2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup

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The 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup was the 48th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the second under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions.[1] Although there were no stipulations on player selection, the cup was seen by many clubs as a development competition, and games took place during the 2019 Rugby World Cup and during the Six Nations.

CountriesEngland
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date20 September 2019 – 21 September 2020
Teams12
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2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup
Tournament details
CountriesEngland
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date20 September 2019 – 21 September 2020
Tournament statistics
Teams12
Matches played26
Attendance229,032 (8,809 per match)
Highest attendance16,160
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
12 October 2019
Lowest attendance2,558
London Irish v Sale Sharks
12 October 2019
Tries scored195 (7.5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
40 points
Top try scorer(s)England Rotimi Segun (Saracens)
5 tries
Final
VenueAJ Bell Stadium
ChampionsSale Sharks (1st title)
Runners-upHarlequins
 2018–19 (Previous)
(Next) 2021–22 
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Northampton Saints entered the competition as reigning champions, becoming the first winners of the Premiership Cup when they defeated Saracens 23 – 9 in the final at Franklin's Gardens during the 2019–20 season.[2][3]

Competition format

The competition consisted of the twelve Premiership Rugby teams arranged in three pools of four clubs each, with each team playing three games against teams in their pool, as well as a 'derby' game against a team in another pool. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner up, progressed to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals then met in the final delayed from March to September 2020, held at the home ground of the highest ranked remaining team.[4]

Teams and locations

Pool stage

The pool stage began on 20 September 2019 and ran for four consecutive weeks. Fixtures were announced by Premiership Rugby on 17 July 2019.[6]

Pool 1

More information Club, Played ...
Pool 1
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Sale Sharks440012677491893019
2Saracens43011491133618152014
3Wasps42021231121117143112
4Northampton Saints4103109151-421523318
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Total number of tries scored
Green background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner.
Blue background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner up. Updated: 12 October 2019
Note that each team played 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2019-20". Premiership Rugby.
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Round 1

21 September 2019
13:00
(1 BP) Wasps28 – 50Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Brookes 20' c
Reider 37' c
Flament 45' c
Sirker 73' c
Con: Umaga (4/4) 21', 39', 46', 74'
ReportTry: Vunipola 2' c
Segun (2) 7' m, 64' m
Obatoyinbo 33' c
Watson 70' c
Tompkins 77' c
Con: Whiteley (2/4) 3', 34'
Willemse (2/2) 70', 78'
Pen: Whiteley (4) 21', 41', 49', 61'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: Jack Makepeace
21 September 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks39 – 18Northampton Saints
Try: Hammersley (2) 5' m, 66' m
Penalty Try 27'
Van Rensburg 41' m
Ashton (2) 52' c, 63' c
Con: R. Du Preez (2/5) 53', 64'
Pen: R. Du Preez 11'
ReportTry: Harrison 36' m
Coles 73' c
Con: Grayson (0/1)
Matthews (1/1) 74'
Pen: Grayson (2) 18', 61'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Andrew Jackson

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Round 2

28 September 2019
15:00
(2 BP) Northampton Saints32 – 36Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Fish 12' m
Naiyaravoro 16' m
Eadie 43' c
Penalty Try 64'
Dingwall 70'
Con: Grayson (1/4) 44'
Pen: Grayson 22'
ReportTry: Umaga 8' c
Cardall 40' m
Vailanu 41' m
Carr 56' m
Willis 68' c
Penalty Try 74'
Con: Umaga (1/4) 9'
Miller (1/1) 69'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Michael Hudson
28 September 2019
15:00
Saracens17 – 36Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Whiteley 9' c
Lewington 56' c
Con: Whiteley (2/2) 10', 57'
Pen: Whiteley 22'
ReportTry: J. Du Preez 16' m
Cooper-Woolley (2) 26' m, 78' c
McGuigan 69' c
Con: Curtis (2/4) 69', 78'
Pen: Curtis 40'+1
Allianz Park
Attendance: 5,398
Referee: Christophe Ridley

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Round 3

5 October 2019
15:00
Sale Sharks24 – 20Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Van der Merwe 1' c
Solomona 58' c, 70' c
Con: R. Du Preez (3/3) 3', 59', 72'
Pen: R. Du Preez 19'
ReportTry: Wolstenholme 11' c
Willis 30' c
Con: Umaga (2/2) 12', 32'
Pen: Umaga (2) 8', 39'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,809
Referee: Adam Leal
6 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints28 – 54Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Symons (2) 14' c, 35' c
Taylor 23' c
Ribbans 49' c
Con: Grayson (4/4) 14', 24', 36', 50'
ReportTry: Gallagher 7' m
Segun 29' m
Tompkins (3) 32' c, 60' c, 75' c
Spencer 51' c
Vunipola 64' c
Con: Whiteley (1/3) 34'
Vunipola (4/4) 53', 62', 65', 76'
Pen: Whiteley (3) 17', 40'+3, 41'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,631
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

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Pool 2

More information Club, Played ...
Pool 2
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Harlequins4301106891714121114
2Bristol Bears420295110-151216109
3London Irish4103116121-51616228
4Gloucester4004101135-341619325
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Total number of tries scored
Green background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner.
Blue background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner up. Updated: 12 October 2019
Note that each team played 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2019-20". Premiership Rugby.
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Round 1

20 September 2019
19:45
Harlequins24 – 12Bristol Bears
Try: Morris (2) 13' c, 35' c
Mulchrone 77' c
Con: Herron (3/3) 14', 36', 78'
Pen: Herron 3'
ReportTry: Pincus 39' m
Protheroe 79' c
Con: Eden (1/2) 79'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,051
Referee: Ian Tempest
21 September 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester29 – 49London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Evans (2) 20' m, 42' c
Hinkley 35' c
Rees-Zammit 76' c
Con: Evans (2/3) 36', 43'
Barton (1/1) 76'
Pen: Evans 4'
ReportTry: McMillan (2) 25' m, 31' c
Nott 27' c
Steele (3) 46' c, 60' m, 79' m
Gilsenan 65' c
Con: Myler (3/4) 28', 33', 48'
Jackson (1/3) 66'
Pen: Myler 11'
Jackson 57'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,287
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 2

27 September 2019
19:45
Bristol Bears20 – 17Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Thacker (2) 4' c, 44' c
Con: Sheedy (2/2) 5', 45'
Pen: Sheedy (2) 12', 21'
ReportTry: Simpson 31' m
Banahan 59' m
Grobler 77' c
Con: Evans (1/3) 77'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,274
Referee: Tom Foley
28 September 2019
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish18 – 21Harlequins
Try: Hepetema 15' c
Fainga'a 28' m
Con: Jackson (1/2) 16'
Pen: Jackson (2) 35', 60'
ReportTry: Lang 1' m
Ibitoye 54' m
Dombrandt 67' m
Con: Herron (0/3)
Pen: Herron (2) 21', 78'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Greg MacDonald

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Round 3

5 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins40 – 31Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Brown 2' c
Landajo 16' c
Baldwin 24' c
Morris 31' c
Tapuai 38' c
Bothma 79' m
Con: Smith (5/5) 4', 17', 26', 33', 39'
Lang (0/1)
ReportTry: Simpson 12' m
Twelvetrees 19' c
Hinkley 35' c
Seabrook 47' m
Grobler 56' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/5) 20', 36', 57'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Fergus Kirby
6 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears44 – 27London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Thacker 26' c
Hughes 28' c
Uren 42' c
Protheroe (2) 73' c, 76' c
Con: Eden (5/5) 27', 29', 42', 74', 78'
Pen: Eden (3) 12', 50', 69'
ReportTry: Englefield 20' m
Loader (2) 55' c, 64' c
Cooke 80'+1 m
Con: Myler (2/4) 56', 65'
Pen: Myler 1'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,865
Referee: Michael Hudson

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Pool 3

More information Club, Played ...
Pool 3
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Exeter Chiefs4301111793215123015
2Leicester Tigers420290102-1212142010
3Bath42028398-1512142010
4Worcester Warriors4103110132-221516206
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Total number of tries scored
Green background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner.
Blue background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner up. Updated: 12 October 2019
Note that each team played 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool.
Source: "Premiership Rugby Cup 2019-20". Premiership Rugby.
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Round 1

21 September 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors57 – 23Leicester Tigers
Try: Humphreys 11' c
Miller 20' c
Montgomery 32' c
Hearle 39' c
Beck 45' m
Mudariki 59' c
Penalty Try 74'
Shillcock 76' c
Con: Lance (4/5) 12', 21', 33', 40'+1
Van Breda (2/2) 61', 77'
Pen: Lance 6'
ReportTry: Forsyth 15' c
McPhillips 80' c
Con: Hardwick (2/2) 16', 80'
Pen: Hardwick (3) 2', 10', 43'
Sixways
Attendance: 6,037
Referee: Christophe Ridley
21 September 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs28 – 14Bath
Try: Wyatt 20' c
Hendrickson 30' c
Woodburn 37' c
Karea 73' c
Con: Steenson (4/4) 20', 30', 37', 73'
ReportTry: Davis 48' c
Cook 64' c
Con: A Davies (2/2) 48, 62
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,722
Referee: Adam Leal

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Round 2

27 September 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers27 – 7Exeter Chiefs
Try: Thompson 2' m
Olowofela 15' m
Holmes 25' c
Eastmond 73' c
Con: Reid (1/3) 26'
Hardwick (1/1) 74'
Pen: Reid 47'
ReportTry: Vermeulen 8' c
Con: Skinner (1/1) 9'
Welford Road
Attendance: 13,633
Referee: Jack Makepeace
28 September 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bath36 – 28Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Chudley 8' c
Davis 16' c
Stooke 28' c
Penalty Try 67'
Brew 77' m
Con: Priestland (3/3) 8', 17', 29'
Burns (0/1)
Pen: Priestland 5'
ReportTry: Mama 36' c
Lawrence 61' c
Hill 79' c
Hougaard 80'+2 c
Con: Weir (2/2) 38', 61'
Shillcock (2/2) 79', 80'+3
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,666
Referee: Simon Harding

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Round 3

4 October 2019
19:45
Worcester Warriors19 – 34Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Howe (3) 2' m, 27' c, 46' c
Con: Lance (2/3) (28) (47)
ReportTry: Woodburn 16' c
Vermeulen 62' c
Lonsdale 76' c
Kvesic 80'+1 c
Con: Simmonds (4/4) 18', 64', 77', 80'+3
Pen: Simmonds (2) 44', 58'
Sixways
Attendance: 6,743
Referee: JP Doyle
5 October 2019
15:00
Bath7 – 18Leicester Tigers
Try: Davis 44' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 45'
ReportTry: Reffell 17' m
White 26' c
Con: Hardwick (1/2) 27'
Pen: Hardwick 13'
Drop: Hardwick 79'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,190
Referee: Andrew Jackson

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Round 4 (derby games)

After three pool games, each team played a 'derby' game against a team in another pool, with results counting towards the final standings in each pool.

11 October 2019
19:45
(2 BP) Gloucester (P2)24 – 26Bath (P3) (1 BP)
Try: Rees-Zammit 4' c
Kriel 12' m
Chapman 17' c
Morris (20)
Con: Evans (2/4) 5', 18'
ReportTry: Batty 33' c
Stuart 40' m
Burns 53' c
Walker 62' c
Con: A Davies (1/2) 34'
Burns (2/2) 53', 63'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,197
Referee: Ian Tempest
12 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs (P3)42 – 19Bristol Bears (P2)
Try: Hill 1' c
Maunder 10' c
Simmonds 18' c
Williams 31' c
Dennis 59' c
Street 76' c
Con: Simmonds (5/5) 2', 11', 19', 31', 60'
Steenson (1/1) 78'
ReportTry: Bates 5'
Pincus (2) 22', 65'
Con: Madigan (2/3) 24', 66'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
12 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers (P3)22 – 33Northampton Saints (P1) (1 BP)
Try: Holmes (2) 18' m, 27' m
Spencer 47' m
Reid 50' c
Con: Reid (1/4) 51'
ReportTry: Ribbans (2) 8' c, 32' c
Collins 62' c
Dingwall 65' c
Con: Grayson (4/4) 8', 33', 62', 66'
Pen: Grayson 74'
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,160
Referee: Christophe Ridley
12 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish (P2)22 – 27Sale Sharks (P1) (1 BP)
Try: Fainga'a 7' c
Hoskins 43' c
Loader 55' m
Con: Jackson (2/3) 8', 44'
Pen: Jackson 38'
ReportTry: Hammersley 18' m
Ashton (2) 32' c, 62' c
Van der Merwe 73' m
Con: R. Du Preez (2/4) 33', 63'
Pen: R. Du Preez 40'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Simon Harding
12 October 2019
15:00
Saracens (P1)28 – 21Harlequins (P2) (1 BP)
Try: Segun 6' m
Spencer (2) 14' c, 33' c
Con: Spencer (2/3) 15', 34'
Pen: Spencer (3) 22', 64', 71'
ReportTry: Brown 29' c
Ibitoye 75' m
Con: Smith (1/2) 30'
Pen: Smith (3) 3', 40', 53'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
12 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps (P1)39 – 6Worcester Warriors (P3)
Try: Cruse 1' m
Watson (3) 45' c, 62' c, 66' c
Bassett 77' c
Con: Searle (1/2) 46'
Sopoaga (3/3) 64', 67', 78'
Pen: Searle (2) 40', 43'
ReportPen: Weir (2) 17', 48'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Thomas Foley

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Knock-out stage

The four qualifiers were seeded according to performance in the pool stage. The top 2 seeds hosted the semi-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 4, 2v 3 format. Note, if two teams qualified from the same pool, they could still be drawn together in the semi-finals. Semi-finals were held over a two-week period in early February followed by the final originally scheduled for mid-March but postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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
5 – where the greatest number of points are equal, greatest number of tries scored

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More information Rank, Pool leaders ...
Rank Pool leaders Pts Wins Diff PF TF
1Sale Sharks1944912618
2Exeter Chiefs1533211115
3Harlequins1431710614
Rank Pool runners–up Pts Wins Diff PF TF
4Saracens1433614918
5Leicester Tigers102-129012
6Bristol Bears92-159512
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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 February 2020 — Sandy Park
 
 
Exeter Chiefs22
 
21 September 2020 — AJ Bell Stadium
 
Harlequins49
 
Sale Sharks27
 
7 February 2020 — AJ Bell Stadium
 
Harlequins19
 
Sale Sharks28
 
 
Saracens7
 

Semi-finals

2 February 2020
13:00
Exeter Chiefs22 49Harlequins
Try: Skinner 34' m
Price (2) 46' c, 79 m
Short 69' m
Con: Skinner (1/2) 47'
ReportTry: Dombrandt (2) 21' m, 59' c
Ibitoye (2) 30' c, 63' m
Young 51' c
Chisholm 66' c
Smith 71' m
Con: Smith (4/7) 31', 52', 61', 66'
Pen: Smith (2) 13', 39'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,418
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
7 February 2020
19:45
Sale Sharks28 7Saracens
Try: Solomona 1' c
Cliff 14' c
Curry 17' c
Van der Merwe 64' c
Con: R. Du Preez (4/4) 2', 15', 19', 65'
ReportTry: Segun 58' c
Con: Whiteley (1/1) 59'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 7,992
Referee: Hamish Smales

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Final

21 September 2020[c]
19:45
Sale Sharks27–19Harlequins
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 0[d]
FB 15 England Simon Hammersly
RW 14 England Denny Solomona
OC 13 England Sam James
IC 12 South Africa Rohan Janse van Rensburg
LW 11 England Marland Yarde
FH 10 South Africa Rob du Preez
SH 9 England Will Cliff
N8 8 South Africa Dan du Preez
OF 7 England Ben Curry
BF 6 South Africa Jono Ross (c)
RL 5 South Africa Jean-Luc du Preez
LL 4 South Africa Cobus Wiese
TP 3 England Jake Cooper-Woolley
HK 2 England Curtis Langdon
LP 1 South Africa Coenie Oosthuizen
Substitutions:
HK 16 South Africa Akker van der Merwe
PR 17 Russia Valery Morozov
PR 18 Wales WillGriff John
LK 19 England James Phillips
FL 20 England Tom Curry
SH 21 South Africa Faf de Klerk
FH 22 United States AJ MacGinty
CE 23 England Manu Tuilagi
Coach:
England Steve Diamond
FB 15 England Mike Brown
RW 14 England Nathan Earle
OC 13 England Joe Marchant
IC 12 England Luke Northmore
LW 11 England Aaron Morris
FH 10 England Marcus Smith
SH 9 England Danny Care
N8 8 England James Chisholm
OF 7 England Will Evans
BF 6 England Chris Robshaw (c)
RL 5 South Africa Stephan Lewies
LL 4 England Dino Lamb
TP 3 South Africa Simon Kerrod
HK 2 Wales Scott Baldwin
LP 1 Argentina Santiago García Botta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Samoa Elia Elia
PR 17 Wales Marc Thomas
PR 18 South Africa Wilco Louw
LK 19 Scotland Glen Young
FL 20 England Alex Dombrandt
SH 21 Argentina Martin Landajo
CE 22 South Africa Andre Esterhuizen
CE 23 Scotland James Lang
Coach:
Australia Billy Millard

Attendances

More information Club, Home matches ...
Club Home
matches
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bath225,85612,92813,19012,66689%
Bristol Bears212,1396,0707,2744,86522%
Exeter Chiefs328,8469,6159,7229,41873%
Gloucester224,48412,24213,19711,28776%
Harlequins221,54710,77412,4969,05173%
Leicester Tigers229,79314,89716,16013,63358%
London Irish25,8072,9043,2492,55812%
Northampton Saints223,63111,81612,00011,63177%
Sale Sharks320,5456,8487,9925,74457%
Saracens211,1595,5805,7615,39866%
Wasps212,4456,2236,3416,10419%
Worcester Warriors212,7806,3906,7436,03756%
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Individual statistics

Season records

See also

Notes

  1. Sandy Park's capacity increased from 12,921 to 13,593 from December 2019 onward.[5]
  2. Allianz Park will have a reduced capacity this season due to redevelopment works.
  3. Originally scheduled for 15 March 2020 but postponed due to a Harlequins staff member testing positive for COVID-19.[13]
  4. Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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