2015–16 British and Irish Cup

2015–16 semiprofessional rugby cup

2015–16 British and Irish Cup

Tournament details
Countries|  England
Ireland
Wales
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and knockout
Date| 13 November 2015 — 10 April 2016
Tournament statistics
Teams| 20
Attendance| 72,839
(average 1,078 per match)
Highest attendance| 5,273
Bristol v Ulster Ravens
23 January 2016
Lowest attendance| 100 (x2)
Scarlets Premiership Select
v Ulster Ravens
21 November 2015
Connacht Eagles
v Doncaster Knights
16 January 2016
Top point scorer(s)|  Laurence May
Cornish Pirates 70 points
Top try scorer(s)|  Dan Leavy
Leinster A 7 tries
Final
Champions| London Welsh (1st title)
Runners-up| Yorkshire Carnegie

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The 2015–16 British and Irish Cup was the seventh season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. Worcester Warriors were the defending champions having won the 2014–15 final against Doncaster Knights 35–5 at Castle Park, Doncaster on 3 April 2015.[1] There have been five different winners and six different losing finalists of the competition in the six seasons of its existence. The format of the competition was similar to last season with Scottish clubs not competing. This season the four Welsh teams are the reserve sides of the teams competing in the Pro 12 competition instead of clubs from the Welsh Premier Division.

Matches were played on the same weekends as the European Rugby Champions and Challenge cups. First round matches began on 13 November 2015 and the final was held on 10 April 2016.

## Competition format

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The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of five pools of four teams playing home and away matches. The top side in each pool, plus the three best runners-up, will progress to the knockout stage. The eight quarter-finalists will be ranked, with top four teams having home advantage. The four winning quarter-finalists will progress to the semi-final draw. Matches take place on the same weekends as the European Rugby Champions and Challenge cups.

## Participating teams and locations

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The allocation of teams is as follows:

* – twelve clubs from RFU Championship
* – four Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
* – four Welsh regions represented by Premiership Select teams.

Bedford

Bristol

Blues

Connacht

Cornish Pirates

Doncaster

Ealing T

Jersey

Leinster

L Scottish

L Welsh

Moseley

Munster

Dragons

Nottingham

Ospreys

Rotherham

Scarlets

Ulster

Y Carnegie

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Locations of the 2015-16 British & Irish Cup teams

Club  | Country  | League  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Area

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Bedford Blues |  England | RFU Championship | Goldington Road | 6,000  | Bedford
Bristol |  England | RFU Championship | Ashton Gate Stadium | 21,497  | Bristol
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select |  Wales | N/A  | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125  | Cardiff
Connacht Eagles |  Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Galway Sportsgrounds | 9,500  | Galway
Cornish Pirates |  England | RFU Championship | Mennaye Field | 4,000  | Penzance
Doncaster Knights |  England | RFU Championship | Castle Park rugby stadium | 5,000  | Doncaster
Ealing Trailfinders |  England | RFU Championship | Trailfinders Sports Ground | 3,020 (1,020 seats)  | West Ealing, London
Jersey |  England [a] | RFU Championship | St. Peter | 5,000  | Saint Peter
Leinster A |  Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Donnybrook Stadium | 6,000 (2,500 seats)  | Dublin
London Scottish |  England | RFU Championship | Richmond Athletic Ground | 4,500  | Richmond, London
London Welsh |  England | RFU Championship | Old Deer Park | 5,850 (1,000 seats)  | Richmond, London
Moseley |  England | RFU Championship | Billesley Common | 3,000+  | Birmingham
Munster A |  Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Snugmore
Rosbrien
New Ormond Park | 7,500
4,000
1,000  | Kinsale
Limerick
Nenagh
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select |  Wales | N/A  | Pandy Park
The Bridge Field
Eugene Cross Park | 3,000
2,000
8,000  | Cross Keys
Bedwas
Ebbw Vale
Nottingham Rugby |  England | RFU Championship | Lady Bay Sports Ground | 2,000 (est)  | Nottingham
Ospreys Premiership Select |  Wales | N/A  | Talbot Athletic Ground
Brewery Field
The Gnoll | 3,000
8,000
5,000  | Port Talbot
Bridgend
Neath
Rotherham Titans |  England | RFU Championship | Clifton Lane | 2,500  | Rotherham
Scarlets Premiership Select |  Wales | N/A  | Carmarthen Park
Parc y Scarlets
Station Road | 3,000
14,870
2,500  | Carmarthen
Llanelli
Bristol
Ulster Ravens |  Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Kingspan Stadium
Eaton Park
Deramore Park | 18,196
1,000
1,000+  | Belfast
Ballymena
Belfast
Yorkshire Carnegie |  England | RFU Championship | Headingley Carnegie Stadium
Silver Royd
Lockwood Park | 21,062
1,950
1,500  | Leeds
Scalby
Huddersfield

1. ^ Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.

## Pool stages

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### Pool 1

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

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Leinster A | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 240  | 92  | +148  | 5  | 0  | 29
Moseley | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 155  | 191  | −36  | 4  | 0  | 20
Rotherham Titans | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 155  | 120  | +35  | 3  | 2  | 13
Ealing Trailfinders | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 100  | 247  | −147  | 1  | 1  | 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

14 November 2015
14:00

(BP) Rotherham Titans| 9 – 12| Leinster A

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| Report|
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Rhys Thomas

14 November 2015
15:00

(BP) Moseley| 37 – 31| Ealing Trailfinders (2BP)

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| Report|
Billesley Common
Attendance: 818
Referee: Elia Rizo

[2]

* * *

20 November 2015
19:30

(BP) Leinster A| 55 – 12| Moseley

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| Report|
Donnybrook
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mike Hudson

21 November 2015
15:00

Ealing Trailfinders| 12 – 48| Rotherham Titans (BP)

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| Report|
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 356
Referee: Jack Makepeace

[3]

* * *

11 December 2015
19:30

(BP) Leinster A| 45 – 13| Ealing Trailfinders

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| Report|
Donnybrook
Attendance: 800
Referee: Craig Evans

12 December 2015
15:00

(BP) Moseley| 26 – 10| Rotherham Titans

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| Report|
Billesley Common
Attendance: 591
Referee: Adam Jones

[4]

* * *

19 December 2015
15:00

Ealing Trailfinders| 10 – 36| Leinster A (BP)

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| Report|
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 804
Referee: Dan Jones

20 December 2015
14:00

(BP) Rotherham Titans| 19 – 20| Moseley

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| Report|
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 681
Referee: Ben Blain

[5]

* * *

16 January 2016
14:00

Rotherham Titans| P – P| Ealing Trailfinders

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Clifton Lane

* Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game rescheduled to 20 February 2016.[6]

16 January 2016
15:00

(BP) Moseley| 24 – 49| Leinster A (BP)

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| Report|
Billesley Common
Attendance: 773
Referee: Michael Hudson

[7]

* * *

22 January 2015
19:30

(BP) Leinster A| 43 – 24| Rotherham Titans (BP)

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| Report|
Donnybrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Dan Jones

23 January 2015
15:00

Ealing Trailfinders| 27 – 36| Moseley (BP)

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| Report|
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 456
Referee: Fergus Kirby

[8]

* * *

20 February 2016
14:00

(BP) Rotherham Titans| 45 − 7| Ealing Trailfinders

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Clifton Lane
Attendance: 618
Referee: Jack Makepeace

* Game rescheduled from 16 January 2016.

[9]

### Pool 2

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

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Bedford Blues | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 166  | 144  | +22  | 4  | 0  | 24
Bristol | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 200  | 112  | +88  | 3  | 0  | 19
Ulster Ravens | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 112  | 143  | −31  | 1  | 1  | 10
Scarlets Premiership Select | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 114  | 193  | −79  | 1  | 1  | 6

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

13 November 2015
19:30

Ulster Ravens| 30 – 5| Bristol Rugby

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Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Daniel Jones

15 November 2015
15:00

Scarlets Premiership Select| 6 – 35| Bedford Blues (BP)

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| Report|
Carmarthen Park, Carmarthen
Attendance: 800[10]
Referee: Frank Murphy

[2]

* * *

21 November 2015
14:30

Bedford Blues| 27 – 18| Ulster Ravens

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| Report|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,303
Referee: Craig Evans

22 November 2015
15:00

(BP) Bristol Rugby| 62 – 16| Scarlets Premiership Select

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| Report|
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,109
Referee: Sean Gallagher

[3]

* * *

11 December 2015
19:45

(BP) Bristol Rugby| 52 – 3| Bedford Blues

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| Report|
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Matthew O'Grady

12 December 2015
15:00

Scarlets Premiership Select| 19 – 27| Ulster Ravens (BP)

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| Report|
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mike Hudson

[4]

* * *

19 December 2015
14:30

Ulster Ravens| 7 – 23| Scarlets Premiership Select

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| Report|
Eaton Park, Ballymena
Attendance: 425
Referee: Christophe Ridley

19 December 2015
15:00

(BP) Bedford Blues| 34 – 17| Bristol Rugby

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| Report|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Nigel Correll

[5]

* * *

15 January 2016
19:30

(BP) Ulster Ravens| 17 – 22| Bedford Blues (BP)

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| Report|
Deramore Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: David Jones

17 January 2016
15:00

Scarlets Premiership Select| 16 – 17| Bristol Rugby

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| Report|
Station Road, Bristol[a 1]
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Frank Murphy

[7]

1. ^ Game was initially to be held at Church Bank Playing Fields (home of Llandovery) but due an unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain the fixture was switched to Station Road in Bristol (home of Clifton RFC and Bristol Rugby's training ground). Despite being held in Bristol it would be classed as a home game for the Scarlets with the gate fee going to that club.[11]

* * *

22 January 2016
19:45

(BP) Bristol Rugby| 47 – 13| Ulster Ravens

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| Report|
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Craig Evans

23 January 2016
15:00

(BP) Bedford Blues| 45 – 34| Scarlets Premiership Select (BP)

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| Report|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

[8]

### Pool 3

[edit]

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

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Yorkshire Carnegie | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 202  | 98  | +104  | 5  | 1  | 26
London Scottish | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 151  | 144  | +7  | 2  | 1  | 19
Munster A | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 153  | 134  | +19  | 3  | 1  | 16
Ospreys Premiership Select | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 81  | 211  | −130  | 1  | 1  | 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

13 November 2015
19:45

(BP) London Scottish| 27 – 25| Munster A (BP)

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| Report|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rob Price

15 November 2015
13:30

(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie| 32 – 10| Ospreys Premiership Select

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| Report|
Headingley[b 1]
Attendance: 627
Referee: Sam Grove-White

[2]

1. ^ Game was initially to be held at Laund Hill (home of Huddersfield YMCA) but due to an unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain the fixture was switched to Headingley.[12]

* * *

20 November 2015
19:30

(BP) Ospreys Premiership Select| 16 – 23| London Scottish

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| Report|
Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot
Attendance: 325
Referee: Stuart Gaffkin

20 November 2015
20:00

Munster A| 14 – 9| Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

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| Report|
Snugmore, Kinsale
Attendance: 850
Referee: Fergus Kirby

[3]

* * *

11 December 2015
19:30

(BP) Munster A| 28 – 8| Ospreys Premiership Select

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| Report|
Rosbrien, Limerick
Attendance: 527
Referee: Christophe Ridley

13 December 2015
14:30

(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie| 56 – 6| London Scottish

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| Report|
Silver Royd, Scalby
Attendance: 580[13]
Referee: Andrew Jackson

[4]

* * *

19 December 2015
15:00

(BP) London Scottish| 24 – 29| Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

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| Report|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 882
Referee: Craig Evans

20 December 2015
15:00

(BP) Ospreys Premiership Select| 26 – 46| Munster A (BP)

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| Report|
Brewery Field, Bridgend
Attendance: 375[14]
Referee: Fergus Kirby

[5]

* * *

16 January 2016
15:00

(BP) London Scottish| 49 – 7| Ospreys Premiership Select

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| Report|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 849
Referee: Ben Blain

17 January 2016
15:00

Yorkshire Carnegie| 43 – 29| Munster A (BP)

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| Report|
Lockwood Park, Huddersfield
Attendance: 584
Referee: Matthew Carley

[7]

* * *

23 January 2016
14:00

Munster A| 11 – 21| London Scottish

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| Report|
New Ormond Park, Nenagh
Attendance: 300
Referee: Christophe Ridley

23 January 2016
14:00

Ospreys Premiership Select| 14 – 33| Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

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| Report[usurped]|
The Gnoll, Neath
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sean Gallagher

[8]

### Pool 4

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

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Cornish Pirates | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 157  | 92  | +65  | 2  | 1  | 23
London Welsh | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 169  | 139  | +30  | 3  | 1  | 20
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 117  | 141  | −24  | 1  | 2  | 9
Nottingham Rugby | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 82  | 153  | −71  | 0  | 0  | 6

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

14 November 2015
14:30

Cardiff Blues Premiership Select| 20 – 20| Nottingham Rugby

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| Report|
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 664[15]
Referee: Sean Gallagher

14 November 2015
15:00

Cornish Pirates| 28 – 21| London Welsh (BP)

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| Report|
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Greg Macdonald

[2]

* * *

21 November 2015
14:00

(BP) London Welsh| 33 – 29| Cardiff Blues Premiership Select (2BP)

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| Report|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: Frank Murphy

22 November 2015
15:00

Nottingham Rugby| 7 – 19| Cornish Pirates

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| Report|
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 953[16]
Referee: Ben Blain

[3]

* * *

12 December 2015
14:00

(BP) London Welsh| 42 – 17| Nottingham Rugby

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| Report|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 836
Referee: Jack Makepeace

13 December 2015
15:00

Cardiff Blues Premiership Select| 10 – 22| Cornish Pirates

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| Report|
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 628[17]
Referee: Frank Murphy

[4]

* * *

19 December 2015
15:00

(BP) Cornish Pirates| 15 – 18| Cardiff Premiership Select

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| Report|
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

20 December 2015
15:00

Nottingham Rugby| 0 – 24| London Welsh

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| Report|
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 874[18]
Referee: Michael Hudson

[5]

* * *

16 January 2016
14:30

(BP) Cardiff Blues Premiership Select| 30 – 32| London Welsh (BP)

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| Report|
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: Fergus Kirby

17 January 2016
15:00

(BP) Cornish Pirates| 38 – 19| Nottingham Rugby

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| Report|
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,160
Referee: Matt O'Grady

[7]

* * *

22 January 2016
19:45

Nottingham Rugby| 19 – 10| Cardiff Premiership Select

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| Report|
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Frank Murphy

23 January 2016
14:00

London Welsh| 17 – 35| Cornish Pirates (BP)

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| Report|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 959
Referee: Steve Lee

[8]

### Pool 5

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

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Doncaster Knights | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 173  | 84  | +89  | 3  | 1  | 22
Jersey | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 189  | 105  | +84  | 3  | 0  | 21
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 119  | 134  | −15  | 1  | 1  | 14
Connacht Eagles | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 40  | 198  | −158  | 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

14 November 2015
14:30

Connacht Eagles| 10 – 34| Newport Dragons Premiership Select (BP)

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| Report|
Sportsground
Attendance: 125
Referee: Matthew O'Grady

14 November 2015
14:30

Jersey| 22 – 22| Doncaster Knights

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| Report|
St Peter
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Fergus Kirby

[2]

* * *

21 November 2015
14:30

(BP) Doncaster Knights| 22 – 5| Connacht Eagles

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| Report|
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Dan Jones

22 November 2015
15:00

Newport Dragons Premiership Select| 30 – 27| Jersey (BP)

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| Report|
Pandy Park, Cross Keys
Attendance: 200[19]
Referee: Christopher Ridley

[3]

* * *

12 December 2015
14:30

Connacht Eagles| 10 – 40| Jersey (BP)

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| Report|
Sportsground
Attendance: 225
Referee: Dan Jones

12 December 2015
14:30

Doncaster Knights| 21 – 16| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select (BP)

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| Report|
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

[4]

* * *

19 December 2015
14:00

(BP) Jersey| 52 – 12| Connacht Eagles

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| Report|
St Peter
Attendance: 1,648
Referee: Jack Makepeace

19 December 2015
15:00

Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select| 17 – 49| Doncaster Knights (BP)

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| Report|
The Bridge Field, Bedwas
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sean Gallagher

[5]

* * *

16 January 2015
13:00

Connacht Eagles| 0 – 40| Doncaster Knights

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| Report|
Sportsground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adam Jones

16 January 2015
14:30

Jersey| 24 – 12| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select

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| Report|
St Peter
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Nigel Correll

[7]

* * *

23 January 2015
14:00

(BP) Doncaster Knights| 19 – 24| Jersey

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| Report|
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Michael Hudson

23 January 2015
15:00

Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select| 10 – 3| Connacht Eagles (BP)

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| Report|
Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matthew O'Grady

[8]

## Knock-out stage

[edit]

The eight qualifiers are seeded according to performance in the pool stage, and competed in the quarter-finals, which are held on the weekend of 11/12/13 March 2016. The four top seeds host the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 format. However, if two teams have qualified from the same group then they cannot be drawn together despite the seeding. Hence Leinster A and Moseley were not drawn together leading to a 1 v 7, 2 v 8, 3 v 6, 4 v 5 format.

Teams are ranked by:

1 – competition points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw)
2 – where competition points are equal, greatest number of wins
3 – where the number of wins are equal, aggregate points difference
4 – where the aggregate points difference are equal, greatest number of points scored
Seed  | Pool Winners  | Pts  | Wins  | Pts diff

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1 |  Leinster A | 29 | 6 | 148
2 |  Yorkshire Carnegie | 26 | 5 | 104
3 |  Bedford Blues | 24 | 5 | 22
4 |  Cornish Pirates | 23 | 5 | 65
5 |  Doncaster Knights | 22 | 4 | 89
Seed  | Pool Runners–up  | Pts  | Wins  | Pts diff
6 |  Jersey | 21 | 4 | 84
7 |  London Welsh | 20 | 4 | 30
8 |  Moseley | 20 | 4 | –36
9 |  Bristol | 19 | 4 | 88
10 |  London Scottish | 19 | 4 | 7

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

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 12 March 2016 - Donnybrook | | | | |

|  Leinster A|  39

| 19 March 2016 - Old Deer Park

|  London Welsh |  45 |

|  London Welsh | 36

| 13 March 2016 - Mennaye Field

| | Cornish Pirates | 15 |

|  Cornish Pirates| 38

| | 10 April 2016 - Headingley Stadium

|  Doncaster Knights| 19 |

| Yorkshire Carnegie| 10

| 11 March 2016 - Goldington Road

| | London Welsh| 33

|  Bedford Blues |  15

| 20 March 2016 - Headingley Stadium |

|  Jersey |  19 |

|  Yorkshire Carnegie| 33

| 13 March 2016 - Headingley Stadium

| | Jersey | 32 |

|  Yorkshire Carnegie| 50

|  Moseley| 3 |

### Quarter-finals

[edit]

11 March 2016
19:45

Bedford Blues| 15 – 19| Jersey

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| Report|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,455
Referee: Frank Murphy

12 March 2016
19:00

Leinster A| 39 – 45| London Welsh

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| Report|
Donnybrook
Attendance: 932
Referee: Craig Evans

13 March 2016
15:00

Cornish Pirates| 38 – 19| Doncaster Knights

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| Report|
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Stuart Townsend

13 March 2016
15:00

Yorkshire Carnegie| 50 – 3| Moseley

|
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| Report[usurped]|
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 715
Referee: Christophe Ridley

[20]

* * *

### Semi-finals

[edit]

19 March 2016
12:30

London Welsh| 36 - 15| Cornish Pirates

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| Report|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 642
Referee: Andrew Jackson

20 March 2016
15:00

Yorkshire Carnegie| 33 - 32| Jersey

|
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| Report|
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 626
Referee: Sean Gallagher

[21]

* * *

### Final

[edit]

10 April 2016
15:00

Yorkshire Carnegie| 10 - 33| London Welsh

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| Report|
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Craig Evans

## Attendances

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Club  | Home
Games  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Lowest  | % Capacity

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Bedford Blues | 4 | 9,241 | 2,310 | 2,455 | 2,126 | 39%
Bristol Rugby | 3 | 14,997 | 4,999 | 5,273 | 4,615 | 23%
Cardiff Premiership Select | 3 | 2,142 | 714 | 850 | 628 | 6%
Connacht Eagles | 3 | 450 | 150 | 225 | 100 | 2%
Cornish Pirates | 4 | 4,492 | 1,123 | 1,160 | 1,073 | 28%
Doncaster Knights | 3 | 3,682 | 1,227 | 1,386 | 1,051 | 25%
Ealing Trailfinders | 3 | 1,616 | 539 | 804 | 356 | 18%
Jersey | 3 | 5,026 | 1,675 | 1,772 | 1,606 | 34%
Leinster A | 4 | 2,882 | 721 | 932 | 350 | 12%
London Scottish | 3 | 2,672 | 891 | 941 | 849 | 20%
London Welsh | 4 | 3,594 | 899 | 1,157 | 642 | 15%
Moseley | 3 | 2,182 | 727 | 818 | 591 | 24%
Munster A | 3 | 1,677 | 559 | 850 | 300 | 18%
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 3 | 800 | 267 | 400 | 200 | 7%
Nottingham Rugby | 3 | 2,845 | 948 | 1,018 | 874 | 47%
Ospreys Premiership Select | 3 | 1,200 | 400 | 500 | 325 | 9%
Rotherham Titans | 3 | 2,316 | 772 | 1,017 | 618 | 31%
Scarlets Premiership Select | 3 | 2,154 | 718 | 1,254 | 100 | 26%
Ulster Ravens | 3 | 2,632 | 877 | 1,607 | 425 | 37%
Yorkshire Carnegie | 6 | 6,239 | 1,040 | 3,107 | 580 | 15%

## Individual statistics

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* Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances is placed first (if they have the same number of games, then the less minutes played will rank first). Also 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).

### Top points scorers

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| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Points

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1 |  Laurence May | Cornish Pirates | 8 | 70
2 |  Kevin Sinfield | Yorkshire Carnegie | 6 | 53
3 |  Peter Lydon | London Scottish | 5 | 51
4 |  Gareth Davies | Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 4 | 42
5 |  Olly Barkley | London Welsh | 8 | 38
6 |  Sam Windsor | Ulster Ravens | 6 | 37
7 |  Josh Lewis | Scarlets Premiership Select | 6 | 36
8 |  Cathal Marsh | Leinster A | 3 | 35
9 |  Dan Leavy | Leinster A | 6 | 35
10 |  Uili Koloʻofai | Jersey | 8 | 35

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### Top try scorers

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| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Tries

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1 |  Dan Leavy | Leinster A | 6 | 7
2 |  Uili Koloʻofai | Jersey | 8 | 7
3 |  Chris Walker | Yorkshire Carnegie | 5 | 6
4 |  James Lewis | London Welsh | 7 | 6
5 |  Josh Bainbridge | Yorkshire Carnegie | 3 | 5
6 |  Tom Howe | Jersey | 6 | 5
7 |  Latu Makaafi | Doncaster Knights | 6 | 5
8 |  Taylor Prell | Yorkshire Carnegie | 7 | 5
9 |  James Freeman | Jersey | 8 | 5
10 |  Andy Saull | Yorkshire Carnegie | 2 | 4

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## Season records

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### Team

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Largest home win — 50 pts

56 - 6 Yorkshire Carnegie at home to London Scottish on 13 December 2015

Largest away win — 40 pts

40 - 0 Doncaster Knights away to Connacht Eagles on 16 January 2015

Most points scored — 62

62 - 16 Bristol Rugby at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 22 November 2015

Most tries in a match — 9

Bristol Rugby at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 22 November 2015

Most conversions in a match — 7 (x4)

Bristol Rugby at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 22 November 2015
Doncaster Knights away to Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select on 19 December 2015
London Scottish at home to Ospreys Premiership Select on 16 January 2016
Leinster A away to Moseley on 16 January 2016

Most penalties in a match — 4 (x3)

Cornish Pirates away to Nottingham Rugby on 22 November 2015
Rotherham Titans at home to Moseley on 20 December 2015
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select away to Jersey on 16 January 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

Leinster A away to Rotherham Titans on 14 November 2015

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### Player

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Most points in a match — 22

Matthew Morgan for Bristol Rugby at home to Ulster Ravens on 23 January 2016

Most tries in a match — 4 (x2)

Uili Koloʻofai for Jersey away to Connacht Eagles on 12 December 2015
Andy Saull for Yorkshire Carnegie at home to Munster A on 17 January 2016

Most conversions in a match — 7 (x3)

Gavin Henson for Bristol Rugby at home to Scarlets Premiership Select on 22 November 2015
Peter Lydon for London Scottish at home to Ospreys Premiership Select on 16 January 2016
Cathal Marshal for Leinster A away to Moseley on 16 January 2016

Most penalties in a match — 4 (x2)

Laurence May for Cornish Pirates away to Nottingham Rugby on 22 November 2015
Rhys Jones for Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select away to Jersey on 16 January 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

Ross Byrne for Leinster A away to Rotherham Titans on 14 November 2015

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### Attendances

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Highest — 5,273

Bristol Rugby at home to Ulster Ravens on 23 January 2016

Lowest — 100 (x2)

Scarlets Premiership Select at home to Ulster Ravens on 21 November 2015
Connacht Eagles at home to Doncaster Knights on 16 January 2016

Highest Average Attendance — 4,999

Bristol Rugby

Lowest Average Attendance — 150

Connacht Eagles

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## External links

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* Ealing Trailfinders
* Hartpury College
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* London Scottish
* Nottingham
* Rotherham Titans
* Richmond
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* 2013: Leinster A
* 2014: Leinster A
* 2015: Worcester Warriors
* 2016: London Welsh
* 2017: Munster A
* 2018: Ealing Trailfinders

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