2013–14 LV Cup

2013–14 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	9 November 2013 – 16 March 2014
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	32
Attendance	251,590 (7,862 per match)
Tries scored	157 (4.91 per match)
Final
Venue	Sandy Park, Exeter[1]
Official website	www.lv.com
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The 2013–14 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) is the 43rd season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the ninth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro 12 teams and the 12 English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in the 2012-13 Aviva Premiership. Welsh regions have been allocated to the pools to avoid repeating fixtures from the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups where possible. Teams are 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.^[2] The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

Harlequins are defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 32-14 victory over Sale Sharks in the final at Sixways Stadium in Worcester.^[3] It was the third victory for Harlequins in the competition, and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:^[4]

• 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

Pool 1
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Saracens	4	3	0	1	132	59	73	15	8	3	1	16
Gloucester	4	2	0	2	69	54	15	8	7	1	1	10
London Irish	4	1	0	3	83	100	−17	12	9	1	1	6
Newport Gwent Dragons	4	1	0	3	49	92	−43	4	12	0	0	4
Updated 2 February 2014 Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool 4
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Northampton Saints	4	4	0	0	126	56	70	15	4	2	0	18
Newcastle Falcons	4	2	0	2	69	82	−13	7	8	1	0	9
Scarlets	4	2	0	2	54	100	−46	6	13	0	0	8
London Wasps	4	1	0	3	56	95	−39	8	14	0	1	5
Updated 2 February 2014 Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Exeter Chiefs	4	3	0	1	112	67	45	13	9	2	0	14
Sale Sharks	4	2	0	2	107	96	11	13	9	2	2	12
Cardiff Blues	4	2	0	2	85	63	22	9	9	1	1	10
Leicester Tigers	4	2	0	2	83	89	−6	8	11	1	0	9
Updated 2 February 2014 Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool 3
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Bath	4	4	0	0	123	65	58	15	7	3	0	19
Ospreys	4	1	0	3	88	132	−44	10	16	2	0	6
Harlequins	4	1	0	3	56	91	−35	7	10	0	1	5
Worcester Warriors	4	1	0	3	48	99	−51	6	10	0	1	5
Updated 2 February 2014 Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Knock–out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 March – Recreation Ground
	Bath
	Exeter Chiefs
					16 March – Sandy Park
	8 March – Franklin's Gardens
	Northampton Saints
	Saracens

Qualification criteria

The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:^[4]

1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools.

2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:

i. the greater number of matches won by the club and

ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and

iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and

iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and

v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.

Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows:

Semi-final 1 – 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club

Semi-final 2 – 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club

The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club.

Qualifiers
Rank	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Bath	4	4	0	0	123	65	58	15	7	3	0	19
2	Northampton Saints	4	4	0	0	126	56	70	15	4	2	0	18
3	Saracens	4	3	0	1	132	59	73	15	8	3	1	16
4	Exeter Chiefs	4	3	0	1	112	67	45	13	9	2	0	14

Semi-finals

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Final

• As the winning team will be English, they will gain a place in the 2014–15 Heineken Cup.

See also

• 2013–14 English Premiership (rugby union)
• 2013–14 Pro 12

External links

• Official website
• Anglo Welsh Cup on Premiership Rugby website
  • Tables
  • Fixtures and results
• Anglo Welsh Cup website

References

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