# 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 45th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 11th to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. The competition returned after a one-year hiatus due to being dropped due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2015–16 Aviva Premiership. Teams played 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. The top team from each pool qualified for the semi-finals. The competition took place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.
Saracens were defending champions after claiming the cup with a 23–20 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2014–15 final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton. This was Saracens second title in the competition. The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was won by Leicester Tigers who won their eighth cup title by defeating Exeter Chiefs 16–12 in the final held at Twickenham Stoop. Freddie Burns had an excellent tournament for the Tigers, scoring 64 points overall including 11 in the final, to finish as the competition's top point scorer, while Josh Adams was top try scorer with 6 tries from only 2 games for Worcester Warriors.

## Teams & locations

| Club | Coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bath | Todd Blackadder | Guy Mercer | The Recreation Ground | 14,500 | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Bristol | Andy Robinson | Jack Lam | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol, England |
| Cardiff Blues | Danny Wilson | Gethin Jenkins | BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 | Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Exeter Chiefs | Rob Baxter | Jack Yeandle | Sandy Park | 12,600 | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Gloucester | David Humphreys | Greig Laidlaw | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,500 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Harlequins | John Kingston | Danny Care | Twickenham Stoop | 14,816 | Twickenham, Greater London, England |
| Leicester Tigers | Richard Cockerill | Tom Youngs | Welford Road | 25,800 | Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| Newcastle Falcons | Dean Richards | Will Welch | Kingston Park | 10,200 | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | Kingsley Jones | T. Rhys Thomas | Rodney Parade | 8,500 | Newport, Wales |
| Northampton Saints | Jim Mallinder | Tom Wood | Franklin's Gardens | 15,500 | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Ospreys | Steve Tandy | Alun Wyn Jones | Liberty Stadium St. Helen's Brewery Field | 20,827 4,500 8,000 | Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales |
| Sale Sharks | Steve Diamond | Josh Beaumont | AJ Bell Stadium | 12,000 | Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Saracens | Mark McCall | Brad Barritt | Allianz Park | 10,000 | Barnet, Greater London, England |
| Scarlets | Wayne Pivac | Ken Owens | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Wasps | Dai Young | Joe Launchbury | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 | Coventry, West Midlands, England |
| Worcester Warriors | Carl Hogg | Gerrit-Jan van Velze | Sixways Stadium | 12,024 | Worcester, Worcestershire, England |

## Pool stages
### Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:
* 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 (1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 91 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Northampton Saints | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 66 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 105 | −47 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Bath Rugby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |||||||||||||
Pool 4 :
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Leicester Tigers (4) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 72 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Gloucester | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Newcastle Falcons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Scarlets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 139 | −47 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |||||||||||||

#### Round 1 (England)

* 4 November 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Bath | 20–21 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: J. Wilson 9' m J. Williams 65' m Bowden 74' c Con: Hastings (1/3) 74' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Hamilton 12' c Worth 23' m Con: F. Burns (1/2) 12' Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 17', 47', 51' |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,723 Referee: Dan Jones
* 5 November 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 36–32 | Saracens (2 BP) |
| Try: Mullis 9' m Thomas 47' m Purdy 53' c Halaifonua (2) 57' c, 79' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Evans (3/6) 53', 57', 66' | Report | Try: Griffiths (2) 6' c, 18' m Spencer 29' c Whiteley 61' c Con: Whiteley (2/3) 6', 61' Spencer (1/1) 29' Pen: Spencer (2/2) 12', 24' |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 11,660 Referee: Matthew O'Grady
* 6 November 2016 15:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 16–24 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: A. Tait 68' c Con: Delany (1/1) 68' Pen: Delany (3/3) 3', 40', 56' | Report | Try: Collins 37' c Hutchinson 76' m Con: Olver (1/2) 37' Pen: Olver (4/4) 7', 26', 43', 62' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Greg MacDonald

#### Round 2

* 11 November 2016 19:00
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 44–21 | Bath |
| Try: Macleod 53' c T. Phillips 64' c E. Phillips 69' c Condy (2) 76' c, 79' c Con: Jones (5/5) 53', 64', 69', 76', 79' Pen: Jones (3/3) 6', 21', 33' | Report | Try: Lahiff 25' c Dunn 30' c J. Williams 35' c Con: Priestland (3/3) 25', 30', 35 |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 3,538 Referee: Christophe Ridley
* 12 November 2016 13:00
| (1 BP) Saracens | 29–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Tompkins 25' c Spurling 54' c Saunders 58' m Perkins 70' c Con: Whiteley (3/4) 25', 54', 70' Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 39' | Report | Try: Fonua 22' c Socino 73' m Con: Connon (1/2) 22' Pen: Connon (2/2) 14', 47' |
* Allianz Park Attendance: 7,807 Referee: Mike Adamson
* 12 November 2016 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 19–13 | Gloucester (1BP) |
| Try: Clare 37' c Con: Olver (1/1) 37' Pen: Olver (3/3) 23', 28', 51' Drop: Olver (1/1) 56' | Report | Try: Thorley 65' m D. Thomas 76' m Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 10' |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Craig Evans
* 12 November 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 42–3 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: O. Williams 17' c Thompstone 30' m Bateman 36' c F. Burns 39' m Genge 74' m Roberts 80' c Con: F. Burns (2/4) 17', 36' Worth (1/2) 80' Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 11', 58' | Report | Pen: G. Jones (1/1) 6' |
* Welford Road Attendance: 18,750 Referee: Andrew Jackson

#### Round 1 (Wales)

* 18 November 2016 19:30
| (1BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 36–21 | Scarlets |
| Try: Beard (2) 30' c, 80' c Crosswell 51' c Meyer 57' c Keddie 65' m Con: O'Brien (3/4) 31', 52', 58' Robson (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: D. Hughes 39' c Baldwin 62' m Con: D. Jones (1/2) 40' Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 5', 11', 23' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Mike Adamson

#### Round 3

* 27 January 2017 19:05
| Scarlets | 17–32 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| Try: Allen 52' c McBryde 66' c Con: Maynard (1/1) 52' McBryde (1/1) 66' Pen: Maynard (1/1) 42' | Report | Try: Tompkins 16' c Gallagher 23' m Ellery 62' c Whiteley 74' c Con: Malins 16' (1/2) Whiteley (2/2) 62', 74' Pen: Malins (2/2) 1', 40' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 3,796 Referee: Jack Makepeace
* 27 January 2017 19:45
| Bath | 17–17 | Gloucester |
| Try: Brew 74' m Pen: Priestland (4/4) 32', 47', 54', 58' | Report | Try: Dawidiuk 9' c Vellacott 77' c Con: Hook (2/2) 9', 77' Pen: Hook (1/1) 52' |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,680 Referee: Andrew Jackson
* 28 January 2017 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 27–20 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
| Try: Evans 19' c Barrow 32' c H. Thacker 54' c Con: O. Williams (3/3) 20', 34', 54' Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 27', 75' | Report | Try: Mallinder 22' m Tuitavake 67' c Hutchinson 79' m Con: Olver (1/3) 68' Pen: Olver (1/1) 3' |
* Welford Road Attendance: 25,849 Referee: Ben Whitehouse
* 29 January 2017 15:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Pen: Prydie (2/2) 8', 28' | Report | Try: M. Wilson 20' c Agulla 31' m Con: Takulua (1/2) 20' Pen: Takulua (2/2) 37', 42' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,746 Referee: John Meredith

#### Round 4

* 3 February 2017 19:45
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 50–10 | Scarlets |
| Try: Foden (2) 6' m, 28 'c Gibson 17' c Paterson 39' m Mallinder 43' c K. Pisi 49 'c Fish (2) 56' m, 80' c Con: Myler (5/8) 17, 28, 43, 49, 80 | Report | Try: T. Williams 12' c Con: McBryde (1/1) 12' Pen: McBryde (1/1) 3' |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,177 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys
* 4 February 2017 15:00
| Gloucester | 24–13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Orr 38' c Trinder 46' c Vellacott 68' c Con: L. Evans (3/3) 40', 47', 69' Pen: L. Evans (1/1) 52' | Report | Try: Screech (2) 55'm, 78' m Pen: Prydie (1/1) 26' |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 8,310 Referee: Rhys Thomas
* 4 February 2017 15:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 16–15 | Bath (1 BP) |
| Try: Kibirige 74' c Con: Willis (1/1) 75' Pen: Willis (3/3) 40', 44', 60' | Report | Try: J. Wilson 49' m Homer 64' c Con: Hastings (1/2) 65' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 30' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Dewi Phillips
* 5 February 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Saracens | 29–20 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Barrington 11' c Earle 15 m' Tompkins 23' c Whiteley 79' c Con: Whiteley (2/3) 11', 80' Tompkins (1/1) 23' Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 53' | Report | Try: Hamilton 33' c McGuigan 49' c Con: F. Burns (2/2) 34', 50' Pen: F. Burns (2/2) 20', 63' |
* Allianz Park Attendance: 8,734 Referee: Greg MacDonald

### Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2 :
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Exeter Chiefs (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 66 | 98 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Ospreys | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 58 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Sale Sharks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Worcester Warriors | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 153 | −37 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |||||||||||||
Pool 3 :
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Harlequins (3) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 62 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Wasps | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 110 | −8 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Bristol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 97 | −25 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Cardiff Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 187 | −114 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Updated: 5 February 2017 Source: Premiership Rugby |||||||||||||

#### Round 1 (England)

* 4 November 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 31–25 | Bristol (1 BP) |
| Try: Adams (2) 5' m, 44' c Stelling (2) 40' m, 64' c Shillcock 53' c Con: Shillcock (2/4) 44', 64' Dowsett (1/1) 53' | Report | Try: Nemsadze 13' c Wallace 67' c Varndell 72' m Con: Searle (2/3) 13', 67' Pen: Searle (2/2) 20', 25' |
* Sixways Attendance: 6,331 Referee: Andrew Jackson
* 4 November 2016 20:15
| Sale Sharks | 17–13 | Wasps (1 BP) |
| Try: Jennings 18' c Bedlow 44' c Con: Arscott (2/2) 18', 44' Pen: Arscott (1/1) 54' | Report | Try: Thompson 34' m Umaga 69' m Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 14' |
* AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 6,668 Referee: Christophe Ridley
* 5 November 2016 17:30
| Harlequins | 29–15 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Morris 14' m Walker 66' m A. Jones 71' c Con: Evans (1/3) 71' Pen: Evans (4/4) 6', 24', 46', 61' | Report | Try: Short 17' m Taione 52' c Con: Simmonds (1/2) 52' Pen: Simmonds (1/1) 47' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Craig Evans

#### Round 2

* 11 November 2016 19:00
| Bristol | 26–11 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Woodward 9' m R. Williams 34' m Tovey 49' c Con: Searle (1/3) 9' Pen: Searle (2/2) 22', 58' Jarvis (1/1) 68' | Report | Try: Aulika 44' m Pen: Mugford (1/1) 8' Arscott (1/1) 63' |
* Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Greg MacDonald
* 11 November 2016 19:30
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 12–15 | Harlequins |
| Try: O'Flaherty 2' m Howells 33' c Con: Price (1/2) 33' | Report | Try: Naoupu 23' c Matthews 59' m Con: Swiel (1/2) 23' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 73' |
* St. Helen's Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Mike Hudson
* 13 November 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 62–25 | Cardiff Blues (1BP) |
| Try: Malton 5' c Penalty try 13' m Campagnaro 16' c Welch 27' c S. Simmonds 38' m Hendrickson 43' c Townsend 53' c Johnson 60' m Innard 70' c Lawday 74' m Con: J. Simmonds (6/10) 5', 16', 27', 43', 53', 70' | Report | Try: Sheekey 3' c Beal 48' m R. Williams (2) 57' m, 60' m Con: J. Evans (1/4) 3' Pen: J. Evans (1/1) 1' |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Luke Pearce
* 13 November 2016 15:00
| (1BP) Wasps | 62–10 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Cruse 18' c T. Young 31' c Willis 39' m Robson (2) 41' c, 68' m Macken 47' c Howe 55' m Umaga (2) 61' c, 80' c P. O'Connor 77' m Con: Eastgate (4/6) O. James (2/3) | Report | Try: Adams (2) 21' m, 26' m |
* Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,007 Referee: Adam Jones

#### Round 1 (Wales)

* 18 November 2016 19:15
| Cardiff Blues | 7–31 | Ospreys (1BP) |
| Try: Rhodri Davies 16' c Con: Ben Jones 16' | Report | Try: Scott Otten 2' c Brendon Leonard 48' c Tom O'Flaherty (2) 61' c, 78' m Dan Evans 76' m Con: Phil Jones (3/5) 2', 48', 61' |
* BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Ben Whitehouse

#### Round 3

* 27 January 2017 20:15
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 41–3 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Denny Solomona 9' c Jonathan Mills 22' c Laurence Pearce (2) 36' m, 49' m Neil Briggs 55' m James Flynn 68'm Penalty 79' c Con: AJ MacGinty (2/5) 9', 22' Byron McGuigan (1/2) 79' | Report | Pen: Jarrod Evans 28' |
* AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Craig Evans
* 28 January 2017 15:00
| Ospreys | 20–14 | Bristol (1 BP) |
| Try: Dafydd Howells 1' c Sam Underhill 76' c Con: Luke Price (2/2) 1', 76' Pen: Luke Price (2) 11', 60' | Report | Try: Max Crumpton 19' c Marc Jones 73' c Con: Billy Searle (2/2) 19', 73' |
* Brewery Field, Bridgend Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Daniel Jones
* 28 January 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 22–28 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: Wynand Olivier 4' c Bryce Heem 9' c Joe Taufete'e 45' m Con: Ryan Mills (2/3) 5', 10' Pen: Ryan Mills 64' | Report | Try: Charlie Walker 24' c Charlie Matthews 49' c Alofa Alofa (2) 57' c, 70' c Con: Ruaridh Jackson (4/4) 24', 50', 58', 71' |
* Sixways Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Christophe Ridley
* 28 January 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 52–5 | Wasps |
| Try: Michele Campagnaro (3) 2' c, 15'c, 53' c Mitch Lees 9' c Sam Simmonds 26' c Stu Townsend 32' m Shaun Malton 44' c Lachlan Turner 79' m Con: Joe Simmonds (6/8) 2', 9', 15', 26', 44', 53' | Report | Try: Will Rowlands 5' m |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 10,551 Referee: Greg MacDonald

#### Round 4

* 3 February 2017 19:45
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 10–13 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Penalty try 57' Con: Ruaridh Jackson (1/1) 57' Pen: Ruaridh Jackson 20' | Report | Try: Neil Briggs 35' c Con: Will Addison (1/1) 35' Pen: Will Addison (2) 2', 77' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Matthew O'Grady
* 4 February 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 38–53 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Cam Dolan 17' c Harri Millard (2) 39' c , 58' c Tomos Williams 43' c Jarrod Evans 71' c Con: Steven Shingler (4/4) 17', 39', 43', 58' Jarrod Evans (1/1) 71' Pen: Steven Shingler 14' | Report | Try: Josh Adams (2) 9' c, 29' c Jack Singleton 20' m Sam Lewis 23' c Wynand Olivier (2) 35' c, 67' m Bryce Heem 49' c Alafoti Fa'osiliva 55' m Con: Ryan Mills (5/8) 9', 23', 29', 35', 49' Pen: Ryan Mills 8' |
* BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Steve Lee
* 5 February 2017 15:00
| Bristol | 7–35 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
| Try: Jamal Ford-Robinson 71' c Con: Callum Sheedy (1/1) 72' | Report | Try: Shaun Malton (2) 4' c, 35' c Henry Slade 54' c Max Bodilly 64'c Penalty try 78' c Con: Joe Simmonds (5/5) 5' , 35', 55', 65', 79' |
* Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Ian Davies
* 5 February 2017 15:00
| Wasps | 22–31 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Brendan Macken (2) 9' c , 30' m Guy Armitage 68' c Con: Warren Seals (2/3) 10', 69 Pen: Warren Seals 46' | Report | Try: Jay Baker 13' c Dan Baker 34' c Kieron Fonotia 70' c Hanno Dirksen 79' c Con: Luke Price (4/4) 14', 35', 72', 80' Pen: Luke Price 52' |
* Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,409 Referee: Dean Richards

## Semi-finals

* 11 March 2017 18:00
| Saracens | 10 – 32 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Henry Taylor 28' m Matt Gallagher 59' m | Report | Try: George Worth 8' c Luke Hamilton 39' c Ellis Genge 42' m Freddie Burns 68' c Con: Freddie Burns (3/4) 8', 40', 69' Pen: Freddie Burns (2) 26', 56' |
* Allianz Park Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Luke Pearce
* 12 March 2017 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 24 – 7 | Harlequins |
| Try: Lachie Turner 9' c Max Bodilly 14' c Julian Salvi 55' m Sam Simmonds 76' m Con: Joe Simmonds (2/4) 10', 15' | Report | Try: Calum Waters 78' c Con: James Lang (1/1) 79' |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 9,419 Referee: Daniel Jones

## Final

* 19 March 2017 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 12 – 16 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: James Short 15' m Sam Simmonds 77' c Con: Joe Simmonds (0/1) Will Hooley (1/1) 77' | Report | Try: Tom Brady 18' c Con: Freddie Burns (1/1) 19' c Pen: Freddie Burns (3) 12', 25', 40'(+1) |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Tom Foley
| FB | 15 | Lachlan Turner |
| RW | 14 | Matt Jess |
| OC | 13 | Max Bodilly |
| IC | 12 | Sam Hill |
| LW | 11 | James Short |
| FH | 10 | Joe Simmonds |
| SH | 9 | Jack Maunder |
| N8 | 8 | Sam Simmonds |
| OF | 7 | Julian Salvi (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dave Ewers |
| RL | 5 | Ollie Atkins |
| LL | 4 | Damian Welch |
| TP | 3 | Greg Holmes |
| HK | 2 | Shaun Malton |
| LP | 1 | Carl Rimmer |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Elvis Taione |
| PR | 17 | Billy Keast |
| PR | 18 | Jack Owlett |
| FL | 19 | Sam Skinner |
| N8 | 20 | Tom Johnson |
| SH | 21 | Haydn Thomas |
| FH | 22 | Will Hooley |
| CE | 23 | Tom Hendrickson |
| Coach: ||
| Rob Baxter ||
| FB | 15 | George Worth |
| RW | 14 | Peter Betham |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait (c) |
| IC | 12 | Jack Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Brady |
| FH | 10 | Freddie Burns |
| SH | 9 | Jono Kitto |
| N8 | 8 | Lachlan McCaffrey |
| OF | 7 | Harry Thacker |
| BF | 6 | Mike Williams |
| RL | 5 | Graham Kitchener |
| LL | 4 | Harry Wells |
| TP | 3 | Fraser Balmain |
| HK | 2 | George McGuigan |
| LP | 1 | Ellis Genge |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |
| PR | 17 | Michele Rizzo |
| PR | 18 | Greg Bateman |
| LK | 19 | Dominic Barrow |
| FL | 20 | Luke Hamilton |
| SH | 21 | Ben White |
| FH | 22 | Owen Williams |
| CE | 23 | Matt Smith |
| Coach: ||
| Aaron Mauger ||

## Attendances

* Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham Stoop.
| Club | Home games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Bath | 2 | 26,403 | 13,202 | 13,723 | 12,680 | 91% |
| Bristol | 2 | 16,225 | 8,113 | 8,875 | 7,350 | 30% |
| Cardiff Blues | 2 | 5,464 | 2,732 | 4,094 | 1,370 | 23% |
| Exeter Chiefs | 3 | 29,565 | 9,855 | 10,551 | 9,419 | 78% |
| Gloucester | 2 | 19,970 | 9,985 | 11,660 | 8,310 | 62% |
| Harlequins | 2 | 14,932 | 7,466 | 8,000 | 6,932 | 50% |
| Leicester Tigers | 2 | 44,599 | 22,300 | 25,849 | 18,750 | 86% |
| Newcastle Falcons | 2 | 8,241 | 4,121 | 4,257 | 3,984 | 40% |
| Newport-Gwent Dragons | 2 | 7,285 | 3,643 | 3,746 | 3,539 | 43% |
| Northampton Saints | 2 | 27,188 | 13,594 | 14,011 | 13,177 | 88% |
| Ospreys | 2 | 6,479 | 3,240 | 3,352 | 3,127 | 56% |
| Sale Sharks | 2 | 10,166 | 5,083 | 6,668 | 3,498 | 42% |
| Saracens | 3 | 21,288 | 7,096 | 8,734 | 4,747 | 71% |
| Scarlets | 2 | 7,334 | 3,667 | 3,796 | 3,538 | 25% |
| Wasps | 2 | 23,416 | 11,708 | 12,007 | 11,409 | 36% |
| Worcester Warriors | 2 | 13,445 | 6,723 | 7,114 | 6,331 | 56% |

## Individual statistics

* 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).