2014–15 LV Cup

2014–15 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Date 1 November 2014 – 22 March 2015
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Final
Venue Franklin's Gardens, Northampton[1]
Attendance 8,685
Champions Saracens (2nd title)
Runner-up Exeter Chiefs
Official website www.lv.com
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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 Pro 12 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 late last minutes 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]

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 England 47–7 England 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'
 Report Try: Scott 60' c
Con: Robinson (1/1)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,300
1 November 2014
15:00
(BP) Exeter Chiefs England 28–27 England Gloucester (BP)
Try: Hughes 40' c
Vainikolo 55' m
Penalty try 78' c
Con: Sweeney (2/3)
Pen: Sweeney (3/3) 8', 41', 64'
 Report Try: 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 England 25–20 England Harlequins (BP)
Try: Taylor 25' c
Ellery 28' m
Wilson 59' c
Con: Spencer (2/3)
Pen: Spencer (2/2) 3', 70'
 Report Try: 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 (RFU)
17 November 2014
19:35
(BP) Ospreys Wales 35–51 Wales 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)
 Report Try: 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 England 23 - 20 England 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)
15 Ben Ransom
14 Mike Ellery
13 Marcelo Bosch
12 Tim Streather
11 David Strettle
10 Nils Mordt
9 Ben Spencer
8 Ernst Joubert
7 Matt Hankin
6 Nick de Jager
5 Hayden Smith
4 Maro Itoje (c)
3 Juan Figallo
2 Jared Saunders
1 Richard Barrington
Replacements:
16 Scott Spurling
17 Titi Lamositele
18 Biyi Alo
19 George Kruis
20 Kelly Brown
21 Tom Whiteley
22 Alex Goode
23 Catalin Fercu
Coach:
Mark McCall
15 Max Bodilly
14 Fet'u Vainikolo
13 Adam Hughes
12 Sireli Naqelevuki
11 Tom James
10 Ceri Sweeney (c)
9 Haydn Thomas
8 Kai Horstmann
7 Sam Simmonds
6 Ben White
5 Jerry Sexton
4 Mitch Lees
3 Moray Low
2 Elvis Taione
1 Brett Sturgess
Replacements:
16 Greg Bateman
17 Carl Rimmer
18 Alex Brown
19 Ed Holmes
20 Joel Conlon
21 Dave Lewis
22 Gareth Steenson
23 Byron McGuigan
Coach:
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".
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