# 2016–17 British and Irish Cup

The 2016–17 British and Irish Cup was the eighth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. London Welsh were the defending champions having won the 2015–16 final against Yorkshire Carnegie 10–33 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds on 10 April 2016. There have been six different winners and six different losing finalists in the seven seasons of its existence. The format of the competition is similar to last season with Scottish clubs not competing. For the second consecutive season the four Welsh teams were the reserve sides of the teams competing in the Pro12 competition instead of clubs from the Welsh Premier Division.

## Competition format

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, progress to the knockout stage. The eight quarter-finalists are ranked, with top four teams having home advantage. The four winning quarter-finalists progress to the semi-final draw. Most of the matches are played on the same weekends as the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. First round matches began on 14 October 2016 and the final was held on the 21 April 2017.

## Participating teams and locations

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.
| Club | Country | League | Stadium | Capacity | Area |
| Bedford Blues | England | RFU Championship | Goldington Road | 6,000 | Bedford |
| Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | Wales | N/A | Cardiff Arms Park Sardis Road The Wern | 12,125 7,861 4,500 | Cardiff Pontypridd Merthyr Tydfil |
| Connacht Eagles | Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Galway Sportsgrounds Dubarry Park | 9,500 10,000 | Galway Athlone |
| Cornish Pirates | England | RFU Championship | Mennaye Field | 4,000 | Penzance |
| Doncaster Knights | England | RFU Championship | Castle Park | 5,000 | Doncaster |
| Ealing Trailfinders | England | RFU Championship | Trailfinders Sports Ground | 3,020 | West Ealing, London |
| Jersey Reds | England | RFU Championship | St. Peter | 4,000 | Saint Peter |
| Leinster A | Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Donnybrook Stadium | 6,000 | Dublin |
| London Irish | England | RFU Championship | Madejski Stadium | 7,579 | Reading, Berkshire |
| London Scottish | England | RFU Championship | Richmond Athletic Ground | 4,500 | Richmond, London |
| London Welsh | England | RFU Championship | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
| Munster A | Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Towns Park The Showgrounds Old Chapel Irish Independent Park CIT Stadium | 400 1,000 N/A 8,200 1,100 | Midleton Ennis Bandon Cork Cork |
| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | Wales | N/A | Pandy Park CCB Centre | 3,000 1,000 | Crosskeys Ystrad Mynach |
| Nottingham Rugby | England | RFU Championship | Lady Bay Sports Ground | 3,000 | Nottingham |
| Ospreys Premiership Select | Wales | N/A | The Gnoll Talbot Athletic Ground Llynfi Road | 5,000 3,000 N/A | Neath Port Talbot Maesteg |
| Richmond | England | RFU Championship | Richmond Athletic Ground | 4,500 | Richmond, London |
| Rotherham Titans | England | RFU Championship | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham |
| Scarlets Premiership Select | Wales | N/A | Church Bank Playing Fields Carmarthen Park Parc y Scarlets | 3,000 3,000 14,870 | Llandovery Carmarthen Llanelli |
| Ulster A | Ireland | Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship | Shaw's Bridge Eaton Park Kingspan Stadium | 1,300 1,000 18,196 | Belfast Ballymena Belfast |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | England | RFU Championship | Sandhill Lane Stadium Moor Lane Silver Royd | N/A N/A 1,950 | Selby Pontefract Scalby |
* ↑ Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.
* ↑ Although Madejski's full capacity is 24,161, for most matches only West Stand will be open with capacity of 7,579.

## Pool stages

Key to colours :
* Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
* Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.

### Pool 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| Jersey Reds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 94 | +87 | 3 | 0 | 23 | Qualified as pool winner |
| Ulster A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 124 | +29 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Qualified |
| London Scottish | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 157 | −23 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 197 | −93 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |

#### Round 1

* 14 October 2016 19:00
| Ulster A | 19 – 6 | Jersey Reds |
| | Report | |
* Shaw's Bridge, Belfast Attendance: 200 Referee: Dewi Phillips
* 15 October 2016 14:30
| (BP) Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 21 – 26 | London Scottish (BP) |
| | Report | |
* BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 787 Referee: Frank Murphy

#### Round 2

* 21 October 2016 19:45
| (BP) Jersey Reds | 49 – 12 | Cardiff Blues Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* St Peter Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Ben Blain
* 22 October 2016 14:30
| (BP) London Scottish | 34 – 29 | Ulster A (2BP) |
| | Report | |
* Athletic Ground Attendance: 906 Referee: Gareth Newman

#### Round 3

* 9 December 2016 17:00
| Ulster A | 16 – 10 | Cardiff Blues Premiership Select (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Eaton Park, Ballymena Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Veryan Boscawen
* 10 December 2016 14:30
| London Scottish | 13 – 22 | Jersey Reds |
| | Report | |
* Athletic Ground Attendance: 947 Referee: Johnny Erskine

#### Round 4

* 16 December 2016 19:45
| Jersey Reds | 23 – 19 | London Scottish (BP) |
| | Report | |
* St Peter Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Ben Blain
* 17 December 2016 14:30
| (BP) Cardiff Blues premiership Select | 27 – 30 | Ulster A |
| | Report | |
* Sardis Road, Pontypridd Attendance: 325 Referee: Hamish Smales

#### Round 5

* 13 January 2017 19:00
| (BP) Ulster A | 38 – 21 | London Scottish |
| | Report | |
* Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 4,813 Referee: Joy Neville
* 14 January 2017
| Cardiff Blues Premiership Select | 10 – 55 | Jersey Reds (BP) |
| | Report | |
* The Wern, Merthyr Tydfil Attendance: 973 Referee: Nigel Correll

#### Round 6

* 21 January 2017 14:00
| (BP) Jersey Reds | 26 – 21 | Ulster A (BP) |
| | Report | |
* St Peter Attendance: 1,406 Referee: Craig Evans
* 10 March 2017 19:00
| (BP) London Scottish | 21 – 24 | Cardiff Blues Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* Athletic Ground Attendance: 400 Referee: Calum Howard
* Postponed from 21 January due to frozen pitch.

### Pool 2

London Welsh entered liquidation on 8 December 2016 and were disqualified from the competition and their results from rounds 1 and 2 annulled.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| Munster A | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 55 | +66 | 3 | 0 | 19 | Qualified as pool winner |
| Rotherham Titans | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 102 | −29 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Doncaster Knights | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 98 | −37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |

#### Round 1

* 15 October 2016 14:30
| Munster A | 15 – 30 | London Welsh (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Towns Park, Midleton Attendance: 350 Referee: Fergus Kirby
* London Welsh expelled from the competition
* 15 October 2016 15:00
| Rotherham Titans | 34 – 17 | Doncaster Knights |
| | Report | |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 750 Referee: Jake Makepeace

#### Round 2

* 22 October 2016 14:00
| (BP) London Welsh | 40 – 24 | Rotherham Titans |
| | Report | |
* Old Deer Park Attendance: 728 Referee: Adam Leal
* London Welsh expelled from the competition.
* 22 October 2016 14:30
| Doncaster Knights | P – P | Munster A |
* Castle Park
* Match postponed due to the death of Munster Rugby's head coach Anthony Foley and played on 7 January 2016.

#### Round 3

* 10 December 2016 14:00
| Rotherham Titans | 24 – 35 | Munster A (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 704 Referee: Rhys Thomas

#### Round 4

* 18 December 2016 14:00
| (BP) Munster A | 34 – 3 | Rotherham Titans |
| | Report | |
* The Showgrounds, Ennis Attendance: 350 Referee: Craig Evans

#### Round 2 (rescheduled game)

* 7 January 2016 14:30
| Doncaster Knights | 12 – 28 | Munster A (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Castle Park Attendance: 974 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
* Match postponed from 22 October 2016.

#### Round 5

* 13 January 2017 19:00
| Munster A | 24 – 16 | Doncaster Knights |
| | Report | |
* Old Chapel, Bandon Attendance: 937 Referee: Dewi Phillips

#### Round 6

* 21 January 2017 14:00
| Doncaster Knights | 16 – 12 | Rotherham Titans (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Castle Park Attendance: 1,207 Referee: Ben Blain

### Pool 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| London Irish | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 97 | +57 | 4 | 1 | 25 | Qualified as pool winner |
| Cornish Pirates | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 99 | +89 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Qualified |
| Ospreys Premiership Select | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 155 | −25 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Connacht Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 82 | 223 | −141 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |

#### Round 1

* 15 October 2016 14:30
| Ospreys Premiership Select | 14 – 25 | London Irish (BP) |
| | Report | |
* The Gnoll, Neath Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Matt Turvey
* 16 October 2016 14:30
| Connacht Eagles | 10 – 23 | Cornish Pirates |
| | Report | |
* Galway Sportsground Attendance: 200 Referee: Ben Blain

#### Round 2

* 22 October 2016 15:00
| (BP) London Irish | 34 – 3 | Connacht Eagles |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Michael Hudson
* 23 October 2016 14:00
| (BP) Cornish Pirates | 41 – 5 | Ospreys Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Sean Gallagher

#### Round 3

* 10 December 2016 14:30
| (BP) Connacht Eagles | 17 – 20 | Ospreys Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* Galway Sportsground Attendance: 419 Referee: Jack Makepeace
* 11 December 2016 15:00
| (BP) London Irish | 33 – 24 | Cornish Pirates |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,695 Referee: Adam Jones

#### Round 4

* 18 December 2016 14:00
| (BP) Cornish Pirates | 16 – 17 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Fergus Kirby
* 18 December 2016 14:00
| (BP) Ospreys Premiership Select | 55 – 14 | Connacht Eagles |
| | Report | |
* Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot Attendance: 542 Referee: Adam Leal

#### Round 5

* 14 January 2017 14:30
| Connacht Eagles | 14 – 41 | London Irish (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Dubarry Park, Athlone Attendance: 695 Referee: Ben Blain
* 14 January 2017 14:30
| Ospreys Premiership Select | 10 – 34 | Cornish Pirates (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Llynfi Road, Maesteg Attendance: 872 Referee: Jonny Erskine

#### Round 6

* 21 January 2017 14:00
| (BP) Cornish Pirates | 50 – 24 | Connacht Eagles (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Matt Turvey
* 21 January 2017 14:00
| (BP) London Irish | 24 – 26 | Ospreys Premiership Select (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Joy Neville

### Pool 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| Scarlets Premiership Select | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 149 | +49 | 5 | 1 | 22 | Qualified as pool winner |
| Leinster A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 256 | 133 | +123 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Nottingham Rugby | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 136 | +12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Richmond | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 284 | −184 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |

#### Round 1

* 15 October 2016 15:00
| Richmond | 19 – 68 | Leinster A (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Athletic Ground Attendance: 512 Referee: Adam Jones
* 16 October 2016 15:00
| Nottingham Rugby | 11 – 33 | Scarlets Premiership Select (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 791 Referee: Sean Gallagher

#### Round 2

* 22 October 2016 14:30
| (BP) Scarlets Premiership Select | 58 – 7 | Richmond |
| | Report | |
* Church Bank Playing Fields, Llandovery Attendance: 350 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
* 23 October 2016 15:00
| Leinster A | 21 – 29 | Nottingham Rugby (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Gary Glennon

#### Round 3

* 10 December 2016 14:00
| (BP) Leinster A | 65 – 13 | Scarlets Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Stadium Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Ben Blain
* 11 December 2016 15:00
| (BP) Nottingham Rugby | 43 – 3 | Richmond |
| | Report | |
* Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Hamish Smales

#### Round 4

* 17 December 2016 14:30
| (BP) Scarlets Premiership Select | 27 – 7 | Leinster A |
| | Report | |
* Carmarthen Park, Carmarthen Attendance: 250 Referee: Matt Turvey
* 17 December 2016 15:00
| Richmond | 20 – 12 | Nottingham Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Athletic Ground Attendance: 485 Referee: Dew Phillips

#### Round 5

* 13 January 2017 19:45
| (BP) Nottingham Rugby | 28 – 24 | Leinster A (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Rhys Thomas
* 14 January 2017 15:00
| (BP) Richmond | 34 – 32 | Scarlets Premiership Select (2BP) |
| | Report | |
* Athletic Ground Attendance: 396 Referee: Adam Leal

#### Round 6

* 20 January 2017 19:30
| (BP) Leinster A | 71 – 17 | Richmond |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Stadium Attendance: 673 Referee: Gareth Newman
* 21 January 2017 14:00
| (BP) Scarlets Premiership Select | 35 – 25 | Nottingham Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 250 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

### Pool 5

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| Ealing Trailfinders | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 123 | +71 | 3 | 2 | 23 | Qualified as pool winner |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 130 | +26 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Qualified |
| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 170 | −52 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Bedford Blues | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 173 | −54 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |

#### Round 1

* 15 October 2016 15:00
| (BP) Ealing Trailfinders | 51 – 35 | Yorkshire Carnegie (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Trailfinders Sports Club Attendance: 468 Referee: Veryan Boscawen
* 15 October 2016 15:00
| (BP) Bedford Blues | 46 – 33 | Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Goldington Road Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Joy Neville

#### Round 2

* 22 October 2016 14:30
| (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie | 52 – 28 | Bedford Blues |
| | Report | |
* Sandhill Lane Stadium, Selby Attendance: 623 Referee: Fergus Kirby
* 22 October 2016 15:00
| (BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 27 – 28 | Ealing Trailfinders |
| | Report | |
* Pandy Park, Crosskeys Attendance: 200 Referee: Matt Turvey

#### Round 3

* 10 December 2016 15:00
| Bedford Blues | 19 – 19 | Ealing Trailfinders |
| | Report | |
* Goldington Road Attendance: 1,707 Referee: Adam Leal
* 11 December 2016 14:15
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 20 – 17 | Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select (BP) |
* Moor Lane, Pontefract Attendance: 428 Referee: Nigel Correll

#### Round 4

* 17 December 2016 15:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 22 – 20 | Yorkshire Carnegie (BP) |
| | Report | |
* CCB Centre, Ystrad Mynach Attendance: 315 Referee: Jonny Erskine
* 17 December 2016 15:00
| (BP) Ealing Trailfinders | 40 – 23 | Bedford Blues |
| | Report | |
* Trailfinders Sports Club Attendance: 428 Referee: Gareth Newman

#### Round 5

* 14 January 2017 15:00
| Bedford Blues | 12 – 29 | Yorkshire Carnegie (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Goldington Road Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Hamish Smales
* 14 January 2017 15:00
| (BP) Ealing Trailfinders | 56 – 19 | Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* Trailfinders Sports Club Attendance: 433 Referee: Fergus Kirby

#### Round 6

* 21 January 2017 14:00
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 14 – 10 | Ealing Trailfinders (BP) |
| | Report | |
* Silver Royd, Scalby Attendance: 834 Referee: Rhys Thomas
* 21 January 2017 16:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 15 – 12 | Bedford Blues (BP) |
| | Report | |
* CCB Centre, Ystrad Mynach Attendance: 652 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
* ↑ Initially due to be held at The Bridge Field, Bedwas but because of a frozen pitch, the venue was changed and the kick-off time moved from 14:00 to 16:30.

## Knock-out stage

The eight qualifiers were seeded according to performance in the pool stage. The four top seeds hosted the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 format. If two teams qualified from the same group they could not be drawn together despite the seeding, therefore, Jersey Reds did not play against Ulster A. The quarter-finals were held over the weekend of 10/11/12 March 2017, the semi-finals were held over the weekend of 31 March and 1 & 2 April 2017 and the final was played on 21/22/23 April 2017.
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 |
| 1 | London Irish | 25 | 5 | 57 |
| 2 | Jersey Reds | 23 | 5 | 87 |
| 3 | Ealing Trailfinders | 23 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | Scarlets Premiership Select | 22 | 4 | 49 |
| 5 | Munster A | 19 | 4 | 66 |
| Seed | Pool Runners–up | Pts | Wins | Pts diff |
| 6 | Cornish Pirates | 20 | 4 | 89 |
| 7 | Ulster A | 20 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 20 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Leinster A | 16 | 3 | 123 |
| 10 | Rotherham Titans | 5 | 1 | −25 |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 March 2017 - Irish Independent Park | 12 March 2017 - Irish Independent Park | | | |
| Munster A | 26 | | | |
| Munster A | 26 | 31 March - CIT Stadium | 31 March - CIT Stadium | | |
| Ulster A | 3 | 31 March - CIT Stadium | 31 March - CIT Stadium | |
| Ulster A | 3 | Munster A | 25 | |
| 11 March 2017 - Trailfinders Sports Ground | 11 March 2017 - Trailfinders Sports Ground | | Munster A | 25 | |
| 11 March 2017 - Trailfinders Sports Ground | 11 March 2017 - Trailfinders Sports Ground | Ealing Trailfinders | 9 | |
| Ealing Trailfinders | 84 | Ealing Trailfinders | 9 | |
| Ealing Trailfinders | 84 | | | | 21 April 2017 - Irish Independent Park, Cork | 21 April 2017 - Irish Independent Park, Cork |
| Scarlets Premiership Select | 7 | | | | 21 April 2017 - Irish Independent Park, Cork | 21 April 2017 - Irish Independent Park, Cork |
| Scarlets Premiership Select | 7 | | | | Munster A | 29 |
| 11 March 2017 - Madejski Stadium | 11 March 2017 - Madejski Stadium | | | | | Munster A | 29 |
| 11 March 2017 - Madejski Stadium | 11 March 2017 - Madejski Stadium | | | | Jersey Reds | 28 |
| London Irish | 37 | | | | Jersey Reds | 28 |
| London Irish | 37 | 2 April 2017 - Madejski Stadium | 2 April 2017 - Madejski Stadium | | | |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 14 | 2 April 2017 - Madejski Stadium | 2 April 2017 - Madejski Stadium | | | |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 14 | London Irish | 17 | | | |
| 10 March 2017 - St. Peter | 10 March 2017 - St. Peter | | London Irish | 17 | | | |
| 10 March 2017 - St. Peter | 10 March 2017 - St. Peter | Jersey Reds | 25 | |
| Jersey Reds | 36 | Jersey Reds | 25 | |
| Cornish Pirates | 20 | | | |

### Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 23 January 2017, with the matches to be played on the weekend of 10–13 March 2017.
* 10 March 2017 19:45
| Jersey Reds | 36 – 20 | Cornish Pirates |
| | Report | |
* St Peter Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Jack Makepeace
* 11 March 2017 14:00
| London Irish | 37 – 14 | Yorkshire Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Rhys Thomas
* 11 March 2017 14:00
| Ealing Trailfinders | 84 – 7 | Scarlets Premiership Select |
| | Report | |
* Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 650 Referee: Nigel Correll
* 12 March 2017 15:00
| Munster A | 26 - 3 | Ulster A |
| | Report | |
* Irish Independent Park, Cork Attendance: 800 Referee: Fergus Kirby

### Semi-finals

* 31 March 2017 19:30
| Munster A | 25 – 9 | Ealing Trailfinders |
| | Report | |
* CIT Stadium, Cork Attendance: 732 Referee: Rhys Thomas
* 2 April 2017 14:00
| London Irish | 17 – 25 | Jersey Reds |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,394 Referee: Jack Makepeace

### Final

* 21 April 2017 19:30
| Munster A | 29 – 28 | Jersey Reds |
| | Report | |
* Irish Independent Park, Cork Attendance: 983 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

## Attendances

| Club | Home matches | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Bedford Blues | 3 | 5,799 | 1,933 | 2,218 | 1,707 | 32% |
| Cardiff Premiership Select | 3 | 2,085 | 695 | 973 | 325 | 11% |
| Connacht Eagles | 3 | 1,314 | 438 | 695 | 200 | 5% |
| Cornish Pirates | 3 | 3,951 | 1,317 | 1,426 | 1,120 | 33% |
| Doncaster Knights | 2 | 2,181 | 1,091 | 1,207 | 974 | 22% |
| Ealing Trailfinders | 4 | 1,979 | 495 | 650 | 428 | 16% |
| Jersey Reds | 4 | 5,623 | 1,406 | 1,551 | 1,151 | 35% |
| Leinster A | 3 | 2,641 | 880 | 1,018 | 673 | 14% |
| London Irish | 5 | 10,898 | 2,180 | 3,109 | 1,394 | 9% |
| London Scottish | 3 | 2,253 | 751 | 947 | 400 | 17% |
| London Welsh | 1 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 12% |
| Munster A | 6 | 4,152 | 692 | 983 | 350 | 42% |
| Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select | 3 | 1,167 | 389 | 652 | 200 | 34% |
| Nottingham Rugby | 3 | 3,242 | 1,081 | 1,367 | 791 | 36% |
| Ospreys Premiership Select | 3 | 2,914 | 971 | 1,500 | 542 | 24% |
| Richmond | 3 | 1,393 | 464 | 512 | 396 | 10% |
| Rotherham Titans | 2 | 1,454 | 727 | 750 | 704 | 29% |
| Scarlets Premiership Select | 3 | 850 | 283 | 350 | 250 | 7% |
| Ulster A | 3 | 6,314 | 2,105 | 4,813 | 200 | 47% |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 3 | 1,885 | 628 | 834 | 428 | 43% |
* ↑ London Welsh only played 1 home game as they were disqualified from the competition due to going into liquidation.
* ↑ Rotherham only played 2 home games due to London Welsh being disqualified from the competition due to going into liquidation.

## Individual statistics

* Points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).