2013–14 British and Irish Cup

The 2013–14 British and Irish Cup was the fifth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. Leinster A were the defending champions having won the 2012–13 Final with a 78th minute penalty by Noel Reid to beat Newcastle Falcons 18–17 at their home ground Kingston Park.^[3][4] There has been four different winners and four different losing finalists of the competition in the first four seasons of its existence.

2013–14 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	11 October 2013 – 23 May 2014
Tournament statistics
Teams	24
Matches played	79
Attendance	93,761 (1,187 per match)
Tries scored	477 (6.04 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Cathal Marsh (Leinster A) (100 points)^[1]
Top try scorer(s)	Aaron Warren (Llanelli) (9 tries)^[2]
Final
Venue	Donnybrook
Attendance	1,400
Champions	Leinster A (2nd title)
Runners-up	Leeds Carnegie
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The format of the competition has been changed once again, with Welsh participation being reduced to just four teams (down from 12 in the previous season). The Welsh teams were selected based on regional play-offs involving the 2013–14 Premier Division clubs at the start of the season. This process yielded Pontypridd to represent the Cardiff Blues Region, Cross Keys to represent the Dragons Region, Aberavon to represent the Ospreys Region, and Llanelli to represent the Scarlets Region.

Matches in the competition proper were played on the same weekends as the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. First round matches began on 11 October 2013 and the final was held on 23 May 2014. Leinster A beat Leeds Carnegie 44 – 17 in the final and retained the cup they won in the previous season – the first team to win the cup for a second time.^[5][6]

Teams

The allocation of teams was as follows:

•   – 12 clubs from RFU Championship
•   – 4 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
•   – 4 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership
•   – 4 clubs from the Welsh Premier Division

England	Ireland	Scotland	Wales
Bedford Blues Bristol Cornish Pirates Ealing Trailfinders Jersey^[a] Leeds Carnegie London Scottish London Welsh Moseley Nottingham Plymouth Albion RotherhamTitans	Connacht Eagles Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens	Ayr Edinburgh Academicals Gala Stirling County	Aberavon Cross Keys Llanelli Pontypridd

Welsh qualification

Welsh participation was reduced from 12 teams (in the previous season) to just four. The Welsh teams were selected based on regional play-offs involving the 2013–14 Premier Division clubs at the start of the season.^[7] Teams gained home advantage depending upon their finishing position at the end of the 2012–13 season. For example, in the Cardiff Blues region, Cardiff RFC (8th in the 2012-13 Welsh Premier Division) traveled to Sardis Road to play Pontypridd RFC (1st).^[8] Likewise, Llanelli RFC (3rd) hosted Carmarthen Quins RFC (6th) with the winner (Llanelli) travelling to Llandovery RFC (2nd) to contest the right to represent the Scarlets region.^[9]

Cardiff Blues Region

7 September 2013 14:30

Pontypridd (1)	22 – 19	(8) Cardiff
	Pontypridd Cardiff

Sardis Road, Pontypridd^[10] Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Neil Hennessey (WRU)

• The winner of the Cardiff Blues Region, Pontypridd, will play in Pool 2.^[11]

Dragons Region

31 August 2013 14:30

Cross Keys (5)	39 – 17	(7) Newport
	Cross Keys Newport

Pandy Park, Crosskeys^[12] Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

7 September 2013 14:30

Bedwas (4)	13 – 45	(5) Cross Keys
	Bedwas Cross Keys

The Bridge Field, Bedwas^[13] Referee: Gwyn Morris (WRU)

• The winner of the Dragons Region, Cross Keys, will play in Pool 1.^[11]

Ospreys Region

30 August 2013 19:30

Neath (10)	15 – 17	(11) Bridgend Ravens
	Neath Bridgend

The Gnoll, Neath^[14] Referee: Gwyn Morris (WRU)

31 August 2013 14:30

Aberavon (9)	15 – 8	(12) Swansea
	Aberavon Swansea

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot^[15] Attendance: 750 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

7 September 2013 14:30

Aberavon (9)	35 – 26	(11) Bridgend Ravens
	Aberavon Bridgend Ravens

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot^[15] Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

• The winner of the Ospreys Region, Aberavon, will play in Pool 5.^[11]

Scarlets Region

1 September 2013 14:30

Llanelli (3)	16 – 15	(6) Carmarthen Quins
	Llanelli Carmarthen

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli^[16] Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

7 September 2013 14:30

Llandovery (2)	20 – 26	(3) Llanelli
	Llandovery Llanelli

Church Bank Playing Fields, Llandovery^[17] Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

• The winner of the Scarlets Region, Llanelli, will play in Pool 3.^[11]

Competition format

The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of six pools of four teams playing home and away matches. The top side in each pool, plus the two best runners-up, will progress to the knockout stage. The eight quarter-finalists will be ranked, with teams ranked 1-4 having home advantage. The four winning quarter finalists will progress to the semi-final draw.^[7] Matches will take place on the same weekends as the Heineken and Amlin Cups.

Pool stages

The fixture weekends have been announced.^[18]

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster A	6	6	0	0	171	70	101	22	5	3	0	27
Cross Keys	6	3	0	3	105	133	-28	13	19	2	0	14
Moseley	6	2	0	4	128	115	13	14	13	1	3	12
Ealing Trailfinders	6	1	0	5	77	163	-86	9	21	0	1	5
Source : Updated: 19 January 2014 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

12 October 2013 14:30

(BP) Leinster A	49 – 8	Ealing Trailfinders
	Leinster Ealing

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

12 October 2013 15:00

Cross Keys	20 – 16	Moseley (BP)
	Cross Keys Moseley

Pandy Park, Crosskeys Attendance: 512 Referee: Stuart Gaffkin (IRFU)

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19 October 2013 15:00

Ealing Trailfinders	15 – 24	Cross Keys (BP)
	Ealing Cross Keys

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 391 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

19 October 2013 15:00

(BP) Moseley	22 – 24	Leinster A
	Moseley Leinster

Billesley Common Attendance: 626 Referee: Claudio Bessano (FIR)

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6 December 2013 19:30

Moseley	28 – 10	Ealing Trailfinders
	Moseley Ealing

Billesley Common Attendance: 704 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

7 December 2013 14:30

(BP) Leinster A	31 – 0	Cross Keys
	Leinster Cross Keys

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Tom Foley (IRFU)

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13 December 2013 19:45

Ealing Trailfinders	21 – 18	Moseley (BP)
	Ealing Moseley

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 496 Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)

14 December 2013 15:00

Cross Keys	14 – 30	Leinster A (BP)
	Cross Keys Leinster

Pandy Park, Crosskeys Attendance: 327 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)

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10 January 2014 18:00

Leinster A	23 – 13	Moseley
	Leinster Moseley

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU)

• This win secured Leinster's qualification to the knock out stages.^[19]

11 January 2014 15:00

(BP) Cross Keys	30 – 10	Ealing Trailfinders
	Cross Keys Ealing

Pandy Park, Crosskeys Attendance: 300 Referee: Matthew O'Grady (RFU)

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17 January 2014 19:45

(BP) Ealing Trailfinders	13 – 14	Leinster A
	Ealing Leinster

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 598 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

18 January 2014 14:00

(BP) Moseley	31 – 17	Cross Keys
	Moseley Cross Keys

Billesley Common Attendance: 528 Referee: Mark Connelly (IRFU)

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pontypridd	6	4	0	2	196	107	89	27	13	3	2	21
London Scottish	6	4	0	2	183	120	63	21	13	3	2	21
London Welsh	6	4	0	2	201	119	82	24	11	2	2	20
Edinburgh Academicals	6	0	0	6	55	289	-234	7	42	0	0	0
Source : Updated: 19 January 2014 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

12 October 2013 14:30

(BP) London Welsh	26 – 32	London Scottish
	Welsh Scottish

Monks Lane, Newbury Attendance: 812 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

12 October 2013 15:00

Edinburgh Academicals	13 – 53	Pontypridd (BP)
	Edinburgh Pontypridd

Raeburn Place Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)

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19 October 2013 14:30

(BP) Pontypridd	29 – 22	London Welsh (BP)
	Pontypridd Welsh

Sardis Road, Pontypridd Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Kieran Barry (IRFU)

19 October 2013 15:00

(BP) London Scottish	55 – 19	Edinburgh Academicals
	Scottish Edinburgh

Richmond Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,272 Referee: David Jones (WRU)

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7 December 2013 14:00

(BP) London Welsh	73 – 10	Edinburgh Academicals
	Welsh Edinburgh

Old Deer Park Attendance: 971 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

7 December 2013 14:30

Pontypridd	27 – 20	London Scottish (BP)
	Pontypridd Scottish

Sardis Road, Pontypridd Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

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14 December 2013 14:00

Edinburgh Academicals	7 – 33	London Welsh (BP)
	Edinburgh Welsh

Raeburn Place Attendance: 501 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)

14 December 2013 15:00

(BP) London Scottish	26 – 21	Pontypridd (BP)
	Scottish Pontypridd

Richmond Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)

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11 January 2014 14:00

Edinburgh Academicals	6 – 32	London Scottish (BP)
	Edinburgh Scottish

Raeburn Place Attendance: 475 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)

11 January 2014 14:00

London Welsh	26 – 23	Pontypridd (BP)
	Welsh Pontypridd

Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,348 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

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18 January 2014 14:00

(BP) London Scottish	18 – 21	London Welsh
	Scottish Welsh

Richmond Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

18 January 2014 14:00

(BP) Pontypridd	43 – 0	Edinburgh Academicals
	Pontypridd

Sardis Road, Pontypridd Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Rotherham Titans	6	5	0	1	168	96	72	20	9	2	1	23
Llanelli	6	2	0	4	185	110	75	23	12	2	4	14
Bedford Blues	6	2	0	4	137	141	-4	20	18	3	1	12
Connacht Eagles	6	3	0	3	85	228	-143	8	32	0	0	12
Source : Updated: 19 January 2014 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

12 October 2013 14:00

(BP) Llanelli	76 – 14	Connacht Eagles
	Llanelli Connacht

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 300 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

12 October 2013 15:00

Rotherham Titans	12 – 11	Bedford Blues (BP)
	Rotherham Bedford

Clifton Lane Attendance: 875 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

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19 October 2013 14:30

Connacht Eagles	27 – 25	Rotherham Titans (BP)
	Connacht Rotherham

Sportsgrounds Attendance: 468 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

19 October 2013 15:00

(BP) Bedford Blues	29 – 24	Llanelli (BP)
	Bedford Llanelli

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

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7 December 2013 14:00

(BP) Llanelli	16 – 20	Rotherham Titans
	Llanelli Rotherham

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 875 Referee: Kieran Barry (IRFU)

7 December 2013 14:30

Connacht Eagles	17 – 8	Bedford Blues
	Connacht Bedford

Sportsgrounds Attendance: 150 Referee: Graeme Wells (SRU)

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14 December 2013 14:00

(BP) Bedford Blues	50 – 12	Connacht Eagles
	Bedford Connacht

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,767 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU)

14 December 2013 14:00

Rotherham Titans	20 – 15	Llanelli (BP)
	Rotherham Llanelli

Clifton Lane Attendance: 935 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

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11 January 2014 14:00

(BP) Rotherham Titans	59 – 3	Connacht Eagles
	Rotherham Connacht

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,102 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

• Rotherham qualified for the knockout stages with this win as their nearest rivals, Llanelli, cannot overtake them.

11 January 2014 15:00

(BP) Llanelli	44 – 15	Bedford Blues
	Llanelli Bedford

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 400 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

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18 January 2014 14:00

(BP) Bedford Blues	24 – 32	Rotherham Titans (BP)
	Bedford Rotherham

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,944 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

18 January 2014 14:00

Connacht Eagles	12 – 10	Llanelli (BP)
	Connacht Llanelli

Sportsgrounds Attendance: 100^[20] Referee: Matthew O'Grady (RFU)

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Plymouth Albion	6	5	0	1	165	77	88	21	7	3	0	23
Munster A	6	5	0	1	147	70	77	20	5	3	0	23
Nottingham	6	2	0	4	137	130	7	13	16	1	1	10
Stirling County	6	0	0	6	49	221	-172	7	33	0	0	0
Source : Updated: 19 January 2014 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

11 October 2013 19:45

Plymouth Albion	28 – 9	Nottingham
	Plymouth Nottingham

The Brickfields Attendance: 967 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)

12 October 2013 17:00

(BP) Munster A	39 – 8	Stirling County
	Munster Stirling

Bandon RFC Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

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18 October 2013 20:00

(BP) Nottingham	16 – 17	Munster A
	Nottingham Munster

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)

19 October 2013 15:00

Stirling County	12 – 38	Plymouth Albion (BP)
	Stirling Plymouth

Bridgehaugh Attendance: 625 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

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6 December 2013 19:45

Plymouth Albion	17 – 7	Munster A
	Plymouth

The Brickfields Attendance: 1,473 Referee: James McPhail (SRU)

7 December 2013 15:00

Stirling County	7 – 50	Nottingham (BP)
	Stirling Nottingham

Bridgehaugh Attendance: 600 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU)

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13 December 2013 19:30

Munster A	23 – 9	Plymouth Albion
	Munster Plymouth

Waterford Regional Sports Centre Attendance: 420 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

13 December 2013 20:00

Nottingham	24 – 14	Stirling County
	Nottingham Stirling

Meadow Lane Attendance: 967 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)

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10 January 2014 19:30

(BP) Munster A	30 – 15	Nottingham
	Munster Nottingham

St Mary's RFC, Limerick Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (RRF)

10 January 2014 19:45

(BP) Plymouth Albion	39 – 3	Stirling County
	Plymouth Stirling

The Brickfields Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Stuart Gaffiken (IRFU)

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18 January 2014 13:00

Nottingham	23 – 34	Plymouth Albion (BP)
	Nottingham Plymouth

Meadow Lane Attendance: 670 Referee: John Meredith (RFU)

18 January 2014 14:00

Stirling County	5 – 31	Munster A (BP)
	Stirling Munster

Bridgehaugh Attendance: 650 Referee: Fergus Kirby (RFU)

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leeds Carnegie	6	5	0	1	269	77	192	40	11	4	1	25
Bristol	6	5	0	1	261	62	199	41	6	3	1	24
Aberavon	6	2	0	4	72	281	-209	8	42	0	0	8
Gala	6	0	0	6	54	236	-182	5	35	0	1	1
Source : Updated: 19 January 2014 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

12 October 2013 19:00

Gala	17 – 31	Aberavon
	Gala Aberavon

Netherdale Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Procter (RFU)

13 October 2013 15:00

Bristol	21 – 17	Leeds Carnegie (BP)
	Bristol Leeds

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Maiteo Liperini (FIR)

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19 October 2013 14:30

Aberavon	P – P	Bristol

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot

• This match was abandoned after 69 minutes when a large hole appeared in the pitch due to a collapsed drain.^[21][22] Bristol were leading 20 – 24 at this point. The match was ordered to be replayed at Talbot Athletic Ground before the conclusion of the pool stages on a date suitable to both clubs.^[23]

20 October 2013 14:30

Leeds Carnegie	86 – 8	Gala
	Leeds Gala

Clifton Park, York RUFC^[24] Attendance: 1,037 Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)

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7 December 2013 14:30

Aberavon	22 – 41	Leeds Carnegie (BP)
	Aberavon Leeds

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot Attendance: 900 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)

8 December 2013 14:00

(BP) Bristol	62 – 7	Gala
	Bristol Gala

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

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10 December 2013 19:30

Aberavon	0 – 78	Bristol (BP)
	Aberavon Bristol

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot Attendance: 250 Referee: Wayne Davies (WRU)

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14 December 2013 14:00

(BP) Leeds Carnegie	72 – 0	Aberavon
	Leeds Aberavon

Brantingham Park, Hull Ionians RUFC^[24] Attendance: 471 Referee: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU)

14 December 2013 15:00

Gala	6 – 17	Bristol
	Gala Bristol

Netherdale Attendance: 397 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

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11 January 2014 15:00

Gala	7 – 29	Leeds Carnegie (BP)
	Gala Leeds

Netherdale Attendance: 546 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

12 January 2014 15:00

(BP) Bristol	64 – 8	Aberavon
	Bristol Aberavon

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

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18 January 2014 14:00

Aberavon	11 – 9	Gala (BP)
	Aberavon Gala

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot Attendance: 650 Referee: David Procter (RFU)

18 January 2014 14:00

Leeds Carnegie	24 – 19	Bristol (BP)
	Leeds Bristol

Headingley Rugby Stadium Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Kieran Barry (IRFU)

Pool 6

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Cornish Pirates	6	5	0	1	193	95	98	25	9	4	1	25
Ulster Ravens	6	3	0	3	147	175	-28	18	22	1	0	13
Jersey	6	2	0	4	117	128	-11	14	16	2	2	12
Ayr	6	2	0	4	123	182	-59	15	25	1	1	10
Source : Updated: 19 January 2014 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

11 October 2013 19:45

(BP) Cornish Pirates	34 – 17	Ulster Ravens
	Pirates Ulster

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)

12 October 2013 15:00

(BP) Jersey	28 – 16	Ayr
	Jersey Ayr

St. Peter Attendance: 1,854 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU)

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18 October 2013 19:30

Ulster Ravens	24 – 19	Jersey (BP)
	Ulster Jersey

Ravenhill Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)

19 October 2013 15:00

Ayr	10 – 53	Cornish Pirates (BP)
	Ayr Pirates

Millbrae Attendance: 550 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

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7 December 2013 14:30

(BP) Ayr	41 – 22	Ulster Ravens
	Ayr Ulster

Millbrae Attendance: 450 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

7 December 2013 19:00

(BP) Cornish Pirates	31 – 20	Jersey
	Pirates Jersey

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,223 Referee: Dean Richards (RFU)

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13 December 2013 19:30

(BP) Ulster Ravens	38 – 21	Ayr
	Ulster

Deramore Park, Belfast Harlequins Attendance: 400 Referee: David Procter (RFU)

14 December 2013 15:00

Jersey	0 – 24	Cornish Pirates (BP)
	Jersey Pirates

St. Peter Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

• Cornish Pirates qualified for the knockout stages after this win.

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11 January 2014 15:00

(BP) Jersey	37 – 19	Ulster Ravens
	Jersey Ulster

St. Peter Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

12 January 2014 15:00

Cornish Pirates	28 – 21	Ayr (BP)
	Pirates

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,027 Referee: David Proctor (RFU)

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17 January 2014 19:30

Ulster Ravens	27 – 23	Cornish Pirates (BP)
	Ulster Pirates

Deramore Park, Belfast Harlequins Attendance: 500 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

18 January 2014 14:00

Ayr	14 – 13	Jersey (BP)
	Ayr Jersey

Millbrae Attendance: 580 Referee: James McPhail (SRU)

Knock-out stages

Qualifiers

The six pool winners, and the two best runners-up, proceed to the knock out stages. The ranking criteria of the quarter finalists has been altered slightly from earlier seasons. Previously, the six pool winners were seeded 1-6 and the two runners up as 7 and 8. This meant that the best runners-up were automatically ranked 7 and 8 even if they had a better playing record than some of the teams ranked 1–6. This is no longer the case.^[25]

There was a draw for the quarter-final stage, which took place on 27 January 2014. The top four seeds (Leinster A, Leeds Carnegie, Cornish Pirates and Bristol) will have home advantage.^[26]

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 the number of wins are equal, aggregate points difference

4. where the aggregate points difference are equal, greatest number of points scored

There are further criteria that can be applied if necessary.^[25]

	Club	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Pool 1 winner	Leinster A	6	6	0	0	171	70	101	22	5	3	0	27
Pool 5 winner	Leeds Carnegie	6	5	0	1	269	77	192	40	11	4	1	25
Pool 6 winner	Cornish Pirates	6	5	0	1	193	95	98	25	9	4	1	25
Pool 5 runner-up	Bristol	6	5	0	1	261	62	199	41	6	3	1	24
Pool 4 winner	Plymouth Albion	6	5	0	1	165	77	88	21	7	3	0	23
Pool 4 runner-up	Munster A	6	5	0	1	147	70	77	20	5	3	0	23
Pool 3 winner	Rotherham Titans	6	5	0	1	168	96	72	20	9	2	1	23
Pool 2 winner	Pontypridd	6	4	0	2	196	107	89	27	13	3	2	21

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	5 April 2014 – Mennaye Field
	Cornish Pirates	14
					26 April 2014 - Sardis Road^[n 1]
	Pontypridd	16
					Pontypridd	22
	4 April 2014 – Donnybrook
					Leinster A	22
	Leinster A	47
									23 May 2014 – Donnybrook
	Munster A	15
									Leinster A	44
	4 April 2014 – Memorial Stadium
									Leeds Carnegie	17
	Bristol	39
					4 May 2014 – Memorial Stadium
	Rotherham Titans	24
					Bristol	25
	4 April 2014 – Headingley Rugby Stadium
					Leeds Carnegie	30
	Leeds Carnegie	41
	Plymouth Albion	21

1. Leinster won on number of tries scored.^[27]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was carried out on 27 January 2014.^[28]

4 April 2014 19:00

Leinster A	47 – 15	Munster A
	Leinster Munster

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keyes (RFU)

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4 April 2014 19:45

Bristol	39 – 24	Rotherham Titans
	Bristol Rotherham

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

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4 April 2014 20:00

Leeds Carnegie	41 – 21	Plymouth Albion
	Leeds Plymouth

Headingley Rugby Stadium Attendance: 575 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

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5 April 2014 14:30

Cornish Pirates	14–16	Pontypridd
	Pirates Pontypridd

Mennaye Field Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was carried out on 27 January 2014.^[28]

26 April 2014 14:30

Pontypridd	22 – 22	Leinster A
	Pontypridd Leinster

Sardis Road Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

• Leinster won on tries scored.^[27]

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4 May 2014 15:00

Bristol	25 – 30	Leeds Carnegie
	Bristol Leeds

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Final

On 14 April, it was announced that the final will be played at the home of the winner of the Pontypridd / Leinster A semi-final. This will be played on Friday 23 May, at a time to be decided.^[29]

23 May 2014 19:00

Leinster A	44 – 17	Leeds Carnegie
	Leinster

Donnybrook Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Top scorers

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points^[1] 1 Cathal Marsh Leinster A 119 2 Simon Humberstone Pontypridd 92 3 Glyn Hughes Leeds Carnegie 63 4 James McKinney Ulster Ravens 62 5 Matthew Jarvis Nottingham 58 Will Robinson London Welsh 7 Aaron Warren Llanelli 45 8 Adrian Jarvis Bristol 44 Finn Russell Ayr 10 Johnny Holland Munster A 41

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries^[2] 1 Aaron Warren Llanelli 9 2 Andy Short Bristol 7 3 David Doherty Leeds Carnegie 6 Ronan O'Mahony Munster A 5 Mark Bright London Scottish 5 Iain Grieve Bristol Josh Griffin Leeds Carnegie 8 Charlie Amesbury Bristol 4 Aaron Carpenter Cornish Pirates Matt Evans Cornish Pirates Auguy Slowik Bristol

Geography

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area/Country
Aberavon	Talbot Athletic Ground	3,000	Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Ayr	Millbrae	Unknown	Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	4,684	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Horfield, Bristol, England
Connacht Eagles	Sportsgrounds	9,500	Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Cornish Pirates	Mennaye Field	4,000	Penzance, Cornwall, England
Cross Keys	Pandy Park	Unknown	Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales
Ealing Trailfinders	Trailfinders Sports Ground	Unknown	West Ealing, London, England
Edinburgh Academicals	Raeburn Place	5,000	Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland
Gala	Netherdale	6,000	Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Jersey	St. Peter	5,000	Saint Peter, Jersey
Leeds Carnegie	Headingley Rugby Stadium^[n 1]	21,062	Headingley, Leeds, England
Leinster A	Donnybrook	7,000	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Llanelli	Parc y Scarlets	14,870	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
London Scottish	Richmond Athletic Ground	1,000 seat stand	Richmond, London, England
London Welsh	Kassam Stadium^[n 2]	12,500	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Moseley	Billesley Common	3,650	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Munster A	Musgrave Park^[n 3]	8,300	Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Nottingham	Meadow Lane	19,588	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields	6,500	Plymouth, Devon, England
Pontypridd	Sardis Road	7,861	Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Rotherham	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Stirling County	Bridgehaugh	4,000	Stirling, Scotland
Ulster Ravens	Ravenhill^[n 4]	13,500	Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Notes

1. Leeds will play two of their British and Irish Cup pool matches "on the road":^[24]
   • the match against Gala (Sunday 20 October) at York R.U.F.C.
   • the match against Aberavon (Saturday 14 December) at Hull Ionians R.U.F.C.
2. London Welsh remained at Kassam Stadium, Oxford after demotion from the Premiership at the end of the 2012–13 season.^[30] They decided to play their British and Irish Cup pool match against London Scottish at Newbury's Monks Lane as an opportunity to build upon and extend our support base in the area.^[31] They also played their match against Edinburgh Academicals (7 December) at their traditional Old Deer Park home.
3. Munster A will play their British and Irish Cup pool matches in various venues around the province:^[32]
   • the match against Stirling County (Saturday 12 October) at Bandon RFC, County Cork
   • the match against Plymouth Albion (Friday 13 December) at Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford
   • and the match against Nottingham (Friday 10 January) at St Mary's RFC, Limerick
4. Ulster Ravens will play some of their British and Irish Cup pool matches at Deramore Park, home of Belfast Harlequins.^[33][34]

Notes

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

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External links

• Unofficial British and Irish Cup website - latest news, teams etc