B&I Cup 2014/15

[LSFC C49]

So, due to changes in the competition dates for the forthcoming season, the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has confirmed that Scottish clubs will not participate in the 2014-15 competition.

As a result, this season's competition will move from 24 teams to 20, playing in five pools of four.


2014-15 British & Irish Cup structure:


Teams


* 12 Greene King IPA Championship clubs
* 4 Welsh Principality Premiership clubs
* 4 Irish provinces - Connacht, Munster, Leinster and Ulster Ravens


Pool Stages


*Taking place on 11, 18, 25 October, 29 November and 6, 13 December 2014
* 5 pools of 4 playing home and away
* 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 bonus point for a) scoring 4 or more tries and/or b) losing by 7 points or less


Quarter finals


* Taking place on 24 January 2015
* Top side in each pool progress to knockout stage, plus three best runners-up
* 8 quarter-finalists ranked with teams ranked 1-4 having home advantage


Semi-finals and final


* Four winning quarter finalists progress to semi -final draw which takes place on weekend of 13/14/15 March 2015
* Winning semi-finalists progress to final to take place on weekend of 3/4/5 April 2015

 

[RetiredRog]

The scots won't be missed their teams at this level are cannon fodder anyhow

 

[valley commando]

This is a cracking competition perhaps not played on a level playing field, but it at least gives us at PONTY some decent away trips.
There have been matches again this season in this comp when we have had bigger crowds than the regions, it shows who the real supporters are in Wales, when we played Worcester away in this years bic, the home fans and the resident band playing under the stand were all saying we helped create the best atmosphere they've seen all season and are pushing the club to arrange a pre season with us every year.
The short sighted WRU or as we call prefer to call them the WRUIN,have missed a trick by not giving us our own region, we would get twice the crowds the current regions get and we'd out perform them on the pitch.

 

[Jayatron]

This is a cracking competition perhaps not played on a level playing field, but it at least gives us at PONTY some decent away trips.
There have been matches again this season in this comp when we have had bigger crowds than the regions, it shows who the real supporters are in Wales, when we played Worcester away in this years bic, the home fans and the resident band playing under the stand were all saying we helped create the best atmosphere they've seen all season and are pushing the club to arrange a pre season with us every year.
The short sighted WRU or as we call prefer to call them the WRUIN,have missed a trick by not giving us our own region, we would get twice the crowds the current regions get and we'd out perform them on the pitch.

Agreed. I have been to every regional side, including when the Blues played in the CCC. However, the best place I have been to watch rugby in Wales was Ponty vs Neath in the semi-final of the Swalec cup. Great game, running rugby and Ponty won.

Shame it's all been thrown away by the WRU.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Worcester lift the cup, beating Donny 35 - 5