	Yorkshire Carnegie	10:33	London Welsh	Headingley Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 3,107

Web links

• Results and tables at rfu.com