2016-17_Anglo-Welsh_Cup

2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

English rugby union cup season

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.

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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

Locations of the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup teams
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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

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Round 1 (England)

4 November 2016
19:45
(1 BP) Bath England20–21England Leicester Tigers
Try: J. Wilson 9' m
J. Williams 65' m
Bowden 74' c
Con: Hastings (1/3) 74'
Pen: Hastings (1/1) 3'		ReportTry: 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
5 November 2016
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester England36–32England 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'		ReportTry: 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
6 November 2016
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England16–24England Northampton Saints
Try: A. Tait 68' c
Con: Delany (1/1) 68'
Pen: Delany (3/3) 3', 40', 56'		ReportTry: 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 Wales44–21England 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'		ReportTry: 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
12 November 2016
13:00
(1 BP) Saracens England29–18England 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'		ReportTry: 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
12 November 2016
15:00
Northampton Saints England19–13England Gloucester (1BP)
Try: Clare 37' c
Con: Olver (1/1) 37'
Pen: Olver (3/3) 23', 28', 51'
Drop: Olver (1/1) 56'		ReportTry: Thorley 65' m
D. Thomas 76' m
Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 10'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 14,011
Referee: Craig Evans
12 November 2016
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers England42–3Wales 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'		ReportPen: 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 Wales36–21Wales 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'		ReportTry: 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 Wales17–32England Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Allen 52' c
McBryde 66' c
Con: Maynard (1/1) 52'
McBryde (1/1) 66'
Pen: Maynard (1/1) 42'		ReportTry: 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
27 January 2017
19:45
Bath England17–17England Gloucester
Try: Brew 74' m
Pen: Priestland (4/4) 32', 47', 54', 58'		ReportTry: 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
28 January 2017
15:00
Leicester Tigers England27–20England 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'		ReportTry: 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
29 January 2017
15:00
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales6–18England Newcastle Falcons
Pen: Prydie (2/2) 8', 28'ReportTry: 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 England50–10Wales 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		ReportTry: T. Williams 12' c
Con: McBryde (1/1) 12'
Pen: McBryde (1/1) 3'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,177
Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys
4 February 2017
15:00
Gloucester England24–13Wales 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'		ReportTry: Screech (2) 55'm, 78' m
Pen: Prydie (1/1) 26'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,310
Referee: Rhys Thomas
4 February 2017
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England16–15England Bath (1 BP)
Try: Kibirige 74' c
Con: Willis (1/1) 75'
Pen: Willis (3/3) 40', 44', 60'		ReportTry: 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
5 February 2017
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens England29–20England 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'		ReportTry: 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

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Round 1 (England)

4 November 2016
19:45
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors England31–25England 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'		ReportTry: 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
4 November 2016
20:15
Sale Sharks England17–13England Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Jennings 18' c
Bedlow 44' c
Con: Arscott (2/2) 18', 44'
Pen: Arscott (1/1) 54'		ReportTry: Thompson 34' m
Umaga 69' m
Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 14'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,668
Referee: Christophe Ridley
5 November 2016
17:30
Harlequins England29–15England 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'		ReportTry: 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 England26–11England 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'		ReportTry: Aulika 44' m
Pen: Mugford (1/1) 8'
Arscott (1/1) 63'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Greg MacDonald
11 November 2016
19:30
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales12–15England Harlequins
Try: O'Flaherty 2' m
Howells 33' c
Con: Price (1/2) 33'		ReportTry: 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
13 November 2016
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England62–25Wales 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'		ReportTry: 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
13 November 2016
15:00
(1BP) Wasps England62–10England 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)		ReportTry: 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 Wales7–31Wales Ospreys (1BP)
Try: Rhodri Davies 16' c
Con: Ben Jones 16'		ReportTry: 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 England41–3Wales 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'		ReportPen: Jarrod Evans 28'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Craig Evans
28 January 2017
15:00
Ospreys Wales20–14England 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'		ReportTry: Max Crumpton 19' c
Marc Jones 73' c
Con: Billy Searle (2/2) 19', 73'
Brewery Field, Bridgend
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Daniel Jones
28 January 2017
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors England22–28England 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'		ReportTry: 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
28 January 2017
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England52–5England 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'		ReportTry: 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 England10–13England Sale Sharks
Try: Penalty try 57'
Con: Ruaridh Jackson (1/1) 57'
Pen: Ruaridh Jackson 20'		ReportTry: 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
4 February 2017
15:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales38–53England 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'		ReportTry: 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
5 February 2017
15:00
Bristol England7–35England Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Jamal Ford-Robinson 71' c
Con: Callum Sheedy (1/1) 72'		ReportTry: 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
5 February 2017
15:00
Wasps England22–31Wales 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'		ReportTry: 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 England10 – 32England Leicester Tigers
Try: Henry Taylor 28' m
Matt Gallagher 59' m		ReportTry: 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 England24 – 7England 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'		ReportTry: 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
England Exeter Chiefs12 – 16England Leicester Tigers
Try: James Short 15' m
Sam Simmonds 77' c
Con: Joe Simmonds (0/1)
Will Hooley (1/1) 77'		ReportTry: 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
FB15Australia Lachlan Turner
RW14England Matt Jess
OC13England Max Bodilly
IC12England Sam Hill
LW11England James Short
FH10England Joe Simmonds
SH9England Jack Maunder
N88England Sam Simmonds
OF7Australia Julian Salvi (c)
BF6England Dave Ewers
RL5Scotland Ollie Atkins
LL4Wales Damian Welch
TP3Australia Greg Holmes
HK2South Africa Shaun Malton
LP1England Carl Rimmer
Replacements:
HK16Tonga Elvis Taione
PR17England Billy Keast
PR18Scotland Jack Owlett
FL19England Sam Skinner
N820England Tom Johnson
SH21England Haydn Thomas
FH22England Will Hooley
CE23England Tom Hendrickson
Coach:
England Rob Baxter
FB15England George Worth
RW14Australia Peter Betham
OC13England Mathew Tait (c)
IC12Wales Jack Roberts
LW11England Tom Brady
FH10England Freddie Burns
SH9New Zealand Jono Kitto
N88Australia Lachlan McCaffrey
OF7England Harry Thacker
BF6Zimbabwe Mike Williams
RL5England Graham Kitchener
LL4England Harry Wells
TP3England Fraser Balmain
HK2England George McGuigan
LP1England Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK16England Tom Youngs
PR17Italy Michele Rizzo
PR18England Greg Bateman
LK19England Dominic Barrow
FL20Wales Luke Hamilton
SH21England Ben White
FH22Wales Owen Williams
CE23England Matt Smith
Coach:
New Zealand Aaron Mauger

Attendances

  • Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham Stoop.
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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).
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Season records

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