2017–18 British and Irish Cup

The 2017–18 British and Irish Cup is the ninth and final season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. Munster A are the defending champions having won the 2016–17 final against Jersey Reds 29–28 at Irish Independent Park, Cork on 21 April 2017.^[1][2] The format of the competition is similar to last season with Scottish clubs not competing. For the third consecutive season the four Welsh teams are the reserve sides of the teams competing in the Pro14 competition instead of clubs from the Welsh Premier Division.

2017–18 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Ireland  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	13 October 2017 — April 2018
Tournament statistics
Teams	20
Matches played	67
Attendance	70,827 (1,057 per match)
Highest attendance	7,428 Bristol v Doncaster Knights (22 October 2017)
Lowest attendance	50 Scarlets PS v Ulster A (20 January 2018)
Tries scored	454 (6.78 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Brendan Cope (Jersey) Luke Daniels (Ealing) 83 points each
Top try scorer(s)	James Cordy-Redden (Ealing) Will Harries (Ealing) 7 tries each
Final
Venue	Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance	1,386
Champions	Ealing Trailfinders (1st title)
Runners-up	Leinster A
← 2016–17 (Previous)

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 begin on 13 October 2017 and the final will be held in April 2018.

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.

Bedford

Bristol

Blues

Connacht

Cornish Pirates

Doncaster

Dragons

Ealing

Hartpury

Jersey Reds

Leinster

L Scottish

Munster

Nottingham

Ospreys

Richmond

Rotherham

Scarlets

Ulster

Y Carnegie

Locations of the 2017-18 British & Irish Cup teams

Club	Country	League	Stadium	Capacity	Area
Bedford Blues	England	RFU Championship	Goldington Road	6,000	Bedford
Bristol	England	RFU Championship	Ashton Gate	27,000	Bristol
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select	Wales	N/A	Sardis Road	7,861	Pontypridd
Connacht Eagles	Ireland	Irish Interprovincial	Galway Sportsgrounds Corinthian Park	8,100 1,000	Galway Galway
Cornish Pirates	England	RFU Championship	Mennaye Field	4,000	Penzance
Doncaster Knights	England	RFU Championship	Castle Park	5,000	Doncaster
Dragons Premiership Select	Wales	N/A	CCB Centre Bridge Field	1,000 2,000	Ystrad Mynach Bedwas
Ealing Trailfinders	England	RFU Championship	Trailfinders Sports Ground	3,020	West Ealing, London
Hartpury College	England	RFU Championship	College Stadium	2,000	Hartpury
Jersey Reds	England [a]	RFU Championship	St. Peter	4,000	Saint Peter
Leinster A	Ireland	Irish Interprovincial	Donnybrook Stadium	6,000	Dublin
London Scottish	England	RFU Championship	Richmond Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Munster A	Ireland	Irish Interprovincial	Irish Independent Park	8,008	Cork
Nottingham Rugby	England	RFU Championship	Lady Bay Sports Ground	3,000	Nottingham
Ospreys Premiership Select	Wales	N/A	St Helen's The Gnoll Talbot Athletic Ground	4,500 5,000 3,000	Swansea Neath Port Talbot
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	Parc y Scarlets Talbot Athletic Ground Church Bank Playing Fields	14,870 3,000 3,000	Llanelli Aberavon Llandovery
Ulster A	Ireland	Irish Interprovincial	Rifle Park Eaton Park Shaw's Bridge	1,000 1,000 1,300	Banbridge Ballymena Belfast
Yorkshire Carnegie	England	RFU Championship	Stacks Field Laund Hill Silver Royd	2,000 2,000 1,950	Ilkley Huddersfield Scalby

1. Jersey is listed in the English section because they play in the English RFU Championship.

Pool stages

Key to colours

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

(Q) denotes the team has qualified for the quarter-finals as the pool winners
(q) denotes team has at least qualified for the quarter-finals as one of the three highest-scoring second-place teams

Pool 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
Bedford Blues (Q)	6	5	0	1	165	102	+63	3	1	24	Qualified as pool winner
Munster A (Q)	6	5	0	1	136	62	+74	1	0	21	Qualified
Nottingham	6	2	0	4	103	157	−54	2	1	11
Ospreys Premiership Select	6	0	0	6	69	152	−83	0	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round 1

14 October 2017 14:30

Ospreys Premiership Select	6–24	Munster A
	Report

St Helen's, Swansea Attendance: 547 Referee: Fergus Kirby

15 October 2017 15:00

(BP) Nottingham	26–38	Bedford Blues (BP)
	Report

Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Hamish Smales

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Round 2

20 October 2017 19:45

(BP) Munster A	38–7	Nottingham
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Craig Evans

21 October 2017 15:00

(BP) Bedford Blues	43–19	Ospreys Premiership Select
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Johnny Erskine

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Round 3

8 December 2017 19:45

Munster A	14–25	Bedford Blues
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Dudley Phillips

10 December 2017 15:00

Nottingham	P–P	Ospreys Premiership Select

• Game postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game to be rescheduled for 9 March 2018.^[5]

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Round 4

16 December 2017 14:30

(BP) Ospreys Premiership Select	15 – 17	Nottingham
	Report

The Gnoll, Neath Attendance: 364 Referee: Robert O'Sullivan

16 December 2017 15:00

(BP) Bedford Blues	12 – 16	Munster A
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,206 Referee: Elgan Williams

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Round 5

12 January 2018 19:30

(BP) Ospreys Premiership Select	12 – 15	Bedford Blues
	Report

Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot Attendance: 584 Referee: Robert Sullivan

12 January 2018 19:45

(BP) Nottingham	12 – 17	Munster A
	Report

Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 923 Referee: Aled Evans

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Round 6

19 January 2018 19:45

Munster A	27 – 0	Ospreys Premiership Select
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 341 Referee: Neil Chivers

20 January 2018 14:00

(BP) Bedford Blues	32 – 15	Nottingham
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,912 Referee: Hamish Smales

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Round 3 (rescheduled game)

9 March 2018 19:45

(BP) Nottingham	26 – 17	Ospreys Premiership Select

Lady Bay Sports Ground Attendance: 750 Referee: Neil Chivers

• Game rescheduled from 10 December 2017.

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Pool 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
Leinster A (Q)	6	5	0	1	235	141	+94	6	0	26	Qualified as pool winner
Doncaster Knights (Q)	6	4	0	2	231	167	+64	5	1	22	Qualified
Bristol	6	3	0	3	208	168	+40	4	0	16
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select	6	0	0	6	83	281	−198	2	0	2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round 1

14 October 2017 14:30

Cardiff Blues Premiership Select	7–31	Bristol (BP)
	Report

Sardis Road Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Johnny Erskine

14 October 2017 14:30

Doncaster Knights	17–41	Leinster A (BP)
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Aled Evans

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Round 2

21 October 2017 19:30

(BP) Leinster A	29–10	Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
	Report

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Karl Dickson

22 October 2017 14:00

Bristol	22–33	Doncaster Knights (BP)
	Report

Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,428 Referee: Adam Leal

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Round 3

8 December 2017 19:45

(BP) Bristol	35–46	Leinster A (BP)
	Report

Ashton Gate Attendance: 6,254 Referee: Gareth John

9 December 2017 14:30

(BP) Doncaster Knights	70–12	Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 875 Referee: Johnny Erskine

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Round 4

15 December 2017 19:30

(BP) Leinster A	50 – 15	Bristol
	Report

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Adam Jones

16 December 2017 14:30

(BP) Cardiff Blues Premiership Select	27 – 42	Doncaster Knights (BP)
	Report

Sardis Road Attendance: 200 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 5

13 January 2018 14:30

(BP) Cardiff Blues Premiership Select	27 – 41	Leinster A (BP)
	Report

Sardis Road Attendance: 213 Referee: Adam Leal

13 January 2018 14:30

(2BP) Doncaster Knights	32 – 37	Bristol (BP)
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 979 Referee: Karl Dickson

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Round 6

19 January 2018 19:45

(BP) Bristol	68 – 0	Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
	Report

Ashton Gate Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Robert O'Sullivan

20 January 2018 14:00

(BP) Leinster A	28 – 37	Doncaster Knights (BP)
	Report

Donnybrook Attendance: 786 Referee: Mike English

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Pool 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
Jersey Reds (Q)	6	5	0	1	215	85	+130	5	1	26	Qualified as pool winner
Yorkshire Carnegie	6	4	0	2	130	127	+3	3	0	19
London Scottish	6	3	0	3	119	170	−51	3	0	15
Dragons Premiership Select	6	0	0	6	109	191	−82	1	3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round 1

13 October 2017 19:45

(BP) Jersey Reds	32–3	Yorkshire Carnegie
	Report

St Peter Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

14 October 2017 15:00

(BP) London Scottish	27–20	Dragons Premiership Select (BP)
	Report

Athletic Ground Attendance: 808 Referee: Rob O'Sullivan

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Round 2

21 October 2017 14:30

Dragons Premiership Select	7–34	Jersey Reds (BP)
	Report

CCB Centre Attendance: 110 Referee: Nigel Correll

22 October 2017 15:00

Yorkshire Carnegie	19–8	London Scottish

Stacks Field, Ilkley Attendance: 650 Referee: Sara Cox

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Round 3

9 December 2017 13:30

(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie	43–22	Dragons Premiership Select (BP)

Laund Hill, Huddersfield Attendance: 200 Referee: Michael Hudson[11]

9 December 2017 15:00

(BP) Jersey Reds	45–10	London Scottish
	Report

St Peter Attendance: 712 Referee: Jack Makepeace

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Round 4

16 December 2017 14:00

London Scottish	18 – 45	Jersey Reds (BP)
	Report

Athletic Ground Attendance: 768 Referee: Fergus Kirby

16 December 2017 15:00

(BP) Dragons Premiership Select	14 – 20	Yorkshire Carnegie

CCB Centre Attendance: 213 Referee: Johnny Erskine

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Round 5

12 January 2018 19:45

(BP) Jersey Reds	40 – 21	Dragons Premiership Select
	Report

St Peter Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Johnny Erskine

13 January 2018 15:00

(BP) London Scottish	29 – 19	Yorkshire Carnegie
	Report

Athletic Ground Attendance: 879 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 6

20 January 2018 14:00

(BP) Dragons Premiership Select	22 – 27	London Scottish (BP)
	Report

The Bridge Field, Bedwas Attendance: 500 Referee: Nigel Correll

20 January 2018 14:00

(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie	26 – 19	Jersey Reds (BP)

Silver Royd, Scalby Attendance: 521 Referee: Jack Makepeace

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Pool 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
Ealing Trailfinders (Q)	6	6	0	0	320	67	+253	6	0	30	Qualified as pool winner
Rotherham Titans	6	3	0	3	120	151	−31	1	0	13
Connacht Eagles	6	2	0	4	146	228	−82	2	1	11
Richmond	6	1	0	5	81	221	−140	1	0	5

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round 1

14 October 2017 14:00

Rotherham Titans	28–23	Connacht Eagles (BP)
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 417 Referee: Elgan Williams

14 October 2017 15:00

(BP) Ealing Trailfinders	67–12	Richmond
	Report

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 647 Referee: Sara Cox

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Round 2

21 October 2017 15:00

(BP) Richmond	35–5	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Athletic Ground Attendance: 623 Referee: Mike Hudson

22 October 2017 14:00

Connacht Eagles	14–71	Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
	Report

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 250[12] Referee: Rhys Thomas

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Round 3

9 December 2017 14:00

Rotherham Titans	10–45	Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 289 Referee: Fergus Kirby

9 December 2017 15:00

Richmond	17–38	Connacht Eagles (BP)
	Report

Athletic Ground Attendance: 583 Referee: Sara Cox

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Round 4

16 December 2017 15:00

(BP) Ealing Trailfinders	35 – 9	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 407 Referee: Karl Dickson

17 December 2017 14:00

(BP) Connacht Eagles	56 – 7	Richmond
	Report

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 350[13] Referee: Chris Busby

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Round 5

13 January 2018 14:30

Rotherham Titans	31 – 10	Richmond
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 227 Referee: Mike Hudson

13 January 2018 15:00

(BP) Ealing Trailfinders	78 – 12	Connacht Eagles
	Report

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 584 Referee: Dewi Phillips

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Round 6

19 January 2018 19:00

Connacht Eagles	3 – 27	Rotherham Titans (BP)
	Report

Corinthian Park Attendance: 601 Referee: Chris Busby

20 January 2018 14:00

Richmond	0 – 24	Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
	Report

Athletic Ground Attendance: 420 Referee: Christophe Ridley

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Pool 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
Ulster A (Q)	6	5	0	1	143	111	+32	3	0	23	Qualified as pool winner
Cornish Pirates (Q)	6	4	0	2	162	86	+76	3	0	19	Qualified
Scarlets Premiership Select	6	2	0	4	107	158	−51	1	1	10
Hartpury College	6	1	0	5	124	180	−56	2	2	8

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round 1

14 October 2017 14:30

Hartpury College	19–35	Cornish Pirates (BP)
	Report

College Stadium Attendance: 732 Referee: Joy Neville

14 October 2017 14:30

Ulster A	24–18	Scarlets Premiership Select (BP)
	Report

Rifle Park, Banbridge Attendance: 600 Referee: Karl Dickson

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Round 2

21 October 2017 14:30

Scarlets Premiership Select	24–21	Hartpury College (BP)
	Report

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 100 Referee: James Clarke

22 October 2017 14:30

Cornish Pirates	23–14	Ulster A
	Report

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Mike English

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Round 3

9 December 2017 14:30

(2BP) Hartpury College	24–29	Ulster A (BP)
	Report

College Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Karl Dickson

11 December 2017 17:15

Scarlets Premiership Select	18–10	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon[a 1] Attendance: 300[7] Referee: Aled Evans

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Round 4

16 December 2017 14:30

(BP) Ulster A	27 – 19	Hartpury College
	Report

Eaton Park, Ballymena Attendance: 450 Referee: Hamish Smales

17 December 2017 14:30

(BP) Cornish Pirates	38 – 10	Scarlets Premiership Select
	Report

Mennaye Field Attendance: 916 Referee: Adam Leal

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Round 5

12 January 2018 17:00

(BP) Ulster A	25 – 14	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Shaw's Bridge, Belfast Attendance: 781 Referee: Elgan Williams

13 January 2018 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	41 – 24	Scarlets Premiership Select (BP)
	Report

College Stadium Attendance: 736 Referee: Sara Cox

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Round 6

20 January 2018 14:00

Cornish Pirates	P – P	Hartpury College

Mennaye Field

• Game postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by bad weather (rain). Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2018.^[15]

20 January 2018 14:00

Scarlets Premiership Select	13 – 24	Ulster A
	Report

Church Bank Playing Fields, Llandovery Attendance: 50 Referee: Fergal Kirby

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Round 6 (rescheduled game)

3 February 2018 14:00

Hartpury College	0 – 41	Cornish Pirates (BP)
	Report

College Stadium[a 2] Attendance: 275 Referee: Aled Evans

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2018.

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Knock-out stage

The eight qualifiers are 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. However, if two teams qualify from the same group they can not be drawn together. Therefore, Leinster A cannot be drawn against Doncaster Knights. 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	Ealing Trailfinders (Q)	30	6	253
2	Jersey Reds (Q)	26	5	130
3	Leinster A (Q)	26	5	94
4	Bedford Blues	24	5	63
5	Ulster A	23	5	32
Seed	Pool Runners–up	Pts	Wins	Pts diff
6	Doncaster Knights	22	4	64
7	Munster A	21	4	74
8	Cornish Pirates	19	4	76
9	Yorkshire Carnegie	19	4	3
10	Rotherham Titans	13	-31	−58

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 March 2018 - Trailfinders Sports Ground
	Ealing Trailfinders	28
					21 April 2018 - Trailfinders Sports Ground
	Cornish Pirates	25
					Ealing Trailfinders	36
	31 March 2018 - Goldington Road
					Bedford Blues	16
	Bedford Blues	16
									May 2018 - Trailfinders Sports Ground
	Ulster A	10
									Ealing Trailfinders	22
	30 March 2018 - St. Peter
									Leinster A	7
	Jersey Reds	22
					21 April 2018 - St. Peter
	Doncaster Knights	19
					Jersey Reds	27
	30 March 2018 - Donnybrook
					Leinster A	29
	Leinster A	17
	Munster A	6

Quarter-finals

30 March 2018 15:00

Jersey Reds	22 – 10	Doncaster Knights
	Report

St Peter Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Joy Neville

30 March 2018 15:00

Leinster A	17 – 6	Munster A
	Report

Donnybrook Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Karl Dickson

31 March 2018 15:00

Bedford Blues	16 – 10	Ulster A
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Mike English

31 March 2018 15:00

Ealing Trailfinders	28 – 25	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 757 Referee: Christophe Ridley

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Semi-finals

21 April 2018 15:00

Ealing Trailfinders	36 – 16	Bedford Blues
	Report

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Christophe Ridley

21 April 2018 15:00

Jersey Reds	27 – 29	Leinster A
	Report

St Peter Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Ian Davies

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Final

12 May 2018 14:00

Ealing Trailfinders	22–7	Leinster A
	Report

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Craig Evans

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Attendances

Club	Home matches	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	4	8,801	2,200	2,360	1,912	37%
Bristol	3	19,832	6,611	7,428	6,150	24%
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select	3	2,638	879	2,225	200	11%
Connacht Eagles	3	1,201	400	601	250	23%
Cornish Pirates[a 3]	2	1,990	995	1,074	916	25%
Doncaster Knights	3	3,027	1,009	1,173	875	20%
Dragons Premiership Select	3	823	274	500	110	19%
Ealing Trailfinders	6	4,851	809	1,386	407	27%
Hartpury College[a 4]	4	2,118	530	736	275	26%
Jersey Reds	5	6,630	1,326	1,837	712	33%
Leinster A	4	5,250	1,313	1,659	786	22%
London Scottish	3	2,455	818	879	768	18%
Munster A	3	741	247	341	200	3%
Nottingham	3	2,764	921	1,091	750	31%
Ospreys Premiership Select	3	1,495	498	584	364	13%
Richmond	3	1,626	542	623	420	12%
Rotherham Titans	3	933	311	417	227	12%
Scarlets Premiership Select	3	450	150	300	50	4%
Ulster A	3	1,831	610	781	450	55%
Yorkshire Carnegie	3	1,371	457	650	200	23%

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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).

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 Brendan Cope Jersey Reds 8 83 Luke Daniels Ealing Trailfinders 8 83 2 Bill Johnston Munster A 7 48 3 Will Hooley Bedford Blues 6 46 4 Will Cargill Cornish Pirates 6 45 5 Ciaran Frawley Leinster A 8 43 6 Cathal Marsh Leinster A 5 42 7 Simon Humberstone Doncaster Knights 4 39 8 Will Harries Ealing Trailfinders 5 35 James Cordy-Redden Ealing Trailfinders 6 35 [3][4][6][7][8][9][17][18][19][20]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Will Harries Ealing Trailfinders 5 7 James Cordy-Redden Ealing Trailfinders 7 7 2 Adam McBurney Ulster A 5 6 Darryl Dyer Hartpury College 6 6 Lewis Jones Ealing Trailfinders 7 6 Alun Walker Ealing Trailfinders 7 6 Nick Selway Jersey Reds 8 6 3 Chris Elder Yorkshire Carnegie 2 5 Dean Adamson Bedford Blues 7 5 Luke Daniels Ealing Trailfinders 8 5 [3][4][6][7][8][9][17][18][19][20]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 68 points: 68-0 Bristol at home to Cardiff Blues Premiership Select on 19 January 2018 Largest away win — 57 points: 71-14 Ealing Trailfinders away to Connacht Eagles on 22 October 2017 Most points scored — 78 points: 78-12 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Connacht Eagles on 13 January 2018 Most tries in a match — 12: Ealing Trailfinders at home to Connacht Eagles on 13 January 2018 Most conversions in a match — 9 (3): Doncaster Knights at home to Cardiff Blues Premiership Select on 9 December 2017 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Connacht Eagles on 13 January 2018 Bristol at home to Cardiff Blues Premiership Select on 19 January 2018 Most penalties in a match — 4 (4): Nottingham away to Ospreys Premiership Select on 16 December 2017 Ospreys Premiership Select at home to Bedford Blues on 12 January 2018 Rotherham Titans at home to Richmond on 13 January 2018 Jersey Reds away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 20 January 2018 Most drop goals in a match — 0 [3][4][6][7][8][9][18][19][20]

Player Most points in a match — 20 (2): Adam McBurney for Ulster A at home to Hartpury College on 16 December 2017 Brendan Cope for Jersey Reds away to London Scottish on 16 December 2017 Most tries in a match — 4: Adam McBurney for Ulster A at home to Hartpury College on 16 December 2017 Most conversions in a match — 9 (2): Simon Humberstone for Doncaster Knights at home to Cardiff Blues Premiership Select on 9 December 2017 Luke Daniels for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Connacht Eagles on 13 January 2018 Most penalties in a match — 4 (3): Tiff Eden for Nottingham away to Ospreys Premiership Select on 16 December 2017 Luke Price for Ospreys Premiership Select at home to Bedford Blues on 12 January 2018 Lee Millar for Rotherham Titans at home to Richmond on 13 January 2018 Brendan Cope for Jersey Reds away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 20 January 2018 Most drop goals in a match — 0 [3][4][6][7][8][9][18][19][20] Attendances Highest — 7,428: Bristol at home to Doncaster Knights on 22 October 2017 Lowest — 50: Scarlets Premiership Select at home to Ulster A on 20 January 2018 Highest Average Attendance — 6,611: Bristol Lowest Average Attendance — 150: Scarlets Premiership Select [3][4][6][7][8][9][18][19][20]

Notes

1. Game was originally to be held on 10 December 2017 at Carmarthen Park, Carmarthen but due to safety concerns caused by bad weather (snow) the date and venue was changed.^[14]
2. Game was originally to be held at Cornish Pirates home ground - the Mennaye Field - but as rain had made the pitch unplayable, and was forecast all weekend, the RFU decided to switch the game to Hartpury's home ground rather than allow the Pirates to play at home on a later date.^[16]
3. Cornish Pirates only played 2 pool games at home as their final match against Hartpury College, originally at home, was switched to Hartpury's ground as the Pirates pitch was unplayable due to rain.^[16]
4. Hartpury College played 4 pool games at home as their final match against Cornish Pirates, originally away, was switched to a home game as the Pirates pitch was unplayable due to rain.^[16]