2013–14 LV Cup


The 2013–14 LV Cup is the 43rd season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the ninth 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 2012–13 Aviva Premiership. Welsh regions have been allocated to the pools to avoid repeating fixtures from the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups where possible. 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, with the top team from each pool qualifying 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.
Harlequins are defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 32–14 victory over Sale Sharks in the final at Sixways Stadium in Worcester. It was the third victory for Harlequins in the competition, and the first since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.

Pool stages

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Pool 2 v Pool 3

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Knockout stage

Qualification criteria

The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:
Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows:
The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club.

Semi-finals

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Final

Top points scorers

Top try scorers