2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 45th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 11th to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. The competition returned after a one-year hiatus due to being dropped due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.

2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	4 November 2016 – 18 March 2017
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	35
Attendance	288,834 (8,252 per match)
Highest attendance	25,849 (Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints)
Lowest attendance	1,370 (Cardiff v Worcester Warriors)
Top point scorer(s)	Freddie Burns (Leicester Tigers) 64
Top try scorer(s)	Josh Adams (Worcester Warriors) 6
Final
Venue	Twickenham Stoop
Champions	Leicester Tigers (8th title)
Runners-up	Exeter Chiefs
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The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2015–16 Aviva Premiership. Teams played two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The top team from each pool qualified for the semi-finals. The competition took place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.

Saracens were defending champions after claiming the cup with a 23–20 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2014–15 final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton. This was Saracens second title in the competition. The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was won by Leicester Tigers who won their eighth cup title by defeating Exeter Chiefs 16–12 in the final held at Twickenham Stoop.^[1][2] Freddie Burns had an excellent tournament for the Tigers, scoring 64 points overall including 11 in the final, to finish as the competition's top point scorer, while Josh Adams was top try scorer with 6 tries from only 2 games for Worcester Warriors.

Teams & locations

 

 

Bath

 

Bristol

 

Blues

 

Exeter

 

Gloucester

 

Harlequins

 

Leicester

 

Newcastle

 

Dragons

 

Northampton

 

Ospreys

 

Sale

 

Saracens

 

Scarlets

 

Wasps

 

Worcester

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Locations of the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup teams

Club	Coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Todd Blackadder	Guy Mercer	The Recreation Ground	14,500	Bath, Somerset, England
Bristol	Andy Robinson	Jack Lam	Ashton Gate	27,000	Bristol, England
Cardiff Blues	Danny Wilson	Gethin Jenkins	BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park	12,125	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter	Jack Yeandle	Sandy Park	12,600	Exeter, Devon, England
Gloucester	David Humphreys	Greig Laidlaw	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Harlequins	John Kingston	Danny Care	Twickenham Stoop	14,816	Twickenham, Greater London, England
Leicester Tigers	Richard Cockerill	Tom Youngs	Welford Road	25,800	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Newcastle Falcons	Dean Richards	Will Welch	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
Newport Gwent Dragons	Kingsley Jones	T. Rhys Thomas	Rodney Parade	8,500	Newport, Wales
Northampton Saints	Jim Mallinder	Tom Wood	Franklin's Gardens	15,500	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Ospreys	Steve Tandy	Alun Wyn Jones	Liberty Stadium St. Helen's Brewery Field	20,827 4,500 8,000	Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Sale Sharks	Steve Diamond	Josh Beaumont	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Saracens	Mark McCall	Brad Barritt	Allianz Park	10,000	Barnet, Greater London, England
Scarlets	Wayne Pivac	Ken Owens	Parc y Scarlets	14,870	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Wasps	Dai Young	Joe Launchbury	Ricoh Arena	32,609	Coventry, West Midlands, England
Worcester Warriors	Carl Hogg	Gerrit-Jan van Velze	Sixways Stadium	12,024	Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Pool stages

Points system

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

• 4 points for a win
• 2 points for a draw
• 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB)
• 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB)

Pool 1 v Pool 4

Pool 1
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Saracens (1)	4	3	0	1	122	91	31	16	12	4	1	17
Northampton Saints	4	3	0	1	113	66	47	14	7	1	1	14
Newport Gwent Dragons	4	1	0	3	58	105	−47	7	13	1	0	5
Bath Rugby	4	0	1	3	73	98	−25	9	10	0	2	4
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool 4
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leicester Tigers (4)	4	3	0	1	110	72	38	13	10	1	0	13
Gloucester	4	2	1	1	90	81	9	13	8	1	1	12
Newcastle Falcons	4	2	0	2	68	74	−6	6	8	0	0	8
Scarlets	4	1	0	3	92	139	−47	10	20	1	0	5
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1 (England)

4 November 2016 19:45

(1 BP) Bath	20–21	Leicester Tigers
Try: J. Wilson 9' m J. Williams 65' m Bowden 74' c Con: Hastings (1/3) 74' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Hamilton 12' c Worth 23' m Con: F. Burns (1/2) 12' Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 17', 47', 51'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,723 Referee: Dan Jones

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5 November 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	36–32	Saracens (2 BP)
Try: Mullis 9' m Thomas 47' m Purdy 53' c Halaifonua (2) 57' c, 79' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Evans (3/6) 53', 57', 66'	Report	Try: Griffiths (2) 6' c, 18' m Spencer 29' c Whiteley 61' c Con: Whiteley (2/3) 6', 61' Spencer (1/1) 29' Pen: Spencer (2/2) 12', 24'

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,660 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

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6 November 2016 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	16–24	Northampton Saints
Try: A. Tait 68' c Con: Delany (1/1) 68' Pen: Delany (3/3) 3', 40', 56'	Report	Try: Collins 37' c Hutchinson 76' m Con: Olver (1/2) 37' Pen: Olver (4/4) 7', 26', 43', 62'

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Greg MacDonald

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Round 2

11 November 2016 19:00

(1 BP) Scarlets	44–21	Bath
Try: Macleod 53' c T. Phillips 64' c E. Phillips 69' c Condy (2) 76' c, 79' c Con: Jones (5/5) 53', 64', 69', 76', 79' Pen: Jones (3/3) 6', 21', 33'	Report	Try: Lahiff 25' c Dunn 30' c J. Williams 35' c Con: Priestland (3/3) 25', 30', 35

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 3,538 Referee: Christophe Ridley

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12 November 2016 13:00

(1 BP) Saracens	29–18	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Tompkins 25' c Spurling 54' c Saunders 58' m Perkins 70' c Con: Whiteley (3/4) 25', 54', 70' Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 39'	Report	Try: Fonua 22' c Socino 73' m Con: Connon (1/2) 22' Pen: Connon (2/2) 14', 47'

Allianz Park Attendance: 7,807 Referee: Mike Adamson

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12 November 2016 15:00

Northampton Saints	19–13	Gloucester (1BP)
Try: Clare 37' c Con: Olver (1/1) 37' Pen: Olver (3/3) 23', 28', 51' Drop: Olver (1/1) 56'	Report	Try: Thorley 65' m D. Thomas 76' m Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 10'

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Craig Evans

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12 November 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	42–3	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: O. Williams 17' c Thompstone 30' m Bateman 36' c F. Burns 39' m Genge 74' m Roberts 80' c Con: F. Burns (2/4) 17', 36' Worth (1/2) 80' Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 11', 58'	Report	Pen: G. Jones (1/1) 6'

Welford Road Attendance: 18,750 Referee: Andrew Jackson

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Round 1 (Wales)

18 November 2016 19:30

(1BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	36–21	Scarlets
Try: Beard (2) 30' c, 80' c Crosswell 51' c Meyer 57' c Keddie 65' m Con: O'Brien (3/4) 31', 52', 58' Robson (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: D. Hughes 39' c Baldwin 62' m Con: D. Jones (1/2) 40' Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 5', 11', 23'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Mike Adamson

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Round 3

27 January 2017 19:05

Scarlets	17–32	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Allen 52' c McBryde 66' c Con: Maynard (1/1) 52' McBryde (1/1) 66' Pen: Maynard (1/1) 42'	Report	Try: Tompkins 16' c Gallagher 23' m Ellery 62' c Whiteley 74' c Con: Malins 16' (1/2) Whiteley (2/2) 62', 74' Pen: Malins (2/2) 1', 40'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 3,796 Referee: Jack Makepeace

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27 January 2017 19:45

Bath	17–17	Gloucester
Try: Brew 74' m Pen: Priestland (4/4) 32', 47', 54', 58'	Report	Try: Dawidiuk 9' c Vellacott 77' c Con: Hook (2/2) 9', 77' Pen: Hook (1/1) 52'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,680 Referee: Andrew Jackson

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28 January 2017 15:00

Leicester Tigers	27–20	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Evans 19' c Barrow 32' c H. Thacker 54' c Con: O. Williams (3/3) 20', 34', 54' Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 27', 75'	Report	Try: Mallinder 22' m Tuitavake 67' c Hutchinson 79' m Con: Olver (1/3) 68' Pen: Olver (1/1) 3'

Welford Road Attendance: 25,849 Referee: Ben Whitehouse

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29 January 2017 15:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	6–18	Newcastle Falcons
Pen: Prydie (2/2) 8', 28'	Report	Try: M. Wilson 20' c Agulla 31' m Con: Takulua (1/2) 20' Pen: Takulua (2/2) 37', 42'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,746 Referee: John Meredith

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Round 4

3 February 2017 19:45

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	50–10	Scarlets
Try: Foden (2) 6' m, 28 'c Gibson 17' c Paterson 39' m Mallinder 43' c K. Pisi 49 'c Fish (2) 56' m, 80' c Con: Myler (5/8) 17, 28, 43, 49, 80	Report	Try: T. Williams 12' c Con: McBryde (1/1) 12' Pen: McBryde (1/1) 3'

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,177 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys

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4 February 2017 15:00

Gloucester	24–13	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Orr 38' c Trinder 46' c Vellacott 68' c Con: L. Evans (3/3) 40', 47', 69' Pen: L. Evans (1/1) 52'	Report	Try: Screech (2) 55'm, 78' m Pen: Prydie (1/1) 26'

Kingsholm Attendance: 8,310 Referee: Rhys Thomas

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4 February 2017 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	16–15	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Kibirige 74' c Con: Willis (1/1) 75' Pen: Willis (3/3) 40', 44', 60'	Report	Try: J. Wilson 49' m Homer 64' c Con: Hastings (1/2) 65' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 30'

Kingston Park Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Dewi Phillips

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5 February 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	29–20	Leicester Tigers
Try: Barrington 11' c Earle 15 m' Tompkins 23' c Whiteley 79' c Con: Whiteley (2/3) 11', 80' Tompkins (1/1) 23' Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 53'	Report	Try: Hamilton 33' c McGuigan 49' c Con: F. Burns (2/2) 34', 50' Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 20', 63'

Allianz Park Attendance: 8,734 Referee: Greg MacDonald

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Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Exeter Chiefs (2)	4	3	0	1	164	66	98	25	9	3	0	15
Ospreys	4	3	0	1	94	58	36	13	8	2	1	15
Sale Sharks	4	3	0	1	82	52	30	11	6	1	0	13
Worcester Warriors	4	2	0	2	116	153	−37	18	22	2	1	11
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool 3
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Harlequins (3)	4	3	0	1	82	62	20	10	8	1	1	14
Wasps	4	1	0	3	102	110	−8	16	16	1	1	6
Bristol	4	1	0	3	72	97	−25	9	13	0	2	6
Cardiff Blues	4	0	0	4	73	187	−114	10	30	2	0	2
Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1 (England)

4 November 2016 19:45

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	31–25	Bristol (1 BP)
Try: Adams (2) 5' m, 44' c Stelling (2) 40' m, 64' c Shillcock 53' c Con: Shillcock (2/4) 44', 64' Dowsett (1/1) 53'	Report	Try: Nemsadze 13' c Wallace 67' c Varndell 72' m Con: Searle (2/3) 13', 67' Pen: Searle (2/2) 20', 25'

Sixways Attendance: 6,331 Referee: Andrew Jackson

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4 November 2016 20:15

Sale Sharks	17–13	Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Jennings 18' c Bedlow 44' c Con: Arscott (2/2) 18', 44' Pen: Arscott (1/1) 54'	Report	Try: Thompson 34' m Umaga 69' m Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 14'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 6,668 Referee: Christophe Ridley

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5 November 2016 17:30

Harlequins	29–15	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Morris 14' m Walker 66' m A. Jones 71' c Con: Evans (1/3) 71' Pen: Evans (4/4) 6', 24', 46', 61'	Report	Try: Short 17' m Taione 52' c Con: Simmonds (1/2) 52' Pen: Simmonds (1/1) 47'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Craig Evans

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Round 2

11 November 2016 19:00

Bristol	26–11	Sale Sharks
Try: Woodward 9' m R. Williams 34' m Tovey 49' c Con: Searle (1/3) 9' Pen: Searle (2/2) 22', 58' Jarvis (1/1) 68'	Report	Try: Aulika 44' m Pen: Mugford (1/1) 8' Arscott (1/1) 63'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Greg MacDonald

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11 November 2016 19:30

(1 BP) Ospreys	12–15	Harlequins
Try: O'Flaherty 2' m Howells 33' c Con: Price (1/2) 33'	Report	Try: Naoupu 23' c Matthews 59' m Con: Swiel (1/2) 23' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 73'

St. Helen's Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Mike Hudson

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13 November 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	62–25	Cardiff Blues (1BP)
Try: Malton 5' c Penalty try 13' m Campagnaro 16' c Welch 27' c S. Simmonds 38' m Hendrickson 43' c Townsend 53' c Johnson 60' m Innard 70' c Lawday 74' m Con: J. Simmonds (6/10) 5', 16', 27', 43', 53', 70'	Report	Try: Sheekey 3' c Beal 48' m R. Williams (2) 57' m, 60' m Con: J. Evans (1/4) 3' Pen: J. Evans (1/1) 1'

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Luke Pearce

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13 November 2016 15:00

(1BP) Wasps	62–10	Worcester Warriors
Try: Cruse 18' c T. Young 31' c Willis 39' m Robson (2) 41' c, 68' m Macken 47' c Howe 55' m Umaga (2) 61' c, 80' c P. O'Connor 77' m Con: Eastgate (4/6) O. James (2/3)	Report	Try: Adams (2) 21' m, 26' m

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,007 Referee: Adam Jones

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Round 1 (Wales)

18 November 2016 19:15

Cardiff Blues	7–31	Ospreys (1BP)
Try: Rhodri Davies 16' c Con: Ben Jones 16'	Report	Try: Scott Otten 2' c Brendon Leonard 48' c Tom O'Flaherty (2) 61' c, 78' m Dan Evans 76' m Con: Phil Jones (3/5) 2', 48', 61'

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Ben Whitehouse

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Round 3

27 January 2017 20:15

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	41–3	Cardiff Blues
Try: Denny Solomona 9' c Jonathan Mills 22' c Laurence Pearce (2) 36' m, 49' m Neil Briggs 55' m James Flynn 68'm Penalty 79' c Con: AJ MacGinty (2/5) 9', 22' Byron McGuigan (1/2) 79'	Report	Pen: Jarrod Evans 28'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Craig Evans

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28 January 2017 15:00

Ospreys	20–14	Bristol (1 BP)
Try: Dafydd Howells 1' c Sam Underhill 76' c Con: Luke Price (2/2) 1', 76' Pen: Luke Price (2) 11', 60'	Report	Try: Max Crumpton 19' c Marc Jones 73' c Con: Billy Searle (2/2) 19', 73'

Brewery Field, Bridgend Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Daniel Jones

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28 January 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	22–28	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Wynand Olivier 4' c Bryce Heem 9' c Joe Taufete'e 45' m Con: Ryan Mills (2/3) 5', 10' Pen: Ryan Mills 64'	Report	Try: Charlie Walker 24' c Charlie Matthews 49' c Alofa Alofa (2) 57' c, 70' c Con: Ruaridh Jackson (4/4) 24', 50', 58', 71'

Sixways Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Christophe Ridley

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28 January 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	52–5	Wasps
Try: Michele Campagnaro (3) 2' c, 15'c, 53' c Mitch Lees 9' c Sam Simmonds 26' c Stu Townsend 32' m Shaun Malton 44' c Lachlan Turner 79' m Con: Joe Simmonds (6/8) 2', 9', 15', 26', 44', 53'	Report	Try: Will Rowlands 5' m

Sandy Park Attendance: 10,551 Referee: Greg MacDonald

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Round 4

3 February 2017 19:45

(1 BP) Harlequins	10–13	Sale Sharks
Try: Penalty try 57' Con: Ruaridh Jackson (1/1) 57' Pen: Ruaridh Jackson 20'	Report	Try: Neil Briggs 35' c Con: Will Addison (1/1) 35' Pen: Will Addison (2) 2', 77'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

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4 February 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	38–53	Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Cam Dolan 17' c Harri Millard (2) 39' c , 58' c Tomos Williams 43' c Jarrod Evans 71' c Con: Steven Shingler (4/4) 17', 39', 43', 58' Jarrod Evans (1/1) 71' Pen: Steven Shingler 14'	Report	Try: Josh Adams (2) 9' c, 29' c Jack Singleton 20' m Sam Lewis 23' c Wynand Olivier (2) 35' c, 67' m Bryce Heem 49' c Alafoti Fa'osiliva 55' m Con: Ryan Mills (5/8) 9', 23', 29', 35', 49' Pen: Ryan Mills 8'

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Steve Lee

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5 February 2017 15:00

Bristol	7–35	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Jamal Ford-Robinson 71' c Con: Callum Sheedy (1/1) 72'	Report	Try: Shaun Malton (2) 4' c, 35' c Henry Slade 54' c Max Bodilly 64'c Penalty try 78' c Con: Joe Simmonds (5/5) 5' , 35', 55', 65', 79'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Ian Davies

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5 February 2017 15:00

Wasps	22–31	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Brendan Macken (2) 9' c , 30' m Guy Armitage 68' c Con: Warren Seals (2/3) 10', 69 Pen: Warren Seals 46'	Report	Try: Jay Baker 13' c Dan Baker 34' c Kieron Fonotia 70' c Hanno Dirksen 79' c Con: Luke Price (4/4) 14', 35', 72', 80' Pen: Luke Price 52'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,409 Referee: Dean Richards

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Semi-finals

11 March 2017 18:00

Saracens	10 – 32	Leicester Tigers
Try: Henry Taylor 28' m Matt Gallagher 59' m	Report	Try: George Worth 8' c Luke Hamilton 39' c Ellis Genge 42' m Freddie Burns 68' c Con: Freddie Burns (3/4) 8', 40', 69' Pen: Freddie Burns (2) 26', 56'

Allianz Park Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Luke Pearce

12 March 2017 15:00

Exeter Chiefs	24 – 7	Harlequins
Try: Lachie Turner 9' c Max Bodilly 14' c Julian Salvi 55' m Sam Simmonds 76' m Con: Joe Simmonds (2/4) 10', 15'	Report	Try: Calum Waters 78' c Con: James Lang (1/1) 79'

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,419 Referee: Daniel Jones

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Final

19 March 2017 15:00

Exeter Chiefs	12 – 16	Leicester Tigers
Try: James Short 15' m Sam Simmonds 77' c Con: Joe Simmonds (0/1) Will Hooley (1/1) 77'		Try: Tom Brady 18' c Con: Freddie Burns (1/1) 19' c Pen: Freddie Burns (3) 12', 25', 40'(+1)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Tom Foley

FB 15   Lachlan Turner RW 14   Matt Jess OC 13   Max Bodilly IC 12   Sam Hill LW 11   James Short FH 10   Joe Simmonds SH 9   Jack Maunder N8 8   Sam Simmonds OF 7   Julian Salvi (c) BF 6   Dave Ewers RL 5   Ollie Atkins LL 4   Damian Welch TP 3   Greg Holmes HK 2   Shaun Malton LP 1   Carl Rimmer Replacements: HK 16   Elvis Taione PR 17   Billy Keast PR 18   Jack Owlett FL 19   Sam Skinner N8 20   Tom Johnson SH 21   Haydn Thomas FH 22   Will Hooley CE 23   Tom Hendrickson Coach:   Rob Baxter

FB 15   George Worth RW 14   Peter Betham OC 13   Mathew Tait (c) IC 12   Jack Roberts LW 11   Tom Brady FH 10   Freddie Burns SH 9   Jono Kitto N8 8   Lachlan McCaffrey OF 7   Harry Thacker BF 6   Mike Williams RL 5   Graham Kitchener LL 4   Harry Wells TP 3   Fraser Balmain HK 2   George McGuigan LP 1   Ellis Genge Replacements: HK 16   Tom Youngs PR 17   Michele Rizzo PR 18   Greg Bateman LK 19   Dominic Barrow FL 20   Luke Hamilton SH 21   Ben White FH 22   Owen Williams CE 23   Matt Smith Coach:   Aaron Mauger

Attendances

• Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham Stoop.

Club	Home games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	2	26,403	13,202	13,723	12,680	91%
Bristol	2	16,225	8,113	8,875	7,350	30%
Cardiff Blues	2	5,464	2,732	4,094	1,370	23%
Exeter Chiefs	3	29,565	9,855	10,551	9,419	78%
Gloucester	2	19,970	9,985	11,660	8,310	62%
Harlequins	2	14,932	7,466	8,000	6,932	50%
Leicester Tigers	2	44,599	22,300	25,849	18,750	86%
Newcastle Falcons	2	8,241	4,121	4,257	3,984	40%
Newport-Gwent Dragons	2	7,285	3,643	3,746	3,539	43%
Northampton Saints	2	27,188	13,594	14,011	13,177	88%
Ospreys	2	6,479	3,240	3,352	3,127	56%
Sale Sharks	2	10,166	5,083	6,668	3,498	42%
Saracens	3	21,288	7,096	8,734	4,747	71%
Scarlets	2	7,334	3,667	3,796	3,538	25%
Wasps	2	23,416	11,708	12,007	11,409	36%
Worcester Warriors	2	13,445	6,723	7,114	6,331	56%

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Individual statistics

• Note that 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 Apps Points 1   Freddie Burns Leicester Tigers 5 64 2   Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 6 43 3   Tom Whiteley Saracens 4 39 4   Sam Olver Northampton Saints 3 33 5   Dan Jones Scarlets 2 30   Josh Adams Worcester Warriors 3 30 6   Luke Price Ospreys 3 28 7   Billy Searle Bristol 3 22 8   Michele Campagnaro Exeter Chiefs 2 20   Ryan Mills Worcester Warriors 2 20 ^[3]^[4]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[1]^[2]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Apps Tries 1   Josh Adams Worcester Warriors 3 6 2   Michele Campagnaro Exeter Chiefs 2 4   Shaun Malton Exeter Chiefs 6 4 3   Wynand Olivier Worcester Warriors 2 3   Jacob Umaga Wasps 3 3 4   Luke Hamilton Leicester Tigers 4 3   Brendan Macken Wasps 4 3 5   Nick Tompkins Saracens 5 3   Tom Whiteley Saracens 5 3 ^[3]^[4]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[1]^[2]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 52 points 62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Largest away win — 24 points 31-6 Ospreys away to Cardiff Blues on 18 November 2016 Most points scored — 62 points (x2) 62-25 Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Most tries in a match — 10 (x2) Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Most conversions in a match — 6 (x3) Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017 Most penalties in a match — 4 (x2) Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016 Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016 Bath at home to Gloucester on 27 January 2017 Most drop goals in a match — 1 Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016 ^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] Player Most points in a match — 17   Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 Most tries in a match — 3   Michele Campagnaro for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017 Most conversions in a match — 6 (x2)   Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016   Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017 Most penalties in a match — 4 (x3)   Nick Evans for Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016   Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016   Rhys Priestland for Bath at home to Gloucester on 27 January 2017 Most drop goals in a match — 1   Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016 ^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

Attendances Highest — 25,849 Leicester Tigers at home to Northampton Saints on 28 January 2017 Lowest — 1,370 Cardiff Blues at home to Worcester Warriors on 4 February 2017 Highest Average Attendance — 22,300 Leicester Tigers Lowest Average Attendance — 2,732 Cardiff Blues

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