The 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 46th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 12th and final to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. After this season it was replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup and will played for by clubs from the English Premiership only.^[1]

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2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	3 November 2017 – 18 March 2018
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	35
Attendance	272,709 (7,792 per match)
Highest attendance	18,408 (Leicester Tigers v Gloucester)
Lowest attendance	2,500 (Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints)
Tries scored	257 (7.34 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Joe Simmonds (Exeter) 54 points
Top try scorer(s)	Joe Cokanasiga (L Irish) Dean Hammond (Worcester) Jonah Holmes (Leicester) Ken Pisi (Northampton) 4 tries each
Final
Venue	Kingsholm Stadium
Champions	Exeter Chiefs (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bath
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The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro14 teams and the twelve Aviva 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 2016–17 Aviva Premiership. Teams will play 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 will qualify for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.

Leicester Tigers are defending champions after claiming the cup with a 16–12 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2016–17 final at Twickenham Stoop.^[2][3] This was Leicester's eighth title in the competition.

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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Pool 1
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Bath (1)	4	4	0	0	112	80	32	12	12	1	0	17
Gloucester	4	2	0	2	133	84	49	20	11	2	1	11
Wasps	4	2	0	2	134	159	-25	20	24	3	0	11
Cardiff Blues	4	0	0	4	49	149	-100	6	20	0	0	0
Updated: 4 February 2018 Source: Premiership Rugby

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Pool 4
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Newcastle Falcons (3)	4	3	0	1	149	81	68	22	12	3	0	15
London Irish	4	2	0	2	137	101	36	21	13	3	1	12
Leicester Tigers	4	2	0	2	109	119	-10	14	16	2	1	11
Ospreys	4	1	0	3	77	127	-50	10	17	0	0	4
Updated: 4 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby

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Round 1 (England)

4 November 2017 15:00

(2 BP) London Irish	22–26	Bath
Try: Northcote-Green (2) 16' m, 36' m Paice 42' c Lewington 57' m Con: McKibbin (1/1) 43'	Report	Try: Tapuai 3' c L. Davis 51' c Con: F. Burns (2/2) 3', 52' Pen: F. Burns (4/4) 19', 39', 62', 69'

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Ben O'Keefe

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4 November 2017 15:00

Leicester Tigers	26–24	Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: C. Thacker 11' m Holmes 49' c Thompstone 70' m Con: J. Ford (1/3) 50' Pen: J. Ford (3/3) 22', 35' 40+1'	Report	Try: McAllister 27' c Vellacott 57' Hudson 63' Con: L. Evans (3/3) 28', 58' 64' Pen: L. Evans (1/3) 15'

Welford Road Attendance: 18,408 Referee: Craig Evans

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4 November 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Wasps	41–53	Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: J. Willis 6' c O'Sullivan 8' m O. James (2) 18' c, 52' c Armitage (2) 43' m, 69' c Con: Miller (4/6) 7', 19', 53', 70' Pen: Miller (1/1) 38'	Report	Try: Radwan (2) 21' c 55' c S. Socino 27' c Uzokwe (2) 30' c, 71' m Graham 49' m Hodgson 59' c A. Davidson 65' c Con: C. Willis (3/5) 28', 31', 56' Hodgson (2/3) 60' 66' Pen: C. Willis (1/1) 3'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,517 Referee: Daniel Jones

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Round 2

10 November 2017 19:30

Ospreys	12–36	Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Morgan-Williams 25' c I. Phillips 31' m Con: Price (1/2) 25'	Report	Try: Harris 8' m Macken (2) 10' c, 61' c Armitage 17' c Carr 43' c Con: Eastgate (4/5) 10', 18', 44', 62' Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 49'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Christophe Ridley

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10 November 2017 19:45

Bath	33–31	Leicester Tigers (2 BP)
Try: F. Burns 40' c Z. Mercer 65' c Penalty try 77' Con: F. Burns (2/2) 40+1', 67' Pen: F. Burns (4/4) 25', 32', 42', 50'	Report	Try: Holmes (2) 16' c, 44' c Thompstone 35' c B. White 60' c Con: Hardwick (4/4) 18', 36', 45', 61' Pen: Hardwick (1/1) 9'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,354 Referee: Greg MacDonald

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11 November 2017 12:30

(1 BP) Gloucester	47–7	London Irish
Try: Heinz 22' c Rapava-Ruskin 27' m Hudson 40' c Thrush 58' c Trinder 60' c Braley 72' c Polledri 75' c Con: B. Burns (2/3) 22', 40+1' Twelvetrees (4/4) 59', 61', 73', 76'	Report	Try: Hoskins 46' c Con: Tonks (1/1) 47'

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,272 Referee: Jack Makepeace

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11 November 2017 14:30

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	57–0	Cardiff Blues
Try: M. Young 20' m Sinoti (2) 25' c, 47' m Penalty try 33' Wilson 39' m Radwan 41' c A. Tait 52' c Hodgson 59' c Graham 78' c Con: Hodgson (5/8) 26', 41', 53', 60', 79'	Report

Kingston Park Attendance: 3,746 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 1 (Wales)

17 November 2017 19:15

Cardiff Blues	16–26	Ospreys
Try: Millard 78' c Con: Shingler (1/1) 79' Pen: Shingler (3/3) 49', 57', 60'	Report	Try: Morgan-Williams 45' c R Williams 70' c Con: Price (1/1) 46' S Davies (1/1) 71' Pen: S Davies (4/4) 54', 62', 77', 81'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 3,204 Referee: Adam Leal

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Round 3

26 January 2018 19:45

(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby	43–20	Ospreys
Try: Hibbard 18' c Atkinson 20' m Braley 50' m Thorley 55' c Trinder 67' m Morgan 72' c Scott 80' c Con: Burns (4/7) 19', 56', 73', 80'	Report	Try: Jeffries 40' c Morgan-Williams 42' m Phillips 76' m Con: Price (1/3) 40' Pen: Luke Price 49'

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,683 Referee: Adam Leal

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27 January 2018 15:00

Bath Rugby	21–8	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Grant 50' c Charlies 63' c Wilson 76' c Con: Burns (3/3) 51', 64', 76'	Report	Try: Willis 66' m Pen: Hodgson 54'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,627 Referee: Mike English

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27 January 2018 15:00

Leicester Tigers	24–12	Cardiff Blues
Try: Evans 21' c Olowofela 31' c Hamilton 64' c Con: J. Ford (3/3) 23', 32', 65' Pen: J. Ford 2'	Report	Try: Roberts 52' c L. Jones 60' m Con: Shingler (1/2) 54'

Welford Road Attendance: 18,122 Referee: Jack Makepeace

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27 January 2018 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	66–7	Wasps
Try: Lewington 1' m Steele 20' c Cokanasiga (3) 28' c, 71' m, 78' c Hoskins 33' c Marshall 39' c Fainga'a 55' c Van Zyl 59' c Tikoirotuma 76' c Con: Marshall (5/6) 20', 29', 34', 40', 56' Bell (3/4) 60', 77', 79'	Report	Try: Foster 25' c Con: Umaga 26'

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,598 Referee: Matt O'Grady

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Round 4

2 February 2018 19:30

Ospreys	19–32	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Cross (2) 12' c, 22'm Hook 61' c Con: Price (2/3) 13', 62'	Report	Try: Douglas 32' c Banahan 44' m Penalty Try (2) 70', 76' Con: Lewis (1/2) 32' Pen: Lewis (2) 16', 19'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 4,223 Referee: Steve Lee

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2 February 2018 19:45

Cardiff Blues	21–42	London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Summerhill 15' c S Davies 29' c Domachowski 72' c Con: Shingler (3/3) 16', 30', 73'	Report	Try: Lewington 9' c Treviranus (2) 20' c, 46' c Botha 35' c Fowlie 66' c Cokanasiga 79' c Con: James Marshall (6/6) 10', 21', 36', 47', 67, 80'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Mike Hudson

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3 February 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	31–19	Gloucester
Try: Cooper (2) 14' c, 25' c Wilson 28' c Tait 41' c Con: Flood (1/1) 15' Hodgson (3/3) 25', 29', 43'	Report	Try: Vellacott 7' c Evans 34' c Scott 64' m Con: Williams (2/3) 8', 36'

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Matt O'Grady

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4 February 2018 13:00

(1 BP) Wasps	50–28	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Watson 11' m Miller (2) 15' c, 24' c Garratt 27' c Hampson 45' c Umaga 61' c Bassett 70' m, 77' m Con: Umaga (5/8) 16', 25', 28', 46', 62'	Report	Try: Hamilton 7' c Simmons (2) 34' c, 37' c Holmes 64' c Con: Worth (4/4) 8', 35', 38', 65'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,409 Referee: Ben Breakspear

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Pool 2 v Pool 3

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Pool 2
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Exeter Chiefs (2)	4	3	0	1	147	79	68	23	13	3	0	15
Harlequins	4	3	0	1	120	109	11	18	15	3	0	15
Sale Sharks	4	3	0	1	118	85	33	16	9	1	1	14
Dragons	4	2	0	2	84	126	-42	12	17	1	0	9
Updated: 3 February 2018 Source: Premiership Rugby

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Pool 3
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Northampton Saints (4)	4	3	0	1	129	80	49	18	13	3	0	15
Worcester Warriors	4	1	0	3	116	123	-7	17	18	2	2	8
Saracens	4	1	0	3	111	123	-12	14	17	2	2	8
Scarlets	4	0	0	4	43	143	-100	5	21	0	1	1
Updated: 3 February 2018 Source: Premiership Rugby

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Round 1 (England)

3 November 2017 19:45

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	21–24	Sale Sharks
Try: Dowsett 13' c Lawrence 61' c Howe 80' c Con: Heathcote (2/2) 15', 62' Olver (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Ioane 5' c Cliff 31' c Curry 39' c Con: MacGinty (3/3) 7', 32', 40' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 76'

Sixways Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Greg Macdonald

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4 November 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	43–28	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Short 7' c Salmon (2) 15' m, 52' c Hepburn 21' c Freeman 3' c Taione 40' m O'Flaherty 49' m Con: J. Simmonds (4/7) 8', 22', 36', 53'	Report	Try: Furbank 10' c Stephenson 31' c Estelles 67' c Hutchinson 70' c Con: Myler (2/2) 11', 32' Grayson (2/2) 68', 71'

Sandy Park Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

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5 November 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	29–30	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Nay 35'c Earle 46' m Whiteley 52' m Con: Malins (1/3) 36' Pen: Malins (4/4) 4', 11', 23', 72'	Report	Try: Sloan 7' m Alofa 56' c Elia 64' m Ibuanokpe 80+2' c Con: Lang (2/3) 57', 80+4' Pen: Lang (2/2) 71', 75'

Allianz Park Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Hamish Smales

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10 November 2017 20:00

Sale Sharks	29–22	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: B. Curry 32' c Țăruș 50' m Haley 69' m Con: MacGinty (1/3) 33' Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 3', 19', 66' Cliff (1/1) 44'	Report	Try: Skelton 11' c Con: Malins (1/1) 11' Pen: Malins (5/5) 5', 22', 26', 35', 57'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Rhys Thomas

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11 November 2017 15:00

(BP) Northampton Saints	41–7	Dragons
Try: Estelles 15' m Marshall 38' c Pisi 48' c Reinach 56' c Wood 59' m Mitchell 78' c Con: Myler (3/4) 39', 49', 57' Grayson (1/2) 78' Pen: Myler (1/1) 42'	Report	Try: Thomas 52' c Con: Robson (1/1) 53'

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 9,347 Referee: Mike English

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12 November 2017 15:00

Scarlets	0–40	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
	Report	Try: Malton 12' m Freeman 32' c Penalty try (3) 48', 58, 72' Hendrickson 66' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 33', 67'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Karl Dickson

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12 November 2017 15:00

(BP) Harlequins	45–37	Worcester Warriors (BP)
Try: Visser 10' m Luamanu 23' c Sloan 32' c Chisholm 38' c Lamb 48' m Lang 54' c Alofa 63' c Con: Lang (5/7) 24', 33', 38', 55', 63'	Report	Try: Hammond (3) 2' c, 45' c, 71' m Stelling 26' m Howard 56' m Barry 65' m Con: Olver (2/6) 3', 46' Pen: Olver (1/1) 15'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Adam Jones

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Round 1 (Wales)

17 November 2017 19:30

Dragons	23–18	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Shipp 43' m Babos 50' c Harris 56' m Con: Robson (1/3) 50' Pen: Robson (1/1) 29' Henson (1/1) 75'	Report	Try: Lewis 15' m R Jones 18' c Con: McBryde (1/2) 19' Pen: McBryde (2/2) 40', 68'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,917 Referee: Adam Jones

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Round 3

27 January 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	20–24	Northampton Saints
Try: Moore 30' m James 56' m Jones 70' c Con: De Klerk (1/3) 72' Pen: Addison 40'	Report	Try: Pisi 47' c Nutley 51' c Tuitavake 80' c Con: Grayson (3/3) 48', 52', 80' Pen: Grayson 61'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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27 January 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	35–7	Scarlets
Try: Cheeseman 20' c Lewis 26' c White 45' c Lang 57' c Chisholm 75' c Con: Lang (5/5) 21', 27', 46', 58', 76'	Report	Try: Morgan 71' c Con: Maynard 72'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,305 Referee: Elgan Williams

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27 January 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	41–21	Dragons
Try: Flanagan 30' m Tompkins 33' c Segun 40' c Gallagher 41' m Reffell 69' m Whiteley 72' m Con: Malins (2/5) 35', 40' Pen: Malins (2) 2', 50'	Report	Try: Keddie 21' c Belcher 58' c Fairbrother 80' c Con: Kirchner (3/3) 22', 59', 80'

Allianz Park Attendance: 6,432 Referee: Simon Harding

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27 January 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	31–21	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Adams (2) 39' m, 67' c Denton 39' c Howe 48' c Baldwin 77' m Con: Shillcock (3/5) 39', 49' 68'	Report	Try: Lawday 2' c Strong 18' c Malton 61' c Con: Simmonds (3/3) 3', 19', 62'

Sixways Attendance: 7,612 Referee: Adam Jones

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Round 4

2 February 2018 19:05

Scarlets	18–45	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Price 5' m Reeds 38' c Con: Maynard (1/2) 39' Pen: Maynard (2) 24', 29'	Report	Try: Charnley 12' m Webber 18' c Curry 20' c Cliff 47' c Reed 51' c Strauss 70' c Langdon 75' m Con: Cliff (4/5) 19', 20', 48', 51' Redpath (1/2) 70'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Adam Jones

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2 February 2018 19:30

(1 BP) Dragons	33–27	Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Sage 10' c Hewitt 19' c Kirchner 43' m Pretorius 58' c Morgan 73' c Con: Kirchner (4/5) 11', 20', 59', 74'	Report	Try: Haupt 1' c Hammond 25' c Howe 51' c Con: Olver (3/3) 1', 26', 51' Pen: Olver (2) 29', 51'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Andrew Jackson

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2 February 2018 19:45

Northampton Saints	36–10	Harlequins
Try: North 5' c Stephenson 10' c Tuala 26' c Pisi (2) 29' m, 67' c Con: Francis (3/4) 6', 12', 27' Myler (1/1) 68' Pen: Francis 45'	Report	Try: Lambert 39' m Marchant 75'

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Nic Berry

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3 February 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	43–20	Saracens
Try: O'Flaherty (2) 4' m, 49' m Devoto (2) 13' c, 46' c Low 16' c Maunder 26' c Davis 75' m Con: J. Simmonds (4/7) 14', 17', 27', 47'	Report	Try: Whiteley 19' m Segun 28' m Malins 40' m Lindsay 70' m

Sandy Park Attendance: 12,437 Referee: Elgan Williams

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9 March 2018 19:45

Bath	13–12	Northampton Saints
Try: Douglas 18' c Con: Lewis (1/1) 19' Pen: Lewis (2) 4', 47'	Report	Pen: Myler (4) 23', 28', 31', 55'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,455 Referee: Adam Jones

11 March 2018 13:00

Exeter Chiefs	20–17	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Townsend 2' c J. Simmonds 47' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 3', 48' Pen: J. Simmonds (2) 65', 77'	Report	Try: Cooper 25' c Hammersley 32' c Con: Flood (2/2) 26', 33' Pen: Flood 12'

Sandy Park Attendance: 8,833 Referee: Karl Dickson

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30 March 14:30

Bath	11–28	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Vuna 25' m Con: Burns (0/1) Pen: Burns (2/2) 18', 53'	Report	Try: Innard (2) 4' c, 29' c Salmon 32' m Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 6', 31' Pen: J. Simmonds (3) 10', 13', 67'

Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 8,074 Referee: Craig Evans

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• Attendances do not include the final at Kingsholm.

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Club	Home games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	3	36,436	12,145	14,354	8,455	84%
Cardiff Blues	2	6,327	3,164	3,204	3,123	26%
Dragons	2	7,579	3,790	3,917	3,662	45%
Exeter Chiefs	3	31,614	10,538	12,437	8,833	82%
Gloucester	2	22,955	11,478	11,683	11,272	71%
Harlequins	2	16,605	8,303	9,305	7,300	56%
Leicester Tigers	2	36,530	18,265	18,408	18,122	71%
London Irish	2	8,962	4,481	4,598	4,364	19%
Newcastle Falcons	2	7,842	3,921	4,096	3,746	38%
Northampton Saints	2	19,472	9,736	10,125	9,347	63%
Ospreys	2	9,243	4,622	5,020	4,223	22%
Sale Sharks	2	6,773	3,387	4,273	2,500	28%
Saracens	2	15,646	7,823	9,214	6,432	78%
Scarlets	2	8,032	4,016	5,011	3,021	27%
Wasps	2	16,926	8,463	9,409	7,517	26%
Worcester Warriors	2	13,693	6,847	7,612	6,081	57%

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• * 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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Top points scorers Rank Player Team Apps Points 1 Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 6 54 2 Freddie Burns Bath 4 49 3 Max Malins Saracens 4 46 4 James Lang Harlequins 4 40 5 Joel Hodgson Newcastle Falcons 5 33 6 James Marshall London Irish 4 27 Stephen Myler Northampton Saints 5 27 7 Rob Miller Wasps 2 21 Will Cliff Sale Sharks 4 21 Sam Olver Worcester Warriors 4 21 [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Apps Tries 1 Joe Cokanasiga London Irish 3 4 Dean Hammond Worcester Warriors 4 4 Jonah Holmes Leicester Tigers 4 4 Ken Pisi Northampton Saints 5 4 2 Kyle Cooper Newcastle Falcons 2 3 Guy Armitage Wasps 3 3 Ben Curry Sale Sharks 3 3 Tom Howe Worcester Warriors 3 3 Alex Lewington London Irish 3 3 Adam Radwan Newcastle Falcons 3 3 Reuben Morgan-Williams Ospreys 4 3 Tom Whiteley Saracens 4 3 Toby Salmon Exeter Chiefs 5 3 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 6 3 [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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