PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP - Pool A
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | TBP | LBP | BP | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 5 | 1 | 6 | L W L | 26 |
2 |  Sale Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 6 | L W L | 22 |
3 |  Doncaster Knights | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 6 | L W W | 18 |
4 |  Caldy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L L L | 0 |
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP - Pool B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | TBP | LBP | BP | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Northampton Saints | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 5 | W W L | 25 |
2 |  Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 4 | W W W | 20 |
3 |  Coventry | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | W L L | 16 |
4 |  Nottingham Rugby | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -188 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L L L | 4 |
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP - Pool C
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | TBP | LBP | BP | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 8 | W L L | 24 |
2 |  Ealing Trailfinders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 6 | W W L | 22 |
3 |  Saracens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 | L W W | 19 |
4 |  London Scottish | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -175 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L L L | 2 |
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP - Pool D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | TBP | LBP | BP | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Bath Rugby | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 4 | 0 | 4 | W W W | 24 |
2 |  Bristol Bears | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 4 | W L W | 20 |
3 |  Bedford Blues | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L W W | 14 |
4 |  Ampthill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L L L | 0 |
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP - Pool E
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | TBP | LBP | BP | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Exeter Chiefs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 5 | 0 | 5 | W W L | 25 |
2 |  Gloucester Rugby | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | D W L | 21 |
3 |  Hartpury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -99 | 2 | 1 | 3 | L D L | 9 |
4 |  Cornish Pirates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -91 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L L W | 8 |
The Format consists of five pools of four clubs.
Each team will play home and away matches against the other teams in the pool.
League points follow the normal rules, 4 for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, and Bonus Points for 4 tries or more and/or losing by 7 or less match points;
Post the pool stage:
- On completion of the pools, each Club will be ranked within each pool on the following basis:
- The Club with the greatest League Points will be placed above a Club with lesser League Points; or
- If League Points are equal it will be the Club with the most wins; or
- If the number of wins is also equal it will be the Club with the greatest points difference; or
- If the points difference is also equal it will be the Club with the greatest points for; or
- If the points for is also equal it will be the Club who has scored the higher number of tries; or
- If the number of tries is also equal it will be the Club who has the least number of red cards; or
- If the number of red cards is equal it will be the Club who scored the greater number of points scored in the match between the two Clubs; or
- If the number of points scored in the match between the two Club is equal, the Tournament Director shall conduct a draw of the relevant Clubs, being that the first Club drawn shall be deemed the higher-ranked Club.
- The knock-out stage shall be divided into four quarter-finals, two semi-final matches and the final.
- Winner from each pool will progress to the quarter-finals together with the three best runners-up. The top 5 seeds are the group winners based on the above criteria, with seeds 6, 7 and 8 being the best 2nd placed teams based on the same criteria.
- Quarter-final 1: 1st ranked Club v 8th ranked Club
- Quarter-final 2: 2nd ranked Club v 7th ranked Club
- Quarter-final 3: 3rd ranked Club v 6th ranked Club
- Quarter-final 4: 4th ranked Club v 5th ranked Club
- The four winning clubs will progress to the semi-finals.
- Semi-final 1: Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF4 (at highest seeds’ ground)
- Semi-final 2: Winner of QF2 v Winner of QF3 (at highest seeds’ ground)
- The quarter-final and semi-final matches will be knock-out, each played over one match.
- The first club listed in each of the quarter-final matches shall be the Home club.
- The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the Home club.
- The winners of the two semi-final matches will proceed to the Cup final.
- The Cup final will be played at a venue of the highest ranked finalist club based upon the rankings determined in accordance with the principles above.
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