# 2010–11 British and Irish Cup

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

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 |
| 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

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
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
| 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 |
* 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 |
| | Stats | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 881
* 11 December 2010 13:00
| Worcester Warriors | 58 – 10 | Newport |
| | Stats | |
* Sixways Attendance: 2,844
* 11 December 2010 14:00
| Leinster A | 25 – 16 | Plymouth Albion |
| | Stats | |
* Greystones RFC Attendance: 500
* 11 December 2010 15:00
| Cornish Pirates | 54 – 31 | Currie |
| | Stats | |
* Mennaye Field Attendance: 923
* 19 December 2010 14:00
| Cornish Pirates | 43 – 12 | Leinster A |
| | Stats | |
* Mennaye Field Attendance: 2,026
* 14 January 2011 19:30
| Currie | 23 – 25 | Newport |
| | Stats | |
* Malleny Park Attendance: 600
* 16 January 2011 13:00
| Leinster A | 38 – 23 | Worcester Warriors |
| | Stats | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 485
* 16 January 2011 14:00
| Cornish Pirates | 34 – 3 | Plymouth Albion |
| | Stats | |
* Mennaye Field Attendance: 2,207
* 21 January 2011 19:15
| Newport | 34 – 32 | Cornish Pirates |
| | Stats | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 697
* 22 January 2011 15:00
| Worcester Warriors | 34 – 11 | Plymouth Albion |
| | Stats | |
* Sixways Attendance: 3,830
* 23 January 2011 14:00
| Leinster A | 30 – 7 | Currie |
| | Stats | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 530
* 25 January 2011 19:45
| Plymouth Albion | 13 – 24 | Newport |
| | Stats | |
* The Brickfields Attendance: 762
* 9 February 2011 19:30
| Currie | 16 – 32 | Worcester Warriors |
| | Stats | |
* Watsonians RFC Attendance: 400
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| Plymouth Albion | 33 – 27 | Currie |
| | Stats | |
* The Brickfields Attendance: 921
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| Worcester Warriors | 28 – 12 | Cornish Pirates |
| | Stats | |
* Sixways Attendance: 4,042

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
| 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 |
* 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 |
| | Stats | |
* Waterford Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500
* 10 December 2010 19:45
| Bristol | 23 – 37 | Nottingham |
| | Stats | |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,912
* 11 December 2010 14:00
| Melrose | 14 – 47 | Munster A |
| | Stats | |
* The Greenyards Attendance: 1,017
* 11 December 2010 15:00
| Esher | 14 – 33 | Llanelli |
| | Stats | |
* Molesey Road Attendance: 812
* 3 January 2011 14:00
| Melrose | 24 – 18 | Esher |
| | Stats | |
* The Greenyards Attendance: 600
* 14 January 2011 19:45
| Esher | 5 – 55 | Bristol |
| | Stats | |
* Molesey Road Attendance: 719
* 14 January 2011 19:45
| Nottingham | 14 – 15 | Munster A |
| | Stats | |
* Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,189
* 15 January 2011 13:30
| Llanelli | 24 – 9 | Melrose |
| | Stats | |
* Carmarthen Park, Carmarthen
* 21 January 2011 19:30
| Munster A | 64 – 9 | Esher |
| | Stats | |
* Garryowen RFC Attendance: 500
* 23 January 2011 15:00
| Bristol | 27 – 17 | Llanelli |
| | Stats | |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,228
* 23 January 2011 15:00
| Nottingham | 29 – 31 | Melrose |
| | Stats | |
* Meadow Lane Attendance: 913
* 22 February 2011 19:45
| Bristol | 27 – 10 | Munster A |
| | Stats | |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,364
* 23 February 2011 19:30
| Llanelli | 34 – 3 | Nottingham |
| | Stats | |
* Parc y Scarlets
* 26 February 2011 14:00
| Melrose | 26 – 29 | Bristol |
| | Stats | |
* The Greenyards Attendance: 594
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| Esher | 0 – 45 | Nottingham |
| | Stats | |
* Molesey Road Attendance: 200

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
| 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 |
* 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 |
| | Stats | |
* St Helens Attendance: 1,200
* 11 December 2010 14:00
| London Welsh | 21 – 24 | Moseley |
| | Stats | |
* Old Deer Park Attendance: 675
* 11 December 2010 15:00
| Bedford Blues | 36 – 22 | Ulster Ravens |
| | Stats | |
* Goldington Road Attendance: 2,105
* 14 January 2011 19:00
| Ulster Ravens | 20 – 25 | Neath |
| | Stats | |
* Instonians RFC Attendance: 400
* 15 January 2011 15:00
| Bedford Blues | 44 – 14 | London Welsh |
| | Stats | |
* Goldington Road Attendance: 2,416
* 15 January 2011 15:00
| Moseley | 28 – 22 | Swansea |
| | Stats | |
* Billesley Common Attendance: 429
* 19 January 2011 19:30
| Neath | 6 – 13 | Bedford Blues |
| | Stats | |
* The Gnoll Attendance: 1,000
* 22 January 2011 14:00
| London Welsh | 29 – 11 | Ulster Ravens |
| | Stats | |
* Old Deer Park Attendance: 785
* 22 January 2011 15:00
| Moseley | 24 – 18 | Neath |
| | Stats | |
* Billesley Common Attendance: 526
* 8 February 2011 19:15
| Swansea | 9 – 43 | Bedford Blues |
| | Stats | |
* St Helens Attendance: 800
* 15 February 2011 19:30
| Swansea | 12 – 15 | Neath |
| | Stats | |
* St Helens Attendance: 250
* 23 February 2011 14:00
| Ulster Ravens | 24 – 26 | Moseley |
| | Stats | |
* Ravenhill
* 25 February 2011 19:15
| Neath | 14 – 7 | London Welsh |
| | Stats | |
* The Gnoll Attendance: 1,000
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| Bedford Blues | 28 – 15 | Moseley |
| | Stats | |
* Goldington Road Attendance: 1,908
* 27 February 2011 14:00
| London Welsh | 22 – 6 | Swansea |
| | Stats | |
* Old Deer Park Attendance: 237

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
| 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 |
* 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 |
| | Stats | |
* Church Bank Attendance: 1,200
* 11 December 2010 14:00
| Rotherham | 17 – 34 | Llandovery |
| | Stats | |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 350
* 12 December 2010 12:30
| Pontypridd | 33 – 12 | Ayr |
| | Stats | |
* The Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,000
* 9 January 2011 15:00
| Birmingham & Solihull | 35 – 29 | Doncaster |
| | Stats | |
* 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.
* 15 January 2011 14:30
| Pontypridd | 21 – 12 | Rotherham |
| | Stats | |
* Sardis Road Attendance: 2,050
* 15 January 2011 15:00
| Llandovery | 6 – 27 | Doncaster |
| | Stats | |
* Church Bank
* 16 January 2011 15:00
| Birmingham & Solihull | 12 – 18 | Ayr |
| | Stats | |
* Damson Park Attendance: 350
* 22 January 2011 14:00
| Rotherham | 20 – 20 | Ayr |
| | Stats | |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 587
* 22 January 2011 14:30
| Doncaster | 23 – 35 | Pontypridd |
| | Stats | |
* Castle Park Attendance: 1,227
* 25 January 2011 19:45
| Pontypridd | 23 – 15 | Birmingham & Solihull |
| | Stats | |
* Sardis Road Attendance: 1,200
* 12 February 2011 12:00
| Ayr | 20 – 19 | Llandovery |
| | Stats | |
* Millbrae Attendance: 670
* 14 February 2011 15:00
| Llandovery | 15 – 14 | Birmingham & Solihull |
| | Stats | |
* Church Bank Attendance: 200
* 15 February 2011 19:30
| Doncaster | 46 – 29 | Rotherham |
| | Stats | |
* Castle Park Attendance: 864
* 26 February 2011 12:00
| Ayr | 23 – 17 | Doncaster |
| | Stats | |
* Millbrae Attendance: 860
* 27 February 2011 15:00
| Birmingham & Solihull | 19 – 5 | Rotherham |
| | Stats | |
* Damson Park Attendance: 300

## Knock-out stages
### Qualifiers

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 |
| 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 |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 5 March 2011 - Sardis Road | 5 March 2011 - Sardis Road | | | |
| Pontypridd | 12 | | | |
| Pontypridd | 12 | 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road | 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road | | |
| Llanelli | 10 | 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road | 23 April 2011 - Sardis Road | |
| Llanelli | 10 | Pontypridd | 25 | |
| 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium | 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium | | Pontypridd | 25 | |
| 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium | 6 March 2011 - Memorial Stadium | Bristol | 36 | |
| Bristol | 29 | Bristol | 36 | |
| Bristol | 29 | | | | 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium | 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium |
| Ayr | 19 | | | | 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium | 7 May 2011 - Memorial Stadium |
| Ayr | 19 | | | | Bristol | 17 |
| 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road | 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road | | | | | Bristol | 17 |
| 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road | 5 March 2011 - Goldington Road | | | | Bedford Blues | 14 |
| Bedford Blues | 50 | | | | Bedford Blues | 14 |
| Bedford Blues | 50 | 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road | 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road | | | |
| Leinster A | 15 | 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road | 23 April 2011 - Goldington Road | | | |
| Leinster A | 15 | Bedford Blues | 43 | | | |
| 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium | 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium | | Bedford Blues | 43 | | | |
| 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium | 5 March 2011 - Sixways Stadium | Worcester Warriors | 27 | |
| Worcester Warriors | 57 | Worcester Warriors | 27 | |
| Moseley | 15 | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 5 March 2011 14:30
| Pontypridd | 12 - 10 | Llanelli |
| 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
* 5 March 2011 15:00
| Worcester Warriors | 57 - 15 | Moseley |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

* 23 April 2011 14:30
| Pontypridd | 25 - 36 | Bristol |
| 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 |
| 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

* 7 May 2011 17:05
| Bristol | 17 - 14 | Bedford Blues |
| 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
| 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 ||
| 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

## Geography

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area/Country |
| 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 |