2011–12 LV Cup


The 2011–12 LV Cup was the 41st season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the seventh to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.
The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the 12 English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were guaranteed 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, with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi finals. The competition took place during the autumn soon after the World Cup and on international fixture dates during the Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.
The defending champions were Gloucester, who this season failed to progress from the pool stage.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:
TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPts
Bath440016946123244020
Saracens421190702092012
Ospreys410371112−417105
London Wasps400474137−638123

TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPts
Northampton Saints43011398455183015
Exeter Chiefs42028899−119109
Worcester Warriors420271120−498008
Newport Gwent Dragons411267101−345017

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

This match was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Rodney Parade. The LV= Organising Committee subsequently awarded the match to Saracens by 20 points to nil. Dragons were also fined £10,000 for their failure under LV= Cup Regulation 6.7. Dragons appealed this decision and their appeal was upheld. The decision was quashed, with the match instead being recorded as a 0–0 draw and the suspended fine reduced from £10,000 to £5,000.
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Pool 2 v Pool 3

TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPts
Leicester Tigers430186671991013
London Irish420210091971110
Cardiff Blues410354143−896105
Sale Sharks410378146−688004

TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPts
Scarlets43011024458132115
Harlequins42021121084122111
Gloucester42021279334162010
Newcastle Falcons42021067333132010

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Knockout stage

Qualification criteria

The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:
Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows:
The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club.

Semi-finals

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Final