2014–15 LV Cup

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2014–15 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date1 November 2014 – 22 March 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Final
VenueFranklin's Gardens, Northampton[1]
Attendance8,685
ChampionsSaracens (2nd title)
Runners-upExeter Chiefs
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The 2014–15 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) is the 44th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the tenth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve 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 2013–14 Aviva Premiership. 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. The top team from each pool qualifies for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

Exeter Chiefs were the defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 15–8 victory over Northampton Saints in the final at Sandy Park in Exeter.[2] The final was won by Saracens 23–20 over Exeter Chiefs with a last-minute penalty from Ben Spencer securing the Londoners' second title in the competition.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[3]

  • 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
England Saracens (2) 4 4 0 0 101 62 +39 10 6 1 0 17
England Gloucester 4 3 0 1 102 69 +33 10 7 1 1 14
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 4 2 0 2 121 116 +5 14 14 2 1 11
England Bath 4 2 0 2 86 59 +27 11 6 2 1 11
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 4
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Exeter Chiefs (4) 4 3 0 1 101 100 +1 12 12 1 0 13
Wales Ospreys 4 1 0 3 82 114 −32 9 12 1 1 6
England Harlequins 4 1 0 3 79 94 −15 8 10 0 2 6
England London Welsh 4 0 0 4 44 102 −58 4 11 0 2 2
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Round 1

1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Bath England47–7England London Welsh
Try: Northcote-Green (2) 4' m, 51' c
Woodburn 24' c
Penalty try 38' c
Banahan 40' m
Lane 75' m
Garratt 80' m
Con: Henson (3/7)
Pen: Henson (2/2) 11', 32'		ReportTry: Scott 60' c
Con: Robinson (1/1)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,300
1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Exeter Chiefs England28–27England Gloucester (BP)
Try: Hughes 40' c
Vainikolo 55' m
Penalty try 78' c
Con: Sweeney (2/3)
Pen: Sweeney (3/3) 8', 41', 64'		ReportTry: Evans 34' c
Meakes 42' c
Thomas 61' c
Con: Thomas (3/3)
Pen: Thomas (2/2) 7', 47'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
2 November 2014
13:00
Saracens England25–20England Harlequins (BP)
Try: Taylor 25' c
Ellery 28' m
Wilson 59' c
Con: Spencer (2/3)
Pen: Spencer (2/2) 3', 70'		ReportTry: Lambert 57' c
Walker 63' c
Con: Swiel (2/2)
Pen: Grimoldby (1/1) 33'
Swiel (1/1) 75'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
17 November 2014
19:35
(BP) Ospreys Wales35–51Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (BP)
Try: Dirksen 49' c
Howells 52' c
Griffiths 56' c
Penalty try 66' c
Natoga 71' c
Con: Davies (5/5)		ReportTry: Wardle 8' c
L. Evans 11' c
J. Evans (2) 16' c, 40+1' c
Hill (2) 30' c, 46' c
Con: R. Jones (6/6)
Pen: R. Jones (2/2) 6', 26'
Brewery Field
Attendance: 2,736

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Pool 2
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Northampton Saints (3) 4 3 0 1 98 53 +45 13 5 2 0 14
Wales Cardiff Blues 4 3 0 1 95 119 −24 10 16 1 0 13
England Sale Sharks 4 2 0 2 102 100 +2 12 13 2 0 10
England London Irish 4 0 0 4 69 118 −49 5 14 0 1 1
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby
Pool 3
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers (1) 4 4 0 0 106 46 +60 14 3 2 0 18
England Newcastle Falcons 4 2 0 2 114 91 +23 15 10 2 1 11
England Wasps 4 1 0 3 120 128 −8 14 15 3 2 9
Wales Scarlets 4 1 0 3 50 99 −49 5 12 0 1 5
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Semi finals

Team One Team Two Score
Saracens Northampton Saints 24–20
Leicester Tigers Exeter Chiefs 22–30

Final

22 March 2015
Saracens England23–20England Exeter Chiefs
Try: David Strettle (2)
Nick de Jager
Con: Ben Spencer
Pen: Ben Spencer (2)		Try: Max Bodilly (2)
Con: Gareth Steenson 2
Pen: Ceri Sweeney 2
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
FB 15 England Ben Ransom
RW 14 England Mike Ellery
OC 13 Argentina Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 England Tim Streather
LW 11 England David Strettle
FH 10 England Nils Mordt
SH 9 England Ben Spencer
N8 8 South Africa Ernst Joubert
OF 7 England Matt Hankin
BF 6 South Africa Nick de Jager
RL 5 United States Hayden Smith
LL 4 England Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Argentina Juan Figallo
HK 2 South Africa Jared Saunders
LP 1 England Richard Barrington
Replacements:
HK 16 England Scott Spurling
PR 17 United States Titi Lamositele
PR 18 England Biyi Alo
LK 19 England George Kruis
FL 20 Scotland Kelly Brown
SH 21 England Tom Whiteley
FH 22 England Alex Goode
FB 23 Romania Cătălin Fercu
Coach:
Ireland Mark McCall
FB 15 England Max Bodilly
RW 14 Tonga Fet'u Vainikolo
OC 13 Wales Adam Hughes
IC 12 Fiji Sireli Naqelevuki
LW 11 Wales Tom James
FH 10 Wales Ceri Sweeney (c)
SH 9 England Haydn Thomas
N8 8 England Kai Horstmann
OF 7 England Sam Simmonds
BF 6 Australia Ben White
RL 5 Ireland Jerry Sexton
LL 4 Australia Mitch Lees
TP 3 Scotland Moray Low
HK 2 Tonga Elvis Taione
LP 1 England Brett Sturgess
Replacements:
HK 16 England Greg Bateman
PR 17 England Carl Rimmer
PR 18 England Alex Brown
LK 19 England Ed Holmes
FL 20 England Joel Conlon
SH 21 England Dave Lewis
FH 22 Ireland Gareth Steenson
CE 23 Scotland Byron McGuigan
Coach:
England Rob Baxter

References

  1. ^ "Franklin's Gardens to host LV= Cup final".
  2. ^ "LV= Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 15–8 Northampton Saints". 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "About the LV= Cup". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2014.