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

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)440010162+391061017
England Gloucester430110269+331071114
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons4202121116+514142111
England Bath42028659+271162111
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)4301101100+112121013
Wales Ospreys410382114−32912116
England Harlequins41037994−15810026
England London Welsh400444102−58411022
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)43019853+451352014
Wales Cardiff Blues430195119−2410161013
England Sale Sharks4202102100+212132010
England London Irish400469118−49514011
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)440010646+601432018
England Newcastle Falcons420211491+2315102111
England Wasps4103120128−81415329
Wales Scarlets41035099−49512015
Updated 8 February 2015
Source: Premiership Rugby

Semi finals

Team One Team Two Score
SaracensNorthampton Saints24–20
Leicester TigersExeter Chiefs22–30

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)
FB15England Ben Ransom
RW14England Mike Ellery
OC13Argentina Marcelo Bosch
IC12England Tim Streather
LW11England David Strettle
FH10England Nils Mordt
SH9England Ben Spencer
N88South Africa Ernst Joubert
OF7England Matt Hankin
BF6South Africa Nick de Jager
RL5United States Hayden Smith
LL4England Maro Itoje (c)
TP3Argentina Juan Figallo
HK2South Africa Jared Saunders
LP1England Richard Barrington
Replacements:
HK16England Scott Spurling
PR17United States Titi Lamositele
PR18England Biyi Alo
LK19England George Kruis
FL20Scotland Kelly Brown
SH21England Tom Whiteley
FH22England Alex Goode
FB23Romania Cătălin Fercu
Coach:
Ireland Mark McCall
FB15England Max Bodilly
RW14Tonga Fet'u Vainikolo
OC13Wales Adam Hughes
IC12Fiji Sireli Naqelevuki
LW11Wales Tom James
FH10Wales Ceri Sweeney (c)
SH9England Haydn Thomas
N88England Kai Horstmann
OF7England Sam Simmonds
BF6Australia Ben White
RL5Ireland Jerry Sexton
LL4Australia Mitch Lees
TP3Scotland Moray Low
HK2Tonga Elvis Taione
LP1England Brett Sturgess
Replacements:
HK16England Greg Bateman
PR17England Carl Rimmer
PR18England Alex Brown
LK19England Ed Holmes
FL20England Joel Conlon
SH21England Dave Lewis
FH22Ireland Gareth Steenson
CE23Scotland 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.
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