2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup
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The 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 46th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 12th and final to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. After this season it was replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup and was played for by clubs from the English Premiership only.[1]
2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Date | 3 November 2017 – 18 March 2018 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 16 |
Matches played | 35 |
Attendance | 272,709 (7,792 per match) |
Highest attendance | 18,408 (Leicester Tigers v Gloucester) |
Lowest attendance | 2,500 (Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints) |
Tries scored | 257 (7.34 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Joe Simmonds (Exeter) 54 points |
Top try scorer(s) | Joe Cokanasiga (L Irish) Dean Hammond (Worcester) Jonah Holmes (Leicester) Ken Pisi (Northampton) 4 tries each |
Final | |
Venue | Kingsholm Stadium |
Champions | Exeter Chiefs (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Bath |
The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro14 teams and the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2016–17 Aviva Premiership. Teams will play 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 will qualify for the semi-finals. The competition will take place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.
Leicester Tigers are defending champions after claiming the cup with a 16–12 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2016–17 final at Twickenham Stoop.[2][3] This was Leicester's eighth title in the competition.