2010–11 British and Irish Cup

Tournament details
Countries|  England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and knockout
Date| October 2010 - May 2011
Tournament statistics
Teams| 24
Matches played| 67
Attendance| 81,295 (1,213 per match)
Tries scored| 388 (5.79 per match)
Top point scorer(s)| James Pritchard (Bedford Blues)
(128 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)| Handre Schmidt (Bedford Blues)
(11 tries)[2]
Final
Venue| Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance| 4,375
Champions|  Bristol (1st title)
Runners-up|  Bedford Blues

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The 2010–11 British and Irish Cup was the 2nd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Friday 15 October 2010 and the final was held on Saturday 7 May 2011.

Defending champions Cornish Pirates were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Bristol lifted the cup, narrowly defeating Bedford Blues 17–14 in the first all-English final.

## Teams

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The allocation of teams was as follows:

* – 12 teams from RFU Championship
* – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams.
* – 3 Scottish sides, top clubs from the Scottish Premiership.
* – 6 top clubs from the Principality Premiership.

England  |  Ireland  |  Scotland  |  Wales

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* Bedford Blues
* Birmingham & Solihull
* Bristol
* Cornish Pirates
* Doncaster
* Esher
* London Welsh
* Moseley
* Nottingham
* Plymouth Albion
* Rotherham
* Worcester Warriors

* Leinster A
* Munster A
* Ulster Ravens

* Ayr
* Currie
* Melrose

* Llandovery
* Llanelli
* Neath
* Newport
* Pontypridd
* Swansea

## Competition format

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The teams were divided into four pools of six, playing over five weekends during the Autumn International and Six Nations windows. The four pool winners and runners-up contested a knock-out stage, with quarter-finals on 5 or 6 March, semi-finals on 23 March and the final on 7 May.

## Pool stages

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### Pool A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts

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1  |  Worcester Warriors | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 175  | 87  | +88  | 22  | 3  | 0  | 19
2  |  Leinster A | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 138  | 117  | +21  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 19
3  |  Cornish Pirates | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 175  | 108  | +67  | 23  | 4  | 1  | 17
4  |  Newport | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 121  | 159  | −38  | 16  | 3  | 1  | 16
5  |  Plymouth Albion | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 76  | 144  | −68  | 9  | 1  | 0  | 5
6  |  Currie | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 104  | 174  | −70  | 11  | 0  | 2  | 2

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:

* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

17 October 2010
14:30

Newport | 28 – 33|  Leinster A

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Rodney Parade
Attendance: 881

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11 December 2010
13:00

Worcester Warriors | 58 – 10|  Newport

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Sixways
Attendance: 2,844

* * *

11 December 2010
14:00

Leinster A | 25 – 16|  Plymouth Albion

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Greystones RFC
Attendance: 500

* * *

11 December 2010
15:00

Cornish Pirates | 54 – 31|  Currie

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 923

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19 December 2010
14:00

Cornish Pirates | 43 – 12|  Leinster A

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,026

* * *

14 January 2011
19:30

Currie | 23 – 25|  Newport

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Malleny Park
Attendance: 600

* * *

16 January 2011
13:00

Leinster A | 38 – 23|  Worcester Warriors

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Donnybrook
Attendance: 485

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16 January 2011
14:00

Cornish Pirates | 34 – 3|  Plymouth Albion

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,207

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21 January 2011
19:15

Newport | 34 – 32|  Cornish Pirates

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Rodney Parade
Attendance: 697

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22 January 2011
15:00

Worcester Warriors | 34 – 11|  Plymouth Albion

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Sixways
Attendance: 3,830

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23 January 2011
14:00

Leinster A | 30 – 7|  Currie

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Donnybrook
Attendance: 530

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25 January 2011
19:45

Plymouth Albion | 13 – 24|  Newport

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The Brickfields
Attendance: 762

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9 February 2011
19:30

Currie | 16 – 32|  Worcester Warriors

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Watsonians RFC
Attendance: 400

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26 February 2011
15:00

Plymouth Albion | 33 – 27|  Currie

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The Brickfields
Attendance: 921

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26 February 2011
15:00

Worcester Warriors | 28 – 12|  Cornish Pirates

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Sixways
Attendance: 4,042

* * *

### Pool B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts

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1  |  Bristol | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 161  | 95  | +66  | 22  | 3  | 0  | 19
2  |  Llanelli | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 123  | 66  | +57  | 14  | 2  | 0  | 18
3  |  Munster A | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 149  | 79  | +70  | 18  | 2  | 1  | 15
4  |  Nottingham | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 128  | 103  | +25  | 18  | 3  | 2  | 13
5  |  Melrose | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 104  | 147  | −43  | 11  | 1  | 1  | 10
6  |  Esher | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 46  | 221  | −175  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 1

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:

* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

15 October 2010
19:30

Munster A | 13 – 15|  Llanelli

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Waterford Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,500

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10 December 2010
19:45

Bristol | 23 – 37|  Nottingham

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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,912

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11 December 2010
14:00

Melrose | 14 – 47|  Munster A

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The Greenyards
Attendance: 1,017

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11 December 2010
15:00

Esher | 14 – 33|  Llanelli

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Molesey Road
Attendance: 812

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3 January 2011
14:00

Melrose | 24 – 18|  Esher

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The Greenyards
Attendance: 600

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14 January 2011
19:45

Esher | 5 – 55|  Bristol

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Molesey Road
Attendance: 719

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14 January 2011
19:45

Nottingham | 14 – 15|  Munster A

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Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,189

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15 January 2011
13:30

Llanelli | 24 – 9|  Melrose

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Carmarthen Park, Carmarthen

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21 January 2011
19:30

Munster A | 64 – 9|  Esher

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Garryowen RFC
Attendance: 500

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23 January 2011
15:00

Bristol | 27 – 17|  Llanelli

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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,228

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23 January 2011
15:00

Nottingham | 29 – 31|  Melrose

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Meadow Lane
Attendance: 913

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22 February 2011
19:45

Bristol | 27 – 10|  Munster A

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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,364

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23 February 2011
19:30

Llanelli | 34 – 3|  Nottingham

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Parc y Scarlets

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26 February 2011
14:00

Melrose | 26 – 29|  Bristol

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The Greenyards
Attendance: 594

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26 February 2011
15:00

Esher | 0 – 45|  Nottingham

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Molesey Road
Attendance: 200

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### Pool C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts

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1  |  Bedford Blues | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 164  | 66  | +98  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 23
2  |  Moseley | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 117  | 113  | +4  | 16  | 2  | 0  | 18
3  |  Neath | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 78  | 76  | +2  | 9  | 0  | 2  | 14
4  |  London Welsh | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 93  | 99  | −6  | 14  | 1  | 2  | 11
5  |  Ulster Ravens | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 109  | 128  | −19  | 13  | 1  | 2  | 7
6  |  Swansea | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 61  | 140  | −79  | 7  | 0  | 2  | 2

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:

* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

16 October 2010
14:30

Swansea | 12 – 32|  Ulster Ravens

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St Helens
Attendance: 1,200

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11 December 2010
14:00

London Welsh | 21 – 24|  Moseley

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Old Deer Park
Attendance: 675

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11 December 2010
15:00

Bedford Blues | 36 – 22|  Ulster Ravens

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,105

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14 January 2011
19:00

Ulster Ravens | 20 – 25|  Neath

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Instonians RFC
Attendance: 400

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15 January 2011
15:00

Bedford Blues | 44 – 14|  London Welsh

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,416

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15 January 2011
15:00

Moseley | 28 – 22|  Swansea

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Billesley Common
Attendance: 429

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19 January 2011
19:30

Neath | 6 – 13|  Bedford Blues

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The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000

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22 January 2011
14:00

London Welsh | 29 – 11|  Ulster Ravens

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Old Deer Park
Attendance: 785

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22 January 2011
15:00

Moseley | 24 – 18|  Neath

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Billesley Common
Attendance: 526

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8 February 2011
19:15

Swansea | 9 – 43|  Bedford Blues

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St Helens
Attendance: 800

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15 February 2011
19:30

Swansea | 12 – 15|  Neath

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St Helens
Attendance: 250

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23 February 2011
14:00

Ulster Ravens | 24 – 26|  Moseley

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Ravenhill

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25 February 2011
19:15

Neath | 14 – 7|  London Welsh

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The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,000

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26 February 2011
15:00

Bedford Blues | 28 – 15|  Moseley

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,908

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27 February 2011
14:00

London Welsh | 22 – 6|  Swansea

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Old Deer Park
Attendance: 237

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### Pool D

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts

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1  |  Pontypridd | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 140  | 80  | +60  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 23
2  |  Ayr | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 93  | 101  | −8  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 14
3  |  Doncaster | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 142  | 128  | +14  | 15  | 1  | 2  | 11
4  |  Birmingham & Solihull | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 95  | 90  | +5  | 13  | 1  | 2  | 11
5  |  Llandovery | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 92  | 106  | −14  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 9
6  |  Rotherham | 5  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 83  | 140  | −57  | 13  | 1  | 0  | 3

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:

* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

16 October 2010
14:30

Llandovery | 18 – 28|  Pontypridd

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Church Bank
Attendance: 1,200

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11 December 2010
14:00

Rotherham | 17 – 34|  Llandovery

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Clifton Lane
Attendance: 350

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12 December 2010
12:30

Pontypridd | 33 – 12|  Ayr

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The Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,000

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9 January 2011
15:00

Birmingham & Solihull | 35 – 29|  Doncaster

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Damson Park
Attendance: 317

* This fixture would double up as a cup and 2010–11 RFU Championship game after the cup game was initially postponed.[3]

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15 January 2011
14:30

Pontypridd | 21 – 12|  Rotherham

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Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,050

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15 January 2011
15:00

Llandovery | 6 – 27|  Doncaster

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Church Bank

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16 January 2011
15:00

Birmingham & Solihull | 12 – 18|  Ayr

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Damson Park
Attendance: 350

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22 January 2011
14:00

Rotherham | 20 – 20|  Ayr

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Clifton Lane
Attendance: 587

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22 January 2011
14:30

Doncaster | 23 – 35|  Pontypridd

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,227

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25 January 2011
19:45

Pontypridd | 23 – 15|  Birmingham & Solihull

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Sardis Road
Attendance: 1,200

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12 February 2011
12:00

Ayr | 20 – 19|  Llandovery

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Millbrae
Attendance: 670

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14 February 2011
15:00

Llandovery | 15 – 14|  Birmingham & Solihull

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Church Bank
Attendance: 200

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15 February 2011
19:30

Doncaster | 46 – 29|  Rotherham

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Castle Park
Attendance: 864

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26 February 2011
12:00

Ayr | 23 – 17|  Doncaster

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Millbrae
Attendance: 860

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27 February 2011
15:00

Birmingham & Solihull | 19 – 5|  Rotherham

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Damson Park
Attendance: 300

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## Knock-out stages

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### Qualifiers

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The four pool winners and the four runners up proceeded to the knock out stages. The best four qualifiers (pool winners) had home advantage in the quarter-finals.

Qualification  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts

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Pool C Winner  |  Bedford Blues | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 164  | 66  | +98  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 23
Pool D Winner  |  Pontypridd | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 140  | 80  | +60  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 23
Pool A Winner  |  Worcester Warriors | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 175  | 87  | +88  | 22  | 3  | 0  | 19
Pool B Winner  |  Bristol | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 161  | 95  | +66  | 22  | 3  | 0  | 19
Pool A Runner-up  |  Leinster A | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 138  | 117  | +21  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 19
Pool B Runner-up  |  Llanelli | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 123  | 66  | +57  | 14  | 2  | 0  | 18
Pool C Runner-up  |  Moseley | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 117  | 113  | +4  | 16  | 2  | 0  | 18
Pool D Runner-up |  Ayr | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 93  | 101  | −8  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 14

Source: [citation needed]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 5 March 2011 - Sardis Road | | | | |

|  Pontypridd| 12

| 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road

|  Llanelli| 10 |

|  Pontypridd| 25

| 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium

| |  Bristol| 36 |

|  Bristol| 29

| | 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium

|  Ayr| 19 |

|  Bristol| 17

| 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road

| |  Bedford Blues| 14

|  Bedford Blues| 50

| 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road |

|  Leinster A| 15 |

|  Bedford Blues| 43

| 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium

| |  Worcester Warriors| 27 |

|  Worcester Warriors| 57

|  Moseley| 15 |

### Quarter-finals

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5 March 2011
14:30

Pontypridd | 12 - 10|  Llanelli

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Pen: Humberstone 5'c, 30'c, 68'c (3/3), Gunter 79'c (1/1)| Report
Stats| Try: Hopkins 38'c
Con: Shingler (1/1)
Drop: Shingler 76'c (1/1)
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Luke Pearce

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5 March 2011
15:00

Worcester Warriors | 57 - 15|  Moseley

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Try: Sanderson 10'c, 24'c, Garvey 27'c, 38'c, Crockett 30'c, Frost 44'c, Grove 50'c, Shervington 74'm
Con: Carlisle (7/8)
Pen: Carlisle 20'c (1/1)| Report
Stats| Try: Sigley 64'm, Borgen 80'c
Con: Thomas (1/2)
Pen: Thomas 2'c (1/1)
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Leo Colgan

* * *

5 March 2011
15:00

Bedford Blues | 50 - 15|  Leinster A

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Try: Schmidt 14'm, 20'm, 58'c, 64'c, Dodge 32'c, Thrower 79'c
Con: Pritchard (4/6)
Pen: Pritchard 19'c, 43'c, 46'c, 76'c (4/4)| Report
Stats| Try: Auva'a 53'c, 73'm
Con: Madigan (1/2)
Pen: Madigan 36'c (1/1)
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: David Jones

* * *

6 March 2011
15:00

Bristol | 29 - 19|  Ayr

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Try: Gadd 9'm, Merriman 15'c, 39'c, Watkins 41'c
Con: Barnes (3/4)
Pen: Barnes 5'm, 73'c (1/2)| Report
Stats| Try: Taylor 30'm, Manning 48'c, Ferguson 69'c
Con: Curle (2/3)
Pen: Curle 40'm (0/1)
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Neil Hennessey

* * *

### Semi-finals

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23 April 2011
14:30

Pontypridd | 25 - 36|  Bristol

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Try: Siggery 13'c, Humberstone 74'c, Waters 78'm
Con: Humberstone (2/3)
Pen: Humberstone 34'c, 39'c (2/2)| Report
Stats| Try: Norton 4'c, 69'c, Penalty try 15'c, Blaney 51'm, Watkins 64'c
Con: Barnes (4/5)
Pen: Barnes 3'c
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leo Colgan

* * *

23 April 2011
15:00

Bedford Blues | 43 - 27|  Worcester Warriors

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Try: Seal 13'c, Tupai 17'c, 30'c, Rae 23'm, Pritchard 47'c, Thrower 60'c
Con: Pritchard (5/6)
Pen: Pritchard 53'c| Report
Stats| Try: Carlisle 4'c, Grove 6'c, King 76'c
Con: Carlisle (2/2), Walker (1/1)
Pen: Walker 26'c, 45'c (2/2)
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Michael Tutty

* * *

### Final

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7 May 2011
17:05

Bristol | 17 - 14|  Bedford Blues

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Try: Elliott 51'm
Con: Barnes (0/1)
Pen: Barnes 13'm, 33'c, 36'c, 40'c, 75'c (4/5)| Report
Stats| Try: Schmidt 80'm
Con: Pritchard (0/1)
Pen: Pritchard 9'c, 61'c, 64'm, 70'c (3/4)
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 4,375
Referee:  Andrew McMenemy

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FB | 15 |  George Watkins
RW | 14 |  Anthony Elliott
OC | 13 |  Jack Adams
IC | 12 |  Junior Fatialofa
LW | 11 |  Dan Norton
FH | 10 |  Ed Barnes
SH | 9 |  Robbie Shaw |  80'
N8 | 8 |  Dan Montagu
OF | 7 |  James Merriman
BF | 6 |  Iain Grieve (c)
RL | 5 |  Roy Winters
LL | 4 |  Mariano Sambucetti |  71'
TP | 3 |  Darren Crompton |  57'
HK | 2 |  David Blaney
LP | 1 |  Mark Irish |  74'
Replacements:
HK | 16 |  Ollie Hayes
PR | 17 |  Wayne Thompson |  57'
PR | 18 |  Mako Vunipola |  74'
LK | 19 |  Darren Barry |  71'
N8 | 20 |  Marco Mama
SH | 21 |  Richard Bolt |  80'
FH | 22 |  Mark Davies
Coach: Paul Hull
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FB | 15 |  Edd Thrower |  52'
RW | 14 |  Handre Schmidt
OC | 13 |  Myles Dorrian
IC | 12 |  Ollie Dodge
LW | 11 |  James Pritchard (c)
FH | 10 |  Jake Sharp
SH | 9 |  Will Chudley |  52'
N8 | 8 |  Paul Tupai
OF | 7 |  Alex Rae |  39' to 49'
BF | 6 |  Gregor Gillanders |  71'
RL | 5 |  George Kruis
LL | 4 |  Mike Howard
TP | 3 |  Phil Boulton |  61'
HK | 2 |  Dan Richmond
LP | 1 |  Dan Seal
Replacements:
HK | 16 |  Chris Locke
PR | 17 |  Sam Walsh |  61'
LK | 18 |  Sean Tomes |  71'
N8 | 19 |  Chris Goodman
SH | 20 |  Darryl Veenendaal |  52'
CE | 21 |  Tom Bedford
WG | 22 |  Duncan Taylor |  52'
Coach: Mike Rayer

Touch judges:
Ian Heard
Graham Marshall

## Top scorers

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### Top points scorers

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| Rank  | Player  | Team  | Points[1]

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1 | James Pritchard |  Bedford Blues | 128
2 | Joe Carlisle |  Worcester Warriors | 75
3 | Simon Humberstone |  Pontypridd | 61
4 | Ed Barnes |  Bristol | 58
5 | Handre Schmidt |  Bedford Blues | 55
6 | Hayden Abercrombie |  Currie | 49
Tristan Roberts |  Doncaster
8 | Steven Shingler |  Llanelli | 47
9 | Rob Cook |  Cornish Pirates | 43
Christian Lewis-Pratt |  Doncaster
Scott Wright |  Melrose

### Top try scorers

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| Rank  | Player  | Team  | Tries[2]

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1 | Handre Schmidt |  Bedford Blues | 11
2 | Andrew Conway |  Leinster A | 6
George Watkins |  Bristol
4 | Wesley Davies |  Cornish Pirates | 5
5 | Anthony Elliott |  Bristol | 4
Christian Lewis-Pratt |  Doncaster
Matt Scott |  Currie

## Geography

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Team  | Stadium  | Capacity  | City/Area/Country

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Ayr | Millbrae | Unknown  | Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 4,684  | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Birmingham & Solihull | Damson Park | 3,050  | Solihull, West Midlands, England
Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100  | Bristol, England
Cornish Pirates | Mennaye Field | 3,500  | Penzance, Cornwall, England
Currie | Malleny Park | Unknown  | Balerno, Edinburgh, Scotland
Doncaster | Castle Park | 3,075  | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Esher | Molesey Road | Unknown  | Esher, England
Leinster A | Donnybrook | 7,000  | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Llandovery | Church Bank | 5,000  | Llandovery, Wales
Llanelli | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870  | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850  | London, England
Melrose | The Greenyards | Unknown  | Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Moseley | Billesley Common | 3,000+ (650 seated)  | Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Munster A | Musgrave Park | 8,300  | Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Neath | The Gnoll | 7,500  | Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Newport | Rodney Parade | 10,500  | Newport, Wales
Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588  | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Plymouth Albion | The Brickfields | 6,500  | Plymouth, Devon, England
Pontypridd | Sardis Road | 7,861  | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500  | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Swansea | St Helens | 4,500  | Swansea, Wales
Ulster A | Ravenhill Stadium | 12,125  | Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Worcester Warriors | Sixways Stadium | 12,068  | Worcester, England

## References

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1. ^ a b "British & Irish Cup Top Point Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
2. ^ a b "British & Irish Cup Top Try Scorers". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
3. ^ "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

## External links

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* Unofficial British and Irish Cup website - latest news, teams etc
* Results from the BBC Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine

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2017–18 Teams|

| English|

* Bedford Blues
* Bristol Bears
* Cornish Pirates
* Doncaster Knights
* Ealing Trailfinders
* Hartpury College
* Jersey Reds
* London Scottish
* Nottingham
* Rotherham Titans
* Richmond
* Yorkshire Carnegie

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Irish|

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* Munster A
* Ulster A

Welsh|

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* Ospreys PS
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Former clubs|

| English|

* Birmingham & Solihull 2009–10, 2010–11
* Coventry 2009–10
* Esher 2010–11, 2011–12
* Exeter Chiefs 2009–10
* Newcastle Falcons 2012–13
* Plymouth Albion 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
* Worcester Warriors 2010–11, 2014–15

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Scottish|

* Ayr 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
* Currie 2010–11, 2011–12
* Dundee HSFP 2012–13
* Edinburgh Academicals 2013–14
* Gael Force 2009–10
* Gala 2012–13, 2013–14
* Heriot's FP 2009–10
* Melrose 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
* Stirling County 2012–13, 2013–14

Welsh|

* Aberavon 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
* Bedwas 2012–13
* Bridgend Ravens 2012–13
* Cardiff 2009–10, 2012–13
* Carmarthen Quins 2012–13, 2014–15
* Cross Keys 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
* Llandovery 2010–11, 2012–13
* Llanelli 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
* Neath 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
* Newport 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
* Pontypridd 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
* Swansea 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13

Seasons|

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* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
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* 2016–17
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Winners|

* 2010: Cornish Pirates
* 2011: Bristol
* 2012: Munster A
* 2013: Leinster A
* 2014: Leinster A
* 2015: Worcester Warriors
* 2016: London Welsh
* 2017: Munster A
* 2018: Ealing Trailfinders

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