2011–12 LV Cup
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The 2011–12 LV Cup is the 41st season of England's national rugby union
cup competition, and the seventh to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.
The competition consists of the four Welsh Magners League teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were 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 competition takes place during the Autumn soon after the world cup and on international fixture dates during Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.
Gloucester are defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a comprehensive 34–7 victory over Newcastle Falcons
in the final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
. It was the fifth victory for Gloucester in the competition (including one shared title), and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
cup competition, and the seventh to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.
The competition consists of the four Welsh Magners League teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. Teams were 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 competition takes place during the Autumn soon after the world cup and on international fixture dates during Six Nations, thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.
Gloucester are defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a comprehensive 34–7 victory over Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
in the final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
. It was the fifth victory for Gloucester in the competition (including one shared title), and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.
Pool 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BathBath Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. The population of the city is 83,992. It was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590, and was made a county borough in 1889 which... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 29 | 63 | 2 | 10 |
| Saracens |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 56 | |||
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 3 | 3 |
 Ospreys |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 67 | |||
| 0 | 0 |
Pool 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 45 | |||
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Sale Sale Sale may refer to:* Sales * Sale, discounts and allowances in the prices of goods, such as:**Fire sale, a drastic discount in prices**Loan sale, a sale under contract of all or part of the cash stream from a specific loan... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 95 | |||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 63 | |||
| 0 | 0 |
Pool 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlets |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 10 |
| Harlequins |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
| Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Pool 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 28 | 40 | 2 | 10 |
| Exeter Exeter Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Newport-Gwent Dragons |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 75 | |||
| 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Worcester Worcester The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 65 | |||
| 0 | 4 |
- If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
- i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
- ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
- iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
- iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
- v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.