Post by Jamie Crawford on Oct 8, 2014 12:38:59 GMT
2014/15 British & Irish Cup structure
After discussion among all four Unions, four Principality Premiership teams will continue to represent Wales in the competition, joining the 12 clubs of the Greene King IPA Championship as well as four provincial teams from Ireland. Due to changes in the competition dates, Scottish clubs will not participate in the 2014-15 competition meaning that season's competition will move from 24 teams to 20, playing in five pools of four.”
Teams
12 Greene King IPA Championship clubs
4 Welsh Principality Premiership clubs (Pontypridd, Cross Keys, Carmarthen Quins and Aberavon)
4 Irish provinces – Connacht, Munster, Leinster 'A' and Ulster Ravens…
…Pools
Pool 1: London Scottish, Pontypridd, Bristol Rugby, Connacht
Pool 2: Rotherham Titans, Leeds Carnegie, Ulster Ravens, Aberavon
Pool 3: Worcester Warriors, Nottingham Rugby, Moseley, Munster 'A'
Pool 4: Crosskeys, Cornish Pirates, Doncaster Knights, Bedford Blues
Pool 5: Leinster 'A', Plymouth Albion, Carmarthen Quins, Jersey RFC
The inaugural 2014/15 season British & Irish Cup game for the Knights is away at Cross Keys, we then have two home Cup games, next week against the Pirates and the following week against Bedford Blues. The reverse fixtures take place between 28th November – 13th December. Cross Keys are currently 6th in the Welsh Premiership league but the B & I Cup is a separate competition, often highly prized by the Welsh, seen as an opportunity to beat the English.
“Crosskeys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.” (Wikipedia)
Crosskeys is 8.4 miles away from Newport and 16.4 miles away from Pontpridd by road, Cross Keys RFC play their home games at Pandy Park.
In the 2011/12 season, Crosskeys lost in the Final to Munster A 31 – 12 at Musgrave Park, Cork. Last season Cross Keys were second in Pool 1 to eventual Cup winners Leinster A.
Previous winners:
2009/10 – Cornish Pirates
2010/11 – Bristol
2011/12 – Munster A
2012/13 – Leinster A
29013/14 – Leinster A
After discussion among all four Unions, four Principality Premiership teams will continue to represent Wales in the competition, joining the 12 clubs of the Greene King IPA Championship as well as four provincial teams from Ireland. Due to changes in the competition dates, Scottish clubs will not participate in the 2014-15 competition meaning that season's competition will move from 24 teams to 20, playing in five pools of four.”
Teams
12 Greene King IPA Championship clubs
4 Welsh Principality Premiership clubs (Pontypridd, Cross Keys, Carmarthen Quins and Aberavon)
4 Irish provinces – Connacht, Munster, Leinster 'A' and Ulster Ravens…
…Pools
Pool 1: London Scottish, Pontypridd, Bristol Rugby, Connacht
Pool 2: Rotherham Titans, Leeds Carnegie, Ulster Ravens, Aberavon
Pool 3: Worcester Warriors, Nottingham Rugby, Moseley, Munster 'A'
Pool 4: Crosskeys, Cornish Pirates, Doncaster Knights, Bedford Blues
Pool 5: Leinster 'A', Plymouth Albion, Carmarthen Quins, Jersey RFC
The inaugural 2014/15 season British & Irish Cup game for the Knights is away at Cross Keys, we then have two home Cup games, next week against the Pirates and the following week against Bedford Blues. The reverse fixtures take place between 28th November – 13th December. Cross Keys are currently 6th in the Welsh Premiership league but the B & I Cup is a separate competition, often highly prized by the Welsh, seen as an opportunity to beat the English.
“Crosskeys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.” (Wikipedia)
Crosskeys is 8.4 miles away from Newport and 16.4 miles away from Pontpridd by road, Cross Keys RFC play their home games at Pandy Park.
In the 2011/12 season, Crosskeys lost in the Final to Munster A 31 – 12 at Musgrave Park, Cork. Last season Cross Keys were second in Pool 1 to eventual Cup winners Leinster A.
Previous winners:
2009/10 – Cornish Pirates
2010/11 – Bristol
2011/12 – Munster A
2012/13 – Leinster A
29013/14 – Leinster A
